Baxter & Forthington

Baxter & Forthington (クイック＆スロー^?, Quick & Slow), also known as Quick and Slow in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, are a dog and cat who like to play badminton while flying in planes in Air Rally.

Story

Baxter & Forthington like they play badminton while piloting their planes. They fly over a desert oasis, and soon after, high above the Rhythm Islands. In the latter location, Forthington tells Baxter about a new doughnut shop that opened up recently, where one can get "a doughnut covered in marshmallows, candy, and tiny little doughnuts". The two start arguing over it, with Baxter throwing an insult. Forthington replies with another insult, and thwacks a birdie at Baxter. The two exchange more insults and rallies for over 40 minutes^[1], after which they get tired, and agree to go to the doughnut shop after all, making surprisingly doughnut-shaped vapor trails as they fly off^[2]^[3].

They appear in Remix 3 in Rhythm Heaven Fever, wearing chef hats and using spatulas, piloting planes shaped like cars, and in Remix 8 and Remix 10 with no special appearance. In Honeybee Remix they wear bee-themed hats, flying in bee-themed planes through a honey-themed land.

Appearances

Gallery

Solo artwork of Baxter from Rhythm Heaven Fever
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Solo artwork of Forthington from Rhythm Heaven Fever
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Artwork for Air Rally from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Artwork for Air Rally 2 from Rhythm Heaven Megamix

In Super Smash Bros.

Baxter & Forthington appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit. Their spirit battle takes place on the Pilotwings stage playing Monkey Watch as the music. Baxter is represented by Duck Hunt Duo in the yellow costume, while Forthington is represented with a tiny Incineroar in the orange costume. The rule "Item: Throwing Types" is enacted and the conditions are:

The enemy is easily distracted by items

No. 1199

Baxter & Forthington

★ NOVICE

1

Rocket Belt Equipped

World of Light (The Light Realm)
Spirit Board
Shop (500G)

Trivia

The names Baxter & Forthington are a pun on "back and forth", referencing how the birdie is hit back and forth. Their Japanese and UK English names, Quick & Slow, may be a reference to the two rhythms in which the birdie is hit, as it is usually a quick rhythm, and sometimes changes to a slow rhythm.
Forthington has a resemblance to Spitz from the WarioWare series.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クイック＆スロー	Quick & Slow
English^NOA	Baxter & Forthington	Pun on "back and forth"
English^NOE	Quick and Slow^[3] Baxter & Forthington^[4]^[5]
French^NOA	Rapido et Ramollo^[5]	Fast and Sluggish
French^NOE	Rapido & Ramollo	Fast & Sluggish
Spanish^NOA	Zis y Zas^[5]	Zis and Zas
Spanish^NOE	Zis y Zas	Zis and Zas
German	Flottsam & Langsam	Quick & Slow
Italian	Forte & Piano	Strong & Soft
Dutch	Baxter en Forthington^[5]	Baxter and Forthington
Russian	Бакстер и Фортингтон^[5]	Baxter and Forthington
Chinese^SI	Baxter & Forthington^[5]
Chinese^TR	Baxter & Forthington^[5]
Korean	퀵&슬로 퀵과 슬로^[5]	Quick & Slow Quick and Slow