Rulue

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Rulue
Rulue PPT2.png
Rulue, as she appears in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
Name
Kanaルルー
RomanizationRurū
IPA/'rʊluː/ (Roo-loo)
Other NamesLulu ('92EN)
Chinese 露露 (Lùlù)
Hangul 루루 (Ruru)
Personal Info
GenderFemale
BirthdayFebruary 24
Age16 (Madou R)
18 (Madou Saturn, Yo~n)
Height169 cm / 66 inches
Weight52 kg / 114 pounds
Notable Appearances
First appearanceMadou Monogatari 123
Latest appearancePuyo Puyo Tetris 2
Voice Actor(s)
JapaneseShiori Nakaishi (Madou Monogatari A-R-S)
Yumi Toma (Puyo Puyo CD, Tsu)
Ikai Saruka (Puyo Puyo Sun (AC/SS))
Noa Asagi (Puyo Puyo Sun (N64/PSX/PC), Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon, Madou Monogatari Saturn, Minna de Puyo Puyo {Reused voice clips})
Chizuko Hoshino (Puyo Puyo~n)
Kanako Kondou (Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary - present)
EnglishKira Buckland (Puyo Puyo Tetris onward)
Puyo Puyo!! Quest information
Rulue Takoyaki Shop Rulue Lovestruck Rulue Rulue ver. Mukku Rulue ver. PuyoChron Romance Hunter Rulue Rulue ver. PuyoTet2 Rulue ver. Misato Gorgeous Rulue Sparkling Rulue Steam City Rulue Flash Attack Rulue Martial Ball Rulue Primp Town Rulue

Rulue is Arle's rival and is a powerful martial artist. She is madly in love with Satan after he saved her life in Madou Monogatari: ARS and views Arle as a rival for his affection, despite the latter displaying no interest in him. Her servant is a huge minotaur, despite having a substantial amount of physical ability to defend herself.

Biography

Appearance

Rulue is a young adult woman with long blue hair that reaches to her waist and turquoise eyes. A recurring feature of Rulue is she wears jewelry, commonly a necklace, bracelets, and anklets, that go through design changes between games. Starting with Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary, she would also start wearing earrings, a choker, and a belt. The attire she wears varies between games, but in older games, she commonly wore a type of strapless dress held together by a yellow sash around her waist that emphasizes white colors. Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary and Puyo Puyo 7 would have a variant of the design that separates the top and bottom giving the impression of a long skirt and midriff, while from Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary onward she instead wears what appears to be a mini dress and a long vest/jacket strapped on top of it. In earlier games, she lacked any footwear, but from Puyo Puyo~n onwards she would start wearing sandals.

Personality

True to her self-proclaimed title of Fighting Queen, she tries to have a sense of finesse yet assertion towards others. However, she also tends to be selfish, which often causes her to lose her temper when she doesn't. For example, she tends to get jealous if anyone tries to "take" Satan from her, and will become agitated if her appearance or title is ignored or mocked. This sometimes causes her to perform antagonistic acts, for example in Madou Monogatari III where she ordered Minotaur to drive Arle into the forest since Satan desires Arle's affection and not hers. Although normally capable herself, she prefers others like Minotaur to do her dirty work. She is also vain and is more than happy to show off her physique, beauty, and combat ability.

Abilities

Notably, she stands out for lacking the ability to cast any magic in a generally magical world. Instead, Rulue has high proficiency in martial arts, performing palm strikes and kicks such as "Haganshou" (Rock Crushing Palm Strike) and "Fuujinkyaku" (Wind God Kick). She can also manipulate Ki energy, as demonstrated in the move "Power Wave". Her final attack tends to be her signature move, "Joou Ranbu" (known as Fighting Queen in the English localization of Puyo Puyo Tetris).

The only known time Rulue could cast magic was in Puyo Puyo CD, where she did the exact same spells as everybody else.

Spell Description
Name Effect (Notable) Appearances Element
Rock Punch
Rock-Crushing Palm Strike
破岩掌
Rulue does a very, very powerful punch attack. It's powerful enough to shatter boulders. All appearances of Rulue
Quest: Chronicle
Physical
Cross Counter
十字架[クロス]カウンター
Usable by equipping a Cross Knuckle, Rulue is able to deal double the damage dealt to her and send it to her enemy. Spring Break Physical
Iron Fist (Sanction)
鉄拳制裁
Rulue does a rapid-fire series of punches. Presumably, they hit even harder than any individual Rock Punch. Puyo SUN/Minna
15th Onwards
Quest: ★3 Rulue
Physical
Iron Fist Raid
鉄拳連撃
Rulue, again, does a rapid-fire series of punches. The reach of this attack is greater than others. Waku Puyo Series Physical
Flaming God Palm
炎神掌
Rulue does a fiery punch. Waku Puyo Series Fire
Physical
Hydro God Palm
水神掌
Rulue does a much colder, watery punch. Waku Puyo Series Water
Physical
Fission Fist
裂空拳
Rulue punches the air, splitting it. This creates a vacuum wave that has scissor-esque wind blades. This attack can reach enemies from afar. True Madou Monogatari Volume 8 Physical
Wind
Fighting Fist
闘氣拳
Rulue does a punch that hurts like a whip. True Madou Monogatari Volume 8 Physical
破界掌 A far, far more powerful version of Rock Punch. May be able to break the world...? True Madou Monogatari Volume 8 Physical
Kusanagi Leg
草薙脚
Rulue does a low kick. Saturn Madou
Arle's Adventure
Physical
Exploding Knee
Collapsing Kicks
崩撃連脚
Rulue does a rapid-fire series of kicks, presumably meant to disrupt the balance of whatever her foot strikes. Despite the English name, there are no explosions. Puyo SUN/Minna
15th onwards
Quest: ★4 Rulue
Physical
Thunder God Kick
雷神脚
Rulue does a kick imbued with lightning. Waku Puyo Series
Arle's Adventure
Electricity
Physical
Wind Kick
Wind God Kick
風神脚
A crouching kick that also kicks up wind to attack. Waku Puyo Series
Puyo 4
15th onwards
Wind
Physical
Spin Blade
スピンブレイド
Rulue spins on the ground and attacks with wind blades. Saturn Madou Physical
Wind
Vacuum Flasher
真空閃脚
Pr:まくうせんきゃく
From her foot, Rulue launches an energy fist. It rapidly increases in power in order to launch itself at her current target. Then, once it has landed, it produces a shockwave attack. True Madou Monogatari Volume 8 Ki?
Physical?
Heaven Kick
天舞脚
Rulue does a kick imbued with the power of the heavens. When it hits, the light within explodes to deal further damage. Waku Puyo Series
Puyo 4
Holy
Physical
Acupuncture Leg
鉞断脚
Pr:えつだんきゃく
A powerful leg strike that can disable the flow of Ki of the opponent, preventing them from using Ki attacks. True Madou Monogatari Volume 8 Physical
Status? Ki?
Wraith Cutter
レイスカッター
An upwards axe-kick. Presumably able to cut through ghosts like nobody's business. Puyo SUN/Minna Physical
Shoulder Toss
背負い投げ
Rulue picks up her opponent and throws them over her shoulder. Madou ARS
Final Test
Puyo CD 2
Physical
Queenly Whip
女王ウィップ
An attack with a whip. Game Gear Madou 3 Physical
Rulue Beam
ルルービーム
A laser that is fired by the fighting queen herself. Game Gear Madou 3 Ki?
Fighting Spirit Shot
闘氣放撃
Rulue releases a Hadouken-esque ball of ki at her opponent. Saturn Madou
Puyo 4
Ki
Rulue Impact
ルルーインパクト
Rulue divebombs the ground, and attacks with a shockwave upon all her foes. Saturn Madou Physical
Dance of Monkeys
日光サル集団の舞い
A legendary dance that can call sunlight to slay vampires. Spring Break Nature
Sonic "Binta" Kick
ソニックびんたキック
An extremely fast kick. (After being hit by this move, Arle's face was swollen.) Final Test Physical
Thunderous Punches
連撃雷神拳
Rulue does an electrically charged punch. Saturn Madou
Puyo 4
Quest: Flash Attack
Electricity
Physical
Continuous Feet
飛燕連撃
Kicks that occur in the blink of an eye. True Madou Monogatari Volume 2 Physical
Empress Fist
女帝拳
Presumably a very powerful punch. Puyo CD 2 Physical?
対空女王乱舞 A variant of Fighting Queen. Developed while mountain climbing, it's good for attacking aerial opponents like Witch on her broom. Super Nazo Puyo Tsu Physical
True Queenly Dance
真・女王乱舞
Presumably an enhanced version of Fighting Queen. In Puyo matches, it flips her board upside down and removes all garbage Puyo. Puyo 4
Madou Sugoroku
Physical
Destructive Queenly Dance
滅殺・女王乱舞
An enhanced version of Fighting Queen. However, it can also hurt Rulue to do this. Spring Break
Ultimate Queenly Dance
究極女王乱舞
The strongest variant of Fighting Queen known to date. Waku Puyo Series Physical
Power Strike
パワーストライク
A strike that could possibly be energy draining, energy boosting, or empowered by ki. Puyo SUN/Minna Unknown
(Hi-tech?) Time Machine
秘技 タイムマシン
A leg smash to the head, which can make people faint and lose their memory. Spring Break Physical
秘技 北東真剣 (This ability's effect cannot be provided at this time.) Spring Break Unknown
Fire Whip
ファイヤーウィップ
Presumably a fiery whip strike. Prevents the enemy from using skills for 2 turns. Madou Sugoroku Physical
Fire
Burning Dance
バーニングダンス
A fascinating dance of sizzling flames that can act as a makeshift version of Arle's Bayoen. Madou ARS
Waku Puyo Series
Status
Sleep Dance
スリープダンス
Puts the target to sleep with a dance. Madou ARS
Waku Puyo Series
Status
Quadriplegia
四肢咆哮
Rulue strikes the target's leg to make them less mobile. This lowers aggression. Madou ARS Physical
Status
Brain Crush
脳天砕き
Strikes the opponent in the head to give them a concussion, thus reducing magical attack power. Madou ARS
Waku Puyo Series
Spring Break
Physical
Status
Heavenly Brain Crush
脳天砕き・改
Presumably an enhanced version of Brain Crush. Attacks the enemy team. Madou Sugoroku Physical
Status
Soul Break
魂砕き
An intimidation attack with needles. Originally for lowering defense, it can also disable enemy abilities. Madou ARS
Waku Puyo Series
Status
Provocation
挑発
Provokes the enemy in order to draw their aggression. Waku Puyo Series Status
Spirit
気合い
(気合集中)
A more proper counterpart to Diacute, Rulue boosts the energy of her attacks. Doing so adds another prefix to the attack (ARS only). Madou ARS
Waku Puyo Series
Status
Spirit Bond
精神統一
Rulue boosts her attack and defense through focusing her mind. Arle's Adventure Status
Concentration
精神一統
Rulue focuses herself so that she can increase her defense. In Puyo matches, it seemingly works like Arle's Diacute. Waku Puyo Series
15th onwards
Status
Clear the Mind
心頭滅却
Grants invincibility for a short period of time. Waku Puyo Series
15th Anniversary
20th onwards
Status

Relationships

Arle
She sees her as a rival in love, as Arle is the primary target for Satan's advances. She is not afraid to hassle with her to assure her that Satan is hers alone. However, she does not despise her. In the ending of Madou Monogatari III, she travels alongside her to magic school, so that she can learn how to cast magic.
Minotauros
As Rulue's bodyguard, he is determined to protect her, and he is also in love with her as well. Rulue does not share this sentiment, and on more than one occasion treats him poorly.
Raffina
The two do not meet until Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary where the two of them become good friends, likely because the two are fairly similar: physical martial artists with lots of wealth and poor magical abilities.
Satan
She is deeply in love with him, ever since they met in Madou Monogatari: ARS after he saved her from Count. Rulue will do anything to win his affections, in spite of him having only eyes for Arle. While he does not return the sentiment, Satan at least does not dislike her and mostly just sees her as overzealous.
Schezo
Rulue and Schezo appear to be on relatively decent terms, though they often get into fights. Schezo actually respects Rulue using her martial arts to make up for her lack of magic potential, although he admits that at the same time, this is something which greatly scares him. He does not understand her infatuation with Satan, however, and hates to hear her long winded praises of him. Despite this he puts up with it for brief periods of time and even wishes her well; a clear sign of their friendship. Schezo and Rulue sometimes train together in an attempt to make themselves stronger, seeing each other as worthy opponents.

History

Madou Monogatari series

Rulue debuted as the primary antagonist of Madou Monogatari III. Rulue believes that Satan has chosen to marry Arle and thus sends Minotauros to eliminate the girl. Rulue serves as the final boss of the Game Gear version, while Minotauros is the final opponent in the MSX and PC98 games. Rulue is also one of the three playable characters in Madou Monogatari: ARS; her chapter is a prequel that explores her infatuation with Satan and ends with a battle against Count.

Puyo Puyo (1992)

Rulue is the second-to-last opponent. Blinded by love, she attempts to stop Arle from reaching Satan.

In the English version, she is known as Lulu. Silvana attempts to convince Lulu to come to her senses, but she is too infatuated with the Dark Prince to listen.

Puyo Puyo Tsu

Rulue again serves as the second-to-last opponent. She believes that Arle knows the secret of the tower and wonders how long that Arle can "play dumb" against her.

Puyo Puyo Sun

In Arle's story, Rulue casually greets Arle. When Arle mentions that she wants to reach Satan's castle, Rulue quickly stands up and orders Minotauros to get rid of her. Minotauros, not knowing his own strength, uses a giant leaf to blow Arle and Rulue away.

In Schezo's story, Rulue stops Schezo as he passes by and asks whether he has seen a body as lovely as hers. When Schezo says that he's not interested in her thin body, Rulue begins to wonder aloud about him, which causes him to nervously inch away.

Puyo Puyo~n

In this game, her hair is styled in a ponytaila nd she wears maroon clothes rather than the white in other games. The design of her outfit for this game later mixed with her Mini Puyo Fever outfit in Puyo Puyo 7 and used as Flash Attack Rulue in Puyo Puyo!! Quest.

As the 14th opponent, Arle and her party encounter Rulue outside another circus tent. Rulue knows her intentions and denies entry to them, prompting a Puyo match. When Rulue is beaten, she reveals Carbuncle is in the circus tent, and as Arle and her party enter, Rulue wishes Arle to be fine.

Puyo Puyo Box

In addition to appearing in the story mode, she also appears as a Scramble opponent playing both Puyo Puyo Tsu and Puyo Puyo~n rules.

Minna de Puyo Puyo

Rulue appears three times; once in Gachinko Dungeon, one in Dark Prince's Castle, and a final time in Trial Labyrinth. She believes that Arle is intentionally trying to get close to Satan, despite the fact that Arle does not learn of his plot until the end of the game.

During her battles (excluding her first one), her Puyo field is usually filled with 3 layers of Point Puyo and Hard Puyo, making the fight a bit more challenging. However, the presence of these Nuisance Puyo can also be an advantage to the player; performing even just 2 chains on top of the Point Puyo will usually defeat Rulue instantly.

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary

She is one of the six comets that end up in Primp in this game.

Puyo Puyo 7

Rulue appears in the Easter Island stage in Act 3. While there, Ringo meets her, who asks if she's here for training and notices and compliments about her eyes. She leaves after a Puyo match with her.

When playing as Amitie, Rulue offers her a training, and assuming she doesn't know who she is, and challenges her to a Puyo battle.

When playing as Suketoudara, he refuses her training, causing her to threaten him to knock him into a Moai statue. She is irritated when Suketoudara threatens back to report to Satan, and challenges him to a Puyo match.

Rulue later reappears before the final battle with Ecolo.

Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary

She appears as one of the 24 playable characters.

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Rulue, alongside Raffina and Feli, is affected by the merging of the two worlds, and appears alongside the other two, in Chapter 2. After being beaten back by Arle in a Swap match, she retreats to Primp Town alongside the other two 'corrupted' ladies. She is later found in Chapter 4, by Arle and Schezo, and is partially returned to her senses by Schezo and Arle teasing her over her love of Satan (Dark Prince in English versions). Rulue doesn't take well to the method used however, and battles Arle. Her resulting loss, fully returns her to normal. She proceeds to give a long winded speech about what she adores about Satan, to Schezo (who is told to do so by Arle), up until the point that he interrupts her, and flees the scene to train.

Puyo Puyo Chronicle

Rulue is a story NPC found in the town of Retty.

Puyo Puyo!! Quest

Main article: PPQ:Manzai Demo Theater/Transformation Support Quest Rulue ver.
Main article: PPQ:Manzai Demo Theater/Rulue and the Top Takoyaki

Nazo Puyo & Spinoffs

Rulue is the protagonist of one of Super Nazo Puyo: Rulue's Roux's scenarios, and is the main character of Super Nazo Puyo 2 and Rulue's Spring Break.

Trivia

  • Rulue is replaced by Scratch in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Meta Knight in Kirby's Avalanche.
  • Rulue is the only character from the first Puyo Puyo that lacks a vocal phrase. This may be related to the fact that she is not battled in the PC-98 version of Madou Monogatari 123.
  • Rulue is one of three characters to switch voice actors between the Saturn and N64 versions of Puyo Puyo Sun. The others are Skeleton-T and Incubus.
  • According to the manual in Puyo Puyo DA!, her favorite food is beef, which bothers Minotauros.
    • This fact is later referenced again in Puyo Puyo!! Quest in an official Rulue-themed spoof of the main menu for April Fools 2017, where the Single-player Quest menu button is changed to read "Eat Beef and Train" (ぎゅうにくをたべてとっくん).
  • Rulue is the only character besides Schezo or Klug to have a unique transformation animation in Puyo Puyo 7; her second mini/chibi animation is different from it's counterpart in normal and deka. Rulue is also the only one of two characters who didn't have an outfit change for the game, the other being Lemres. Her chibi outfit, was also recycled from Rulue's Spring Break.
  • Raffina in Puyo Puyo Fever draws many parallels to Rulue, most prominently in both being rivals to the main character and excelling in physical techniques rather than magical abilities.
    • The two become friends in later media including 20th Anniversary and select Drama CD scenarios.
  • Alternate Voice notes:
    • In Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary, she sounds drowsy.
    • In Puyo Puyo Tetris (both Japanese and English versions), the nuances on her lines become weaker and she sounds quiet.
    • In Puyo Puyo Chronicle, she has overall soft voice.
    • In Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, her voice becomes significantly deeper that almost sounds like male. She shares this motif with Ally.
      • In the English version, most of her alternate voice clips are reused from the original Puyo Puyo Tetris, and her new voice clips retain the same tone.
  • The intro of Madou Monogatari: ARS associates each of its three main characters with a type of flower. Rulue's flower is the rose. This association could later be seen in places such as her cutscene in Puyo Puyo Tsu Ketteiban, and Puyo Puyo!! Quest's Gorgeous Rulue card.

Appearances

Puyo Puyo

Madou Monogatari

Spinoffs

Character profiles

Img270803 l.png See the respective PPQ-namespace card pages of Rulue for the character's in-game description in Puyo Puyo!! Quest.
Game Description
Puyo Puyo 2 (Arcade, English translation from
the Nintendo Switch Sega Ages version)
"Her cold gaze and voice makes those who hear it tremble in fear.
Her overbearing laughter echoes across the field."
Puyo Puyo Tetris "The fighting queen. She is a powerful martial artist and is madly
in love with the Dark Prince!"
Puyo Puyo Champions "A sexy martial arts queen. Can't use magic, but she holds her
own on strength alone. Seeks the affection of the Dark Prince."

Character specific mechanics

Puyo Puyo/Tetris

Game Mode
PPT1 English Logo.png PPT2 Tet.png
PPT2 English Logo.png

Super attack/Skills

Puyo Puyo~n
Shin Jo-oh Ranbu (True Queenly Dance): The player's field is turned upside down and all Nuisance Puyo are removed.
Pocket Puyo Puyo~n
14-Iron Drop: The opponent receives 6 Iron Puyo.
Puyo Puyo Box
Neo Break: All Puyo in the opponent's tallest column change to Nuisance Puyo.
Puyo Puyo Chronicle
Special Skill: Queenly Wild Dance (女王乱舞): Change 1 color of puyos into red puyos, and defense of red allies decreases. (MP 30)
Auto Skill: Capacity of the Queen (女王のじつりょく): Attack of allies increases, and reflects part of taken damage. (12 same-time clear)
Skill Rank Up
Lv. 1 Lv. 2 Lv. 3 Lv. 4 Lv. 5
Change 1 color of puyos into red puyos
Defense of red allies -30%
 
-25%
 
-20%
 
-15%
Attack of allies +10%
Reflects part of taken damage
+12%
 
+15%
 
+17%
 
Unlock Conditions
Achieve 5+ chain when battling Flame Hamtas
Get 8000 points when battling Fire Tanpen
Deal 150 damage when battling Carmine Capizoh
Achieve 22+ same-time clear when battling Akacchu

Dropset

Pieces Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dropset 2.png Dropset 3.png Dropset B.png Dropset 4.png Puyo
Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 4.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset B.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 4.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset B.png 12 0 2 2 40

Quartet

Pieces Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dropset B.png Dropset 31.png Dropset 4.png Dropset 211.png Dropset 14.png Puyo
Dropset 4.png Dropset 211.png Dropset 14.png Dropset B.png Dropset 31.png Dropset 211.png Dropset B.png Dropset 31.png Dropset 14.png Dropset 31.png Dropset 211.png Dropset 211.png Dropset 4.png Dropset B.png Dropset 14.png Dropset 31.png 3 4 2 4 3 64

Fusion

Puyo Pieces Tetrimino
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 SP
Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset B.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 2.png Dropset 4.png Dropset TX.png Dropset TX.png Dropset TI.png or Dropset T1.png or Dropset T2.png

Ice Blocks Nuisance Pattern

Pieces
Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png
Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png
Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png
Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png
Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png Iceblock G.png Iceblock R.png Iceblock Y.png Iceblock B.png

Chants

Img170803 l.png Due to the large number of chants for Rulue, the full list is moved to a separate page. See Rulue/Chants.

Gallery

Img170505 l.png Due to the large number of images for Rulue, the gallery is moved to a separate page. See Rulue/Gallery.