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{{ | [[File:Gobblin.png|frame|A Gobblin from ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'']] | ||
'''Gobblins'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=99, 129|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=119, 235, 236, 237, 290|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> are yellow, spherical enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. Found blocking [[Warp Pipe]]s, they will bounce [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] off if he makes contact with them. To defeat a Gobblin, Yoshi must throw six [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] at it, with it eating each egg and slightly expanding each time. Upon eating the fifth egg, their eyes change to an X shape and they frown. They will explode upon being hit by the sixth egg. | |||
Gobblins in the [[Island Museum]] appear in the Subterranean Enemy Exhibit, and are one of the few enemies in the Island Museum that can be defeated. | |||
==Naming== | |||
"Gobblin" is a portmanteau of "{{wp|goblin}}," a creature in folklore and fantasy fiction that resembles a dwarf, and "gobble," referring to their ability to eat eggs. | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jpn=ショクヨッくん<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|title=「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=90}}</ref> | |||
|JpnR=Shokuyokkun | |||
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「食欲」(''shokuyoku'', appetite) and the honorific「~くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}'') | |||
}} | |||
{{ | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Yoshi | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:54, April 15, 2025
A Gobblin from Yoshi's Island DS
Gobblins[1][2] are yellow, spherical enemies in Yoshi's Island DS. Found blocking Warp Pipes, they will bounce Yoshi off if he makes contact with them. To defeat a Gobblin, Yoshi must throw six eggs at it, with it eating each egg and slightly expanding each time. Upon eating the fifth egg, their eyes change to an X shape and they frown. They will explode upon being hit by the sixth egg.
Gobblins in the Island Museum appear in the Subterranean Enemy Exhibit, and are one of the few enemies in the Island Museum that can be defeated.
Naming
"Gobblin" is a portmanteau of "goblin," a creature in folklore and fantasy fiction that resembles a dwarf, and "gobble," referring to their ability to eat eggs.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ショクヨッくん[3] Shokuyokkun |
Portmanteau of「食欲」(shokuyoku, appetite) and the honorific「~くん」(kun) |
References
- ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 99, 129.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 119, 235, 236, 237, 290.
- ^ 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 90.
