Editing Sluggy the Unshaven

|image=[[File:SMW2 SluggytheUnshaven.jpg|200px]]

|species=[[Sluggy]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])}}

'''Sluggy the Unshaven''' is a massive [[Sluggy]] found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He is a mid-boss encountered in the fort of [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 5]]. He is a see-through slug with a face, hair in various places and a visible, and hairy, heart. He was originally a tiny, nontransparent Sluggy until [[Kamek]] used his magic on him. The hair growing his heart is likely a reference to the Japanese idiom「心臓に毛が生えている」(''shinzō ni ke ga haeteiru''), which literally translates to "hair growing from the heart" and figuratively means "to be shameless". Like regular Sluggies, Sluggy the Unshaven sports eyelashes in his official artwork, but lacks them in-game. Unlike his smaller counterparts, however, this is not attributable to graphical limitations on account of his large size.

In gameplay, Sluggy can be attacked from [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] throwing [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] at his heart, pushing through his gelatinous skin. In Sluggy's open-air room is an [[Egg Plant]]. However, he is at the very edge of the room. Once Yoshi has collected enough eggs, the player must lob eggs at the slug's skin. Every time an egg hits the skin, he is pushed inward and the egg bounces off. Yoshi can then pick up the egg and lob it again. Once the skin is pushed back enough, Yoshi can shoot Sluggy's heart (which is the slug's weak point). With each hit, Sluggy's heart beats faster. After four hits, the heart shrinks until it pops, and Sluggy the Unshaven's body slides off the stage. Sluggy is incapable of knocking [[Baby Mario]] off Yoshi's back; this the only boss fight where [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|star]]s cannot be lost. According to the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]s, Sluggy the Unshaven does not actually mean any harm.<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=93|language=en-us|date=1995|quote=Sluggy’s actually glad to see you (and he wants to give you a hug) but the only way you’re going to survive this diabolical dwelling is to break Sluggy’s little heart.|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=19|quote=Sluggy just wants to get close to you, but you'll have to break its heart, anyway.}}</ref> Sluggy continuously slides forward toward the edge of the room, so it is necessary to defeat Sluggy before he pushes Yoshi into the [[pit]]. Much like [[Froggy]] and [[Naval Piranha]], it is possible to see the boss before [[Kamek]] magically alters him. However, the player cannot destroy Sluggy before Kamek appears, like they can with Naval Piranha.

|Eng=Halfway through the snowbound landscape of World 5, Yoshi encounters the first boss in video-game history whose heart has a 5-o'clock shadow. Sluggy oozes with the desire to leave Yoshi out in the cold, but the dynamic dino can stay warm if he keeps his cool. Slug Sluggy by pitching eggs at the bewhiskered one's heart, but be warned: Kamek's magic potion quickly fixes dents in Sluggy's slimy skin!<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=18}}</ref>

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*A preview for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' refers to Sluggy the Unshaven as "Giant Watabo",<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=September 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|page=12|quote='''Boss 2''' Here’s where the FX chip kicks in! This giant Watabo (cotton monster) tries to smother Yoshi and Mario with its huge body. As our heroes valiantly bombard its hairy heart with eggs, the creature crumples up and backs off. As you can see, Giant Watabo is transparent too.}}</ref> although the previous page refers to [[Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Fuzzies]] as Watabos.<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=September 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|page=12|quote='''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.}}</ref> Incidentally, an {{file link|Yi sluggy.gif|early version}} of Sluggies resemble Fuzzies.

 

 

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