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{{Nihongo|Muscle Doll|マッスル人形|Muscle Ningyō}}, also known as {{Nihongo|Figure Fighter}} in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'', is the latest in toy-boxer technology appearing in [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. | {{Nihongo|Muscle Doll|マッスル人形|Muscle Ningyō}}, also known as {{Nihongo|Figure Fighter}} in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'', is the latest in toy-boxer technology appearing in [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
The Muscle Doll is a battery-powered<ref>"Do we have any more batteries?" ~ [[Try Again]] epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref> toy-boxer, which is normally not so muscle-y. Pressing the button connected to it pumps it with air and inflates its muscles for a brief second, and so the user is tasked with timing pressing the button as the doll punches a punching bag. It also comes with a championship-belt accessory<ref>"Check out the new championship-belt accessory!" ~ [[Superb]] epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 2]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. | The Muscle Doll is a battery-powered<ref>"Do we have any more batteries?" ~ [[Try Again]] epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref> toy-boxer, which is normally not so muscle-y. Pressing the button connected to it pumps it with air and inflates its muscles for a brief second, and so the user is tasked with timing pressing the button as the doll punches a punching bag. It also comes with a championship-belt accessory<ref>"Check out the new championship-belt accessory!" ~ [[Superb]] epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 2]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. Despite being a toy, it can talk, and is seemingly sentient. It is also referred to as male<ref>"There he goes! Great jabs!" ~ The Announcer's comments in [[Figure Fighter 3]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. | ||
The Muscle Doll comes in a few varieties. The [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]] Muscle Doll comes in a regular box<ref>"I finally got my Muscle Doll! When I took it out of the box and started playing, Mom took the empty box and said we might "have a use for it sometime." Suspicious." ~ [[Empty Box]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, is grey with red boxing gloves and shoes, and is cheaper. The limited-edition [[Figure Fighter 3|Figure Fighter 2]] Muscle Doll comes Mint-in-Box<ref>"My brother just collects the Muscle Dolls--he doesn't play with them. He's got a limited-edition red one still in the box. What's the point of a full box?" ~ [[Mint-in-Box Figure]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, is metallic red<ref>"Mon frère ne joue pas avec ses figurines gonflette. Il se contente de les collectionner. Il en a une super rare, rouge métallisé, qu'il garde dans sa boîte. Il pourrait me la donner, quand même..." (My brother doesn't play with his inflatable figures. He just collects them. He has a super rare, metallic red one that he keeps in his box. He could give it to me, anyway...) ~ [[Mint-in-Box Figure|Figurine collector]], ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' (French)</ref> with dark blue boxing gloves and shoes, and is more expensive. They are popular with children, but parents seem reserved on purchasing them, as they expect them to quickly break one way or another<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#Parental Controls|Parental Controls]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>. A knock-off version called a Mussel Doll also exists. When the user pumps air into it, it clings to a rock<ref>"I asked my grandma to buy me a Muscle Doll, but she got me a Mussel Doll instead. When you pump the air, it clings to a rock. I couldn't hurt her feelings, so I pretended to love it. *sigh*" ~ [[Knock-Off Muscle Doll]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. | The Muscle Doll comes in a few varieties. The [[Figure Fighter 2|Figure Fighter]] Muscle Doll comes in a regular box<ref>"I finally got my Muscle Doll! When I took it out of the box and started playing, Mom took the empty box and said we might "have a use for it sometime." Suspicious." ~ [[Empty Box]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, is grey with red boxing gloves and shoes, and is cheaper. The limited-edition [[Figure Fighter 3|Figure Fighter 2]] Muscle Doll comes Mint-in-Box<ref>"My brother just collects the Muscle Dolls--he doesn't play with them. He's got a limited-edition red one still in the box. What's the point of a full box?" ~ [[Mint-in-Box Figure]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, is metallic red<ref>"Mon frère ne joue pas avec ses figurines gonflette. Il se contente de les collectionner. Il en a une super rare, rouge métallisé, qu'il garde dans sa boîte. Il pourrait me la donner, quand même..." (My brother doesn't play with his inflatable figures. He just collects them. He has a super rare, metallic red one that he keeps in his box. He could give it to me, anyway...) ~ [[Mint-in-Box Figure|Figurine collector]], ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' (French)</ref> with dark blue boxing gloves and shoes, and is more expensive. They are popular with children, but parents seem reserved on purchasing them, as they expect them to quickly break one way or another<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#Parental Controls|Parental Controls]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>. A knock-off version called a Mussel Doll also exists. When the user pumps air into it, it clings to a rock<ref>"I asked my grandma to buy me a Muscle Doll, but she got me a Mussel Doll instead. When you pump the air, it clings to a rock. I couldn't hurt her feelings, so I pretended to love it. *sigh*" ~ [[Knock-Off Muscle Doll]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The championship-belt accessory looks identical to the belt [[Wrestler]] receives in the [[Superb]] epilogue to [[Ringside]]. | *The championship-belt accessory looks identical to the belt [[Wrestler]] receives in the [[Superb]] epilogue to [[Ringside]]. | ||
*[[Tram]] appears in the epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 3]], implying he is the owner of that particular Muscle Doll. | *[[Tram]] appears in the epilogue to [[Figure Fighter 3]], implying he is the owner of that particular Muscle Doll. | ||