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{{Character infobox | |||
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|name = Mr. Upbeat | |name = Mr. Upbeat | ||
|jname = ウラおとこ | |jname = ウラおとこ | ||
|rname = | |rname = Ura Otoko | ||
|image = [[File:Mr upbeat.png|220px]] | |image = [[File:Mr upbeat.png|220px]] | ||
|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku'' | |caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku'' | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]}} | |appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]}} | ||
{{Nihongo|'''Mr. Upbeat'''|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}}, also known as '''Robert Upbeat'''<ref>"Robert Upbeat. Corporal. #37,042,333." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, is a character that appears in the endless game [[Mr. Upbeat]]. | |||
'''Mr. Upbeat''' is a character that appears in the endless | |||
==Physical Appearances== | ==Physical Appearances== | ||
Mr. Upbeat is a completely black man. He has square, white eyes and a big, green, circular light on his head. His mouth is a rectangle, and is also white. | Mr. Upbeat is a completely black man. He has square, white eyes and a big, green, circular light on his head. His mouth is a rectangle, and is also white. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The light on his head is timed to the offbeat.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/omake.html</ref> Over the course of the game, he praises the player on their skills<ref>"You're a needle-hopping ninja!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, but his feet start to feel numb<ref>"I'm so impressed by your skill, my feet are numb!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and he eventually gets tired<ref>"So...tired... I think I can see through time..." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>, starts complaining about how it hurts<ref>"Nooo! It HURTS!" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and asks the player to stop, even suggesting they play [[See-Saw|something else]]<ref>"Care to take a break? Play some See-Saw, maybe?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>. He wonders how it would be if he wore tap shoes<ref>"Wouldn't it be great if I was wearing tap shoes?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> and hopes to work in a Game & Watch title some day<ref>"One day I hope to find work in a Game & Watch title." ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref>. At one point he bought himself a [[Monkey Watch]] and every Tuesday has "[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#A Musical Term|therapy sessions]]" using it. Every week, he gripes about people assuming he's "some happy-go-lucky sap" because of his name. | |||
==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
[[Mr. Upbeat]]'s game emphasizes the offbeat and teaches players how to accurately keep one. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*[[Mr. Upbeat]] | *[[Mr. Upbeat]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Mr. Upbeat | *Mr. Upbeat does not appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever|Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The game [[Manzai]] was substituted with [[Mr. Upbeat]] due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game.<ref>https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3</ref> | ||
*In ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell MATCH, which can be inserted into | *In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell '''MATCH''', which can be inserted into [[Police Call]]. | ||
*Mr. Upbeat resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]]. | *Mr. Upbeat resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]]. | ||
* | *Although he appears to be bearfoot, he actually is wearing shoes.<ref>"Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?" ~ Dialogue in [[Mr. Upbeat]], ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref> | ||
==In Other Languages== | |||
== | {{Lang | ||
< | |jp = ウラおとこ | ||
|rojp = Ura Otoko | |||
|mnjp = Backwards Man | |||
|us = Mr. Upbeat<br>Robert Upbeat | |||
</ | |uk = Mr Upbeat | ||
|fr = M. Contretemps | |||
|mnfr = Mr. Backbeat | |||
|du = Thaddäus Taktlos | |||
|mndu = Thaddeus Tactless | |||
|es = Don Contratiempo | |||
|mnes = Don Backbeat | |||
|it = Mr. Contrattempo | |||
|mnit = Mr. Backbeat | |||
|kr = 미스터 엇박 | |||
|rokr = Miseuteo Eosbag | |||
|mnkr = Mr. Offbeat}} | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]] | [[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Characters]] | ||