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|image=[[File:KataKata Yariho MVSDK switch.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:KataKata Yariho MVSDK switch.png|200px]]
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy (toy)]]<br>[[Spear Guy]]
|variant_of=[[Spear Guy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
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[[File:MvsDK SpearGuy.png|frame|left]]
[[File:MvsDK SpearGuy.png|frame|left]]
A '''Katakata Yarihō''' is a pink [[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guy]] that appears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. It is usually sleeping on a platform. Whenever [[Mario]] jumps on the same platform, the Katakata Yarihō awakens and quickly runs toward Mario. However, if a [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]] jumps onto the platform, the Katakata Yarihō will not be awoken. Whenever a Katakata Yarihō reaches the end of the platform they are on, they will sit down and fall back asleep. Katakata Yarihō constantly hold spears pointing upward whether they are asleep or awake, in the same manner as a [[Spear Guy]]; therefore, attempting to jump on top of the enemy will cause Mario to lose a [[Extra life|life]].
A '''Spear Shy Guy''' is a pink [[Spear Guy]] that appears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. It is usually sleeping on a platform. Whenever [[Mario]] jumps on the same platform, the Spear Shy Guy awakens and quickly runs toward Mario. However, if a [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]] jumps onto the platform, the Spear Shy Guy will not be awoken. Whenever a Spear Shy Guy reaches the end of the platform they are on, they will sit down and fall back asleep. Spear Shy Guys constantly hold spears pointing upward whether they are asleep or awake, in the same manner as a typical Spear Guy; therefore, attempting to jump on top of the enemy will cause Mario to lose a [[extra life|life]].
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
MarioVsDonkeyKong-MysticForest-5-2.png|Katakata Yarihō sleeping in [[Mystic Forest]]
MarioVsDonkeyKong-MysticForest-5-2.png|Spear Shy Guys sleeping in [[Mystic Forest]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
|file1=<tt>Model/ShyGuySpear.bfres.zs</tt>
|name1=ShyGuySpear
|meaning1=Spear Shy Guy
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
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|Jap=カタカタヤリホー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>
|Jap=カタカタヤリホー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>

Revision as of 13:44, March 6, 2024

The title of this article is from an official source, but is based on development data such as an internal filename. If an acceptable public name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Not to be confused with Spear Guy.
Spear Shy Guy
KataKata Yariho MVSDK switch.png
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Spear Guy
Spear Guy

A Spear Shy Guy is a pink Spear Guy that appears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong. It is usually sleeping on a platform. Whenever Mario jumps on the same platform, the Spear Shy Guy awakens and quickly runs toward Mario. However, if a Mini-Mario jumps onto the platform, the Spear Shy Guy will not be awoken. Whenever a Spear Shy Guy reaches the end of the platform they are on, they will sit down and fall back asleep. Spear Shy Guys constantly hold spears pointing upward whether they are asleep or awake, in the same manner as a typical Spear Guy; therefore, attempting to jump on top of the enemy will cause Mario to lose a life.

Gallery

Additional names

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Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/ShyGuySpear.bfres.zs ShyGuySpear Spear Shy Guy

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes

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