Baxter & Forthington

Forthington (スロー?, Slow), also known as Slow in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, is a cat from the game Air Rally. He is very teasy and likes sweet things like donuts. He also seems to like playing Badminton in the sky with Baxter. Not much else is known about Forthington, due to only making one major appearance.

Forthington
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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Fever
Appears in

Rhythm Heaven Fever

In Rhythm Heaven Fever, Forthington's primary appearance is in Air Rally where he leads Baxter while playing badminton mid-air. He is the one seen shouting in the beat, and when switching rhythms, counting "2, 3, 4!" He is also seen wearing a chef hat and swats the birdie with a spatula in Remix 3. He also makes an appearance in Remix 8 along with Baxter.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Forthington has a resemblance to Spitz from the WarioWare series.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the spirit fight featuring himself and Baxter takes place on the Pilotwings stage. Forthington is represented by a yellow Incineroar, while Baxter is represented by a yellow Duck Hunt. Both are distracted by items.
  • The name's Baxter and Forthington are a pun on "back and forth", referencing how the birdie is hit back and forth in Air Rally.

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In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese スロー Slow
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Forthington
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Slow[1]
Forthington[2]
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Ramollo Sluggish
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Zas
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Piano Slowly
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Forthington[3]
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Фортингтон[3] Forthington
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChineseSI Forthington[3]
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 슬로 Slow

References

  1. Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
  2. Rhythm Paradise Megamix
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate