Shy Guy
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Image:Cowboyshyguy.jpg Shy Guys (Japanese: ヘイホー; Heihō / Heyho), as well as Goombas, Bob-ombs, Piranha Plants, Snifits and Koopa Troopas, are one of the most common enemies in the Mario series. White Ones are Yoshi's helpers.
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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 a North 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. Since then, they have become even more part of the Yoshi series than with the Mario series.
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, however, appear simply as black holes. Shy Guys can wear different colors, such as red, blue, green, yellow, black, white, and purple. Though they are bipedal, the earlier graphics of their first appearances made Shy Guys appear to be on all fours.
Their attacks usually consist of simply running into the player, although some use slingshots. 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.
Appearances
As Enemies
- Super Mario Bros. 2: Common enemies (Snifits also appear).
- Super Mario 64: They only appear flying 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.
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: They are common enemies, and come in many different varieties throughout the game.
- 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 Topsy-Turvy: Appear as red, yellow and green.
- 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.
- 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: Appear as "Bandits" 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: Its weapon of choice is a cannon.
- 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.
As Playable Characters
- Mario Tennis 64: Technique player
- Mario Power Tennis: Technique player
- Mario Superstar Baseball: Balanced player
- 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. There are different colors, and some think that certain colors are "better" than others, but this has not been confirmed (the colors are assigned at random).
Other
- Mario Party 4: 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.