Ninja Bodyguard

敵襲(てきしゅう)だ！ 十字ボタンとAボタンで応戦(おうせん)だ！ フジヤマ（ふじさん）！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the D-pad and the A button! Fuji-yama (Fuji Mountain)!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd Description (Rhythm Tengoku)

敵襲だ！ 左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！ フジヤマ！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the Left and Right buttons! Fuji-yama!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd Description (Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)

An enemy is attacking your lord! Block the arrows with your sword-- and maybe next time bring a shield!

— Ninja Bodyguard Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)

Ninja Bodyguard (忍者^?, Ninja) is the 22nd Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku and the 63rd game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is about a Black Ninja who protects his Feudal Lord from the White Ninjas' onslaught. A sequel is later unlocked in Rhythm Tengoku called Ninja Reincarnate.

Gameplay

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In this rhythm game, the player controls the Ninja who wears all black. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back in forth in time to destroy the arrows shot as his lord.

Controls

Button Mode

• A: Swing sword right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left.
• D-Pad: Swing sword left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.

Arcade Version

• D-Pad: Swing Sword Left and Right (depends on its current place).

Simple Tap Mode

• Tap: Swing sword left or right (depends on its current place).

Timing Notes

• Hit: The arrow is split in half.
• Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shing noise. A barely counts as a miss.
• Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.

Rating Notes

Header

• "トノから　ひとこと" (A word from the feudal lord)

Try Again

• "ちゃんと　守ってよネ…" (Please protect me properly...)
• "すばやい　剣さばきが　みじゅくである。" (Your fast sword timing is unskilled.)
• "「四連矢」　に　コテンパンである。" (You couldn't handle the "four arrows in a row".)

OK

• "う~ん．．．" (Yeah...)
• "まぁまぁ、　かな。" (OK, I guess?)
• "とりあえず．．．" (Anyway...)
• "よしと　します。" (You did your best.)

Superb

• "すばやい　剣さばきであった！" (Your fast sword timing is good!)
• "「四連矢返し」　が　おみごと！" (The "four arrows in a row" reflection was wonderful!)

Header

• "My Lord Solemnly Intones"

Try Again

• "I hired you to protect me."

OK

• "Eh. Passable."

Superb

• "Impressive swordplay."

Epilogue

Rhythm Tengoku

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  "ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！" (Uh oh! The feudal lord has fainted!!)

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  "トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。" (Feudal lord! Sooory~.)

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  "アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！" (I was told, “bravo!,” baby!!)

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

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  "Nooooo!"

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  "I...I am glad you are safe, my lord."

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  "Not a scratch!"

Rhythm Item

Scroll

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Skill Star

When you are at the four arrows at once, slice the fourth arrow perfectly to collect the star.

Appearances

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  Ninja Bodyguard
  Remix 6

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  Remix 5
  Ninja Reincarnate

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  Ninja Bodyguard
  Final Remix

Ninja Bodyguard 2P

敵襲だ！ 左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！ フジヤマ！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the left and the right button! Fuji-yama!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd 2P Description

Ninja Bodyguard also appears in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) where it is referred to as Ninja Bodyguard 2P (忍者 2P^?, Ninja 2P). It plays the same as the 1P version, except the two players take turns on each section. This effectively doubles the length of the game.

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Trivia

• In the Korean version, most clothes were changed.
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• This is the only rhythm game to start with a skipable cutscene instead of a practice.
  • The game did however get a tutorial in the arcade version, and a practice in Rhythm Heaven Megamix in addition to the cutscene.
• The towers during the cutscene look similar to the ones seen in Dog Ninja.
  • Also, the Ninja Bodyguard title card share the same scenario from Dog Ninja title card: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
• According to the debug menu in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, this game was supposed to have a prequel.[1]

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	忍者 Ninja
French	Protection ninja
Spanish	Guardaespaldas ninja
Italian	Ninja del corpo
Korean	보디가드 Bodyguard