Ai

Ai
Ai, as he appears in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
Name
Kana	アイ
Romanization	Ai
Other Names	I (internal name within game files) 아이
Notable Appearances
First appearance	Puyo Puyo Tetris
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Yuuki Tai
English	Joe J Thomas
Puyo Puyo!! Quest information

Ai is a character in Puyo Puyo Tetris. He is the chief engineer on the Starship Tetra. He normally acts like a knowledgeable gentleman, but is easily reduced to a whimpering mess when bullied or panicking. He is based on the I Tetrimino.

Biography

Appearance

Ai takes the appearance of a tall, humanoid dog. His skin color is a very pale color of beige, and he also has cyan-colored irises. He wears tight blue clothes similar to Tee's, with button-imbued clothes with cyan linings. The two notable parts of these clothes are the ones covering his shoulders and back legs. He wears gloves on his hands, coupled with boots on his feet.

Personality

Ai is very intelligent. As the engineer of the Spaceship Tetra, he is in charge of maintaining it in good condition and repairing it when it becomes broken. He also speaks in a very calm and refined matter. However, he is prone to being startled by others, especially Jay and Elle. In this panicking persona, he exhibits a dog-like behavior and barking at others when confronted. A battle with him usually calms him down and he then returns to his usual self.

Abilities

Ai's spells include Beautiful, Gorgeous, Magnificent, Exquisite, and Dazzling, all of which are synonyms relating to prettiness or beauty. In the Japanese version, he says Beautiful in different languages. He also carries a plumb bob in the shape of a small gray cone attached to a string. Although he uses it during his chain animations, he is not shown to be using it outside of battle, except in the Chapter 2 side story of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, where he refers to it as a "Tracking Pendulum".

Relationships

Ex

As revealed in Ex's dream chapter during Puyo Puyo Tetris, Ai was adopted by Ex as a puppy. Ex comments that Ai was merely a runt when he adopted him long ago. Ai seems to have a deep respect for Ex and looks up to him as a father figure.

Jay & Elle

The duo like to pull pranks on Ai, such as lacing his dog food with spice, tying a bow on his tail, or just outright making fun on him, much to his dismay.

Risukuma

Ai seems to get along with Risukuma, probably due to their scientific prowess and love for science. The two worked together to repair the Starship Tetra and get it to work again in Puyo Puyo Tetris.

Zed

Ai has worked with Zed to create a hologram of Tee, so that they can communicate with him no matter where he is. Zed has also been shown to take care of Ai when he is in his frightened state.

History

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Ai makes his first appearance in Chapter 1-5. He is initially shown cowering in fear, thanks to Jay & Elle's teasing. When Tee, Ringo, and Amitie arrive at the scene, where the twins tell them that he was scarred by a little yellow guy and a strange girl (Carbuncle and Arle). Tee challenges Ai to a Tetris battle to calm his nerves, as well as to find out where the two of them went.

Upon crash-landing into Suzuran in Chapter 2, Ai returns to his panicked state as Zed tries to calm him down. Risukuma directs Tee, Ringo, and Maguro to their location, and Ringo is the one to calm down Ai with a Puyo battle. Afterwards, he sticks around with Risukuma to help repair the SS Tetra.

Ai shows up again in Chapter 10, when Ex asks for a fun dream. Jay & Elle show up and present a scarred Ai as a gift, complete with a bow tied to his tail. After Ex fights them off, Ai tries to blow off the fact that he was scarred, as Ex mentions how much he's grown.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Ai is introduced in Chapter 2 in a similar manner to the first game, being chased away by Jay & Elle in the greenhouse room. After Jay & Elle reveal that Ai was frightened by an 'eerie presence' (Marle), Tee, Ringo, Amitie, and Arle track down Ai to learn more about it, but he's still scarred from everything going on. Tee battles Ai to a Tetris battle to bring him to his senses, where he reveals that Marle was making her way to the engine room.
During the chapter's side story, Ai gets frightened upon realizing that Tee and O are missing. Ess calms him down with a Puyo battle, where he then uses his tracking pendulum to pinpoint the location of O.

In Chapter 4, Ai brings up that his scanners aren't detecting Marle as the source of the magic. He is also involved in helping Marle regain her memories by having a "battle of passion" with Jay & Elle. Outside of these scenarios, he is usually relegated to miscellaneous battles, like when he and Risukuma have a battle of intellect during the competition in Chapter 5.

Trivia

• Like Risukuma, his spell clips consist of a phrase in different languages— in his case, "Beautiful".
  • In the English version, these are changed to synonyms for "Beautiful".
• Alternate Voice notes:
  • In Puyo Puyo Tetris, he has a flat, robot-like voice, similar to Risukuma's alt. voice in Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary.
    • In the English version, his voice becomes more dog-like.
  • In Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, his voice become deeper and more suave.
    • In the English version, he gains an Australian accent, and his voice become deeper and grittier.
• Interestingly, Ai's English alternate voice file in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 contains a leftover from the first Puyo Puyo Tetris, where the voice file that would be used for his fifth online greeting instead having Japanese alternate voice clip for his fourth spell from the first game, as Alt. Voice of Online Greetings are unused. A similar situation occurs with Sonic.

Appearances

• Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Puyo Puyo!! Quest
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Character Profiles

See the respective PPQ-namespace card pages of Ai for the character's in-game description in Puyo Puyo!! Quest.

Game	Profile
	"The Chief Engineer. Although quite intellectual, he is very easily scared!"

Character-specific attributes

Puyo Puyo/Tetris

Game	Mode

Dropset

Pieces																Total
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16					Puyo
																12	1	1	2	39

Identical to that of Dongurigaeru and Maguro (in Puyo Puyo 7), who have similar AI patterns.

Fusion

Puyo Pieces						Tetrimino
1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	SP
								or or

Chants

Puyo Puyo Tetris/Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Player Chain

Chain	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Chain 1	さてさて。	Sate sate.	Well, well.	Now then,
Chain 2	調査しますか。	Chousa shimasu ka.	Let's make investigation.	How interesting.
Chain 3	これかな？	Kore kana?	Is this it?	Ready for more?
Chain 4	ふふふふ！	Fufufufu!	*giggle*	Hmph! (T1) Ha! (T2)
Repeater	見つけた！	Mitsuketa!	I found it!	That's the spot!
Counter	お返しさ。	Okaeshi sa.	Payback.	Special maneuver. (T1) Right back at you! (T2)
Spell 1	ビューティフル	Byuutifuru	Beautiful
Spell 2	メイリー	Meirii	Měilì (美麗 / 美丽; Mandarin)	Gorgeous
Spell 3	セボー	Se Boo	C'est beau (French)	Magnificent
Spell 4	マカラプア	Makarapua	Makalapua (Hawaiian)	Exquisite
Spell 5	愛は美しい	Ai-wa utsukushii	Love is beautiful	Dazzling
Tetris Line Clear	テトリス	Tetorisu!	Tetris!

Enemy Attack

Damage	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Light	キャン！ *Growl*	Kyan!	Yip!
Heavy	キャワワワン！ *Long Growl*	Kyawawawan!	Yelp!	Yip yip yip! *whining* (T1 Alt. Voice) *panicked growling* (T2 Alt. Voice)

Character Select/Match Result

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Character Select	ぼくに任せて	Boku-ni makasete.	Let's start the lesson. (T1) Leave it to me.(T2 Standard Voice) What's all this, then? (T2 Alt. Voice)
Win	重力を味方にできたな	Juuryoku-o mikata-ni dekita na.	I managed to have gravity on my side.	Gravity was my ally. *barking* (T1 Alt. Voice)
Lose	クゥ～ン…クウゥ～ン… *Double Growl*	Kuun, kuun...	*whine, whine*

Big Bang/Endless Fever

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Entered	ゼロの美しさよ	Zero-no utsukushisa yo.	How beautiful zero is.	Divide by zero!
Succeed	ここだね ここだら	Koko da ne. koko da ra.	This is the place.	There!
Failed	キャオン！？ *Barking*	Kyaon!?	Yap!?	Yap! *frustrated growling* (T2 Alt. Voice)
Big Bang	美しく散れ	Utsukushiku chire.	Succumb beautifully.	Time for chaos!
Light attack	悪いね	Warui ne.	Sorry.	So sorry.
Severe attack	キミには強すぎるかな？	Kimi-ni-wa tsuyosugiru kana?	It may be too strong for you.	Too much for you?
Win	すまないね	Sumanai ne.	I'm sorry.	I apologize.
Light damage	クゥゥーン *Growl*	Kuun.	Whine.	*grunt*
Severe damage	キャイーン！ *Bark* *Long Growl*	Kyain!	Yelp!	*whine* *desperate whimpering* (T2 Alt. Voice)
Lose	アンアンアォォーン *Penta Barks*	An, an, auun...	Yap, yap, yap...	Yip, yip! *barking* (T2 Alt. Voice)

Swap

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Match start	ぷよぷよだね テトリスだね	Puyo Puyo dane! Tetorisu dane!	Puyo Puyo. Tetris.
Swap	変化だ	Henka da.	Alteration.	Swap!
Swap while in disadvantage	キュゥーン *Double Barks*	Kuun.	*whine* *nervous growling* (T2 Alt. Voice)

Party

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Power-up item	少し楽するよ	Sukoshi rakusuru yo.	I'm taking a slightly easy way.	Time to relax.
Offensive item	これは効くよ？	Kore-wa kiku yo.	This will hit you.	This'll work.
Getting multiple items at once	全てを捧げる	Subete-o sasageru.	All is devoted.	I'm giving it my all.
Topped out	はぁ…驚いた	Aa, odoroita.	Ah, that surprized me.	Well/Ooh, that was surprising.
Win	美しい勝利だ！	Utsukushii shouri da!	Beautiful victory!	A beautiful victory!
Be a runner-up	たまには二番も悪くないね	Tama-ni-wa niban-mo waruku nai ne.	It's not bad to win second prize once in a while.	Second's not so bad.
Lose	キュゥーン…キュウゥーン… *Double Growl*	Kuun, kuun...	*whine, whine* *mad growling* (T2 English Alt. Voice)

Fusion

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Mix Chain	ミックス連鎖だね	Mikkusu Rensa dane!	Mix Chain!
Tetris Plus	テトリスプラスだね	Tetorisu Purasu dane!	Tetris Plus!
Chaining by a Tetrimino crushing Puyo	ツイてるね	Tsuite ru ne.	I'm in luck.	How lucky!

Skill Battle

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Steel Guard	美しいだろう？	Utsukushii da rou?	Isn't it beautiful?
Sharpshooter	華麗に決めよう	Karei ni kimeyou.	Let's finish it ornately.	It's all about presentation.
Unused	ほら、やっておいで	Hora, yatte oide?	Now go on!
Crestfall	お力添えだよ	O chikara zoe da yo.	Allow me to assist.

Online Greetings

Dialogue
Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
よろしく頼む(な)	Yoroshiku tanomu (na).	Nice to meet you.	A long-awaited match.
それじゃ、始めようか	Sore ja, hajimeyou ka.	Shall we begin?
準備はいいかい？	Junbi-wa ii kai?	Are you primed?
子犬ちゃんだと、思っているのかい？	Koinu-chan da-to, omotte iru no kai?	Do you take me for a mere pup?
キャンキャンキャン！ *Quadra Barks*	Kyan, kyan, kyan!	YIP! YIP! YIP! (T1 Japanese Alt Voice Spell 4 Leftover, see above)

Gallery

Puyo Puyo Tetris

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  Character select
  Quest: [★6] Ai
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  Manzai Demo - Idle
  Quest: [★4] Ai
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  Chain cut-in (Magnificent)
  Quest: [★5] Ai
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  Manzai Demo
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  Win cut-in

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

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  Character select
  Quest: [★7] Ai
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  Manzai - Idle
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  Manzai - Idle/Determined
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  Manzai - Scared
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  Manzai - Scared/Crying
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 1/Beautiful)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 2/Gorgeous)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 3/Magnificent)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 4/Exquisite)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 5/Dazzling)
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  Counter cut-in
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  Damage cut-in
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  (4-Player Full Body Version)
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  Win cut-in
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  Lose cut-in
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  CPU Icon (from Spell 1 cut-in)

Other Media

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  Illustration featuring the Tetra Crew
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  Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 English launch
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  Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Japanese launch
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  Concept Art of the Tetra Crew
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  Concept Art of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Character Select Renders
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  Concept Art of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Character Select Renders
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  Concept art of Ai