Mr. Upbeat (character)

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"ウラ、
はじめました。"
"(Mr. Upbeat, nice to meet you.)"
— Mr. Upbeat (Rhythm Tengoku)

Mr. Upbeat (ウラおとこ^?, Ura Otoko), also written as Mr Upbeat in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and also known as Robert Upbeat^[1], is a character that appears in the Endless Game Mr. Upbeat.

Story

Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The green light on his head is timed to the offbeat^[2]. Over the course of the game, he praises the player on their skills^[3], but his feet start to feel numb^[4] and he eventually gets tired^[5], starts complaining about how it hurts^[6] and asks the player to stop, even suggesting they play something else^[7]. He wonders how it would be if he wore tap shoes^[8] and hopes to work in a Game & Watch title some day^[9]. At one point he bought himself a Monkey Watch and every Tuesday has "therapy sessions" using it. Every week, he gripes about people assuming he's "some happy-go-lucky sap" because of his name.

Rhythm Sesang Wii features a different backstory. He has had a great sense of rhythm since he was little and enjoyed dancing to the music. If things had continued as such, his mother would've sent him to music school. One day he grew tired of being on the beat all the time, as it was too easy for him. In order to find another way to enjoy music, he switched to the offbeat, and uses a metronome to practice. His mother is sad that he can't go to music school because of this, but he likes his life. He also mentions he has a girlfriend and would like to introduce the player the next time they meet, however this has yet to happen^[10].

Appearances

Gallery

Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku

In Super Smash Bros.

Although Mr. Upbeat himself doesn't appear in the Super Smash Bros. series, the trophy for the Chorus Kids in Dairantou Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS mentions them.

コーラスメン		Translation
	不思議ふしぎな魅力みりょくのキャラクターの多おおさでいえば、『リズム天国てんごく』の右みぎに出でる作品さくびんはそんなにない。たとえば「子孫しそんたち」「ウラおとこ」「わるもの」、ひねったのか、そのままなのか、わからない。また、「ミニ町人ちょうにん」「ラブさん」「トランとポリン」、かわいい、なんていうか、とてもかわいい。そんな中なかから今回こんかい、「コーラスメン」をどうぞ。	When it comes to having many mysterious and charming characters, there are not many works to the right of "Rhythm Heaven". For example, "Shison-tachi", "Mr. Upbeat", "Waru Mono", I don't know if they were twisted or have always been like that. Meanwhile, "Mini Chounin", "Love-san", "Tram and Poline" are cute, very cute. Please enjoy the "Chorus Kids" this time.

Trivia

Mr. Upbeat himself does not appear in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku. The game Manzai was substituted with Mr. Upbeat due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game^[11].
Hi-Hat features objects on springs which bear a resemblace to Mr. Upbeat.
In Rhythm Heaven Fever, once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light grows over the next few steps, displaying a series of letters, and then goes back to normal. The letters that pop up spell MATCH, which can be used as a codeword in Police Call.
Although he appears to be barefoot, he is actually wearing shoes^[12].

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウラおとこ	Backwards Man
English^NOA	Mr. Upbeat Robert Upbeat
English^NOE	Mr Upbeat
French	M. Contretemps	Mr. Backbeat
Spanish	Don Contratiempo	Mr. Backbeat
Italian	Mr. Contrattempo	Mr. Backbeat
Korean	미스터 엇박	Mr. Offbeat