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)

Template:Game-Nav Template:Game-Nav Template:Minigame infobox 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 Ninja who protects his Lord from the enemy onslaught. A sequel is later unlocked in Rhythm Tengoku called Ninja no Shison.

Gameplay

File:Ninja gameplay.PNG

File:Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png

File:Ninja gameplay 3DS.PNG

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

• Ninja tryagain.png

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

• Ninja Try Again JP.PNG

  "トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。" (My lord! Sooory~.)

• Ninja superb.png

  "アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！" (I received praise!!)

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

• Ninja 3DS Try Again.PNG

  "Nooooo!"

• Ninja 3DS OK.PNG

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

• Ninja 3DS Superb.PNG

  "Not a scratch!"

Rhythm Item

Scroll	Rolled-Up Secrets
File:Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Scroll.png.png	My lord carries this scroll with him at all times. I have never asked him what it contains, but the rumor is that its secrets made him the wealthy and powerful man he is today. But it might just be a love letter or something.

Skill Star

When the enemies shoot four arrows at once, slice the arrows perfectly to collect the star.

Appearances

• Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png

  Ninja Bodyguard
  6th Remix

• Ninja Reincarnate Arcade.png

  5th Remix
  Ninja no Shison

• Ninja Bodyguard Final.png

  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

Template:Game-Nav Template:Minigame infobox 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.

• Ninja Arcade2-P.PNG

Trivia

• This is the only Rhythm Game in the entire series to start with a skippable 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 prologue shares the same scenario as the one for Dog Ninja: 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 Rhythm World: The Best Plus, the characters' clothing were changed.

Korean Differences

Game artwork

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File:Ninja 3DS.png	File:Korean Ninja.png

Game icon

Elsewhere	Korean
File:Ninja 3DS icon.png	File:Game agbTono L KR.png

Gameplay

Enemies

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File:White Ninja 3DS.jpeg	File:IMG E2084.JPG

Ninja & Lord

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File:Ninja gameplay 3DS.PNG	File:IMG E2085.JPG

Epilogues

Try Again

Elsewhere	Korean
File:Ninja NG.png	File:Ng KR.png

OK

Elsewhere	Korean
File:Ninja OK.png	File:Ok KR.png

Superb

Elsewhere	Korean
File:Ninja HI.png	File:Hi KR.png

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	忍者	Ninja
EnglishNOA	Ninja Bodyguard
EnglishNOE	Ninja Bodyguard
French	Protection ninja	Ninja protection
Spanish	Guardaespaldas ninja	Ninja bodyguard
Italian	Ninja del corpo	Body ninja
Korean	보디가드	Bodyguard