Monkey
Monkey is a recurring character from the Rhythm Heaven franchise, particularly Rhythm Heaven Fever.
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Rhythm Tengoku
Showtime
The Monkey's first appearance is in Showtime, where he hits a switch to launch a ball for penguins to catch mid-air.
Tap Trial
In Tap Trial, there are 2 monkeys who instruct you on when to tap, double tap, triple tap, or jump.
Rhythm Heaven
Fan Club
In Fan Club, there are three monkeys, one of which is the player. The Pop Singer gives you cues that you must follow with the other monkeys, which includes clapping and jumping.
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Hole in One
In Hole in One, the Monkey is seen with his friend, Mandrill. Since it's the first rhythm game, they introduce you to the concept of rhythm. They return in Hole in One 2, where the Monkey is instead female.
Tambourine
The Monkey is the leader in Tambourine. It plays the tambourine as the player must repeat them.
Monkey Watch
In Monkey Watch, there are dozens of monkeys. The player, who is also a monkey, rides the watch's clock hand and "high fives" the other monkeys as they pass by them. There is a "punk monkey" that will be followed after every few monkeys, which high fives on the off-beat.
Remix 2
In the sections of Board Meeting, instead of a woman assistant, there is a small female monkey wearing glasses and a small pink dress. Instead of saying "One, two, three!" the monkey says "Oo-ookii!".
Exhibition Match
Before the last ball is thrown in Exhibition Match, The curtain in the middle of the arena rises to reveal a monkey, who is catching the pitcher's baseballs and dropping the to Slugger.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Animal Acrobat
In Animal Acrobat, the Acrobatic Monkey swings on elephant trunks and giraffe heads in order to be a circus star.
Pajama Party
In Pajama Party, the pajama girl throws a pajama party with monkeys.
Other Appearances
The monkeys also appear in the returning Tap Trial, Fan Club, Hole in One, Monkey Watch, and Exhibition Match.
Appearances
- Showtime
- Remix 3 (GBA)
- Tap Trial
- Remix 5 (GBA)
- Tap Trial 2(as MAN-K)
- Remix 6 (GBA)
- Remix 7 (GBA)
- Remix 8 (GBA)
- Fan Club
- Remix 1 (DS)
- Freeze Frame (cameo)
- Fan Club 2
- Remix 7 (DS)
- Remix 10 (DS)
- Hole in One
- Remix 1 (Wii)
- Tambourine
- Monkey Watch
- Remix 2 (Wii)
- Exhibition Match
- Hole in One 2
- Remix 9 (Wii)
- Remix 10 (Wii)
- Clap Trap (as yellow monkey)
- Lush Remix
- Animal Acrobat (as Acrobatic Monkey)
- Songbird Remix
- Pajama Party
- Jungle Gymnast (as Female Acrobatic Monkey)
- Left-Hand Remix
- Right-Hand Remix
- Final Remix (as Acrobatic Monkey, Female Acrobatic Monkey, and MAN-K)
Trivia
- Monkeys made a cameo in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Game & Wario, by the same creators who made the WarioWare series.
- The first monkey appearance in the series is Showtime in Rhythm Tengoku.
Gallery
- Bad Monkey.gif
MAN-K (Tap Trial 2) variant
Remix 5 variant
- Rhythmheavenmonkeys.jpg
The three monkeys variants cameo in Warioware Smooth Moves
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Two of the monkeys variants cameo in Warioware Smooth Moves
- Rhythm Monkey.png
- Monkey LBG.png
- Rhythm Monkey Fever.png
- Tapping folks.png
- Pyjama girl and Monkey.png
- Pajama Monkey.png
Pajama Party variant
Showtime variant
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