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[[Image:SMW2_WhirlyFlyGuy.PNG|right|thumb|A '''Whirly Fly Guy''' from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
{{species infobox
|title=Whirly Fly Guy
|image=[[File:YNI Whirly Fly Guy.png]]<br>A Whirly Fly Guy in ''Yoshi's New Island''
|variant_of=[[Fly Guy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
}}
'''Whirly Fly Guys'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|date=1995|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref> are a rare variety of [[Fly Guy]] found in [[Yoshi's Island (series)|platform games starring Yoshi]]. They debut in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.


'''Whirly Fly Guys''' are a variety of [[Fly Guy]]s that are found in the game ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Whirly Fly Guys are rare basically constantly flash different colors. They first stand on the ground, when the [[Yoshi]] approaches the Whirly Fly Guy, the enemy simply slowly flying up, getting away from the Yoshi. The Yoshi can't stomp the Whirly Fly Guy as it hurts the Yoshi. If a Yoshi swallows them then spits them out, the Whirly Fly Guy are changed to a green [[Shy Guy]]. They are basically like normal Shy Guys at first. But when the Yoshi eats a Green [[Watermelon]], and attempts to shoot at the Whirly Gly Guy with Seeds; Coins start to appear from the Whirly Fly Guy. When the Yoshi shoots enough seeds at the Whirly Fly Guy; one or two [[1-Up]]s are awarded to the Yoshi as the Whirly Fly Guy is defeated.
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:SMW2YI - Whirly Fly Guy.gif|thumb]]
Whirly Fly Guys are depicted in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]] as flashing between several colors. A Whirly Fly Guy is on the ground at first, but starts to fly off slowly when approached. A Whirly Fly Guy cannot be [[stomp]]ed, though it can be [[swallow]]ed and then spit out to become a green [[Shy Guy]]. Whirly Fly Guys are resistant to [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], as each time a Yoshi either throws one or spits a [[watermelon]] seed at a Whirly Fly Guy, a [[coin]] appears from it, until the Whirly Fly Guy is hit by enough projectiles, defeating it and earning the player one or two [[extra life|extra lives]].


They appear once again in the game ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' , but here they act slightly differently. Here, they would hide in the grass, and when [[Yoshi]] approached,
===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
they would instantly zoom into the sky. If the player defeated it before it flew
[[File:YT&G WhirlyFlyGuy.gif|thumb]]
away, they would be awarded with 4 points.
Whirly Fly Guys reappear in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. They behave a lot different, hiding in the grass and zooming off into the sky when approached instantly. A Whirly Fly Guy is worth four [[point]]s if defeated.
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{{Shy Guys}}
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
{{Yoshi}}
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Whirly Fly Guys have a white robe and no longer flash between colors. One is located toward the end of [[Cave of the Nipper Plants]]. A Whirly Fly Guy flies away vertically when approached, though the player can earn lives each time they hit the Whirly Fly Guy with an egg until it is defeated.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''These flickering aviators cough up coins when you shell them with eggs.''<ref name=guide/>
 
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 飲みこむか、タマゴを5回当てれば倒せる。タマゴを当てた場合は4回めと5回めにそれぞれ1UPするぞ。<ref name=Advance/> (''You can defeat it by swallowing it or by hitting it with an egg five times. If you hit it with an egg, the fourth and fifth times you do so will give a 1UP.'')
 
===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 草むらなどに隠れていて、ヨッシーが近づくと、急上昇して去ってしまう。雲の壁を突き破るので、足止めはできない。飛び立つ前にタマゴでねらおう。<ref name=YTG/> (''It hides in the grass, etc., and when Yoshi approaches it, it rises rapidly and leaves. It is impossible to stop him, as he will break through the cloud wall. Aim for it with eggs before it flies away.'')
 
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 点滅するプロペラヘイホー。タマゴをぶつけるか踏むと、1UPの効果が得られる。逃さないように進行方向に回りこみながら、繰り返し攻撃しよう。<ref name=YNI/> (''A flashing Fly Guy. Hit or step on it for a 1Up increase. To avoid losing them, repeatedly attack them while turning in the direction they are going.'')
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|点滅|てんめつ}}ヘイホー
|JpnC=<ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|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 P18.png|18}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref><ref name=YTG>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=March 22, 2005|isbn=4-09-106218-0|title=「キャッチ!タッチ!ヨッシー!任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Catch! Touch! Yoshi! Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|CTY Shogakukan P14.jpg|14}}}}</ref> / てんめつヘイホー<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P22.jpg|22}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref>
|JpnR=Tenmetsu Heihō
|JpnM=Flashing Shy Guy
}}


==References==
<references/>


[[Category: Shy Guys]]
{{Shy Guys}}
[[Category: Yoshi Enemies]]
{{YI}}
[[Category: Yoshi Sub-Species]]
{{YT&G}}
{{YNI}}
[[Category:Shy Guys]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]

Latest revision as of 16:47, March 14, 2025

Whirly Fly Guy
Whirly Fly Guy from Yoshi's New Island
A Whirly Fly Guy in Yoshi's New Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Variant of Fly Guy

Whirly Fly Guys[1] are a rare variety of Fly Guy found in platform games starring Yoshi. They debut in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Whirly Fly Guy from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Whirly Fly Guys are depicted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake as flashing between several colors. A Whirly Fly Guy is on the ground at first, but starts to fly off slowly when approached. A Whirly Fly Guy cannot be stomped, though it can be swallowed and then spit out to become a green Shy Guy. Whirly Fly Guys are resistant to eggs, as each time a Yoshi either throws one or spits a watermelon seed at a Whirly Fly Guy, a coin appears from it, until the Whirly Fly Guy is hit by enough projectiles, defeating it and earning the player one or two extra lives.

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

Whirly Fly Guy from Yoshi Touch & Go

Whirly Fly Guys reappear in Yoshi Touch & Go. They behave a lot different, hiding in the grass and zooming off into the sky when approached instantly. A Whirly Fly Guy is worth four points if defeated.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

In Yoshi's New Island, Whirly Fly Guys have a white robe and no longer flash between colors. One is located toward the end of Cave of the Nipper Plants. A Whirly Fly Guy flies away vertically when approached, though the player can earn lives each time they hit the Whirly Fly Guy with an egg until it is defeated.

Profiles[edit]

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

  • Player's Guide: These flickering aviators cough up coins when you shell them with eggs.[1]

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

  • Shogakukan guide: 飲みこむか、タマゴを5回当てれば倒せる。タマゴを当てた場合は4回めと5回めにそれぞれ1UPするぞ。[2] (You can defeat it by swallowing it or by hitting it with an egg five times. If you hit it with an egg, the fourth and fifth times you do so will give a 1UP.)

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 草むらなどに隠れていて、ヨッシーが近づくと、急上昇して去ってしまう。雲の壁を突き破るので、足止めはできない。飛び立つ前にタマゴでねらおう。[3] (It hides in the grass, etc., and when Yoshi approaches it, it rises rapidly and leaves. It is impossible to stop him, as he will break through the cloud wall. Aim for it with eggs before it flies away.)

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 点滅するプロペラヘイホー。タマゴをぶつけるか踏むと、1UPの効果が得られる。逃さないように進行方向に回りこみながら、繰り返し攻撃しよう。[4] (A flashing Fly Guy. Hit or step on it for a 1Up increase. To avoid losing them, repeatedly attack them while turning in the direction they are going.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 点滅てんめつヘイホー[2][3] / てんめつヘイホー[4]
Tenmetsu Heihō
Flashing Shy Guy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 128Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg.
  2. ^ a b November 20, 2002. 「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). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 18Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P18.png.
  3. ^ a b March 22, 2005. 「キャッチ!タッチ!ヨッシー!任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Catch! Touch! Yoshi! Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106218-0. Page 14Media:CTY Shogakukan P14.jpg.
  4. ^ a b August 9, 2014. 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 22Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P22.jpg.