Ninja Bodyguard

敵襲(てきしゅう)だ！ 十字ボタンとAボタンで応戦(おうせん)だ！ フジヤマ（ふじさん）！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the D-pad and the A button! Fuji-yama (Fuji Mountain)!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd Description (Rhythm Tengoku)

敵襲だ！ 左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！ フジヤマ！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the Left and Right buttons! Fuji-yama!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd Description (Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)

An enemy is attacking your lord! Block the arrows with your sword-- and maybe next time bring a shield!

— Ninja Bodyguard Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)

Ninja Bodyguard (忍者^?, Ninja) is the 22nd Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku and the 63rd game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is about a Black Ninja who protects his Feudal Lord from the White Ninjas' onslaught. A sequel is later unlocked in Rhythm Tengoku called Ninja no Shison.

Gameplay

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In this rhythm game, the player controls the Ninja who wears all black. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back and forth in time to destroy the arrows shot as his lord.

Controls

Button Mode

• A: Swing sword right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left.
• D-Pad: Swing sword left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.

Arcade Version

• D-Pad: Swing Sword Left and Right (depends on its current place).

Simple Tap Mode

• Tap: Swing sword left or right (depends on its current place).

Timing Notes

• Hit: The arrow is split in half.
• Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shing noise. A barely counts as a miss.
• Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.

Rating Notes

Header

• "トノから　ひとこと" (A word from the feudal lord)

Try Again

• "ちゃんと　守ってよネ…" (Please protect me properly...)
• "すばやい　剣さばきが　みじゅくである。" (Your fast sword timing is unskilled.)
• "「四連矢」　に　コテンパンである。" (You couldn't handle the "four arrows in a row".)

OK

• "う~ん．．．" (Yeah...)
• "まぁまぁ、　かな。" (OK, I guess?)
• "とりあえず．．．" (Anyway...)
• "よしと　します。" (You did your best.)

Superb

• "すばやい　剣さばきであった！" (Your fast sword timing is good!)
• "「四連矢返し」　が　おみごと！" (The "four arrows in a row" reflection was wonderful!)

Header

• "My Lord Solemnly Intones"

Try Again

• "I hired you to protect me."

OK

• "Eh. Passable."

Superb

• "Impressive swordplay."

Epilogue

Rhythm Tengoku

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  "ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！" (Uh oh! The feudal lord has fainted!!)

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  "トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。" (Feudal lord! Sooory~.)

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  "アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！" (I was told, “bravo!,” baby!!)

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

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  "Nooooo!"

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  "I...I am glad you are safe, my lord."

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  "Not a scratch!"

Rhythm Item

Scroll

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Skill Star

When the White Ninjas shoot four arrows at once, slice the last arrow perfectly to collect the star.

Appearances

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  Ninja Bodyguard
  Remix 6

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  Remix 5
  Ninja no Shison

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  Ninja Bodyguard
  Final Remix

Ninja Bodyguard 2P

敵襲だ！ 左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！ フジヤマ！！" "(It's an enemy raid! Fight them with the left and the right button! Fuji-yama!!)

— Ninja Bodygaurd 2P Description

Ninja Bodyguard also appears in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) where it is referred to as Ninja Bodyguard 2P (忍者 2P^?, Ninja 2P). It plays the same as the 1P version, except the two players take turns on each section. This effectively doubles the length of the game.

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Trivia

• In the Korean version, most clothes were changed.
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• This is the only rhythm game in the entire series to start with a skipable cutscene instead of a practice.
  • The game did, however, get a practice in Rhythm Heaven Megamix in addition to the cutscene.
• The towers during the cutscene look similar to the ones seen in Dog Ninja.
  • Also, the Ninja Bodyguard title card share the same scenario from Dog Ninja title card: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
• According to the debug menu in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, a short version of this game was intended to appear.[1]
• In Megamix, there are some unused sprites which recreate the GBA versions of the epilogues.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	忍者 Ninja
French	Protection ninja
Spanish	Guardaespaldas ninja
Italian	Ninja del corpo
Korean	보디가드 Bodyguard