- For other uses, see TwinBee (disambiguation).
| “ | The grandson of Dr. Shinamon. A very energetic boy with a strong sense of justice. | „ |
| ~ Description from Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures |
Light (ライト Raito), formerly known as "TwinBee"[2] (sharing the name with the android ship he pilots), is one of the main protagonists in the TwinBee series. He is Dr. Cinnamon's grandson, Annamon's son, and Pastel and Mint's cousin. He pilots the blue, bumblebee-shaped android ship and title character of the series, TwinBee.
Light was introduced into the series in Konami's 1991 arcade game, Detana!! TwinBee, along with Pastel, and since then both characters –and later accompanied by Mint along with their three android ships– have been the flagship characters of the series; in particular along the TwinBee PARADISE subseries, which which is conformed of a radio drama, varios games, anime OVAs and music productions.
He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.
History[]
| “ | A second-generation TwinBee pilot. He is a quick-tempered and optimistic boy, but he is also a sportsman with a strong sense of justice. He is a mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast, and is more interested in handling than building. He also loves games, and is a great shooter. Recently, he has been getting into fighting games, but he is no match for Pastel. When he exercises too much, he tends to get hungry and grumpy. He is a glutton who eats anything except nattō. His father Annamon left for the planet Queen's before he could remember. The headband on his head is his father's scarf, which he inherited before his departure. | „ |
| ~ Translated description from TwinBee PARADISE in Donburi Shima |
Light is Annamon's son, Dr. Cinnamon's grandson, and TwinBee's current pilot. He lives with his grandfather in his home in Donburi Island. He attends to the Dessert Junior High School.
Light is bright and good-looking, and apparently many girls from his school think he is attractive. His name comes from the color light blue.
He goes missing in TwinBee RPG, where the player has to take on a role that is pretty much the same as his (pilot TwinBee and get help from Light's friends) and go on his search.
Appearance and personality[]
Light has spiky brown hair and black eyes. His wardrobe consists of a white and blue jumpsuit bearing the letter 'T' (for "TwinBee") in the middle, plus a headband.
Appearances[]
TwinBee series[]
- Detana!! TwinBee (1991 - arcade, PCE, PS, Saturn): First appearance of Light in the series, along with his cousin Pastel and the all new redesigned bumblebee androids. He is TwinBee's pilot and adds a touch of humor to some of the cutscenes that take place between levels, taking a secondary place after his cute cousin.
- Pop'n TwinBee (1993 - SNES): Similar to the previous game, Light is TwinBee's pilot and sometimes appears in the intermediate cutscenes.
- Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (1994 - SNES): Light is TwinBee's pilot and sometimes appears in the intermediate cutscenes.
- TwinBee Taisen Puzzle-Dama (1994 - PS): Action puzzle game where Light is a selectable character. TwinBee appears as a separate character.
- TwinBee Yahho! (1995 - arcade, PS, Saturn): Light is TwinBee's pilot and sometimes appears in the intermediate cutscenes.
- TwinBee PARADISE in Donburi Shima (1998 - PC): Interactive multimedia CD-ROM for Windows 95 featuring several minigames and software utilities, and hosted by the characters of the TwinBee series.
- TwinBee RPG (1998 - PS): In this role-playing game, Light goes missing and it's up to the player to pilot TwinBee and go in his search.
- TwinBee Dungeon (2004 - mobile) - Light is a young boy who must pilot the android ship TwinBee to explore many dungeons in order to solve the recent incidents that have been occurring in Donburi Island. He'll find many treasures along the way, as well as be able to buy lots of powerful gear to customize TwinBee.
- TwinBee (2007 - pachislot)
- LINE GoGo! TwinBee (2013 - mobile): Light appears as a profile for the scoreboard.
Other games[]
- Wai Wai Bingo (1993 - medal game): Bingo game starring Konami's characters, including Light.
- THE ★ BishiBashi (2009 - arcade): In this party game, using an e-AMUSEMENT Pass, Light and Pastel can be used as selectable characters.
- Taisen! Bomberman (2016 - iOS, Android): Light Bomb is one of the selectable Bombermen, along with Pastel Bomb.
Cameos[]
- Snatcher (1996 - Sega CD, PS): Light and Pastel appear as attendants at the Outer Heaven club show, only in the Sega CD and PlayStation versions of the game.
- Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius ~forever with Me~ (1996 - PS, Saturn): In the Donburi Fields stage, a mountain in the background can be seen with Light, Pastel, Mint and Dr. Cinnamon carved on it.
- Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series (1997-99 - PS, Saturn): Light and other characters from the TwinBee series make a cameo as plush toys in the opening.
- Tokimeki Memorial 2 (1999 - PS): Jun can be disguised as Light in this game, wearing his complete outfit.
- Pixel Puzzle Collection (2018 - iOS, Android): Light appears as a nonogram puzzle image.
- Bass Tsuri Shiyouze! ~Tournament wa Senryaku Da!~ (GBA - 2002): A character sharing the exact same traits as Light appears in the game. Likewise, there's a girl that is identical to Pastel and he's in love with her.
TwinBee PARADISE[]
- Main article: TwinBee PARADISE
Gallery[]
- Main article: Light/Gallery
Trivia[]
- The headband Light wears is actually his father Annamon's scarf, which Light inherited before his departure.