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{{Featured}}{{Character infobox
|image=Artwork 3DS Built to Scale.png
|caption=Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
|appearance={{CharGame|RH=1|RHF=1|RHM=1}}}}
{{Nihongo|Widgets|組み立てキット|Kumitate Kitto}} are recurring objects in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven Series]]''. A widget is composed of a rod and one or two square nuts.__TOC__{{clear}}
==Story==
{{Eigo|section=section}}
{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|name = Widget
|name=赤いモノ
|jname = 組み立てキット
|image=Widget_rods.png
|rname = Kumitate Kitto
|caption=Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''
|image = [[File:Widgets 3DS.png|200px]]
|appearance={{CharGame|RT=1}}}}
|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''
While widgets do not appear in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]],'' rods known as {{Nihongo|Akai Mono|赤いモノ|Red Objects}} do appear in the [[Rhythm Game]] [[Polyrhythm]]. They are industry products whose details are kept a trade secret. They are considered hazardous because they explode when colliding with walls<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage04.html キャラクターアルバム ステージ４] (Character Album Stage 4)</ref>. In the game, the rods roll along two raised paths, and the player must press the corresponding button to raise the blocks when they reach a gap.{{clear}}
|gender = Genderless
[[File:Artwork DS Built to Scale.png|frameless|50px|right]]
|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
Widgets make their first actual appearance in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' in [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]], where they are portrayed as a white rod and nuts. The player must wait for the nuts to roll into place, then launch the rod into them to form the widget. They later appear in [[Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]], this time colored red. The assembly line has a variety of slogans for every month which instruct the workers to follow the rhythm while producing the widgets, but some workers have later found that even following the beat can lead to production suffering, and realising that following it doesn't matter much as they get paid the same regardless<ref>[[Assembly Line Slogans]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''</ref>.{{clear}}
{{Nihongo|'''Widget'''|組み立てキット|Kumitate kitto|Assembly kit}} is a recurring "character" in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven franchise]]''. Their purpose is unknown.
[[File:Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Defective Widget.png|frameless|50px|right]]
==''Rhythm Tengoku''==
The square mass-produced objects appear again in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' in [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], where the player must bounce around a rod while waiting for two nuts to come into place, after which the player must launch the rod into the nuts to form the complete widget. While these rods are never referred to as anything in-game, comments left in the internal data refer to them as {{Nihongo|Akai Mono|赤いもの|Red Objects}}<ref>"赤いもの" (Akai Mono) ~ comment left in the file "rcad_assembly_parts_labels.h", ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref> like the rods in [[Polyrhythm]]. Like before, this assembly line has a new slogan for each month, each one encouraging the workers to keep in time and generally be productive. A keyword in each slogan is highlighted in red<ref>[[Assembly-Line Slogans]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>, with one worker at the factory giving the police a tip: "It's July through November", and sending them a document with the slogans<ref>[[Investigation Notes]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>. Entering these keywords in [[Police Call]] provides the police with a tip about a code word being hidden in one of the [[Endless Games]]. The company sometimes makes defective products, and a worker in product testing accidentally sold the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money<ref>"I work in product testing. My company doesn't make a lot of defective products, but when we do, I'm NOT supposed to sell the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money. Oops." ~ [[Defective Widget]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>.
[[File:Widget_rods.png|thumb|left|200px]]
A precursor to the Widgets first appears in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' in the Rhythm Game [[Polyrhythm]], referred to as a {{Nihongo|'''Red Thing'''|赤いモノ|Akai mono}}. In the game, the Red Things roll along two raised paths, the player must press the corresponding button to raise the blocks when the Red Things reach a gap. If the Red Thing collides with a wall, it will explode.
==''Rhythm Heaven''==
[[File:Widget_DS.png|thumb|right|70px]]
Widgets first appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', in the first Rhythm Game, [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]], where they are portrayed as a rod and nuts with a white color. The player must wait for the nuts to roll into place, then launch the rod into them to form the Widget.
==''Rhythm Heaven Fever'' and ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''==
[[File:Widget.png|thumb|left|60px]]
The square mass-production objects appear again in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', first appearing in [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], where the player must toss around red rods while waiting for two nuts to come into place, after which the player must launch the rod into them to form the Widget.
==Trivia==
*Although the Red Things and Widgets are considered to be the "characters" of these Rhythm Games, there are actual human characters depicted in the epilogues of each game. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the Red Things Factory is depicted, with what may be the owner standing outside. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', a man is depicted inspecting the completed Widgets. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the worker behind the building process is depicted standing outside the Widgets Factory.
*Red Things and Widgets have appeared in 15 different games total throughout the series, while [[Karate Joe]] appears in 23 and [[The Wandering Samurai]] in 16.
*[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]] is the only installment in the series to not have an original "Widgets" or "Build to Scale" game, instead, [[Built to Scale (Wii)|The game that appears in Fever]] appears in Megamix as a Shop Game;
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*[[File:Built to Scale_icon.png|32px]] [[Polyrhythm]]
===Akai Mono===
*[[File:4th_Remix_icon.png|36px]] [[Remix 4 (GBA)|Remix 4]]
*[[File:Game GBA 4-4.png|20px|link=Polyrhythm]] [[Polyrhythm]]
*[[File:6th Remix_icon.png|36px]] [[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]
*[[File:Game GBA 4-6.png|24px|link=Remix 4 (GBA)|Remix 4]] [[Remix 4 (GBA)|Remix 4]]
*[[File:Built to Scale 2_icon.png|32px]] [[Polyrhythm 2]]
*[[File:Game GBA 6-6.png|24px|link=Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]] [[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]
*[[File:Built to Scale DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]]
*[[File:Game GBA 8-3.png|20px|link=Polyrhythm 2]] [[Polyrhythm 2]]
*[[File:Remix 1 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 1 (DS)|Remix 1]]
===Widgets===
*[[File:Built to Scale 2 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]]
*[[File:Game DS 1-1.png|32px|link=Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]] [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]]
*[[File:Remix 9 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]]
*[[File:Game DS 1-5.png|32px|link=Remix 1 (DS)|Remix 1]] [[Remix 1 (DS)|Remix 1]]
*[[File:Remix 10 DS_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
*[[File:Game DS 7-1.png|32px|link=Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]] [[Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]]
*[[File:Built to Scale Wii_icon.png|32px]] [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]]
*[[File:Game DS 9-5.png|32px|link=Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]] [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]]
*[[File:Remix 3 Wii_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 3 (Wii)|Remix 3]]
*[[File:Game DS 10-5.png|32px|link=Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]] [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
*[[File:Built to Scale 2 Wii_icon.png|32px]] [[Built to Scale 2 (Wii)|Built to Scale 2]]
*[[File:Game 3DS rvlAssemble L.png|32px|link=Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]] [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]]
*[[File:Remix 8 Wii_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 8 (Wii)|Remix 8]]
*[[File:Game Wii 3-5.png|32px|link=Remix 3 (Wii)|Remix 3]] [[Remix 3 (Wii)|Remix 3]]
*[[File:Remix 10 wii_icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]
*[[File:Game Wii 8-3.png|32px|link=Built to Scale 2 (Wii)|Built to Scale 2]] [[Built to Scale 2 (Wii)|Built to Scale 2]]
*[[File:Game Wii 8-5.png|32px|link=Remix 8 (Wii)|Remix 8]] [[Remix 8 (Wii)|Remix 8]]
*[[File:Game Wii 10-5.png|32px|link=Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]] [[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]
*[[File:Game Wii T-2.gif|40px|link=Police Call]] [[Police Call]] (cameo)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Red Widget.png|A Widget from [[Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]]
Widget_rods.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''
Widgets-0.png
Artwork DS Built to Scale.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''
Widgets-0.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''
Artwork 3DS Built to Scale.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*Although Akai Mono and Widgets are presented as the "character" of the [[Rhythm Game]]s they appear in, there are actual human characters depicted in the epilogues to each game. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the factory is depicted, with what may be the owner standing outside. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', a person is depicted inspecting the completed widgets. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the worker behind the building process is depicted standing outside the factory.
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = 組み立てキット Assembly kit
|jp=赤いモノ
|fr = Le bidule
|rojp=Akai Mono
|du = Herr Utensil
|mnjp=Red Objects}}
|it = Mr. Congegno
{{Lang
|es = El cachirulo
|jp=組み立てキット
|kr = 조립 키트 Assembly kit}}
|rojp=Kumitate Kitto
[[Category:Characters]]
|mnjp=Assembly Kit
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]]
|us=Widget
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Characters]]
|fr=Le bidule
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever]]
|mnfr=The contraption
[[Category:Featured Articles]]
|es=Cachirulo
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever Characters]]
|mnes=Cube
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Megamix Characters]]
|de=Herr Utensil
[[Category:Genderless]]
|mnde=Mr. Utensil
|it=Mr. Congegno
|mnit=Mr. Device
|kr=조립 키트
|rokr=Jolib Kiteu
|mnkr=Assembly Kit}}
==References==
<references/>

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Widget
Image
Artwork 3DS Built to Scale.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Appears in
Rhythm Heaven
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Widgets (組み立てキット?, Kumitate Kitto) are recurring objects in the Rhythm Heaven Series. A widget is composed of a rod and one or two square nuts.

Story

Epilogue 3DS First Contact OK.png
赤いモノ
Image
Widget rods.png
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Appears in
Rhythm Tengoku

While widgets do not appear in Rhythm Tengoku, rods known as Akai Mono (赤いモノ?, Red Objects) do appear in the Rhythm Game Polyrhythm. They are industry products whose details are kept a trade secret. They are considered hazardous because they explode when colliding with walls[1]. In the game, the rods roll along two raised paths, and the player must press the corresponding button to raise the blocks when they reach a gap.

Artwork DS Built to Scale.png

Widgets make their first actual appearance in Rhythm Heaven in Built to Scale, where they are portrayed as a white rod and nuts. The player must wait for the nuts to roll into place, then launch the rod into them to form the widget. They later appear in Built to Scale 2, this time colored red. The assembly line has a variety of slogans for every month which instruct the workers to follow the rhythm while producing the widgets, but some workers have later found that even following the beat can lead to production suffering, and realising that following it doesn't matter much as they get paid the same regardless[2].

Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Defective Widget.png

The square mass-produced objects appear again in Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix in Built to Scale, where the player must bounce around a rod while waiting for two nuts to come into place, after which the player must launch the rod into the nuts to form the complete widget. While these rods are never referred to as anything in-game, comments left in the internal data refer to them as Akai Mono (赤いもの?, Red Objects)[3] like the rods in Polyrhythm. Like before, this assembly line has a new slogan for each month, each one encouraging the workers to keep in time and generally be productive. A keyword in each slogan is highlighted in red[4], with one worker at the factory giving the police a tip: "It's July through November", and sending them a document with the slogans[5]. Entering these keywords in Police Call provides the police with a tip about a code word being hidden in one of the Endless Games. The company sometimes makes defective products, and a worker in product testing accidentally sold the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money[6].

Appearances

Akai Mono

Widgets

Gallery

Trivia

  • Although Akai Mono and Widgets are presented as the "character" of the Rhythm Games they appear in, there are actual human characters depicted in the epilogues to each game. In Rhythm Tengoku, the factory is depicted, with what may be the owner standing outside. In Rhythm Heaven, a person is depicted inspecting the completed widgets. In Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the worker behind the building process is depicted standing outside the factory.

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese 赤いモノ Red Objects
Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese 組み立てキット Assembly Kit
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Widget
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Widget
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Le bidule The contraption
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Cachirulo Cube
Flag of Germany.svg German Herr Utensil Mr. Utensil
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Mr. Congegno Mr. Device
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 조립 키트 Assembly Kit

References

  1. ↑ キャラクターアルバム ステージ４ (Character Album Stage 4)
  2. ↑ Assembly Line Slogans, Rhythm Heaven
  3. ↑ "赤いもの" (Akai Mono) ~ comment left in the file "rcad_assembly_parts_labels.h", Rhythm Heaven Fever
  4. ↑ Assembly-Line Slogans, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  5. ↑ Investigation Notes, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  6. ↑ "I work in product testing. My company doesn't make a lot of defective products, but when we do, I'm NOT supposed to sell the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money. Oops." ~ Defective Widget, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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