Girl
The girl (女の子?, Onnanoko)[1], referred to as Miss[2] in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Yuka (ユカ?, Yuka)[3] in Nintendo Badge Arcade, is a character who appeared alongside Monkeys in Tap Trial in Rhythm Tengoku, Rhythm Heaven Fever, and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
She can be considered one of the mascots of the Rhythm Heaven Series, due to her prominent appearance on Rhythm Tengoku's boxart, and promotional material for other games.
Story
The girl wanted to enter the secret tap-dance parties of the animal kingdom, and went to great lengths to find shoes with the right shade of red[4]. On her birthday, her mother gave her a new dress[5]. She is very stylish and wears many different outfits. She also convinced the monkeys to try new outfits along with her[6].
Although she's not playable in Rhythm Heaven, she does appear on the title screen, as well as the epilogues in Rhythm Heaven Demo Version and in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic, with a slightly different outfit. She appears on the album cover for Rhythm Tengoku Gold Kokunai-ban Kaigai-ban Zen Vocal-shu with a new outfit as well.
The girl appears in Remix 9 in Rhythm Heaven Fever, where the Cheer Readers show images of her in various costumes.
Appearances
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Tap Trial, Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Remix 5, Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Tap Trial 2, Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Remix 7 and Remix 8, Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Remix 7, Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
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Sprite from Rhythm Heaven Demo Version
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu
- Tap Girl DS.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
- Tap Girl Flick.png
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven Fever
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Artwork from Tap Trial, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Artwork from Tap Trial 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Sprite from Tap Trial 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Sprite from Songbird Remix, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Chibi Tap Trial Girl.png
Artwork from Nintendo Badge Arcade
Trivia
- The girl, like a few other characters, has appeared in every game in the Rhythm Heaven Series.
- A similar girl appears on the title screen and in promotional material for Rhythm Heaven Fever, though she appears to be a separate character.
- The character Girlfriend from Friday Night Funkin' is inspired by this girl, specifically her appearance in Rhythm Heaven Fever[7]. This was confirmed in a tweet as well, though citing the design from Rhythm Heaven instead[8], to which Girlfriend's design bears a closer resemblance to.
In Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | 女の子[6] ユカ[3] |
Girl Yuka |
EnglishNOA | Girl[1] | |
EnglishNOE | Miss[2] Girl[9] |
|
Spanish | Chica[10] | Girl |
German | Mädchen[11] | Girl |
Italian | Ragazza[12] | Girl |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "You are the girl." ~ Tap Trial description, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Good evening, Miss!" ~ Tap Trial description, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nintendo Badge Arcade (Japanese)
- ↑ "I have heard that there is a shade of red tap shoes that will allow the wearer access to the secret tap-dance parties of the animal kingdom! Are these shoes that magical color? The only way to know is put them on!" ~ Tap Shoes, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ "My mom gave me this cute dress for my birthday. I love the cut, I love the color, but the thing I like best? It's so easy to tap in!" ~ Dance Dress, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 キャラクターアルバム もろもろ (Character Album Various)
- ↑ Friday Night Funkin Creators Interview (Pizza Party)
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ "You are the girl." ~ Tap Trial description, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (English)
- ↑ "¡Haz que la chica baile claqué junto a sus simiescos acompañantes!" (Make the girl tap dance with her simian companions!) ~ Claqué simiesco (Simian tap dance) description, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (Spanish)
- ↑ "Du bist das Mädchen auf dem Podest." (You are the girl on the pedestal.) ~ Stepptanz-Trio (Tap dance trio) description, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (German)
- ↑ "Fai ballare la ragazza al ritmo delle due scimmiette e coordina i suoi passi con le loro zampe!" (Make the girl dance to the rhythm of the two monkeys and coordinate her steps with their paws!) ~ Tip tap (Tap dance) description, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (Italian)