Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair

Level
Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair
Level code	6-S
Game	Yoshi's Woolly World
Music track	Special Course
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Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair is the final course of World 6 in Yoshi's Woolly World. It is unlocked after all forty Smiley Flowers in each other course of World 6 are collected. It is a treacherous course with lava all across the bottom. All the terrain Yoshi can stand on, short of the area with the Goal Ring, is an impermanent Cascading Stone. As per the name, enemies mostly consist of Skeleton Goonies. To stay above the lava, the player has to carefully bounce off Skeleton Goonies while eating some of them to create yarn balls. As with all special courses, there are no Checkpoints. There is only one source of hearts in the entire course, and its only at the end.

Layout

The course begins with many Cascading Stones in a descending staircase pattern. The last two have gaps between them. A wave of six Skeleton Goonies fly by, leaving only leaving space above the lowest Cascading Stone. Afterward, the pattern of Cascading Stones goes back up, but with gaps between each of the three stones. The last of these is paired with a stone of the same height, but following them is open air. Skeleton Goonies soar over this area, and the height boost from stomping them is helpful in avoiding scattered Lava Geysers. Afterwards, four blocks of tiny Cascading Stones appear in a descending staircase with gaps for Lava Geysers to burst from. A Sketeton Goonie heralds this pattern stopping. Then the final two Cascading Stones are in a staircase pattern starting from a higher point. meaning a Skeleton Goonie has to be stomped to proceed to them. There is a wall in front of the final Cascading Stone, which ends on a Winged Cloud near the lava. A Skeleton Goonie roughly matching the height of the final Cascading Stone flies through the wall. When the Winged Cloud is activated, it reveals a Cascading Stone at the bottom of the wall, which can be stood on to safely and easily pass under the wall and jumped off of to reach taller Cascading Stones. Afterward, there is a contiguous set of thin Cascading Stones. A Warp Pipe from the top of the screen is inline with the center this formation of stones, and it dumps out an infinite supply of Flightless Skeleton Goonies. More stones in a rising staircase formation with gaps appear, followed by the course's first Gargantua Blargg. It rushes to the left and does not follow Yoshi. It is followed by another group of scattered Skeleton Goonies, enabling the player to regain height for a second Gargantua Blargg attack. More Skeleton Goonies follow, leading to more Cascading Stones and Winged Clouds. This time, the stones are thin and alternate between high and low, though all of them are close to the to the lava There are two red Shy Guys present on the far right end. After leaving, four more Skeleton Goonies appear, followed by a set of three Gargantua Blarggs. There are no Skeleton Goonies between each Blargg, so Yoshi has to stay above the height of all incoming Blarggs. The far right of this area ends on a Warp Pipe from the top of the screen, with a single Cascading Stone underneath it. Once this Cascading Stone drops low enough, a Skeleton Goonie appears to allow Yoshi to climb back to the Warp Pipe.

The Warp Pipe is a one way exit to the area with the Goal Ring, which has no hazards. A final Winged Cloud is here, granting Yoshi all ten of the course's hearts and the final Smiley Flower. However, there are no enemies here to make yarn balls with to hit the cloud. Such a yarn ball has to be obtained from the other area of the course.

Collectibles

Smiley Flowers

Image	Location
	Behind a Cascading Stone just before reaching the Skeleton Goonies that need to be bounced on.
	Just above the group of Skeleton Goonies that needs to be jumped on, just before the first group of Lava Geysers.
	In a Winged Cloud below the Flightless Skeleton Goonie-spawning warp pipe.
	In the right Winged Cloud just above the Cascading Stones after the first Blargg.
	In a Winged Cloud just before the Goal Ring.

Wonder Wools

NES Yoshi (North American/European design on left, Japanese design on right)

Image	Location
	On top of the lowest Cascading Stone immediately after the first large group of Skeleton Goonies.
	Near the lava, by the group of Skeleton Goonies that need to be jumped on, just after the second Smiley Flower.
	Just behind the first Blargg. Yoshi must jump on a Skeleton Goonie to safely get it.
	In the left Winged Cloud just above the Cascading Stones after the first Blargg.
	Behind a Cascading Stone just below the warp pipe leading to the Goal Ring.

Collecting all of the Wonder Wools knits NES Yoshi back together.

Enemies

• Skeleton Goonies
• Flightless Skeleton Goonies
• Gargantua Blarggs
• Shy Guys

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ほねあほーどりのあほー[?] Hone Ahōdori no Ahō	Lit. "Fools of the Skeleton Goonies" A reference to the Goonies' Japanese namesake「あほうどり」(ahōdori, albatross), which is from「阿呆」(ahō, fool) and compounded「鳥」(tori, bird)
German	Lavafluss der Skelett-Birdies	Lava flow of the Skeleton Birdies
Italian	Skeletro Gabby, perché ti arrabbi?[?]	Skeleton Goonies, why are you angry?
Korean	뼈닥멍청새의 은신처[?] Ppyeodakmeongcheongsae'ui Eunshincheo	Skeleton Goonie's Lair
Spanish	A toda lava[?]	Full Lava Ahead