Mr. Upbeat (character): Difference between revisions

Mr. Upbeat is a mysterious little guy who sticks to the offbeat. The green 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.

''[[Rhythm World Wii]]'' features a different backstory. He has had a great sense of rhythm since he was little and enjoyed dancing to the music. If things had continued as such, his mother would've sent him to music school. One day he grew tired of being on the beat all the time, as it was too easy for him. In order to find another way to enjoy music, he switched to the offbeat, and uses a metronome to practice. His mother is sad that he can't go to music school because of this, but he likes his life. He also mentions he has a girlfriend and would like to introduce the player the next time they meet, however this has yet to happen<ref>[[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#A Musical Term|미스터 엇박 이야기]] (Mr. Offbeat's Story), ''Rhythm World Wii''</ref>.