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{{Nihongo|'''Widget'''|組み立てキット|Kumitate Kitto}} is a recurring "character" in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven franchise|Rhythm Heaven series]]''. Their purpose is unknown. | {{Nihongo|'''Widget'''|組み立てキット|Kumitate Kitto}} is a recurring "character" in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven franchise|Rhythm Heaven series]]''. Their purpose is unknown. | ||
==''Rhythm Tengoku''== | ==''Rhythm Tengoku''== | ||
{{Eigo|section = section}} | {{Eigo|section = section}}[[File:Widget_rods.png|thumb|left|200px]]A precursor to the Widgets first appears in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' in the Rhythm Game [[Polyrhythm]], referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Akai Mono'''|赤いモノ|Red Thing}}. They are industry products, whose details are kept a trade secret. They are considered hazardous because they explode when colliding with walls. Their purpose is unknown.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage04.html</ref> In the game, the rods roll along two raised paths, and the player must press the corresponding button to raise the blocks when they reach a gap. | ||
[[File:Widget_rods.png|thumb|left|200px]]A precursor to the Widgets first appears in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' in the Rhythm Game [[Polyrhythm]], referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Akai Mono'''|赤いモノ|Red Thing}}. They are industry products, whose details are kept a trade secret. They are considered hazardous because they explode when colliding with walls. Their purpose is unknown.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage04.html</ref> In the game, the rods roll along two raised paths, and the player must press the corresponding button to raise the blocks when they reach a gap. | |||
==''Rhythm Heaven''== | ==''Rhythm Heaven''== | ||
[[File:Widget_DS.png|thumb|70px|left]] | [[File:Widget_DS.png|thumb|70px|left]] | ||
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==''Rhythm Heaven Fever'' and ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''== | ==''Rhythm Heaven Fever'' and ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''== | ||
[[File:Widget.png|thumb|left|60px]] | [[File:Widget.png|thumb|left|60px]] | ||
The square mass-production objects appear again in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', first appearing in [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], where the player must toss around red rods while waiting for two nuts to come into place, after which the player must launch the rod into them to form the Widget. The company sometimes makes defective products, and a worker in product testing accidentally sold the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money<ref>"I work in product testing. My company doesn't make a lot of defective products, but when we do, I'm NOT supposed to sell the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money. Oops." ~ Rhythm Item description for [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''</ref>. | The square mass-production objects appear again in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', first appearing in [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], where the player must toss around widget parts (red rods) while waiting for two nuts to come into place, after which the player must launch the rod into them to form the complete Widget. The company sometimes makes defective products, and a worker in product testing accidentally sold the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money<ref>"I work in product testing. My company doesn't make a lot of defective products, but when we do, I'm NOT supposed to sell the bad parts to collectors for a lot of money. Oops." ~ Rhythm Item description for [[Built to Scale (Wii)|Built to Scale]], ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''</ref>. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although Akai Mono and Widgets are considered to be the "characters" of these Rhythm Games, there are actual human characters depicted in the epilogues of each game. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the factory is depicted, with what may be the owner standing outside. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', a man is depicted inspecting the completed Widgets. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the worker behind the building process is depicted standing outside the Widgets Factory. | *Although Akai Mono and Widgets are considered to be the "characters" of these Rhythm Games, there are actual human characters depicted in the epilogues of each game. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the factory is depicted, with what may be the owner standing outside. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', a man is depicted inspecting the completed Widgets. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the worker behind the building process is depicted standing outside the Widgets Factory. | ||
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===Akai Mono=== | ===Akai Mono=== | ||
*[[File:Built to Scale_icon.png|20px]] [[Polyrhythm]] | *[[File:Built to Scale_icon.png|20px]] [[Polyrhythm]] | ||
*[[File:4th_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[ | *[[File:4th_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 4 (GBA)|Remix 4]] | ||
*[[File:6th Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[ | *[[File:6th Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]] | ||
*[[File:Built to Scale 2_icon.png|20px]] [[Polyrhythm 2]] | *[[File:Built to Scale 2_icon.png|20px]] [[Polyrhythm 2]] | ||
===Widgets=== | ===Widgets=== | ||
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|mnkr = Assembly Kit | |mnkr = Assembly Kit | ||
|us = Widget}} | |us = Widget}} | ||
==References== | |||
== References == | <references /> | ||
<references />[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]] | [[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Characters]] | [[Category:Rhythm Heaven Characters]] | ||