Editing Baby Yoshi

{{Redirect|Yoshi Kid|Mario's Yoshi partner from [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]|[[Mini-Yoshi]]}}

{{Species-infobox

|image=[[File:BluebabyyoshiNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]], a blue Baby Yoshi in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|derived_species=[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]

|notable=[[Fearsome 5]]<br>[[Mini-Yoshi]]<br>[[Team Chibi Yoshis]]

|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

 

'''Baby Yoshis''' are newborn [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s born from [[Yoshi Egg]]s, making their debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Unlike their adult counterparts, Baby Yoshis' mouths appear to resemble beaks, an apparent nod to Yoshi's more reptilian prototypical design.

 

====''Super Mario World''====

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', red, yellow, and blue Baby Yoshis are only found in [[Star World]], where they hatch from eggs of the same color whenever [[Mario]] makes his approach. Feeding the Baby Yoshis five enemies will make them turn into adult Yoshis; however, if a Baby Yoshi eats any power-up, it will grow up instantly. Also, all the eggs Mario rescues from the [[Koopalings]] hatch into Baby Yoshis during the ending cutscene. [[Yoshi]] himself hatches directly into an adult when Mario uncovers his egg, but this is because [[Bowser]] trapped Yoshi in the egg. Unlike their adult counterparts, Baby Yoshis cannot use their tongues to eat objects. It only eats anything that it makes contact with, like when Yoshi eats a berry.

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', once a Baby Yoshi is found in Star World, it is possible to find their colorations in lieu of Green Yoshi inside any [[? Block]] containing a Yoshi Egg. However, these Yoshis will not remain as babies. Instead, they will grow straight into adults like Green Yoshi. Mario's present form will determine what color Yoshi Egg will come out of the ? Block upon hitting it.

*Green Yoshi — [[Small Mario]]

*Yellow Yoshi — [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]

*Red Yoshi — [[Fire Mario]]

*Blue Yoshi — [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]

In a 2017 interview, it was revealed that Baby Yoshis originally had a blob-like appearance.<ref>Wawro, A. (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>

[[File:Toad and Blue Baby Yoshi.png|thumb|right|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] with a Bubble Baby Yoshi and a [[Goomba]] trapped in a bubble in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]

After a long absence, Baby Yoshis return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and in its [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]] and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. They now sound as they do in ''Super Mario World'' but high-pitched. They are found in color-swapped Yoshi Eggs. Like in ''Super Mario World'', they can eat enemies—however, unlike in that game, they will not grow, instead remaining as babies. There are three different colored Baby Yoshis: [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]s, which shoot bubbles used to defeat enemies and earn three [[coin]]s; [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s, which illuminate dark areas and stun enemies; and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s, which inflate like a balloon for vertical movement.

Baby Yoshis in this game run away like their adult counterpart if a player carries one while coming in contact with an enemy (if hit in the back). Like in ''Super Mario World'', if the Baby Yoshi comes in contact with certain enemies, it will eat it.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLYS176Bcdg&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ&index=10&feature=plcp</ref> Unlike their adult counterparts, Baby Yoshis (minus Glowing Baby Yoshis) follow the player into the End-of-Level [[Fortress]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWan9JRCoc8&feature=player_embedded</ref> Baby Yoshis periodically appear on the [[World Map]], and they can be picked up and used in levels that normally do not have Baby Yoshis (minus Castle, Tower, and Airship stages). Baby Yoshis can be kept until the player loses them; if there are multiple players, all players can continue to use Baby Yoshis as long as one player finishes the level with one. While a player swims with a Baby Yoshi, the player's swimming style resembles that of one who bears the [[Frog Suit]] or [[Penguin Suit]], and the Baby Yoshi's normal abilities are replaced by an underwater spin maneuver that gives the player a speed boost. Baby Yoshis cannot eat berries. Baby Yoshis also vocalize to the music when picked up.

Baby Yoshis are also key factors in [[Toad House|Red Toad House]] [[minigame]]s. In this minigame, they swallow icons that give the player a chance to win or lose the minigame. Balloon Baby Yoshis have the item icons that determine what power-up the player obtains, Bubble Baby Yoshis hold multiplier icons that determine how many power-ups the player obtains, and Glowing Baby Yoshis hold a [[Toad]] icon or a [[Bowser]] icon. The former allows the player to get the power-up, and the latter automatically marks a loss. The player must fit the Baby Yoshis in their respective color spots.

Marioglowbabyyoshi2.jpg|Mario and a Glowing Baby Yoshi

[[File:SMWTV ML 2-22.png|thumb|left|Yoshi as an infant in the ''Super Mario World'' television series.]]

Baby Yoshi is the young version of Yoshi in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series episode "[[Mama Luigi]]". He differs from the Baby Yoshis from the ''Super Mario World'' game, Baby Yoshi is shown to be able to move on his own and use his tongue as a baby, is able to eat many enemies without growing, and does not possess any shoes on his feet either. He knows how to talk right from birth, but mistakes the first person he sees, [[Luigi]], for his mother.

 

A Yellow Baby Yoshi known as '''Little Yoshi''' appears in the game ''[[Tetris Attack]]''. He appears to be Yoshi's friend, although their relationship is not clarified.

====''Yoshi''====

[[File:LittleYoshiYoshi.png|thumb|right|100px]]

Little Yoshis<ref>''Yoshi'' instruction booklet, page 14 on NES and page 13 on Game Boy.</ref> appear in the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' and can be seen on the title screen. A Little Yoshi will appear if the player sandwiches two egg shells together with no enemies, or at least one enemy on the NES version, rewarding the player 50 [[point]]s.

====''Yoshi's Story''====

[[File:Ysbg.png|thumb|right|The eight Baby Yoshis from ''Yoshi's Story'', along with [[Poochy]].]]

[[File:Yoshistory2.png|thumb|left|A green Baby Yoshi from ''Yoshi's Story''.]]

In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', eight Baby Yoshis are playable. However, they look different from their ''[[Super Mario World]]'' counterparts, and instead look similar to the appearance of adult Yoshis, and act like adult Yoshis, as they have most of the abilities an adult Yoshi would have, such as the [[Flutter Jump]], [[Ground Pound]], the ability to stick out their tongue to eat [[Fruit]]s and enemies, and the ability to lay eggs. Additionally, during the story sequences at the beginning and ending of the game, they were shown to have smaller and less developed bodies in contrast to the Yoshis seen only on the very first page in the intro.  

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====

A green Baby Yoshi makes an appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. After six of the [[star children]] are shown during the credits, a Baby Yoshi is revealed as the seventh and final star child upon hatching. Similarly to the Yoshis in ''Yoshi's Story'', this baby Yoshi looks strikingly similar to an adult Yoshi despite being a newborn. Due to his green coloration and status as a star child, it is possible that this baby Yoshi is the very same [[Yoshi]] that the grown up Mario Bros. would go on to rescue and ally with in ''Super Mario World'' and subsequent ''Mario'' games.

===''Mario Paint''===

Green Baby Yoshis are used as a stamp for the Art Mode and an instrument for the music mode in ''[[Mario Paint]]''. Their sprites are reused from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Their sound effect in music mode is the same sound effect as the [[Yoshi]] sound effect from ''Super Mario World''.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', a pudgy Baby Yoshi appears as an inhabitant of [[Yoshi's Island (place)#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Yo'ster Isle]]; Mario can feed this Baby Yoshi [[Yoshi Cookie]]s.

===''Paper Mario'' series===

====''Paper Mario''====

[[File:Fearsome5PM.png|thumb|left|The [[Fearsome 5]].]]

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Baby Yoshis are known as '''Yoshi Kids''' and are specifically a group calling themselves the [[Fearsome 5]]. When they were first encountered on [[Lavalava Island]], they were being watched over by [[Sushie]], though they were thinking up plans of their own. When Mario later returned to the village after he discovers that the path to [[Mt. Lavalava]] is inaccessible, the older Yoshis are going berserk over the Yoshi Kids' sudden disappearances. Mario helped Sushie down from the tree that they trapped her in and found all five Yoshi Kids.

[[File:Mario and Yoshi Kid.png|thumb|150px|[[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] hatching out of his egg.]]

A Baby Yoshi appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as well, joining Mario's party after hatching out of an egg he had previously obtained. While in the English version he is referred to as a "Yoshi", the Italian version more specifically refers to him as a "Miniyoshi"<ref>{{media link|WYPMTTYD_IT_5.png|Fifth part of Wonky's tale about Miniyoshis in the Italian version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''}}.</ref>, further explaining that Miniyoshis are "''Yoshis just hatched from the eggs''"<ref>{{media link|WYPMTTYD_IT_2.png|Second part of Wonky's tale about Miniyoshis in the Italian version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''}}.</ref> (His Japanese name is チビヨッシー, which is the Japanese term for Baby Yoshi<ref name="ChibiYoshi">kaomoji7952 (July 12, 2009). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vaJSaZawRo ペーパーマリオＲＰＧ 縛りプレイpart38]. YouTube. Retrieved October 4, 2015.</ref>).

Despite being a newborn Yoshi, he is already able to talk<ref name="ChibiYoshi" />, to lay eggs (with his [[Mini-Egg]] move), to carry Mario on his back and to flutter while carrying him. He is, however, able to jump only without Mario on his back, as seen in his [[Ground Pound]] move.

===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===

Baby Yoshis have made frequent appearances in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series.

====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====

[[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery2Chef.png|frame|left]]

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', Little Yoshis<ref>''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> appear in two games. In ''[[Parachute]]'', they appear as parachutists who, unlike the Toads, can heavily vary in descent speed. In ''[[Chef]]'', [[Princess Peach]] has to feed Yoshi, but if she feeds him overcooked food, he will revert into a Little Yoshi. If she feeds Yoshi enough cooked food, though, he will release an egg, which contains a Little Yoshi.

====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====

[[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery3Egg.png|frame]]

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' in ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]'', if the Yoshi eats enough cookies, it will lay an egg, which will eventually hatch into a Baby Yoshi. The Baby Yoshi assists the Yoshi by temporarily eating cookies at a random angle.

A Baby Yoshi also appears during the credits, from an egg thrown by an adult Yoshi.

====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====

|[[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Fire.png]] [[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Chef.png]]

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', the Baby Yoshi reprises its roles in ''Fire'' and ''Chef''.

===''Super Mario Party''===

In the Toad's Rec Room minigame [[Puzzle Hustle]] one of the puzzles is a sprite of [[Mario]] holding a Baby Yoshi from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

A Baby Yoshi appears as a cameo in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' as a sprite for the Yoshi instrument when making [[Record (WarioWare: D.I.Y.)|records]] in the game.

===''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''===

Six baby Yoshis are the main characters in volumes [[Super Mario-Kun Volume 19|19]] and 20 of the CoroCoro Comics manga ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', which cover the events of ''Yoshi's Story''. They each have unique personalities and appearances, and accompany Mario and Poochy on a quest to retrieve the [[Super Happy Tree]] from the clutches of Baby Bowser. Throughout the story they are referred to as T.C.Y., or "Team Chibi Yoshis." Each of them has a page dedicated to their introduction with a four-panel comic that displays an outstanding aspect of their personality.

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SMK vol 19 Cover.png|Volume 19 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.

Kunissue20.jpg|Volume 20 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.

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*'''Instruction manual description:''' ''"If you run into certain enemies while holding Baby Yoshi, he will gobble them up. Pressing {{button|wiiu|ZR}} ({{button|wiiu|R}}) / shaking {{button|wii|Wiimote}} will activate Baby Yoshi's special power."''

SMW Red Baby Yoshi.png|''Super Mario World''

BabyYoshiTA.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]''

LightBlueYoshi.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]

BluebabyyoshiNSMBU.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|Jap=チビヨッシー or ちびヨッシー

|JapM={{wp|Chibi (slang)|Chibi}} Yoshi

|KorR=Kkomayosi

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