Play-Yan
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"「音楽大スキ！」 (I love music!)" |
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Play-Yan (プレイやん?, Pureiyan), known as one of the Hidden Characters ( かくれキャラ?, Kakure Kyara) in Rhythm Heaven. is a white humanoid creature who appears in the Rhythm Game Night Walk in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Physical Appearance
Play-Yan has features similar to that of a human and an all white body. He has a large head with two large eyes and a smile.
Backstory
He is known for his love of music, and his work is all about it. Through connections, he was able to appear in Rhythm Tengoku as well. In his private life, he likes to listen to music and taking walks while watching the night sky. He doesn't like to talk about his work too much, but he is always cheerful and has a gentle way with words.[1] The speaker of Night Walk Information happened to meet Play-Yan in the city, who promptly said "I love music!" and disappeared up some stairs. He has an impeccable sense of rhythm and Magic Flowers grow in his footsteps when the timing is right.[2][3]
Play-Yan shows up in The Dazzles, where he is seen hanging on a star at times. This is acknowledged in Supporting Cast 2, where he is referred to as a "Hidden Character". Play-Yan also appears as an austronaut in the epilogues of Remix 9 in Rhythm Heaven, where he is either in deep-space trouble being chased by Space Umpires (Try Again), cruising the stars in style (OK), or making first contact fun with the Space-Rabbits (Superb).
Play-Yan appears in Remix 7 in Rhythm Heaven Fever, as one of the images in the Cheer Readers sections.
Appearances
- File:Night Walk 3DS icon.png Night Walk
- File:4th Remix icon.png Remix 4
- File:6th Remix icon.png Remix 6
- File:Night Walk 2 icon.png Night Walk 2
- File:7th Remix icon.png Remix 7
- File:The Dazzles 3DS icon.png The Dazzles (cameo)
- File:The Dazzles 2 icon.png The Dazzles 2 (cameo)
- File:Remix 9 DS icon.png Remix 9 (cameo)
- File:Remix 7 Wii icon.png Remix 7 (cameo)
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
- The Play-Yan.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Play-Yan Megamix.png
Solo artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Trivia
- Play-Yan is named after the Play-Yan, a media player that would allow a Game Boy Advance or a Game Boy Micro to play MP3s and videos via an SD card. He appeared as the main mascot on the selection menu, as well as being playable in a minigame called "JUMP".
- Play-Yan appears as a visualization in the Nintendo 3DS Sound application, specifically the MP3 Player. He is shown jumping on boxes to the beat, with the music being portrayed as blue stars fading in and out in the background.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
<span class="tooltip" title="Pureiyan Kakure Kyara" style="text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-style: dotted">プレイやん かくれキャラ |
Play-Yan[4] Hidden Character[5] |
 EnglishNOA |
Hidden Characters[6] | |
 EnglishNOE |
Hidden Character[7] | |
 French |
Personnage caché[8] | Hidden character |
 Spanish |
Personajes ocultos[9] | Hidden characters |
 Italian |
Un personaggio nascosto[10] | A hidden character |
 Korean |
숨은 캐릭터[11] | Hidden Character |
References
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage04.html
- ↑ "Supposedly these flowers grow in the footsteps of a mysterious, white creature who prowls the night! Who is he? What does he want? Where did he learn his impeccable sense of rhythm?" ~ Rhythm Item description for Night Walk, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ "Good timing makes pretty flowers grow! Yay!" ~ Dialogue in Night Walk, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ Official romanization on the Play-Yan media player.
- ↑ 脇役紹介２, Rhythm Tengoku Gold
- ↑ Supporting Cast 2, Rhythm Heaven
- ↑ Supporting Cast 2, Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ Rôles secondaires 2, Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ Más personajes 2, Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ Staff di supporto 2, Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ 조연 소개 2, Rhythm World