The Paddler
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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
The Paddlers, also known as the Space Dancers (スペースダンサーズ?, Supēsu Dansāzu) are blue, box-headed humanoid figures first appearing in Rhythm Tengoku's Space Dance. They later return in 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
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
Their dance is considered brutal because those who mistime their moves will end up getting hit the person next to them.[1]
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.[2]
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 Rally Certificate
According to 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 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 Space Dance
- File:3rd Remix icon.png Remix 3
- File:6th Remix icon.png Remix 6
- File:7th Remix icon.png Remix 7
- File:8th Remix icon.png Remix 8
- File:Rhythm Rally icon.png Rhythm Rally (DS)
- File:Remix 2 DS icon.png Remix 2 (DS)
- File:Freeze Frame 3DS icon.png Freeze Frame (cameo)
- File:Rhythm Rally 2 icon.png Rhythm Rally 2 (DS)
- File:Remix 8 DS icon.png Remix 8 (DS)
- File:Remix 10 DS icon.png Remix 10 (DS)
- Battle of the Bands (cameo)
- File:Flock Step icon.png Flock Step (cameo)
- File:Cheer Readers 2 icon.png Cheer Readers 2 (cameo)
- File:Rhythm Rally Story icon.png Rhythm Rally (3DS)
- File:Rhythm Rally The 3DS icon.png Rhythm Rally 2 (3DS)
- File:Fashion Remix icon.png Barbershop Remix
- File:Left Remix icon.png Left-Hand Remix
- File:Final Remix icon.png Final Remix
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
- Paddler DS.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
- Space Paddler 2.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Space Dancers Megamix.png
Group artwork from Megamix
Space Gramps yelling at the Space Dancers in order to become Paddlers.
Trivia
- In Space Dance, they are seen with yellow hands, but in other appearances and official artwork, they are seen with white hands, instead.
In Other Languages
The Paddler
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ピンポン人 | Ping-pong guy |
 French |
Le fou du rebond | |
 Spanish |
El de la paleta | The one with the palette |
 Korean |
랠리인 | Rally guy |
Space Dancer
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
スペースダンサーズ | Space Dancers |
| Korean |
스페이스 댄서즈[3] | Space Dancers |
References
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage03.html
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage06.html
- ↑ "옆 체육관에는 스페이스 댄서즈 소속인 탁구부가 있거든~" ~ Rhythm Item description for Fruit Basket, Rhythm World: The Best Plus