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| Shy Guy | |
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 A Shy Guy from Mario Party 4, who hosts the "Shy Guy's Jungle Jam" board. Note that Shy Guys do not typically wear hats. |
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| Game series | Mario series |
| First game | Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) |
| Creator(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
- Shy Guy is also a song sang by Diana King.
A Shy Guy (ヘイホー Heihō?) is a species present in the Mario series of video games. They are also the most common enemies found in the Yoshi series.
[edit] History
The Shy Guy was created as an enemy for the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic, which was transformed into Super Mario Bros. 2 for an American release. Most enemies, including Bob-ombs, Snifits, and Shy Guys, were unchanged from the original Japanese version, and are now instantly recognizable as Mario's enemies, despite having been created for a game completely unrelated to Mario. Super Mario Bros. 2 is revealed to have taken place entirely in a dreamworld, but Shy Guys are later revealed to have existed on Yoshi's Island since Mario was a baby, long before Super Mario Bros. 2 takes place. It would therefore be possible to conclude that the Shy Guys' presence in the dream world is a result of the characters having remained in the subconsciousness of those who had been to Yoshi's Island as infants. Since then, they have become even more part of the Yoshi series than with the Mario series.
[edit] Characteristics
Shy Guys, as the name suggests, are very shy. They always have masks covering their faces; the only parts not covered are the eyes and mouth, which simply appear as black holes. Shy Guys can wear different colours, such as red, blue, green, yellow, black, white, pink, and purple. They seem to be an organization of mercenaries. Though they are bipedal, the earlier graphics of their first appearances made Shy Guys appear to be on all fours and oddly enough, look like steam train engines.
In Luigi's Mansion, Luigi could suck the mask off the Shy Guy ghost, revealing no face, just a shadow with two glowing, yellow eyes.
If the player wins any of the three cups in "Mario Power Tennis" with the Shy Guy character its mask will fall off, although it can't be seen by players, Luigi appears to be scared by its appearance.
Their attacks usually consist of simply running into the player, although some use slingshots or spears. Some varieties, like Snifits and Snufits spit projectiles similarly to the Octorok, while others may catch fire, such as Pyro Guy. They have also come up with some very peculiar inventions over the years, such as walking on stilts, attacking with toy tanks, bouncing on pogo-sticks, and piloting submarines. In Yoshi's Island, Shy Guys (among other enemies) could be eaten and turned into eggs by Yoshi, and it was common for Shy Guys to pop out of pipes until Yoshi couldn't make any more eggs.
Although shyguys almost never speak, they occasionally make a meowing sound in some of the recent games. Furthermore, in the Game Boy Advance conversion of Super Mario World 2, they can be heard saying their Japanese name (Hei! Ho!) as they jump out of pipes.
[edit] Other Shy Guys
These are other kinds of Shy Guys that appear in the Mario games.
[edit] Snifits
See Snifit
[edit] Anti Guy
A black (or very dark grey) Shy Guy, first appeared in Yoshi's Story where he would cause damage to Yoshi if eaten (hence the name). He also appeared in Paper Mario, as an extremely powerful optional enemy which guarded a rare badge. Later, in Bowser's castle, if a player were to lose at the quiz, they would be forced to fight three of them together; they may be stronger than Bowser.
[edit] Beezo
Beezos are Shy Guys with insect-like wings that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2, where his attacking actions depend on what color of garbs he is wearing. Beezo later appeared in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as enemies in Bean Valley named Shy Away. A Shy Away (who had no more proper name than "Shy Away") also appeared as a major character in Super Mario RPG; this Shy Away worked for Valentina and attempted to keep Mario away from Nimbus Land by continually powering up the Piranha Plant boss Mega Smilax. The individual Shy Away acted effeminately, obsessed with his hobby of gardening.
[edit] Boo Guy
A ghost version of a Shy Guy. Appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and later in Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time there was also a stronger version called a Ghoul Guy.
[edit] Boom Guy
A red Shy Guy with a cannon on its head. Appears in Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time. There are also Elite Boom Guys, a more powerful version of the Boom Guy. Elite Boom Guys wear blue.
[edit] General Guy
The fourth boss of Paper Mario, and leader of the Shy Guys. He attacks Mario with his army in this order: Shy Squad, Stilt Guys, Shy Stacks, and finally, himself. He doesn't attack physically, but instead uses the light bulb's electric shocks, and throws bombs. It is best to use Watt, because her Electro Dash does damage to the tank. After he is defeated, he flees with the other Shy Guys.
[edit] Gourmet Guy
In Shy Guy's Toy Box, an extremely obese Shy Guy blocks the path to the lever that fixes the train tracks. He is named for his extreme love of food, but he doesn't know this. When given cake, he spazzes out in happiness flying all over the place. He is willing to help anyone if they give him cake, even though he works for Bowser.
[edit] Good Guy
A white Shy Guy that can be found in Yoshi's Story if you have one or more missing Yoshis. If he is in your possession when you complete a level, he will appear on the character select menu, then he can be selected to go to Baby Bowser's castle and rescue one missing Yoshi. With him following you, you can carry one less egg.
[edit] Groove Guy
A Shy Guy that is only found in Paper Mario. They wear red and purple outfits with wingtip shoes, a big blue and yellow collar and a pompom on the end of their hood. They can make Mario dizzy with their dance moves.
[edit] Fly Guy
Along with Shy Guys, Fly guys are also common enemies in the Yoshi series of games. They appear as Shy Guys with propellors on their head and wind-up gears on their back which allow them to fly. They also appear in many Mario spin-offs, and are even playable characters in Mario Power Tennis and Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
[edit] Stilt Guy
These are Shy Guys on stilts. They first appeared in Yoshi's Island. Yoshi could not eat them or damage them with eggs, but could still hit them. By hitting them once from above, they would become normal Shy Guys that could be eaten or attacked with eggs. They returned in Yoshi's Story. They reappeared again in Paper Mario as General Guy's second wave. This is the only time they are actually referred to as Stilt Guys.
[edit] Shyster
These are Shy Guys on pogo sticks. They first appeared in Super Mario RPG, where they have sword-tipped pogo sticks and additionally they have the Drain attack. In the first battle with Simthy, he can make gray versions of Shyster. Instead of Drain they use the more powerful Sword Rain. The Shysters returned in Yoshi's Story, but used regular pogo sticks.
[edit] Game Guy
A shy guy specifically from Mario Party 3, he runs a gambling booth with various games to bet coins on when the player lands on his space. When the player lands on his space he will take all of your coins and you will play a Game Guy minigame. If you are lucky enough to win he will double your coins. A few minigames allow you to increase your coins taken by 32%, and one even offers a jackpot of 1000 coins.
[edit] Greaper
Appeared in Super Mario RPG. A Shy Guy equivalent of the Grim Reaper. They reside at Jonathan Jones' Ship. One is a member of the Three Musty Fears. The other two are Dry Bones and Big Boo. They want to play find the flag. Greaper's is behind the welcome sign in Rose Town. There is also a more powerful version of Greaper called Glum Reaper, it is located in Smithy's Factory.
[edit] Medi Guy
A Shy Guy riding in a floating device with a heart on it. Their only appearance was in Paper Mario. They don't usually attack, instead they heal other enemies.
[edit] Pyro Guy
A Shy Guy that's on fire. They appeared in Super Mario World 2 and Paper Mario. In both games they cannot be jumped on so Yoshi must eat them or Mario must hammer them to defeat them. Mario could also get the ice stomp badge which will increase the damage Mario can do to fire enemies like Pyro Guy while allowing him to jump on Pyro Guy.
[edit] Sky Guy
A Shy Guy held up by 3 balloons wielding a slingshot. Their only appearance was in Paper Mario. A player can target the balloons to pop them this will do no damage to the skyguy but will change it to a normal shyguy instead.
[edit] Spear Guy
Shy Guys with spears. Their first appearance was in Super Mario World 2. They reappeared in Paper Mario on Lavalava Island. One attacks Kolarado. They also appear in Mario Party 7 as an orb that is thrown. If a player lands on this space, the player must roll the die to see how many coins will be taken from them and given to the orb thrower, similar to the Goomba orb in Mario Party 6.
[edit] Spy Guy
A Shy Guy dressed in camouflage, with plants on its head. Its only appearance was in Paper Mario. They have multiple weapons that include slingshot and hammer. They will switch items when hit, the sling shot has no added effects other than different timings to the hammer which can remove one of marios abilities such as hammer, jump or items.
[edit] Phantom Guy
A Shy Guy that looks similar to Boo Guys that appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. Like Shy Guys, they can wear many different color robes. If you hit a colored switch that matches the color of a Phantom Guy in the level, it will turn into a block. The ones used by Donkey Kong in Mario vs. Donkey Kong are more powerful versions that are on fire, and that chase Mario. The ones in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis are mechanical.
[edit] Glide Guy
A Shy Guy with an umbrella protruding out of its head in Yoshi's Island DS. Using the umbrella, they have the ability to float on air currents, similar to Baby Peach's ability. They come in the same 4 colours of ordinary Shy Guys in the game.
[edit] Rocket Guy
A Shy Guy riding a rocket ship in Yoshi's Island DS. Unlike other enemies in the game, these Shy Guys only appear in the 2 rocket ship segments (in World 5-4 and World 5-8), and also appear during the boss fight against Moltz the Very Goonie at the end of World 5-4.
[edit] Limbo Guy
A type of shy guy that only appears in Yoshi's Story. Unlike other enemies it is off of the path way and can not be attacked (though you can still force them to change color). They are also incapable of attacking the Yoshis directly. They always work in pairs and hold a Limbo stick across the path way, forcing the Yoshis to jump over it, else if the Yoshi hits the Limbo Stick, it will take damage. They also wear grass skirts.
[edit] Ghost Guy
A ghost of a shy guy found in Luigi's Mansion. Like living shy guys they come in a verity of colors. To be able to vacuum them, you must first vacuum their mask, and then stun them. They wield spears. Unlike normal shy guys, their masks are normally half white, half red. When you remove their mask, only a pair of glowing yellow eyes are visible in place of a face.
[edit] Fat Guy
Found only in Yoshi's Island, in level 2-7. This gargantuan Shy Guy is, surprisingly, edible, and gives Yoshi eggs about five times bigger than normal eggs and cause earthquakes, which turn all on-screen enemies into Stars. Once the player gets three fat eggs, however, the Fat Guys disappear; however, there are strategies to getting a higher number of them (up to six). It is not possible to carry these eggs into other levels, but the player does get rewarded with coins for each egg at the goal (4 coins per egg).
[edit] Camou Guy
A Shy guy from Yoshi's island, It is a normal Shy Guy who has flowers or leaves stuck to it's head. They duck down, camouflaging it as a piece of the enviroment, However they have a tendency to move and ruin their disguise.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] As enemies
- Super Mario Bros. 2: Common enemies (Snifits also appear).
- Super Mario 64: Only Fly Guys (flying Shy Guys) appear and their primary attack is diving towards Mario, though they can also spit fire. If Mario jumps on them, he can hover by spinning his arms like a helicopter. In Super Mario 64 DS they reprise this role.
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: They are common enemies, and come in many different varieties throughout the game. The Bandits also appear, and in the secret vs. mode, the second player assumes the role of a Bandit.
- Super Mario Advance 3: Same as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Yoshi's Story: They are very common enemies and come in an array of colors, but few variations. There was also a white Shy Guy who, if present at the end of a level, essentially gives the player a 1-up.
- Yoshi Touch & Go: Appear as Shy Guys and Fly Guys frequently throughout the game.
- Yoshi Universal Gravitation: Appear as red, yellow and green. Some variant forms are also present here, including Fly Guys, Shy Guys swinging medieval flails, and Fly Guys carrying coins.
- Super Mario RPG: Several varieties, attacks with a slingshot. There was also a flying Shy Guy named "Shy Away" who, instead of fighting, watered Pirahna Plants to do battle for him. Later Shy Away is the key to getting Mario's best possible weapon in the game.
- Paper Mario: Many variations can be seen throughout the game, especially in Chapter 4, "Shy Guy's Toy Box", where they are led by 'General Guy'.
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Bandits appear in various areas to steal coins or items (including Badges) from Mario. Normal Shy Guys also appear in the audience during battles, but serve no real purpose except for occasionally running onstage to cause minor trouble to either Mario or his enemies.
- Luigi's Mansion: Some of the ghosts resemble Shy Guys, and cannot be captured until Luigi removes their mask first.
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: Though there are no basic Shy Guys, several variant forms (like the Spear Guys) appeared.
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: Again features no basic Shy Guys, but does include a variation called a "Boom Guy" (and the more advanced "Elite Boom Guy"). Its weapon of choice is a cannon.
- Mario Kart Double Dash!!: Appear as skating obstructions (therefore earning them the nickname Skate Guys) in Sherbet Land Grand Prix level. They are mobile obstacles to the karts, sometimes pushing them into the lake.
[edit] As playable characters
- Mario Tennis: Technique player
- Mario Power Tennis: Technique player
- Mario Superstar Baseball: Balanced player for Yoshi's team (Voiced by Pat Fraley)
- Mario Kart DS: Only available when racing with DS Download Play. Players without the game card will be given Shy Guy instead of choosing a racer themselves.
- Mario Party 4: Bonus Character in Beach Volley Folley.
[edit] As a mascot
Shy Guy is currently the mascot and inspiration for the Phi Shy Guy fraternity, whose founding chapter is located at Washington University in St. Louis.
[edit] Other
- Mario Party 3: Appears as a character called Game Guy, complete with bow tie. He would host all-or-nothing chance games that the player would partake in.
- Mario Party 4: Also appears as a host for one of the game boards.
- Shy Guy also appeared on the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! for DiC Entertainment as a minion. He was played by Jeannie Elias who gave him a voice like Carl Foutley from As Told by Ginger.
- In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, A Shy Guy is a news reporter in the opening cutscene.
- Mario Party 7: Appears as shopkeeper at some Orb Stores. Also appears as Spear Guy for certain Orb events and the Minigame Cruise "King of the River".
- While not referred to by name, the Super Mario Bros. Movie featured Shyguys, after a fashion. As with much of the characters in the movie (such as goombas being portrayed as large, reptilian creatures), the shyguys became larger, darker versions of themselves. When the Mario Bros. are originally captured, they are put through a sterilization process largely performed by men in full-body jumpsuits with masks reminiscent of shyguys. Later in the movie, Snifits appear (and are referred to by name) as garbage men; their bullet shooting mask protrusions being replaced with simple air filters. Unlike the Shyguys from earlier in the movie, they exclusively wear black, tighter-fitting clothing.
- Super Smash Brothers: Melee: A minor enemy in the Yoshi's Story stage. Some of them carry food, which is dropped when they are killed.
- In a trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a stage based off of Mario Kart was shown which featured Shy Guys driving by as an obstacle.
