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{{about|the bat creature debuting in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''|the [[Magikoopa]] with the nickname "Fang"|[[Kamek]]|the ''Super Mario RPG'' attack|[[Fangs]]}}
{{species-infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Fang.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|parent_species=[[Swoop]]
|derived_species=[[Glad Fang]]<br>[[Slave Basa]]
|notable=[[Count Fang]]
}}
'''Fangs'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126]].</ref>, also referred to as '''Bats'''<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 17.</ref>, are blue bats with red wings that have the same mannerisms as [[Swoop]]s. Fangs appear in the cave levels of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''. When the player gets too close to one, the Fang will fly towards them from its sleeping position. For unknown reasons, when Fangs fly, they leave a short dashed line behind them. Yoshi can eat Fangs to create [[Yoshi Egg|Eggs]].

==History==
===''Yoshi'' series===
====[[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]====
[[File:Fangs.PNG|frame|right]]
=====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''=====
Fangs appear in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' as enemies of [[Yoshi]] which try to damage him by swooping down at him when he gets too close, and are found in the various cave levels. The Fangs tend to loop around as the fly, although this is inconsistent. The art depicts them as purple, but in the game itself, they are sky blue.

=====''Yoshi's Island DS''=====
[[File:Fang YIDS.png|left|frame]]
In ''Yoshi's Island DS'', Fangs return, and are classified as Airborne Enemies in the [[Island Museum]]. Despite this, Fangs are seen more in cave areas than in open areas. In this game, they first appear is World 3-5,
[[Heeeeeeere's Wario!]]

=====''Yoshi's New Island''=====
Fangs once again appear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', with one, named [[Count Fang]], being turning supersized thanks to [[Kamek|Kamek's]] magic mallet, and is the boss of World 2. Count Fang is surrounded by purple Fangs known as [[Slave Basa]].

====''Yoshi Touch & Go''====
[[File:YT&G Fang.png|frame]]
Fangs are also seen in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', where they patrol ground areas and appear not only in caves, but also in additional areas such as jungles and fields. These Fangs can only be found sleeping on ceilings in cave stages, and are otherwise always in flight, soaring up and down at varying intervals. If shot down with an egg or [[Jump#Stomp|stomped]], these Bats are worth two points, and encasing them in a bubble can earn the player a [[Blue Coin]]. In this game, Fangs are purple, matching their original artwork. On a related note, Bats were also present in the ''[[Balloon Trip]]'' tech demo which eventually evolved into the final ''Yoshi Touch & Go''. In ''Balloon Trip'', Fangs were found in the sky (an area they were ironically absent from in ''Yoshi Touch & Go'') and continually circled around; such a role was taken up by red [[Fly Guy]]s in the final ''Yoshi Touch & Go''.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
[[File:YWW Fang.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]
Fangs reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' made out of wool. When the fangs fly they leave long, purple dashed trails in a similar manner to that of running stitch. Fangs also appear in the remake of the game ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''.

====''Yoshi's Crafted World''====
[[File:FangYCW.png|left|thumb|100px]]
Fangs reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' as rare enemies, only appearing in two levels: [[Whistlestop Rails]] and [[Be Afraid of the Dark]].

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:FangSPP.png|frame]]
Fangs also appear in the [[Nintendo DS]] game, ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. Once again they are enemies which try to defeat the protagonist, but this time it is [[Princess Peach]] instead of Yoshi. They appear along with another variant called [[Glad Fang]]s and fly right at Peach instead of just around the screen. In several levels, small versions are grouped in clusters which Peach must remove by using the [[Rage]] vibe to scare them away. Their wings are now yellow instead of red, while Glad Fangs have red wings instead.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names|
|Jap=パサパサ<ref>[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P19.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 19.]]</ref>
|JapR=Pasapasa
|JapM=Flying sound
|FraA=Crocs
|FraAM=Fangs
|Ger=Spitzzahn{{ref needed}}
|GerM=Sharp Teeth
|Ita=Pipistrillo{{ref needed}}
|ItaM=Portmanteu of ''pipistrello'' (bat) and ''strillo'' (scream).
|Kor=파닥파닥<ref>"요시야, 아직까지도 아기를 도와주고 싶은 거냐? 그렇다면, 어디 파닥파닥 보스를 이겨 보시지!" (Still want to help the baby, Yoshi? Then let's see if you can beat the Fang boss!) - Kamek's quote in Level 2-8 of ''Yoshi's New Island''</ref>
|KorR=Padakpadak
|KorM=Onomatopoeia for flapping rapidly
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Bats]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Princess Peach Enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go Enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Crafted World Enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS Enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island Enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World Enemies]]
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