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Ah, Rhythm Heaven, such a fun and unique Nintendo franchise. It's certainly grown since Brawl's release, becoming a very popular franchise and even surpassing currently represented franchises such as Mother and Kid Icarus in game count. But has it done enough to warrant a character? Well, three heroes have currently emerged, achieving popularity in part due to a certain leak. These three are...
THE CHORUS KIDS
WHO THE HECK ARE THESE STRANGE, ALBEIT CUTE, BOW-TIE WEARING CREATURES?
The Chorus Kids are a trio of choir singers from one of the most well known minigames in the Rhythm Heaven franchise, Glee Club. In the game, the player takes control of the third chorus member and is tasked with singing in rhythm with the other two Chorus Kids to a jazzy tune. Sounds simple in concept, right? Give it a watch.
WHAT WOULD THE CHORUS KIDS OFFER TO SMASH?
As the Rhythm Heaven series is entirely based on keeping the beat to succeed, the Chorus Kids would take this into account with their moveset. A unique rhythm-based character would definitely be a first for Smash Bros. franchise and isn't an incredibly farfetched concept considering Marth's side special, Dancing Blade, requires you to keep a steady beat of the B button to fully execute. The Chorus Kids could easily utilize objects from the many wacky minigames in Rhythm Heaven in a similar fashion to Mr. Game and Watch to convey such a moveset.
WHAT MAKES THE CHORUS KIDS THE BEST RHYTHM HEAVEN REPRESENTATIVE?
When thinking of Rhythm Heaven, there are a handful of recognizable characters that come to mind; Karate Joe, the Wrestler, the Rhythm Girl. The Chorus Kids are among these faces of the series with their popularity and usage in Rhythm Heaven media, which alone puts them in a good position to represent it. But what sets them apart from these other iconic characters?
Popularity aside, another large factor in becoming a character in Smash Bros. is the ability to effectively portray the character's series, and the Chorus Kids do just that. Visually, the Chorus Kids are a great neutral looking character that wouldn't look out of place pulling out any of the random objects from the series for their moveset, be it a tambourine, a badminton racket, or a miniature rocket ship. They also have the trio aspect going for them, which would allow for some creative ways to implement rhythm-based attacks and the ability to base certain moves on the trio/group minigames throughout the series such as Clappy Trio and Tap Troupe.
Potential Movesets
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Up-B - See-Saw: Upon activating the move, a see-saw appears beneath the Chorus Kids and the two back Kids imitate the "ee-ooh" sound from See-Saw then jump up. Right as they land, pressing B again in rhythm enables the main Kid to launch even higher; he should imitate the "uh-oom" sound if timed correctly. At the peak of the jump, the see-saw disappears in a puff of smoke and the other two Chorus Kids appear next to the main one. (this move also grants superarmor so it can't be interrupted)
Side-B - Karate Man: This move has relatively quick startup time, instantly making the sound effect of a thrown pot from Karate Man as a pot is hurled towards the front Chorus Kid. If you successfully time your punch, it gets launched a moderate distance and a second pot is thrown at the second Kid. If you successfully time this punch, a rock will be thrown at the third kid, which when launched, deals great damage and good knockback. This move would be similar to Marth's Dancing Blade, since if you mess up the rhythm you won't be able to fully execute the three projectiles.
Neutral-B - Glee Club: This special would function virtually identical to the minigame from Rhythm Heaven DS; once activated, B would need to be held to keep the main Chorus Kid's yap closed. The first two Kids would let out their "AAH"s in rhythm like at this point in the video, then releasing B with perfect timing for the third AAH would cause their harmonious yelp to increase in loudness, creating a much larger hitbox radius that extends out pretty far in front and behind the singers. This move would have very high knockback if your timing is perfect, making for quite the appropriate finisher move for the Chorus Kids if used strategically or for edgeguarding.
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Arguments
Common arguments against the inclusion of the Chorus Kids. Some of them are outdated.
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WHO THE HECK ARE THESE STRANGE, ALBEIT CUTE, BOW-TIE WEARING CREATURES?
The Chorus Kids are a trio of choir singers from one of the most well known minigames in the Rhythm Heaven franchise, Glee Club. In the game, the player takes control of the third chorus member and is tasked with singing in rhythm with the other two Chorus Kids to a jazzy tune. Sounds simple in concept, right? Give it a watch.
WHAT WOULD THE CHORUS KIDS OFFER TO SMASH?
As the Rhythm Heaven series is entirely based on keeping the beat to succeed, the Chorus Kids would take this into account with their moveset. A unique rhythm-based character would definitely be a first for Smash Bros. franchise and isn't an incredibly farfetched concept considering Marth's side special, Dancing Blade, requires you to keep a steady beat of the B button to fully execute. The Chorus Kids could easily utilize objects from the many wacky minigames in Rhythm Heaven in a similar fashion to Mr. Game and Watch to convey such a moveset.
WHAT MAKES THE CHORUS KIDS THE BEST RHYTHM HEAVEN REPRESENTATIVE?
When thinking of Rhythm Heaven, there are a handful of recognizable characters that come to mind; Karate Joe, the Wrestler, the Rhythm Girl. The Chorus Kids are among these faces of the series with their popularity and usage in Rhythm Heaven media, which alone puts them in a good position to represent it. But what sets them apart from these other iconic characters?
Popularity aside, another large factor in becoming a character in Smash Bros. is the ability to effectively portray the character's series, and the Chorus Kids do just that. Visually, the Chorus Kids are a great neutral looking character that wouldn't look out of place pulling out any of the random objects from the series for their moveset, be it a tambourine, a badminton racket, or a miniature rocket ship. They also have the trio aspect going for them, which would allow for some creative ways to implement rhythm-based attacks and the ability to base certain moves on the trio/group minigames throughout the series such as Clappy Trio and Tap Troupe.
Potential Movesets
If you have an absolutely ingenious moveset for the Chorus Kids you're dying to share, drop by and request for it to be posted!
Up-B - See-Saw: Upon activating the move, a see-saw appears beneath the Chorus Kids and the two back Kids imitate the "ee-ooh" sound from See-Saw then jump up. Right as they land, pressing B again in rhythm enables the main Kid to launch even higher; he should imitate the "uh-oom" sound if timed correctly. At the peak of the jump, the see-saw disappears in a puff of smoke and the other two Chorus Kids appear next to the main one. (this move also grants superarmor so it can't be interrupted)
Side-B - Karate Man: This move has relatively quick startup time, instantly making the sound effect of a thrown pot from Karate Man as a pot is hurled towards the front Chorus Kid. If you successfully time your punch, it gets launched a moderate distance and a second pot is thrown at the second Kid. If you successfully time this punch, a rock will be thrown at the third kid, which when launched, deals great damage and good knockback. This move would be similar to Marth's Dancing Blade, since if you mess up the rhythm you won't be able to fully execute the three projectiles.
Neutral-B - Glee Club: This special would function virtually identical to the minigame from Rhythm Heaven DS; once activated, B would need to be held to keep the main Chorus Kid's yap closed. The first two Kids would let out their "AAH"s in rhythm like at this point in the video, then releasing B with perfect timing for the third AAH would cause their harmonious yelp to increase in loudness, creating a much larger hitbox radius that extends out pretty far in front and behind the singers. This move would have very high knockback if your timing is perfect, making for quite the appropriate finisher move for the Chorus Kids if used strategically or for edgeguarding.
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Arguments
Common arguments against the inclusion of the Chorus Kids. Some of them are outdated.
WHO? THE CHORUS KIDS? UGH, ANOTHER POINTLESS SUPPORT THREAD.
Oh, contraire. The Chorus Kids are notable characters from Rhythm Heaven, starring in a minigame called Glee Club. Although it's simply one minigame among many, the Chorus Men and Glee Club have become recognizable through the web, spawning multiple parodies. The character Marshal in Rhythm Heaven Fever is said to be inspired by the cute little singers.
ALRIGHT, SO WHY DO THEY DESERVE TO BE IN SMASH BROS?
There are many reasons why these guys can warrant a slot among Nintendo's best. Rhythm Heaven is quite a popular franchise, so it's certainly not out of the question for the series to receive a character (in this case, characters). There are other characters that can fit this role (Karate Joe, Marshal, Wrestler), but The Chorus Kids concept is quite intriguing. Using rhythm based attacks, the threesome can hit the opponents with killer high notes unlike anything we've ever seen or heard in Smash Bros thus far. Not to mention that the characters are somewhat memetic, and are recognizable and popular not by name, but by design.
MARSHALL IS THE MAIN CHARACTER, WHY PICK THE CHORUS KIDS?
This is actually a misconception. Marshall has only appeared in one of the Rhythm Heaven games (Fever on the Wii). While he appears as the mascot in that game, it's still only one of the three games. Even then, many misidentify Marshall as one of the Chorus Kids. Marshall, however, does not have the bowtie, has permanent blush, and has a differently-shaped head. Probably the most evident difference is that the Chorus Kids lack fingers, while Marshall has them.
But why them over Marshall in particular? Well, the Chorus Kids are arguably a better representation of what Rhythm Heaven is all about. With three characters, keeping rhythm would be essential. There's also the fact that many minigames in the series involve group cohesion, which the Chorus Kids would express effortlessly.
GEMATSU WAS WRONG. THE CHORUS KIDS ARE OUT!
Easy there, Eager McBeaver. The leak has shown evidence of not being wrong, but simply outdated. Comparable to the X and Y leak, really. Some information (ie, everything that went wrong on July 14th) was wrong, but it may have been gathered from a very early development stage. Hence why "X and Y Pokemon" wasn't decided on, or why Chrom was passed up for Robin. After all, getting everything else right, including naming the Mii Fighters and leaking the Wii Fit Trainer, is highly improbable to be mere guesswork. So no, the Chorus Kids are most definitely not out of the running.
BUT NOW THEY'RE NOT IN THE CSS LEAK! HAHA! LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT IN, AFTER ALL!
While it certainly doesn't help that they weren't leaked in the CSS, it doesn't necessarily harm them either. All-Star is still locked, meaning there's at least one other character yet to be unlocked. The Chorus Kids could easily be a late unlockable, with a Rhythm Heaven Stage filling the "final stage slot," so to speak.
BUT THE ICE CLIMBERS LOOK TO BE CUT! IF THEY HAD TROUBLE, WHY WOULD THEY ADD A TRIO? HMMM?
It's simple, really. They wouldn't act like the Climbers. Instead, they'd share one hurtbox. They would move only in tandem with each other, unable to separate. However, with how their attacks would work, the hitboxes would deceptively make it look as though all three are rhythmically doing their own attack. This completely mitigates the "Ice limbers issue."
NO RHYTHM HEAVEN COMPOSERS ARE LISTED IN THE BIG LIST OF COMPOSERS. SINCE IT'S A MUSICAL FRANCHISE, THIS MEANS THEY'RE OUT! OBVIOUSLY!
This takes only a really simple explanation. The list was only of composers for new music, not ported music. Notice the lack of Koji Kondo. Perhaps the Rhythm Heaven music was seen as too perfect to tamper with, and as such, it's all ported. This isn't a confirmation or disconfirmation one way or another.
HAH! I, THE STRAWMAN DETRACTOR, AM BACK! AND LOOK! THEY'RE NOT IN AFTER ALL!
A brilliant observation, Mr. Strawman. But you're forgetting: Mewtwo means that DLC is possible now. They likely either ran out of time, or there was a technical issue, but now is the prime time to re-add them. After all, it is highly likely that Gematsu was correct, but outdated. Add in the fact that barring the Polar Bear, which is easily explained, the Sneaky Spirit is the only enemy in Smash Run to be from a series without a playable character, and there's quite the reason to believe the Kids were at least planned at some point. What better time to fulfill that plan than now?
Oh, contraire. The Chorus Kids are notable characters from Rhythm Heaven, starring in a minigame called Glee Club. Although it's simply one minigame among many, the Chorus Men and Glee Club have become recognizable through the web, spawning multiple parodies. The character Marshal in Rhythm Heaven Fever is said to be inspired by the cute little singers.
ALRIGHT, SO WHY DO THEY DESERVE TO BE IN SMASH BROS?
There are many reasons why these guys can warrant a slot among Nintendo's best. Rhythm Heaven is quite a popular franchise, so it's certainly not out of the question for the series to receive a character (in this case, characters). There are other characters that can fit this role (Karate Joe, Marshal, Wrestler), but The Chorus Kids concept is quite intriguing. Using rhythm based attacks, the threesome can hit the opponents with killer high notes unlike anything we've ever seen or heard in Smash Bros thus far. Not to mention that the characters are somewhat memetic, and are recognizable and popular not by name, but by design.
MARSHALL IS THE MAIN CHARACTER, WHY PICK THE CHORUS KIDS?
This is actually a misconception. Marshall has only appeared in one of the Rhythm Heaven games (Fever on the Wii). While he appears as the mascot in that game, it's still only one of the three games. Even then, many misidentify Marshall as one of the Chorus Kids. Marshall, however, does not have the bowtie, has permanent blush, and has a differently-shaped head. Probably the most evident difference is that the Chorus Kids lack fingers, while Marshall has them.
But why them over Marshall in particular? Well, the Chorus Kids are arguably a better representation of what Rhythm Heaven is all about. With three characters, keeping rhythm would be essential. There's also the fact that many minigames in the series involve group cohesion, which the Chorus Kids would express effortlessly.
GEMATSU WAS WRONG. THE CHORUS KIDS ARE OUT!
Easy there, Eager McBeaver. The leak has shown evidence of not being wrong, but simply outdated. Comparable to the X and Y leak, really. Some information (ie, everything that went wrong on July 14th) was wrong, but it may have been gathered from a very early development stage. Hence why "X and Y Pokemon" wasn't decided on, or why Chrom was passed up for Robin. After all, getting everything else right, including naming the Mii Fighters and leaking the Wii Fit Trainer, is highly improbable to be mere guesswork. So no, the Chorus Kids are most definitely not out of the running.
BUT NOW THEY'RE NOT IN THE CSS LEAK! HAHA! LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT IN, AFTER ALL!
While it certainly doesn't help that they weren't leaked in the CSS, it doesn't necessarily harm them either. All-Star is still locked, meaning there's at least one other character yet to be unlocked. The Chorus Kids could easily be a late unlockable, with a Rhythm Heaven Stage filling the "final stage slot," so to speak.
BUT THE ICE CLIMBERS LOOK TO BE CUT! IF THEY HAD TROUBLE, WHY WOULD THEY ADD A TRIO? HMMM?
It's simple, really. They wouldn't act like the Climbers. Instead, they'd share one hurtbox. They would move only in tandem with each other, unable to separate. However, with how their attacks would work, the hitboxes would deceptively make it look as though all three are rhythmically doing their own attack. This completely mitigates the "Ice limbers issue."
NO RHYTHM HEAVEN COMPOSERS ARE LISTED IN THE BIG LIST OF COMPOSERS. SINCE IT'S A MUSICAL FRANCHISE, THIS MEANS THEY'RE OUT! OBVIOUSLY!
This takes only a really simple explanation. The list was only of composers for new music, not ported music. Notice the lack of Koji Kondo. Perhaps the Rhythm Heaven music was seen as too perfect to tamper with, and as such, it's all ported. This isn't a confirmation or disconfirmation one way or another.
HAH! I, THE STRAWMAN DETRACTOR, AM BACK! AND LOOK! THEY'RE NOT IN AFTER ALL!
A brilliant observation, Mr. Strawman. But you're forgetting: Mewtwo means that DLC is possible now. They likely either ran out of time, or there was a technical issue, but now is the prime time to re-add them. After all, it is highly likely that Gematsu was correct, but outdated. Add in the fact that barring the Polar Bear, which is easily explained, the Sneaky Spirit is the only enemy in Smash Run to be from a series without a playable character, and there's quite the reason to believe the Kids were at least planned at some point. What better time to fulfill that plan than now?
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