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I wasn't scared, you must have been dreamin!

Guru Ant (アリ導師 Ari Dōshi) is an ant guru. He debuted in PaRappa the Rapper 2 and is the Teacher of Stage 3: BIG

Story

After everyone is simultaneously hit by Papa Parappa's Shrink Ray, now in control of a very bored Ma-san, Guru Ant appears before them as if he were a saint. He wants to teach Parappa the ways to being "Big".

Personality & Habits

He tries to come off as wise and cool but is actually rather pretentious. When the shrink ray makes him and PaRappa extremely huge, he gets a mental breakdown and makes desperate pleas to return to his regular size.

Design

He is a purple insect (ant) with a triangle-shaped head, curled antenna and four arms like MC King Kong Mushi.

His hat is a Kofia (or Kufi in West-Africa) which are usually bright coloured to accompany a Dashiki or a Kanzu. Guru Ant seems to wear an Ethiopian outfit, due to its simplicity. His hat shape looks more like that of a fez. It could be that his design had more of an South Asian idea to it due to our association with gurus and wisdom with India, but similar attire is worn in Africa. In the modern West (franchise's setting), such cloth worn by black men is associated with celebrating African roots.

His in-game model is unique from other characters, as his head is a separate piece from the rest of his body and connected at his neck, where as most models do not have added depth like this (a similar situation being Katy Kat's tail). However, his model is swapped out for one without this depth in Stage 8.

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Main article: PaRappa The Rapper 2 Official Guide Book
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