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|image=[[File:YSIckwormArt.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of an Ick Worm from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
|image=[[File:YSIckwormArt.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of an Ick Worm from ''Yoshi's Story''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
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[[File:IckWorm.png|frame|left]]
[[File:IckWorm.png|frame|left]]
'''Ick Worms'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Page 10.</ref> are enemies from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are found in only one [[level]], stage 4-4: [[Neuron Jungle]]. Ick Worms are large blue caterpillar-like insects that float down from the treetops in the Neuron Jungle. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] eats one, it gets an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]], but at the same time, it loses a flower petal. Only [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] can eat Ick Worms without getting damaged. However, the leaves that Ick Worms soar on heal all of a Yoshi's [[Health Meter|health]] if eaten.
'''Ick Worms'''<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1998}}</ref> are enemies from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are found in only one [[level]]: [[Neuron Jungle]]. Ick Worms are large blue caterpillar-like insects that float down from the treetops in the Neuron Jungle. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] eats one, they get an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], but at the same time, they lose a petal from their [[Health Meter#Yoshi's Story|Smile Meter]]. Only the Blue Yoshi and Light Blue Yoshi can eat Ick Worms without getting damaged. However, the leaves that Ick Worms soar on heal all of a Yoshi's health if eaten.
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The Ick Worms' artwork can be used as a stamp in ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 「はっぱに乗ってフワリ、フワリ。うまいものには虫がつく。」 ("''Rides floaty, floaty leaves. A bug attracted to tasty food.''")<ref name=Sho/>
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 「はっぱに乗ってフワリ、フワリ。うまいものには虫がつく。」<ref name=Sho/> (''Rides floaty, floaty leaves. A bug attracted to tasty food.'')
 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=イモちゃん<ref name=Sho>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 6.]]</ref>
|Jap=イモちゃん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|page=[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|6]]|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Imochan
|JapR=Imochan
|JapM=From「イモムシ」(''imomushi'', caterpillar) and「ちゃん」(the honorific ''[[wikipedia:Japanese honorifics#Chan|-chan]]''); compare with ''[[Fuzzy Wiggler|Kemuchan]]''
|JapM=Portmanteau of「{{hover|芋虫|イモムシ}}」(''imomushi'', hairless caterpillar) and the diminutive honorific「~ちゃん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Chan|-chan}}'')
|Ger=Wurmel<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page=18|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|GerM=Worm
}}
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Latest revision as of 10:08, September 16, 2024

Ick Worm
Artwork of an Ick Worm from Yoshi's Story
Artwork of an Ick Worm from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Yoshi's Story

Ick Worms[1] are enemies from Yoshi's Story. They are found in only one level: Neuron Jungle. Ick Worms are large blue caterpillar-like insects that float down from the treetops in the Neuron Jungle. If a Yoshi eats one, they get an egg, but at the same time, they lose a petal from their Smile Meter. Only the Blue Yoshi and Light Blue Yoshi can eat Ick Worms without getting damaged. However, the leaves that Ick Worms soar on heal all of a Yoshi's health if eaten.

The Ick Worms' artwork can be used as a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 「はっぱに乗ってフワリ、フワリ。うまいものには虫がつく。」[2] (Rides floaty, floaty leaves. A bug attracted to tasty food.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イモちゃん[2]
Imochan
Portmanteau of「芋虫」(imomushi, hairless caterpillar) and the diminutive honorific「~ちゃん」(-chan)
German Wurmel[3] Worm

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
  2. ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 6.
  3. ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 18.