| Saru
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| Characteristics | |
| Cost | Stage 5 of Season Challenge in  /Tier 60 of Free Surfer Pass
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| Limited? | Yes |
| Release Date | April 23rd, 2025 |
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| File:Saru Icon2.png | Kyaputen Outfit Stage 5 of  in /Tier 51 of Surfer Pass
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Saru is a character launched in . He is the 230th character in the game and 15th surfer of 2025.
Appearance[]
Default Outfit[]
Saru is a 14 years old Japanese teenage boy from with black hair wearing a large straw hat, a red jacket, and blue pants. He has a bandage on his face.
Kyaputen Outfit[]
Launched in , his hair is light blue and he is wearing a white jacket over a dark blue shirt, blue jeans, and purple-accented sneakers.
Trivia[]
- He and Oni Hime are the 14th and 15th surfers released in 2025, after Snake, Tang Yuan, Valentina, Kaleo, Rebeca Roar, Gabriel, Dinorange, Rocky, Rani, Finlay, Ribbon, Chicken Jake, and Mallard Tricky.
- He and Oni Hime are the first and second
surfers. - Mizu Dash is his board.
- He is the second 2025 character to get an outfit during it's release, with the first being Kaleo.
- He is the eighth surfer to get an outfit in 2025, after Song Yi, Akira, Kaleo, Fantasma, Stella, Soul, and Thunder.
- His name, outfit, and design are references to Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece.
- In Japanese, "Saru" (猿) means "monkey."
- The first outfit is referenced to the moment when Luffy awakens his Gear 5.
- The name of the first outfit, "Kyaputen" (キャプテン), is the Japanese pronunciation of the word "captain".
- In a post on social media, there is a wanted letter looking for Saru, and whoever finds it would win a reward of ฿3,000,000,000.
- He's the 14th surfer who is 14 years old, after Yuto, Azura, Hamza, Finn, Lily, Ventura, Rudy Rascal, Leo, Sindri, Tang Yuan, Rani, Finlay, and Oni Hime.
- His zodiac sign is Sagittarius ♐.
- His birthday may be between November 22 and December 21 (the exact date is unknown).
- His animations are reused in Washington DC for Asher making him the third surfer from 2025 to have his animation reused (after Ribbon for Berta and Gabriel for Rochelle Rebelle)
Gallery[]
- For official images and screenshots, see Saru/Gallery.
- For render, see Saru/Render Gallery.
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