Space Umpire
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The Space Umpire[1] (スペースアンパイア?, Supēsu Anpaia) is a green alien in a UFO. His first appearance is in Spaceball in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Story
The Space Umpire sits in the UFO in the back during Spaceball. He's the referee, and because he only deals with individual games, no one objects to his decisions. He's always seen smiling[1]. In Lush Remix, he introduces the player to the Remix, and is later hit by the batter at the end.
The Space Umpire makes a lot of cameo appearances in the series. In the Endless Game Shoot-'Em-Up, several aliens appear during one set of waves in the background. In Remix 9, he appears in the epilogues. On the Try Again one, several UFOs with Space Umpires appear chasing Play-Yan's ship away, while in the Superb epilogue, a single one watches Play-Yan "make first contact fun" with the Alien Bunnies from afar. In Wake-Up Caller, the Space Umpire can occasionally be seen through the window. In First Contact, the alien's UFO can be seen floating in space in the OK epilogue. In Charging Chicken he appears in the background when the player gets really far[citation needed]. In Second Contact, he appears as part of the Martian Mission Control, still smiling even when the Martian messes up.
Appearances
Spaceball
Remix 1
Remix 6
Remix 7
Air Batter 2
Air Batter 
Extra Remix 
Shoot-'Em-Up (cameo)
Remix 9 (cameo)
Wake-Up Caller (cameo)
First Contact (cameo)
Lush Remix
Charging Chicken (cameo)
Second Contact (cameo)
Left-Hand Remix
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Solo artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Cameo in Remix 9's Try Again epilogue in Rhythm Heaven
Cameo in Remix 9's Superb epilogue in Rhythm Heaven
Unused sprites from Lush Remix, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Unused sprite from Karate Man, Returns!, Kicks! and Honeybee Remix, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Unused sprite from Karate Man Combos!, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Unused sprite from Karate Man Senior, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Trivia
- In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the Space Umpire is an unused punchable object in Karate Man. It is unknown which Karate Man game in particular this was intended to appear in.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
スペースアンパイア | Space Umpire |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 キャラクターアルバム ステージ１ (Character Album Stage 1)