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.
Shymore
Artwork of Shymore from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Shy Guy
Variants
Comparable
“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
Battle idle animation of a Shyster from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 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
Artwork of Shymore from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 30 Weak Elements N/A Drops N/A
Exp. 3 Weak Statuses FearPoisonSleepMute 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)
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.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 110.