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|image=[[File:3DS Yoshi'sNew scrn02 E3.png|200px]]<br>A Mega Guy in an early version of ''Yoshi's New Island'' | |image=[[File:3DS Yoshi'sNew scrn02 E3.png|200px]]<br>A Mega Guy in an early version of ''Yoshi's New Island'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | ||
| | |variant_of=[[Shy Guy]] | ||
|variants=[[Mega Kantera]]<br>[[Metal Guy]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mega Guys'''<ref> | '''Mega Guys''',<ref>{{cite|quote=One way to get a Mega Eggdozer is by swallowing a Mega Guy.|title=''Yoshi's New Island'' digital instruction manual|page=13 / 17 All about Eggs}}</ref> also known as '''Giant Shy Guys''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=7|date=June 7, 2001|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3633-7}}</ref> '''Big Shy Guys''',<ref>{{cite|author=Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide|page=2 and 6|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=0-9706468-4-4}}</ref> or '''Mega Shy Guys''',<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAmerica|url=instagram.com/p/lI0K1-MY-9|title=What happens when #Yoshi eats a Mega Shy Guy in Yoshi’s New Island? MEGA EGGDOZERS! Watch Yoshi use these new eggs to plow through the environment and explore underwater in his eggs-traordinary adventure. Yoshi’s New Island launches for Nintendo #3DS on March 14.|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=June 5, 2024|language=en-us|date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> are [[Shy Guy]]s that are larger than normal. | ||
==History== | |||
===''Yoshi's Island'' series=== | |||
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''/''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''==== | |||
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|GBA remake]], big Shy Guys<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 60. "'''''Food Fight''' Slurp up the big Shy Guys to make extra-large Eggs, then shoot Prince Froggy’s uvula (the thing dangling from the top of the screen). Don’t worry too much about aiming.''"</ref> appear during the boss fight with [[Froggy]]. [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] must eat them to produce the [[Giant Egg]]s needed to damage the boss. These big Shy Guys are technically about the size of a regular Shy-Guy, if not actually smaller, but are large in relation to Yoshi and [[Baby Mario]], who are shrunken by [[Kamek]]. | |||
====''Yoshi's New Island''==== | |||
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Mega Guys spawn from large [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s, and unlike the game's regular-sized Shy Guys, they are impervious to [[stomp]]s and constantly walk forward, only turning around once they reach a wall. Yoshi can swallow them to turn them into [[Mega Eggdozer]]s, which can be used to destroy otherwise indestructible obstacles. Mega Guys require a bit more effort than normal to swallow, as the player has to rapidly press {{button|3ds|A}} to do it. A metallic variant known as [[Metal Guy]]s also appear, which are used to make [[Metal Eggdozer]]s. | |||
===''Super Mario Advance''=== | |||
Big Shy Guys appear as semi-common enemies in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. They act much like ordinary Shyguys, aside from being twice as large, and come in red-robed and blue-robed variants just like ordinary Shyguys, with the difference being that blue-robed Big Shy Guys turn around at ledges, unlike red-robed ones that walk off of ledges instead. They release [[small heart|Heart]]s when thrown to the ground or defeated, and take longer to pick up compared to most enemies and items due to their large size. Their unique traits are largely similar to those of [[Big Ninji]]s, which also appear in ''Super Mario Advance''. | |||
===''Super Mario-kun''=== | |||
[[File:GiantShyGuy SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|A Big Shy Guy in ''Super Mario-kun'']] | |||
In the small short that concludes the chapter in volume 26 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a Big Shy Guy attacks Mario, [[Goombario]], and [[Kooper]]. It then pits Mario against [[Robirdo]]. Mario, however, grabs the Big Shy Guy and throws it against Robirdo, defeating both. | |||
===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''=== | |||
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', a Big Shy Guy is one of the enemies that can appear in the microgame [[Mario Adv.]] | |||
===''Mario Tennis Aces''=== | |||
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', a black Mega Guy appears in [[Snowball Fight]], acting as a regular Shy Guy. In addition to the aforementioned type appearing in blue, in Ver. 2.3.0 onwards, much bigger black Mega Guy bandits wearing yellow or red bandanas are encountered individually in the added Shy Guy Train Tussle Co-op Challenge. They have increased health and can be attacked by either hitting back the projectiles shot by the four [[cannon]]s overhead or hitting back the [[Bob-omb]]s or [[Mega Bob-omb]]s tossed by it. When defeated, they drop a key to a golden [[treasure chest]] with [[coin]]s. | |||
===Unused appearances=== | |||
====''Yoshi's Story''==== | |||
Big Shy Guys appear in an early trailer of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', though they are not present in the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=Hard4Games|date=April 11, 2020|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSJmf9ju5hU&t=1m43s|timestamp=1:43|title=Beta Kirby’s Air Ride & Goldeneye Rail-Shooter - VHS Preservation!|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> They also appear in the ''[[Yoshi Demo]]'', where stomping one would turn it into a regular Shy Guy. | |||
==Profiles== | |||
===''Yoshi's New Island''=== | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 通常サイズより何倍も大きいへイホー。舌を伸ばしてボタンを連打すると、メガタマゴを作ることができる。メガどかんから出現することが多い。<ref name=YNI/>(''A Shy Guy that is many times larger than normal. By extending your tongue and pressing the button repeatedly, you can create a Mega Eggdozer. They often appear from Mega Warp Pipes.'') | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
SMW2 Big Shy Guy red.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' | |||
SMW2 Big Shy Guy green.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' | |||
Giant Shy Guy.PNG|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | |||
Mega Guy red SMA.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | |||
Mega Guy blue SMA.png|''Super Mario Advance'' | |||
SMA3 Big Shy Guy red.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' | |||
SMA3 Big Shy Guy green.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' | |||
WWDIYSMarioadv. Mega Guy.png|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap= | |Jap=ビッグヘイホー<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190509010638/https://21010.net/club/bn/agb/amaj/pdf/p006_009.pdf|title=Shogakukan guide preview|publisher=21010.net|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> | ||
| | |JapR=Biggu Heihō | ||
|JapM=Mega Shy Guy | |Jap2=メガヘイホー<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P26.jpg|26}}}}</ref> | ||
|Ita=Mega Tipo Timido | |Jap2R=Mega Heihō | ||
|ItaM=Mega Shy Guy | |JapM=Big Shy Guy <small>(''Super Mario Advance'')</small> | ||
|Jap2M=Mega Shy Guy <small>(''Yoshi's New Island'')</small> | |||
|Ita=Tipo timido gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual|page=111}}</ref> | |||
|Ita2=Mega Tipo Timido <ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' Italian e-manual|page=13}}</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Giant shy guy | |||
|Ita2M=Mega Shy Guy | |||
|Rus=Мегаскромняга | |Rus=Мегаскромняга | ||
|RusR=Megaskromnyaga | |RusR=Megaskromnyaga | ||
|RusM=Mega Shy Guy | |RusM=Mega Shy Guy | ||
|Kor=메가헤이호 | |||
|KorR=MegaHeyho | |||
|KorM=Mega Shy Guy | |||
|Fre=Méga Maskache<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-3DS-yoshis-new-island-fr.pdf|title=''Yoshi's New Island'' French instruction booklet|page=13}}</ref> | |||
|FreM=Mega Shy guy | |||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Shy Guys}} | {{Shy Guys}} | ||
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{{YNI}} | {{YNI}} | ||
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[[Category:Shy Guys]] | [[Category:Shy Guys]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island | [[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Advance enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:24, July 29, 2024
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: include info on big Shy Guys in more games, including the Mario Party series and Mario Kart Tour
| Mega Guy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A Mega Guy in an early version of Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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Mega Guys,[1] also known as Giant Shy Guys,[2] Big Shy Guys,[3] or Mega Shy Guys,[4] are Shy Guys that are larger than normal.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its GBA remake, big Shy Guys[5] appear during the boss fight with Froggy. Yoshi must eat them to produce the Giant Eggs needed to damage the boss. These big Shy Guys are technically about the size of a regular Shy-Guy, if not actually smaller, but are large in relation to Yoshi and Baby Mario, who are shrunken by Kamek.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
In Yoshi's New Island, Mega Guys spawn from large pipes, and unlike the game's regular-sized Shy Guys, they are impervious to stomps and constantly walk forward, only turning around once they reach a wall. Yoshi can swallow them to turn them into Mega Eggdozers, which can be used to destroy otherwise indestructible obstacles. Mega Guys require a bit more effort than normal to swallow, as the player has to rapidly press 
to do it. A metallic variant known as Metal Guys also appear, which are used to make Metal Eggdozers.
Super Mario Advance[edit]
Big Shy Guys appear as semi-common enemies in Super Mario Advance. They act much like ordinary Shyguys, aside from being twice as large, and come in red-robed and blue-robed variants just like ordinary Shyguys, with the difference being that blue-robed Big Shy Guys turn around at ledges, unlike red-robed ones that walk off of ledges instead. They release Hearts when thrown to the ground or defeated, and take longer to pick up compared to most enemies and items due to their large size. Their unique traits are largely similar to those of Big Ninjis, which also appear in Super Mario Advance.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In the small short that concludes the chapter in volume 26 of Super Mario-kun, a Big Shy Guy attacks Mario, Goombario, and Kooper. It then pits Mario against Robirdo. Mario, however, grabs the Big Shy Guy and throws it against Robirdo, defeating both.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, a Big Shy Guy is one of the enemies that can appear in the microgame Mario Adv.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
In Mario Tennis Aces, a black Mega Guy appears in Snowball Fight, acting as a regular Shy Guy. In addition to the aforementioned type appearing in blue, in Ver. 2.3.0 onwards, much bigger black Mega Guy bandits wearing yellow or red bandanas are encountered individually in the added Shy Guy Train Tussle Co-op Challenge. They have increased health and can be attacked by either hitting back the projectiles shot by the four cannons overhead or hitting back the Bob-ombs or Mega Bob-ombs tossed by it. When defeated, they drop a key to a golden treasure chest with coins.
Unused appearances[edit]
Yoshi's Story[edit]
Big Shy Guys appear in an early trailer of Yoshi's Story, though they are not present in the final game.[6] They also appear in the Yoshi Demo, where stomping one would turn it into a regular Shy Guy.
Profiles[edit]
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 通常サイズより何倍も大きいへイホー。舌を伸ばしてボタンを連打すると、メガタマゴを作ることができる。メガどかんから出現することが多い。[7](A Shy Guy that is many times larger than normal. By extending your tongue and pressing the button repeatedly, you can create a Mega Eggdozer. They often appear from Mega Warp Pipes.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Advance
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグヘイホー[8] Biggu Heihō |
Big Shy Guy (Super Mario Advance) | |
| メガヘイホー[7] Mega Heihō |
Mega Shy Guy (Yoshi's New Island) | ||
| French | Méga Maskache[11] | Mega Shy guy | |
| Italian | Tipo timido gigante[9] | Giant shy guy | |
| Mega Tipo Timido [10] | Mega Shy Guy | ||
| Korean | 메가헤이호[?] MegaHeyho |
Mega Shy Guy | |
| Russian | Мегаскромняга[?] Megaskromnyaga |
Mega Shy Guy |
References[edit]
- ^ "One way to get a Mega Eggdozer is by swallowing a Mega Guy." – Yoshi's New Island digital instruction manual. Page 13 / 17 All about Eggs.
- ^ Stratton, Bryan (June 7, 2001). Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3633-7. Page 7.
- ^ Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies (June 4, 2001). Super Mario Advance Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books. ISBN 0-9706468-4-4. Page 2 and 6.
- ^ NintendoAmerica (March 4, 2014). What happens when #Yoshi eats a Mega Shy Guy in Yoshi’s New Island? MEGA EGGDOZERS! Watch Yoshi use these new eggs to plow through the environment and explore underwater in his eggs-traordinary adventure. Yoshi’s New Island launches for Nintendo #3DS on March 14.. Instagram (American English). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Page 60. "Food Fight Slurp up the big Shy Guys to make extra-large Eggs, then shoot Prince Froggy’s uvula (the thing dangling from the top of the screen). Don’t worry too much about aiming."
- ^ Hard4Games (April 11, 2020). Beta Kirby’s Air Ride & Goldeneye Rail-Shooter - VHS Preservation! (1:43). YouTube. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 26.
- ^ Shogakukan guide preview (PDF). 21010.net. Archived May 9, 2019, 01:06:38 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Advance European manual. Page 111.
- ^ Yoshi's New Island Italian e-manual. Page 13.
- ^ Yoshi's New Island French instruction booklet. Page 13.
