Shymore

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This article is about the Shy Guy with the knife-shaped pogo stick from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For the pogo stick-using Shy Guy from Yoshi's Story, see Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks.

"Bodyguard" redirects here. For Rabbid Mario's technique from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, see Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle § Main Heroes.

Shymore
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Variants Shyper Springer
Comparable Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks

“Look at him! Can't even bounce! Hey, maybe we could bounce ON HIS HEAD!!!”

—Shyster, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

A Shyster is a small Shy Guy that hops on a sword-tipped pogo-stick. They appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Shysters seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long.

History

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Shysters are soldiers that work for the Smithy Gang. Shysters formed the bulk of Mack's forces during his invasion of Mushroom Kingdom. After Mack conquers the peaceful kingdom, the Shysters are allowed to terrorize the townsfolk as they please.

A Shyster attacks by jumping on top of his opponent with his sword-tipped pogo-stick. Additionally, Shysters have limited proficiency in magic. As such, Shysters can use the weak fire-based attack Drain to shoot a small fireball at opponents. Shysters can be easily defeated with lightning magic. During Mario and Mallow's battle with Mack, the knife monster summoned four Shyster Bodyguards to aid him in the fight.

After Mario's penultimate fight with Smithy, a Shyster (perhaps a Bodyguard), an Aero and a Drill Bit ask their master to calm down and to stop slamming the floor with his mallet in order to prevent the Factory from falling apart. Their efforts fail as Smithy continues to slam the foundation with his hammer, collapsing the floor and sending his minions flying away.

Several stronger varieties of Shysters exist, including the Springer and the Shyper, as well as the Machine Made Shyster.

Bodyguard

Bodyguards are a variety of Shyster that act as Mack's personal guards. They resemble normal Shysters, except they have slightly different stats and they don't give out experience points or coins when defeated. They still can be destroyed with lightning magic, although they are more resistant to magic damage than their normal counterparts.

When Mario first arrives in the throne room of the Mushroom Castle, he is confronted by six Bodyguards and Mack himself. Two of the Bodyguards attempt to attack Mario, but they are deflected away by the plumber. The four remaining Bodyguards and Mack then attack Mario, beginning the battle for the first Star Piece. During the fight, Mack will sometimes jump off-screen, not returning until Mario has defeated all four Bodyguards. Mack also has the ability to summon four more Bodyguards after all the originals have been destroyed, and will repeatedly do so especially when he is low on HP. Mario cannot win the battle until all remaining Bodyguards are eliminated, even if Mack is defeated. After Mack is destroyed, the two remaining Bodyguards originally deflected by Mario will leave to inform Smithy of Mack's demise.

Bodyguards are also one of the few generic enemies made into Machine Mades at Smithy's Factory.

Statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Shyster
	HP	30	FP	2	Speed	18
	Location(s)	Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Castle	Attack	20	Magic attack	18
	Role	Common	Defense	26	Magic defense	10
	Bonus Flower	HP Max! (20%)	Yoshi Cookie	Honey Syrup	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	2	Exp. points	3	Items	Honey Syrup (5%)
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Bodyguard
	HP	30	FP	3	Speed	15
	Location(s)	Mushroom Castle	Attack	20	Magic attack	19
	Role	Support	Defense	22	Magic defense	12
	Bonus Flower	HP Max! (30%)	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Machine Made (Shyster)
	HP	100	FP	250	Speed	36
	Location(s)	The Weapons' World	Attack	135	Magic attack	90
	Role	Common	Defense	95	Magic defense	65
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	Mushroom	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes

Trivia

• Shyster's name, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman."
• The official Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars strategy guide placed an image of a Shyper where a Shyster should have been.