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Korosuke (コロ助 Korosuke) is a minor character who has made several cameos throughout the Doraemon series.
The character comes from the manga series titled Kiteretsu Daihyakka, also by Fujiko F. Fujio.
Appearance
Eiichi Kite and Korosuke in the manga.
Korosuke is a samurai robot. His head is made of rubber, and his body is a plastic bucket. His hands are two rubber balls; despite not being able to play rock-paper-scissors with them, some comic panels and animated scenes do depict him with mitten-like fingers (similar to Doraemon). He is approximately 50 centimeters tall and 30 centimeters wide.
Korosuke’s body colors have changed significantly between the publication of the original manga and the release of the 1987 TV special. In earlier color comic media, his head was pink or orange, and his body was red or yellow.
In the 1987 special, his head color was changed to light yellow, his body to yellow, and his nose to blue. Additionally, he now carried a samurai sword on his back, which had a yellow tip and a black sheath.
From the anime series onward, his palette was changed yet again. His light yellow head color was kept, but his body is orange, his nose and two circles are now red, and his sword’s sheath is red.
Personality
Korosuke is a robot that can speak, behave and emote like normal human beings. His behaviors and mannerisms are close to that of a young child. In the Japanese version, he is a naive and extremely stupid character, but he has a heart of gold and is willing to help anyone.
He is loyal to Kiteretsu and helps him in his inventions, though he will be vocal if he feels an invention is dangerous. He is also a bed-wetter and requests Kiteretsu to keep it a secret.
His favorite food in the manga is cake, while in the anime it is croquettes.
History
Doraemon and Nobita meet Korosuke in Kiteretsu Daihyakka & Doraemon: Korosuke's First Errand, a short episode released way after the Kiteretsu Daihyakka anime ended in 1996. In this short film, Korosuke lacks his sword.
Relationships
Eiichi Kite
Kiteretsu is Korosuke's inventor and best friend. He helps Kiteretsu in his inventions even though most of his inventions fail because of him.
Miyoko Nonahana
Kaoru Kumada
Koji Tongari
Doraemon
Nobita Nobi
Video Games
On the Doraemontchi virtual pet, Korosuke is one of several forms Doraemon can take on by using the What-If Phone Booth gadget.
Korosuke is one of the six playable characters in Fujiko F. Fujio Characters Daishuugou! SF Dotabata Party!!.
Korosuke is one of the many customers that drops by the player's shop in Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story.
Etymology
- Koro is likely derived from "korokoro" (ころころ), which is onomatopoeia for a small and round thing rolling, while Suke (助) is a prefix that can mean "assistant".
Trivia
- Korosuke uses the pronoun “wagahai” and usually ends his sentences with "nari (ナリ)."
- There are many korosuke's figures without his samurai sword,