Spy Guy
- This article is about the enemies from Paper Mario. For the enemies from Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, see Spy Guy (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis).
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| Spy Guy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Shy Guy's Toy Box | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max HP | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | Hammer Smack (2, Command Loss), Quick Slingshot (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Items | Dusty Hammer, Fire Flower, Pebble, Thunder Bolt, Thunder Rage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coins | 1 + 0-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spy Guys are a type of Shy Guy encountered in Paper Mario. They appear exclusively in Shy Guy's Toy Box. Spy Guys are dressed in camouflage gear, wearing a leafy bush with flowers on their heads as a disguise. They resemble Petal Guys from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They hold either a slingshot or hammer in their hand.
Spy Guys were originally going to reappear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but were cut from the game. Their "Komando Heihoo" name remains in the game's coding.[1]
Battle
They can attack Mario with a slingshot outside and inside of battle; the long range of this attack gives Spy Guys an advantage in scoring a First Strike, and conversely good at avoiding Mario's own attempts. Whenever a Spy Guy is damaged, it changes weapons, altering between slingshot and hammer. If Mario fails to guard against a hammer attack, he suffers the Prohibited Command status effect and loses one of his action commands for several turns. Unlike other Shy Guys, when a Spy Guy is defeated, they will sit on the floor rather than continue their "damaged" animation.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese | 间谍嘿虎[?] Jiàndié Hēihǔ |
Spy Shy Guy | |
| German | Spy Guy[?] | - |
