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|name=Mr. Upbeat | |name=Mr. Upbeat | ||
|image=Mr upbeat.png | |image=Mr upbeat.png | ||
|caption=Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku'' | |caption=Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' | ||
| | |appearance={{CharGame|RT=1|RHF=1}} | ||
| | |gender=Male}} | ||
{{Nihongo| | {{Nihongo|Mr. Upbeat|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}}, also written as {{Nihongo|Mr Upbeat}} in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' and also known as {{Nihongo|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]]. | ||
== | ==Story== | ||
Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The green 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. | Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The green 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. | ||
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*[[File:EndlessGameEndlessRemixENIcon.gif|80px]] [[Endless Remix]] | *[[File:EndlessGameEndlessRemixENIcon.gif|80px]] [[Endless Remix]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Mr. Upbeat himself 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<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever 4. Music Spinning in Your Head</ref>. | *Mr. Upbeat himself 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<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3 Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever 4. Music Spinning in Your Head]</ref>. | ||
*[[Hi-Hat]] features objects on springs which bear a resemblace to Mr. Upbeat. | *[[Hi-Hat]] features objects on springs which bear a resemblace to Mr. Upbeat. | ||
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light grows over the next few steps, displaying a series of letters, and then goes back to normal. The letters that pop up spell '''MATCH''', which can be used as a codeword in [[Police Call]]. | *In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light grows over the next few steps, displaying a series of letters, and then goes back to normal. The letters that pop up spell '''MATCH''', which can be used as a codeword in [[Police Call]]. | ||
*Although he appears to be barefoot, he is actually wearing shoes<ref>"Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>. | *Although he appears to be barefoot, he is actually wearing shoes<ref>"Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>. | ||
==In Other Languages== | ==In Other Languages== | ||
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|mnkr=Mr. Offbeat}} | |mnkr=Mr. Offbeat}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Males]] | [[Category:Males]] | ||