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{{Nihongo|Karate Joe|カラテ家|Karateka}} is the first character to appear in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven Series]]'' in a [[Rhythm Game]], appearing primarily in the [[Karate Man]] games, and one of the few characters to appear in every game since ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. He is succeeding his {{Nihongo|Father|父さん|Tōsan}} in karate.

==Story==

Karate Joe is a lonely martial artist who struggles with his training. He seems to be developing his own unique karate style which incorporates rhythm. He has a very emotional personality, which can be seen in his many facial expressions. At the martial arts competitions, the opponent reads all his tricks, and he can't get results. Sometimes he goes to his master for advice, whose usual response is "You needed to focus on the basics."<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html キャラクターアルバム ステージ１] (Character Album Stage 1)</ref>

Karate Joe envies his Father's incredible vision that allows him to quickly tell the color of a light bulb and counter it<ref>"My father's most amazing trait is probably his vision. He can tell the color of a training light bulb in an instant and counter it. Will I ever be so quick?" ~ [[LED Light Bulbs]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. He also sees this as an explanation for how his Father can easily counter his attacks<ref>"だから、オレのこうげきだって、カンタンにふせぐのさ。" (That's why it's so easy for him to counter my attacks, too.) ~ [[LED Light Bulbs|LED電球]] (LED Bulbs), ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]''</ref>.

===Other Appearances===

Karate Joe reappears in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', in the last [[Rhythm Game]] before the [[Staff Credits]], [[Karate Man (DS)|Karate Man]]. In [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]], he can be seen with hair and kicking soccer balls in place of bombs. He later makes a cameo in [[Blue Birds 2]], where he is seen in one of the memories, training while the birds spy on him from a bush. In [[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]], he takes on another day of hard training. This time he's very pleased with himself, though he tries to hide it. He makes the confident expression again when kicking away bombs. In the epilogue, one of [[The Dazzles (characters)|The Dazzles]] is shown to admire him, calling him "hot stuff" and offering him a towel. In [[Battle of the Bands]], he can be seen in the audience, watching the [[Rockers (characters)|Rockers]] perform on stage.

In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', he appears in [[Honeybee Remix]], where he wears a bee hat and a stinger. In the middle of the remix, several bees fly past him. At the end, the hat and stinger fly away, and he starts thinking about pancakes. He also watches in awe at his Father's mastery in [[Karate Man Senior]]. He gives commentary on his Father's performance, the same way the Master does on Joe's training. Additionally, [[Karate Man Returns!]], [[Karate Man Kicks!]] and [[Karate Man Combos!]] all reappear, along with a short version of [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]].

==Appearances==

*[[File:Game 3DS rvlKarate 0.png|32px|link=Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]]

*[[File:Game GBA 7-6.png|24px|Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]] [[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]]

*[[File:Game GBA 8-6.png|24px|Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]] [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]]

*[[File:Game 3DS rvlKarate 2.png|32px|link=Karate Man Kicks!]] [[Karate Man Kicks!]]

*[[File:Game DS 6-5.png|32px|link=Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]] [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]]

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Karate Joe GBA artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''

Artwork 3DS Karate Man.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

Artwork 3DS Karate Man Returns!.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Returns!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

Artwork 3DS Karate Man Combos!.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Combos!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

Artwork 3DS Karate Man Senior.png|Artwork of Karate Joe's Father for [[Karate Man Senior]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

Tibby karate joe A.png|[[Tibby]] in a Karate Joe costume

Tibby karate joe B.png|Tibby in a Karate Joe costume

</gallery>

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==

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==Trivia==

*The location of Karate Joe's training is not clear. Usually it is depicted as a featureless monochrome void during gameplay, while certain epilogues show specific locations, such as:

**A cliff overlooking the sea and a dojo ([[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]], [[Karateka 2]])

**A cliff with a snowy mountain range visible in the distance ([[Karate Man Returns!]])

**A field ([[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]])

*Karate Joe has always "bookended" the games he appears in:

**He appeared in the first [[Karate Man Returns!|game]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the first [[Karateka 2|game]] after [[Staff]] and the last one to appear in [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]].

**He appeared in the [[Karate Man Kicks!|last]] [[Karate Man Combos!|game]] before the [[Staff Credits]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', as well as the last [[Karate Man 2 (Wii)|game]] before [[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]] in the latter.

**He appears in the first [[Karate Man (3DS)|game]] of [[Earth World]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the first [[Karate Man Returns!|game]] after the [[Lush Tower]] credits and his Father's [[Karate Man Senior|game]] is the last one before [[Final Remix]]. Incidentally, his games are also the last of the [[Karate Man Kicks!|DS]] and [[Karate Man Combos!|Wii]] selections in the [[Shop]].

*The symbol on the back of Father's outfit reads {{Nihongo|父|Chichi|Father}}.

*Some details and in the [[Rhythm Item]]s are added/changed in some regions, such as the detail about Karate Joe still living in his basement being present in most versions outside of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Sesang: The Best+]]''. Other alternative details include Karate Joe mentioning his mother, who was out one day and so his father tried cooking, and that Karate Joe once tried to steal the alcohol stored in the barrels, but was caught by his Father and told he can drink it only when he becomes stronger than him, both of which are not found in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' or ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]''<ref>"こないだ、こっそり父さんのお酒を飲もうとしたところ、父さんに見つかってしまった。「お前には早い。もしもオレより、強くなる時が来たら、ウマイ酒を飲ませてやる」だって。けっきょく、父さんとお酒を飲んだことは、まだない。" ''(The other day, I secretly tried drinking my father's alcohol, but he found out. "You're not ready for it," he said, "but if you ever get stronger than me, I'll give you a drink." I've never had a drink with my dad before, actually.)'' ~ [[Barrel|タル]] (Barrel), ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]''</ref>. Karate Joe is also referred to as being 55 years old<ref>"Résultat : à 55 ans, je vis toujours au sous-sol..." (The result: At 55, I still live in the basement...) ~ [[Soccer Ball|Ballon de football]] (Soccer Ball), ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' (French)</ref> in the French version of ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]''.

==In Other Languages==

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==References==

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