Ninja Bodyguard
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| Ninja Bodyguard |
| An enemy is attacking your lord! Block the arrows with your sword-- and maybe next time bring a shield! |
 Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Ninja Bodyguard (忍者?, Ninja) is the 2nd Rhythm Game of Stage 5 (26th overall) in Rhythm Tengoku and the 1st of Star Land (63rd overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
The arrange version, Ninja no Shison, appears in Technician in Rhythm Tengoku.
Gameplay
This game is about a Ninja who protects his Lord from the enemy onslaught. The player controls the ninja using Ⓐ and ✚ to swing the sword back and forth in time to destroy the arrows shot by the enemy.
Controls
Rhythm Tengoku/Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Ⓐ/Tap: Swing sword right (if on the left)
- ✚/Tap: Swing sword left (if on the right)
Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
- ✚: Swing sword left or right (depends on its current place)
Timing Display
Results
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トノから ひとこと(A Word from the Lord) | トノから ひとこと(A Word from the Lord) |
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ちゃんと 守ってよネ… (Please protect me properly...) すばやい 剣さばきが みじゅくである。(You lack quick sword skills.) 「四連矢」 に コテンパンである。(The "four arrows in a row" overwhelmed you.) |
ちゃんと 守ってよネ… (Please protect me properly...) すばやい 剣さばきが みじゅくである。(You lack quick sword skills.) 「四連矢」 に コテンパンである。(The "four arrows in a row" overwhelmed you.) |
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う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、 かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと します。 |
(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.) |
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すばやい 剣さばきであった！(You're skilled with the quick sword!) 「四連矢返し」 が おみごと！(The "four arrows in a row" were blocked well!) |
すばやい 剣さばきであった！(You're skilled with the quick sword!) 「四連矢返し」 が おみごと！(The "four arrows in a row" were blocked well!) |
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My Lord Solemnly Intones |
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I hired you to protect me. |
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Eh. Passable. |
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Impressive swordplay. |
Epilogue
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| ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！ | トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。 | アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！ |
| (Geh! My lord has fainted!!) | (My lord! Sooory~.) | (He said I'm admirable!) |
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| Nooooo! | I...I am glad you are safe, my lord. | Not a scratch! |
Rhythm Item
| Scroll | Rolled-Up Secrets |
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My lord carries this scroll with him at all times. I have never asked him what it contains, but the rumor is that its secrets made him the wealthy and powerful man he is today. But it might just be a love letter or something. |
Skill Star
The Skill Star appears when the enemy ninjas shoot four arrows in a row.
Challenge Land
Ninja Bodyguard appears in the following Challenge Train courses:
Appearances
Ninja 2P
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Ninja 2P (忍者 2P?, Ninja 2P) is the 3rd Rhythm Game of Stage 3 (11th overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
The arrange version, Ninja no Shison 2P, appears in Stage 5 of the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
It plays the same as the 1P version, except the two players take turns on each section. This effectively doubles the length of the game.
Trivia
- This is the only Rhythm Game in the entire series to start with a skippable cutscene instead of a Practice.
- The game did, however, get a Practice in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, which leads into the cutscene. In it, the arrows are shot by allied Ninjas at a wooden dummy with a face drawn on it, which replaces the Lord. The face itself is a Henohenomoheji, an arrangement of Hiragana characters used to represent a generic human face.
- This game and Ninja no Shison are the only games to have their controls changed in the arcade version.
- A lot of the visual design of this game was reused in Dog Ninja in Rhythm Heaven, such as similar looking towers to the ones in the cutscene, and a similar prologue: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
Unused
- Main article: Ninja Bodyguard/Unused
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
忍者 | Ninja |
 EnglishNOA |
Ninja Bodyguard | |
 EnglishNOE |
Ninja Bodyguard | |
 French |
Protection ninja | Ninja protection |
 Spanish |
Guardaespaldas ninja | Ninja bodyguard |
 Italian |
Ninja del corpo | Body-ninja |
 Korean |
보디가드 | Bodyguard |
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