The Clappy Trio (characters): Difference between revisions

|name = The Clappy Trio

|image = [[File:The_Clappy_Trio_3DS.png|250px]]

|caption = Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''

|gender = Male

|appearance = [[Rhythm Tengoku]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]],<br>[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}

{{Nihongo|'''The Clappy Trio'''|パチパチ三人衆|Pachi Pachi Sanninshu}}, who have also gone by the name {{Nihongo|'''The Snappy Trio'''|バリバリ三人衆|Bari Bari Sanninshū}} and many others<ref name="chara">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html</ref>, are a group of 3 lions<ref>"It's a giant leap for lion-kind!" ~ [[Launch Party]] "[[OK]]" Epilogue, ''Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise''</ref> wearing red afros who appeared in [[The Clappy Trio 2|The Clappy Trio]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. They are some of the most recurring characters in the [[Rhythm Heaven Series]].

The Clappy Trio are three lions, sporting red afros and white disco suits. They enjoy to clap their hands in time to the beat of a song in turn. They are colored yellow-orange, their noses are red, and their afros are red with yellow sparkles on them. In [[The Snappy Trio]], they appear in a wild west city set as part of a TV Western<ref name="Item">"Yip, yip, yippee! The Trio is going to be on a TV Western! We've got snappy new suits to wear and everything, but I think we should try to fit our wigs under the hats..." ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[The Snappy Trio]], ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''</ref>, and they wear blue suits with hats! Dare we say they look... snappy?

==Backstory==

Their wigs were a gift from one of their fans, who moved soon after and never got to see the trio wear them<ref>"Our trademark wigs were actually a gift from one of our fans! Sadly, she moved and never saw us wear them. I wonder how she's doing..." ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[The Clappy Trio]], ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''</ref>. They performed mostly on street corners, mostly for spare change. Prior to their rise in popularity, they spent all their money from their previous 18 performances to buy fancy suits to improve their image, but they could only afford one for each.<ref>"We used all of the money from our last 18 gigs to buy these fancy suits to improve our image. We could only afford one for each of us, so don't spill anything on them!" ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[The Clappy Trio 2]], ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''</ref>

They have gone by other names, but they're most recognizable as "The Clappy Trio" because it best connects with their performance. There were rumors that they wanted to change their name<ref name="chara"/>, and they soon made their debut again as "The Snappy Trio" as part of a TV Western, and they wear snappy suits to match. They considered trying to fit their afros under their hats<ref name="Item"/> in an effort to be recognized by the fan who gave them the afros as a gift.<ref>"な、なんと、オレたち三人衆にテレビからオファーが！？しかも、クールなウェスタンのいしょうとセットでの、さつえいだ！昔アフロをくれたあの子、見てくれるかな～？あ、アフロかぶらないと、わからないか…。" (Wh-what?! The three of us got an offer to appear on TV! Plus, it's a cool western show! That girl who gave us our afros a long time ago, will you look at that? Oh, if we don't wear them, you'll never recognize us...) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[The Snappy Trio]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref> A lot of people were against the name, and there were rumors about them renaming again<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage06.html</ref>.

One day, one of the members saw another group nearby, a [[Chorus Kids|chorus]] that just couldn't get their act together, because the third member was so nervous that he couldn't stop singing out of turn. The clappy member decided to leave the Clappy Trio with consent from his colleagues<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Leader's Notes|リーダーの手記]] (Leader's Notes), ''Rhythm Tengoku Gold''</ref> and take the chorus under his wing as their [[conductor]], but he claims to be just there to help them along as "They're the stars, and I try to stay out of their way."<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Leader's Notes|Leader's Notes]], ''Rhythm Heaven''</ref>

 

*[[File:1st Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]]

The Clappy Trio GBA.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''

Clappy Lion.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku''

The Snappy Trio GBA.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku'' for [[The Snappy Trio]]

Snappy member GBA.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku'' for [[The Snappy Trio]]

Space Clappy Trio.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)'' for [[Pachi Pachi Sanninshu Tempo Up!|Pachi Pachi Sanninshu]] [[File:TempoUpExtra5.png|72px]]

CLappy trio 2.png|Sprites from ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''

The_Clappy_Trio_3DS.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Clappy Trio]]

The Clappy Trio 3DS 2.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Clappy Trio 2]]

The Snappy Trio.png|Artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Snappy Trio]]

Clappy member.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Clappy Trio]]

Clappy Member 2.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Clappy Trio 2]]

Snappy member.png|Solo artwork from ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' for [[The Snappy Trio]]

*The information given in the [[Rhythm Item]]s is generally consistent across languages, but some alter certain details. For example, the French version states the trio collected the money from their last 42 concerts as opposed to 18 gigs, and they specifically say they avoid wearing them while eating spaghetti bolognese to avoid getting them dirty<ref>"Le cachet de nos 42 concerts précédents est parti dans ces nouveaux costumes hyper-classe. Du coup, on évite de les porter quand on mange des spaghettis bolognaise..." (The cachet of our previous 42 concerts has gone in these new hyper-class costumes. So we avoid wearing them when we eat spaghetti bolognese...) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[The Clappy Trio 2|Trio superclap]], ''Rhythm Paradise Megamix''</ref>.

|fr=Trio clap clap<br>Le clap trio<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Leader’s Notes|Notes du chef]], ''Rhythm Paradise''</ref>

|du=Die drei Claqueure<br>Klatschtrio<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven)#Leader’s Notes|Chorleiter-Memoiren]], ''Rhythm Paradise''</ref>

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