Cicada | |
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Species | Human |
First appearance | Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011, Rhythm Heaven series) WarioWare Gold (trailers) (2018, Super Mario-related media) |
Latest appearance | WarioWare: Move It! (2023) |
- “I challenge you to microcombat!”
- —Cicada, WarioWare: Move It!
Cicada is a character from the Two-Player Endless Game Kung Fu Ball in Rhythm Heaven Fever who also appears in the WarioWare series. In Kung Fu Ball, she is one of the two playable characters, alongside Young Cricket. She was unnamed until her appearance in WarioWare: Move It!, over ten years after her original Rhythm Heaven series debut.
History
WarioWare Gold
Cicada appears in the Young Cricket and Master Mantis character trailer for WarioWare Gold, where she is shown training with Young Cricket.[1]
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Cicada appears in a minor cameo role in one of Master Mantis's unlockable pieces of artwork in WarioWare: Get It Together!, where she once again appears training with Young Cricket.
WarioWare: Move It!
Cicada makes her first appearance in a non-cameo role in WarioWare: Move It!, appearing in the story for Young Cricket and Master Mantis's stage, "Battle on Flashfreeze Cape!", initially disguised as the head penguin warrior. After being defeated by Cricket, she doffs her disguise, to the shock of Cricket and Mantis, then says she will train harder and flees, leaving Cricket and Mantis confused as to who she is.
Gallery
WarioWare Gold character trailer
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | シカーダ[?] Shikāda |
Cicada | |
Chinese (simplified) | 琪卡达[?] Qíkǎdá |
Cicada | |
Chinese (traditional) | 琪卡達[?] Qíkǎdá |
Cicada | |
Dutch | Cicada[?] | - | |
French | Cicada[?] | - | |
German | Cicada[?] | - | |
Italian | Cicada[?] | - | |
Korean | 시케이더[?] Sikeideo |
Cicada | |
Spanish | Cicada[?] | - |
Trivia
- Cicada strongly resembles the unnamed girl who says "handful of peas!" in Munchy Monk, another Endless Game from Rhythm Heaven Fever.
References
WarioWare: Move It! | |
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Main characters | Wario (Volcano) • Mona • Lulu • Ashley • Red • Dr. Crygor • Mike • Penny • Orbulon • Young Cricket • Master Mantis • Kat & Ana • Jimmy T • Dribble & Spitz • 9-Volt • 5-Volt • 18-Volt |
Supporting characters | 13-Amp • Caresawayan • Cicada • Cractus • High-Octane Hippo • Joe • Ken • Leo • Mr. Sparkles • Omni Nom • Oinker • Papa Orb • Poolopus • Pyoro • Shopkeeper Polario • Winnie and Summer • Woods Watchers |
Minigames | Megagame Muscles • Dirty Job • Pyoro W • Switching Gears • Showdown • Copycat Mirror |
Party Mode | Galactic Conquest • Listen to the Doctor! • Medusa March • Go the Distance • The "Who's in Control?" Show |
Locations | Caresaway Island • Diamond City • Flashfreeze Cape • Museum • Pack-'Em-In Plaza • Perspiration Peak Volcano • Polario's shop • Sandboxer Beach • Underarm Jungle |
Objects | Bomb • Dribble's taxi • Form Stones • Garlic burger • Hydrocannon LX • Mandrake • Sacred Pose • Time Obliterator 5.0 • Tour bus |
Miscellaneous | Gallery • Microgames • Megagame Muscles (song) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Variety Towers |