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[[File:CentipedeYSArtwork.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of a centipede]]
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[[File:Centipede.png|thumb|left|A centipede as it appears in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'']]
|image=[[File:CentipedeYSArtwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a centipede from ''Yoshi's Story''
'''Centipedes'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Pages 10, 70, 71.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000511100942/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page3-4.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 30, 2020.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 109.</ref>, also called '''snakes'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 88. "''Finally, look for a snake with a question mark ball above it and collect the last special heart that’s inside.''"</ref>, are giant yellow monsters that pace back and forth atop the mountains in the Level 3-4: [[Frustration]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They have sixteen segments (counting the head) with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible, and sometimes take a new path when there is a fork in the road.
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'''Centipedes''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=10, 70, 71|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000511100942/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page3-4.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition''|date=April 7, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=109|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> also called '''snakes''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=88|date=April 21, 1999|author=Prima Bath|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-2083-X|quote=Finally, look for a snake with a question mark ball above it and collect the last special heart that’s inside.}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. These giant yellow monsters pace back and forth atop the mountains in the level [[Frustration]]. Centipedes have 16 segments (counting the head), with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible enemies that make a grunting sound while moving, and they follow a set path of movement to try to obstruct the player.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ジャンプでかわすのも一苦労。ふんばれ、ふんばれ。<ref name=Sho/>(''Dodging them by jumping is also a challenge. Hang on, hang on.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Der lange Schlängler ist ein harter Bursche. Da renn' ich besser weg...''<ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}|language=de|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>(''The long snake is a tough guy. I'd better run away...'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Centipede.png|A centipede as it appears in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ムカデ<ref>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 5.]]</ref>
|Jap=ムカデ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|5}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Mukade
|JapR=Mukade
|JapM=Centipede
|JapM=Centipede
|Ger=Dingelchen Wurm{{ref needed}}
|Ger=Dingelchen Wurm<ref name=German/>
|GerM=Little thing worm
|GerM=Little thing worm
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Latest revision as of 18:51, November 8, 2024

Centipede
Official artwork of a centipede from Yoshi's Story.
Artwork of a centipede from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)

Centipedes,[1][2][3] also called snakes,[4] are enemies in Yoshi's Story. These giant yellow monsters pace back and forth atop the mountains in the level Frustration. Centipedes have 16 segments (counting the head), with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible enemies that make a grunting sound while moving, and they follow a set path of movement to try to obstruct the player.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: ジャンプでかわすのも一苦労。ふんばれ、ふんばれ。[5](Dodging them by jumping is also a challenge. Hang on, hang on.)
  • Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Der lange Schlängler ist ein harter Bursche. Da renn' ich besser weg...[6](The long snake is a tough guy. I'd better run away...)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ムカデ[5]
Mukade
Centipede
German Dingelchen Wurm[6] Little thing worm

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10, 70, 71.
  2. ^ Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 11, 2000, 10:09:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 109.
  4. ^ "Finally, look for a snake with a question mark ball above it and collect the last special heart that’s inside." – Prima Bath (April 21, 1999). Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-2083-X. Page 88.
  5. ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg.
  6. ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo (German). Page 19Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png.