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[[Image:Cactus_Jack.PNG|thumb|A '''Cactus Jack'''.]]
{{species infobox
'''Cactus Jacks''' are large, spike covered [[Pokey]]s with targets on their chests. They can only be moved by being shot by an [[Egg]]. If they come into contact with anything when rolling they'll explode and shoot out coins. Cactus Jacks appear only in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
|image=[[File:CactusJack SMW2.png]]
|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]])
|variant_of=[[Pokey]]
|relatives=[[Pokey (projectile)]]
}}
'''Cactus Jacks'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126]]}}</ref> are large beige [[Pokey]]s with a target on their chest. They only appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Reissue|remake]], ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''.


They are a pale sub-species of [[Needlenose]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:Cave of the Mystery Maze 3.PNG|thumb|Brown Yoshi and a Cactus Jack in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]], Cactus Jack only appear in two levels: [[Watch Out For Lakitu]] and [[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]]. They stand on not only the ground, but also [[track]]s. Cactus Jacks can be moved if a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] throws a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]] at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out [[coin]]s.


==Trivia==
===Unused appearances===
*Cactus Jacks are named after politician John "Cactus Jack" Garner.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smw2 The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 4-7-08)</ref> There is a rumor that they were named after [[wikipedia:Mick Foley|a pro wrestler who used to go under that name]].
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:Cactijackmodel.png|thumb|An unused model of a Cactus Jack from ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
Cactus Jacks [[list of Yoshi's New Island pre-release and unused content|were going to appear]] in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' where their eyes and coloration would look more similar to standard Pokeys, as there is a model with a set of animations, but they were removed from the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=Skawo|date=May 25, 2022|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhNkBR10DQ&t=150s|title=<nowiki>[TCRF]</nowiki> Yoshi's New Island Unused Stuff 1|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 2, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Profiles==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide
|Jpn=からだの的にタマゴを当てても、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。<ref name=Sho/>
|JpnM=When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.
}}
{{Multilang profile
|type=[[Player's Guide]]
|Eng=This sharp guy is always on the lookout for someone to stick up.<ref name=NP/>
}}
 
====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide
|Jpn=からだのマトにタマゴを当てると、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。<ref name=Advance/>
|JpnM=When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMA3 The Cave of the Mystery Maze.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-CactusJack.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マトサンボ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|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=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|5]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|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=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|23]]}}</ref>
|JpnR=Mato Sanbo
|JpnM=Target Pokey
}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:00, March 20, 2025

Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
Variant of Pokey
Relatives

Cactus Jacks[1] are large beige Pokeys with a target on their chest. They only appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.

History[edit]

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

The Cave Of The Mystery Maze
Brown Yoshi and a Cactus Jack in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, Cactus Jack only appear in two levels: Watch Out For Lakitu and The Cave Of The Mystery Maze. They stand on not only the ground, but also tracks. Cactus Jacks can be moved if a Yoshi throws a Yoshi's egg at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out coins.

Unused appearances[edit]

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

unused catctus jack modle
An unused model of a Cactus Jack from Yoshi's New Island

Cactus Jacks were going to appear in Yoshi's New Island where their eyes and coloration would look more similar to standard Pokeys, as there is a model with a set of animations, but they were removed from the final game.[2]

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

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

  • Shogakukan guide:
    • Japanese:
      からだの的にタマゴを当てても、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。[3]
      (Translation: When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.)
  • Player's Guide:
    • English:
      This sharp guy is always on the lookout for someone to stick up.[1]

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

  • Shogakukan guide:
    • Japanese:
      からだのマトにタマゴを当てると、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。[4]
      (Translation: When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.)

Gallery[edit]

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マトサンボ[3][4]
Mato Sanbo 		Target Pokey

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126.
  2. ^ Skawo (May 25, 2022). [TCRF] Yoshi's New Island Unused Stuff 1. YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 「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 5.
  4. ^ a b 「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 23.
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