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{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Shy Ranger|image=[[File:SMRPG Shy Ranger idle.gif]]|align=right}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG remake Shy Ranger.jpg]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]]
|comparable=[[Amazy Dayzee]]<br>[[Gold Beanie]]<br>[[Gold Koopeleon]]<br>[[Spy Guy]]
}}
A '''Shy Ranger''' is a camouflaged [[Shy Guy]] that appears in the [[Pipe Vault]] of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. They appear only around [[Piranha Plant]]s. Shy Rangers have high [[Speed]] ratings and as such, they will immediately run away from battle if encountered. However, if the party manages to defeat a Shy Ranger, twenty [[Experience Point]]s will be earned.


A '''Shy Ranger''' is a camouflaged [[Shy Guy]] that appears in the [[Pipe Vault]] of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. They appear only around [[Piranha Plant]]s. Shy Rangers have high [[Speed]] ratings and as such, they will immediately run away from battle if encountered. However, if the party manages to defeat a Shy Ranger, twenty [[Experience Point]]s will be earned.
[[Mario]], [[Geno]], or [[Princess Peach|Peach]] with a Speed-increasing item, particularly [[Feather (accessory)|Feather]] or [[Troopa Medal]], can outspeed Shy Rangers before they escape. Geno additionally has the opportunity to outspeed it with [[Jinx Belt]], [[Signal Ring]] or [[Zoom Shoes]]. [[Mallow]] or [[Bowser]] can also barely outspeed it with the [[Super Suit]]. Shy Rangers can be eaten by [[Yoshi]] with a [[Yoshi Cookie]], providing a [[Croaka Cola]], although the chances of its occurring successfully is 25%.


[[Mario]], [[Geno]] or [[Princess Peach|Toadstool]] with a Speed-increasing item, particularly [[Feather (accessory)|Feather]] or [[Troopa Pin]], can outspeed Shy Rangers before they escape. Geno also has opportunity to outspeed it with [[Jinx Belt]], [[Signal Ring]] or [[Zoom Shoes]]. Shy Rangers can be eaten by [[Yoshi]] with a [[Yoshi Cookie]], providing a [[Kerokero Cola]], although the chances of its occurring successfully is 25%.
A Shy Ranger will occasionally attack before running away. To attack, the Shy Rangers use a slingshot and fire a rock at a party member, an attack rating of one hundred. Immediately after attacking, the Shy Ranger will run away as usual. If the player afflicts Shy Rangers with a status ailment, they will stay and fight. They use, in addition to a slingshot, throwing knives and shuriken.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Shy Ranger|image=[[File:SMRPG Shy Ranger idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


A Shy Ranger will occasionally attack before running away. To attack, the Shy Rangers use a slingshot and fire a rock at a party member, an attack rating of one hundred. Immediately after attacking, the Shy Ranger will run away as usual. If the player afflicts Shy Rangers with a status ailment, they will stay and fight. They use, in addition to a slingshot, throwing knives and shuriken.
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Shy Ranger}}
 
==Gallery==
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Shy Ranger Sprite - Super Mario RPG.png|Idle sprite, ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=アーミーヘイホー
|Jap=アーミーヘイホー
|JapR=Āmī Heihō
|JapR=Āmī Heihō
|JapM=Army Shy Guy (not to be confused with [[Shy Squad]])}}
|JapM=Army Shy Guy (not to be confused with [[Shy Squad]])
|Chi=士兵嘿呵
|ChiR=Shìbīng Hēihe
|ChiM=Soldier Shy Guy
|Dut=Camouflash
|DutM=From "camouflage"
|FreA=Milis'kache
|FreAM=From ''milice'' ("militia") and ''Maskache'' ("[[Shy Guy#Names in other languages|Shy Guy]]")
|FreE=Maskisard
|FreEM=Portmanteau of ''Maskass'' ("Shy Guy") and "maquisard"
|Ita=Camufflotto
|ItaM=From ''camuffare'' ("to disguise") and/or "camouflage" and the diminutive suffix ''-otto''
|Kor=군인헤이호
|KorR=Gun'in Heiho
|KorM=Army Shy Guy
|Spa=Camuflín
|SpaM=From ''camuflar'' ("to camouflage") and the diminutive suffix ''-ín''
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Shy Rangers fill a similar niche to Metal and Liquid Metal Slimes from the ''{{wp|Dragon Quest}}'' series, being difficult to defeat but offering a substantial experience reward. Within ''Super Mario'' RPGs, this niche is later filled by [[Amazy Dayzee]]s, [[Gold Beanie]]s, and [[Gold Koopeleon]]s.
*Shy Ranger is the only enemy in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' that is immune to all four "elements" (Jump, Fire, Thunder, and Ice).
*Shy Ranger is the only enemy in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' that is immune to all four "elements" (Jump, Fire, Thunder, and Ice).
*Shy Ranger is also the only respawnable enemy that is immune to critical hits from [[Geno Whirl]].
*Shy Ranger is also the only respawnable enemy that is immune to critical hits from [[Geno Whirl]].
*In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Shy Guys with an army-camouflaged coloration appear to assist [[Gunner Guy]]s to attack Mario or [[Luigi]].
*[[Spy Guy]]s from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and Shy Guys that assist [[Gunner Guy]]s from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' to attack Mario or [[Luigi]] both sport camouflage patterns on their coats (and masks in Spy Guys' cases).
 
*Shy Ranger in the Japanese version and the remake takes notice of [[Mallow]]'s [[Thought Peek]] when he uses it on them; in the middle of its thought, it tells the player to "stop reading [its] mind".
==See also==
*[[Amazy Dayzee]]
*[[Gold Beanie]]
*[[Gold Koopeleon]]
*[[Spy Guy]]
 
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