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The Space Kicker (リフティングマン^?, Lifting Man), also known as knee-ball guy (リフティングマン^?, Lifting Man), is part of a group of five purple humanoids that appear in Space Soccer in Rhythm Heaven. They are led by Cosmic Coach (コーチ^?, Coach), who judges their performance.

The Space Kickers are tall, light purple humanoids with dark purple feet, cone-shaped ears and white hands. Similar to the Space Dancers, they have a square white face, a bracket-like smile, round eyes, and a big nose.

Story

A space kicker's job is to keep a ball afloat as they float in space. One such kicker wrote An Essay on Keepy-Upsy regarding their first experience of being launched into space, which they thought to be weird at first, but got used to later. They mention their appreciation for their teammates as well, and that they're proud of being born a space kicker, thanking their mom in return.

In Remix 6, the Space Kickers appear green, wearing afros similar to the ones The Clappy Trio wear. In Space Soccer 2, they appear orange, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas, standing on wooden horses. In Remix 9, they appear lime-green with an antenna on their heads.

A space kicker can be seen in the audience in Battle of the Bands. A pair of space kickers can also be seen dancing at a club in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic 09 にぎやかでおだやかな夜の巻き (A lively and peaceful night by Maki).

Appearances

Gallery

Sprite from Rhythm Heaven Cast

Trivia

In Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Rhythm World, the Space Kicker's voice clips are recycled from the scrapped tapping rhythm game.
- The voice clips from the aforementioned scrapped game also have the same voice as the female announcer in the Japanese version of the Rhythm Heaven games, starting with Rhythm Tengoku Gold. This means that the Space Kicker and the female announcer share the same voice.
During Practice, a second Space Kicker appears who gives the player instructions. During the second half of the Practice section, this instructor uses the same voice clips as the player's Space Kicker, but pitched down. In all other instances of other Space Kickers appearing in the background, only the player's Space Kicker's voice clips and sound effects can be heard.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リフティングマン	Lifting Man
English^NOA	Space Kicker Knee-ball guy
English^NOE	Space Kicker Knee-ball guy
French	Le footballeur spatial	The space footballer
Spanish	El futbolista cósmico Nuestro futbolista	The cosmic footballer Our footballer
German	Astro-Kicker Der galaktische Ballprofi	Astro Kicker The galactic ball professional
Italian	Il Fuoriclasse Il fuoriclasse del palleggio Calciatore spaziale	The Star Player The champion of dribbling Space footballer
Korean	리프팅맨	Lifting Man

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コーチ	Coach
English^NOA	Cosmic Coach
English^NOE	Cosmic Coach
French	L'entraîneur	The coach
Spanish	El míster cósmico	The cosmic mister
German	Der Kosmo-Coach	The Cosmo Coach
Italian	L'allenatore	The coach
Korean	코치	Coach

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-{{Character infobox|name = Space Kicker|jname = ????|rname = ????|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven''|gender = Unknown|appearance = [[Rhythm Heaven]]|image = [[File:Space Soccer gameplay.png|200px]]}}The Space Kicker is purple human that appears in [[Space Soccer]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
+{{Character infobox
+|image=Sprite DS Space Soccer Cast.png
+|caption=Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' Cast
+|appearance={{CharGame|RH=1}}
+|jpkrvoice=Unknown{{tt|*|Same voice actor as the announcer}}
+|envoice=Unknown
+|frvoice=Unknown
+|devoice=Unknown
+|itvoice=Unknown
+|esvoice=Unknown}}
+The {{Nihongo|Space Kicker|リフティングマン|Lifting Man}}, also known as {{Nihongo|knee-ball guy|リフティングマン|Lifting Man}}, is part of a group of five purple humanoids that appear in [[Space Soccer]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. They are led by {{Nihongo|Cosmic Coach|コーチ|Coach}}, who judges their performance.
-== Appearances ==
+The Space Kickers are tall, light purple humanoids with dark purple feet, cone-shaped ears and white hands. Similar to the [[Space Dancers]], they have a square white face, a bracket-like smile, round eyes, and a big nose.
-* [[Space Soccer]]
+==Story==
-* [[Remix 6 (DS)]]
+A space kicker's job is to keep a ball afloat as they float in space. One such kicker wrote [[An Essay on Keepy-Upsy]] regarding their first experience of being launched into space, which they thought to be weird at first, but got used to later. They mention their appreciation for their teammates as well, and that they're proud of being born a space kicker, thanking their mom in return.
-* [[Space Soccer 2]]
-* [[Remix 9 (DS)]]
+In [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]], the Space Kickers appear green, wearing afros similar to the ones [[The Clappy Trio (characters)|The Clappy Trio]] wear. In [[Space Soccer 2]], they appear orange, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas, standing on wooden horses. In [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]], they appear lime-green with an antenna on their heads.
-* [[Remix 10 (DS)]]
-[[Category:Characters]]
+A space kicker can be seen in the audience in [[Battle of the Bands]]. A pair of space kickers can also be seen dancing at a club in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]]'' [[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic#09 にぎやかでおだやかな夜の巻き (A lively and peaceful night by Maki)|09 にぎやかでおだやかな夜の巻き]] (A lively and peaceful night by Maki).
-[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Characters]]
+==Appearances==
+*[[File:Game DS 6-1.png|32px|link=Space Soccer]] [[Space Soccer]]
+*[[File:Game DS 6-5.png|32px|link=Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]] [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]]
+*[[File:Game DS 9-4.png|32px|link=Space Soccer 2]] [[Space Soccer 2]]
+*[[File:Game DS 9-5.png|32px|link=Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]] [[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]]
+*[[File:Game DS 10-5.png|32px|link=Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]] [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
+*[[File:Game DS B-Complete.png|34px|link=Battle of the Bands]] [[Battle of the Bands]] (cameo)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery class=pixelated>
+Sprite DS Space Soccer Cast.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' Cast
+</gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold]]'' and ''[[Rhythm World]]'', the Space Kicker's voice clips are recycled from the [[List of Scrapped Rhythm Games#Rhythm Heaven|scrapped tapping rhythm game]].
+**The voice clips from the aforementioned scrapped game also have the same voice as the female announcer in the Japanese version of the ''[[Rhythm Heaven (series)|Rhythm Heaven]]'' games, starting with ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold]]''. This means that the Space Kicker and the female announcer share the same voice.
+*During [[Practice]], a second Space Kicker appears who gives the player instructions. During the second half of the [[Practice]] section, this instructor uses the same voice clips as the player's Space Kicker, but pitched down. In all other instances of other Space Kickers appearing in the background, only the player's Space Kicker's voice clips and sound effects can be heard.
+==In Other Languages==
+{{Lang
+|jp=リフティングマン
+|rojp=Rifutingu Man
+|mnjp=Lifting Man
+|us=Space Kicker<br>Knee-ball guy
+|fr=Le footballeur spatial
+|mnfr=The space footballer
+|es=El futbolista cósmico<br>Nuestro futbolista
+|mnes=The cosmic footballer<br>Our footballer
+|de=Astro-Kicker<br>Der galaktische Ballprofi
+|mnde=Astro Kicker<br>The galactic ball professional
+|it=Il Fuoriclasse<br>Il fuoriclasse del palleggio<br>Calciatore spaziale
+|mnit=The Star Player<br>The champion of dribbling<br>Space footballer
+|kr=리프팅맨
+|rokr=Lipeuting Maen
+|mnkr=Lifting Man}}
+{{Lang
+|jp=コーチ
+|rojp=Kōchi
+|mnjp=Coach
+|us=Cosmic Coach
+|fr=L'entraîneur
+|mnfr=The coach
+|es=El míster cósmico
+|mnes=The cosmic mister
+|de=Der Kosmo-Coach
+|mnde=The Cosmo Coach
+|it=L'allenatore
+|mnit=The coach
+|kr=코치
+|rokr=Kochi
+|mnkr=Coach}}