Name: Space Dancer/Paddler
Finally, a Funky Friday starring a character who actually has some association with funk, being from a rhythm game! Rhythm Heaven is really really splendid. I think itโs one of the best series ever. But unfortunately, itโs just out of reach of our allowed range of topics. It has quite a lot of crossover with WarioWare, but that doesnโt quite cut it for a Mario blogโฆ oh well!
Paddler is my favorite Rhythm Heaven character. Imagine that! My favorite being a humanoid! But look how cute and silly they are! Surely you understand. The angular smile is a sort of staple of Rhythm Heaven characters, but Paddler is where it REALLY shines. They are simply happy and angular sorts of fellas.
Before they were Paddlers, though, they were Space Dancers, in the very first Rhythm Heaven game! Yes, I know theyโre naked. Iโm sorry. Under the command of Space Gramps, they dance in space. That is why they are called Space Dancers. Rhythm Heaven characters have very straightforward names.
And then, in the DS sequel, they reappear! Itโs actually rather uncommon for the same characters to star in multiple unrelated rhythm games in this series, so I am very happy about this. This is Rhythm Rally, where they play ping pong, and they paddle. They are now Paddlers. You knew that already.
Some people choose to believe that the Space Dancers and Paddlers are different entities entirelyโฆ I say poppycock to that! Look at them! They are the same exact characters, just wearing slightly different amounts of clothing! Thereโs a dang official comic confirming that theyโre the same! Harumph!
Really, Paddler just makes me very happy. I look at this and I smile. Some people find Rhythm Rally 2/Cosmic Rhythm Rally extremely frustrating, but Iโm glad that one of the hardest trials in the series is two goofy happy fellas playing ping pong in space. Itโs good. Paddler inspired me to try ping pong and I hate sports! I liked it! I played it, like, four times in 2017 and havenโt yet played it again, but I still like it!
That may be all I have to say about Paddler, but anyone whoโs played Rhythm Heaven knows thereโs know shortage of wacky humanoids that may or may not be aliens! And I will be talking about some of the most relevant of them under the cut! Letโs we go!
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