Egg Plant
| Egg Plant | |||
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 Artwork from Yoshi's Crafted World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) | ||
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Egg Plants[1] (also formatted as Egg-Plants[2] or in lowercase[3]) are flowers appearing mainly in the Yoshi's Island series. Their name comes from "eggplant," a type of fruit. They also share their name with a type of nightshade (hence the appearance). Egg Plants normally spit out normal Yoshi's Eggs, and they are very common and appear in almost every level in their respective games. They spit out eggs one at a time, but if a Yoshi ground-pounds near one, the plant will either shoot out several at once or start shooting them out more quickly. The Yoshi can also lick the eggs to catch them. Since the Yoshi can carry only six eggs each, the Egg Plant does not produce any more eggs until the Yoshi uses one of them on something.
Some Egg Plants spit out Pokey projectiles, but as long as a Yoshi has six eggs, they cannot spit any out. In Yoshi's Island DS, there are four of these plants in the Island Museum. They can be viewed in the botanical enemy exhibit.
An unused variation that spits out Bubbles was intended to appear, but it was removed for unknown reasons.[4] Like the Missile Bill, it is fully functional.
An Egg Plant appears in volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, where it helps Mario, Yoshi, and Luigi by providing eggs in their fight against Burt the Bashful.
In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Egg Plants are knitted and lack eyes, and in replacement for eggs, they shoot out yarn balls of multiple colors. Egg Plants appear less frequently in the game, with only a few appearances, including the Bonus Game. The variation that spits out Pokey balls is absent due to the fact that they were replaced by Pokey Poms.
Egg Plants reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World, where they appear more frequently. In the Jungle Tour Challenge, two Egg Plants are set on the train.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Growing in all sorts of odd places, these blow eggs into the air at random. Yoshi can grab the eggs with this tongue.[2]
Gallery
An Egg Plant providing an egg for Mario
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タマゴフラワー[5][6] Tamago Furawā |
Egg Flower |
References
- ^ Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 12.
- ^ a b Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ "Egg plants will provide you with ammo, and you’ll need plenty of it to carve your way through the stone." – Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 144.
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island § Unused Sprites. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17.
