Blockafeller

Blockafeller
Artwork of Fin Blockafeller
First appearance	Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Variants Torque
Notable members Crumples Sprout

“Thanks! That really puts a spring in my step!”

—Blockafeller, Yoshi's Crafted World

Blockafellers are a family of robot-like characters in Yoshi's Crafted World. They have springy arms, heads with a flower on top and a large nose, a singular "foot" made out of a bottle cap, and bodies made out of cardboard boxes. All Blockafellers except for the one in Sunshine Station start out without any energy in the middle of the path, with their appearance being a box with a meter in front of it. Once they are given the required amount of Smiley Flowers to recharge them, they unlock the world and stay on the far left spot on the map of the world, or to the left of the boss battles. Their color scheme changes depending on the Blockafeller. Their name appears to be a combination of "block" and "Rockefeller."

Three types of Blockafeller exist in the game. The first kind is the standard kind that appears in each world. The second is a larger variant known as Torques. These ones have two bottle cap feet instead of one, lack springy arms (having them directly attached to their bodies instead) and wear clothing such as overalls, sunhats, or sunglasses. These Blockafellers appear on each boss battle island. Finally, there is a single elderly Blockafeller with a cane and elf hat named Crumples who appears twice in the game, once to tell the player they can choose the order to search for the red, purple, and yellow Dream Gems, and again once the player collects said Dream Gems to access the final few areas. After talking with him in both of these encounters, he flies away with balloons on his back.

After the player beats a level, the world's Blockafeller assigns them a task that involves going back to the same level to collect a souvenir for them, such as collecting five cardboard cows in Rail-Yard Run. When the task is beaten, the player can choose to continue playing the level or to exit it. When the level is exited after the task is completed, the world's Blockafeller gives the player a Smiley Flower.

A Blockafeller costume can also be unlocked by finding Sprout in every level.

List of Blockafellers

Blockafeller	Appearance	Area	Requested crafts	Craft location
Coal Blockafeller	Yellow head and hands and red body with a train design on the front. Coal does not show up until Yoshi has completed Rail-Yard Run. He is one of the four Blockafellers in the game to be named.	Sunshine Station	Cow ×5	Rail-Yard Run
			Clothesline
			Paper Airplane	Rail-Yard Run (flip side)
			Milk Bottle ×5
Fin Blockafeller	Light blue head and hands and a dark blue body with a fish design on the front. He is Coal's younger brother and one of the four Blockafellers in the game to be named.	Yarrctopus Docks	Flatfish	Many Fish in the Sea
			Flightless Goonie ×6	Pirate Pier
			Crab ×3	Many Fish in the Sea
			Pirate Ship	Pirate Pier (flip side)
			Squid	Many Fish in the Sea (flip side)
			Steamboat	Pirate Pier (flip side)
			Small Stripy Fish ×5	Many Fish in the Sea (flip side)
	Light brown head and hands and a brown body with a spiral design on the front.	Go-Go Land	Crown	Poochy's Tape Trail
			Derby Sheep ×7
			Pumpkin	Poochy's Tape Trail (flip side)
			Tulip
	Dark red head and hands and red body with a rock design on the front.	Big Paper Peak	Curious Rock	Whistlestop Rails
			Mine Cart with a Flag	Mine-Cart Cave
			Ax	Mousers and Magnets (flip side)
			Buffalo ×5	Whistletop Rails (flip side)
			Tent	Mousers and Magnets (flip side)
			Crystal Cluster ×6	Mine-Cart Cave
			Bat Family	Mine-Cart Cave (flip side)
			Crystal Block ×6	Mousers and Magnets
			Cactus Cart	Whistletop Rails
			Caramel Billboard ×3	One in each level in Big Paper Peak
	Pink head and hands and red body with a flower design on the front.	Origami Gardens	Flutter Sign	Spring Sprung Trail (flip side)
			Cabbage ×6	Monty-Mole-B-Gone (flip side)
			Bottle House	Spring Sprung Trail
			Turnip	Monty-Mole-B-Gone
			Butterfly ×5	Spring Sprung Trail
			Radish	Monty-Mole-B-Gone (flip side)
	Yellow head and hands and orange body with a Skelesaurus skull design on the front.	Dino Desert	Beach Umbrella	Dino Smash (flip side)
			Camel ×3	Skelesaurus Wrecks (flip side)
			Bejeweled Monument	Dino Smash
			Cheerful Pyramid	Skelesaurus Wrecks (flip side)
			Cactus Rock ×4	Dino Smash
			Yoshi Statue ×3	Skelesaurus Wrecks
	Pink head and hands and yellow body with a yarn ball design on the front.	Pastel Pathway	Stopped Windmill	Stitched Together
			Cheerful Cupcake	Poochy's Sweet Run
			Hot Air Balloon ×5	Yoshi Pulls Some Strings
			Lightning Bolt	Stitched Together (flip side)
			Yoshi Cookie ×5	Poochy's Sweet Run (flip side)
			Squirella	Yoshi Pulls Some Strings (flip side)
			Apple Trees ×5	Stitched Together
			Mushroom Stump	Yoshi Pulls Some Strings
			King of Donuts	Poochy's Sweet Run (flip side)
	Light blue head and hands and pink body with a cloud design on the front.	Sky-High Heights	Blargg Rock	Poochy's Magma Run
			Egg Carton Flightless Goonie	Windward Way (flip side)
			Tyrannosaurus ×4	Poochy's Magma Run (flip side)
			Golden UFO ×3	Altitude Adjustment (flip side)
			Egg Carton Flower	Windward Way (flip side)
			Pteranodon ×3	Poochy's Magma Run
			Smiling Star ×5	Windward Way
	Light green head and hands and red body with a circus tent design on the front.	Cardstock Carnival	Raven Blimp ×5	Spinwheel Shuffle (flip side)
			Poochy Picture	Haunted Maker Mansion (flip side)
			Sneaky Shy Guy ×4	Hoop-Jump Hop (flip side)
			Roller Coaster	Spinwheel Shuffle
			Wagon	Hoop-Jump Hop (flip side)
			Grandfather Clock	Haunted Maker Mansion (flip side)
			Merry-Go-Round	Spinwheel Shuffle
			Night-Sky Ghost ×6	Haunted Maker Mansion
	Light green head and hands and dark green body with a tree design on the front.	Acorn Forest	Organic Mouse	Weighing Acorns
			Rabbit Rock	Jumping to Victory
			Shy Guy Acorn ×5	Weighing Acorns
			Bear Rock	Jumping to Victory
			Wooden Lion	Weighing Acorns (flip side)
			Blue Mushroom ×5	Jumping to Victory (flip side)
	White head and hands and blue body with a boat design on the front.	Chilly-Hot Isles	Bearcup ×5	Slip-Slide Isle
			Tray Boat	Bombs Away on Pirate Island (flip side)
			Snowman	Slip-Slide Isle
			Octopus Cap'n	Bombs Away on Pirate Island (flip side)
			Palm Island	Slip-Slide Isle (flip side)
			Cheep Cheep ×5	Bombs Away on Pirate Island
	Pink head and hands and purple body with a ninja star design on the front.	Ninjarama	Paper-Lantern Ghost	Deceptive Doors (flip side)
			Helmet ×5	The Shogun's Castle
			Bonsai Tree ×2	Behind the Shoji (flip side)
			Gold Shuriken ×5	Deceptive Doors
			Cherry-Blossom Folding Screen	The Shogun's Castle (flip side)
			Shy Guy Kite ×4	Behind the Shoji (flip side)
			Potted Snake	Deceptive Doors
			The Shogun of Skewers Banner	The Shogun's Castle (flip side)
			Japanese Lantern ×3	Behind the Shoji
	Green head and hands and light blue body with a leaf design on the front.	Rumble Jungle	Orange Gator	Exploring the Animal Kingdom
			Roosting Tree	Exploring the Animal Kingdom (flip side)
			Snail ×6	Hoppin' Higher
			Flamingo	Hoppin' Higher (flip side)
			Orange Papier-Mâché ×5	Jungle Tour Challenge (flip side)
			Tiger	Hoppin' Higher (flip side)
			Twisty Red Tree ×5	Exploring the Animal Kingdom
			Mystery Animal	Jungle Tour Challenge (flip side)
			Second Mystery Animal
			Zebra ×3	One in each level in Rumble Jungle
	Purple head and hands and blue body with a Saturn design on the front.	Outer Orbit	Command Module	The Countdown Begins (flip side)
			Alien Friend ×6	Ride the Stars (flip side)
			Red Sun	Space-Hub Hubbub (flip side)
			Spirited Star	Ride the Stars
			Lunar Lander	The Countdown Begins
			Shy Guy Cruiser ×5	Space-Hub Hubbub
			Stylish UFO	Ride the Stars
			Saturn	Space-Hub Hubbub (flip side)
			Unidentified Object ×6	The Countdown Begins
	Light green head and hands and orange body with a sun design on the front.	Cheery Valley	Bottle Hut	Ride the River
			Dragonfly ×5	Open, Shut!
			Dried Fish	Ride the River
			Wooden House	Open, Shut! (flip side)
			Car Sign ×5	Solar Zoom (flip side)
			Helicopter	Open, Shut! (flip side)
			Tin Boat ×5	Ride the River (flip side)
	Blue head and hands and pink body with a light bulb design on the front.	Shadowville	Trash Can ×4	Be Afraid of the Dark (flip side)
			Whale	Skulking Around
			Little Mouser	Mr. Geary's Factory
			Nighttime Vehicle	Be Afraid of the Dark
			Vase ×4	Skulking Around
			Forklift	Mr. Geary's Factory
			Dog House	Be Afraid of the Dark
			Cheep Cheep Picture ×5	Skulking Around (flip side)
			Happy Gear ×6	Mr. Geary's Factory (flip side)
			Can Robot ×3	One in each level in Shadowville
	Yellow head and hands and light blue body with a flower design on the front.	Hidden Hills	Shrunk Plastic Baby Bowser ×5	Rough Rolling
			Shrunk Plastic Yoshi ×5	Under Siege
			Shrunk Plastic Kamek ×5	Floppin' and Poppin'

Profiles

Yoshi's Crafted World

• North American website bio: "The Blockafeller brothers and cousins act as gatekeepers to each new area and help roll out new challenges."

Gallery

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  Artwork of Fin Blockafeller with Sprout

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  Blockafeller costume

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  Concept art of Fin Blockafeller

Additional names

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Yoshi's Crafted World	Game/Assets/Characters/WorldMap/Robot	Robot	-

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クラフトン[?] Kurafuton	From "craft" with name ending "-on"
Chinese (simplified)	库拉夫顿[?] Kùlāfūdùn	From Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	庫拉夫頓[?] Kùlāfūdùn	From Japanese name
Italian	Bricolo[?]	Masculine form of "bricolage"; same as Torque
Spanish	Cartúñez[?]	Portmanteau of "cartón" (cardboard) and the surname "Núñez"

Trivia

• In the demo for Yoshi's Crafted World, the Blockafeller in Sunshine Station is named Fin instead of Coal, whereas his brother who is named Fin in the full game is not present in the demo at all. This can be discovered by speaking with the Blockafeller first before playing Rail-Yard Run.