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{{Character infobox
{{Template:Character infobox
|image=Artwork 3DS Rhythm Rally.png
|name = Paddler
|caption=Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
|jname = ピンポン人
|appearance={{CharGame|RH=1|RHFc=1|RHM=1}}}}
|rname = Pinponjin
The {{Nihongo|Paddlers|ピンポン人|Pinpon Hito}} are blue, box-headed humanoid figures resembling the [[Space Dancers]] who first appear in [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
|image = [[File:Space Paddler 3DS.png|200px]]
==Story==
|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''
[[Character Profiles 1|These strange beings]] live on planet Ping-Pong<ref name="Gold">"ピンポンをしていないと元気がなくなってしまいます。まれに、ダンサーに転身する種族もいるようです。" (People who live on the planet Ping Pong. If they don't play ping pong, they lose their energy. In rare cases, some of them seem to turn into dancers.) ~ [[Character Profiles 1|プロフィール１]] (Profiles 1), ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold]]''</ref>, and on a diet of table tennis. If they stop playing, they grow weak and sickly. Some have successfully weaned themselves off table tennis by substituting paddle ball. In rare cases, some of them turn into [[Space Dancers|dancers]]<ref name="Gold"/>.
|gender = Unknown/Multiple
|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]]<br>[[Rhythm Heaven]]<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
'''The Paddlers''', also known as the {{Nihongo|'''Space Dancers'''|スペースダンサーズ|Supēsu Dansāzu}} are blue, box-headed humanoid figures first appearing in [[Rhythm Tengoku|''Rhythm Tengoku'']]'s [[Space Dance]]. They later return in [[Rhythm Heaven|''Rhythm Heaven'']]'s [[Rhythm Rally]] and [[Rhythm Rally 2]], while making cameo appearances in a variety of other [[Rhythm Games]]. Their leader is [[Space Gramps]].


== Physical Appearance ==
They are also [[Supporting Cast 1|described]] as being [[Racing Fans]], appearing in [[Freeze Frame]]. A pair of Paddlers can also be spotted in the crowd in [[Battle of the Bands]]. The image of a Paddler can be seen occasionally in [[Cheer Readers 2]].
The Paddlers are light blue, humanoid figures with box-shaped heads and white hands and faces, circular eyes, and a mouth which is depicted as being angular in some instances, and rounded in others. In the Rhythm Rally games, they are seen wearing yellow shorts with a red trim, and white socks.


== Backstory ==
Throughout ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the Paddlers play table tennis is a variety of locations, such as a [[Rhythm Rally 2|featureless white plain]], a [[Remix 2 (DS)|tropical island]] (where their color changes to orange), and [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|outer space on a UFO]]. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', they play in a [[Practice|cardboard room]], on a [[Rhythm Rally|giant flower]], a [[Rhythm Rally 2|giant cake]] and a [[Barbershop Remix|barbershop]] (where their color changes to red). In [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]], they take on the appearance of the [[Cosmo Dancers]].
Their dance is considered brutal because those who mistime their moves will end up getting hit the person next to them.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage03.html</ref>
 
The Paddlers appear frequently in weekly magazines and are considered the rivals of the [[Cosmo Dancers]]. Experts say the Paddlers can't compare to the Cosmo Dancers and their sharp moves.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage06.html</ref>
 
The Paddlers are led by [[Space Gramps]], who provides them instructions in [[Space Dance]] and is revealed to be the chairman of the Rhythm League in the [[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Rally Certificate|Rally Certificate]]
 
According to [[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Character Profiles 1|Character Profiles 1]], they sustain themselves on a diet of table tennis, and grow weak and sickly if they stop playing the game. Some Paddlers, however, are able to substitute this for paddle ball, instead. An [http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/rhythmheaven/images/a/a4/Main_cartoon006.gif/revision/latest?cb=20151115093739 official comic] further backs this up, where the Paddlers are shown giving a poor performance during the Space Dance, but after playing a game of table tennis, are re-energized.
 
The Paddlers appear to be racing fans, as they form a crowd in [[Freeze Frame]]. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', many quartets of variously colored Paddlers also appear.
 
== Appearances ==
*[[File:Space Dance 3DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Space Dance]]
*[[File:3rd Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 3 (GBA)|Remix 3]]
*[[File:6th Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]
*[[File:7th Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]]
*[[File:8th Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]]
*[[File:Rhythm Rally_icon.png|24px]] [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally (DS)]]
*[[File:Remix 2 DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 2 (DS)]]
*[[File:Freeze Frame 3DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Freeze Frame]] (cameo)
*[[File:Rhythm Rally 2_icon.png|24px]] [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|Rhythm Rally 2 (DS)]]
*[[File:Remix 8 DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 8 (DS)]]
*[[File:Remix 10 DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 10 (DS)]]
* [[Battle of the Bands]] (cameo)
*[[File:Flock Step_icon.png|24px]] [[Flock Step]] (cameo)
*[[File:Cheer Readers 2_icon.png|24px]] [[Cheer Readers 2]] (cameo)
*[[File:Rhythm Rally Story_icon.png|24px]] [[Rhythm Rally|Rhythm Rally (3DS)]]
*[[File:Rhythm Rally The 3DS_icon.png|24px]] [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally 2 (3DS)]]
*[[File:Fashion_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Barbershop Remix]]
*[[File:Left_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Left-Hand Remix]]
*[[File:Final Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Final Remix]]


In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]]'' [[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic#05 彼らのダンスがすごい理由の巻 (Why Their Dance is Amazing by Maki)|05 彼らのダンスがすごい理由の巻]] (Why Their Dance is Amazing by Maki), a trio of Paddlers are shown trying to do the [[Space Dance]], but always coming up short. Suddenly, what appears to be [[Space Gramps]] in Paddler attire comes in to suggest they play table tennis to get back in the groove. They find this method to work, and continue their dancing, albeit as [[Space Dancers]].
==Appearances==
*[[File:Game 3DS ntrPingpong S.png|32px|link=Rhythm Rally]] [[Rhythm Rally]]
*[[File:Game 3DS ntrPingpong L.png|32px|link=Rhythm Rally 2]] [[Rhythm Rally 2]]
*[[File:Game DS 2-5.png|32px|link=Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]] [[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]]
*[[File:Game DS 8-1.png|32px|link=Rhythm Rally 2 (DS)|Rhythm Rally 2]] [[Rhythm Rally 2 (DS)|Rhythm Rally 2]] (''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' only)
*[[File:Game DS 8-5.png|32px|link=Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]] [[Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]]
*[[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)
*[[File:Game Wii 9-2.png|32px|link=Cheer Readers 2]] [[Cheer Readers 2]] (cameo)
*[[File:Game 3DS remix 04.png|32px|link=Barbershop Remix]] [[Barbershop Remix]]
*[[File:Game 3DS remix TED 2.png|32px|link=Final Remix]] [[Final Remix]]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Space Dancers.gif|Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''
Artwork DS Rhythm Rally.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''
Pose.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''
Padder.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''
Paddler DS.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven''
Artwork 3DS Rhythm Rally.png|Artwork for [[Rhythm Rally]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
Space Paddler 2.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''
Artwork 3DS Rhythm Rally 2.png|Artwork for [[Rhythm Rally 2]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
Space Dancers Megamix.png|Group artwork from ''Megamix''
Artwork 3DS Cosmic Rhythm Rally.png|Artwork for [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
Space Gramps yelling at the Space Dancers to be paddlers.jpg|Space Gramps yelling at the Space Dancers in order to become Paddlers.
Padder.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In [[Space Dance]], they are seen with yellow hands, but in other appearances and official artwork, they are seen with white hands, instead.
*The presence of Paddlers who look like the [[Cosmo Dancers]] in [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]] implies that both [[Space Dancers]] and [[Cosmo Dancers]] come from different looking Paddlers.
 
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
===The Paddler===
{{Lang|fr = Le fou du rebond |jp = ピンポン人|kr = 랠리인|mnjp = Ping-pong guy|mnkr = Rally guy|es = El de la paleta|mnes = The one with the palette}}
===Space Dancer===
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = スペースダンサーズ
|jp=ピンポン人
|rojp = Supēsu Dansāzu
|rojp=Pinpon Hito
|mnjp = Space Dancers
|mnjp=Ping-pong Guy
|kr = 스페이스 댄서즈<ref>"옆 체육관에는 스페이스 댄서즈 소속인 탁구부가 있거든~" ~ Rhythm Item description for [[Fruit Basket]], ''Rhythm World: The Best Plus''</ref>
|us=The Paddler<br>Paddler
|rokr = Seupeiseu Daenseojeu
|uk=The Paddler<br>Paddlers
|mnkr = Space Dancers}}
|fr=Le fou du rebond<br>Les fous du rebond
 
|mnfr=The rebound madman<br>The rebound madmen
|es=El de la paleta
|mnes=The one with the paddle
|de=Tischtennis-Champ<br>Tischtennis-Champs
|mnde=Table Tennis Champ<br>Table Tennis Champs
|it=Paoletto Tirosvelto<br>Tennistavolisti
|mnit=Paul Quickthrow<br>Table tennis players
|kr=랠리인
|rokr=Laelliin
|mnkr=Rally Guy}}
==References==
==References==
<references />
<references/>
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Megamix Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever Characters]]
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]
[[Category:Quartet]]
[[Category:Unknown Genders]]

Latest revision as of 19:46, 11 September 2024

The Paddler
Image
Artwork 3DS Rhythm Rally.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Appears in
Rhythm Heaven
Rhythm Heaven Fever (cameo)
Rhythm Heaven Megamix

The Paddlers (ピンポン人?, Pinpon Hito) are blue, box-headed humanoid figures resembling the Space Dancers who first appear in Rhythm Rally in Rhythm Heaven and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Story

These strange beings live on planet Ping-Pong[1], and on a diet of table tennis. If they stop playing, they grow weak and sickly. Some have successfully weaned themselves off table tennis by substituting paddle ball. In rare cases, some of them turn into dancers[1].

They are also described as being Racing Fans, appearing in Freeze Frame. A pair of Paddlers can also be spotted in the crowd in Battle of the Bands. The image of a Paddler can be seen occasionally in Cheer Readers 2.

Throughout Rhythm Heaven, the Paddlers play table tennis is a variety of locations, such as a featureless white plain, a tropical island (where their color changes to orange), and outer space on a UFO. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, they play in a cardboard room, on a giant flower, a giant cake and a barbershop (where their color changes to red). In Cosmic Rhythm Rally, they take on the appearance of the Cosmo Dancers.

In Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic 05 彼らのダンスがすごい理由の巻 (Why Their Dance is Amazing by Maki), a trio of Paddlers are shown trying to do the Space Dance, but always coming up short. Suddenly, what appears to be Space Gramps in Paddler attire comes in to suggest they play table tennis to get back in the groove. They find this method to work, and continue their dancing, albeit as Space Dancers.

Appearances

Gallery

Trivia

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese ピンポン人 Ping-pong Guy
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA The Paddler
Paddler
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE The Paddler
Paddlers
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Le fou du rebond
Les fous du rebond		 The rebound madman
The rebound madmen
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish El de la paleta The one with the paddle
Flag of Germany.svg German Tischtennis-Champ
Tischtennis-Champs		 Table Tennis Champ
Table Tennis Champs
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Paoletto Tirosvelto
Tennistavolisti		 Paul Quickthrow
Table tennis players
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 랠리인 Rally Guy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ピンポンをしていないと元気がなくなってしまいます。まれに、ダンサーに転身する種族もいるようです。" (People who live on the planet Ping Pong. If they don't play ping pong, they lose their energy. In rare cases, some of them seem to turn into dancers.) ~ プロフィール１ (Profiles 1), Rhythm Tengoku Gold
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