Space Kicker

The Space Kicker (リフティングマン^?, Lifting Man), also known as knee-ball guy (リフティングマン^?, Lifting Man), is part of a group of purple humanoids that appear in Space Soccer in Rhythm Heaven. They are led by Cosmic Coach (コーチ^?, Coach), who judges their performance.

The Space Kickers are tall, light purple humanoids with dark purple feet, cone-shaped ears and white hands. Similar to the Space Dancers, they have a square white face, a bracket-like smile, round eyes, and a big nose.

Story

A space kicker's job is to keep a ball afloat as they float in space. One such kicker wrote An Essay on Keepy-Upsy regarding their first experience of being launched into space, which they thought to be weird at first, but got used to later. They mention their appreciation for their teammates as well, and that they're proud of being born a space kicker, thanking their mom in return.

In Remix 6, the Space Kickers appear green, wearing afros similar to the ones The Clappy Trio wear. In Space Soccer 2, they appear orange, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas, standing on wooden horses. In Remix 9, they appear lime-green with an antenna on their heads.

A space kicker can be seen in the audience in Battle of the Bands. A pair of space kickers can also be seen dancing at a club in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic 09 にぎやかでおだやかな夜の巻き (A lively and peaceful night by Maki).

Appearances

Gallery

Sprite from Rhythm Heaven

Trivia

Despite being known as "knee-ball guy", his voice is feminine. In Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Rhythm World, his voice clips are recycled from a scrapped rhythm game using a female announcer.
- Some other voice clips from the mentioned scrapped game are repurposed for Board Meeting, meaning the Space Kicker has the same voice as the Assistant in Japanese.
During Practice, a second Space Kicker appears who gives the player instructions. This instructor uses the same voice clips as the player's Space Kicker, but pitched down. In all other instances of other Space Kickers appearing in the background, only the player's Space Kicker's voice clips and sound effects can be heard.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リフティングマン	Lifting Man
English^NOA	Space Kicker Knee-ball guy
English^NOE	Space Kicker Knee-ball guy
French	Le footballeur spatial	The space footballer
Spanish	El futbolista cósmico Nuestro futbolista	The cosmic footballer Our footballer
German	Astro-Kicker Der galaktische Ballprofi	Astro Kicker The galactic ball professional
Italian	Il Fuoriclasse Il fuoriclasse del palleggio Calciatore spaziale	The Star Player The champion of dribbling Space footballer
Korean	리프팅맨	Lifting Man

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コーチ	Coach
English^NOA	Cosmic Coach
English^NOE	Cosmic Coach
French	L'entraîneur	The coach
Spanish	El míster cósmico	The cosmic mister
German	Der Kosmo-Coach	The Cosmo Coach
Italian	L'allenatore	The coach
Korean	코치	Coach