Reporter & Wrestler

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Reporter & Wrestler
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Promotional artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Reporter (レポーター?, Repōtā) & Wrestler (レスラー?, Resurā) are characters from Ringside in Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Wrestler, controlled by the player, is interviewed by Reporter during a post-match interview.

Backstory

The Wrestler is a campion of wrestling, and agreed to take an interview after an important match at the Rhythm Arena for the "Wrestling 20XX"[1] newspaper. He defended his title in 15 minutes with his Z-Suplex special move[2] and was subsequently interviewed. The Reporter asked him various questions, such as how it feels to defend his title, what the turning point of the match was, what strategy he plans to use for the next opponent, and one from the fans, to all of which he simply responded with "Eh." The Reporter then responded with "Whoa, you go, big guy!", prompting the Wretler to strike a pose, before ending the interview. Alongside her, there are other reporters who request poses to take pictures of.

During the interview, they received a statement that the Wrestler's father was saving all his articles. When asked about it after the interview, the Wrestler responded with "Eh.", which displayed the respect he has towards his father[3]. When his father was asked if he does save the articles, he simply nodded with an affirmative sounding grunt[4].

They reappear in Remix 4 in Rhythm Heaven Fever, where the Reporter wears a traditional orange kimono and has pigtails while the Wrestler appears as a ninja, wearing a blue ninja mask, blue pants, two blue sweatbands and a katana taped onto his back. In Remix 9 in Rhythm Heaven Fever, they appear again, with a stark red, white and black color scheme. In Songbird Remix in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the Reporter wears a long yellow jacket and a yellow cap with a bird on it, while the Wrestler wears yellow, and his mask is changed to yellow mask that resembles a bird, and wings on his back.

In the Challenge Train course Wario...Where? 2: The Sequel, Reporter & Wrestler are dressed up like Mona and Wario-Man respectively.

Appearances

Gallery

In Super Smash Bros.

Reporter & Wrestler appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a trophy in the "Other" category, and as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Their spirit battle takes place on the Boxing Ring stage in it's Battlefield form, with Title Theme - Punch-Out!! (Wii) as the music. Wrestler is represented by Pikachu in the Libre costume, while Reporter is represented with the Assist Trophy Yuri Kozukata, a photographer from Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. The conditions are:

  • You are easy to launch
  • Hostile assist trophies will appear
Wrestler and Reporter
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Live from the Rhythm Arena! When the reporter asks, "Wubbadubbadubba, 'zat true?" the wrestler will answer on the beat. When the reporter is amazed and says, "Whoa, you go, big guy!" the wrestler will flex and pose. Finally, when the other reporters request the wrestler to "pose for the fans!" he will do just that. Wubbadubbadubba, that's cool!
Live from the Rhythm Arena, we bring you a true wrestling phenomenon! Swoon as he displays his outstanding physique! Marvel at his enlightening responses whenever he hears "Wubbadubbadubba, 'zat true?" And when he poses for the fans, we won't blame you if you faint. Whoa, you go, big guy!


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Reporter & Wrestler
Shield
★★ 2 No Effect

Trivia

  • The name of the newspaper was originally "New Wave Press 2011"[5] in the Japanese version, and unspecified in the UK English version.
  • They make a cameo appearance in Game & Wario, both in the opening cutscene of "Pirates", and in the ending sequence.
  • In WarioWare Gold, Wrestler is mentioned in Mr. Sparkles's character card.

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese レポーター & レスラー[6] Reporter & Wrestler
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Wrestler and Reporter[7]
Reporter & Wrestler[6]
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Wrestler and Reporter[7]
Reporter & Wrestler[6]
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Journaliste & catcheur[6]
Journaliste et lutteur[8]
Jurnalist & wrestler
Journalist and wrestler
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Periodista y luchador Journalist and Wrestler
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Wrestler e giornalista Wrestler and journalist
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Worstelaar en verslaggeefster[6] Wrestler and reporter
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Репортерша и рестлер[6]
Reportersha i restler
Reporter and wrestler
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChineseSI Reporter & Wrestler[6]
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 리포터 & 레슬러 Reporter & Wrestler

References

  1. "Wrestling 20XX "Nobody beats the champ!"
    Location: Rhythm Arena" ~ Wrestler's Weekly, Rhythm Heaven Fever
  2. "No Holds Barred Challenge Match Victory
    The Wrestler defended his championship title in 15 minutes with his Z-Suplex special move." ~ Wrestler's Weekly, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
  3. "しゅざいを進めるうち、かれの父が、かれの記事を全てスクラップしているという、じょうほうを入手した。しあい後、レスラーさんにそのことを伝えたところ「ええ」とコメント。マスクの下からは父親に対する、けいいを感じられた。" (As we proceeded with the interview, we obtained information that his father had scrapped all of his articles. After the meeting, I told Mr. Wrestler about it and he said "Eh." Underneath the mask, you could sense the respect for his father.) ~ Rhythm Item description for Ringside, Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+
  4. "When the wrestler's father was asked if he saved news articles about his son, he simply nodded and made an affirmative-sounding grunt." ~ Rhythm Item description for Ringside, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
  5. "ニューウェーブプロレス2011「最強レスラーはオレだ!」
    会場:リズム天国体育館" (New Wave Press 2011 "The Strongest Wrestler is me!"
    Venue: Rhythm Tengoku Gymnasium) ~ 週刊レスラー (Weekly Wrestler), Minna no Rhythm Tengoku
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  7. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Canadian French)