Space Kicker
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Voice: UnknownThe Space Kicker (リフティングマン?, Lifting Man), also known as knee-ball guy (リフティングマン?, Lifting Man), is part of a group of five purple humanoids that appear in Space Soccer in Rhythm Heaven. They are led by Cosmic Coach (コーチ?, Coach), who judges their performance.
The Space Kickers are tall, light purple humanoids with dark purple feet, cone-shaped ears and white hands. Similar to the Space Dancers, they have a square white face, a bracket-like smile, round eyes, and a big nose.
Story
A space kicker's job is to keep a ball afloat as they float in space. One such kicker wrote An Essay on Keepy-Upsy regarding their first experience of being launched into space, which they thought to be weird at first, but got used to later. They mention their appreciation for their teammates as well, and that they're proud of being born a space kicker, thanking their mom in return.
In Remix 6, the Space Kickers appear green, wearing afros similar to the ones The Clappy Trio wear. In Space Soccer 2, they appear orange, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas, standing on wooden horses. In Remix 9, they appear lime-green with an antenna on their heads.
A space kicker can be seen in the audience in Battle of the Bands. A pair of space kickers can also be seen dancing at a club in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic 09 にぎやかでおだやかな夜の巻き (A lively and peaceful night by Maki).
Appearances
Gallery
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven
Trivia
- Despite being known as "knee-ball guy", his voice is feminine. In Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Rhythm World, his voice clips are recycled from a scrapped rhythm game using a female announcer.
- Some other voice clips from the mentioned scrapped game are repurposed for Board Meeting, meaning the Space Kicker has the same voice as the Assistant in Japanese.
- During Practice, a second Space Kicker appears who gives the player instructions. During the second half of the Practice section, this instructor uses the same voice clips as the player's Space Kicker, but pitched down. In all other instances of other Space Kickers appearing in the background, only the player's Space Kicker's voice clips and sound effects can be heard.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
リフティングマン | Lifting Man |
 EnglishNOA |
Space Kicker Knee-ball guy |
|
 EnglishNOE |
Space Kicker Knee-ball guy |
|
| French |
Le footballeur spatial | The space footballer |
| Spanish |
El futbolista cósmico Nuestro futbolista |
The cosmic footballer Our footballer |
| German |
Astro-Kicker Der galaktische Ballprofi |
Astro Kicker The galactic ball professional |
| Italian |
Il Fuoriclasse Il fuoriclasse del palleggio Calciatore spaziale |
The Star Player The champion of dribbling Space footballer |
| Korean |
리프팅맨 | Lifting Man |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
コーチ | Coach |
| EnglishNOA |
Cosmic Coach | |
| EnglishNOE |
Cosmic Coach | |
| French |
L'entraîneur | The coach |
| Spanish |
El míster cósmico | The cosmic mister |
| German |
Der Kosmo-Coach | The Cosmo Coach |
| Italian |
L'allenatore | The coach |
| Korean |
코치 | Coach |