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[[Image:Froggy.PNG|frame|right|A '''Frog Pirate''' from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.]]
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|image=[[File:Froggy.png]]<br>A Frog Pirate 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=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|notable=[[Froggy]]
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'''Frog Pirates'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]]. These frogs live in the swamps and wetlands of [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] and appear mainly in [[World 3 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 3]]. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] comes too close to one, it will lash out its tongue and try to steal [[Baby Mario]]. Stepping on its head only disables it for a moment, so Yoshi should instead try to throw an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] at the frog or swallow it. Spitting out a Frog Pirate will only make it fall off the screen, enabling it to respawn later.


'''Frog Pirates''', though not pirates, are a species of [[frog]]s. They live in the swamps and wetlands on [[Yoshi's Island]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] comes too close to one, it will lash out its tongue and steal [[Baby Mario]]. Stepping on its head only disables it for a moment.  Instead, Yoshi should throw an [[Egg]] or eat the frog.
The World 3 mid-boss [[Froggy]] is based on this enemy, and unlike other bosses in the game, bears no visible differences to the enemy he is based on. In the Japanese version of the game, Froggy and Frog Pirates have the same name (''Gerogēro''). In Froggy's boss fight, it is implied that Frog Pirates like to eat [[Shy Guy|Shy-Guy]]s.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' なが~い舌をのばして赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てるとしばらく気絶するので、そのスキに食ベてしまおう。<ref name=Sho/> (''A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''These larcenous amphibians have tongues even longer than Yoshi's, and they'd love to steal Baby Mario!''<ref name=guide/>


The World 3 mid-boss [[Prince Froggy]], swallows a Yoshi whole. He's the only major Frog Pirate known.
====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide (shared with [[Froggy]]):''' 長い舌をのばして、赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てると気絶するので、その間に食ベてしまおう。ワールド3-4ではボスとしても登場。<ref name=p16/> (''A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious. It also appears as a boss in World 3-4.'')


In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', there are creatures that are reminiscent of Frog Pirates, but look and act differently. They are called [[Fleeper]]s.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゲロゲーロ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=ja|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 P8.jpg|8}}}}</ref><ref name=p16>{{cite|language=ja|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}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Gerogēro
|JapM=Comes from「ゲロゲロ」(''gero-gero'', onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking); same as [[Froggy#Names in other languages|Froggy]]
|Chi=呱呱蛙
|ChiR=Guāguā Wā
|ChiM=Croaking Frog
|Ger=Börki
|GerM=Diminutive form of ''Börk'' (frog's ribbit); same as [[Frog (Yoshi's Story)|Frog]]
|Ita=Ranocchio
|ItaM=Froggy
}}


It is fully unknown that why their breed is being called as "Frog '''Pirates'''", but it might be due to the fact that they seem to like stealing things.
==References==
<references/>


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[[Category:Thieves]]
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[[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 21:41, July 2, 2024

Frog Pirate
Frog Pirate
A Frog Pirate from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
Notable members

Frog Pirates[1] are enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake. These frogs live in the swamps and wetlands of Yoshi's Island and appear mainly in World 3. If a Yoshi comes too close to one, it will lash out its tongue and try to steal Baby Mario. Stepping on its head only disables it for a moment, so Yoshi should instead try to throw an egg at the frog or swallow it. Spitting out a Frog Pirate will only make it fall off the screen, enabling it to respawn later.

The World 3 mid-boss Froggy is based on this enemy, and unlike other bosses in the game, bears no visible differences to the enemy he is based on. In the Japanese version of the game, Froggy and Frog Pirates have the same name (Gerogēro). In Froggy's boss fight, it is implied that Frog Pirates like to eat Shy-Guys.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

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

  • Shogakukan guide: なが~い舌をのばして赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てるとしばらく気絶するので、そのスキに食ベてしまおう。[2] (A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious.)
  • Player's Guide: These larcenous amphibians have tongues even longer than Yoshi's, and they'd love to steal Baby Mario![1]

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

  • Shogakukan guide (shared with Froggy): 長い舌をのばして、赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てると気絶するので、その間に食ベてしまおう。ワールド3-4ではボスとしても登場。[3] (A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious. It also appears as a boss in World 3-4.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲロゲーロ[2][3]
Gerogēro
Comes from「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking); same as Froggy
Chinese 呱呱蛙[?]
Guāguā Wā
Croaking Frog
German Börki[?] Diminutive form of Börk (frog's ribbit); same as Frog
Italian Ranocchio[?] Froggy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
  2. ^ a b 「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 8Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg.
  3. ^ a b 「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 16Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P16.png.