Beat
Beat is the main character of the Jet Set Radio series. In the Super Monkey Ball series, he appears in Banana Mania and Banana Rumble.
Appearance
Beat wears an orange shirt bearing the katakana of his name (ビート), black/blue long pants, sunglasses with neon green lenses that appear to have sound waves going through them, black fingerless gloves, and large gray headphones. His hair is burgundy brown and very short, and his skates are mainly yellow and orange with neon green wheels. The back of his shirt has a stylized black record symbol on it. He also wears a gray wrist device on his left arm.
In Banana Rumble, Beat now sports an orange sweater with his name on it similar to his older shirt ( this time on the front left of his shirt ) a, blue sweat pants, yellow, green, and red roller skates. His sunglasses are now gray, and his headphones now gradually go from black, to a darker gray, to a lighter gray, with a small red line in between the black and darker gray colors. Finally his wrist device is now a lighter blue, and he has a yellow Band-Aid under his left eye.
Role in Games
In Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble
Beat's stats are as follows:
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Speed | |
| Brake | |
| Weight | |
| Spin |
Appearances
In Banana Mania
Beat is unlocked by spending 5000 points in the Point Shop. When playing as Beat, all bananas throughout the stages are replaced with yellow spray cans from the Jet Set Radio games. Banana bunches turn into spray cans that glow with a multi-colored sparkle. However, he is only playable in Main Game and unavailable in Party Games.
In Banana Rumble
Beat returns in Banana Rumble, now as part of the SEGA PASS paid DLC.
Official Profiles
- USA: "Rolling all the way from Tokyo-to, this enigmatic and funky renegade graffiti artist is ready to glide, grind and roll as he joins the monkey gang’s search for the Legendary Banana."
- Japan: "Rolling all the way from Tokyo-to, this enigmatic and funky renegade graffiti artist is ready to glide, grind, and roll as he joins the monkey gang for a friendly rumble!"
Gallery
- Main article: Beat/Gallery
| Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Good Guys | Heroes | AiAi • MeeMee • Baby • GonGon • YanYan • Doctor • Jam • Jet • Palette |
| Doubles | C-AiAi • W-MeeMee • A-Baby • F-GonGon • P-YanYan • R-Doctor • N-Jam • B-Jet | |
| Bad Guys | Villains | Dr. Bad-Boon • Dr. Bad-Boon's Assistant • Naysayers • Fat Cat • Captain Crabuchin • Professor Boscis • Fes • Tee • Val • Easel |
| Bosses | Tori • Bazooka Baboon • Yetti • Dinobot • Tako • Down-Under Diva • Yoko • Captain Crabuchin | |
| Cameos | Sonic • Tails • Knuckles • Amy • Beat • Kiryu • Axel • Morgana • Hello Kitty • Suezo • Game Gear • Sega Saturn • Dreamcast | |