Yaroo, also known as Yellow Morolian, is a recurring enemy and minor character in the Space Channel 5 series.
History[]
Space Channel 5[]
Like all of the other Morolians, Yaroo was brainwashed by Chief Blank and forced people from Earth to dance. In the opening cutscene of the game, Yaroo was watching TV alongside Proonk and Blib, when they are all brainwashed by a signal coming from their TV.
Report 1: Introducing...Ulala!/Report 2: Spaceship S.O.S.!
In the first two levels, multiple Yaroos appear many times in the first two reports, as an enemy in dance battles and in shooting segments. During the dance battles, Ulala must memorize and copy Yaroo's moves in order to defeat him. Similarly, in shooting segments, Ulala has to memorize and copy Yaroo's commands to shoot him before he shoots her.
Report 3: Catch the Scoop!
In the third level, several brainwashed Yaroos appear after Ulala and Jaguar defeating Morolian Monroe, when the TV on the Morolian Base turns on and starts sending a brainwashing signal to the Morolians. The Yaroos surround Ulala and are about to force her to dance, but Ulala and Fuse realise the TV is brainwashing the Morolians and Ulala destroys it, freeing Yaroo and the other Morolians from Blank's brainwashing control. When the Morolian Base starts self destructing, Ulala has to save Yaroo as she escapes the Morolian Base.
Report 4: Evil in the Galaxy Revealed!
In the last report of the game, Yaroo appears again, multiple times, in dance battles and shooting segments. However, when Yaroo appears in shooting segments this time around, Ulala has to save him from the brainwashing control. Once he is saved, Yaroo will join and assist Ulala throughout the rest of the Report.
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
Yaroo, under the name "Yellow Morolian", returns to Space Channel 5: Part 2, where he makes small appearances throughout the game.
Cameos in Secret Moves
Yaroo cameo in a secret command.
Yaroo is one of the three Morolians that can appear when the player finds a secret command. When he appears, Yaroo increases the view rating, typically ranging from 0.2 to 1%.
Yaroo can appear in all of the Reports but the second one, as the Report 2 is the only one where the secrets aren't Morolians popping up on the screen.
Report 6: Purge’s T.V. Special
Yaroo can be seen when everyone is combining energy to launch Purge into space, both in the normal and in the Extra mode version of the Report.
Ulala's Dance Mode
Yaroo in the Ulala's Dance Mode mini game.
Yaroo makes an appearance as an enemy in the Ulala's Dance Mode mini game. He appears by achieving 34% views and is defeated by achieving 45% views. During his battle, the track "Morolina, The Elegant Coward" plays.
Secret Commands
When the player checks Yaroo's in-game profile, he tells the player that they should check Evila (Upgrade), Space Cheerleader 1 and Space Cheerleader 4's in-game profiles to reveal secret commands to the player.
Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash![]
Report 1: Morolians Strike Back!
Yaroo returns to the VR game, Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!, where him, along with other Morolians, invades the Spaceport 9 in the first Report, and forces people to dance. When Ulala, Roo and Kie arrive at the Spaceport 9, Yaroo appears multiple times during dance battles and shooting segments. In order to defeat him, Ulala and the twins must copy the directions Yaroo says.
After the Report ends, Glitter injects X Space Cells into Yaroo and other Morolians off-screen, turning them into Othermoros. Yaroo presumably appears as an Othermoro throughout the game.
Report 4: The Final Report
As an Othermoro, Yaroo (along with many other Morolians) assist Glitter in the final battle of the game. Once the heroes defeat them, Yaroo and the other Morolians are freed from Glitter's control. They join forces with the heroes and assist them at getting enough Groove Moxie to defeat the space organism once and for all. Once Glitter flees, Yaroo celebrates like everyone else.
Miku's Far-Out Report
Yaroo reappears as an enemy in the downloadable Hatsune Miku's level. Like in the first Report, Ulala, Hatsune Miku and the player must copy the commands Yaroo says in order to defeat him.
Trial Dance
Multiple Yaroos appear in the Trial Dance minigame, in the first four stages of the mini game.
Other Appearances[]
- SEGA Superstars: Yaroo appears as an enemy in the Space Channel 5-themed mini game. He is fifth Morolian that challenges Ulala for a dance battle. Yaroo only appears if the player selects normal difficulty or higher.
- Sonic Riders: Giant Morolian statues appear at the SEGA Illusion circuit, shooting at the circuit and slowing down racers that get hit. Among them, there are Yellow Morolian statues which presumably are Yaroo.
- SEGA Superstars Tennis: Yaroo appears in the Space Channel 5 tennis court. He also appears and assists Ulala when she activates her super move.
- Puyo Puyo Quest: Morolians appear as alternate skins for the Puyos in Puyo Puyo Quest. In addition, Cred, Yaroo, Gromb, Blib and Plurp appear as playable units in Puyo Puyo Quest.
- Samba de Amigo (Wii): Many Morolians, including Yaroo, appear along with Ulala in the Space Channel 5 thematic level from Samba de Amigo for the Wii.
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Yaroo and Plurp will appear dancing around Ulala in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, when she uses her All-Star move.
- Project X Zone series: Yaroo is among the many Morolians that appeared as enemy units in both Project X Zone and its sequel, Project X Zone 2.
- SEGA Hard Girls: Many Morolians, including Yaroo , appeared in the Japan exclusive multimedia project, SEGA Hard Girls and its anime adaptation, appearing in episode 4, "We Tried to Dance Space Channel 5".
In-Game Profile[]
Space Channel 5[]
"Blundering and mischievous, he is good at simply acting as he wishes. He plays gun battles with the Dancing Beam. Sometimes he can be overly confident with the girls."
Space Channel 5 (Japanese)[]
"Blundering and mischievous, he’s unbeatable when it comes to doing whatever he wants. He loves using the Dancing Beam to play pretend with others. He can be a touch overconfident with his flirting."
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
"Listen up! It's about Hidden Commands on Report 4! Ask Evila (Upgrade) #13, Cheerleader 1 (#55) & Cheerleader 4 (#58). Moro-moro!"
"More super-secret info! The Rescue Police Leader (#52) and the Cheerleader (#54) were having a pow-wow about Hidden Commands!"
"The last Hidden Command on Report 4? You've sussed it! It's the DING-DONG! from "Stay (Ding-dong!) Tuned."
"You've done a top job finding out about Hidden Commands on Report 4! Now you can score 100% ratings!"
Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash![]
"Blundering and mischievous, nobody is better than Yaroo when it comes to just sort of doing whatever he wants. He loves using the Dancing Beam to act out make-belief gun battles, and can be a touch over-confident with the ladies."
Trivia[]
- Yaroo's name is derived from "Yellow".
- In the Japanese version, his name is "Yemoro (Yellow)"
- Yaroo, Blib and Proonk were the first three characters to appear in the series.
.png "Part 1 opening screenshot (1).png (631 KB)")
