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|image=[[File:YNI Model PreyingMantas.png|150px]]<br>Model from ''Yoshi's New Island'' | |||
|image=[[File:YNI Model PreyingMantas.png|150px]] | |||
|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=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | ||
| | |comparable=[[Jellybeam]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
A '''Preying Mantas'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref> is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its port]], and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of {{iw|wikipedia|praying mantis}}, a type of insect, and {{iw|wikipedia|manta ray}}, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of [[Submarine Yoshi]]'s torpedoes. | |||
A '''Preying Mantas'''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson | |||
==Profiles== | |||
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''=== | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Sho/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'') | |||
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.''<ref name=NP/> | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Advance/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'') | |||
===''Yoshi's New Island''=== | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。<ref name=YNI/> (''They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.'') | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Preying Mantas.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' | |||
SMAGPB Yoshi.jpg|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 4]]: Hang in There, Yoshi'' | |||
SMA3-PreyingMantas.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=< | |Jap={{ruby|海月|くらげ}}<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 P7.jpg|7}}|isbn=4-09-102523-4|date=September 20, 1995}}</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 P16.png|16}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref> / くらげ<ref name=Sho/><ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg|19}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Kurage | |JapR=Kurage | ||
|JapM=Jellyfish | |JapM=Jellyfish | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*During the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like [[Dry Bones]].<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Skeleton Jellyfish|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish]]|language=en|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{YI}} | {{YI}} | ||
{{YNI}} | {{YNI}} | ||
[[Category:Jellyfish]] | [[Category:Jellyfish]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | [[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island | [[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]] | ||
[[it:Preying Mantas]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:20, September 2, 2024
| Preying Mantas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Model from Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
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A Preying Mantas[1] is an enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its port, and Yoshi's New Island. Its name is a portmanteau of praying mantis, a type of insect, and manta ray, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the Yoshis. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of Submarine Yoshi's torpedoes.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。[2] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
- Player's Guide: Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。[3] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。[4] (They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.)
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Game Picture Book 4: Hang in There, Yoshi
Sprite from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kurage |
Jellyfish |
Trivia[edit]
- During the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like Dry Bones.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ a b c September 20, 1995. 「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). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 7.
- ^ a b November 20, 2002. 「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). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 16.
- ^ a b August 9, 2014. 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 19.
- ^ TCRF. Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
