Ro Rowen

Rosalie "Ro" Rowen is one of the main characters of the animated series The Zeta Project. She is 15 years old in the beginning of the series, 16 by the end. She becomes Zeta's accomplice and best friend in the first episode, and remains one of the most important characters throughout the show.

History
Ro was very young when her mother left her and her brother with their grandparents to be raised. Even as a child, Ro was so headstrong and stubborn that she was nicknamed by her grandfather "Little bulldozer." Ro doesn't remember her grandparents, however, as she and her brother were split up and put into foster care. The earliest foster family Ro remembers were the Morgans. Ro did not get along with her foster sister, Tiffy, nor her foster father. She seemed to like her foster mother, but Mrs. Morgan died since for reasons that haven't been explained. Ro ran away from there when she was eight years old.

Ro probably went through several other foster homes, but eventually she was placed in a girl's home in Spring City. With the help of a leader of a local gang, Ro escaped from the girl's home. She then attempted to join the gang, and was given tasks, such as stealing food from the supermarket. However, when she was asked to participate in a hold up, Ro refused, worried that someone would get hurt. This caused the gang leader to attempt to kill her, but she was rescued by Zeta.

Ro did not originally plan to become Zeta's accomplice: in the beginning, she regarded him with, if not fear, unease and distrust. However, Zeta's concern for her, something she didn't get a lot, won her over to his side. The knowledge of his unlimited creds motivated her, but in the end she realized that regardless of the money, she still liked him. Although initially Ro showed no desire to find her parents, but instead anger at them for abandoning her, eventually she begins to forgive them. Later in season 2, Ro is reconciled with her brother, Casey MacCurdy, but the question of whether she'll meet her parents is unresolved.

In the Batman Beyond crossover episode "Countdown," Batman spent time looking for Zeta after Ro lost contact with him in Gotham City after being chased by federal agents. After Zeta was saved from Mad Stan's bomb Ro kissed Batman on the cheek, showing interest in Terry. In the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue" it's revealed that Terry ultimately proposes and marries Dana Tan; thus, no matter what romantic possibilities developed between the two, it wouldn't have lasted.

Features
*blond hair, cut short with two longer strands in front
*blue eyes
*short, two heads smaller than Zeta
*thin - at least half the size of Zeta
*strong - she manages to drag Zeta's body around, and he can't be light
*strong-willed - is incredibly stubborn and argumentative
*fighting - Ro usually doesn't fight, but is very good when she does; caught Terry McGinnis off-guard with a blow to the back of the head on one occasion

Personality
Ro is, in many respects, the opposite of Zeta. Zeta's very naive, whereas Ro is perhaps overly cynical of the world. Ro doesn't like to trust people- even Bucky, who has been a good friend to Ro and Zeta far longer than he was an enemy, hasn't completely earned her trust. She's also very quick to assume the worst, and doesn't like to forgive- when Batman attacks Zeta in the "Shadows" crossover, she remains angry with him even when he's been forgiven by Zeta. The only person she really seems to trust is Zeta, but she's very hard on him for being gullible and naive. It's obvious she cares about him- she'll be the first to comfort him when he's upset, but she has very little patience for his lack of understanding. Ro has a very sarcastic sense of humor, something that Zeta has trouble understanding. She does have a very bright demeanor most of the time, it seems at times as though she's putting it on. Ro seems outwardly funny, but unkind and uncaring. However, deep down she is a person with very strong morals, great loyalty, and a lot of kindness. This is a side that is seen most often when Zee is upset - her cheerful nature and good advice is quick to help him.

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