Big Montgomery

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“Say hello to Big Montgomery, and say good bye to your chances of winning!”

—Kamek, Yoshi's Woolly World

Big Montgomery appears as the first mid-boss in Yoshi's Woolly World. During his boss fight he uses the background to hide himself. After a short period he jumps out of the background and performs a Ground Pound. When Montgomery does this attack, Yoshi needs to shoot him with a yarn ball as soon as possible to damage him. Big Montgomery later reappears as the mid-boss of World 3 and World 5.

Battles

Big Montgomery's Fort (Level 1-4)

Big Montgomery about to confront Yoshi for the first time.

The stage for this battle is a large woven sheet of brown wool, that forms the platform Yoshi can walk on as well as a background wall.

Phase One

Big Montgomery dives into the floor of the woven wool sheet, and burrows up into the wall, visible as a large bulge in the fabric. He will burst out of the wall, and try to land on Yoshi. If he misses, he will attempt to chase Yoshi across the floor area of the stage. Yoshi must jump on his head while he is exposed. Doing so will cause Big Montgomery to reveal his weak spot: a big X on his bottom. Yoshi must Ground Pound on this weak spot to end the first phase.

Phase Two

Big Montgomery is not happy, and responds by throwing a blue spiked ball at Yoshi. It will roll along the floor, so Yoshi must jump to dodge it. Once Big Montgomery has thrown the blue spiked ball, he will burrow under the wool again, and proceed up the wall in a repetition of his tactic from phase one. As in phase one, he will burst out of the wall and attempt to land on Yoshi. If he misses, again he will chase Yoshi outside of the wool, where Yoshi must jump on his head to again reveal his weak spot. Another ground pound on his bottom ends phase two.

Phase Three

Big Montgomery will now throw a red spiky ball toward Yoshi, but this one bounces instead of rolling. Yoshi must dodge it by running underneath one of its bounces. Big Montgomery will again dive into the wool, bursting out from the wall. Yoshi must dodge him, jump on his head, then ground pound his weak spot, and the battle is over.

Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort (Level 3-4)

Big Montgomery's second battle.

The second battle against Big Montgomery takes place in a very similar arena to the first. This time, the area comprises a large sheet of woven pink wool. Big Montgomery is now wearing a helmet, so jumping on his head will not hurt him.

Phase One

Big Montgomery burrows along the floor of the arena, and when he emerges his is preparing to fire a red spiky ball at Yoshi. He is stood on top of three Monty Moles. Yoshi can swallow the Monty Moles to make yarn balls if required. Yoshi must shoot a yarn ball at Big Montgomery to make his Monty Mole tower collapse, revealing his weak spot; again, a large X on his bottom.

Phase Two

Similarly to the first battle, Montgomery will dive into the wool and burrow up the wall. He again bursts out trying to land on Yoshi. This time however, shockwaves that hurt Yoshi will ripple across the wool when he lands. Yoshi must jump to avoid them. Big Montgomery will then reappear on top of a another Monty Mole tower, but he is now preparing to fire three blue (rolling) spiky balls. Yoshi must Flutter Jump to dodge all three, and fire a yarn ball at Big Montgomery. Again, a ground pound on Big Montgomery's bottom after the tower collapses will finish phase two.

Phase Three

Big Montgomery will again burrow up the wall, but this time he emerges in the centre shortly after two Monty Moles has burst out from either side of him! Yoshi must dodge the Monty Moles, and the shockwaves from Big Montgomery's landing. In this final phase, Big Montgomery will throw three red (bouncing) spiky balls. Yoshi must dodge them, fire a yarn ball at Big Montgomery, and ground pound his bottom to finish the battle.

Big Montgomery's Ice Fort (Level 5-4)

This battle with Big Montgomery takes place in a very different stage to the previous two. The floor is now comprised of ice blocks, which Yoshi slides on when trying to walk or run. The background wall of wool is now at an angle, creating more of a ski slope.

Phase One

Big Montgomery will attempt to attack Yoshi from beneath the ice blocks. When he pushes up two ice blocks and he is visible, a ground pound on these ice blocks causes him to reveal his weak spot on his bottom. A ground pound here will engage phase two.

Phase Two

Big Montgomery will burrow up to the top of the wool slope, and order Monty Moles to roll down the hill. As they roll, they gather fibre and enlarge like snowballs. Big Montgomery will again try to attack Yoshi from beneath the ice blocks. Ground pounding the ice he's lifting, then his weak spot to engage phase three.

Phase Three

Big Montgomery again make his way to the top of the hill, this time ordering seven Monty Moles to roll down the hill; first a wave of four, then a wave of three. He will then roll down the hill himself forming a massive snowball for Yoshi to dodge. Instead to reappearing under the ice blocks as previously, he burrows half way back up the hill, bursts out, and ground pounds the ice blocks himself. This will cause a massive shockwave on either side of him, which will smash Yoshi into the ceiling causing damage, if not avoided.

He then chases Yoshi around the stage, and because he has his helmet on, Yoshi can only avoid him and wait. Meanwhile, more of his minion Monty Moles are rolling down the hill at Yoshi. Both these and Big Montgomery must be avoided. Once Big Montgomery has crossed the screen two or three times, he will again try to attack Yoshi from under the ice blocks. Ground pounding the ice he's lifting, then his weak spot, will finish the battle.

Boss Tent

All of Big Montgomery's battles appear in the Boss Tent, where he is fought the same way; however, he now attacks faster, making him harder to hit.