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Moai Kids
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  • Voice: Masami Yone[1] (Moaio)
    Unknown (Moaiko)
  • The Moai Kids (モアイコ?, Moaiko), or simply Moai (モアイ?, Moai), are a moai couple who appear in Moai Doo-Wop in Rhythm Heaven.

    Story

    The two moai who appear in the game, the male Moaio (モアイオ?, Moaio) and the female Moaiko (モアイコ?, Moaiko), are the only two of their kind living on the small island. They are familiar to the natives. During Moai Doo-Wop, it is rumored the two are expecting a tiny bundle of moai joy (子モアイ?, Ko Moai), which ends up being born as shown in the Superb epilogue[2][3].

    A little known fact is that when no one is watching, the moai love to sing. Their language was dubbed "Moai Song". Moai repeat a phrase verbatim to signal agreement. Even a slight change expresses disagreement to the original singer, which has led to a messy ending of many moai friendships. In order to maintain good relationships, they strive to listen closely to their partner. Despite looking relaxed, they are actually intently focused on listening closely before replying[4].

    The Moai Bird (モアイの鳥?, Moai no Tori), which belongs to the perchandpoop family of finches, can be seen perching on and around the Moai Kids. This bird has a curious reaction to music. Their sensitive ears detect irregularities in music which result in other kinds of irregularities in the birds themselves[5].

    In Tunnel, one of the locations visited is a field full of moai. The Moai Kids can also be seen in the background in Battle of the Bands, and an image of them appears in Cheer Readers 2 in Rhythm Heaven Fever.

    Appearances

    Gallery

    In Other Languages

    Language Name Meaning
    Flag of Japan.svg Japanese モアイコ
    モアイ
    Moai Girl
    Moai
    Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Moai Kids
    Moai
    Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Moai Kids
    Moai
    Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Les moaïs
    Moaïs
    The moai
    Moais
    Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Los jóvenes moáis
    Los moáis
    The young moai
    The moai
    Flag of Germany.svg German Verliebte Moai
    Moai
    Moai Lovers
    Moai
    Flag of Italy.svg Italian Gli Allegri Moai
    Moai
    The Merry Moai
    Moai
    Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 모아이녀
    모아이
    Moai Girl
    Moai
    Language Name Meaning
    Flag of Japan.svg Japanese モアイの鳥 Moai Bird
    Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Moai Bird
    Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Moai Bird
    Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Oiseau des moaïs bird of the moai
    Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Pájaro moái Moai bird
    Flag of Germany.svg German Moai-Vögelchen Moai Bird
    Flag of Italy.svg Italian L'uccello moai The moai bird
    Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 모아이새 Moai Bird

    References

    1. "米 登場するのは男モアイと女モアイで、男の子の名前は「モアイオ」、女の子の名前は「モアイコ」と言います。もともとは、王様が向がかい合って座つっていて、後ろに立っている使いの者が、王様の口を押さえて交互にしゃべらせるようなゲームだったんです。でも、あるとき突然、モアイと入れ替わってしまって(笑)。そこで、ひと言で会話している感じを出そうということで、モアイオは「うーあ」と「うーあ」を短くした「わ」、モアイコは「る一あ」と「ら」と言うようにしました。ちなみにモアイオの声は僕です(笑)。" (Male and female moai appear, with the boy's name being "Moaio" and the girl's name being "Moaiko". Originally, the game had a king that would be sitting on the ground with his head in his hands, and a messenger standing behind him would hold the king's mouth and make him speak in turn. But one day, it was suddenly replaced with a moai (laughs). So, in order to give the feeling of having a conversation in one word, Moaio says "Ooh-ah" with "Ooh-ah" being shortened to "Wa", and Moaiko said "Roo-ah" and "Rah". By the way, I'm the voice of Moaio (laughs).) ~ Masami Yone, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE
    2. プロフィール1 (Profiles 1) ~ Rhythm Tengoku Gold
    3. Character Profiles 1 ~ Rhythm Heaven
    4. Moai Language Lesson ~ Rhythm Heaven
    5. Supporting Cast 1 ~ Rhythm Heaven