Munchy Monk (character)
The Munchy Monk (修行おとこ?, Shūgyō Otoko) is a bold monk in training who made his debut in the minigame Munchy Monk from Rhythm Heaven.
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Backstory
The Munchy Monk is first seen training deep in the mountains, which which involves eating dumplings all day, as well as caring for a baby in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. At one point, the monk was spotted by a bear, who was ready to eat him, but left him alone after witnessing the monk eat a dozen dumplings at once. He was spotted in the mountains by a circus ringmaster who hired him as a clown, but was ironically fired by Carny Barker for eating on the job. The monk's incredible eating abilities earned him the title of "Dumpling Man", as well as news coverage of any sightings of him. At an unknown point, the Munchy Monk was seen performing his act as a proper clown at a carnival. After mastering eating, he aims to perfect the art of feeding someone else (in this case, a Chorus Kid) on a moving train.[1]
Appearances
Gallery
- Training Monky.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
- Monk 2.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
- Circus Monk.png
As seen in Munchy Monk 2 from Rhythm Heaven
- Munchy Monk guy.png
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven Fever
- Munchy Monk Wii.png
Screenshot from Rhythm Heaven Fever
- Munchy Monk gameplay 3DS.PNG
Screenshot from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Trivia
- In Rhythm Heaven, he's sleeveless in the game, but his artwork depicts him with sleeves. In later games, he always has sleeves.
- In Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix his design was changed to resemble Employee 333-4-591032 more closely.
- He appears as a defense-type spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his spirit battle takes place in the Spirit Train stage, he is represented by a blue Ken who is distracted by items but has a powered-up Shoryuken (an uppercut-like move), and he is backed by three white Kirbys.
In Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 修行おとこ | Shūgyō Otoko |
EnglishNOA | Munchy Monk | |
EnglishNOE | Munchy Monk | |
French | L'avide ascète Altruiste ascète[2] |
The munching ascetic Altruistic ascetic |
Spanish | Pi Ying, el monje tragón Monje tragón[2] |
Pi Ying, the munching monk Munching monk |
Italian | Monaco Gnam | Monk Yum |
Dutch | Bikkende broeder[2] | Biting brother |
Russian | Монах Жорий[2] | Monk Zhoriy [pun on "Жор" (having a voracious appetite)] |
ChineseSI | Munchy Monk[2] | |
Korean | 수행자 | Performer |