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{{redirect|Big Guy|the boss in [[Yoshi's Island DS]]|[[Big Guy the Stilted]]}}
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|image=[[File:Fatguy.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Yoshi's Island DS''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party DS]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]]
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|notable=[[Gourmet Guy]]
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'''Fat Guys''' are corpulent [[Shy Guy]]s that debuted in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
'''Fat Guys'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[Media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126]]}}</ref> (also known as '''Big Guys'''<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=November 1, 2018|url=youtu.be/EsMHErqHSHU?t=212|title=''Yoshi’s Crafted World'' - Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 2, 2018}}</ref>) are corpulent [[Shy Guy]]s that debuted in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
 
==History==
==Appearances==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:Mbad3.gif|frame|left]]  
[[File:Mbad3.gif|frame|left]]  
Fat Guys make their first appearances in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' level [[Lakitu's Wall]], and are uncommon enemies throughout the rest of the game. They come in two colors: red (which initially walk but will run if Yoshi stands on them) and green (which are always running). Fat Guys attack by simply walking or running back and forth, much like regular [[Shy Guy]]s.
Fat Guys make their first appearances in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' level [[Lakitu's Wall]], and are uncommon enemies throughout the rest of the game. They come in two colors: red (which initially walk but will run if Yoshi stands on them) and green (which are always running). Fat Guys simply walk or run back and forth continuously, changing direction when they encounter a wall or a margin, unlike regular [[Shy Guy|Shy-Guy]]s which walk around and may stop and turn back on their own will. They are able to damage Yoshi if they bump into him, but Yoshi can attack them by eating and ingesting them. If spat back, they will resume their behavior.


Upon ingesting a Fat Guy, Yoshi receives a [[Giant Yoshi Egg|Giant Egg]]. Fat Guys can also be used as platforms to cross obstacles such as [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]], as they are not damaged by [[jump]]ing and Yoshi can safely stand on them.  
Upon ingesting a Fat Guy, Yoshi receives a [[Giant Egg]]. Fat Guys can also be used as platforms to cross obstacles such as [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]], as they are not damaged by [[jump]]ing and Yoshi can safely stand on them.  


When Yoshi has three giant eggs at his disposal, all of the Fat Guys will disappear until Yoshi uses at least one of the giant eggs.
When Yoshi has three Giant Eggs at his disposal, all of the Fat Guys will disappear until Yoshi uses at least one of the Giant Eggs.


====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
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Fat Guys return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', where they behave similarly to their first appearance.
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===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
{{Main|Gourmet Guy}}
{{Main|Gourmet Guy}}
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', an individual Fat Guy named [[Gourmet Guy]] makes an appearance as a gatekeeping NPC during the events of the [[Paper Mario#Chapter 4: Trials in the Toy Box|fourth chapter]].
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', an individual Fat Guy named [[Gourmet Guy]] makes an appearance as a gatekeeping NPC during the events of the [[Paper Mario#Chapter 4: Trials in the Toy Box|fourth chapter]].


===''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''===
===''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''===
Fat Guys reappear in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game, ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' where they once again appear as enemies and try to defeat [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].
While no regular Fat Guys appear in ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'', a larger variant, known as [[King Debuhō]], does.


===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
Fat Guys returns in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', where they behave similarly to their first appearance.
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', red Fat Guys appear in [[Poochy's Sweet Run]] and [[Poochy's Magma Run]] and can be seen with different behaviors. Most simply walk back and forth on the ground and will start running after being jumped on, much like in their original appearance. They can be defeated by throwing an egg at them, charging into them with [[Poochy]], eating and turning them into eggs, or [[Ground Pound]]ing them. Ingesting a Fat Guy will fill Yoshi's [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] stash instead of granting one Giant Egg like in past games.


==Notable Fat Guys==
Some Fat Guys stand in the background, pushing rectangular cutouts in Yoshi's way and rising them back up after a short time. Yoshi can stand on these objects while they are down as on a regular platform, and even ride them upward as the Fat Guys pull them back upright. In some cases, Fat Guys push these objects onto thin stilts and create a platform over a dangerous pit.
*[[Gourmet Guy]] &ndash; ''[[Paper Mario]]''
 
In [[Altitude Adjustment]], pilot-themed, orange-robed Fat Guys make an appearance. Most drop down using parachutes to hinder Yoshi, but one pilots an [[airship]] at the end of the stage.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 太っちょヘイホーは、タマゴになってもデカい!そこらにぶつけると、近くの敵を全部スターに変える。<ref name=Sho/> (''A fat Shy-Guy that is huge, even as an egg! If you throw it at something, it turns all the nearby enemies into stars.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Eat a Fat Guy to make a huge egg that turns every on-screen enemy into a star.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 太っちょヘイホーはタマゴになってもデカい!このタマゴを投げれば近くの敵が全部スターになる。<ref name=Advance/> (''A fat Shy-Guy that is huge even as an egg! Throw this egg and all nearby enemies become stars.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2YI - Fat Guy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Fat Guy green.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMGPB4 Door Maze.png|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 4]]: Hang in There, Yoshi''
SMA3-FatGuy.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMA3-FatGuyGreen.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
YCW Big Guy Parachute.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
YCW Concept Art Cinema Object.jpg|Concept art for ''Yoshi's Crafted World''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=デブホー
|Jap=デブホー<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 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={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P18.png|18}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Debuhō
|JapR=Debuhō
|JapM=From Debu (fat, chubby) and Heiho (Shy Guy's Japanese name)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「デブ」(''debu'', "fat") and「ヘイホー」(''Heihō'', "[[Shy Guy]]")
|Ita=Tipo Grasso
|ItaM=Fat Guy
|Spa=Fat Guy
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*When a Fat Guy walks, its left foot tends to disconnect from the rest of his body on the back-step.
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"Big Guy" redirects here. For the boss in Yoshi's Island DS, see Big Guy the Stilted.
Fat Guy
Artwork of a King Debuhō in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (later used for Fat Guys in Yoshi's Island DS)
Artwork from Yoshi's Island DS
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Variant of Shy Guy
Variants
Notable members

Fat Guys[1] (also known as Big Guys[2]) are corpulent Shy Guys that debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

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

A Fat Guy walking.

Fat Guys make their first appearances in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island level Lakitu's Wall, and are uncommon enemies throughout the rest of the game. They come in two colors: red (which initially walk but will run if Yoshi stands on them) and green (which are always running). Fat Guys simply walk or run back and forth continuously, changing direction when they encounter a wall or a margin, unlike regular Shy-Guys which walk around and may stop and turn back on their own will. They are able to damage Yoshi if they bump into him, but Yoshi can attack them by eating and ingesting them. If spat back, they will resume their behavior.

Upon ingesting a Fat Guy, Yoshi receives a Giant Egg. Fat Guys can also be used as platforms to cross obstacles such as spikes, as they are not damaged by jumping and Yoshi can safely stand on them.

When Yoshi has three Giant Eggs at his disposal, all of the Fat Guys will disappear until Yoshi uses at least one of the Giant Eggs.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

A Red Fat GuyA Green Fat Guy

Fat Guys return in Yoshi's Island DS, where they behave similarly to their first appearance.

Paper Mario[edit]

Main article: Gourmet Guy

In Paper Mario, an individual Fat Guy named Gourmet Guy makes an appearance as a gatekeeping NPC during the events of the fourth chapter.

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy[edit]

While no regular Fat Guys appear in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, a larger variant, known as King Debuhō, does.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

In Yoshi's Crafted World, red Fat Guys appear in Poochy's Sweet Run and Poochy's Magma Run and can be seen with different behaviors. Most simply walk back and forth on the ground and will start running after being jumped on, much like in their original appearance. They can be defeated by throwing an egg at them, charging into them with Poochy, eating and turning them into eggs, or Ground Pounding them. Ingesting a Fat Guy will fill Yoshi's egg stash instead of granting one Giant Egg like in past games.

Some Fat Guys stand in the background, pushing rectangular cutouts in Yoshi's way and rising them back up after a short time. Yoshi can stand on these objects while they are down as on a regular platform, and even ride them upward as the Fat Guys pull them back upright. In some cases, Fat Guys push these objects onto thin stilts and create a platform over a dangerous pit.

In Altitude Adjustment, pilot-themed, orange-robed Fat Guys make an appearance. Most drop down using parachutes to hinder Yoshi, but one pilots an airship at the end of the stage.

Profiles[edit]

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

  • Shogakukan guide: 太っちょヘイホーは、タマゴになってもデカい!そこらにぶつけると、近くの敵を全部スターに変える。[3] (A fat Shy-Guy that is huge, even as an egg! If you throw it at something, it turns all the nearby enemies into stars.)
  • Player's Guide: Eat a Fat Guy to make a huge egg that turns every on-screen enemy into a star.[1]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 太っちょヘイホーはタマゴになってもデカい!このタマゴを投げれば近くの敵が全部スターになる。[4] (A fat Shy-Guy that is huge even as an egg! Throw this egg and all nearby enemies become stars.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese デブホー[3][4]
Debuhō
Portmanteau of「デブ」(debu, "fat") and「ヘイホー」(Heihō, "Shy Guy")
Italian Tipo Grasso[?] Fat Guy
Spanish Fat Guy[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126.
  2. ^ Nintendo (November 1, 2018). Yoshi’s Crafted World - Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live. YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  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 5Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg.
  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 18Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P18.png.