Mandrill

Mandrill (マンドリコ^?, Mandoriko), also sometimes referred to as Mando^[1] by his friend Monkey in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, is a character in Hole in One.

Mandrill is a large, black mandrill with a red nose. His belly is white and he has two strong arms and legs. His hair spikes up on top of his small white ears.

Story

Mandrill helps out his friend, Monkey, who is a professional golf coach. At their first meeting with the Golfer, Mandrill gives tips about needing to focus on timing, rather than just power.

During the game, he takes a big golf ball out of his mouth, and swings it forward really quick. During the Practice, Mandrill greets the player with a "Hellooooo!" as he pounds his chest. He initially forgets to give any cues until Monkey reminds him.

Mandrill returns in Remix 1, where he wears a ring of flowers on his head. In Hole in One 2, his facial hair turns pink, his belly becomes a more yellow color, and his hair has grown considerably. In Remix 9, his colors return to the original appearance, although his hair has grown even more, reaching the top of the screen, and a Monkey can be seen clinging on to it. He appears in Lush Remix wearing an explorer's hat.

Appearances

Gallery

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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Fever
Wallpaper from Minna no Rhythm Tengoku

Trivia

In Minna no Rhythm Tengoku, Mandrill refers to himself with "atashi"^[2], a feminine first-person pronoun. This, alongside Monkey using "kun" when refering to Mandrill^[3] (usually but not necessarily a male pronoun), leads Japanese players unsure of his actual gender^[4]. Mandrill is clearly male in other versions.
Mandrill speaks in broken English in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and also refers to himself in the third person^[5], unlike most other animal characters.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マンドリコ	Mandrico
English^NOA	Mandrill
English^NOE	Mandrill Mando
French	Mandrico
Spanish	Mandril	Mandrill
Italian	Mandrico
Korean	맨드릴군	Mandrill

References

↑ "What's up, Mando?" ~ Monkey, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
↑ "アタシもまぜなさいよー！" (Atashi mo maze nasai yo-!^?, Add me in too!) ~ Mandrill, Minna no Rhythm Tengoku
↑ "だめだよ、マンドリコくん。" (Dameda yo, Mandoriko-kun.^?, No, Mandrico-kun.) ~ Monkey, Minna no Rhythm Tengoku
↑ "おさるさんと仲がよく、おさるさんは、「マンドリコくん」と言うが、マンドリコは、「アタシ」や、「もう1回やるわよ！」と女口調を用いるので、オネエ系なのかもしれない。性別はナゾのままである。" (He and Monkey are good friends, and Monkey says "Mandrico-kun", but Mandrico uses femenine tones such as "atashi" and "Mō 1-kai yaru wa yo!", so he may be an onee-kei [man who acts femenine]. The gender remains a mystery.) ~ Japanese walkthrough of Hole in One
↑ "Mandrill sorry he no give signal. Next time Mandrill give signal, OK?" ~ Mandrill, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise

[1] "What's up, Mando?" ~ Monkey, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise

[2] "アタシもまぜなさいよー！" (Atashi mo maze nasai yo-!^?, Add me in too!) ~ Mandrill, Minna no Rhythm Tengoku

[3] "だめだよ、マンドリコくん。" (Dameda yo, Mandoriko-kun.^?, No, Mandrico-kun.) ~ Monkey, Minna no Rhythm Tengoku

[4] "おさるさんと仲がよく、おさるさんは、「マンドリコくん」と言うが、マンドリコは、「アタシ」や、「もう1回やるわよ！」と女口調を用いるので、オネエ系なのかもしれない。性別はナゾのままである。" (He and Monkey are good friends, and Monkey says "Mandrico-kun", but Mandrico uses femenine tones such as "atashi" and "Mō 1-kai yaru wa yo!", so he may be an onee-kei [man who acts femenine]. The gender remains a mystery.) ~ Japanese walkthrough of Hole in One

[5] "Mandrill sorry he no give signal. Next time Mandrill give signal, OK?" ~ Mandrill, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise

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