The Goat

The Goat (ヤギ) is a character found at the Stable in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Story
At some point in the story, the Barista at the Café buys a goat, hoping to be able to provide fresh milk for the coffee. She has not produced any milk however, despite eating constantly. After the player and Tibby clear The Second Gate, the Barista asks them to help raise the goat, although he is not confident it would lead to her producing milk. She stays at the Stable and can be fed with turnips. After the player and Tibby clear Lush Tower, the Barista informs them of his accidental discovery that the goat can be fed with Coins as well. The more the player feeds the goat, the more she levels up. At certain levels, she lays a golden egg, containing a Mascot inside. When Eglantine visits the Café, she may compliment the player for raising the goat, as she believes it to be a difficult task.

The Goat appears in Rhythm Tengoku The Best Plus Comic, first in 10ヤギとマスター (The Goat and Barista), which begins with Saffron selling The Goat to the Barista, saying her milk is delicious, and he'll sell her for real cheap. The goat begins to chow down on turnips, causing the Barista to worry, as she hasn't produced milk, and is only eating every day. He worries that the goat is only getting bigger, and might not fit in the Café soon. He thinks about changing the way he raises the goat as a customer comes in. In 22ヤギとイエモン (Goat and Saffron), Saffron is struggling to take The Goat on a walk, as the Barista is too small. As he's struggling, the goat ends up running away.

Trivia

 * The goat sometimes reacts to missed turnips; for example, she may open her mouth desparately and cry, scratch herself, or she may huff. She may fall asleep if left alone for too long.
 * The goat shakes her head disaprovingly if the player tries to throw turnips when they don't have any.
 * When viewing the Stable at the Café, the goat can be seen either idling, sleeping, eating, walking on a treadmill, or dancing to music.
 * The goat's artwork and Mascot depict her in her temporary golden form, which she has a chance to transform into if she is fed a golden turnip, rather than her normal, white furred appearance.
 * In supplementary material such as Play Nintendo, the goat is incorrectly indentified as a male . She is referred to as female in the game itself and in the manual.
 * Both the manual and unused assets suggest that the goat would at times go out for a walk, and as such the Stable minigame would be unavailable, requiring the player to play more Rhythm Games while waiting for her to come back . This never occurs in the game, and the Stable is always available after being unlocked.
 * This unused event is referenced in her Mascot profile, which states that she dislikes taking walks.
 * Other unused text in Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ suggests the player would've been able to buy multiple kinds of goat at the Shop, namely a Normal Goat (ふつうのヤギ) , a Fat Goat (デブなヤギ) , a Child Goat (子ヤギ) , a Golden Goat (ゴールデンヤギ) , and a Goat Girl (ヤギガール) . In the final game, there is only one goat who is unlocked through regular progression, and she can transform into a golden form for a brief period after eating a golden turnip.