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{{Character infobox
''This is the Article describing the character that appears in Rhythm Heaven. If this was not what you wanted, '''I Suppose '''you might've been looking for the article on the [[Mr. Upbeat|Minigame]] of the same name?''
 
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|name = Mr. Upbeat
|name = Mr. Upbeat
|jname = ウラおとこ
|jname = ウラおとこ
|rname = ura Otoko
|rname = Ura Otoko
|image = [[File:Mr upbeat.png|220px]]
|image = [[File:Mr upbeat.png|220px]]
|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''
|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]}}
|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]}}
 
{{Nihongo|'''Mr. Upbeat'''|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}}, also known as '''Robert Upbeat'''<ref>"Robert Upbeat. Corporal. #37,042,333." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, is a character that appears in the endless game [[Mr. Upbeat]].
'''Mr. Upbeat''' is a character that appears in the endless game of the same name, [[Mr. Upbeat]].
 
==Physical Appearances==
==Physical Appearances==
Mr. Upbeat is a completely black man. He has square, white eyes and a big, green, circular light on his head. His mouth is a rectangle, and is also white.
Mr. Upbeat is a completely black man. He has square, white eyes and a big, green, circular light on his head. His mouth is a rectangle, and is also white.
==Story==
==Story==
Strangely, the perfect reward for [[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'s [[Karate Man 2]], [[A Musical Term]], actually has nothing to do with [[Karate Joe]]. It talks about Mr. Upbeat; a therapy session he has with a monkey. Mr. Upbeat is annoyed by people assuming he's upbeat and happy just because it's his name. The name Upbeat is actually on his birth certificate, and it's not a nickname. Mr. Upbeat continues saying that words can mean more than one thing, and not to go with your first definition of a word. Mr. Upbeat reveals to the reader that he comes back to the same therapy room every week to gripe about the same problem. He asks the therapist if they have the same problem, to which the therapist replies, "Oookii oook-ook!" Mr. Upbeat decides to leave, ending it on, "See you next Tuesday for another session of 'Mr. Upbeat's Complaints."
Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The light on his head is timed to the offbeat.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/omake.html</ref> Over the course of the game, he praises the player on their skills<ref>"You're a needle-hopping ninja!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, but his feet start to feel numb<ref>"I'm so impressed by your skill, my feet are numb!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and he eventually gets tired<ref>"So...tired... I think I can see through time..." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, starts complaining about how it hurts<ref>"Nooo! It HURTS!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and asks the player to stop, even suggesting they play [[See-Saw|something else]]<ref>"Care to take a break? Play some See-Saw, maybe?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>. He wonders how it would be if he wore tap shoes<ref>"Wouldn't it be great if I was wearing tap shoes?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and hopes to work in a Game & Watch title some day<ref>"One day I hope to find work in a Game & Watch title." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>. At one point he bought himself a [[Monkey Watch]] and every Tuesday has "[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#A Musical Term|therapy sessions]]" using it. Every week, he gripes about people assuming he's "some happy-go-lucky sap" because of his name.
==Purpose==
==Purpose==
Mr. Upbeat's game, [[Mr. Upbeat]], emphasizes the offbeat and teaches players how to accurately keep one.
[[Mr. Upbeat]]'s game emphasizes the offbeat and teaches players how to accurately keep one.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*[[Mr. Upbeat]] (''[[ Rhythm Tengoku|Tengoku]]'' and Non-JP releases of [[Rhythm Heaven Fever|''Rhythm Heaven Fever'']])
*[[Mr. Upbeat]]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Mr. Upbeat appears in the American / European versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', but it does not appear in the Japanese version. It was added in by the localization team as a substitute for [[Manzai]], which was deemed too difficult to localize as a game based mostly on Japanese culture.
*Mr. Upbeat does not appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever|Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The game [[Manzai]] was substituted with [[Mr. Upbeat]] due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game.<ref>https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3</ref>
*In ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell MATCH, which can be inserted into the [[Police Call]] [[Rhythm Toys|Rhythm Toy]].
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell '''MATCH''', which can be inserted into [[Police Call]].
*Mr. Upbeat resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]].
*Mr. Upbeat resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]].
*Coincidentally, one of the messages shown is “I wish to be in a Game And Watch installment”
*Although he appears to be bearfoot, he actually is wearing shoes.<ref>"Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>
 
==In Other Languages==
== Gallery ==
{{Lang
<gallery>
|jp = ウラおとこ
Uraotoko.png
|rojp = Ura Otoko
mr upbeat.PNG|Mr. Upbeat's true identity, according to [[Rhythm Heaven Silver]]
|mnjp = Backwards Man
dfgh.png|The sprites used in the game’s Fever version.
|us = Mr. Upbeat<br>Robert Upbeat
</gallery>
|uk = Mr Upbeat
|fr = M. Contretemps
|mnfr = Mr. Backbeat
|du = Thaddäus Taktlos
|mndu = Thaddeus Tactless
|es = Don Contratiempo
|mnes = Don Backbeat
|it = Mr. Contrattempo
|mnit = Mr. Backbeat
|kr = 미스터 엇박
|rokr = Miseuteo Eosbag
|mnkr = Mr. Offbeat}}
==References==
<references/>
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[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]]

Revision as of 21:29, 9 August 2020

Mr. Upbeat
Image
[[File:Mr upbeat.png|frameless|400x270px]]
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Appears in
Rhythm Tengoku,
Rhythm Heaven Fever

Mr. Upbeat (ウラおとこ?, Ura Otoko), also known as Robert Upbeat[1], is a character that appears in the endless game Mr. Upbeat.

Physical Appearances

Mr. Upbeat is a completely black man. He has square, white eyes and a big, green, circular light on his head. His mouth is a rectangle, and is also white.

Story

Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The light on his head is timed to the offbeat.[2] Over the course of the game, he praises the player on their skills[3], but his feet start to feel numb[4] and he eventually gets tired[5], starts complaining about how it hurts[6] and asks the player to stop, even suggesting they play something else[7]. He wonders how it would be if he wore tap shoes[8] and hopes to work in a Game & Watch title some day[9]. At one point he bought himself a Monkey Watch and every Tuesday has "therapy sessions" using it. Every week, he gripes about people assuming he's "some happy-go-lucky sap" because of his name.

Purpose

Mr. Upbeat's game emphasizes the offbeat and teaches players how to accurately keep one.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Mr. Upbeat does not appear in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku. The game Manzai was substituted with Mr. Upbeat due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game.[10]
  • In Rhythm Heaven Fever, once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell MATCH, which can be inserted into Police Call.
  • Mr. Upbeat resembles Mr. Game & Watch.
  • Although he appears to be bearfoot, he actually is wearing shoes.[11]

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese ウラおとこ Backwards Man
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Mr. Upbeat
Robert Upbeat
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Mr Upbeat
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French M. Contretemps Mr. Backbeat
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Don Contratiempo Don Backbeat
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Mr. Contrattempo Mr. Backbeat
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 미스터 엇박 Mr. Offbeat

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Upbeat. Corporal. #37,042,333." ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/omake.html
  3. ↑ "You're a needle-hopping ninja!" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  4. ↑ "I'm so impressed by your skill, my feet are numb!" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  5. ↑ "So...tired... I think I can see through time..." ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  6. ↑ "Nooo! It HURTS!" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  7. ↑ "Care to take a break? Play some See-Saw, maybe?" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  8. ↑ "Wouldn't it be great if I was wearing tap shoes?" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  9. ↑ "One day I hope to find work in a Game & Watch title." ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  10. ↑ https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3
  11. ↑ "Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?" ~ Dialogue in Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
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