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Character Folders for Tis Time For Torture Princess:
Gilga
Gilga
A skilled blacksmith, Gilga doesn't do much in the way of "torture". However, she's been called upon when her specialty is required or when nobody else is available.
- The Blacksmith: A skilled metalworker. When she refurbishes Ex in Chapter 15, he mentions that he can tell how incredible of a job she's doing even without a test cut.
- Mundane Utility: Deconstructed for laughs. She tries to use an incredibly powerful magic flaming longsword as a stove to make fried rice on... but ends up melting the skillet.
Sakura Heartrock (Unmarked Spoilers!)
Sakura Heartrock
One of the Princess's closest friends — actually an assassin sent to slay the Princess. Their friendship ended with Sakura attempting to assassinate the Princess, and getting cut down in turn. However, it's revealed she survived, and when her mission to slay the Hell-Lord goes south, she's convinced to join the Hellhorde and learn to become a "torturer" under Tortura's tutelage. Her "tortures" tend to be applications of her assassin training, such as street performance and knife juggling.
- Ambiguous Gender: She's very androgynous-looking, and from her in-person debut in Chapter 96 all the way up to her submitting in Chapter 97, she's never referred to with any gendered pronouns. It's all part of playing up her mystery.
- The Atoner: Regards her probation and apprenticeship as a chance to make people happy with her "tortures" and make up for her past as an assassin.
- Becoming the Mask: Her mission was to befriend the princess, in order to get close enough to assassinate her. The only reason the Princess survived the attempt was that Sakura had legitimately befriended her and held back on what would have been a killing blow.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Makes her debut in a flashback in Chapter 7. Makes her first in-person appearance in Chapter 96.
- Easily Forgiven: Justified. The Princess immediately forgives Sakura for betraying her — as she was able to read Sakura's intentions by her face, and empathized with her lack of agency.
- False Friend: Subverted. She's portrayed as this in the flashback in Chapter 7, as she's attempting to assassinate the Princess. However, when we finally get to hear Sakura's side of the story, it's revealed that her genuine friendship is the only reason the Princess survived it at all.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: With her throwing knives. She can throw knives so precisely that she can solve a Rubix Cube from dozens of meters away.
- Ninja: She's an assassin, and dresses in a stereotypical ninja fashion on her way to slay the Hell-Lord. She ditches the outfit for a while, but returns to using it after she reinvents her "torturing" style.
- Non-Ironic Clown: Her shtick as a "torturer" starts off as this. She quickly grows disillusioned with it as it loses its novelty.
- Suicide Mission: Sakura's first mission in a long time after failing to kill the Princess? Kill the Hell-Lord. She knows it's a death sentence (or at least that everyone thinks it's a death sentence), but goes along with the mission anyway out of guilt.
- Walking Spoiler: She's the friend who betrayed the Princess, as seen in several flashbacks as early as Chapter 7. But she doesn't appear in person until Chapter 96, and her identity isn't revealed until Chapter 97. Therefore, it's hard to talk about her without spoiling one of the biggest plot threads in the manga.
Datarma
Datarma
Tortura's assistant, a large stitched-together orc-like creature who never speaks.- Big Fun: Huge, portly, and just as nice as any of the other "torturers".
- Facial Markings: Has a star-shaped pattern surrounding his right eye.
- Flesh Golem: Implied to be one of these. His body is covered in stiches (most notably his scalp, which has one long cut going all the way around, as if his brain was removed or replaced).
- Hidden Depths: Datarma was apparently a fan of Hair Metal in his younger years.
- Loincloth: Wears one when he's "on the job". Funny enough, his casual wear tends to be pretty conservative.
- Suddenly Speaking: In chapter 194, his reaction to trying one of the cherries is "Yum..." Ex is utterly flabbergasted that he could speak this whole time.
- The Voiceless: In almost two hundred chapters, he has said exactly one word.
Kandage
Kandage
The Hell-Lord's most trusted advisor, a short pig-like man.- A Day in the Limelight: Gets increased focus in Chapter 171, where he and the Hell-Lord are driving to a ceremony.
- The Comically Serious: Treats the info given by the Princess and the Hell-Lord's reactions with utmost seriousness, no matter how silly either of them get.
- Hidden Depths: Knows some pretty tasty fast-food cooking hacks. In addition, it's implied that he was into the rap scene in his youth.
- Pig Man: Has a pig-like snout. Notably, that's his only pig-like trait — he's short, doesn't have pig ears, and isn't particularly messy or sloppy.
- Satellite Character: Never seen without the Hell-Lord, except to let people know the Hell-Lord is absent.
Bruse
Bruse
The Hell-Lord's Chief Battle Officer, a large burly minotaur. Bruse is prone to not getting all the context of what his liege is up to, which isn't helped by the Hell-Lord's unclear wording.- Hidden Depths: In Chapter 130, he reveals his childhood was incredibly strict and regimented, and that it still follows him to this day.
- Out-of-Context Eavesdropping: In almost all his appearances, he overhears the Hell-Lord mentioning some activity he's doing related to his family and misinterpreting it as the Hell-Lord's latest conquest.
Trope Pantheon WI Ps
Torture Tortura
Torture Tortura, Goddess of Food Interrogation (Tor-chan, High Inquisitor Torture)
- Rank: Lesser God
- Symbol: The marking beneath her left eye
- Alignment:
Neutral Good with a veneer of Lawful Evil - Portfolio: Food Interrogation, Food as Bribe, Delivering "tortures" which are decidedly non-evil, Horned Humanoid, Being a demon but not actually being a bad person, Using 'tis instead of it's, Supreme Chef
- Domains: Food, Torture, Demons
- Heralds: Datarma, Sakura Heartrock
- High Priest:
- Followers:
- Allies: Min Min, most Good or Neutral-aligned rabbit deities
- Enemies: Hannibal Lecter
- Fears: SCP-524
- INTRO
- TRIVIA
- While Tortura often cooks her own food for her "tortures", she's not against restaurant food by any means. Since joining the Pantheon, she's visited many of the restaurants owned by other deities. While on one such excursion, she encountered Min Min – and their similar naming conventions caused them to bond very quickly. The two became fast friends, and Tortura has since become a frequent customer to the Mintendo Noodle House – whether to obtain something new for her next “torture”, or simply to grab lunch and chat.
- Tortura has a soft spot in her heart for bunnies, and gets along with most non-evil rabbit deities in the Pantheon. However, the rabbit closest to her temple is also the one who she’s most conflicted about. Upon first encountering SCP-524, aka “Walter”, she attempted to lure him over with some tasty leaves. Not knowing much about the rabbit, however, she was utterly shocked to see him instead nibble away on a nearby rock... and the shock turned to horror when Walter got bored of the rock and decided to eat himself instead. As such, Tortura is always a bit uncomfortable even going near his temple.
The Imperial Princess
The Imperial Princess, Divine Sufferer of Bizarre Yet Effective Torments (The Princess, Princess-chan, Commander of the Third Legion of the Imperial Army)
- Rank: Demigod
- Symbol: Her crown
- Alignment: Lawful Good, bordering on Lawful Stupid at times
- Portfolio: Cool and Unusual Punishment, Food as Bribe, Badass Normal (not that she usually gets to show it), Not being the sharpest crayon in the shed, Honor Before Reason, Friendless Background, Being raised to be a living weapon making her susceptible to basic human kindness, Cannot Keep a Secret, Being treated better as a prisoner of war than her family ever did raising her, Only being known as "Princess"
- Domains: Royalty, Imprisonment, Torture
- Herald: Ex
- High Priest: TBD
- Followers: TBD
- Allies: TBD
- Enemies: TBD
- INTRO
- The Imperial Princess, Commander of the Third Legion of the Imperial Army, has known nothing but hardship, war, and betrayal. Raised from birth to be a fierce commander and fight against the Hell-Lord, she nonetheless finds herself captured by the Hellhorde alongside her talking sword, Ex. And so, she finds herself in the dungeon, where the High Inquisitor Torture Tortura and her Harm-Marshals attempt to "torture" every last drop of info out of the Princess, with barbaric methods such as... fluffy toast, video games, and genuine friendship. The Princess may try to resist (sometimes), but due to her past she can't help but submit to everything she was missing in life.
- While it's not entirely clear how the Princess found her way into the Pantheon, the widely accepted theory was that it was some sort of miscast magic — not exactly a super rare event in Hellholm. No matter how it happened, she was found at the House of Food, seemingly drawn in by the scent of something delicious. Upon being discovered by Shaggy and Scooby, who were grabbing a midnight snack, she immediately went into 'resisting "torture"' mode, refusing to answer any questions the duo asked her. Then they asked if she'd answer for a Scooby Snack, and well... the Princess talked. She was dragged before the Court of the Gods, and after she told her story (in exchange for more Scooby Snacks), she was granted the trope of Cool and Unusual Punishment.
- TRIVIA
The 'Tis Time For "Torture", Princess Cast
The Imperial Princess, Ex, and the Hellhorde Inquisitorsmembers, Deified Sufferers and Inflictors of Cool And Unusual Punishments (The Imperial Princess: Princess-chan, Commander of the Third Legion of the Imperial Army | Ex: Excalibur, Holy Sword Ex | Torture Tortura: Grand Inquisitor Torture, Tor-chan | Youki: You-chan | Enki: Inki, In-chan | Krall: Beastmaster Krall | Mao-Mao: Maomao-chan, Hyper Ultimate Legendary Pupil | Giant: Master Mama)
Left to right, top to bottom: The Princess, Ex, Tortura, Inki, Youki, Krall, Sakura, Mao-Mao, Vanilla, Giant
- Rank: Lesser Gods as a collective, Demigods individually. Mao-Mao is a Quasideity, as is Ex when he's not being wielded. The Princess with Ex is a Lesser God.
- Symbol: A ball and chain. Alternatively, an iron maiden containing delicious food.
- Alignment: The Princess and Ex are Lawful Good, with the Princess occasionally bordering on Lawful Stupid. The Inquisitors are Neutral Good with a thin veneer of Lawful Evil.
- Portfolio: Cool and Unusual Punishment, Comically Small Bribe, being much more lighthearted than the teasers would make you believe, Mundane Luxury, Intentionally Awkward Title, "torture" that constantly succeeds yet never provides any useful info
- The Princess: Pretty Princess Powerhouse, Badass Normal (not that she shows it often), not being the sharpest crayon in the shed, Honor Before Reason, Friendless Background, being raised to be a living weapon making her susceptible to basic human kindness, Cannot Keep a Secret, being treated better as a prisoner of war than her family ever did raising her, only being known as "Princess"
- Ex: Talking Weapon, Excalibur, Only Sane Man, used to think of the Princess as someone who would never succumb to "torture", now can pinpoint exactly why she will submit, Deadpan Snarker, still cares for the Princess despite all that
- The Inquisitors as a whole: "Torture" Technicians, Committing decidedly non-evil acts of "torture", Card-Carrying Villains who aren't actually evil, upholding strict standards to their "torture" even if they don't make much sense, being ostensibly medieval but having all the amenities of modern Japan
- Tortura: Specializes in food based "tortures", Food as Bribe, Using 'tis instead of it's, Supreme Chef, Big Eater, Facial Markings, Defrosting Ice Queen, Horned Humanoid
- Youki: The energetic and cheerful cousin of Enki, rarely seen without her cousin, Hot-Blooded, Specializes in competition-based "tortures", has no clue how basketball is played, Horned Humanoid
- Enki: The quiet and introverted cousin of Youki, rarely seen without her cousin, Cute Oversized Sleeves, The Movie Buff, can also be romanized as "Inki", Horned Humanoid
- Krall: Specializes in animal-based "tortures", The Beastmaster, Cat Girl, Stripperiffic, Friend to All Living Things, Badass Cape
- Vanilla: Vampire Lolita Archetype, Really just wants friends but lets her family name get in the way of it, Our Vampires Are Different, Tsundere, Vague Age depending on how the artist draws her
- Mao-mao: Token Mini-Moe, Cheerful Child, having three eyes, being cute enough to make people divulge national secrets, Daddy's Girl, Minion with an F in Evil, Mystical White Hair
- Giant: Giant Woman, Gentle Giant, Eyes Always Shut, Team Mom, cat smile, not even pretending to "torture" people despite being a "torturer", having a self-explanatory name
- Sakura: Ninja, being named Sakura and having pink hair, debuting in a flashback, Walking Spoiler, the only human among the inquisitors, sent to 'befriend' then assassinate the Princess but couldn't bring herself to finish the job, very briefly a Non-Ironic Clown, The Atoner
- Domains: Torture, Royalty, Information, Food, Friendship
- Heralds: The Hell-Lord, Datarma, Gilga
- High Priest: TBD
- Followers: TBD
- Allies: Justice
- The Princess: Shaggy, Scooby-Doo,
- Ex:
- Tortura: Min Min, Alice, Beelzebub, most non-evil rabbit deities
- Youki:
- Enki:
- Krall: Ice Bear, Captain Barnacles, Chibiterasu, Steve Irwin, Eliza Thornberry
- Vanilla:
- Mao-Mao:
- Giant:
- Sakura:
- Enemies: The Hall of Torture and Mutilation
- The Princess:
- Ex:
- Tortura: Hannibal Lecter
- Youki:
- Enki:
- Krall:
- Vanilla:
- Mao-Mao:
- Giant:
- Sakura:
- Freaked Out By:
- SCP-524 (Tortura)
- Friendly Rivals With:
- Tomo (Youki)
- In the Demon World, trouble stirs. The Princess of the Human Kingdom, Commander of the Third Legion of the Imperial Army, has been captured by the Hellhorde. Taken prisoner, the Princess and her talking sword, Ex, are set to be interrogated by the Hell-Lord's merciless Grand Inquisitor, Torture Tortura, as well as her Pain-Privates, Lieutorments, and Harm-Marshals. In order to make their captive talk, the Hellhorde are prepared to use the most depraved, wicked "tortures" imaginable, such as... fluffy toast, cute baby animals, and... genuine friendship? And so begins the bizarre, yet strangely wholesome captivity of the Princess, who finally gets to experience life in a way that her overly strict warrior upbringing never allowed her to have.
- One clear midnight in the Pantheon, Shaggy and Scooby were heading to the House of Food to grab a midnight snack, when they came across somebody they'd never seen before. A blond woman, seemingly a prisoner, was staring into one of the fridges, drooling over all the delicious snacks therein. Upon getting her attention and asking her who she was, the woman immediately began verbally defending herself, claiming that she'd "never give in to such torture!" However, upon being asked if she would talk for a Scooby Snack, she immediately acquiesced.
- After being brought to the Court of Gods, she explained her situation; how she'd been endlessly "tortured" and was the happiest she'd ever been in her life for it. The Court, uncomfortable and a bit confused by the lack of context, summoned the Inquisitors (and Ex, who Tortura had been carrying while they searched for the Princess) to give their side of the story. Tortura responded, not just by explaining, but by carrying out a demonstration "torture" of delicious pancakes on the bailiff. The bailiff talked — and the court, understanding their methods, agreed to ascend the group under the trope of Cool and Unusual Punishment.
- TRIVIA
- The Princess:
- Ex:
- Tortura:
- The youngest to ever hold the position of Grand Inquisitor, Torture Tortura is a seasoned "torturer" who specializes in food — and so it should be no surprise that she spends much of her free time in the House of Food. It's here where she found the Mintendo Noodle House, and bonded its owner, Min Min, over their shared love of ramen and similarly redundant names. Tortura is now a frequent visitor to the Noodle House, and has plans to bring the Princess there for a "torture" session.
- Tortura has become fast friends with several other food-loving demons — most notably, Beelzebub of the Seven Mortal Sins and the Monster Lord Alice were both won over by the Grand Inquisitor's cooking. Alice in particular reminds Tortura of her king, the Hell-Lord.
- Tortura was given an anonymous tip, saying that Hannibal Lecter had some important information that could be "tortured" out of him. However, Tortura did her research to make an extra effective "torture"... and upon learning not only of his habit of interrogating his interrogators, but also of his dietary habits, she was immediately disgusted and horrified. Hannibal is now at the top of her shit list.
- Tortura, being a rabbit lover, gets along with most non-evil rabbit deities. But one day she decided to visit the resident rabbit of the House of Food, SCP-524. It started off okay, but quickly soured when the rabbit decided to eat himself right in front of Tortura. She was utterly horrified, and had to delegate "torture" to her Harm-Marshals for a good week afterward.
- Youki:
- Enki:
- Krall:
- Beastmaster Krall's "tortures" tie into her love of animals, especially cute ones. She loves her pets more than anything else; having trouble even being mildly mean to them for the sake of a "torture" (she once tried to "torture" the Princess by taking her pet polar bear's toy away. Krall broke first). Given that, it's no surprise she's right at home in the House of Beasts and Fauna. Among them, she's become a friend of several of the deities there — Ice Bear and Captain Barnacles both remind her of Hngy, and Chibiterasu reminds her of Mad Wolf as a puppy. Her love of all animals has also led to becoming good friends with fellow beast handlers Steve Irwin and Eliza Thornberry.
- Vanilla:
- Harm-Marshal Vanilla Peschutz hails from a lineage of vampire nobles, said to be the most malicious members of the Hellhorde. However, despite her family's insistence otherwise, Vanilla has a tendency to let her pride as a Peschutz get in the way of her "tortures" and her desire to make friends.
- Mao-Mao:
- Despite being fresh out of preschool, Mao-Mao is the highest-ranked "torturer" in the Hellhorde — even moreso than the Grand Inquisitor herself. How is this, you may ask? Well... she's the Hell-Lord's daughter.
- Giant:
- Giant, the eight-foot tall woman, is a junior "torturer" in the Hellhorde — but nobody's ever seen her perform a single "torture". Despite this, she's somehow one of the most well-respected and beloved members of the Hellhorde. Giant is an advocate of relaxation: whether it be soaking in a hot spring, taking a late-night stroll, or simply lying down in the shade and doing nothing, Giant always helps others find joy in simplicity.
- Sakura:
- Pain-Private Sakura Heartrock hails from a minor kingdom in the southeast, where she was raised from birth as an assassin. On one mission, she was sent as a mole among the Princess's royal peers, to get close enough to her to kill her. However, Sakura got too close, and though she attacked the Princess, she couldn't bring herself to finish the job and got struck down in turn.
- However, unbeknownst to the Princess, Sakura survived, and after being sent on a Suicide Mission to assassinate the Hell-Lord, she was recruited as an apprentice "torturer". This eventually led to her reunion with the Princess, who immediately forgave her, and the two rekindled their friendship.
- Pain-Private Sakura Heartrock hails from a minor kingdom in the southeast, where she was raised from birth as an assassin. On one mission, she was sent as a mole among the Princess's royal peers, to get close enough to her to kill her. However, Sakura got too close, and though she attacked the Princess, she couldn't bring herself to finish the job and got struck down in turn.
- "'Tis time for 'torture'."
Heaven Studio Page WIP:
Heaven Studio is a free Fan Game of the Rhythm Heaven series released on January 15, 2024. For a long time, the Rhythm Heaven community had been creating custom versions of the series's beloved Remix stages, set to their favorite songs. However, that was all video editing and sound effects — there wasn't any way to actually play these custom stages.
Heaven Studio aims to fix that issue, being a fanmade Level Editor featuring from-scratch recreations of various Rhythm Heaven minigame engines. It also features a Play mode where people can play custom Remixes other people have created. It features a multitude of minigames spanning across the Rhythm Heaven series, including a handful of games originating from Rhythm Heaven fan games, mods, and bootlegs.
List of Officially Released Games
Originating from Rhythm Tengoku: Karate Mannote , Rhythm Tweezers, Marching Orders, The Clappy Trio, Spaceball, Sneaky Spirits, Wizard’s Waltz, Tram and Pauline, Space Dance, Quiz Show, Toss Boys, Fireworks, Tap Trial, Mr. Upbeat
Originating from Rhythm Heaven: Built to Scale, Glee Club, Fan Club, Rhythm Rally, Crop Stomp, The Dazzles, Munchy Monk, DJ School, Splashdown, Dog Ninja, Space Soccer, Lockstep, Rockers, Coin Toss, Tunnel, Samurai Slice, Octopus Machine
Originating from Rhythm Heaven Fever: See-Saw, Double Date, Fork Lifter, Tambourine, Board Meeting, Working Dough, Air Rally, Ringside, Flipper-Flop, Launch Party, Tap Troupe, Cheer Readers
Originating from Rhythm Heaven Megamix: Drumming Practice, Catchy Tune, Second Contact, Pajama Party, Blue Bear, Kitties!
Originating from other Rhythm Heaven-related works: Trick on the Classnote , Meat Grindernote , Rhythm Soumennote
Heaven Studio had its first official release (dubbed "Lush Release") on January 15, 2024 with 52 games, with plans to add more games and features later down the line such as autoswing and custom texture support. It can be downloaded from itch.io here
, or you can pick up the nightly beta build from its Github page here.
Heaven Studio provides examples of:
- Adaptation Expansion: Several games have received extra cues or visual flair options. Some examples include the stretchable questions in Ringside, the bubbles in Octopus Machine, and the re-addition of the unused clapping bop in Marching Orders.
- Eye Beams: The girl from Trick on the Class has these. In-editor, it's referred to as 'Optic Blast'.
- Final-Exam Boss: Lush Medley is Heaven Studio's answer to the final Remixes of the Rhythm Heaven series, being a six minute-long medley of all 52 games included in the Lush release.
- Let's Meet the Meat: The last ball of meat the player has to hit in Meat Grinder is a ball of bacon. Boss, who is a pig, gives it a highly concerned look.
- Mythology Gag: Candy Remix and Code Remix, two of the packed-in example levels, feature four games each — namely, each contains one set that didn't have an associated Remix stage in Megamix.
