Rhythm (also referred to as R) along with her sister Blues are pair of characters from Trolls: TrollsTopia. They are a pair of sisters and delegates from the Funk Troll Tribe who came to reside in TrollsTopia.
Appearance[]
- Normal
Rhythm is a dark blue-and-purple-striped Funk Troll with curly, pixie cut-styled violet hair tied by a yellow scarf-headband, dark indigo eyes with large eyelashes, and a blue nose, arms and legs. She also accessorizes with golden planet-shaped earring on her right ear and two, golden studs on her left ear, as well as a thick golden choker around her neck, and a matching bracelet and anklet on her left wrist and leg respectively. She also has a golden toe ring on her right toe.
She is a bipedal Funk Troll and has long, gown-like fur. She also has only 3 toes on each foot compared to the typical four toes of other Trolls, but the standard 4 fingers on her hands.
In "Big Sis B", it is revealed that Rhythm is the older of the two.
- Toddler
Rhythm was turned into a toddler in "Big Sis B".
- Elder
She was also seen as an elder in the same episode.
Personality[]
Rhythm & Blues are passionate scientists and inventors. However, they tend to make unnecessarily big and overly elaborate inventions to accomplish simple tasks, like opening a bottle, and when questioned about their excessiveness, they often respond with "Where's the fun in that?". Though they do know when they go too far, especially if they damage someone's property and promise to fix what they broke.
They later displayed a form of emotional self-denial in forcing themselves to stay busy and looking for any kind of distraction in order to avoid their homesickness, until Holly Darlin' convinced them to just let out the sadness instead of bottling it up. In doing so, they felt much better afterwards and realized that despite leaving their home in Vibe City, they would come to love TrollsTopia as another home and consider themselves lucky to have more than one place to call home. In "Laguna Tidepool & the Lost Game Room", both of them noted that they don't like drama.
Despite their similarities, the duo likes to do some activities on their own. Rhythm likes to play arcade games at the Fun Dungeon as seen in "Surprise-O-Tron", where she is there by herself without her sister. Rhythm also attends Branch's games night in "The Search for Piece".
When Rhythm was turned into a child in "Big Sis B", she was difficult for Poppy and Blues to control. She displayed a destructive side, she tried to eat stuff and generally just wanted to have fun. She would randomly note facts as well.
In "Hide & Go Hug", DJ Suki lists the Funk sisters as Trolls who do take charge when she, Demo and Synth are trying to figure out who to imitate who is known to take charge in a desperate situation. Specifically, the sisters use Funk technology to resolve issues.
Relationships[]
Blues[]
The sisters usually refer to each other as "R" and "B" rather than their full names. They get along so well that the twins Satin & Chenille were even jealous of them. They tend to display the same emotions and thoughts as each other and speak the same lingo, and will often encourage and support each other. When one sister fails at something, they pass the duty to the other to let her succeed; if both fail, then they panic.
Rhythm is Blues' elder sister and has been there for her sine the day she was born. They are hugely supportive of each other and Blues seeks confidence and aid in her big sister.
Queen Poppy[]
Poppy is supportive of both the sisters and is impressed with all of their inventions. She had done a lot of social things for them, such as inviting them for Girls' Night and helping them in trying to clear their homesickness and, along with Holly, catching a Hair-i-cane. In "R&B in R&D", Poppy helped Rhythm & Blues to build some improvements in order to get a job at the Funtime Factory.
Holly Darlin'[]
Rhythm gets along with Holly very well. In "Girls' Night", Blues and her did her hair with their Cyclone Dimension. Holly has helped them in many of the same situations as Poppy, including giving them an ultimate solution to clear their homesickness.
Laguna Tidepool[]
Laguna gets along well with Rhythm & Blues due to their mutual interests in science and research.
Branch[]
Due to their craftmanship skills, Rhythm & Blues are sometimes seen working with Branch on building, such as in "Cakes on a Train", where they built the Metroll System. In "Nowhere to Fun, Nowhere to Hide", they also helped Branch to tag Poppy. They are also supportive for him.
Skills & Abilities[]
They have most normal Troll abilities, as well as the abilities of their Tribe.
Engineering[]
Rhythm, like her sister, is a brilliant scientist and inventor, able to engineer complex devices, tools, and technology that can either be so advanced as to manipulate time, space and reality, or are overly elaborate and unnecessary in performing simple tasks. Both relate to Laguna Tidepool on a professional level, but are able to apply skills and trust in themselves so they can put theory into practice, which Laguna struggles with in contrast. They have their own lab on the Vibe Town ship. The girls have PHDs in "everything" they are also proud of. They were also seen working with Branch to implement the Metroll train.
As of "R&B in R&D", the sisters landed their dream job with Sky Toronto. Although he puts pressure on them to produce ideas, he accepts their ideas have flaws, but wants them to work together to fix those flaws rather then them hide any.
Rhythm is the more confident of the sisters, and generally knows more about the subjects she deals with than Blues.
Music[]
Rhythm and her sister Blues are both into Funk music and sing in a style much like their names imply. Their style is different from the isorhythmic style of twins Satin & Chenille, using more of a "call and response", involving one sister saying something and then the other singing in response to the same tune.
Vehicle Maneuver[]
The duo are one of the Funk Trolls that have access to the controls of Vibe Town including its bubble beam.
Party Games[]
The pair like games, but partake in different games each. Rhythm likes arcade games and game nights.
Baking[]
She is known to bake friendship cakes alongside her sister, as seen in "The Search for Piece" and "Big Sis B".
Both her and her sister struggled in "The Tech-less Breakfast" to bake pancakes without Funk technology, they even struggled to read the book which instructed them on how to bake them, as they had never done pancakes without their tech. They eventually succeeded, but their means were not mundane.
Songs[]
Trolls: TrollsTopia[]
- Theme Song
- Season 1
- Season 3
- "Work It"
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
Etymology[]
Rhythm and her sister's names are a reference to Rhythm and Blues, a music genre developed in early 20th century that largely influenced modern music and was one of the genres that originated genres such as Rock 'n' Roll and Funk.
Trivia[]
- Similar to Satin & Chenille, they usually stand onscreen facing the viewer, with Rhythm on the left and Blues on the right in their naming order. However, unlike the twins, they sometimes switch places more often, resulting in Rhythm standing right of Blues.
| Funk Trolls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaders: | ||||
| The Funky Family (King Quincy • Queen Essence • Prince Darnell • Prince Cooper) | ||||
| Other named members: | ||||
Lownote Jones • Rhythm • Blues • Big J • Little J • Medium J • Dr. Groovetavius Ravenhug | ||||
| Misc. related articles: | ||||
| Funk String • Vibe City • Vibe Town | ||||