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{{merge from|Small Fry Guy}}
{{character infobox
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:Fryguy SMA artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Advance''
|image=[[File:Fryguy SMA artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Advance''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' (Player Icon cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] (2001)
}}
}}
{{quote2|I'm too hot to touch!|Fryguy|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}
{{quote|I'm too hot to touch!|Fryguy|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}
 
'''Fryguy'''<ref name=SMB2>{{cite|quote=Wart gave life to this entity which is created from fire. He spits fireballs when he is mad.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=27 (Fryguy description)|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide|page=55|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=0-9706468-4-4}}</ref> (also spelled '''Fry Guy'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|page=34|language=en-us|date=2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=37|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''FryGuy'''<ref>{{cite|author=Wessel, Craig|title=''Super Mario Advance''|page=92|publisher=[[Scholastic]]|date=2001|isbn=0-439-36708-5}}</ref>) is the boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]] in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. He is a ball of fire given life by [[Wart]] in [[Subcon]].<ref name=SMB2/>
'''Fryguy'''<ref name=SMB2>"''Wart gave life to this entity which is created from fire. He spits fireballs when he is mad.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 27 (Fryguy description).</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide, page 55.</ref> (also spelled '''Fry Guy'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario All Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 37</ref> or '''FryGuy'''<ref>Wessel, Craig. ''Super Mario Advance''. Page 92.</ref>) is the boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. He is a ball of fire given life by [[Wart]] in [[Subcon]].<ref name=SMB2/> Fryguy first appeared in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{multiframe|[[File:Fryguy SMB2 Sprite.png]][[File:SMAS SMB2 Fryguy.png]]|align=left}}
[[File:FryguyOriginalArtwork.png|thumb|left|The original ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' artwork of Fryguy]]
During the events of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Fryguy, a living flame, is the boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]], an icy arctic ocean; he is stationed in a tall fortress at the end of [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-3]]. When confronted by [[Mario]] and his friends, Fryguy spits [[fireball]]s down to attack the heroes. Since Fryguy is made of fire, the heroes take damage if they touch him. To defeat Fryguy, [[Mushroom Block]]s (masks in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'') must be thrown at him. After three hits, the battle enters the second phase, as Fryguy splits into four [[Small Fry Guy]]s, which must also be extinguished. Between the NES version and later versions, his sprite is heavily redrawn, with his eyes being more open, his mask being light blue instead of black, and his fire having twice as many animation frames. Additionally, his face is a separate graphic from his body in the later versions.
During the events of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Fryguy, a living flame, is the boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]], an icy arctic ocean; he is stationed in a tall fortress at the end of [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-3]]. When confronted by [[Mario]] and his friends, Fryguy spits [[fireball]]s down to attack the heroes. Since Fryguy is made of fire, the heroes take damage if they touch him. To defeat Fryguy, [[Mushroom Block]]s (masks in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'') must be thrown at him. After three hits, the battle enters the second phase, as Fryguy splits into four [[Small Fry Guy]]s, which must also be extinguished. Later versions redraw Fryguy's sprite heavily, with his eyes being more open, his mask being light blue instead of black, and his fire having twice as many animation frames. Additionally, his face is a separate graphic from his body in the later versions.
 
In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', he is shown being seemingly created on-screen by four of Wart's giant bubbles; however, instead of fire (as mentioned in the manual), the bubbles form him from an empty version of his mask. He is also voiced by Charles Martinet in this version of the game.


In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Fryguy is shown being seemingly created on-screen by four of Wart's giant bubbles; however, instead of fire (as mentioned in the manual), the bubbles form him from an empty version of his mask.
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====''BS Super Mario USA''====
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
[[File:FryGuy BS SuperMario.png|thumb]]
Fryguy appears once again as a boss in the pseudo-sequel, ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''. He makes his first appearance in the third broadcast, helping Wart and the other [[8 bits]] attack Subcon once more, but is eventually defeated by Mario and the other heroes once again. Like the predecessor, he is found in the snowy lands of Subcon and he is fought in the same way to that of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. He also shows up to attack 19 minutes into the broadcast, regardless of the player's location. In this game, he has the personality of a cultured samurai and speaks with an archaic, formal speech. He will give a discourse about ''{{wp|bushido}}'' or recite ''{{wp|haiku}}''.
Fryguy appears once again as a boss in the pseudo-sequel, ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''. He makes his first appearance in the third broadcast, helping Wart and the other [[8 bits]] attack Subcon once more, but is eventually defeated by Mario and the other heroes once again. Like the predecessor, he is found in the snowy lands of Subcon and he is fought in the same way to that of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. He also shows up to attack 19 minutes into the broadcast, regardless of the player's location. In this game, he has the personality of a cultured samurai and speaks with an archaic, formal speech. He will give a discourse about ''{{wp|bushido}}'' or recite ''{{wp|haiku}}''.


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote2|[[Toad|You]] owe me 60 gold coinsssss! Pay up by sundown, or I'll turn you into fried fungussssssss!|Fryguy|"[[The Great BMX Race]]"}}
{{quote|[[Toad|You]] owe me 60 gold coinsssss! Pay up by sundown, or I'll turn you into fried fungussssssss!|Fryguy|"[[The Great BMX Race]]"}}
[[File:CartoonFryguyTwo.jpg|thumb|Fryguy, as he appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode, "[[The Great BMX Race]]".]]
[[File:CartoonFryguyTwo.jpg|thumb|Fryguy, as he appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode, "[[The Great BMX Race]]".]]
Fryguy is a character in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Like many antagonists  on the show, he works for [[Bowser|King Koopa]], as opposed to Wart (as in the video games). Fryguy does not appear as much as other ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' antagonists on the show. Fryguy is implied to be a species on the show, as in "[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]," the terminology "''a'' Fryguy" is used. Additionally, in "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]," the heroes try to distract Fryguy by disguising [[Toad]] and [[Hooded Robin]] as a "Frygal."
Fryguy is a character in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Like many antagonists  on the show, he works for [[Bowser|King Koopa]], as opposed to Wart (as in the video games). Fryguy does not appear as much as other ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' antagonists on the show. Fryguy is implied to be a species on the show, as in "[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]," the terminology "''a'' Fryguy" is used. Additionally, in "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]," the heroes try to distract Fryguy by disguising [[Toad]] and [[Hooded Robin]] as a "Frygal."
 
;List of episodes featuring Fryguy
====List of episodes featuring Fryguy====
*[[The Great BMX Race]]
*[[The Great BMX Race]]
*[[Too Hot to Handle]]
*[[Too Hot to Handle]]
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===Nintendo Comics System===
===Nintendo Comics System===
[[File:ComicFryguys.JPG|frame|left|Several Fryguys from the Nintendo Comics System issue "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away"]]
[[File:ComicFryguys.JPG|frame|left|Several Fryguys from the Nintendo Comics System issue "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away"]]
Fryguy also appears in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''{{'}}s ''Mario'' comics. In the comics, there is not just one Fryguy, but an entire species. They have minor roles in many stories, starting with "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]" in the first issue. They are also the focus of a one-page comic called "[[Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!]]" which depicts students of [[Fryguy High]] taking part in events such as a "hot baseball team that threw sixteen consectutive no-hitters," though it is also shown the school eventually burned down. The first time Fryguys are a major focus of a full story is "[[Beauty and the Beach]]," where King Koopa (under the alias "Ka-Hoopa") attempts to create some by forcing a volcano to erupt onto an island village of [[Toad (species)|Mushroom people]]. In another story, "[[Duh Stoopid Bomb!]]," Bowser is expelled to "[[Fryguy Kindergarten]]" after an intelligence-boosted [[Snifit]] takes over his kingdom.
Fryguy also appears in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''{{'}}s ''Super Mario'' comics. In the comics, there is not just one Fryguy, but an entire species. They have minor roles in many stories, starting with "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]" in the first issue. They are also the focus of a one-page comic called "[[Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!]]" which depicts students of [[Fryguy High]] taking part in events such as a "hot baseball team that threw sixteen consectutive no-hitters," though it is also shown the school eventually burned down. The first time Fryguys are a major focus of a full story is "[[Beauty and the Beach]]," where King Koopa (under the alias "Ka-Hoopa") attempts to create some by forcing a volcano to erupt onto an island village of [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]]. In another story, "[[Duh Stoopid Bomb!]]," Bowser is expelled to "[[Fryguy Kindergarten]]" after an intelligence-boosted [[Snifit]] takes over his kingdom.


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
===Nintendo Adventure Books===
Fryguy and some of his [[GLOM]]-spawned clones try to attack Mario as he is exploring the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', but he avoids them.
Fryguy and some of his [[GLOM]]-spawned clones try to attack Mario as he is exploring the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', but he avoids them.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[File:FryGuy SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|From ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', the description of the Firefighter career page reveals that Fryguy has started a fire. This Fryguy lacks a mask, instead having bushy eyebrows.
Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]] encounter Fryguy in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. He and his minions attempt to cook them in a soup, but [[Toad]] and [[Birdo]] arrive by breaking through the sky, riding on a [[whale]], which then flattens Fryguy and his minions.


===Other appearances===
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], the flamethrowers used by Koopa and his minions are referred to as "Fryguy Flamethrowers."
In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], the [[Fireball gun]]s used by [[President Koopa]] and his minions have multiple names. One such name is the "Fry Guy Flamethrower", a reference to the enemy. This name can be seen in a sign at the [[Boom Boom Bar]] that reads "These premises are protected by Fry Guy Flamethrowers".<ref>{{cite|url=www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/specials/gamehomages/gamelogos/fryguymovie.jpg|title=Screenshot|publisher=smbmovie.com|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>


In ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]],'' the description of the Firefighter career page reveals that Fryguy has started a fire. This Fryguy lacks a mask, instead having bushy eyebrows.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:FryGuy SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|From ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]] encounter Fryguy in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. He and his minions attempt to cook them in a soup, but [[Toad]] and [[Birdo]] arrive by breaking through the sky, riding on a [[whale]], which then flattens Fryguy and his minions.


===''Super Paper Mario''===
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called [[List of Sammer Guys#Guy Who Fry|Guy Who Fry]].
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called [[List of Sammer Guys#Guy Who Fry|Guy Who Fry]].


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*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This flaming fiend was brought to life by Wart. When it gets angry, it will attack by hurling fireballs.''
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This flaming fiend was brought to life by Wart. When it gets angry, it will attack by hurling fireballs.''


===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
「ヒーボーボー<br>
{{PBMCD profile
種族 ゴースト族<br>
|name=ヒーボーボー (JP) / Fryguy (EN)
性格 すぐカッとなる<br>
|shuzoku=ゴースト族
登場ゲーム USA」<br>
|seikaku=すぐカッとなる
炎のかたまりヒーボーボー<br>
|tojo_gemu=USA
恐い顔をした大きな火のかたまり。こいつを倒すには、上のブロックを1つ外してから、下のブロックを上に運んで投げる。3回当てると4つに分裂し、もう1回当てれば倒せる。<ref>''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''. [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP Page 168.]</ref>
|desc='''<big>炎のかたまりヒーボーボー</big>'''<br>
 
恐い顔をした大きな火のかたまり。こいつを倒すには、上のブロックを1つ外してから、下のブロックを上に運んで投げる。3回当てると4つに分裂し、もう1回当てれば倒せる。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP 168]}}</ref>
'''''Fryguy'''''<br>
|tribe=Ghost clan
''Species: Ghost Tribe''<br>
|disposition=Gets angry easily
''Disposition: Gets angry easily''<br>
|game_appearances=USA
''Appears in: USA''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Fryguy, a mass of flames</big>'''''<br>
'''''Fryguy, a mass of flames'''''<br>
''A big mass of fire with a scary face. To defeat it, remove one of the upper blocks, then carry the lower block up and throw it. 3 hits will cause it to split into 4 pieces, and another hit is all it takes to defeat it.''
''A big mass of fire with a scary face. To defeat it, remove one of the upper blocks, then carry the lower block up and throw it. 3 hits will cause it to split into 4 pieces, and another hit is all it takes to defeat it.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
FryguyOriginalArtwork.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet
DokiFryGuy.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
DokiFryGuy.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
SMBSS 123 Fry Gal.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]")
SMB2 Fryguy.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' artwork
The Fish That Should've Gotten Away.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]])
SMUSA Fryguy Artwork.jpg|''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet
SMUSA Fryguy Artwork.jpg|''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet
Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!.jpg|''Nintendo Comics System'' ("[[Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!]]")
Fryguy SMB2 Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Firefighter.png|''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''
SMAS SMB2 Fryguy.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
FryGuy BS SuperMario.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヒーボーボー<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 36.</ref>
|Jap=ヒーボーボー
|JapR=Hībōbō
|JapR=Hībōbō
|JapM=From「火」(''hi'', fire) or possibly「ヒート」(''hīto'', heat), and「ボーボー」(''bōbō'', onomatopoeia for something flaring up)
|JapM=Compound of「火」(''hi'', fire) and「ボーボー」(''bō-bō'', onomatopoeia for something flaring up); may also incorporate「坊」('''', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|Fra=Fryguy
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1987|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=36|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref name=SMUSA>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf|title=''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet|page=30|date=1992|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|FraM=Fryguy
|Jap2=フライガイ<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Furaigai
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name (rendered "Flyguy" in the manual)
|ChiS=火神
|ChiSR=Huǒshén
|ChiSM=Fire God
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|language=zh-hans|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}{{dead link}}</ref>
|Fin=Fryguy
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHSHyeZZIuk Super Mario Bros 4 VHS (Suomi)]</ref>
|Fre=Fryguy
|Ger=Fryguy
|Ger=Fryguy
|GerM=Fryguy
|Ita=Fryguy
|Ita=Friggì (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')<br>Frittura (''Super Mario Advance'')<br>Fiammella (''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[NES Remix]]''|author=Bonus level 20-3|quote=Riduci Fryguy a polpette... di fuoco!}}</ref>
|ItaM=From "Frying"<br>Frying<br>Little (Fire) Spark
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''NES Remix''
|Chi=火神<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|Ita2=Fiammella
|ChiR=Huǒshén
|Ita2M=Diminutive of ''fiamma'' ("flame")
|ChiM=God of Fire
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsikDlQd0Jw&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=9 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x09 La grande corsa]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvlDRXjd14 Super Mario - I Predatori del Fungo Perduto]</ref>
|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Ita3=Frittura
|Ita3M=Frying
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual|page=112}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Advance''
|Ita4=Friggì
|Ita4M=From ''friggere'' ("to fry")
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=68}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'', ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|Kor=파이어가이
|Kor=파이어가이
|KorR=Paieo Gai
|KorR=Paieo Gai
|KorM=Fire Guy
|KorM=Fire Guy
|Por=Fryguy
}}
}}


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{{SMB2}}
{{SMB2}}
{{TSMBSS (animation)}}
{{TSMBSS animation}}
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]

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Fryguy
Artwork of Fryguy for Super Mario Advance
Artwork for Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Player Icon cameo) (2024)
“I'm too hot to touch!”
Fryguy, Super Mario Advance

Fryguy[1][2] (also spelled Fry Guy[3][4] or FryGuy[5]) is the boss of World 4 in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. He is a ball of fire given life by Wart in Subcon.[1]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Fryguy
The original Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic artwork of Fryguy

During the events of Super Mario Bros. 2, Fryguy, a living flame, is the boss of World 4, an icy arctic ocean; he is stationed in a tall fortress at the end of World 4-3. When confronted by Mario and his friends, Fryguy spits fireballs down to attack the heroes. Since Fryguy is made of fire, the heroes take damage if they touch him. To defeat Fryguy, Mushroom Blocks (masks in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic) must be thrown at him. After three hits, the battle enters the second phase, as Fryguy splits into four Small Fry Guys, which must also be extinguished. Later versions redraw Fryguy's sprite heavily, with his eyes being more open, his mask being light blue instead of black, and his fire having twice as many animation frames. Additionally, his face is a separate graphic from his body in the later versions.

In Super Mario Advance, Fryguy is shown being seemingly created on-screen by four of Wart's giant bubbles; however, instead of fire (as mentioned in the manual), the bubbles form him from an empty version of his mask.

BS Super Mario USA[edit]

Fryguy appears once again as a boss in the pseudo-sequel, BS Super Mario USA. He makes his first appearance in the third broadcast, helping Wart and the other 8 bits attack Subcon once more, but is eventually defeated by Mario and the other heroes once again. Like the predecessor, he is found in the snowy lands of Subcon and he is fought in the same way to that of Super Mario Bros. 2. He also shows up to attack 19 minutes into the broadcast, regardless of the player's location. In this game, he has the personality of a cultured samurai and speaks with an archaic, formal speech. He will give a discourse about bushido or recite haiku.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

You owe me 60 gold coinsssss! Pay up by sundown, or I'll turn you into fried fungussssssss!”
Fryguy, "The Great BMX Race"
Fryguy
Fryguy, as he appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode, "The Great BMX Race".

Fryguy is a character in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Like many antagonists on the show, he works for King Koopa, as opposed to Wart (as in the video games). Fryguy does not appear as much as other Super Mario Bros. 2 antagonists on the show. Fryguy is implied to be a species on the show, as in "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom," the terminology "a Fryguy" is used. Additionally, in "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men," the heroes try to distract Fryguy by disguising Toad and Hooded Robin as a "Frygal."

List of episodes featuring Fryguy

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

Fryguys
Several Fryguys from the Nintendo Comics System issue "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away"

Fryguy also appears in the Nintendo Comics System's Super Mario comics. In the comics, there is not just one Fryguy, but an entire species. They have minor roles in many stories, starting with "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" in the first issue. They are also the focus of a one-page comic called "Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!" which depicts students of Fryguy High taking part in events such as a "hot baseball team that threw sixteen consectutive no-hitters," though it is also shown the school eventually burned down. The first time Fryguys are a major focus of a full story is "Beauty and the Beach," where King Koopa (under the alias "Ka-Hoopa") attempts to create some by forcing a volcano to erupt onto an island village of Mushroom People. In another story, "Duh Stoopid Bomb!," Bowser is expelled to "Fryguy Kindergarten" after an intelligence-boosted Snifit takes over his kingdom.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Fryguy and some of his GLOM-spawned clones try to attack Mario as he is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Trouble, but he avoids them.

Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up, the description of the Firefighter career page reveals that Fryguy has started a fire. This Fryguy lacks a mask, instead having bushy eyebrows.

Super Mario Bros. film[edit]

In the Super Mario Bros. film, the Fireball guns used by President Koopa and his minions have multiple names. One such name is the "Fry Guy Flamethrower", a reference to the enemy. This name can be seen in a sign at the Boom Boom Bar that reads "These premises are protected by Fry Guy Flamethrowers".[6]

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Fryguy. Page 49, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.
From Super Mario-kun

Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi encounter Fryguy in volume 8 of Super Mario-kun. He and his minions attempt to cook them in a soup, but Toad and Birdo arrive by breaking through the sky, riding on a whale, which then flattens Fryguy and his minions.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

A Sammer Guy in Super Paper Mario is called Guy Who Fry.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Wart gave life to this entity which is created from fire. He spits fireballs when he is mad.

Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: This flaming fiend was brought to life by Wart. When it gets angry, it will attack by hurling fireballs.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ヒーボーボー (JP) / Fryguy (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく すぐカッとなる Disposition Gets angry easily
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
炎のかたまりヒーボーボー

恐い顔をした大きな火のかたまり。こいつを倒すには、上のブロックを1つ外してから、下のブロックを上に運んで投げる。3回当てると4つに分裂し、もう1回当てれば倒せる。[7]

Fryguy, a mass of flames

A big mass of fire with a scary face. To defeat it, remove one of the upper blocks, then carry the lower block up and throw it. 3 hits will cause it to split into 4 pieces, and another hit is all it takes to defeat it.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Fryguy.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒーボーボー[8][9]
Hībōbō
Compound of「火」(hi, fire) and「ボーボー」(bō-bō, onomatopoeia for something flaring up); may also incorporate「坊」(, an affectionate suffix for boys)
フライガイ[9]
Furaigai
Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name (rendered "Flyguy" in the manual)
Chinese (simplified) 火神[10]
Huǒshén
Fire God
Finnish Fryguy[11] -
French Fryguy[?] -
German Fryguy[?] -
Italian Fryguy[12][13] - Super Mario Bros. 2, NES Remix
Fiammella[14][15] Diminutive of fiamma ("flame") The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Frittura[16] Frying Super Mario Advance
Friggì[17][18] From friggere ("to fry") Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Korean 파이어가이[?]
Paieo Gai
Fire Guy
Portuguese Fryguy[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wart gave life to this entity which is created from fire. He spits fireballs when he is mad." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27 (Fryguy description).
  2. ^ Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies (June 4, 2001). Super Mario Advance Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books. ISBN 0-9706468-4-4. Page 55.
  3. ^ 2001. Super Mario Advance instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 34.
  4. ^ 2010. Super Mario All Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 37.
  5. ^ Wessel, Craig (2001). Super Mario Advance. Scholastic. ISBN 0-439-36708-5. Page 92.
  6. ^ Screenshot. smbmovie.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 168.
  8. ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 36.
  9. ^ a b 1992. Super Mario USA instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 30.
  10. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 5, 2024.[dead link]
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros 4 VHS (Suomi)
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 27.
  13. ^ "Riduci Fryguy a polpette... di fuoco!" – Bonus level 20-3. NES Remix.
  14. ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x09 La grande corsa
  15. ^ Super Mario - I Predatori del Fungo Perduto
  16. ^ Super Mario Advance European manual. Page 112.
  17. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Page 38.
  18. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 68.