Babi-ten (Baby Angel) Stage 1
Obakechi 2 |
This is the stage immediately after the gravestone "shatters" (or in the case of Tamagotchi
Angel, the baby angel "beams down" from the UFO.)
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Basically, it's Obaketchi (the Original Japanese Tam ghost) with a halo on its head. Maximum Angel Points = 30 AP |
"Hailing from the Celestial Angel City, which is rumoured to be somewhere on the Tamagotchi
Home Planet, this little angel has come to Earth for its training. Its hobbies include riding
on the shoulders of beautiful people [explanation: in Japan, whenever your shoulders get too
stiff or heavy, it is said that an (evil) spirit is resting there].
It likes senkou-hanabi [a special kind of firework for children and solemn occasions; like a sparkler, only infinitely more likely to sputter out after a minute] and cherry blossoms on the verge of falling, and other beautiful things of a fleeting existence. It gets lonely quite easily." |
Baby-ten Stage 2
Maruten |
A Maruchi with wings. When called back from a walk, it looks very shocked. Sleeps from
8 pm to 8 am.
Maximum Angel Points: 50 AP |
"This Baby Angel has finally divorced itself from its feelings of longing for its former life, and [as a result] has grown wings. It's particularly talented at doing shadow puppets; his specialty is the goldfish." |
Child-ten
Child-ten Type 1: Kodo-ten |
This little guy waves a wand when praying for you. When called back from a walk, you can see it
lifting weights. It sleeps from 9 pm to 8 am.
This is one of the more redundantly-named characters; "Kodo[mo]" is Japanese for Child. |
"The effects of its training is beginning to show. It's a very energetic Child Angel, always flying about. It loves eating Angel Pies, but privately, it wants to try onigiri [Triangular Rice Balls; the meal option for Japanese Gen2 Tamagotchi] for a change." |
Child-ten Type 2: Tako-ten |
Azirophael turned into this! It sleeps from 8 pm to 9 am. When it prays, it makes a
kissy face while its eyes twinkle. When it's angry or ill or pooping, its face turns all
black!
Maximum Angel Points = 60 AP. |
"The... other Child Angel who's beginning to show the effects of its training. Normally, it's quite calm, but its heart rages with passions just below the boiling point, and the slightest thing makes him weep or shout or rage uncontrollably. Whenever it sees a pot, it has a strong urge to climb inside [this is how Japanese fishermen traditionally catch octopi; by dangling pots into the ocean and waiting for the octopi to clamber in], and people keep asking it: "Were you a Takochi in a former life?" The Tako-ten refuses to comment." |
Adult-ten
There are 5 standard adult-tens, roughly 4 secret characters, and one fallen angel.
Kuri-ten: The Chestnut Angel |
"Kuri" quite literally means chestnut; it also means "cute" or attractive when used as an
adjective (eg. "kuri-tto shita me no idoru").
Sleeps from 9 pm to 8 am. Uses a ducky omaru or potty. Drops wings and halo in shock when called back from a walk. Cries just before death. HolyBell and NobleScarlett were both Kuriten for a while. Maximum Angel Points = 80 AP. |
"A Tenshi-chi Adult-ten. It's always cheerful and energetic like a sunny little chestnut [I have no idea what that means] and is quite popular. It likes to pray and uses its wonderful staff [or stick] the "Super Eternal-cho Marron Tact". |
Ginjiro-tenshi: The Ginjiro Angel |
Sleeps from 10 pm to 9 am. Uses a Japanese-stype flushable squatting toilet, and appears to
have a piece of toilet paper in hand. Eats with all four limbs in the air. When praying,
twirls around with a starry background. When he returns from a walk, he looks like a normal G1
ginjirochi, without wings or halo.
Maximum Angel Points = 70 AP. |
"A familiar face among the Adult-ten crowd. Somewhere in his heart, he secretly wants everyone to realize the truth: "I'm a g*nj*rotchi, d@mmit!" It likes gambling, and is surprisingly good at it." |
Puku-ten: The Chubby Angel |
When it comes back from a walk, it can be seen standing on a pair of scales. When praying, it
appear to have one of those party-favours where you blow them and they unroll and make a
honking noise. Can turn into the Twin Angels. Sleeps from 11 pm to 11 am (I think).
Maximum Angel Points = 65? (I forget. Will look up later.) |
"A big-headed, slightly chubby Adult-ten. It likes collecting hats, but it's troubled by the fact that it can't quite find a hat that looks good on it. No-one has yet been cruel enough to tell it that it can't wear turtlenecks, either. The little flute that it uses while praying was bought at a toy store in Asakusa." |
Tara-ten: The Tarakochi Angel
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Azirophael turned into this, however briefly that might have been. It slept from 9 pm to 9 am.
When called back from a walk, it just blinked, and while praying it just stood in the middle of
the screen and smiled beatifically.
Maximum AP = 50 AP? |
"A fat-lipped Angel with a charming face. He loves reading, and is an avid reader of philosophical texts. He's quite the philosopher! He hates taking baths, and he can go for up to a month without even going near the tub. His b.o. smells like vanilla, so it doesn't smell too bad, but still... (how disgusting!)" |
Oyagi-ten: The Oyajitchi Angel |
I got my first Oyajitchi in August of 1999, mostly due to my carelessness and my tendency to
leave my Tamangel in my purse (rather than out on my table so that I can care for it as I do
computer-work.)
Like the Maskuchi, he has a flip-top-head action where he bares all his teeth at you when eating, happy, angry, etc. While baring his teeth, he kicks his heels up into the air, first to the left and then to the right. When he prays for you, he turns his back on you and wiggles his bottom from side to side. He sleeps from 11:00 pm to ??:?? am. Maximum AP = 40 AP |
"The infamous oyajitchi has powered down, and reappeared as an angel! However, as a result of
having been surrounded by sweet, fluffy things in the Celestial Angel City, he's gone soft.
He can't handle sake anymore, and he even worries about his health. He's recently been
overheard while muttering: "I just can't hide it anymore..."
However, all of this may just be a plot to make tam owners everywhere lower their guard!" |
Secret Characters!
Futago Tenshi: The Twin Angels
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These usually start out as Kuriten or Pukuten. Sleeps from 10 pm to 8 am. While praying, they
twirl around each other, and they take turns being angry (first one shows emotion, then the next).
When they die the "bad death" they turn into a black, Japanese G2 egg, and then say "Bye Bye!".
When they die the "good death" they merely look peeved before going to the star screen.
Maximum AP = 90. |
"Wow! What a surprise! Twin Angels! The one on the left is Am ("ammm") and the one on the right
is Pm ("pommm"); however, few people can tell them apart. Their little synchronized prayer
[in this context, more like an arcane chant or spell] is especially good for problems of the
heart [ie, romantic problems... people who get frequent chest pains should consult their
physician rather than their TamAngel]. This miraculous chant goes something like this:
Pm: "Je t'aime" Am: "Mademoiselle" Pm: "Bonjour" (Together): "Croissant!" Now let's all whisper it together..." |
Otono-ten: The Shogun Angel
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This starts out as a Oyajiten. | "This time around, he's the new hidden character! Although he has no halo over his head, he does have wings on his back, so it's assumed that he's an angel. He's quite proud and snobby, and always brags about his many victories. He has a habit of shouting "Appare!" [Japanese exclamation: kinda like Mr. Burns from The Simpsons' "Eeeexcellent", only jollier], and he rather likes the ladies..." |
Sabotenshi: The Smiling Angel |
AARGH! What a RIP-OFF! In the Japanese version, this character is an enchanting little cactus
[it's a pun... cactus in Japanese is "Sabo-ten" which already contains a homonym for "angel"], but Bandai US changed it to a generic "smiling angel" wearing boxing gloves 'er something! AARGH! [We now return you to your regularly scheduled boring lecture.] The Smiling Angel sleeps from 11 pm to 10 am. It can start out as a Taraten. No matter what action it takes (sleeping, pooping, eating, raging) it seems to use the same animation. The translated info is for Sabotenshi, the Cactangel. Its maximum AP is 90. |
"A quiet, phlegmatic adult-ten whose appearance belies his interior personality. He may look like the most popular guy on the windowsill, but he's got a hard-boiled personality. Whenever he catches someone's eye, he says: "You mess with me, and I'll show you a world of pain..." A rather cool tenshi-chi." |
Lucky Unchi kun: Lucky Piece of Carp |
Although rumours abounded about this being an actual "playable" character, I've concluded that if there is a Poop Character that can be played with like the other TamAngels, it must be a different one from this. This poop just sits on your screen and glitters. Whee. | "He looks like the tenshichi's usual sparkly poo, but wait! He eats, he plays games... could he be the super secret character?!" |
Devil-Kai: The Fallen Ones
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Koumorichi and Gaikochi: The Batties and the Skullies
(no relation to Agent Dana Scully of The X-Files |
These are essentially the little "bit players" in the Tamagotchi Angel saga of sin and redemption. |
"These servants of the infernal regions like to tempt and beguile the young angels-in-training
from the path of virtue with their tales of wine, women, and... stuff. But in reality, all
they offer are illusions and empty promises."
(A very rough translation... I seem to have lost the brower-thingy that let me read Japanese, and so am working from memory). |
Devil-chi |
Reports indicate that this is yet another Tamagotchi Angel character that you can't play with; in other words, it just shows up on your screen and stays there, sending you bad vibes, until you restart your TamAngel. | "This is an angel that has fallen from the virtuous path. Never again will it know the beauty of the Celestial City... but actually, the Devil-chi rather enjoys his current life-style". |
