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|image=[[File:Gene MGAT artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''
|full_name=Gene Yuss
|full_name=Gene Yuss
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]]) ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
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|species=[[Human]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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'''Gene''' (full name '''Gene Yuss''') is an elite [[human]] golfer in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. Gene appears suave, intelligent, and sophisticated, though arrogant and self-absorbed. In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', he speaks in third person ("The Gene"), and is protective and competitive about his singles title. When a threat arises, he loses his cool and panics, giving him an intense desire to improve.  
'''Gene Yuss''' is an elite golfer in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. He is suave, intelligent, and sophisticated, though arrogant and self-absorbed. Gene has many adoring female fans.<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20020106041739/http://www.camelot.co.jp/golfmb/golfmb0105_d.html|title=モバイルゴルフ|language=Japanese|publisher=Camelot (www.camelot.co.jp)}}</ref> His full name is a pun on the word "genius", which also describes his self-centered personality, and his first name is possibly a reference to late professional golfer [[wikipedia:Gene Sarazen|Gene Sarazen]].  


Known as the Birdie King and the Greatest of the Great, Gene was once the champion of the [[Links]], but his title was taken by [[Kid]], forcing him to finally accept defeat. In ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'' he claimed his title back after Kid suffered a career-crippling incident. He enjoyed his glory and was again overcome by his arrogance, but Kid won the title back after he recovered from his accident and gained control of the ranks. Gene formed a doubles team with him in a desperate attempt to stop Kid's students, [[Neil]] and [[Ella]], from taking what titles remain with the Birdie King.
==History==
===''Mario Golf''===
Gene first appears in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''. Here, he was known as the Birdie King and the Greatest of the Great, and he was once the champion of the [[Links Course]], but his title was taken by [[Kid]], who defeats him in golf.


==Character description==
===''Mobile Golf''===
===Characteristics===
Gene is an unlockable character in ''[[Mobile Golf]]''. He becomes available after a player gets gold trophies in the first four tournaments and completing the first four courses in less than 12 minutes. In addition to that, the player must have also unlocked the first seven unlockable characters.
Gene is a human with blue eyes and orange hair. He is portrayed as an attractive, but self-absorbed individual.  


Originally, he appeared as a short character, even boasting about his skills despite his height. However, in most incarnations, Gene is actually rather tall. Gene's skin is fair in complexion. He has a pert, pointed, nose with a long stem. His mouth is wide and defined with a fixed smirk. His eyebrows are a dark shade of his orange hair, and they're thick as well as shaped. He has oval eyes that are shaped by his brows. Gene's face is describable as oval-shaped.  
===''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', he speaks in third person ("The Gene"), and is protective and competitive about his singles title. When he learns that he may lose his title, he begins to panic, which also gives him an intense desire to improve. He also reclaimed his titles back after Kid was injured badly due to excessive training caused by strain of his muscles and joints. He was later defeated by Kid again after he recovered from his injuries and was rising up of the ranks. Gene later formed a doubles team with Kid in a final attempt to stop [[Neil]] and [[Ella]] from taking his Birdie King title.


He also has short, orange hair which lengthens out in the back. Gene's hairstyle also has long, styled, sideburns.  
==General information==
===Physical appearance===
In ''Mario Golf'', Gene was short and had short, black hair. He wore a white shirt with a purple collar, and pants which consisted of a brown belt with a buckle, and were a vibrant purple color. His fedora was black with a white ribbon, and he wore brown shoes. Gene also has orange hair, a pert, pointed, nose with a long stem, a wide and defined mouth, and his eyebrows are a dark shade of orange hair. He also has blue oval eyes that are shaped by his brows.


===Clothing===
In ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'', Gene wears a collared white polo shirt, with a red vest on top. He also wears light purple golfing pants, long white socks and peach colored golfing shoes. Gene also wears a white golfing glove and his fedora is now red instead of black.
Gene's golf attire is old-fashioned. He wears a collared white polo shirt, with a red vest on top. He also wears light, purple golfing pants. He wears long, white socks and peach colored golfing shoes. Gene also wears a white golfing glove and a red fedora that tilts to the side.


==Development==
==Stats==
In ''Mario Golf'', Gene was short, his hair was black and also shorter, and his skin was very fair. While his outfit was similar, the colors were varied. He wore no vest, but the same type of shirt. The only difference being his white shirt had a purple collar rather than being one solid color. His pants consisted of a brown belt with a buckle, and were a vibrant purple color. His fedora was also in the same fashion but was black with a white ribbon rather than red. Some traits stayed intact, including most of his pysical features, his shoes and golfer's glove.
===''Mario Golf''===
 
==Gene's stats in ''Mario Golf''==
*'''Drive''': 240 Yards
*'''Drive''': 240 Yards
*'''Height''': Average
*'''Height''': Average
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*'''Control''': Good
*'''Control''': Good


==Gene's stats in ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''==
===''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''===
*'''Drive''': 250 Yards
*'''Drive''': 250 Yards
*'''Height''': Low
*'''Height''': Low
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*'''Spin''': Strong  
*'''Spin''': Strong  


==Official Bio==
==Profiles==
Translated from Japanese:<ref name=Japanese>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/awxj/button/teki/index.html</ref>
*'''Nintendo website:'''  オレかい?オレの名は「ジーン」だ。オレに挑戦しようなんてまだまだ甘いぜ。オレに挑戦したいなら上の3人を倒してから来な。見かけは小さくても、無駄のないフォーム、正確な打球、そして戦略にも長けているんだ。かなりの経験を積まないとオレとは対等に勝負できないぜ!パッツは近いうちにオレに勝てると言っているみたいだなぁ。ヤツはかなり増長しているみたいだが、100年かかってもオレには勝てない!それほどヤツとオレには差があるということさ! ("''How do you do? My name is Jean. It's sweet of you to try me. If you want to challenge me, try after defeating the three above. Even though my club looks small, it has a lean form and accurate striking and distance. If you do not have a lot of experience, you can not compete equally with me! It seems [[Putts|Pats]] is saying that he will beat me in the near future. He seems to have increased considerably, but even if it takes 100 years, he can not win against me! That means that there is a difference between him and me!''")<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/awxj/button/teki/index.html|title=敵キャラクターの紹介|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo (www.nintendo.co.jp)|accessdate=May 7, 2024}}</ref>
<blockquote>How do you do? My name is Jean. It's sweet of you to try me. If you want to challenge me, try after defeating the three above. Even though my club looks small, it has a lean form and accurate striking and distance. If you do not have a lot of experience, you can not compete equally with me! It seems [[Putts|Pats]] is saying that he will beat me in the near future. He seems to have increased considerably, but even if it takes 100 years, he can not win against me! That means that there is a difference between him and me!</blockquote>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gene Yuss MG GBC artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
MGGBC Gene Intro.png|''Mario Golf''
Gene Mobile Golf artwork.jpg|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
MGATGeneYuss.png| ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジーン<ref name=Japanese />
|Jap=ジーン
|JapR=Jīn
|JapR=Jīn
|JapM=Jean
|JapM=Gene
|Ita=Gene
}}
}}
==Artwork==
<gallery>
Geneyuss1.jpg|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
MGGBC Gene Intro.png|''Mario Golf''
GeneMGM.PNG|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*His name is an pun of the word ''genius''.
*According to the Japanese Camelot ''Mario Golf'' website, Gene has many adoring female fans, even if his arrogance does not fit the definition of gentleman.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:26, September 22, 2024

Not to be confused with Geno.
Gene
Artwork of Gene from Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Artwork from Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Full name Gene Yuss
Species Human
First appearance Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) (1999)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004)

Gene Yuss is an elite golfer in the Mario Golf series. He is suave, intelligent, and sophisticated, though arrogant and self-absorbed. Gene has many adoring female fans.[1] His full name is a pun on the word "genius", which also describes his self-centered personality, and his first name is possibly a reference to late professional golfer Gene Sarazen.

History[edit]

Mario Golf[edit]

Gene first appears in the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf. Here, he was known as the Birdie King and the Greatest of the Great, and he was once the champion of the Links Course, but his title was taken by Kid, who defeats him in golf.

Mobile Golf[edit]

Gene is an unlockable character in Mobile Golf. He becomes available after a player gets gold trophies in the first four tournaments and completing the first four courses in less than 12 minutes. In addition to that, the player must have also unlocked the first seven unlockable characters.

Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, he speaks in third person ("The Gene"), and is protective and competitive about his singles title. When he learns that he may lose his title, he begins to panic, which also gives him an intense desire to improve. He also reclaimed his titles back after Kid was injured badly due to excessive training caused by strain of his muscles and joints. He was later defeated by Kid again after he recovered from his injuries and was rising up of the ranks. Gene later formed a doubles team with Kid in a final attempt to stop Neil and Ella from taking his Birdie King title.

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

In Mario Golf, Gene was short and had short, black hair. He wore a white shirt with a purple collar, and pants which consisted of a brown belt with a buckle, and were a vibrant purple color. His fedora was black with a white ribbon, and he wore brown shoes. Gene also has orange hair, a pert, pointed, nose with a long stem, a wide and defined mouth, and his eyebrows are a dark shade of orange hair. He also has blue oval eyes that are shaped by his brows.

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Gene wears a collared white polo shirt, with a red vest on top. He also wears light purple golfing pants, long white socks and peach colored golfing shoes. Gene also wears a white golfing glove and his fedora is now red instead of black.

Stats[edit]

Mario Golf[edit]

  • Drive: 240 Yards
  • Height: Average
  • Shot: Fade
  • Impact: Wide
  • Control: Good

Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]

  • Drive: 250 Yards
  • Height: Low
  • Shot: Fade
  • Impact: Narrow
  • Control: Poor
  • Spin: Strong

Profiles[edit]

  • Nintendo website: オレかい?オレの名は「ジーン」だ。オレに挑戦しようなんてまだまだ甘いぜ。オレに挑戦したいなら上の3人を倒してから来な。見かけは小さくても、無駄のないフォーム、正確な打球、そして戦略にも長けているんだ。かなりの経験を積まないとオレとは対等に勝負できないぜ!パッツは近いうちにオレに勝てると言っているみたいだなぁ。ヤツはかなり増長しているみたいだが、100年かかってもオレには勝てない!それほどヤツとオレには差があるということさ! ("How do you do? My name is Jean. It's sweet of you to try me. If you want to challenge me, try after defeating the three above. Even though my club looks small, it has a lean form and accurate striking and distance. If you do not have a lot of experience, you can not compete equally with me! It seems Pats is saying that he will beat me in the near future. He seems to have increased considerably, but even if it takes 100 years, he can not win against me! That means that there is a difference between him and me!")[2]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジーン[?]
Jīn
Gene
Italian Gene[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ モバイルゴルフ. Camelot (www.camelot.co.jp) (Japanese). (Archived January 6, 2002, 04:17:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ 敵キャラクターの紹介. Nintendo (www.nintendo.co.jp) (Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2024.