Ty-foo
| Ty-foo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Fwoosh | ||
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Ty-foos[1] are cloud enemies debuting in Super Mario 3D World. They are large Fwooshes with black and yellow eyes and large purple lips that can blow strong gusts of wind.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Ty-foos are enemies found in Ty-Foo Flurries and Gigantic Seasick Wreck of Super Mario 3D World and its port. They hover above pits, blowing gusts of wind sometimes while moving left and right. A Ty-foo's wind can affect the movement of projectiles such as Fireballs, which can also stun them, along with boomerangs, but only either Invincible Mario, White Tanooki Mario, Mega Mario, or Lucky Cat Mario can defeat them.
Super Mario Odyssey
Ty-foos that wear Santa hats are enemies in the Snow Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey. The wind blown by Ty-foos can push various objects, even Mario and Cappy as well as enemies. Ty-foos cannot be jumped on. Ty-foos sometimes rotate while blowing wind. A Ty-foo can be captured by Cappy to still perform the same actions, and pressing 
or 
is for blowing wind, though shaking the Joy-Con increases the strength of the wind.
Minecraft
Breezes take on the appearance of Ty-foos in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft. The premade world of the pack also includes 3D pixel art Ty-foos in the snowy area.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Ty-foos are obstacles in Ridgerock Lake and Blustery Basin in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Their wind can affect where the player's ball lands.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Ty-foos appear in Super Mario Party Jamboree as part of Cold Front where they blow players into the cold water. They are also in Bowser Kaboom Squad.
Gallery
A captured Ty-foo in Super Mario Odyssey
Model from Super Mario Odyssey
Ty-foos as seen in Super Mario 3D World
Ty-foos in Minecraft: Wii U Edition. They are found near the top left corner, above Rosalina.
Ty-foos in Blustery Basin in Mario Golf: Super Rush
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Naming
Their name combines "typhoon," a type of hurricane, and "Foo," an enemy that exhales clouds to attack.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビューゴー[2] Byūgō |
From「ビュービュー」(byūbyū, onomatopoeia for blowing noise) and possibly「怒号」(dogō, "bellow") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 飙风云[?] Biāofēng yún |
Whirlwind Cloud | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 刮風雲[?] Guā fēng yún |
Windy Cloud | |
| Dutch | Ty-foo[?] | - | |
| French | Bwoosh[?] | Portmanteau of the onomatopoeia "brr" and "woosh" | |
| German | Orkoschi[?] | From Orkan ("hurricane") and Oschi ("whopper", "big one"), and likely influenced by Wuschi ("Foo") | |
| Italian | Folato[?] | Folate | |
| Korean | 후름[?] Hureum |
Possibly a homophone of "흐름" (heureum, "flow"), as well as a combination of "후" (hu, onomatopoeia for blowing) and "구름" (gureum, "cloud") | |
| Portuguese | Tufão[?] | Typhoon | |
| Russian | Вспупых[?] Vspupykh |
From Пых (Pykh, "Foo") | |
| Spanish | Soploncio[?] | Play on soplar ("to blow") and soponcio ("fainting") |
References
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 27.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 217.