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Meru is a central character and the primary antagonist in the second Keroro Gunso film. He is a young prince from the planet Maron, a world that was lost long ago. Along with his devoted attendant Maru, he drifted to Earth and took up residence in the deep sea. Meru calls himself the prince of the deep sea and initially presents himself as regal and commanding, but his true nature is far more vulnerable and childlike. He is driven by a deep sense of loneliness and a desperate desire to recreate his destroyed home planet. To that end, he kidnaps Natsumi Hinata, intending to make her his princess and use her as a power source to generate a new Maron from Earth. Using a device called the Mer Ball, similar to the Kero Ball, Meru constructs an elaborate underwater city shaped by Natsumi’s own memories of a childhood department store. This dream world reflects his own longing for a place to belong.
Despite his role as the story’s main obstacle, Meru is not purely villainous. He frequently reveals a vulnerable, insecure side: he becomes lost and cries alone in an elevator, then clings to Natsumi when she frees him, showing that he is essentially a lost child. He sings a lullaby from his forgotten childhood and pleads with Natsumi to marry him, seeking the warmth and family he never had. His motivations stem from abandonment and the trauma of being left behind by the Maronian invasion fleet. Over the course of the film, his relationship with Natsumi evolves from captor to someone who understands his pain, while his bond with Maru deepens as she remains loyal to him despite his flaws. He undergoes a significant arc: he begins as a lonely, manipulative prince who corrupts his own power, but after being freed from the corrupted Mer Ball by the Keroro Platoon and Natsumi, he finally recognizes Maru’s feelings for him. He relinquishes his obsession with Natsumi and departs for Maron with Maru to begin a new life together. Meru’s notable abilities include the use of the Mer Ball to reshape reality, create underwater environments, and draw energy from others, though his power becomes unstable when he becomes corrupted. He is otherwise a typical Maronian, sharing the same biological traits as the Keronian species, including a small, frog-like appearance.
Despite his role as the story’s main obstacle, Meru is not purely villainous. He frequently reveals a vulnerable, insecure side: he becomes lost and cries alone in an elevator, then clings to Natsumi when she frees him, showing that he is essentially a lost child. He sings a lullaby from his forgotten childhood and pleads with Natsumi to marry him, seeking the warmth and family he never had. His motivations stem from abandonment and the trauma of being left behind by the Maronian invasion fleet. Over the course of the film, his relationship with Natsumi evolves from captor to someone who understands his pain, while his bond with Maru deepens as she remains loyal to him despite his flaws. He undergoes a significant arc: he begins as a lonely, manipulative prince who corrupts his own power, but after being freed from the corrupted Mer Ball by the Keroro Platoon and Natsumi, he finally recognizes Maru’s feelings for him. He relinquishes his obsession with Natsumi and departs for Maron with Maru to begin a new life together. Meru’s notable abilities include the use of the Mer Ball to reshape reality, create underwater environments, and draw energy from others, though his power becomes unstable when he becomes corrupted. He is otherwise a typical Maronian, sharing the same biological traits as the Keronian species, including a small, frog-like appearance.