Moai Kids
The Moai Kids (モアイコ?, Moaiko), or simply Moai (モアイ?, Moai), are a moai couple who appear in Moai Doo-Wop in Rhythm Heaven.
Story
The two moai who appear in the game, the male Moaio (モアイオ?, Moaio) and the female Moaiko (モアイコ?, Moaiko), are the only two of their kind living on the small island. They are familiar to the natives. During Moai Doo-Wop, it is rumored the two are expecting a tiny bundle of moai joy (子モアイ?, Ko Moai), which ends up being born as shown in the Superb epilogue[2][3].
A little known fact is that when no one is watching, the moai love to sing. Their language was dubbed "Moai Song". Moai repeat a phrase verbatim to signal agreement. Even a slight change expresses disagreement to the original singer, which has led to a messy ending of many moai friendships. In order to maintain good relationships, they strive to listen closely to their partner. Despite looking relaxed, they are actually intently focused on listening closely before replying[4].
The Moai Bird (モアイの鳥?, Moai no Tori), which belongs to the perchandpoop family of finches, can be seen perching on and around the Moai Kids. This bird has a curious reaction to music. Their sensitive ears detect irregularities in music which result in other kinds of irregularities in the birds themselves[5].
In Tunnel, one of the locations visited is a field full of moai. The Moai Kids can also be seen in the audience in Battle of the Bands, and an image of them appears in Cheer Readers 2 in Rhythm Heaven Fever.
Appearances
Moai Doo-Wop
Remix 2
Moai Doo-Wop 2
Remix 9
Remix 10
Tunnel (cameo)
Battle of the Bands (cameo)
Cheer Readers 2 (cameo)
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven
Trivia
- In Rhythm Tengoku Gold Cast, the Moai are shown with the name モアイコ (Moaiko?), which is the name of the female Moai. In the English version of Rhythm Heaven, the name appears to have been misinterpreted as モアイ子 (Moaiko?, Moai Child), rendering them as Moai Kids.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
モアイコ モアイ |
Moaiko Moai |
 EnglishNOA |
Moai Kids Moai |
|
 EnglishNOE |
Moai Kids Moai |
|
 French |
Les moaïs Moaïs |
The moai Moais |
 Spanish |
Los jóvenes moáis Los moáis |
The young moai The moai |
 German |
Verliebte Moai Moai |
Moai Lovers Moai |
 Italian |
Gli Allegri Moai Moai |
The Merry Moai Moai |
 Korean |
모아이녀 모아이 |
Moai Woman Moai |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
モアイオ モアイコ |
Moaio Moaiko |
| Korean |
모아이남 모아이녀 |
Moai Man Moai Woman |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
モアイの鳥 | Moai Bird |
| EnglishNOA |
Moai Bird | |
| EnglishNOE |
Moai Bird | |
| French |
Oiseau des moaïs | bird of the moai |
| Spanish |
Pájaro moái | Moai bird |
| German |
Moai-Vögelchen | Moai Bird |
| Italian |
L'uccello moai | The moai bird |
| Korean |
모아이새 | Moai Bird |
References
- ↑ "米 登場するのは男モアイと女モアイで、男の子の名前は「モアイオ」、女の子の名前は「モアイコ」と言います。もともとは、王様が向がかい合って座つっていて、後ろに立っている使いの者が、王様の口を押さえて交互にしゃべらせるようなゲームだったんです。でも、あるとき突然、モアイと入れ替わってしまって（笑）。そこで、ひと言で会話している感じを出そうということで、モアイオは「うーあ」と「うーあ」を短くした「わ」、モアイコは「る一あ」と「ら」と言うようにしました。ちなみにモアイオの声は僕です（笑）。" (Male and female moai appear, with the boy's name being "Moaio" and the girl's name being "Moaiko". Originally, the game had a king that would be sitting on the ground with his head in his hands, and a messenger standing behind him would hold the king's mouth and make him speak in turn. But one day, it was suddenly replaced with a moai (laughs). So, in order to give the feeling of having a conversation in one word, Moaio says "Ooh-ah" with "Ooh-ah" being shortened to "Wa", and Moaiko said "Roo-ah" and "Rah". By the way, I'm the voice of Moaio (laughs).) ~ Masami Yone, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE
- ↑ プロフィール１ (Profiles 1) ~ Rhythm Tengoku Gold
- ↑ Character Profiles 1 ~ Rhythm Heaven
- ↑ Moai Language Lesson ~ Rhythm Heaven
- ↑ Supporting Cast 1 ~ Rhythm Heaven