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Ring Fit Trainee
She's the one that isn't a ring.
The Player Character.- Amazonian Beauty: The female trainee is absolutely ripped, and quite attractive.
- Gendered Outfit: While both trainees get a variety of clothing, the body shapes are generally different. The female trainee is in no short supply of training bras or short shorts, while the male trainee usually gets tank tops and knee-length shorts. Their eventual mimics of the Four Masters' clothes also have slight differences depending on the gender.
- Heroic Mime: The Trainee has no lines in game, nor any voice grunts. Ring does most of the talking for your campaign.
- Hunk: The male trainee is buff and muscular.
- Improbable Weapon User: They use Ring as a weapon, who's a talking Pilates Ring.
- Purely Aesthetic Gender: There's no real advantage picking one over the other, and you can even flip between the two genders at any time.
- Supporting Protagonist: While they do get up to some pretty heroic feats, the main conflict of the game is between Ring and Dragaux.
Ring
A magical, talking exercise ring that sealed Dragaux away before the start of the game. After you undo the seal on them, they agree to be your trainer and together try and stop Dragaux.
- Animate Inanimate Object: They're a talking, floating exercise ring.
- A Dog Named "Dog": They're a ring named Ring.
- Exposition Fairy: They tell you where to go and how to exercise correctly.
- Gold-Colored Superiority: Even without their ability spheres, their powers are strong enough to help the Trainee overcome every obstacle in their path. In fact, they're the reason Dragaux's gotten so powerful in the first place.
- Purely Aesthetic Gender: Ring's gender can be changed, but it has no effect on the plot or gameplay.
- Voice for the Voiceless: Since the Trainee is a Heroic Mime, Ring provides most of the commentary.
- We Used to Be Friends: Once was Dragaux's friend and trainer, but when he started going overboard, sealed him away inside themself. They still consider him a friend, and are willing to stop him for his own sake.
Dragaux
The primary antagonist. Initially sealed into Ring, he convinces the Trainee to break him out and terrorizes the land in his quest to get stronger.
- Allegorical Character: Dragaux is representative the toxic side of workout culture with his constant posturing, belittling and selfisheness.
- The Corrupter: Dragaux's dark influence causes people to become more ambitious in their pursuits, at the cost of extreme arrogance and disregard for others.
- Heel–Face Turn: After being freed from the dark influence, he atones for the destruction he has caused during his workout by hosting Dragon Stadiums in each world. He also becomes your personal trainer in New Game+.
- It's All About Me: No matter what he does, he finds a way to throw his actions back in Ring's face. Corrupting other lands he visits is "just" training to get stronger, changing the weather to take a shower is "merely" to help him recover after a workout, and so on. In Dragaux's mind, Ring's preventing him from being his best and a hypocrite for sealing him away after teaching him everything he knows.
- Jerk Jock: He's an exercise addict with a huge ego.
- A Lizard Named "Liz": Dragaux is "dragon" with a few letters swapped at the end. It's even more blatant in Japan, where "Drago" is a common name to give to dragons.
- Lovable Jock: After mellowing down and being freed from the dark influence, he becomes a lot more affable and humble.
- Never My Fault: Whenever he loses in a boss battle, it never occurs to him that he is the sole reason he keeps losing out to you and Ring. On the rare occasions when he does, he simply assumes he's not strong enough.
- Purple Is Powerful: His dark influence powers are colored purple, and he's usually fought in a location so covered in the stuff it turns a purple hue.
- Recurring Boss: He's fought more times than people have fingers.
- Stripperific: He wears a skimpy leotard and nothing else.
- Top-Heavy Guy: He has a huge upper body but his legs aren't as long. Zigzagged in that despite being not as long, his thighs and calves are still thick and muscular, so he can still crush the player with them.
- Villains Out Shopping: Whenever you catch up to Dragaux, he's always exercising in some way, from push ups to yoga balancing.
- We Used to Be Friends: He used to train under Ring, but their relationship became strained after getting sealed.
The Four Masters
Four masters who each excel in a certain form of exercise.
Applying to all:
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: They wouldn't be Masters without representing their chosen element. Armando's a Top-Heavy Guy with beefy arms, Allegra has long, shapely legs, Abdonis bares toned abs in his outfit, and Guru Andma looks like the type of Old Master you'd expect a yoga master to be.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Shortly after you meet the Masters and pass all of their tests, Dragaux comes and magically brainwashes them to serve as his Quirky Miniboss Squad. They also Took a Level in Jerkass too.
- Color-Coded Characters: Each of the Masters bears the color of their chosen element.
- Armando is Red, the color of the Arm element.
- Allegra is Blue, the color of the Legs element.
- Abdonis is Yellow, the color of the Core element.
- Guru Andma is Green, the color of the Yoga element.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble:
- Allegra: Melancholic. The most serious and calm of the Masters.
- Armando: Choleric. Very loud and boisterous, and the only one of the four to actually fight you in World 5.
- Abdonis: Sanguine. He's quite flamboyant, and some of his Voice Grunting clips are of him chuckling.
- Guru Andma: Phlegmatic. The mother figure of the other three Masters, and the most friendly, even when she's been brainwashed by Dragaux.
- Letter Motif: Each of the Masters' given names start with A.
Armando
The Arms Master.- Fiery Redhead: Known for his boisterous personality and loud mouth compared to the rest of the Masters. Not a literal case though, since his hair does not flare up when using his powers.
- Friendly Enemy: Of the three Masters post-joining Dragaux, he's the nicest by far. His initial level has him set up dojos that the locals use to train, and they're perfectly free to decline. In fact, he's the only Master of the three that never sent out monsters to terrorize his territory — Dragaux's the one who does it as punishment for Armando failing him. He also gives you the orb fair and square when he is defeated.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: He reveals in the Land of Hades that he trained his muscles because he wanted to get a girlfriend, only to be disappointed when all he attracted were people who wanted to train their arms. He eventually realizes that he still managed to earn the respect and admiration of other people, even if he didn't get a girlfriend.
- Punny Name: Armando.
- Suddenly Shouting: He has a habit of suddenly yelling the last word or phrase in a sentence.
- Top-Heavy Guy: Due to his focus on arm exercises, his upper body is large and muscular, but his legs are rather small by comparison.
Allegra
The Legs Master.- True Blue Femininity: As a representative of the Blue attribute, she is decked head to toe in blue clothing and never loses her graceful image.
- Green-Eyed Monster: A recurring trait of hers after being corrupted by the Dark Influence. She is shown to be envious of other people with exceptional legs like Dashley and Titanium White, even hindering their daily routines to become the best in their chosen element.
- Jerkass: Allegra is the most blatantly nasty of the three once joining Dragaux. She taunts you and Ring whenever she gets the chance, and doesn't miss out on gloating when you mistook them for companions in the Valley of Wishes.
- Leg Focus: A more literal example than most. She focuses on leg exercises, and she becomes envious of other people's legs when under Dragaux's influence.
- Never My Fault: Upon learning that she harassed Titanium White for nothing (since she does have the steeliest buns in the land, but only because she's a Cyborg), she immediately goes to Ring and tells them it's their fault she made the mistake and hopes Dragaux beats them at their next stop.
- Punny Name: Allegra.
Abdonis
The Abs Master.- Agent Peacock: Of the four Masters, he's the most obsessed with physical beauty, fawns over his own good looks, and has a few flamboyant animations. However, he is still a Master, and he puts up a fight expected of one.
- Berserk Button: He hates being called old, so much that he turned all of a village's children into ghosts because one of them called him old.
- Big Ego, Hidden Depths: As vainglorious as he appears, he does care for others. World 14's village mentions that he regularly gives out core exercise lessons—or at least used to before he was brainwashed. Even while on Dragaux's clock, he still takes time to teach the populace, and when he has to leave, reassures a worried kid that she still has the muscle memory to train without him.
- Bishie Sparkle: One of his emotive sprites gives him sparkles whenever he's feeling particularly proud.
- Dance Battler: Two of his fighting animations give off this vibe, with him rhythmically shaking his hips when it comes time to attack.
- Do Not Call Me Sir: He's sensitive about his age, as the kids in World 14 can attest to. So much so that he Turns them all invisible.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: At the end of World 8, Abdonis tries to convince his mom, Solar Plexia's current priestess, to join up with Dragaux in order to spare her from his influence. When she declines out of duty to her shrine, he's extremely upset.
- The Fighting Narcissist: if there's one thing you can take away from Abdonis, it's that he's enamored with himself. He takes care to properly maintain his abs, will not shut up about them at any given moment, and frets over being seen as old.
- Hair Flip: His personal character tic. His hair is bunched up in a ponytail most of the time, so he only personally moves the blond lock in front of his face.
- Master of Disguise: Every time you meet him, he disguises himself as an ordinary passerby to catch you off guard.
- Punny Name: Abdonis.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: To better display his attribute, he wears no shirt underneath his jacket and exposes his ridiculously toned abs with pride.
Guru Andma
The Balance Master, and the boss of all of the other Masters.- Affably Evil: When you fight her in World 10, she's perfectly amiable due to you effectively babysitting all of her Grandminions. After you clear all the minigames she allows you to walk right up to her temple, at least in the dialog.
- Fluffy the Terrible: At some point before the story, Andma was able to tame a Sufferfish and keep it as her training partner and pet. You fight it quite a few times across the game.
- Friend to All Children: As a grandmother figure, she is at her kindest with children. World 10, the Grandminion Gauntlet, is a giant playground intended for the local kids she made herself, and she didn't even have to brainwash the kids to have them oppose the player.
- Jack of All Stats: As the trainer of the three younger Masters, Andma is capable of using all of their attacks in battle. If you get her health down low enough, she will perform the desperation attacks of the Arm, Leg, and Core attributes.
- Old Master: She may be elderly, but she can still hold her own in battle.
- Punny Name: The pun in Andma's name is less obvious than the other three Masters, partly because it doesn't involve yoga at all. Remove the U's and you'll see.
Monsters
After the unsealing of Dragaux and his dark aura, monsters based on exercise equipment started popping up. You must face them in battle to gain experience and get stronger. They all take the form of exercise equipment.
There are Hoppers, Kennelbells, Steppers, Matta Rays, Puffersquish, Megaphauna, and Protean Shakers.
There are Hoppers, Kennelbells, Steppers, Matta Rays, Puffersquish, Megaphauna, and Protean Shakers.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The monsters all come in five types, red, blue, yellow, green, and black. The first four can be affected by exercises of the same type, while black has no weakness.
- Enemy Summoner: Megaphauna can summon reinforcements into battle, but they don't always succeed.
- King Mook: Some enemies possess a boss variant that's much stronger than the regular kind.
- Mook Medic: Matta Rays can heal other enemies or themselves, but only one at a time. Their boss version, the Slatta Ray, can heal every enemy at once.
- Non-Damaging Status Infliction Attack: Colored Protean Shakers have a move which applies a debuff to the attack power of one color and buffs the attack of another color. Black versions debuff all color skills.
- Spikes of Villainy: More powerful versions of the basic monsters often gain spikes in addition to an increase in size.
Other Characters
Tipp
- The Blank: The superflat art style he's drawn in removes all extraneous details — including the face.
- Punny Name: He gives you tips on how to perform your exercises, as well as on general health habits.
- Voice for the Voiceless: Tipp may be the one demonstrating exercises, but all the narration comes from the clipboard he's depicted on. It even comments on his absence if he shows up late or crashes offscreen.
Hubby and Honey
A married couple, and the owners of an ever-travelling general store. Hubby runs a smoothie and ingredients shop, and Honey runs a clothing store.
- Alliterative Family: Not only do their names start the same, but they're phonetically similar, too. Overlaps with Couple Theme Naming, as their names sound like the sort of pet names you'd expect one to call the other.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: When he asks you to being him a Peach Smoothie and a Milk Pudding, he mentions the idea came up because of a memory of a past love. Honey immediately comes into the scene and takes the Smoothie after hearing this.
- Fat and Skinny: Honey's the lean one, while Hubby is at least twice her size.
- Henpecked Husband: While the pair love each other very much, Hubby gets the lion's share of unfortunate situations in the game, from having the smoothies he asks you to bring for research taken by her without question, to Honey thinking nothing of sending him on dangerous food harvesting missions.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Honey is dressed from head to toe in pink, while her husband is decked out in a blue cardigan and crocs. Unlike Honey though, Hubby's hair does not color coordinate with his clothes.
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Hubby is big and rather plain looking compared to his hourglass wife.
- Those Two Guys: Rest assured, they'll show up in some way, in some capacity throughout your journey. They have shops set up in just about every land you visit.
Dashley
An infamous runner nicknamed "the Running Beauty of the Forest", who turns out to be Allegra's former master. While the player meets her in World 7, she goes on a quest of her own in other lands to search for a way to permanently make herself young.
- Dual Age Modes: The true source of her youth is running. She has to constantly put herself on the run to maintain peak physical perfection—the moment she stops, she's back to her real age.
- Hero of Another Story: After her introduction in World 7, she runs all over the land searching for a way to become permanently young. The player gets occasional updates from her in the form of sidequests.
- Punny Name: Dashley the runner, which is also a pun on the name "Ashley".
Solar Plexia
The goddess that watches over Abdonis' homeland.
- Goo-Goo-Godlike: Takes the form of a small child, and controls the weather of the region.
- Fisher King: Her emotions affect the rest of the land she watches. If she's happy, the weather is clear skies and fair breezes. When she cries, it begins to rain. By the time the player gets to her area, rain has been threatening the land for days.
- Occult Blue Eyes: Like the rest of her, Solar Plexia's eyes are a bright aqua blue, indicating her supernatural weather abilities.
- Punny Name: Derived from the Solar Plexus.
The Three Companions
Three people who travel with the player character to the Valley of Wishes.
Applying to all
- Off to See the Wizard: All three companions are parodies of the three companions found in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Scarecruel is a much meaner Scarecrow, the Cowardly Strongman is the Cowardly Lion, and the Toned Man is a greedier Tin Man.
- With Friends Like These...: These three do the bare minimum while you're scurrying around World 11. That's because they're not trying to help you; they're three of the Masters in disguise.
Titanium White
An extremely fit runner who Allegra envies.
- Cyborg: Well it's in the name, isn't it? Part of the reason why she's so fast is because she's been augmented with technology in multiple parts of her body.
- Dismotivation: Allegra's meddling split her willingness to train into three parts, the Spirits of Perseverance, and Motivation. Without all three, Titanium White is sluggish and doesn't want to exercise at all.
- Exact Words: Titanium White does indeed have the "Steeliest buns" in all the land. This is because her bottom, much like the rest of her body, is made of literal steel. The reason the magic Robot didn't tell Allegra this is because of the wording of her question (which asked who has buns "like steel yet made of flesh").
- Fairest of Them All: Before Allegra sapped away her three strongest attributes, Titanium White had the most shapely legs in all of the area, which as a Master and as a brainwashed servant of Dragaux Allegra could not stand. Her name is also, of course, a play on Snow White's.
- We Can Rebuild Him: Implied. Titanium mentions that she got her parts after an incident where she caught a fishing hook on her leg, but the story (and Allegra) refuse to go any further than that.
