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'''Blue Birds (ブルーバーズ buru bazu)''' is the 8th rhythm game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 24th minigame in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']]. In this game, you control a member of the [[Blue Birds (Characters)|Blue Birds]], following orders from [[Captain Blue Bird]], a duck. There is also a sequel for this game called [[Blue Birds 2]].
{{Nihongo|Blue Birds|ブルーバーズ|Burūbāzu}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of the second stage (8th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Songbird Land]] (24th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Blue Birds 2]], appears in the eight stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
The objective of this game is to be in sync with the other [[Blue Birds (Characters)|two birds]] when the [[Captain Blue Bird|Captain]] says "peck your beak" or "stretch out your neck!" Tap the stylus to make the right blue bird peck his beak to the ground together with the other two blue birds. Hold the stylus to make him hold his beak to the ground, and then release the stylus to stretch up his neck along with the other two. During the middle and near the end of the song, flashbacks can be seen above the blue birds, showing the three members undergoing training, among other things.
In this game, the player controls a member of [[The Blue Birds]], following orders from [[Captain Blue Bird]]. The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other two birds. The captain has two commands:
*{{Nihongo|Peck your beak!|つっつき|tsuttsuki}} calls for the birds to peck three times in quick succession.
*{{Nihongo|Stretch out your neck!|ふんぞり|funzori}} asks them to peck into the ground for a bit before stretching out both their necks and their wings.
*Hit: The Captain looks pleased. On the neck stretches, the Captain will blush.
*Barely: The blue bird stretches his neck too early or late and he will be upset. A "doink" sound can be heard when you peak a beak too early. '''A barely counts as a miss'''.
|just=The player pecks or stretches in sync with the others. While pecking, a hit spark with stars appears. After a stretch, the captain blushes while stretching out his own wings.
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|miss=The player pecks out of sync, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, the player's neck gets a cramp. The captain gets angry and huffs. In the international version of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the animation for mistiming a stretch instead has the bird pose awkwardly.
===OK===
|through=The player either does nothing, or pecks when they're not supposed to, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, they either do nothing or stretch when they're not supposed to. The captain gets angry and huffs.}}
*"Eh. Passable."
==Results==
===Superb===
{{Results
*"Nice peaking, waaugh!"
|Console=DS
*"Nice stretching, rookie!"
|caption=The captain says...
|cp_DEF_Ng=Where's your team spirit?<br>That last part didn't look too good.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice pecking, waaugh!<br>Those last three were good.
|caption Alt=The captain says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Where's your team spirit?<br>That last part didn't look too good.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Nice pecking, waaugh!<br>Those last three were good.}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=The Captain Barks
|cp_DEF_Ng=Where's your team spirit?<br>Your stretching was a bit of a reach.
|explain=It's too bright! There's pollen in<br>the air! I just yawned! I am NOT <br>crying! I'm not hiding behind <br>sunglasses! Your hard work and<br>dedication did NOT move me to<br>tears! Get back to your station!}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears at the very end on the last stretch.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
Screenshot DS Blue Birds Remix 2.png|[[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]]
Blue Birds Superb.png|"The sky's the limit!"
Screenshot DS Blue Birds 2.png|[[Blue Birds 2]]
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Screenshot 3DS Blue Birds.png|[[Blue Birds]]<br>[[Right-Hand Remix]]
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
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Blue_Birds_3DS_Try_Again.PNG|"Waaaaaaugh!"
Blue_Birds_3DS_OK.PNG|"Work harder! Harder!!!"
Blue_Birds_3DS_Superb.PNG|"The sky's the limit!"
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
==Video==
===Sunglasses===
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|header = A Tender Moment
|desc = It's too bright! There's pollen in the air! I just yawned! I am NOT crying! I'm not hiding behind sunglasses! Your hard work and dedication did NOT move me to tears! Get back to your station!}}
==Skill Star==
At the very end of the minigame time, you have to hold A after the Captain Duck says "stretch out your neck!" and release A at the right moment to collect the star.
==Appearances==
*Blue Birds
*[[Blue Birds 2]]
*[[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]]
*[[Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]]
*[[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
*[[Right-Hand Remix]]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If you miss the last three cues of "Stretch out your neck!", you will get a [[Try Again]] result.
*This game is similar to [[Marching Orders]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', in that the player is part of a group that takes orders from a captain who gets angry when they mess up, and that the player's character keeps a diary detailing events from the game.
*This game in Megamix has "The End" instead of "To be continued..."'' ''at the end of the minigame because the [[Blue Birds 2|sequel]] does not appear in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']].
*In the middle of the game, [[Captain Blue Bird]] slides out of the player's view, and flashbacks are shown above the birds. While the game itself doesn't elaborate on them, the [[Blue Bird Diary]] serves to explain them.
**Ironically in [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]], it still says "To be continued..." despite its [[Samurai Slice 2|sequel]] not appearing either.
**In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', this sequence ends with "To be continued." on screen. This is changed to "Fin." in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' as [[Blue Birds 2]] does not appear in that game.
*Blue Birds is one of the only two games whose songs are imported to ''Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS/Wii U'' in the Miiverse stage, the other being [[Monkey Watch]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', [[Captain Blue Bird]] has a yellow music note on his hat, but this detail is missing in the flashbacks during the game and on the [[Try Again]] epilogue, and is absent in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' as a whole.
*The miss animation when the Blue Bird stretches his neck too late or early was redrawn for the international versions for unknown reasons. All versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' use the original Japanese graphic here.
*This game's music can be played in [[Hi-Hat]], where it is known as "Hi-Hat (Bluebirds)".
**This was also done for [[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]] and its [[Blue Birds 2|sequel]].
*The song for this game appears in ''[[ssbwiki:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' on the [[ssbwiki:Miiverse|Miiverse]] stage and in ''[[ssbwiki:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can play on [[ssbwiki:Summit|Summit]], [[ssbwiki:Hanenbow|Hannenbow]], [[ssbwiki:Balloon Fight|Balloon Fight]], [[ssbwiki:Living Room|Living Room]], [[ssbwiki:Find Mii|Find Mii]], [[ssbwiki:Tomodachi Life|Tomodachi Life]], [[ssbwiki:PictoChat 2|Pictochat 2]], [[ssbwiki:Duck Hunt (stage)|Duck Hunt]], [[ssbwiki:Wrecking Crew|Wrecking Crew]], [[ssbwiki:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]] and [[ssbwiki:Wuhu Island|Wuhu Island]], i.e., stages in the "Other" category. This version loops to the beginning when it ends.
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==Development History==
!Japanese
{{Main|Blue Birds/Development}}
!International
==In Other Languages==
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== Video ==
[[File:Rhythm Heaven - Blue Birds (Perfect) (English)-0|thumb|center|335 px]]
== In Other Languages ==
{{Lang
{{Lang
| fr=Les trois bleus
|jp=ブルーバーズ
| du=Blaukäppchen
|rojp=Burūbāzu
| jp=ブルーバーズ ''Blue Birds''
|mnjp=Blue Birds
| es=Aves marciales
|us=Blue Birds
| it=Becchi Blu
|mnus=Pun on "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird Bluebird]"
|kr = 블루버드특공대 Blue Bird Troops}}
|fr=Les trois bleus
|mnfr=The three blues
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In this game, the player controls a member of The Blue Birds, following orders from Captain Blue Bird. The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other two birds. The captain has two commands:
Peck your beak! (つっつき?, tsuttsuki) calls for the birds to peck three times in quick succession.
Stretch out your neck! (ふんぞり?, funzori) asks them to peck into the ground for a bit before stretching out both their necks and their wings.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player pecks or stretches in sync with the others. While pecking, a hit spark with stars appears. After a stretch, the captain blushes while stretching out his own wings.
Early!/Late!?: The player pecks out of sync, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, the player's neck gets a cramp. The captain gets angry and huffs. In the international version of Rhythm Heaven, the animation for mistiming a stretch instead has the bird pose awkwardly.
Miss...?: The player either does nothing, or pecks when they're not supposed to, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, they either do nothing or stretch when they're not supposed to. The captain gets angry and huffs.
Results
The captain says...()
The captain says...()
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
The Captain Barks
Where's your team spirit? Your stretching was a bit of a reach.
It's too bright! There's pollen in the air! I just yawned! I am NOT crying! I'm not hiding behind sunglasses! Your hard work and dedication did NOT move me to tears! Get back to your station!
This game is similar to Marching Orders from Rhythm Tengoku, in that the player is part of a group that takes orders from a captain who gets angry when they mess up, and that the player's character keeps a diary detailing events from the game.
In the middle of the game, Captain Blue Bird slides out of the player's view, and flashbacks are shown above the birds. While the game itself doesn't elaborate on them, the Blue Bird Diary serves to explain them.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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