Preying Mantas
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| Preying Mantas | |||
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 Model from Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
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A Preying Mantas[1] is an enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its port, and Yoshi's New Island. Its name is a portmanteau of praying mantis, a type of insect, and manta ray, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the Yoshis. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of Submarine Yoshi's torpedoes.
Profiles
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。[2] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
- Player's Guide: Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.[1]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。[3] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
Yoshi's New Island
- Shogakukan guide: 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。[4] (They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.)
Gallery
Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Game Picture Book 4: Hang in There, Yoshi
Sprite from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages
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Trivia
- During the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like Dry Bones.[5]
References
- ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 128.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedYNI - ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
