The Paddler: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:Space Paddler 3DS.png|150px]]

|caption=Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''

|gender=Unknown/Multiple

|appearance=[[Rhythm Heaven]]<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]] (cameo)<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}

The {{Nihongo|'''Paddlers'''|ピンポン人|Pinpon Hito}} are blue, box-headed humanoid figures resembling the [[Space Dancers]] who first appear in [[Rhythm Rally]].

==Backstory==

It is [[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Character Profiles 1|said]] that these strange beings live on a diet of table tennis, and iff they stop playing, they grow weak and sickly. It is unknown if this to be taken literally or if it's just an exaggeration, though some have successfully weaned themselves off table tennis by substituting paddle ball. They are also [[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Supporting Cast 1|described]] as being racing fans, appearing in [[Freeze Frame]]. A pair of Paddlers can also be spotted in the crowd in [[Battle of the Bands]]. The image of a Paddler can be seen occasionally in [[Cheer Readers 2]].

Throughout ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the Paddlers play table tennis is a variety of locations, such as a [[Rhythm Rally 2|featureless white plain]], a tropical island (where their color changes to orange), and outer space on a UFO. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', they play in a [[Practice|cardboard room]], on a [[Rhythm Rally|giant flower]], a [[Rhythm Rally 2|giant cake]] and a [[Barbershop Remix|barbershop]] (where their color changes to red). In [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]], they take on the appearance of the [[Cosmo Dancers]].

In [[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]] 05, {{Nihongo|"Karera no Dansu ga Nsu ga Sugoi Riyū"|彼らのダンスがンスがすごい理由|Why Their Dance is so Awesome}}, a trio of Paddlers are show trying to do the [[Space Dance]], but always coming up short. Suddenly, what appears to be [[Space Gramps]] in Paddler attire comes in to suggest they play table tennis to get back in the groove. They find this method to work, and continue their dancing, albiet as [[Space Dancers]].

*[[File:Rhythm Rally Story_icon.png|32px]] [[Rhythm Rally]]

*[[File:Rhythm Rally The 3DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Rhythm Rally 2]]

*[[File:Remix 2 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]]

*[[File:Cosmo Rally_icon.png|32px]] [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]]

*[[File:Remix 8 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]]

*[[File:Remix 10 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]

*[[File:Battle of the Bands Icon.png|34px]] [[Battle of the Bands]] (cameo)

*[[File:Cheer Readers 2_icon.png|32px]] [[Cheer Readers 2]] (cameo)

*[[File:Fashion_Remix_icon.png|32px]] [[Barbershop Remix]]

*[[File:Final Remix_icon.png|32px]] [[Final Remix]]

Padder.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''

Space Gramps yelling at the Space Dancers to be paddlers.jpg|[[Space Gramps]] dressed like a Paddler from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]]''

Cosmo Dancer aka Paddler.png|Artwork for [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

*Although the [[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]] suggests that [[Space Dancers]] and Paddlers are the same beings, this is contradicted by "[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Character Profiles 1|Character Profiles 1]]", which states they must either be playing table tennis or paddle ball to avoid growing weak.

**This is again contradicted by "[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Supporting Cast 1|Supporting Cast 1]]" which states they are fans of racing. This is likely because the [[Space Dancers]] appear in [[Freeze Frame]], but their game was not officially localized until ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.

***It is also possible that [[Space Dancers]] and Paddlers are merely forms of each other.

|mnit=Paddle Tirosvelto<br>Table tennis players