Woozy Guy
| Woozy Guy | |
|---|---|
 A Woozy Guy model from Yoshi's New Island | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) |
| Variant of | Shy Guy |
Woozy Guys are Shy Guys that perform forward flips in the air instead of walking. Debuting in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, they went on to appear in subsequent platform games in the Yoshi franchise.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Woozy Guys first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, returning in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. They move forward with short jumps, rotating while in the air. Between jumps, they briefly stand still on the ground. They can harm the Yoshi at direct contact, but can be defeated using any attack, such as stomping on them, eating them, or throwing an egg at them.
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: is the Island Museum the only place in this game where they appear?
In Yoshi's Island DS, they appear in the Island Museum.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
Yoshi's New Island features Woozy Guys exclusively in the course King Clawdaddy's Sewer Castle, where they are spat out by a Caged Ghost.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, unlike in previous appearances, all Woozy Guys in this game are purple to help distinguish between them and other color Shy Guys.
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
In Yoshi's Crafted World, they go back to sharing the same colors as Shy Guys, except in Hoop-Jump Hop, where Shy Guys wear circus attire, and Outer Orbit, where Shy Guys wear space attire and are affected by low gravity.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 宙返りをしながらぴょんぴょんとはねてくる。[1](They come bouncing and jumping around while doing somersaults.)
- Player's Guide: Stumbling down steps, the Woozy Guy looks for someone to help hold him up.[2]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 宙返りしながら、ぴょんぴょんはねてくるへイホー。[3](A Shy Guy that somersaults and bounces through the air.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 宙返りなどのアクロバティックな行動をとるヘイホー。動きに惑わされてこちらま動き回るて、接触しがち。敵の動きをよく見て、食べるかタマゴを当てて倒そう。[4](Shy Guy performs acrobatic actions such as somersaults. They tend to move around and make contact with you. Watch the enemy's movements carefully, and try to defeat it by eating it or hitting it with an egg.)
Gallery[edit]
A Woozy Guy from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Woozy Guy sprites from Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi and Baby Mario viewing Woozy Guys at the Island Museum
A Woozy Guy in Yoshi's New Island
A Woozy Guy being viewed at the Scrapbook Theater in Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムーンサルトヘイホー[1][5] Mūnsaruto Heihō |
Moonsault Shy Guy | |
| French (NOA) | Maskache acrobate[?] | Acrobatic Shy Guy | |
| French (NOE) | Mass'salto[6] | Diminutive of Maskass (Shy Guy's name in French localizations) with salto ("backward/forward somersault") | |
| German | Salto Guy[?] | Jump Guy | |
| Italian | Tipo Acrobata[?] | Acrobat Guy | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Guy acróbata[?] | Acrobat Guy | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Guy Acróbata[?] | Acrobat Guy |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 「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.
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ 「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 22.
- ^ 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 26.
- ^ 「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 23.
- ^ Scrapbook Theater in Yoshi's Woolly World (French)
