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[[Image:Limbo.jpg|thumb|frame|A '''Limbo Guy''' without its stick.]]
{{species infobox
'''Limbo Guys''' are a species of [[Spear Guy]]s that prefer to always play limbo with anyone who passes by. They live only on a small island near [[Yoshi's Island]]. While [[Dancing Spear Guy]]s [[jump]] around, the invincible Limbo Guy come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. They attack Yoshi by simply dancing around while trying to trip the Yoshi with their stick, and [[Yoshi]] must jump over them.
|image=[[File:YSBambooDancerArtwork.jpg|162px]]<br>A bamboo dancer without a stick, in ''Yoshi's Story''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|variant_of=[[Dancing Spear Guy]]
|notable=[[Hulu]]
|}}
'''Bamboo dancers''',<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=113|date=April 7, 1999|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8}}</ref> also referred to as '''limbo guys'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1998|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=103|quote=Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time.}}</ref> or '''limbo Shy Guys''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced.|title=''Yoshi's Story''|author=Shy Guy Limbo ending quote}}</ref> are a subset of [[Spear Guy]]s that do the Bamboo Dance.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Smash Bros. Melee''|author=Shy Guys trophy|language=en|quote=There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to''[...]''do the Bamboo Dance''[...]}}</ref> While [[Dancing Spear Guy]]s jump around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their sticks can trip [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s and [[Health Meter#Yoshi's Story|lower their happiness]], so they must be [[jump]]ed over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible. Bamboo dancers appear as enemies only in [[Shy Guy Limbo]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. The artwork and sprites for bamboo dancers appear quite differently, as the sprites appear to be wearing yellow face paint and grass skirts in the same manner as Spear Guys, while the artwork depicts one with an unpainted mask and a much less leafy skirt. In addition, their shoes are green in the artwork instead of blue.


Limbo Guys (as an enemy) only appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', and only in Stage 5-3: [[Shy Guy Limbo]]. They also made a cameo appearance in both ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''.
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a female bamboo dancer named [[Hulu]] appears as a character; however, she more closely resembles a Dancing Spear Guy.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
BambooDancerRedYS.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story'' (red variety)
BambooDancerYellowYS.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story'' (yellow variety)
BambooDancerGreenYS.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story'' (green variety)
BambooDancerBlueYS.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story'' (blue variety)
YS-ShyGuyLimbo-Icon.png|[[Shy Guy Limbo]] level icon in ''Yoshi's Story''
MPA Hulu.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' ([[Hulu]])
MPA Hulu Icon.png|''Mario Party Advance'' (Hulu)
MPA Credits Roll.png|''Mario Party Advance''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バンブーダンサーズ<ref>''Yoshi's Story'', Shy Guy Limbo Japanese name and ending quote.</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Shy Guys trophy (set to Japanese).</ref>
|JapR=Banbū Dansāzu
|JapM=Bamboo Dancers
|Jap2=バンブーヘイホー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story'')|page=96-97}} Based on the internal name <tt>actor_bamboo_heiho</tt>.</ref>
|Jap2R=Banbū Heihō
|Jap2M=Bamboo Shy Guy
|Ger=Limbostangen Guy
|GerM=Limbo Stick Guy
|Fre=Maskass<ref>Yoshi story's ending quote in level 5-3</ref>
|FreM=Shy Guy
}}
 
==References==
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[[de:Limbostangen Guy]]
[[it:Bamboo Dancer]]

Latest revision as of 06:00, November 23, 2024

Bamboo dancers
Artwork of a bamboo dancer from Yoshi's Story
A bamboo dancer without a stick, in Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance Mario Party Advance (2005)
Variant of Dancing Spear Guy
Notable members

Bamboo dancers,[1] also referred to as limbo guys[2] or limbo Shy Guys,[3] are a subset of Spear Guys that do the Bamboo Dance.[4] While Dancing Spear Guys jump around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their sticks can trip Yoshis and lower their happiness, so they must be jumped over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible. Bamboo dancers appear as enemies only in Shy Guy Limbo in Yoshi's Story. The artwork and sprites for bamboo dancers appear quite differently, as the sprites appear to be wearing yellow face paint and grass skirts in the same manner as Spear Guys, while the artwork depicts one with an unpainted mask and a much less leafy skirt. In addition, their shoes are green in the artwork instead of blue.

In Mario Party Advance, a female bamboo dancer named Hulu appears as a character; however, she more closely resembles a Dancing Spear Guy.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バンブーダンサーズ[5][6]
Banbū Dansāzu
Bamboo Dancers
バンブーヘイホー[7]
Banbū Heihō
Bamboo Shy Guy
French Maskass[8] Shy Guy
German Limbostangen Guy[?] Limbo Stick Guy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 113.
  2. ^ "Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time." – Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 103.
  3. ^ "Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced." – Shy Guy Limbo ending quote. Yoshi's Story.
  4. ^ "There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to[...]do the Bamboo Dance[...]" – Shy Guys trophy. Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  5. ^ Yoshi's Story, Shy Guy Limbo Japanese name and ending quote.
  6. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee, Shy Guys trophy (set to Japanese).
  7. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 96-97. Based on the internal name actor_bamboo_heiho.
  8. ^ Yoshi story's ending quote in level 5-3