Rats

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The rats (ねずみ?, Nezumi) are three little rodents who appeared in the Rhythm Game Rat Race in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Together, they sneak across a kitchen table to hide from a cat named Ms. Whiskers.

Rats
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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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The player controls a white rat who runs between the two brown rats.

Backstory

The rats are sneaky, but they also bravely venture out to the "Ultra Dangerous Zone" where Ms. Whiskers usually is. They're risking life and limb to find food for their family.[1] The stoplight they use is an antique, used to train young rats for many generations[2].

The rats sometimes appear in the photos taken by T.J Snapper in Freeze Frame.

Appearances

Gallery

Trivia

  • During gameplay, if the player stops in such a way that a rat isn't covered up by dishes, those rats will cower in fear, and sweat profusely. Even if the player gets up to move behind cover, Ms. Whiskers will never attack.
    • Additionally, the Epilogues show different outcomes regarding how much cheese the rats managed to take back. During gameplay, the rats always reach the cheese no matter how poorly the player performed. It is possible the player's performance determines how well the rats are able to bring the cheese back to their families.

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese ねずみ Rats
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Rats
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Rats
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Rats
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Roedores Rodents
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Topi Mice
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 생쥐 Mouse

References

  1. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage02.html
  2. "This antique traffic signal has been used to train young rats for many generations. They train hard every night, since they know their survival (and cheese consumption) depends on it." ~ Rhythm Item description for Rat Race, Rhythm Heaven Megamix