Bamboo dancers
| Bamboo dancers | |||
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 A bamboo dancer without a stick, in Yoshi's Story | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Party Advance (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Dancing Spear Guy | ||
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Bamboo dancers,[1] also referred to as limbo guys[2] or limbo Shy Guys,[3] are a subset of Spear Guys that do the Bamboo Dance.[4] While Dancing Spear Guys jump around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their sticks can trip Yoshis and lower their happiness, so they must be jumped over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible. Bamboo dancers appear as enemies only in Shy Guy Limbo in Yoshi's Story. The artwork and sprites for bamboo dancers appear quite differently, as the sprites appear to be wearing yellow face paint and grass skirts in the same manner as Spear Guys, while the artwork depicts one with an unpainted mask and a much less leafy skirt. In addition, their shoes are green in the artwork instead of blue.
In Mario Party Advance, a female bamboo dancer named Hulu appears as a character; however, she more closely resembles a Dancing Spear Guy.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (red variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (yellow variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (green variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (blue variety)
Shy Guy Limbo level icon in Yoshi's Story
Mario Party Advance (Hulu)
Mario Party Advance
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バンブーダンサーズ[5][6] Banbū Dansāzu |
Bamboo Dancers | |
| バンブーヘイホー[7] Banbū Heihō |
Bamboo Shy Guy | ||
| French | Maskass[8] | Shy Guy | |
| German | Limbostangen Guy[?] | Limbo Stick Guy |
References[edit]
- ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 113.
- ^ "Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time." – Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 103.
- ^ "Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced." – Shy Guy Limbo ending quote. Yoshi's Story.
- ^ "There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to[...]do the Bamboo Dance[...]" – Shy Guys trophy. Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- ^ Yoshi's Story, Shy Guy Limbo Japanese name and ending quote.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee, Shy Guys trophy (set to Japanese).
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 96-97. Based on the internal name actor_bamboo_heiho.
- ^ Yoshi story's ending quote in level 5-3
