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“ Ayo, you've reached Mr. Beyond Fresh, the king of dress, showin' up the rest. Yeah, 'ya heard? This is Mo, so leave it at the beep and I'll hit you up. ”

— Mo, Dance Central

Mo is a character who has appeared in every Dance Central game. He is a member of Hi-Def alongside Glitch.

Personality[]

Mo is a level-headed, easygoing person. He is confident in his abilities as a dancer and occasionally enjoys showing off. He has witty quips for when he or the player performs well and rhymes his words often. His interest in wordplay also extends to writing, specifically poetry. He does not take himself very seriously, often playing pranks and joking around with people. Despite usually being humble, he sometimes tries to be an unauthentic version of himself in order to impress people, particularly friends and people he has a romantic interest in. However, when he receives negative feedback as a result of these behaviors, he recognizes his wrongdoings and corrects himself.

History[]

Dance Central[]

Mo first appears in Dance Central as a playable character with three looks: B-Boy, Flash, and Mo'Original. B-Boy is available from the start, Flash is unlockable by earning 25 Stars with him, and Mo'Original is unlockable via a cheat code. He is the default dancer for the Warm Up Challenge.

In the beginning cutscene, Mo is first seen spray painting the Dance Central logo onto a billboard. He then jumps onto a train, scattering cards with the Dance Central logo on them. One of the cards is caught by MacCoy, who is riding the train he lands on. He continues to scatter cards around the town on his skateboard, passing by Taye in the process. In the ending cutscene, he skateboards towards a payphone and mentions the club he has been promoting, looking behind himself while on the phone. Once he hangs up, the platform he is standing on takes him underground to the club, where most of the other characters are partying.

Dance Central 2[]

Mo returns in Dance Central 2 as part of Hi-Def and has three looks: Crew Look, Street Style, and DC Classic. Crew Look is available from the start, Street Style is unlocked by earning 36 Stars within Hi-Def's songs in the Crew Challenge mode on any difficulty, and DC Classic is unlocked by importing songs from the first Dance Central game. As of October 5, 2016, imports have been disabled,[1] so it can no longer be obtained.

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Mo assures Glitch that the player is not a spy for The Glitterati

In the Crew Challenge, the player first encounters Mo at Lowdown listening to Glitch talk about his dance moves. When Glitch spots the player and accuses them of being a spy for The Glitterati, Mo calms him down and assures him that they likely want to dance with them instead. Once the player impresses him with their skill, he tells them that Hi-Def is staying underground so The Glitterati cannot copy them, then gives the player their crew card.

Dance Central 3[]

Mo returns in Dance Central 3 as a member of Hi-Def. Alongside his outfits from Dance Central 2, he has two new ones: Retro Fitted and DCI Agent. Retro Fitted is his default outfit and Street Style is available from the start while the rest are unlocked by leveling up.

In the Story mode, Mo was sent to the 1980s alongside Glitch by Dance Central Intelligence to learn moves from the era that could be used against Operation Lockstep, Dr. Tan's plan to take over the dancing world. When the player encounters Mo at Toprock Ave., he thinks that they are there to have a dance battle with him and Glitch, so they start to dance. When Rasa informs them via Boomy that the player is instead there to take them back to the present, they stop dancing and Glitch expresses his disappointment, telling him that the local recreational center will be bulldozed if they leave. Mo debunks his claim, knowing that he is only trying to avoid getting motion sickness from time traveling again, and reminds him that they have bigger priorities. Once they return to the present, Glitch feels sick, but Mo reassures him that he will be fine and tells him to practice his headspins.

Later, Dr. Tan uses DCI's time machine to send Mo and everyone else who had been brought back to their headquarters to the prehistoric area in hopes that "the dinosaurs will take care of them". After the player traps him in the time stream, Mo and the rest of the agents are recovered and sent back to the present. In the credits, he is seen talking with Taye.

Dance Central Spotlight[]

Mo returns in Dance Central Spotlight as a playable character. He is one of fourteen characters available to play as within the game. His unlockable counterpart is Epsilon.

Dance Central (VR)[]

Mo returns in Dance Central as a playable character. He has two outfits: his default outfit and an alternate outfit that can be unlocked by raising his respect level to the maximum level. He can be found at the Bar and his favorite song is HUMBLE..

In the Dance Central comics that take place before the game, Mo is seen in line at the club alongside Glitch. When Glitch expresses concerns that his fake ID will not let him into the club, Mo reassures him, telling him that they will be missing out if he is denied entry. When they reach the entrance, he shows his ID to Hart, who allows him entry but bounces Glitch. He then says goodbye to Glitch and leaves him outside while he enters the club.

The player first meets Mo at the Bar, where he is sitting at a bar stool. When he notices the player, he recognizes them as Emilia's friend and asks if they have heard about the club closing, stating that he heard it was going to be turned into a shovel factory. After greeting an unseen patron who calls out to him, he gives the player his contact information and offers to set them up with dates. As he develops a closer friendship with the player, he makes numerous attempts to romance other people at the club by pretending to be an unauthentic version of himself. Over time, he begins to realize that the player does not approve of this behavior and apologizes, confessing that he was trying to impress them. He and the player then make a promise to be honest with one another.

On the club's final day open, Mo attends an event hosted by Emilia alongside Miss Aubrey, Oblio, and Hart. When Hart defends Oblio from Dr. Tan, Mo takes her side, believing that people should stay true to who they are. If the player has a higher respect level with Mo than the other characters, the player will dance with him to HUMBLE. After the dance, Mo reassures Oblio that he can rely on his friends even after the club closes, then encourages the player to answer their phone when it starts to ring. After hearing the news that the club will stay open, he expresses relief that Dr. Tan is not selling the club.

Outfits[]

Dance Central[]

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  • B-Boy: Mo's default outfit. He wears a quarter-sleeve hoodie with blue and gray stripes and a zipper across the chest, green shorts, magenta calf socks, and black loafers. He also wears a pink belt with a gray handkerchief tied to it.
  • Flash: Unlockable by earning 25 Stars with Mo. He wears a dark turquoise beanie, a cyan t-shirt with a pink and purple plaid pattern, a gold necklace with a red cassette tape, light gray skinny jeans, and black sneakers with pink laces on his left shoe and green laces on his right shoe. He also wears a green and pink bracelet and a dark gray watch on his left arm.
  • Mo'Original: Unlockable by entering B↑↓↓Y (spelling "buddy") at the title screen. This outfit is identical to B-Boy, albeit with pink socks and beige slippers.

Dance Central 2[]

  • Crew Look: Mo's default outfit. He wears a T-shirt with SMPTE color bars on it, a brown hoodie with the hood hanging from a black baseball cap, dark gray skinny jeans, and magenta sneakers. He also wears white undergarments, a magenta belt, and a white watch on his right wrist.
  • Street Style: Unlockable by earning 35 Stars within Hi-Def's songs in Crew Challenge mode. He wears a black baseball cap with gold details on it, a hoodie with a cyan, white, and black argyle pattern, a white undershirt, yellow-orange skinny jeans, yellow undergarments, long pink socks, and yellow sneakers with cyan laces. He also wears yellow undergarments, a gold chain necklace, and two dark gray watches.
  • DC Classic: Unlockable by importing songs from Dance Central. It is identical to his B-Boy outfit from said game. As of October 25, 2016, imports have been disabled,[1] therefore making his DC Classic outfit no longer obtainable.

Dance Central 3[]

  • Retro Fitted: Mo's default outfit. He wears a red tracksuit, a gold chain necklace, a black fur coat, black glasses with a gold chain, and a black ushanka. He also wears a gold watch on his left wrist, and white shoes with light gray stripes.
  • DCI Agent: Unlocked by leveling up. He wears a pink button-up shirt, a purple necktie, a gray and black striped hoodie with the cuffs of his shirt rolled over the sleeves, black jeans, and black shoes with purple details. He also wears a silver tie pin, a black belt, and a silver bracelet on his right wrist.
  • Crew Look: Unlockable by leveling up. This outfit is identical to its appearance in Dance Central 2.
  • Street Style: Available from the start. This outfit is identical to its appearance in Dance Central 2.
  • DC Classic: Unlockable by leveling up. This outfit is identical to its previous appearances.

Dance Central Spotlight[]

  • Default: Mo wears a black baseball cap with an orange brim and a bicycle on the front panels, a red and white varsity jacket with a brown furred collar, a white undershirt with a black bicycle and black mirrored text on it, blue jeans rolled halfway up his calves, white crew socks with black trim, and green hiking boots with black laces.

Dance Central (VR)[]

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  • Default: Mo's default outfit. This outfit is a slightly altered version of his B-Boy outfit from Dance Central. More of his face is visible and he has brown dreadlocks with bleached tips. His hoodie is also now long-sleeved and has turquoise stripes, one white zipper down the middle, pockets, and a dark turquoise trim. Additionally, his shorts are a brighter green and he wears black and white sneakers.
  • Alternate: Unlocked by raising Mo's respect level to five hearts. Once unlocked, it will become his default outfit. He wears a black down jacket with the Hi-Def logo and color bars on the back, a black low-cut shirt with a purple pattern of Xs and diamonds, light blue skinny jeans, and white sneakers. He also wears a purple bandana with a Hi-Def logo pattern and a gold chain with a Hi-Def charm. Additionally, his hair is solid brown.

Songs[]

Dance Central[]

Dance Central 2[]

Dance Central 3[]

Dance Central (VR)[]

Quotes[]

Main article: Mo/Quotes

Trivia[]

  • When Mo is the most chosen character in the first Dance Central game, the player gets the title "Smartmouth".
  • In Dance Central, Mo is the only character to interact with his backup dancers during his intro.
  • Mo is one of three characters to appear in every Dance Central game, the others being Miss Aubrey and Emilia.
    • He is also the only male character to appear in every Dance Central game.
  • Mo is the default dancer for both the easiest and hardest songs in the first Dance Central game, those songs being "Poker Face" and "The Way I Are".
  • Mo has an official profile given to him by Harmonix.[2] The following information is given:
    • Name: Mo
    • Hobbies: B-ball, battles, hopping turnstiles, chillin' with the boys
    • Interests: Takin' suckers down in battles… just like clothes off a laundry line
    • Favorite Movie: Kung Fu Tales: Legend of the Ghost Warrior
    • Nickname: The King of Flash
    • Blood Type: O+… ‘cause how sure is Mo that he’s gonna whip your butt on the dance floor? Oh, positive. BAM!

Concept and creation[]

Character designer Matt "Perly" Perlot elaborated on the creation of Mo in a blog post published by Harmonix[2] as well as on his own blog.[3]

Mo was the first character to be created for Dance Central. His design was inspired by the breakdancing culture of the West Coast of the United States with colorful clothing to accentuate his "colorful" personality. Perly explained that Mo's hoodie came from his longtime desire to design a video game character with a hoodie, citing concepts for characters wearing hoodies he made for other Harmonix games. He described the obscuring of Mo's face as "[giving] him a quirkiness that made him feel real" despite it initially being controversial amongst the Dance Central team at first.[2] Mo wore slippers in his initial concept, which was also a controversial decision. Perly stated that one of Mo's character traits that he had in mind was that he loved to wear slippers, saying "that's just how he rolls".[3] Although the slippers were scrapped from his final concept, they still remain present in the game via a cheat code.

In the announcement video for Dance Central (VR), Mo is briefly shown with a purple hoodie and green eyes,[4] possibly indicating that there were plans to change his color palette in the initial phases of the game's development.

Gallery[]

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References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dance Central on Twitter. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved on 7 November 2023. "Hey dancers! We have an update regarding Dance Central exports: [...] Be sure to get your content before Oct. 25th!"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harmonix. (2011, February 3). Dance Central Sketchbook: Meet Mo & Emilia. Harmonix Blog. Retrieved on November 8, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Perlot, Matt. “enjoys wearing slippers.” AKAperly, 20 Nov. 2010. Accessed 8 Nov. 2023. Archived from the original 8 Nov. 2023.
  4. ↑ "First Look: Dance Central Mixed Reality Gameplay." YouTube, uploaded by Harmonix Music Systems, 27 March 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzuGrpRZpW0.
Characters
Dance Central Angel • Miss Aubrey • Emilia • Dare • MacCoy • Mo • Oblio • Taye • Eliot • Ttiw Tolrep
Dance Central 2 Emilia • Bodie • Taye • Li'l T • Miss Aubrey • Angel • Mo • Glitch • Jaryn • Kerith • CYPH-78 • CYPH-56 • Dr. Tan • CYPH-ELITE • Shinju • Kichi • Marcos • Frenchy
Dance Central 3 Rasa • Lima • Miss Aubrey • Angel • Mo • Glitch • Taye • Li'l T • Emilia • Bodie • Jaryn • Kerith • Dr. Tan • Oblio • Dare • MacCoy • Shinju • Kichi • Marcos • Frenchy • CYPH-56 • CYPH-78
Dance Central Spotlight Emilia • Mo • Miss Aubrey • Glitch • Taye • Bodie
Dance Central (VR) Mo • Hart • Emilia • Miss Aubrey • Oblio
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