Rats
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"When they’re young, these rats train every night with an antique traffic light for survival (Cheese)." |
The rats (ねずみ?, Nezumi) are three little rodents who appear in Rat Race in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Together, they sneak across a kitchen table to hide from a cat named Ms. Whiskers[1] (ネコ?, Neko).
The player controls a white rat who runs between the two brown rats.
Story
The rats are sneaky, but they also bravely venture out to the "Ultra Dangerous Zone" where Ms. Whiskers usually is. They're risking life and limb to find food for their family[2]. The stoplight they use is an antique, used to train young rats for many generations[3]. The rats sometimes appear in the photos taken by T.J. Snapper in Freeze Frame. Ms. Whiskers sometimes peers through the window in Wake-Up Caller in Rhythm Heaven Fever.
Appearances
Rat Race
Remix 2
Remix 6
Remix 8
Freeze Frame (cameo)
Remix 10 (cameo)
Wake-Up Caller (cameo)
Donut Remix
Final Remix
Gallery
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Artwork from Rhythm Tengoku
Ms. Whiskers' cameo in Wake-Up Caller in Rhythm Heaven Fever
Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Trivia
- During gameplay, if the player stops in such a way that a rat isn't covered up by dishes, those rats will cower in fear, and sweat profusely. Even if the player gets up to move behind cover, Ms. Whiskers will never attack.
- Additionally, the epilogue shows different outcomes regarding how much cheese the rats managed to take back. During gameplay, the rats always reach the cheese no matter how poorly the player performed. It is possible the player's performance determines how well the rats are able to bring the cheese back to their families.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ねずみ | Rats |
 EnglishNOA |
Rats | |
 EnglishNOE |
Rats | |
 French |
Rats | |
 Spanish |
Roedores | Rodents |
 German |
Ratten | Rats |
 Italian |
Topi | Mice |
 Korean |
생쥐 | Mouse |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
ネコ | Cat |
| EnglishNOA |
Ms. Whiskers[1] | |
| EnglishNOE |
Ms. Whiskers[4] | |
| French |
Mme Mousstasch | Mrs. Mustache |
| Spanish |
Bigotes | Whiskers |
| German |
Katze | Cat |
| Italian |
Baffina | |
| Korean |
고양이 | The Cat |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "You wanna survive on THIS table, you gotta learn to hide from Ms. Whiskers." ~ Dialogue from Rat Race, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ キャラクターアルバム ステージ２ (Character Album Stage 2)
- ↑ "This antique traffic signal has been used to train young rats for many generations. They train hard every night, since they know their survival (and cheese consumption) depends on it." ~ Stoplight, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- ↑ "You wanna survive on THIS table, you gotta learn to hide from Ms. Whiskers." ~ Dialogue from Rat Race, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (English)