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{{articleabout|the dizzying Fuzzies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''|the small, black enemies seen in some ''Mario'' platformer games with the same name|[[Fuzzy]]}}
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[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|left|[[Red Yoshi]] dizzy after touching a '''Fuzzy'''.]]
{{species infobox
[[File:SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|thumb|right|[[Red Yoshi]] encountering a series of '''Fuzzies'''.]]
|image=[[File:SMW2 Fuzzies.png|350px]]<br>Two Fuzzies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
[[File:Fuzzy_animation.gif‎|frame|left]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
A '''Fuzzy''' is a floating, furry, spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and the sole member of the [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]] enemy group. When [[Yoshi]] made contact or ate a Fuzzy, he would get dizzy, and the whole level would suffer the effects. While in this state, Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, and it will be especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background will move and twist around. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field.
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
}}
A '''Fuzzy''', also referred to as a '''Watabo'''<ref>{{cite|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.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Issue #30|language=Australian English|date=September 1995|page=12}}</ref> or '''Puff-Ball''',<ref>{{cite|quote=''Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s''{{sic}}'' only one flower to collect.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #43|date=April 1996|language=British English|page=64}}</ref> is a floating furry spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its Game Boy Advance version]]. It is the sole member of the enemy group [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]].


They have their own level named after them, "[[Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy]]", which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in "[[Beware the Spinning Logs]]", and their effects there are more hazardous, due to the abundance of abysses in that level.
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|A [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, it gets dizzy, and the whole [[level]] is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], the music is slowed down and its main lead is distorted, and the map is especially difficult to understand well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with [[pit]]s. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make it produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it instead of laying an egg.<ref>{{cite|author=MarioBrothBlog|date=June 10, 2021|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1403032561308295174|title=Video of the effect|publisher=X|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>


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Fuzzies have their own level named after them: [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]] (the last of which appears only in the [[reissue]]).
==Trivia==
*A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy as a reference to Fuzzies.
*Oddly, Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing.


==Names in Other Languages==
The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as {{wp|LSD}} or {{wp|psilocybin mushroom}}s. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," ''Lustiges Sporen Drama'' (German for "Funny Spore Drama").
{{foreignname
 
|Jap=ワタボー<br>''watabō''
===''Super Paper Mario''===
|JapM=Roughly "cotton people"
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
|Fra=Cotonou
 
|FraM= Pun on "cotonneux" (fluffy)
===Unused appearances===
|Ger=Sporky
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
|GerM=From "Spore" (spore)
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|frame]]
Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.{{ref needed}}
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。<ref name=Squish/> (''When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。<ref name=SMA3/> (''When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Yoshi Touch Fuzzy Yoshi Get Dizzy.png|A Pink Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy
SMW2YI - Fuzzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Fuzzy animation.gif|Animated sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Spinning Logs.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yoshi's Island Christmas Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-Fuzzy.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
FightToadieswToadies.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Fuzzy YI SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
Luigi and Yoshi fuzzied SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
 
==Media files==
{{media table
|file1=YI Overworld (Dizzy).oga
|description1=Music that plays while under the effects of a Fuzzy in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy. Variant of {{file link|SMW2YI Overworld.oga|this}}.
}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワタボー<ref name=Squish>{{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={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}}}</ref><ref name=SMA3>{{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={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|24}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Watabō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「綿毛」(''watage'', "fuzz") and「坊」(''bō'', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|Chi=棉毛球<ref>Chinese name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], 棉毛球的厉害 (''Miánmáoqiú de lìhài'')</ref>
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|ChiM=Cotton ball
|Fre=Cotonou
|FreM=Pun on ''cotonneux'' ("fluffy")
|Ger=Sporen<ref>German name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Lustiges Sporen Drama''</ref>
|GerM=Spores
|Ita=Stordino
|Ita=Stordino
|ItaM=From "stordire" (to make dizzy), it's also the name of the normal Fuzzy}}
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''stordire'' (to make dizzy)
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|ItaC=<ref>Italian name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone''</ref>
{{yoshi}}
|ItaN=Shared with [[Fuzzy]]
[[Category:Yoshi Enemies]]
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[[Category:Yoshi Species]]
 
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==References==
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{{YI}}
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[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[de:Sporky]]
[[it:Stordino (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, October 21, 2024

Fuzzy
Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Two Fuzzies 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)

A Fuzzy, also referred to as a Watabo[1] or Puff-Ball,[2] is a floating furry spore-like creature found in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. It is the sole member of the enemy group Dudim Phreykunoutonthis.

History[edit]

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

A Red Yoshi dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy

When a Yoshi makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, it gets dizzy, and the whole level is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, the music is slowed down and its main lead is distorted, and the map is especially difficult to understand well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with pits. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by crouching. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make it produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it instead of laying an egg.[3]

Fuzzies have their own level named after them: Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in GO! GO! MARIO!!, Beware The Spinning Logs, and Fight Toadies w/ Toadies (the last of which appears only in the reissue).

The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," Lustiges Sporen Drama (German for "Funny Spore Drama").

Super Paper Mario[edit]

A Sammer Guy in Super Paper Mario is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png

Fuzzies were meant to appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from Sky Garden. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.[citation needed]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

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

  • Shogakukan guide: さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。[4] (When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.)
  • Player's Guide: They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.[5]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。[6] (When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.)

Gallery[edit]

  • A Pink Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy

    A Pink Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Animated sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Animated sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Media files[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワタボー[4][6]
Watabō 		Portmanteau of「綿毛」(watage, "fuzz") and「坊」(bō, an affectionate suffix for boys)
Chinese 棉毛球[7]
Miánmáo Qiú 		Cotton ball
French Cotonou[?] Pun on cotonneux ("fluffy")
German Sporen[8] Spores
Italian Stordino[9] Diminutive of stordire (to make dizzy) Shared with Fuzzy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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 (Australia) Issue #30. Page 12.
  2. ^ "Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s[sic] only one flower to collect." – April 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #43. Page 64.
  3. ^ MarioBrothBlog (June 10, 2021). Video of the effect. X. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ 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 6Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg.
  5. ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
  6. ^ 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 24Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png.
  7. ^ Chinese name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, 棉毛球的厉害 (Miánmáoqiú de lìhài)
  8. ^ German name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Lustiges Sporen Drama
  9. ^ Italian name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone
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