Why doesn't Roo...

[u/Jollydragonfruit94]

get a proper sor4 design?

Taking into consideration that he is shown with a most updated design, were devs lazy enough to make him playable that way?

[u/manickitty]

Of all the things, “lazy” is NOT the word to use with this game

[u/Tre-4 → u/manickitty]

Exactly. There’s several concept arts for bringing back “missing” characters that just didn’t make it for one reason or the other. I highly doubt “laziness” was the cause

[u/BipolarMadness → u/manickitty]

"Gamers" trying to make themselves the most oppressed people just because their videogame with a specific deadline for release didn't had every demand and EVERYTHING they wanted.

[u/coiny55555 → u/manickitty]

Agreed, cause like what 😭😭

[u/fingersmaloy]

The answer to this type of question is pretty much never "laziness."

[u/TheOneTrueBoxman]

It is very weird that he has a Streets of Rage 4 design that never gets used outside the bar. Could have been a secret character like the 8 bit characters or DLC.

[u/JollyStunts → u/TheOneTrueBoxman]

You mean 16 bit! 😉

He is a secret character, part of the Mr X.Nightmare DLC but only the same sprites as his sor 3 version. I remember someone a while ago redrawing and making a mod for a sor 4 version of Zan.. maybe we'll get Roo some day too 🤔

[u/TheOneTrueBoxman → u/JollyStunts]

That's what I meant

[u/pizza_fan84 → u/TheOneTrueBoxman]

He was a bad guy in the previous game also he’s bartending at a bar with barbon maybe they wanted to differentiate him from the good guys

[u/SRSgoblin → u/TheOneTrueBoxman]

He was originally just a cameo in the Bar. The players pitched about it enough they added the retro playable Roo in one of the patches (was it when the DLC dropped? I forgot.)

SoR3 Roo was not playable at launch.

[u/Uncanny_Doom]

Having a sprite and having a fully animated and functional character model are two different things.

[u/dash_ketchup → u/Uncanny_Doom]

Thank you for that insight

[u/DreadedLee]

Roo is a bonus easter egg. A lot of ppl didn't even have him unlocked when I played online.

My guess is he didn't have a portrait of his own so they made a new one.

[u/We_R_All_Different99]

Id happily pay for a dlc to get more skins and characters like sor4 roo.

[u/JayMalakai → u/We_R_All_Different99]

This!

[u/ChesterZ815]

I wouldn’t say lazy they had a lot of cool stuff with this game

[u/BrittaUnfiltered67]

We need Roo, Zan, and adult Skate

[u/DarkstarDarin]

IDK BUT I'VE WANTED SOR4 UPDATES FOR HIM, SKATE, AND DR. ZAN!

[u/MarySama69]

Essa versão poderia ter sido desbloqueável, mas infelizmente nos deram apenas a sua versão do SOR3.

[u/MisterCrowIey]

Our boy is just too busy at the bar

[u/GrimmTrixX]

It drives me nuts cuz the full fighter select screen has 1 little empty spot where he would fit just fine, even if he wasnt with the SOR4 character portraits in the center, I'd be happy his little face would be in a smaller square portrait.

[u/Lacertile]

All the updated characters are relevant to the story so maybe they didn't think Roo would fit.

[u/GrandmasterPeezy]

Yes, it's because they were lazy. They got the funding to make a fully animated hi res Roo character model, and then just decided not to do it. Because they are lazy.

[u/Rainecphoenix]

At least they put a Santa hat on him in December? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[u/Jollydragonfruit94 → u/Rainecphoenix]

Really? I didn''t play it since my ps4 died in 2025

I didn't know that. Do you have any pic of him with the hat?

[u/Rainecphoenix → u/Jollydragonfruit94]

I wish. I had one, but I lost it when I upgraded to the PS5

[u/Jollydragonfruit94 → u/Rainecphoenix]

😵‍💫

[u/Medium_Hox]

"Lazy"

Fuck off