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The {{Nihongo|'''Space Umpire'''<ref name="chara">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html</ref>|スペースアンパイア|Supēsu Anpaia}} is a green alien in a UFO. His first appearance is in [[Spaceball]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]] ''and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. | The {{Nihongo|'''Space Umpire'''<ref name="chara">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html</ref>|スペースアンパイア|Supēsu Anpaia}} is a green alien in a UFO. His first appearance is in [[Spaceball]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]] ''and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. | ||
==Backstory== | ==Backstory== | ||
The Space Umpire sits in the UFO in the back during [[Spaceball]]. He | The Space Umpire sits in the UFO in the back during [[Spaceball]]. He's the referee, and because he only deals with individual games, no one objects to his decisions. He's always seen smiling<ref name="chara" />. In [[Lush Remix]], he introduces the player to the [[Remix]], and is later hit by the batter at the end. | ||
The Space Umpire makes a lot of cameo appearances in the series. In the [[Endless Game]] [[Shoot-'em-up 2#Endless Game|Shoot-'Em-Up]], several aliens appear during one set of waves in the background. In [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]], he appears in the epilogues. On the [[Try Again]] one, several UFOs with Space Umpires appear chasing [[Play-Yan]]'s ship away, while in the [[Superb]] epilogue, a single one watches Play-Yan "make first contact fun" with the [[Alien Bunnies]] from afar. In [[Wake-Up Caller]], the Space Umpire can occasionally be seen through the window. In [[First Contact]], the alien's UFO can be seen floating in space in the [[OK]] epilogue. In [[Charging Chicken]] he appears in the background when the player gets really far{{ref needed}}. In [[Second Contact]], he appears as part of the Martian Mission Control, still smiling even when the [[Martian]] messes up. | The Space Umpire makes a lot of cameo appearances in the series. In the [[Endless Game]] [[Shoot-'em-up 2#Endless Game|Shoot-'Em-Up]], several aliens appear during one set of waves in the background. In [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]], he appears in the epilogues. On the [[Try Again]] one, several UFOs with Space Umpires appear chasing [[Play-Yan]]'s ship away, while in the [[Superb]] epilogue, a single one watches Play-Yan "make first contact fun" with the [[Alien Bunnies]] from afar. In [[Wake-Up Caller]], the Space Umpire can occasionally be seen through the window. In [[First Contact]], the alien's UFO can be seen floating in space in the [[OK]] epilogue. In [[Charging Chicken]] he appears in the background when the player gets really far{{ref needed}}. In [[Second Contact]], he appears as part of the Martian Mission Control, still smiling even when the [[Martian]] messes up. | ||