Hi-Def is a crew featured in Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3.
Overview[]
Hi-Def Crew is a crew represented by Mo and Glitch. The crew is presented as a b-boy crew capable of both street dancing and pop-locking. The crew uses a neon rainbow for its color, and their primary venue takes place at Lowdown.
History[]
Dance Central 2[]
Hi-Def Crew is the fourth crew the player meets in-game in the Crew Challenge mode. When approaching them, they are talking amongst each other until Glitch notices them and accuses them of being a spy for The Glitterati. Mo tells Glitch to relax and believes the player is not a spy and is instead there to dance with them. Glitch quickly relaxes and offers the player the opportunity shortly after.
Once the player completes Hi-Def's challenges, Glitch becomes fascinated with the player's dancing and compares it to being almost as good as Mo's. When Mo hears this, Glitch soon adjusts the statement to Mo's dancing if he was not trying. Mo then allows the player to rep for their crew, blocking The Glitterati from trying to "bite their style", and gives the player their crew card.
Dance Central 3[]
At some point between Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3, Hi-Def Crew joined forces with Dance Central Intelligence. When Dr. Tan commissioned "Operation Lockstep", Mo and Glitch were sent to the 1980s to learn moves from the era that Dr. Tan will use to take over Dance Central Intelligence. During that time, Mo and Glitch hung out at Toprock Ave.
When the player reaches them, Mo thinks that the player is challenging them to a battle, and him and Glitch start to battle in front of them. Rasa, via Boomy, eventually alerts them that they are here to take them back to the headquarters, much to Glitch's disappointment. Glitch gives the excuse that if they leave the area will get demolished, but Mo notes the importance of the situation and says that he is only saying that because he vomited while he was in the portal. Both of them then get ready to help fight back from Dr. Tan's plan.
When they reach back to headquarters, Glitch is feeling sick, presumably from vomiting again. Mo tells Glitch to brush it off and to practice some headspins, to which Glitch uneagerly obliges. They are not seen again after this, but according to Dr. Tan they were taken to prehistoric times with a majority of the other agents, in hopes of getting eaten by dinosaurs. Once the player defeats Dr. Tan, they, and the others, were sent back to the current present by DCI.
Dance Central (VR)[]
While Hi-Def is not explicitly mentioned by anyone in Dance Central (VR), the presence of its logo on Mo's alternate outfit suggests that he is still a member of the crew. Additionally, Glitch wears his Crew Look in a promotional comic that takes place prior to the game's events, suggesting he is still a member of the crew as well.
In the comic, Mo attempts to get Glitch into the club with him despite him being underage. While they are in line, Glitch questions if his fake ID will get him into the club. Mo reassures him, telling him to play the role of the person on his ID and that the club will miss out if he is not allowed entry. When they present their IDs to Hart, she allows Mo in the club, but not Glitch. As Mo enters the club, Glitch is left outside sitting on a curb while texting Miss Aubrey. When she asks him where he is, he says that he is unable to hang out with her and to "tell Mo he sucks".
Dance Central (VR) also has a Megamix named after them called Megamix: Hi-Def. It features September, Cake By The Ocean, Bust A Move, and Like A G6.
Songs[]
Official[]
The following songs have members of Hi-Def as their default dancer.
Mo[]
- "Around The World" - Daft Punk (Mo - DCI Agent) (DCI HQ)
- "Closer" - Ne-Yo (Mo - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "Da' Butt" - E.U. (Mo - Retro Fitted) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Electric Boogie" - Marcia Griffiths (Mo - Retro Fitted) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Hot in Herre" - Nelly (Mo - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "I Wish For You" - Exile (Mo - Crew Look) (DCI HQ)
- "International Love" - Pitbull ft. Chris Brown (Mo - Street Style) (Studio 675)
- "Never Say Never" - Justin Bieber ft. Jaden Smith (Mo - Crew Look) (DCI HQ)
- "Run (I'm A Natural Disaster)" - Gnarls Barkley (Mo - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "Sexy Chick" - David Guetta ft. Akon (Mo - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "Somebody to Love" - Justin Bieber (Mo - Crew Look) (DCI HQ)
- "Sorry For Party Rocking" - LMFAO (Mo - Street Style) (DCI HQ)
- "Technologic" - Daft Punk (Mo - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "Wild Ones" - Flo Rida (Mo - DCI Agent) (Studio 675)
- "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" - New Kids On The Block (Mo - Retro Fitted) (Toprock Ave.)
Glitch[]
- "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" - Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cola (Glitch - DCI Agent) (Studio 675)
- "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)" - Punjabi MC (Glitch - DCI Agent) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Forget You" - Cee Lo Green (Glitch - Crew Look) (DCI HQ)
- "Let The Music Play" - Shannon (Glitch - Retro Fitted) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Lights" - Ellie Goulding (Glitch - DCI Agent) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Mai Ai Hee (Dragostea Din Tei)" - O-Zone (Glitch - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "O.P.P." - Naughty by Nature (Glitch - Crew Look) (Invite Only)
- "Scenario" - A Tribe Called Quest (Glitch - Crew Look) (Crow's Nest)
- "Supersonic" - J.J. Fad (Glitch - Retro Fitted) (Toprock Ave.)
- "This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan (Glitch - Crew Look) (Invite Only)
- "We No Speak Americano" - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (Glitch - Crew Look) (Crow's Nest)
- "Yeah!" - Usher ft. Lil' Jon and Ludacris (Glitch - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
- "You're A Jerk" - New Boyz (Glitch - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
Unofficial[]
The following list of songs, while not officially associated with Hi-Def due to them being choreographed prior to the crew's formation, are still acknowledged as part of their tracklist.
Mo[]
- "Because of You" - Ne-Yo (Mo - DC Classic) (Invite Only)
- "Bust A Move" - Young MC (Mo - DC Classic) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell Em (Mo - DC Classic) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Planet Rock (Original 12" Version)" - Afrikka Bambaradda (Mo - DC Classic) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga (Mo - DC Classic) (Studio 675)
- "Teach Me How to Jerk" - Audio Push (Mo - DC Classic) (Studio 675)
- "The Way I Are" - Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson and D.O.E., Sebastian (Mo - DC Classic) (DCI HQ) Default Venue DCI HQ
Dance Central 2 only[]
Mo[]
For unknown reasons, the default dancer of the following song was changed in Dance Central 3 from Mo to Bodie despite him being available from the start of the game.
- "Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO (Mo - Crew Look) (Invite Only)
Glitch[]
Glitch is the default dancer for MacCoy's songs in Dance Central 2 due to him being absent from the game. This includes the following list of songs.
- "Brick House" - The Commodores (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Free Skate)
- "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice (MacCoy - DC Classic) (DCI HQ)
- "Days Go By" - Dirty Vegas (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Studio 675)
- "Don't Sweat the Technique" - Eric B. & Rakim (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Studio 675)
- "Informer" - Snow (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Invite Only)
- "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & the Gang (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Free Skate)
- "Word Up!" - Cameo (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Free Skate)
Temporary[]
The following songs have members of Hi-Def as a temporary default dancer until their main default dancer is unlocked in Dance Central 3.
Mo[]
- "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)" - Beastie Boys (Oblio - Crew Look) (Toprock Ave.)
- "Girls & Boys" - Blur (Oblio - Crew Look) (Crow's Nest)
- "Satisfaction" - Benny Benassi presents The Biz (Oblio - Crew Look) (Studio 675)
Glitch[]
- "Brick House" - The Commodores (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Free Skate)
- "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice (MacCoy - DC Classic) (DCI HQ)
- "Days Go By" - Dirty Vegas (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Studio 675)
- "Informer" - Snow (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Invite Only)
- "Word Up!" - Cameo (MacCoy - DC Classic) (Free Skate)
Trivia[]
- Hi-Def's aesthetic is themed around TVs. The crew name is short for "high definition", a term used to describe a high degree of detail in an image or screen, and both Mo and Glitch's Crew Looks incorporate SMPTE color bars, a pattern used to test video and sound on TVs.
- In Dance Central (VR), the shirt Mo sends the player once they have raised his respect level to five hearts features the color bars seen in Hi-Def's Crew Looks. The shirt's color can be changed to match both Mo and Glitch's Crew Looks.