| “ | The heck?! Wh...what the heck, man?! This weird-ol' fart here is screwing with our Festival! Darn you! |
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— Lantern Eel in Do-Don to Nidaime!
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Lantern Eel (Japanese: ちょうちんうなぎ, Chouchin Unagi, also known as Unagi in Taiko: Drum Master) is a eel fish recurring character in Taiko no Tatsujin series.
Biography[]
Appearance[]
Lantern Eel is an Anthropomorphic fish, with turquoise skin and blue-ish gray underbelly. Unlike the actual eel, Lantern Eel has the thick 'fishing rod' on the top of his head, with the red lantern attached, similar to the atlantic footballfish.
He usually wearing the white happi coat with red stripes.
Personality[]
Although not much is known about Lantern Eel, he is a dependable figure to his gang.
He claims that he has a beautiful voice, but in reality, he is very terrible at singing.
Background[]
Lantern Eel, together with his apprentices Turtle and Ika, have been running a culinary stand at various festivals, and are frequent travelers.
Lantern Eel is a long-time friend to Kiyoshi Wada.
In the game[]
General[]
Lantern Eel is one of the randomly-selected standard dancers in the game. He can appear as either doing a normal dance or performing more "suave" poses.
Do-Don to Nidaime![]
Lantern Eel, along with the others at the festival, is the frequent victim of Dr. Evil Lou's evildoings. He called Dr. Evil Lou a 'weird ol'fart' on the second havoc, which the former took offense from..
Drum 'n' Fun![]
Lantern Eel is one of the unlockable performing characters in the game. His performing skill makes the one-side hits counts as a two-side hits on big notes.
He also appears as a sushi chef in his own minigame in Party Game Mode. Here he will call out a specific type of Sushi and will serve it to Don-chan and friends when they correctly name it to the beat.
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| Character in Taiko no Tatsujin series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wada household | Don Wada · Katsu Wada · Master Bachio · Tetsuo Wada · Kiyoshi Wada · Inu Wada · John Wada · Suzudon · Daruma-san · Mimizu Wada · U-chan | |
| Takahashi household | Hana Takahashi · Neko and Shaxy | |
| Lantern Eel gang | Lantern Eel · Turtle · Ika · Takoyaki Brothers · The Chicks · Ms. Mariko · Goldfish · Lantern · Cotton Candy Quadruplets | |
| Municipal Wadaiko Laboratory | Professor Otowa · Assistant · Mecha-Don | |
| Neighbors | Donko · Kabuki Kids · Namahage · Shishimai · Toramai · Kasedori · Yatsushika · Currycutta Dondy · Yomogimaru · Miko · Alumi | |
| Recurring characters | Dokon gang | Dokon · Botan · Dorabot · Nyanky |
| Evil Lou gang | Dr. Evil Lou · Antimony · Yttrium · Gallium · Tantal · Germa · Tungsten · Tellu | |
| Taiko world | Kodama · Fuga · Mirai · Arashi · The Great Spirit | |
| Ancient Japan | Ponko · Ninja Master · Great Tanuki | |
| Fantasy Merdival | Ralco · Princess Soprano · Maou · Aut | |
| Time Patrols | Tocky · Ticky | |
| The Timedyne gang | Najimu Timedyne · Pietro · Durnam · Helga | |
| From various eras | Nobunaga Oda · Marie Antoinette · Lakio · Alenka · Cleopatra VII Philopator · Chris · Rose · Orville Wright · Wilbur Wright | |
| Mystery Adventure | Tia · Popo Kaka · Makemake · Heracles · Ceska · Susanoo · Kushinada · Himiko · Yeti | |
| Sorcery Society Hexaglia | Lilly · Arnold Crowgaia · Deborah Ignispada · Mateus Aquadia | |
| V Version | Maple · Lila da Gamba · Violia | |
| Others | Louis Auguste · Princess Elize · Amitie · Tatsudon · Makina · AI Don | |
| Anime Version characters | Kotaro Tsudumi · Yamato Momoe · Shido Yagura · Remi · Fua Yagura · Fukacchan · Kanade · Ryutaro Tsudumi | |
| Guest characters | Mon · Hun · Funassyi · Jibanyan · Reimu Hakurei · Marisa Kirisame · Sakuya Izayoi · Kirby · King Dedede · Phoenix Wright · Rakitama · Tamazo · Kusao Saiki · Hatsune Miku · Doraemon · Heihachi Mishima · Hello Kitty · Pac-Man · Squid | |