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| “ | I gotta believe! | „ |
| ~ PaRappa's catchphrase |
PaRappa is a paper-thin rapping dog and the main protagonist of the PaRappa the Rapper franchise. His adventures usually lead to difficult situations which he counters with his catchphrase, "I gotta believe!" and pulls through. PaRappa is friends with P.J. Berri and Katy Kat. He appears in the games PaRappa the Rapper, PaRappa the Rapper 2 and Um Jammer Lammy. He is voiced by Dred Foxx in the video game series and Miyu Irino in PaRappa the Rapper: The Anime Series.
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
PaRappa made a triumphant return in this title for PS3 and PS Vita making his debut on both systems. His in-game rival is Spike.
Appearance
PaRappa is a small, cute, anthropomorphic, pale cream and black dog with floppy ears, a round nose and black eyes. He wears a large, orange-red beanie with a small frog shape in the center of it. He wears a powder blue vest, baggy, navy blue jeans and red and white sneakers. In other appearances he sometimes wears a stripy blue and white long sleeve t-shirt.
Trivia
- In the PaRappa the Rapper video game series his hometown PaRappa Town is presumably named in the honor of him.
- The name "PaRappa" is a play on Japanese words meaning "paper thin".
- In the non-games and game covers, PaRappa appears to be 3D instead of flat.
- As of Um Jammer Lammy, his mouth gets longer and gains a sad expression.