| “ | Channel----moro-moro----Five!! | „ |
| ~ Morolian Eight's motto, Space Channel 5: Part 2. |
Morolian Eight is a minor character who only appeared in Space Channel 5: Part 2. He is a Morolian who works as a reporter for the recently founded space broadcasting channel, Moro-Channel 5.
Morolian Eight was one of the many reporters who investigated the case of the mysterious dance group, the Rhythm Rogues in Space Channel 5: Part 2. He also helped Ulala and the other heroes defeating Purge the Great and launching Purge into space.
Character Info[]
Very little about Morolian Eight is known. Currently, he is a reporter who much like Shinichiro Tachibana and 88MAN, has simply appeared as a background character, reporting and racing against Ulala and other reporters to get the scoops before them. Unlike the Tachibana and 88MAN though, Morolian Eight has only appeared in one game.
Morolian Eight is from a recently founded Channel called Moro-Channel 5, which means he is a new competition to Ulala and the other reporters. Despite starting not so long ago, Morolian Eight can be assumed to be a very dedicated reporter, as he is the only new reporter to be seen going after scoops along with the other veterans. His relationship with any of the characters is unknown.
Appearance[]
Morolian Eight is near identical in appearance to Cred, however, Morolian Eight is typically seen with a dark armband with an antenna on his left arm. He has the typically body shape of a Morolian, having long legs, large digit-less feet and mitten-like hands. He has two ear-like antennas tipped with yellow and a glass screen with a red border on his face. Morolian Eight is usually seen holding a microphone with a pink head and purple handle.
History[]
Background[]
Not much is known about Morolian Eight prior to the events of Space Channel 5: Part 2. Oddly, He was nowhere to be found during the events of the first game and thus it is not possible to confirm if Morolian Eight was a victim of Chief Blank's brainwashing signal.
Between the first and the second game, the Morolians founded their own space broadcasting channel called Moro-Channel 5, with its name being very likely a tribute to the reporter who saved the Morolians and her Channel in the first game, and Morolian Eight is one of the three most notorious employees of the space broadcasting channel. The other two being Hoorg, who presents a News Show called the "Moro News", and Morolian Cameraman, who is Morolian Eight's cameraman.
According to Morolian Eight's In-Game Profile in Space Channel 5: Part 2, his catchphrase is "Channel----moro-moro----Five!!".[1] Morolian Eight and Hoorg also have similar purple microphones and a spaceship called the Tapi-maru, which is modeled after Coco★Tapioca from the first game. However, it is unknown if he works for Hoorg's newshow, the Moro News.
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
Morolian Eight in the second report.
Report 2: Nature's Revenge!
Morolian Eight is first seen in the cutscene prior to Report 2, where he is about to hear President Peace sing, when a plant robot appears and kidnaps the President in front of Morolian Eight and the other reporters.
Later at the beginning of the Report, Morolian Eight can be seen reporting at Space Park along with his Cameraman and next to both 88MAN and Shinichiro Tachibana. Morolian Eight is most likely reporting about President Peace's kidnapping.
Morolian Eight in the third report.
Report 3: Meet the Sexy Space Police!
Morolian Eight appears at the beginning of Report 3, where he is racing against Ulala and other reporters to reach Point Double X to get the scoop, but he eventually retreats due to the Space Police orders.
Report 6: Purge's T.V. Show Special
Morolian Eight later appears again at the Report 6, dancing along Ulala and many others during the final dance-off against Purge.
Morolian Eight in the Ulala Dance mode.
Ulala Dance Mode
There's a battle against Morolian Eight in the Ulala Dance Mode minigame though only if Ulala is wearing the Morolian outfit. He appears by achieving 134% views and is defeated by achieving 145% views. During his battle, the track "Morolina, The Elegant Coward" plays.
In-Game Profile[]
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
"Channel----moro-moro----Five!! This is the way we wrap things up at our station."
"During the drum battle on Report 3, press a button when Ulala and Noize strike a pose and yell HAIYOO! just before the drum battle."
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Curiously, Morolian Eight reuses Purge's dance animations in the Ulala Dance Mode mini game instead of regular Morolian's dance animations.
- Prior to Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!, Morolian Eight was the only Morolian who had someone else's animations. Now he shares this traits with all of the regular Morolians, as the Regular Morolians have Ulala's animation in that game.
- When Morolian Eight is reporting at the Space Park, he also has an unique idle animation, different from the regular Morolians' idle animation. Prior to Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!, Morolian Eight and his Cameraman were the only Morolians with unique idle animations, now they share this trait with the Othermoros.
- Morolian Eight and Hoorg were the only reporters who didn't return to Space Channel 5 VR. The obvious reason for that is because the Morolians are once again, antagonists.
- Morolian Eight and Morolian Cameraman are the only Morolians who were never seen brainwashed. They never needed to be rescued neither.
- With Shinichiro Tachibana, 88MAN and Ulala being captured in Space Channel 5 VR, Morolian Eight also becomes the only reporter who was never captured nor brainwashed.
- Morolian Eight, Morolian Cameraman, Hoorg, Clork and Brack are also some of the few Morolians who were most likely not injected with X Space Cells by Glitter.
- In addition to that, it is revelead in the cutscene prior to the Report 6 from Space Channel 5: Part 2 that Purge tested the Ballistic Groove Gun on the planet Morolia (the Morolians' home planet) and thus, he made all of the Morolians dance for him off-screen.[2] However, Morolian Eight was the only other Morolian besides Hoorg to be present in the final battle against Purge the Great. Thus, Morolian Eight and Hoorg were likely the only Morolians who weren't victims of Purge and the Rhythm Rogues.
- Oddly, Morolian Eight doesn't appear marching to the end of the galaxy at the end of Space Channel 5: Part 2, despite assisting the heroes in the final battle against Purge the Great. The same thing applies to the Space Synchronized Swimming Team.
- Morolian Eight and Hoorg have a spaceship called the Tapioca-maru, which is modeled after Coco★Tapioca from the first game. Morolian Eight can be seen piloting it during the Report 3.
- Both Morolian Eight and Hoorg also have a similar, purple-colored microphones.
- Morolian Eight is the only reporter who never talked nor ever emitted any sound.
- Morolian Eight and Morolian Cameraman are also the only Morolians who never said anything, not ever dance commands.