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{{about|the Shy Guy with the knife-shaped pogo stick from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''|the pogo stick-using Shy Guy from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''|[[Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks]]}} | {{about|the Shy Guy with the knife-shaped pogo stick from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''|the pogo stick-using Shy Guy from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''|[[Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks]]}} | ||
{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Shyster.jpg|x200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]] | |variant_of=[[Shy Guy]] | ||
|variants=[[Bodyguard]]<br>[[Shyper]]<br>[[Springer]] | |variants=[[Bodyguard]]<br>[[Shyper]]<br>[[Springer]] | ||
|comparable=[[Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks]] | |comparable=[[Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|Look at him! Can't even bounce! Hey, maybe we could bounce | {{quote|Look at him! Can't even bounce! Hey, maybe we could bounce ON HIS HEAD!!!!|Shyster|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}} | ||
''' | A '''Shyster''', also known as '''Shymore''',<ref name=newname>Nintendo Life (November 2, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ixdvkXe20 Super Mario RPG Switch Gameplay]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> is a small artificially created [[Shy Guy]] that hops on a sword-tipped pogo-stick. They appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Shysters attack by jumping on top of their opponents. Additionally, Shysters can use the weak attack [[Drain]] to shoot a small fireball at opponents. Shysters can be easily defeated with [[Thunderbolt (move)|lightning magic]]. During [[Mario]] and [[Mallow]]'s battle with [[Mack]], the boss summons four Shyster [[Bodyguard]]s to aid him in the fight. | ||
Shysters are soldiers that work for the [[Smithy Gang]] and seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long. During Mack's invasion of [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]], the Shysters terrorize the townsfolk. | |||
After Mario's penultimate fight with [[Smithy]], a | After Mario's penultimate fight with [[Smithy]], a Shyster, an [[Aero]], and a [[Drill Bit]] ask their master to calm down and to stop slamming the floor with his mallet in order to prevent the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]] from falling apart. Their efforts fail as Smithy continues to slam the foundation with his hammer, collapsing the floor and sending his minions flying away. | ||
Several stronger varieties of | Several stronger varieties of Shysters exist, including the [[Springer]] and the [[Shyper]], as well as the [[Machine Made]] version of Bodyguard. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Shyster|image=[[File:SMRPG Shyster idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}} | {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Shyster|image=[[File:SMRPG Shyster idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Shyster. | SMRPG NS Shyster.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]] | ||
SMRPG NS Enemies Lineup Artwork.png|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ヘイパー | |Jap=ヘイパー | ||
|JapR=Heipā | |JapR=Heipā | ||
|JapM=Play on「ヘイホー」(''Heihō'', | |JapM=Play on「ヘイホー」(''Heihō'', [[Shy Guy#Names in other languages|Shy Guy]]) and "hopper"; "-per" may also be evoking "Excalibur", similar to {{fandom|finalfantasy|Excalipoor (weapon)|Excalipur}} from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy V}}'' | ||
|Chi=嘿啪 | |Chi=嘿啪 | ||
|ChiR=Hēipà | |ChiR=Hēipà | ||
|ChiM=Transliteration of Japanese name | |ChiM=Transliteration of Japanese name | ||
|Fre=Maskahot | |Fre=Maskahot | ||
|FreM= | |FreM=From "Maskass" (Shy Guy) and possibly the interjection "hop" | ||
|Ita=Pugnaldo | |Ita=Pugnaldo | ||
|ItaM=From | |ItaM=From "pugnale" (dagger) | ||
|Spa=Saltarino | |Spa=Saltarino | ||
|SpaM=Diminutive of | |SpaM=Diminutive of "saltar" (to jump) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] mistakenly uses the name and image of [[Shyper]] when referring to this enemy.<ref> | *Shyster's name, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman." The pun is altered in [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|the remake]] to where it now references the sword type known as "claymore".<ref name=newname/> | ||
*The ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] mistakenly uses the name and image of [[Shyper]] when referring to this enemy.<ref>Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 110.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Shy Guys]] | [[Category:Shy Guys]] | ||
[[Category:Fire creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Smithy Gang]] | [[Category:Smithy Gang]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies]] | [[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies]] | ||
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[[it:Shyster]] | [[it:Shyster]] | ||
