Monkey
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Monkey is a recurring character from the Rhythm Heaven franchise, particularly Rhythm Heaven Fever. (popularized on YouTube but on Google)
Rhythm Tengoku
Showtime
The Monkey's first appearance is in Showtime, where he hits a switch to launch a ball for the penguins to catch mid-air.
Tap Trial
In Tap Trial, there are 2 monkeys who instruct you on when to tap, double tap, triple tap, or jump.
Rhythm Heaven
Fan Club
In Fan Club, there are three monkeys, where one in which is the player. Per the actions you are supposed to follow in this game, the monkeys do the clapping, or otherwise "cheering."
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Hole in One
In Hole in One, the Monkey is seen as one of the two main characters. It is the one on the right side of the screen tossing the golf balls at you to shoot. In Hole in One 2, the Monkey is instead female.
Tambourine
The Monkey is the leader in Tambourine. It plays the tambourine as the player must repeat them.
Monkey Watch
In Monkey Watch, there are dozens of monkeys. The player, a monkey as well, rides the watch's clock hand and "high fives" the other monkeys as the player passes by them. There is a "punk monkey" that will be followed every few monkeys, which high five off-beat.
Remix 2
In the sections of Board Meeting, instead of a woman assistant there is a small female monkey wearing glasses and a small pink dress. Instead of saying "One, two, three!" the monkey says "Oo-ookii!".
Exhibition Match
Before the last ball is thrown in Exhibition Match, The curtain in the middle of the arena rises to reveal a monkey, who is catching the pitcher's baseballs and dropping the to Slugger.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Animal Acrobat
In Animal Acrobat, the Acrobatic Monkey swings on elephant trunks and giraffe heads in order to be a circus star.
Pajama Party
In Pajama Party, the pajama girl throws a pajama party with monkeys.
The monkeys also appear in the returning Tap Trial, Fan Club, Hole in one, Monkey Watch and Exhibition Match.
Appearances
- Showtime
- Remix 3 (GBA)
- Tap Trial
- Remix 5 (GBA)
- Turbo Tap Trial (as MAN-K)
- Remix 6 (GBA)
- Remix 7 (GBA)
- Remix 8 (GBA)
- Fan Club
- Remix 1 (DS)
- Freeze Frame (cameo)
- Fan Club 2
- Remix 7 (DS)
- Remix 10 (DS)
- Hole in One
- Remix 1 (Wii)
- Tambourine
- Monkey Watch
- Remix 2 (Wii)
- Exhibition Match
- Hole in One 2
- Remix 9 (Wii)
- Remix 10 (Wii)
- Clap Trap (as yellow monkey)
- Exhibition Match (Megamix)
- Hole in One (Megamix)
- Lush Remix
- Fan Club (Megamix)
- Animal Acrobat (as Acrobatic Monkey)
- Donut Remix
- Tap Trial (Megamix)
- Songbird Remix
- Freeze Frame (Megamix) (cameo)
- Pajama Party
- Clap Trap (Megamix) (as yellow monkey)
- Fan Club 2 (Megamix)
- Jungle Gymnast (as Female Acrobatic Monkey)
- Left-Hand Remix
- Tap Trial 2 (as MAN-K)
- Hole in One 2 (Megamix)
- Right-Hand Remix
- Final Remix (as Acrobatic Monkey, Female Acrobatic Monkey and MAN-K)
- Monkey Watch (Megamix)
Trivia
- Monkeys made a cameo in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Game & Wario, by the same creators who made the WarioWare series.
- The first monkey appearence in the series is Showtime in Rhythm Tengoku.
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MAN-K (Turbo Tap Trial) variant
Show Time variant
Remix 5 variant
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The three monkeys variants cameo in Warioware Smooth Moves
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- Rhythm Monkey.png
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- Rhythm Monkey Fever.png
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- Pyjama girl and Monkey.png
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