Hair Vegetables
The Hair Vegetables (ヘアーベジタボーズ?, Heā Bejitabōzu) are onions, potatoes and beets that appear in Rhythm Tweezers.
Physical Appearance
The onions are yellow. They have big noses, big eyes with small pupils, whiskers, and big lips. They have darker yellow, vertical stripes over their bodies.
The beets are light purple (brown in the arcade version) with swirly patterns. Yet again, they share the same facial features as the previously mentioned vegetable.
Lastly, the potatoes are light brown with spots over them. They have the same eyes, noses, whiskers, and lips as the onions.
Their colors change to purple, light green and grey, respectively, in Rhythm Datsumō 2.
Backstory
There is an old man who grows these vegetables. When the vegetables started growing hair, their price dropped and he was in big trouble. Plucking the hairs proved to be a difficult task, until one day, he decided to play music. He says that playing the music actually helped a ton, and made the plucking enjoyable.[1][2]
In Crop Stomp, the Stomp Farmer collects the vegetables by stomping them out of the ground. Once they are picked, they get their hairs plucked off in Rhythm Tweezers. After that, the vegetables are eaten. Potatoes and onions are used in soup.[3] Although it takes a lot of work to prepare the vegetables, they are very healthy. Their skins contain a lot of nutrients.[4]
In Cheer Readers, one of the images the girls show is of an onion. In Cheer Readers 2, another image shows the vegetables as they appear in Crop Stomp. In Wake-Up Caller, a green onion with flowers on top can sometimes appear instead of a flower.
In Machine Remix, the onions gain the appearence of light bulbs.
Purpose
In Rhythm Tengoku, the Hair Vegetables appear in the second minigame, Rhythm Tweezers. Together, they help to teach the player about copying rhythms in the first Simon-Says based game in the franchise. They also make the player follow some very fast rhythms, and use the D-Pad for the first time.
Appearances
- File:Vegeta-Pull Story icon.png Rhythm Tweezers
- File:Vegeta-Pull 3DS icon.png Rhythm Tweezers 2
- File:1st Remix icon.png Remix 1
- File:6th Remix icon.png Remix 6
- File:Vegeta-Pull 2 icon.png Rhythm Datsumō 2
- File:7th Remix icon.png Remix 7
- File:8th Remix icon.png Remix 8
- File:Vegeta-Pull Tempo icon.png Rhythm Datsumō
- File:1st Remix Tempo icon.png Extra Remix
- File:Crop Stomp icon.png Crop Stomp
- File:Remix 3 DS icon.png Remix 3
- File:Remix 9 DS icon.png Remix 9
- File:Remix 10 DS icon.png Remix 10
- File:Cheer Readers 3DS icon.png Cheer Readers (cameo)
- File:Cheer Readers 2 icon.png Cheer Readers 2 (cameo)
- File:Remix 10 wii icon.png Remix 10 (cameo)
- File:EndlessGameWakeUpCallerIcon.gif Wake-Up Caller (cameo)
- File:Machine Remix icon.png Machine Remix
- File:Left Remix icon.png Left-Hand Remix
Trivia
- The Hair Vegetables make a cameo in WarioWare Gold as their own minigame called Rhythm Tweezers.
- In Machine Remix, the lightbulb variants of the onion still have an onion-like top; however, it remains off-screen.
- In the credits for Game & Wario, the name Harry Onion was mentioned, likely referring to one of the onions.
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Screenshot from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
- Watermalone.jpg
Screenshot from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
- Beetthebeats.jpg
Screenshot from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven
- Hairy Onion 3DS.png
Artwork for Rhythm Tweezers from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Hairy Onion Harry.png
Artwork for Rhythm Tweezers 2 from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Vegeta-pull 3DS.PNG
Prerelease image from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Hairy onion 2.png
Artwork from Game & Wario
- Gw2.png
Cameo in Game & Wario
- HairyVegetablesPlushies.jpg
Official Hair Vegetables Plushies
In Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | ヘアーベジタボーズ | Hair Vegetables |
Harry Onion
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | 毛深いタマネギ | Hairy Onion |
EnglishNOA | Harry Onion[5] | |
EnglishNOE | Harry Onion[5] | |
Spanish | Harry Onion[6] |
References
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html
- ↑ Epilation Letter
- ↑ "My grandpa used to cook soup with lots of potatoes and onions." ~ Rhythm Item description for Rhythm Tweezers 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ "My grandpa's farm grew hairy onions. You gotta pluck 'em, but they're real good for ya. The skins have lots o' nutrients and stuff. If only MY scalp were so nutritious!" ~ Rhythm Item description for Rhythm Tweezers, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ [1]Game & Wario, Pirates (English)
- ↑ [2]Game & Wario, Pirates (Spanish)