Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Character List and Secrets (PSX)

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (Marl Kingdom: the Adventure of the Puppet Princess in Japan) is an RPG for the PlayStation console from Atlus USA and Nippon Ichi Software, the creators of Disgaea, and is part of the Marl Kingdom series. It was released three times in Japan � once in 1998, then again as The Adventure of Puppet Princess + 1 in 1999, and then again as The Adventure of Puppet Princess (PSOne Books) in 2001. The game was released in the USA, in 2000 and is the only game in the series to be released outside Japan.

Rhapsody, along with its sequels, are considered musical RPGs, meaning in place of FMV cutscenes, there are musical numbers, complete with vocals. The game is also known for its "overwhelming cuteness"and low level of difficulty.Although this may make the game seem geared towards a younger audience, in Japan, the game and series in general has seen much success. In North America, the game has seen much less success, viewed as a girl-only game,although there is a strong cult following for the offbeat title.

Characters

Cornet Espoire: Cornet is the outgoing heroine of the game. She can sing, play the horn, and even talk to puppets. Cornet longs for a passionate relationship and despises toads.

Kururu: She is a puppet and Cornet's best friend. She follows Cornet throughout the game, often making humorous comments on Cornet's behavior.

Cherie: Cherie is Cornet's mother. She likes cherries, and doesn't like anything sour.

Ferdinand Marl E.: He is the soon to be king of the Marl Kingdom. He often sneaks out of the castle to hunt or visit the city. Cornet and Etoile find him extremely handsome.

Etoile Rosenqueen: She is Cornet's arrogant rival. Etoile often makes sarcastic remarks about Cornet. She is from a rich background and loves being the center of attention.

Marjoly: Marjoly is the antagonist of the game, but is hardly the typical evil mastermind bent on world destruction. It is believed that she lies about her age (if her appearances in the Disgaea games are any indication, she most certainly does!). She often calls herself the most beautiful witch in the world.

Gao: Gao is one of Marjoly's lackeys. She is built like a man and acts like a man. It is said she has the strength to fight a dragon with her bare hands.

Crowdia: Crowdia is another of Marjoly's lackeys. She is very beautiful, but very narcissistic. She has large black wings, like an angel, and fights with a sword.

Myao: Myao is Marjoly's third lackey. She appears to be a child. She often acts childish and selfish, and she can cast powerful magic to summon dragons.

Easter Eggs

Hidden song
Place the game disc in an audio CD player, then play track two.

Secrets

25 healing candies
In White Snow, go to the house on the left by the entrance. Walk over to where there are three urns. Walk in the space between two of the urns and press X. You get healing candy. Keep on pressing X to get more and more healing candy. It will stop when you have 25 of them.

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