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Rupert is a small microphone-shaped snake sitting in a pink pot. He wears a red scarf. He listens in on people with the intent to help them by bringing them news and occasionally gossip<ref>"Oh! Hello! I am Rupert. I apologize for showing up unannounced. I'll be in and out as the game goes on... giving you news and the occasional bit of gossip. And if you get in trouble, I'll be right there, kiddo! I'm kind of a busybody, to be honest... but I just can't help trying to listen in on everyone... Er, to help them, of course! It's, ah, nice to meet you." ~ Rupert introducing himself, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. He enjoys meddling in people's business and is stated to dislike frogs. The shape of his lower body inside the jar is unknown, seemingly even to Rupert himself. He is able to stretch his torso to make himself taller. The player can obtain a [[Mascot]] of Rupert, which can replace the loading icon, by playing the [[Stable]] minigame. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]'', Rupert sometimes ends his sentences with {{Nihongo|ッピ|-ppi}}.

==Story==

Rupert's earliest appearance is either to help the player skip [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] if they are having trouble<ref>"Oh! Hello! I am Rupert. I apologize for showing up unannounced. I'll be in and out as the game goes on... giving you news and the occasional bit of gossip. And if you get in trouble, I'll be right there, kiddo! I'm kind of a busybody, to be honest... but I just can't help trying to listen in on everyone... Er, to help them, of course! It's, ah, nice to meet you." "Nice...to meet you, too." "Oh, and let me tell you why I'm here! I, erm, happened to notice... it seems like, just maybe... you're having a little trouble with [game]? I don't do this for everyone, but lemme run this by you. You give me [X] coins, and I mark that game cleared. Eh?" ~ Conversation between Rupert and [[Tibby]] if the former is first met by failing to clear [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] three times in a row, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, or after clearing [[Fillbots]], where he informs them that the [[Café]] has just been opened<ref>"Oh, hey! It's Rupert again. Just wanted to let you know the {{Color|#EC1515|Café}} is open now! Tap the {{Color|#0E49B3|round icon}} on the Touch Screen to go there. You can visit anytime you like, so no pressure! I hope you enjoy it. See you later!" ~ Rupert after clearing [[Fillbots]] if the player met him prior, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. In both cases, he introduces himself and his role<ref>"Oh! Hello! I am Rupert. I apologize for showing up unannounced. I'll be in and out as the game goes on... giving you news and the occasional bit of gossip. And if you get in trouble, I'll be right there, kiddo! I'm kind of a busybody, to be honest... but I just can't help trying to listen in on everyone... Er, to help them, of course! It's, ah, nice to meet you." "Nice...to meet you, too." "Oh, and let me tell you why I'm here! The {{Color|#EC1515|Café}} is open now! Just tap that {{Color|#0E49B3|round button}} on the Touch Screen, and you can visit pretty much anytime. Go check it out! That's all for now, but I'll be back in your business soon!" ~ Conversation between Rupert and [[Tibby]] if the former is first met when the [[Café]] is unlocked, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. After clearing [[The First Gate]], Rupert appears to announce that [[Challenge Land]] is open<ref>"Hello! It's Rupert again. When you want to have some fun {{Color|#0E49B3|with friends}}... head over to {{Color|#EC1515|Challenge Land}}! It just opened! Just tap the {{Color|#0E49B3|round button}} on the Touch Screen... and you can visit anytime, solo or with buddies! Check it out when you can! See you later!" ~ Rupert when [[Challenge Land]] is unlocked, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. After this, Rupert will appear to announce any [[Perfect Campaign]]s that come up during the game<ref>"Right now, Challenge Land is hosting the Perfect Campaign, [game]!" ~ Rupert when a [[Perfect Campaign]] is starts, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>, giving an explanation the first time this happens<ref>"Hello, hello! It's your old pal, Rupert. Just to the left of reception in {{Color|#EC1515|Challenge Land}}... you'll find the {{Color|#0E49B3|Perfect Campaign Headquarters}}. They just started a campaign called [game]. The gameplay is a bit different from the usual. Give it a try! It's always fun to try new things. When a campaign is going on... you'll see a Ｐ icon on the Challenge button. That means it's a good time to stop by. All right, I'm out of tips for now. But I'll be back!" ~ Rupert explaining what [[Perfect Campaign]]s are when the first one starts, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>.