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|image=[[File:YS Blue Jellyfish Artwork.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Yoshi's Story''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|comparable=[[Jelectro]]<br>[[Jellyfish]]
|comparable=[[Jelectro]]
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'''Jellyfish'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Pages 11, 92, 94, 95, 96.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508193347/http://www.yoshisstory.com/5-1.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 112.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 89.</ref> are enemies from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They appear only in the level [[Lots O'Jelly Fish]]. They are impervious to all methods of defeat and come in blue, red, and green (or light blue<ref>"''Don't bother waiting for the light blue jellyfish to swim up or down-they'll refuse to move.''" - ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's guide, [https://archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n97/mode/2up page 96].</ref>). Blue jellyfish simply move up and down. Red jellyfish chase a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. Green jellyfish simply float in place and do not appear until the third part of the stage. Red jellyfish can sometimes have an item such as a [[fruit]] or a [[Heart Fruit]].
'''Jellyfish'''<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=11, 92, 94, 95, 96|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19990508193347/http://www.yoshisstory.com/5-1.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition''|date=April 7, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=112|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=89|date=April 21, 1999|author=Prima Bath|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-2083-X}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are encountered only in [[Lots O'Jelly Fish]]. They are impervious to all methods of defeat and come in blue, red, and green (or light blue).<ref>{{cite|quote=Don't bother waiting for the light blue jellyfish to swim up or down-they'll refuse to move.|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=[https://archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n97/mode/2up 96]|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|date=1998|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Blue jellyfish simply move up and down. Red jellyfish chase a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. Green jellyfish simply float in place and do not appear until the third part of the stage. Red jellyfish can sometimes have an item such as a [[fruit]] or a [[Heart Fruit]].
 
==Profiles and statistics==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 海の底でふんわりふわり。道を開ける気なんか、ありませ〜ん。<ref name=Sho/> (''Soft, floaty creatures at the bottom of the sea. They do not want to open the way.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Normalerweise sieht sie sehr schlecht, aber wenn ich ihr zu nahe komme, verfolgt sie mich.''<ref name=German/> (''Normally she has very bad eyesight, but if I get too close, she chases me.'')
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Yoshi's Story Red and Blue Jellyfish.png
YS Monochrome Jellyfish Artwork.png|Alternate official artwork from ''Yoshi's Story''
Lots'O'Jellyfish!.png
Yoshi's Story Red and Blue Jellyfish.png|Screenshot from ''Yoshi's Story''
YS-LotsO'JellyFish-Icon.png|Lots O'Jelly Fish level icon
Lots'O'Jellyfish!.png|Screenshot from ''Yoshi's Story''
YS-LotsO'JellyFish-Icon.png|Lots O'Jelly Fish level icon from ''Yoshi's Story''
YSJellyFish.png|Uncolored sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
Story Jellyfish blue.png|Blue sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
Story Jellyfish red.png|Red sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
Story Jellyfish green.png|Green sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Profiles and statistics==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 「海の底でふんわりふわり。道を開ける気なんか、ありませ〜ん。」<ref name=Sho/> (''Soft, floaty creatures at the bottom of the sea. They do not want to open the way.'')
*'''German guide:''' ''Normalerweise sieht sie sehr schlecht, aber wenn ich ihr zu nahe komme, verfolgt sie mich.''<ref name=German/> (''Normally she has very bad eyesight, but if I get too close, she chases me.'')


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クラゲボン<ref name=Sho>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 6.]]</ref><br>''Kuragebon''
|Jpn=クラゲボン<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}}}</ref>
|JapM=Pun of「海月」(''kurage'', jellyfish) and likely「クラムボン」(''Kuramubon'', {{wp|Clammbon}})
|JpnR=Kuragebon
|JpnM=Play on「{{hover|海月|クラゲ}}」(''kurage'', "jellyfish") and a possible reference to「クラムボン」(''Kuramubon''), a fictional character from {{wp|Kenji Miyazawa}}'s novel ''Yamanashi''
|Chi=大眼水母
|Chi=大眼水母
|ChiR=dà yǎn shuǐ mǔ
|ChiR=dà yǎn shuǐ mǔ
|ChiM=Big eyes jellyfish
|ChiM=Big eyes jellyfish
|Spa=Meduza<ref>Club Nintendo [https://archive.org/details/club-nintendo-ano-07-no-05-mexico/page/n17/mode/2up TIPS section]</ref>
|Spa=Meduza<ref>Club Nintendo [https://archive.org/details/club-nintendo-ano-07-no-05-mexico/page/n17/mode/2up TIPS section]{{page needed}}</ref>
|SpaM=Corruption of "medusa" (jellyfish)
|SpaM=Corruption of ''medusa'' ("jellyfish")
|Ger=Quallofatz<ref name=German>German ''Yoshi's Story'' guide, {{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|page 19}}.</ref>
|Ger=Quallofatz<ref name=German>{{cite|language=de|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|GerM=From "Qualle" (Jellyfish) and "-witz", a german suffix
|GerM=From ''qualle'' ("jellyfish") and possibly ''fatzke'' ("fop")
|Fre=Méduse<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo64ever.com/Tests-Jeu-Nintendo-64,394,Yoshis-Story,2.html|title=Official French Nintendo magazine}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|Fre2=Méduse Géante
|FreM=Jellyfish
|Fre2M=Giant Jellyfish
|Ita=Medusa<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Club Nintendo (Italian magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' issue 2|page=6|date=1998}}</ref>
|ItaM=Jellyfish
}}
}}


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Jellyfish
A jellyfish from Yoshi's Story.
Artwork from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Comparable

Jellyfish[1][2][3][4] are enemies in Yoshi's Story. They are encountered only in Lots O'Jelly Fish. They are impervious to all methods of defeat and come in blue, red, and green (or light blue).[5] Blue jellyfish simply move up and down. Red jellyfish chase a Yoshi. Green jellyfish simply float in place and do not appear until the third part of the stage. Red jellyfish can sometimes have an item such as a fruit or a Heart Fruit.

Profiles and statistics

  • Shogakukan guide: 海の底でふんわりふわり。道を開ける気なんか、ありませ〜ん。[6] (Soft, floaty creatures at the bottom of the sea. They do not want to open the way.)
  • Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Normalerweise sieht sie sehr schlecht, aber wenn ich ihr zu nahe komme, verfolgt sie mich.[7] (Normally she has very bad eyesight, but if I get too close, she chases me.)

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クラゲボン[6]
Kuragebon
Play on「海月」(kurage, "jellyfish") and a possible reference to「クラムボン」(Kuramubon), a fictional character from Kenji Miyazawa's novel Yamanashi
Chinese 大眼水母[?]
dà yǎn shuǐ mǔ
Big eyes jellyfish
French Méduse[9] Jellyfish
Méduse Géante[?] Giant Jellyfish
German Quallofatz[7] From qualle ("jellyfish") and possibly fatzke ("fop")
Italian Medusa[10] Jellyfish
Spanish Meduza[8] Corruption of medusa ("jellyfish")

References

  1. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11, 92, 94, 95, 96.
  2. ^ Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:33:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 112.
  4. ^ Prima Bath (April 21, 1999). Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-2083-X. Page 89.
  5. ^ "Don't bother waiting for the light blue jellyfish to swim up or down-they'll refuse to move." – Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 96.
  6. ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 6Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg.
  7. ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 19Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png.
  8. ^ Club Nintendo TIPS section[page number needed]
  9. ^ Official French Nintendo magazine.[page number needed]
  10. ^ 1998. Club Nintendo issue 2. Page 6.