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|image=[[File:SMW2 SluggytheUnshaven.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMW2 SluggytheUnshaven.jpg|200px]]
|species=[[Sluggy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=[[Sluggy]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])}}
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])}}
{{quote|Aaaaah, Yoshi! To get this far you must be powerful, but remember: This slug has no weak points!!|Kamek|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}}
{{quote|Aaaaagh! Yoshi! To get this far, you must be full of power, but... This slug has no weak points!!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
'''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. To defeat him, the [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] has to throw [[egg]]s at his heart, pushing through his gelatinous skin. He was originally a tiny, nontransparent Sluggy until [[Kamek]] used his magic on him.
'''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 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 reduced to nothing, and Sluggy the Unshaven's body slides off the stage.


Sluggy is incapable of knocking [[Baby Mario]] off Yoshi's back, making this the only boss fight where [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|star]]s cannot be lost. However, he continuously slides forward toward the edge of the room, making it necessary to defeat him before he pushes Yoshi off the stage into the [[pit]].  
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.
 
Much like [[Prince 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.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''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>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 18.</ref>
{{Multilang profile
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{media link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|type=Player's Guide description
**'''Description:''' ''Big and blubbery. Hides out in his fort. Likes to slime dinos and baby plumbers.''
|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>
**'''Favorite Movie:''' ''{{wp|The Blob|The Blob}}''
}}
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Make sure you have a full supply of eggs before grappling with this gelatinous giant! Shoot enough eggs to rip open a hole to Sluggy's pink heart.''
{{Multilang profile
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 透けて見えるハ一卜型の心臓が急所。ふにょふにょしてて手ごたえがないせいか、どうも翮争心がわかない。<ref>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|page 9}}.</ref> (''The transparent, heart-shaped heart is the vital point. It is very soft and not very firm, so it is hard to feel the struggle.'')
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jap=透けて見えるハ一卜型の心臓が急所。ふにょふにょしてて手ごたえがないせいか、どうも翮争心がわかない。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref>
|JapM=The transparent, heart-shaped heart is the vital point. It is very soft and not very firm, so it is hard to feel the struggle.
}}
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|+ Super Power Club Card
|-
!colspan=2|Sluggy the Unshaven<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|-
!Description
|''Big and blubbery. Hides out in his fort. Likes to slime dinos and baby plumbers.''
|-
!Favorite Movie
|''{{wp|The Blob}}''
|-
!How to Beat Him
|''Make sure you have a full supply of eggs before grappling with this gelatinous giant! Shoot enough eggs to rip open a hole to Sluggy's pink heart.''
|}


===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ワールド5-4のボスで、やわらかい体におおわれている。タマゴを投げて体をへこませ、透けて見えるハ一卜に4回ダメージをあたえよう。<ref>「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''), {{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|page 20}}.</ref>(''The boss of World 5-4 is covered with a soft body. Throw an egg at it to dent its body, and damage its visible heart four times.'')
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jap=ワールド5-4のボスで、やわらかい体におおわれている。タマゴを投げて体をへこませ、透けて見えるハ一卜に4回ダメージをあたえよう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「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={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|JapM=The boss of World 5-4 is covered with a soft body. Throw an egg at it to dent its body, and damage its visible heart four times.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SMW2 Sluggy.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Sluggy SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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|Spa=Gusarapo el Pelón
|Spa=Gusarapo el Pelón
|SpaM=Waterbug the Bald
|SpaM=Waterbug the Bald
|Fra=Cardio Limace
|Fre=Cardio Limace
|FraM=Cardio Slug
|FreM=Cardio Slug
|Ger=Möbius
|Ger=Möbius
|GerM=From "Amöbe" (amoeba)
|GerM=From ''Amöbe'' ("amoeba")
|Ita=Sguscio Peluria
|Ita=Sguscio Peluria
|ItaM=Fuzz Slippy
|ItaM=Fuzz Slippy
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Hacking methods show that if enemies are shot into Sluggy the Unshaven, they become glitched sprites.{{ref needed}}
*Hacking methods show that if enemies are shot into Sluggy the Unshaven, they become glitched sprites.{{ref needed}}
*A preview for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' refers to Sluggy the Unshaven as "Giant Watabo",<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30, page 12. "'''''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>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30, page 12. "'''''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:Yi sluggy.gif|early version]] of Sluggies resemble Fuzzies.
*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.
*According to the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]s, Sluggy the Unshaven does not actually mean any harm.<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 93. "''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.''"</ref><ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 19. "''Sluggy just wants to get close to you, but you’ll have to break its heart, anyway.''"</ref>
* The hair growing on Sluggy the Unshaven's heart is likely a reference to a Japanese idiom, ''shinzou ni ke ga haiteiru'', meaning "to be shameless."


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:37, October 21, 2024

Sluggy the Unshaven
Sluggy the Unshaven's artwork for Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Species Sluggy
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
“Aaaaagh! Yoshi! To get this far, you must be full of power, but... This slug has no weak points!!”
Kamek, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

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. 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 Yellow Yoshi throwing 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 stars cannot be lost. According to the Player's Guides, Sluggy the Unshaven does not actually mean any harm.[1][2] 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.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Player's Guide description:
    • English:
      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![3]
  • Shogakukan guide description:
    • Japanese:
      透けて見えるハ一卜型の心臓が急所。ふにょふにょしてて手ごたえがないせいか、どうも翮争心がわかない。[4]
      (Translation: The transparent, heart-shaped heart is the vital point. It is very soft and not very firm, so it is hard to feel the struggle.)
Super Power Club Card
Sluggy the Unshaven[5]
Description Big and blubbery. Hides out in his fort. Likes to slime dinos and baby plumbers.
Favorite Movie The Blob
How to Beat Him Make sure you have a full supply of eggs before grappling with this gelatinous giant! Shoot enough eggs to rip open a hole to Sluggy's pink heart.

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide description:
    • Japanese:
      ワールド5-4のボスで、やわらかい体におおわれている。タマゴを投げて体をへこませ、透けて見えるハ一卜に4回ダメージをあたえよう。[6]
      (Translation: The boss of World 5-4 is covered with a soft body. Throw an egg at it to dent its body, and damage its visible heart four times.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビッグけめくじ[?]
Biggu Kemekuji
Big Sluggy
Chinese 大毛粘虫[?]
Dà Máoniánchóng
Big Sluggy
French Cardio Limace[?] Cardio Slug
German Möbius[?] From Amöbe ("amoeba")
Italian Sguscio Peluria[?] Fuzz Slippy
Spanish Gusarapo el Pelón[?] Waterbug the Bald

Trivia[edit]

  • Hacking methods show that if enemies are shot into Sluggy the Unshaven, they become glitched sprites.[citation needed]
  • A preview for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island refers to Sluggy the Unshaven as "Giant Watabo",[7] although the previous page refers to Fuzzies as Watabos.[8] Incidentally, an early versionMedia:Yi sluggy.gif of Sluggies resemble Fuzzies.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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." – Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 93.
  2. ^ "Sluggy just wants to get close to you, but you'll have to break its heart, anyway." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 19.
  3. ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  4. ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 9Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg.
  5. ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
  6. ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 20Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png.
  7. ^ "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." – September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #30. Page 12.
  8. ^ "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." – September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #30. Page 12.