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[[ | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:YS Cloud N Candy Artwork.png]]<br>Artwork of Cloud N. Candy from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | |||
|first_appearance= ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | |||
}} | |||
{{quote|Slurpity-slurp. I'm so sweet, you can't lick me! Burrrp!|Cloud N. Candy|Yoshi's Story}} | |||
'''Cloud N. Candy''' is a boss in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', fought at the end of [[Cloud Cruising]]. Her name, as well as the character herself, is a pun on "{{wp|cloud}}" and "{{wp|cotton candy}}." She is a colossal, buoyant, smiling cloud composed of fluffy yellow candy. In order to defeat Cloud N. Candy, a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] has to lick her, which will pick off pieces of her, causing her to shrink until she is fully eaten. Cloud N. Candy jumps during the fight, damaging the player if they touch her, and as she gets smaller, she becomes quicker and more agile. Each time she is licked, the player will recover some [[Health Meter|health]]. | |||
Artwork for Cloud N. Candy can be used as a stamp in ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''. | |||
==Japanese quote== | |||
{| | |||
!Japanese | |||
!Translation | |||
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<blockquote> | |||
ムシャムシャ〜！<br> | |||
あまいからって<br> | |||
ペロペロなめるなムシャ〜！<br> | |||
ここまでおいで ムシャ〜！ | |||
</blockquote> | |||
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<i><blockquote> | |||
Munch, muncha!<br> | |||
Even if I'm sweet,<br> | |||
Don't lick me, muncha!<br> | |||
Come here, muncha!<br> | |||
</blockquote></i> | |||
|} | |||
{{Yoshi}} | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 倒せばまんぷく。あまくておいしい雲のわたがし。<ref name=Sho>{{cite|page=[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]|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'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref>(''If you knock it down, it's a full meal. A sweet and tasty cloud of cotton candy.'') | |||
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Eine Süßigkeitswalke, die wir Yoshis einfach zum Fressen gern haben müssen. Zufällig ist das auch die einzige. Möglichkeit, der Süßen klarzumachen, daß wir die Yoshis sind und sie Endgegner, der von uns gefressen wird.'' <ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Pg. 20-21.png|21}}|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref> (''A candy waif that we Yoshis just have to eat up. Coincidentally, this is also the only. Possibility to make clear to the cutie that we are the Yoshis and she is the final opponent who will be eaten by us.'') | |||
*'''Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64:''' Le boss du premier sous-niveau est un gros nuage qui ne pense qu'à se jeter sur vous. Bougez vite et profitez-en pour le dévorer... Il maigrira à vue d'œil.<ref name=NMFR/> (''The first sub-level's boss is a big cloud who just wants to pounce on you. Dodge quickly and take advantage to devour it... He'll lose weight in no time.'') | |||
[[ | ==Gallery== | ||
[[Category: | <gallery> | ||
[[Category: | Cloud N Candy Battle.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Green Yoshi]] about to battle Cloud N. Candy in ''Yoshi's Story'' | ||
[[Category: Yoshi | YS-CloudCruising-Icon.png|Cloud Cruising level icon in ''Yoshi's Story'' | ||
[[ | CloudnCandyYS.png|Sprite in ''Yoshi's Story'' | ||
Cloudncandyearly.png|Cloud N. Candy from an early build of ''Yoshi's Story'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=クモガシ | |||
|JapR=Kumogashi | |||
|JapM=From「雲」(''kumo'', "cloud") and possibly「綿菓子」(''watagashi'', "cotton candy") | |||
|Jap2=ムシャムシャ<ref name=Sho/> | |||
|Jap2R=Mushamusha | |||
|Jap2M=Japanese onomatopoeia for devouring ravenously | |||
|Ger=Schimmerwolke | |||
|GerM=Shimmer cloud | |||
|Chi=棉花糖 | |||
|ChiR=mián huā táng | |||
|ChiM=cotton candy | |||
|Fre=Gros nuage<ref name=NMFR>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64''. Issue 4|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo and {{wp|Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|EMAP France}}|language=fr|page=[https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20magazine/nintendomagazine_numero04/Le%20Magazine%20Officiel%20Nintendo%20N%C2%B004%20-%20Page%20029%20%281998%20Mars-Avril%29.jpg 29]}}</ref> | |||
|Fre2=Cloud N. Candy<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' [https://youtu.be/9oUyvwRXY5I?si=IYLvUwW5XPZ0khrt&t=536 in-game name] (French localization)</ref> | |||
|FreM=Big cloud | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Because of the manner in which Cloud N. Candy is defeated, she is the only boss aside from [[Baby Bowser]] who does not shrink and fade away upon being defeated. | |||
*In ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' materials, Cloud N. Candy is referred to as female;<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=72|quote=Fluffy, white Cloud N. Candy is the sweetest and easiest Midstory Meanie to ever fly these enchanted skies. You can’t use your Ground Pound or eggs on her, but you can chew her up with your tongue. Cloud’s weapon is her bounce attack, but you can foil her plan by taking a bite out of her when she springs into range. You’ll even regain petals on your Smile Meter each time you hit her with your tongue. As you bite Cloud, she’ll shrink and bounce faster and faster. Cloud is hardest to hit when she’s at her smallest size, but if you keep using your tongue, you’ll hit her long before she can get to you.|date=1998}}</ref> however, in [[Prima Games]] materials, Cloud N. Candy is referred to as male.<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=106|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|date=April 7, 1999|quote=Tossing eggs or stomping won’t help Yoshi defeat the large cloud boss! Fortunately, he’s pretty tasty, using Yoshi’s tongue, repeatedly lick him down to size and then finish him off. If you get hit, don’t worry too much—you increase your Smile Meter with each successful lick.|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=86|date=April 21, 1999|quote=Tossing eggs or stomping won’t help Yoshi defeat the large cloud boss! Fortunately, he’s pretty tasty. Using Yoshi’s tongue, repeatedly lick him down to size and then finish him off. If you get hit, don’t worry too much—you increase your Smile Meter with each successful lick.|isbn=0-7615-2083-X|language=en-us}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{Yoshi's Story}} | |||
[[Category:Clouds]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi bosses]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's Story]] | |||
[[de:Schimmerwolke]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:33, November 8, 2024
| Cloud N. Candy | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Cloud N. Candy from Yoshi's Story | |
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) |
- “Slurpity-slurp. I'm so sweet, you can't lick me! Burrrp!”
- —Cloud N. Candy, Yoshi's Story
Cloud N. Candy is a boss in Yoshi's Story, fought at the end of Cloud Cruising. Her name, as well as the character herself, is a pun on "cloud" and "cotton candy." She is a colossal, buoyant, smiling cloud composed of fluffy yellow candy. In order to defeat Cloud N. Candy, a Yoshi has to lick her, which will pick off pieces of her, causing her to shrink until she is fully eaten. Cloud N. Candy jumps during the fight, damaging the player if they touch her, and as she gets smaller, she becomes quicker and more agile. Each time she is licked, the player will recover some health.
Artwork for Cloud N. Candy can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.
Japanese quote[edit]
| Japanese | Translation |
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Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 倒せばまんぷく。あまくておいしい雲のわたがし。[1](If you knock it down, it's a full meal. A sweet and tasty cloud of cotton candy.)
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Eine Süßigkeitswalke, die wir Yoshis einfach zum Fressen gern haben müssen. Zufällig ist das auch die einzige. Möglichkeit, der Süßen klarzumachen, daß wir die Yoshis sind und sie Endgegner, der von uns gefressen wird. [2] (A candy waif that we Yoshis just have to eat up. Coincidentally, this is also the only. Possibility to make clear to the cutie that we are the Yoshis and she is the final opponent who will be eaten by us.)
- Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64: Le boss du premier sous-niveau est un gros nuage qui ne pense qu'à se jeter sur vous. Bougez vite et profitez-en pour le dévorer... Il maigrira à vue d'œil.[3] (The first sub-level's boss is a big cloud who just wants to pounce on you. Dodge quickly and take advantage to devour it... He'll lose weight in no time.)
Gallery[edit]
Green Yoshi about to battle Cloud N. Candy in Yoshi's Story
Cloud Cruising level icon in Yoshi's Story
Sprite in Yoshi's Story
Cloud N. Candy from an early build of Yoshi's Story
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クモガシ[?] Kumogashi |
From「雲」(kumo, "cloud") and possibly「綿菓子」(watagashi, "cotton candy") | |
| ムシャムシャ[1] Mushamusha |
Japanese onomatopoeia for devouring ravenously | ||
| Chinese | 棉花糖[?] mián huā táng |
cotton candy | |
| French | Gros nuage[3] | Big cloud | |
| Cloud N. Candy[4] | - | ||
| German | Schimmerwolke[?] | Shimmer cloud |
Trivia[edit]
- Because of the manner in which Cloud N. Candy is defeated, she is the only boss aside from Baby Bowser who does not shrink and fade away upon being defeated.
- In Nintendo Power materials, Cloud N. Candy is referred to as female;[5] however, in Prima Games materials, Cloud N. Candy is referred to as male.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 7.
- ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 21.
- ^ a b 1998. Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64. Issue 4. Nintendo and EMAP France (French). Page 29.
- ^ Yoshi's Story in-game name (French localization)
- ^ "Fluffy, white Cloud N. Candy is the sweetest and easiest Midstory Meanie to ever fly these enchanted skies. You can’t use your Ground Pound or eggs on her, but you can chew her up with your tongue. Cloud’s weapon is her bounce attack, but you can foil her plan by taking a bite out of her when she springs into range. You’ll even regain petals on your Smile Meter each time you hit her with your tongue. As you bite Cloud, she’ll shrink and bounce faster and faster. Cloud is hardest to hit when she’s at her smallest size, but if you keep using your tongue, you’ll hit her long before she can get to you." – Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Page 72.
- ^ "Tossing eggs or stomping won’t help Yoshi defeat the large cloud boss! Fortunately, he’s pretty tasty, using Yoshi’s tongue, repeatedly lick him down to size and then finish him off. If you get hit, don’t worry too much—you increase your Smile Meter with each successful lick." – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 106.
- ^ "Tossing eggs or stomping won’t help Yoshi defeat the large cloud boss! Fortunately, he’s pretty tasty. Using Yoshi’s tongue, repeatedly lick him down to size and then finish him off. If you get hit, don’t worry too much—you increase your Smile Meter with each successful lick." – Prima Bath (April 21, 1999). Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. ISBN 0-7615-2083-X. Page 86.
