Bust a Groove’s characters are hardcore

Rhythm games tend to be rather lighthearted affairs. If they have a star or stars, they’re effervescent individuals. The Hatsune Miku series star a group of vibrant Vocaloids. The Dance Dance Revolution series offers a group of rather wholesome characters devoted to their craft. The Parappa the Rapper-line of games offer anthropomorphic and positive animals. The Bust a Groove series gives us a contract killer who moonlights as a fortune-teller and stripper, attempted murderer and daughter of an international diplomat.