Mecha-Don (Japanese: メカドン, Mekadon) is a recurring character in the Taiko no Tatsujin series. Mecha-Don first appears in Taiko no Tatsujin: TaTaCon de Dodon ga Don.
Biography[]
Appearance[]
Mecha-Don is a robotic anthropomorphic taiko drum that resembles Don Wada, with yellow eyes and an antenna.
Personality[]
Mecha-Don is the rival of Don and Katsu.
Despite being a robot, Mecha-Don has a very low IQ, and in one instance, he shut himself down after his AI got overloaded with just simple math questions. Over time, he gradually grew smarter. He usually ends his sentences with "mecha", and all of his sentences are written in katakana, with the exception of when he's used in auto-play.
Prior to his appearance in Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX, his voice was originally normal with a monotonous, robotic-like feel to it. As for Portable DX, his voice got a robotic effect.
In the anime, Mecha-Don is seen as a smart robot being able to create an army of clones of himself, each with different abilities, and even fused some together to become Mega-Don. However, it backfires on him on numerous occasions.
Background[]
Mecha-Don was originally an old, abandoned taiko drum that the staff of the Municipal Wadaiko Laboratory found on the street. Said drum was modified into the robot, and thus Mecha-Don was born.
It was also revealed in Portable 2 that Mecha-Don was not the first robotic drum the laboratory had ever created; there were numerous other robotic drums created before him.
In the series[]
General[]
Mecha-Don usually replaces Don Wada in auto-play mode in the console entries of the franchise.
Do-Don to Nidaime![]
Moments after Don and Katsu have successfully activated Alumi at the laboratory, Mecha-Don arrives at the lab in a broken state, as he was beaten by Antimony at the festival area off-screen.
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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 · Kumo-kyun | |
| Takahashi household | Hana Takahashi · Neko and Shaxy | |
| Lantern Eel gang | Lantern Eel · Turtle · Ika · Takoyaki Brothers · The Chicks · Mizu Mariko · Goldfish · Lantern · Cotton Candy Quadruplets · Tsuru · Kendama · Balloon | |
| Municipal Wadaiko Laboratory | ||
| 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 · Tamashii | |
| Ancient Japan | Ponko · Ninja Master · Great Tanuki · Yukie & Miyuki | |
| Fantasy Medieval | Ralco · Princess Soprano · Maou · Aut · Riva · Ashumo · Buhio | |
| 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 | |