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|image=[[File:Snapjaw-YIDS.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Yoshi's Island DS''
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
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'''Snap Jaws'''<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide. Pages 58, 64.</ref><ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 110, 134, 135, 136, 137, 149.</ref> are red, organic-looking versions of [[Snapjaw]] that appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They are usually found in levels where where [[Baby Donkey Kong|Baby DK]] is the primary baby (such as in [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]]). Snap Jaws constantly move forward and climb down on [[vine]]s, apparently clinging to them with their huge jaws, and are often seen routinely falling off vines from a spawn point in the trees. Some Snap Jaws also appear without a vine nearby. Touching a Snap Jaw from the side or below will knock the baby from the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi's]] back and activate the [[Countdown Timer|timer]], although unlike their mechanical counterparts, their head can be [[stomp]]ed.
'''Snap Jaws'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=58, 64|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=110, 134, 135, 136, 137, 149|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. These red crocodiles are organic counterparts of [[Snapjaw]]s that constantly move forward and climb down on [[vine]]s, apparently clinging to them with their huge jaws, and are often seen routinely falling off vines from a spawn point in the trees. Some Snap Jaws also appear without a vine nearby. Contact with a Snap Jaw knocks the baby off the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi's]] back, but a Snap Jaw can be stomped. Snap Jaws appear mainly in levels where [[Baby DK]] is the primary baby, such as in [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]].
==Gallery==
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Icon YIDS - Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワニワニくん<ref>「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 85.</ref>
|Jap=ワニワニくん<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=85}}</ref>
|JapR=Waniwani-kun
|JapR=Waniwani-kun
|JapM=Croc-Croc {{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|Kun}}
|JapM=From the repetition of「{{hover|鰐|ワニ}}」(''wani'', "crocodile"), combined with the honorific「~くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}'')
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Latest revision as of 23:41, June 29, 2024

Not to be confused with Snapjaw.
Snap Jaw
A sprite of a Snap Jaw.
Sprite from Yoshi's Island DS
First appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Variant of Snapjaw

Snap Jaws[1][2] are enemies in Yoshi's Island DS. These red crocodiles are organic counterparts of Snapjaws that constantly move forward and climb down on vines, apparently clinging to them with their huge jaws, and are often seen routinely falling off vines from a spawn point in the trees. Some Snap Jaws also appear without a vine nearby. Contact with a Snap Jaw knocks the baby off the Yoshi's back, but a Snap Jaw can be stomped. Snap Jaws appear mainly in levels where Baby DK is the primary baby, such as in World 3.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワニワニくん[3]
Waniwani-kun
From the repetition of「」(wani, "crocodile"), combined with the honorific「~くん」(kun)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 58, 64.
  2. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 110, 134, 135, 136, 137, 149.
  3. ^ 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 85.