Plalin and Alalin

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Plalin (プラリン^?, Purarin) and Alalin (アラリン^?, Ararin)^[1] are two fruit catching fellas in Catchy Tune in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Story

Plalin and Alalin like to stay at the bottom of a staircase near a market on a hill, because fruit sometimes bounces down from it^[2]. This fruit comes from someone's paper bag, which is very flimsy, and rips easily^[3]. The two kids are also seen on a tropical island, again at the bottom of a staircase near a fruit market^[4], catching fruit bouncing down from an even flimsier paper bag^[5]. The kids are shown drinking orange juice made from the fruit they collected in the Superb epilogues for the games they appear in. They also participate in Honeybee Remix, with a honeybee-themed aesthetic.

They also appear in Rhythm Tengoku The Best Plus Comic in 35おいしいミックスジュース！ (Delicious Mixed Juice!), where Courtney bounces an apple and melon, and Plalin and Alalin catch them. They then, along with Courtney's snail friend, enjoy some fruit juice.

Appearances

Gallery

Artwork for Catchy Tune from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Artwork for Catchy Tune 2 from Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Trivia

Their names likely come from the + and A symbols on their shirts, which indicate which button is used to catch with them when playing with Buttons controls.
- These symbols are still shown even when playing with Simple Tap controls, where both are controlled by tapping the screen.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プラリン^[1] アラリン^[1]	Plalin Alalin

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nintendo Badge Arcade (Japanese)
↑ "I like to hang out at the bottom of these stairs, because sometimes fruit bounces down them. Free fruit!" ~ Catchy Tune, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ "I love the market on the hill, but the bags they use are so flimsy! Yesterday my bag ripped and all of my fruit-salad ingredients went bouncing down the stairs!" ~ Paper Bag, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ "Apparently there are also fruit-spewing stairs on this tropical island. I'm not complaining!" ~ Catchy Tune 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ "Turns out that the plastic bags from the fruit market are even flimsier than the paper ones. My pineapples rolled down the steps, and some kids made off with 'em!" ~ Plastic Bag, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[NBA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nintendo Badge Arcade (Japanese)

[2] "I like to hang out at the bottom of these stairs, because sometimes fruit bounces down them. Free fruit!" ~ Catchy Tune, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[3] "I love the market on the hill, but the bags they use are so flimsy! Yesterday my bag ripped and all of my fruit-salad ingredients went bouncing down the stairs!" ~ Paper Bag, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[4] "Apparently there are also fruit-spewing stairs on this tropical island. I'm not complaining!" ~ Catchy Tune 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[5] "Turns out that the plastic bags from the fruit market are even flimsier than the paper ones. My pineapples rolled down the steps, and some kids made off with 'em!" ~ Plastic Bag, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

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