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|image=[[File:Snowguy.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | |||
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Snow Guys''', also known just as '''Shy Guys''',<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n65/mode/2up|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=64|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are mountain-dwelling [[Shy Guy]]s with earmuffs and gloves. that inhabit [[Poochy & Nippy]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Their role is to fire [[snowball]]s at the [[Baby Yoshi]]s from the background of the [[level]], where they cannot be defeated. They come in red, yellow, green, and blue. | |||
Snow Guys reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They have a new design where their robes are a parka similarly to the [[Ice Snifit (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Ice Snifit]]s introduced in the same games. Snow Guys appear only in [[A Little Light Snowfall]]. These enemies appear in the main plane instead of in the background, so {{id|Yoshi|species}} can interact with them now. They can defeated identically to a normal Shy Guy. There are two types of Snow Guy. Both stand in place, creating and throwing white [[yarn ball]]s meant to evoke snowballs. In either case, once they create a white yarn ball they are required to throw it. This happens even if Yoshi eats their yarn ball while it is still in their hands, resulting in the Snow Guy throwing nothing. They always turn left or right to match where Yoshi is. Snow Guys of random colors always throw their snowballs straight ahead in the direction they are facing. White Snow Guys only appear in rooms accessed by [[Warp Pipes]] and in a [[Mega Yoshi]] section. They instead throw their white yarn balls directly at Yoshi. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
YStory Holiday Artwork.jpg|Holiday-themed promotional artwork for ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | |||
SnowGuyGroupYS.png|A group of Snow Guys in ''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
Yoshi and Shy Guy Christmas artwork.jpg|A Snow Guy in a Christmas promotional wallpaper | |||
WoollySnowGuyHQ.png|A Snow Guy in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' | |||
SnowGuys_YoshiWoollyWorld.png|Two Snow Guys in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jpn=ゆきだまヘイホー<ref>{{cite|timestamp=02:49|language=ja|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrk4JIW47U&t=2m49s|title= ヨッシー ウールワールド - 敵をみる おもいでシアター (全73種)|author=アルス(liaoallen)|date=August 2, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> | |||
|JpnR=Yukidama Heihō | |||
|JpnM=Snowball Shy Guy | |||
|Ita=Tipo Nevoso | |||
|ItaM=Snowy Guy | |||
|Ger=Schnee Guy | |||
|GerM=Snow Guy | |||
|SpaA=Guy aterido | |||
|SpaAM=Chilled Guy | |||
|SpaE=Esquiguy | |||
|SpaEM=Ski Guy | |||
|FreA=Maskache des neiges | |||
|FreAM=Snow Shy Guy | |||
|FreE=Masglaglass<ref>{{cite|url=www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/42-30394-41219633-1-0-1-0-bestiaire-et-musiques-liste-complete-des-ennemis-et-musiques-avec-le-niveau-correspondant.htm|title=Scrapbook Theater in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' (French)|publisher=Jeux Video}}{{better source}}</ref> | |||
|FreEM=Portmanteau of ''Maskass'' ("Shy guy"), and a pun between ''glagla'' (onomatopoeia for shivering) and ''glace'' ("ice") | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Shy Guys}} | {{Shy Guys}} | ||
[[Category: Yoshi | {{Yoshi's Story}} | ||
[[Category: Yoshi | {{YWW}} | ||
[[ | [[Category:Shy Guys]] | ||
[[Category:Ice creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's Story enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World enemies]] | |||
[[de:Snow Guy]] | |||
[[it:Tipo Nevoso]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:21, January 9, 2025
| Snow Guy | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Yoshi's Story | |
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) |
| Latest appearance | Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) |
| Variant of | Shy Guy |
Snow Guys, also known just as Shy Guys,[1] are mountain-dwelling Shy Guys with earmuffs and gloves. that inhabit Poochy & Nippy in Yoshi's Story. Their role is to fire snowballs at the Baby Yoshis from the background of the level, where they cannot be defeated. They come in red, yellow, green, and blue.
Snow Guys reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. They have a new design where their robes are a parka similarly to the Ice Snifits introduced in the same games. Snow Guys appear only in A Little Light Snowfall. These enemies appear in the main plane instead of in the background, so Yoshi can interact with them now. They can defeated identically to a normal Shy Guy. There are two types of Snow Guy. Both stand in place, creating and throwing white yarn balls meant to evoke snowballs. In either case, once they create a white yarn ball they are required to throw it. This happens even if Yoshi eats their yarn ball while it is still in their hands, resulting in the Snow Guy throwing nothing. They always turn left or right to match where Yoshi is. Snow Guys of random colors always throw their snowballs straight ahead in the direction they are facing. White Snow Guys only appear in rooms accessed by Warp Pipes and in a Mega Yoshi section. They instead throw their white yarn balls directly at Yoshi.
Gallery[edit]
Holiday-themed promotional artwork for Yoshi's Story
A group of Snow Guys in Yoshi's Story
A Snow Guy in a Christmas promotional wallpaper
A Snow Guy in Yoshi's Woolly World
Two Snow Guys in Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゆきだまヘイホー[2] Yukidama Heihō |
Snowball Shy Guy | |
| French (NOA) | Maskache des neiges[?] | Snow Shy Guy | |
| French (NOE) | Masglaglass[3] | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy guy"), and a pun between glagla (onomatopoeia for shivering) and glace ("ice") | |
| German | Schnee Guy[?] | Snow Guy | |
| Italian | Tipo Nevoso[?] | Snowy Guy | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Guy aterido[?] | Chilled Guy | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Esquiguy[?] | Ski Guy |
References[edit]
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 64.
- ^ アルス(liaoallen) (August 2, 2015). ヨッシー ウールワールド - 敵をみる おもいでシアター (全73種) (02:49). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Scrapbook Theater in Yoshi's Woolly World (French). Jeux Video.[better source needed]
