Taiko Rally Squad
The Taiko Rally Squad (ドンドコ応援団?, Dondoko Ōen-dan) is a group of two drummers and six Rally Girls (ドンドコガールズ?, Dondoko Girls) who appear in Drummer Duel in Rhythm Heaven.
Story
The group consists of the red team and the blue team, who each have one drummer and three cheerleaders. The drummers compete in a drummer duel to see who has the better rhythm, meanwhile the girls dance beneath them. The girls liven up the Taiko Rallies, making the guys more worked up over their performance when they see them. The red drummer is the drum leader (団長?, Danchō), and comments on the blue drummer's performance.
There are three lessons the drummers must learn:
Lesson 1 To play the DON DON DON DON part, you must be strong of heart! Every beat requires your full commitment! |
Lesson 2 To play the DON DOKO DOKO DON part, you must be light and free! Keep control, and put a sharp snap to those sticks! |
Lesson 3 The DOKO DOKO DON part is a trap laid for anyone whose heart isn't committed to taiko. You must maintain focus to the very end if you have any hopes of victory! |
During Remix 4, the Taiko Rally Squad sees a slight change of outfit, with the drummers wearing baseball caps instead of headbands and shirts with hearts on them rather than stripes, while the cheerleaders wear heart-shaped hair pins instead of generic ones. The blue team can be seen in the audience in Battle of the Bands.
Appearances
Gallery
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ドンドコ応援団 | Dondoko Cheering Squad |
 EnglishNOA |
Taiko Rally Squad | |
 EnglishNOE |
Taiko Rally Squad | |
 French |
Les supporteurs taiko | Taiko supporters |
 Spanish |
La cuadrilla Taikosalís | The squad Taikosalís (pun with Taiko and the expression "Estás que te sales", meaning "You're crushing it") |
 German |
Showtrommler „Taiko“ | Showdrummer "Taiko" |
 Italian |
Taiko Bumbum | Taiko Boomboom |
 Korean |
둥둥 응원단 | Dondon Cheering Squad |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
ドンドコガールズ | Dondoko Girls |
| EnglishNOA |
Rally Girls | |
| EnglishNOE |
Rally Girls | |
| French |
Pom-pom girls taiko | |
| Spanish |
Las chicas del taiko | The taiko girls |
| German |
„Taiko“-Cheerleader | |
| Italian |
Le ballerine del duello | The dancers of the duel |
| Korean |
둥둥 걸스 | Dondon Girls |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
団長 | Leader |
| EnglishNOA |
The drum leader | |
| EnglishNOE |
The drum leader | |
| French |
Joueur rouge | Red player |
| Spanish |
El tamborilero | The drummer boy |
| German |
Der Vortrommler | The lead drummer |
| Italian |
Il capitano | The captain |
| Korean |
응원 단장 | Cheerleading Leader |