Monkey (Tap Trial 2)

The Monkey (ＳＡＬＵ^?, SALU) is a purple monkey with white skin, two yellow earrings, black sunglasses and red tie on his torso who first appeared in Tap Trial 2 in Rhythm Tengoku replacing the normal Monkeys.

Story

Like the other Monkeys, these ones like to tap dance. One of them is a DJ who plays at night and on the weekends, relieving the stresses of young people with his energetic selections. He also hosts a radio show as DJ SALU (ＤＪ　ＳＡＬＵ^?, DJ SALU). He conducted an interview with the RAPMEN, talking about their latest song. During the interview, the RAPMEN talked about how their snacks were stolen by the Rap Women, while DJ SALU replied in the style of their songs. At the end, he quoted the red rapper, knowing the line because he was playing Rhythm Tengoku, and cut to a commercial for the game. He seems to have a lot of life experience, as he was brash as a teenager^[1].

Yellow versions of this monkey appear in Live as part of the Drum Samurai's Band, playing the trumpets and saxophone. The Monkey in Tambourine in Remix 2 is replaced with this one. The purple Small Monkeys in Monkey Watch bear a resemblance to this kind of monkey.

Appearances

Gallery

Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
As part of the Drum Samurai's Band in Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Cameo in WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Trivia

In Japanese, this monkey's name is always romanized. In all other languages, the name is the exact same as the other Monkeys. In Korean, it is simply the English word instead.
In Rhythm Tengoku, the monkeys are taller than their artwork suggests, while in Rhythm Heaven Fever and Rhythm Heaven Megamix, they are the same size.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ＳＡＬＵ	Monkey
English^NOA	Monkey
English^NOE	Monkey
French	Singe	Monkey
Spanish	Mono	Monkey
German	Affe	Monkey
Italian	Scimmietta	Little monkey
Korean	Monkey	Monkey