Slugger: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
m (Text replacement - "({{|[Tt]em\|)[Mm]edia link" to "$1file link")
 
(133 intermediate revisions by 70 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Sluggers''' are yellow [[Bandit|Bandits]] that hold baseball bats ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They use teamwork with their green-colored counterparts, [[Green Glove]]s. If [[Yoshi]] throws an [[Yoshi Egg]] toward one, the Sluggers will hit it back with the bat. Although it won't hurt them, it might push them.  
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 Slugger.jpg]]<br>Original design of a Slugger, as seen in artwork from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|variant_of=[[Bandit]]
|relatives=[[Green Glove]]
}}
'''Sluggers''', also referred to as a  '''Baseball Boy Slugger''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|quote=''Pitch an Egg to a Baseball Boy Slugger so you can burst one of the Winged Clouds.''|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=104}}</ref> are a type of yellow [[Bandit]] that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' that often appear alongside [[Green Glove]]s as part of the Baseball Boys. Sluggers use their baseball bats to return [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s that [[Yoshi]] throws at them, which will push Yoshi backwards upon contact, but can also be jumped on. This mechanic is occasionally used as a method of obtaining certain [[Smiley Flower]]s. As well as returning any eggs thrown at them, Sluggers will also return [[Chomp Rock]]s and seeds spat from a [[Watermelon (Yoshi's Island series)|Watermelon]]. Sluggers cannot be grabbed by Yoshi's tongue, but can be defeated by [[Ground Pound]]ing or jumping on them thrice. Sluggers later appear in the remake of the original game, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and also in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', in which they act identically to the first game.


If Yoshi's hit it can knock him off a platform and into a bottomless pit. Ground Pounding their heads or stepping on them repeatedly will defeat them. They can be used to reach items like [[Flower]]s that are out of reach by ricocheting an egg off a wall.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Slugger and a Green Glove appear together in the same [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].


Sluggers are part of the [[Baseball Boy]]s.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' タマゴを投げると打ち返してくる。倒し方はミットさんと同じ。<ref>{{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=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref> (''When you throw an egg, it hits it back. The way to beat them is the same as Green Glove.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''This {{wp|Ken Griffey Jr.}} wannabe loves it when you throw an egg right across the plate.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' タマゴを投げると打ち返す。このタマゴに当てってもダメージは受けないが、強くはじき飛ばされてしまう。3回ふむか、ヒップドロップで倒そう。<ref>{{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=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|23]]}}</ref> (''If you throw an egg at it, it will hit it back. If the egg hits you, it will not damage you, but it will bounce off you strongly. Step on it three times or use a Hip Drop to take it down.'')


{{Shy Guys}}
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
[[Category: Enemies]]
{{Spirit
[[Category: Shy Guys]]
|no=307
[[Category: Sub-Species]]
|name=Slugger & [[Green Glove]]
[[Category: Koopa Troop]]
|image=[[File:SSBU_Slugger_&_Green_Glove_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Yoshi'' Series
|type=Support
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Beastball]] Equipped
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|opponents=[[smashwiki:Ness (SSBU)|Ness]], [[smashwiki:Lucas (SSBU)|Lucas]]
|rule_2=Item: [[Beastball]]
|conditions=
*The enemy starts the battle with a [[Home-Run Bat]]
|stage=[[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]]
|song=Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Slugger SMW2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - The Baseball Boys.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Baseball Boys.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' screenshot of Slugger's first appearance in [[The Baseball Boys]]
The Baseball Boys SMW2YI.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
KameksRevenge.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-Slugger.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Slugger YIDS.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バットくん
|JapR=Batto-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}
|JapM=Bat Kid
|Fre=Frappeur
|FreM=Hitter
|Ger=Schlag-Jason{{ref needed}}
|GerM=From ''schlagen'' ("to bat") and "Jason", the original German name of the [[Bandit]]s
|Chi=击球小子
|ChiR=Jīqiú Xiǎozi
|ChiM=Hitter Guy
|Rus=Биттер
|RusR=Bitter
|RusM=From бита (''bita'', "baseball bat")
|Kor=배트씨
|KorR=Baeteu-ssi
|KorM=Mr. Bat
|Ita=Ragazzo del baseball{{ref needed}}
|ItaM=Baseball boy
|Dut=Slugger
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Bandits}}
{{YI}}
{{YIDS}}
[[Category:Bandits]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[de:Schlag-Bandit]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, June 4, 2024

Slugger
Official art of a Slugger for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Original design of a Slugger, as seen in artwork from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)
Variant of Bandit
Relatives

Sluggers, also referred to as a Baseball Boy Slugger,[1] are a type of yellow Bandit that first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island that often appear alongside Green Gloves as part of the Baseball Boys. Sluggers use their baseball bats to return eggs that Yoshi throws at them, which will push Yoshi backwards upon contact, but can also be jumped on. This mechanic is occasionally used as a method of obtaining certain Smiley Flowers. As well as returning any eggs thrown at them, Sluggers will also return Chomp Rocks and seeds spat from a Watermelon. Sluggers cannot be grabbed by Yoshi's tongue, but can be defeated by Ground Pounding or jumping on them thrice. Sluggers later appear in the remake of the original game, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and also in Yoshi's Island DS, in which they act identically to the first game.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Slugger and a Green Glove appear together in the same spirit.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: タマゴを投げると打ち返してくる。倒し方はミットさんと同じ。[2] (When you throw an egg, it hits it back. The way to beat them is the same as Green Glove.)
  • Player's Guide: This Ken Griffey Jr. wannabe loves it when you throw an egg right across the plate.[3]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): タマゴを投げると打ち返す。このタマゴに当てってもダメージは受けないが、強くはじき飛ばされてしまう。3回ふむか、ヒップドロップで倒そう。[4] (If you throw an egg at it, it will hit it back. If the egg hits you, it will not damage you, but it will bounce off you strongly. Step on it three times or use a Hip Drop to take it down.)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#307 Slugger & Green Glove
Slugger & Green Glove spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Yoshi Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Beastball Equipped
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Ness, Lucas
Conditions Rule: Item: Beastball
Stage Yoshi's Island
Song Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バットくん[?]
Batto-kun
Bat Kid
Chinese 击球小子[?]
Jīqiú Xiǎozi
Hitter Guy
Dutch Slugger[?] -
French Frappeur[?] Hitter
German Schlag-Jason[citation needed] From schlagen ("to bat") and "Jason", the original German name of the Bandits
Italian Ragazzo del baseball[citation needed] Baseball boy
Korean 배트씨[?]
Baeteu-ssi
Mr. Bat
Russian Биттер[?]
Bitter
From бита (bita, "baseball bat")

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pitch an Egg to a Baseball Boy Slugger so you can burst one of the Winged Clouds." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 104.
  2. ^ 「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). Page 7.
  3. ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg.
  4. ^ 「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). Page 23.