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[[File:Preying_Mantis.PNG|frame|right|A '''Preying Mantas'''.]]
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[[File:Preying Manta SMG.jpg|thumb|190px|A Preying Mantas in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
|image=[[File:YNI Model PreyingMantas.png|150px]]<br>Model from ''Yoshi's New Island''
[[File:Jammyfish Bigmouth SMG.png|frame|left|A Preying Mantas in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.]]
|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]])
|comparable=[[Jellybeam]]
}}
A '''Preying Mantas'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|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 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its port]], and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of {{iw|wikipedia|praying mantis}}, a type of insect, and {{iw|wikipedia|manta ray}}, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of [[Submarine Yoshi]]'s torpedoes.


A '''Preying Mantas''' is a [[Jellyfish]] found underwater in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They move up and down in a small area, and therefore do not pose much of a threat to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]. The Yoshis can simply defeat them by shooting a torpedo at them in their [[Yoshi Submarine]] forms.
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Sho/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.''<ref name=NP/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Advance/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'')


It is possible that the Preying Mantases are related to the salt-water dwelling Jellyfish from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Preying Mantases also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] and the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]]. They are found in groups of four swimming around, hurting Mario if he touches them. They can be defeated with a [[Spin]] or a [[Koopa Shell]] and give one [[Coin]] when defeated. They also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]].
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。<ref name=YNI/> (''They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Preying Mantas.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMAGPB Yoshi.jpg|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 4]]: Hang in There, Yoshi''
SMA3-PreyingMantas.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|海月|くらげ}}<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={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7}}|isbn=4-09-102523-4|date=September 20, 1995}}</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={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P16.png|16}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref> / くらげ<ref name=Sho/><ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|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 P19.jpg|19}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Kurage
|JapM=Jellyfish
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*"Preying Mantas" is a pun on [[Wikipedia:Praying mantis|praying mantis]], which is a kind of insect.
*During the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like [[Dry Bones]].<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Skeleton Jellyfish|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish]]|language=en|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
*Preying Mantas may be related to [[Jumping Blooper]]s.
 
*In the Prima Official Game Guide for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Preying Mantas are called '''Jammyfish'''.
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Latest revision as of 21:20, September 2, 2024

Preying Mantas
Preying Mantas from Yoshi's New Island
Model from Yoshi's New Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Comparable

A Preying Mantas[1] is an enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its port, and Yoshi's New Island. Its name is a portmanteau of praying mantis, a type of insect, and manta ray, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the Yoshis. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of Submarine Yoshi's torpedoes.

Profiles[edit]

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

  • Shogakukan guide: 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。[2] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
  • Player's Guide: Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.[1]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。[3] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。[4] (They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 海月くらげ[2][3] / くらげ[2][4]
Kurage
Jellyfish

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg.
  2. ^ a b c September 20, 1995. 「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). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 7Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg.
  3. ^ 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 16Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P16.png.
  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 19Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg.
  5. ^ TCRF. Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved May 15, 2023.