Shymore

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.

Shymore
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of	Shy Guy
Variants Bodyguard Shyper Springer
Comparable Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks

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

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

Shymores, originally known as Shysters, are small artificially created Shy Guys that hop on sword-tipped pogo-sticks named Shyhoppers. They appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Shymores attack by jumping on top of their opponents. Additionally, Shymores can use the weak attack Hot Shot to shoot a small fireball at opponents. Shymores can be easily defeated with lightning magic. During Mario and Mallow's battle with Claymorton, the boss summons four Shymore Bodyguards to aid him in the fight.

Shymores are soldiers that work for the Smithy Gang and seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long. During Claymorton's invasion of Mushroom Kingdom, the Shymores terrorize the townsfolk.

After Mario's penultimate fight with Smithy, a Shymore, 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, as the foundation was only built yesterday. 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 Shymores exist, including the Springer and the Shyper, as well as the Machine Made version of Bodyguard.

Shymore's original name Shyster, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman." The pun is altered in the remake to where it now references the sword type known as "claymore."

Statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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 (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Shymore
	HP	30	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	3	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	Honey Syrup
	Found in	Mushroom Kingdom
	Monster List profile	They look like Shy Guys, but they're a completely different species that's part of the Smithy Gang. They attack with vehicles called Shyhoppers.
	Thought Peek	"Boing, boing, boing."
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Names in other languages

Shymore

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヘイパー[?] Heipā	Play on「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy) and "hopper"; "-per" may also be evoking "Excalibur", similar to Excalipur from Final Fantasy V
Chinese	嘿啪[?] Hēipà	Transliteration of Japanese name
Dutch	Shygo[?]	From "Shy Guy" and "pogo stick"
French	Maskahot[?]	From "Maskass" (Shy Guy) and "cahot" (jolt)
German	Hopsling[?]	From hopsen (to hop) and the suffix -ling
Italian	Pugnaldo[?]	From "pugnale" (dagger) and possibly the name "Aldo"
Spanish	Saltarino[?]	Diminutive of "saltar" (to jump)

Shyhopper

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Italian	Pugnalpogo[?]	Portmanteau of "pugnale" (dagger) and "pogo [stick]"

Trivia

• The Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide mistakenly uses the name and image of Shyper when referring to this enemy.