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|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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'''Cactus Jacks'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126]].</ref> are large, spike covered [[Pokey]]s with targets on their chests. They are a paler variant of [[Needlenose]]s. They can be moved if Yoshi throws a [[Yoshi Egg]] at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out [[coin]]s. Cactus Jacks appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They are named after politician [[wikipedia:John Nance Garner|John "Cactus Jack" Garner]].<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smw2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom''. Retrieved July 4, 2008.</ref> Cactus Jack's English name may also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Mick Foley|Mick Foley]]'s professional wrestling alter-ego.
'''Cactus Jacks'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126]].</ref> are large, spike covered [[Pokey]]s with targets on their chests. They are a paler variant of [[Needlenose]]s. They can be moved if Yoshi throws a [[Yoshi Egg]] at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out [[coin]]s. Cactus Jacks appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They are named after politician [[wikipedia:John Nance Garner|John "Cactus Jack" Garner]].<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smw2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom''. Retrieved July 4, 2008.</ref> Cactus Jack's English name may also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Mick Foley|Mick Foley]]'s professional wrestling alter-ego.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=マトサンボ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw2_j-e.shtml "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island From Japanese to English"]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved October 5, 2015.</ref>
|Jap=マトサンボ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw2_j-e.shtml "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island From Japanese to English"]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved October 5, 2015.</ref>{{bettersource}}
|JapR=Mato Sanbo
|JapR=Mato Sanbo
|JapM=Target Pokey
|JapM=Target Pokey

Revision as of 23:25, May 24, 2017

Template:Species-infobox Cactus Jacks[1] are large, spike covered Pokeys with targets on their chests. They are a paler variant of Needlenoses. They can be moved if Yoshi throws a Yoshi Egg at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out coins. Cactus Jacks appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and Yoshi's New Island. They are named after politician John "Cactus Jack" Garner.[2] Cactus Jack's English name may also be a reference to Mick Foley's professional wrestling alter-ego.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マトサンボ[3]Template:Bettersource
Mato Sanbo
Target Pokey

References

  1. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 126.
  2. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  3. ^ "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island From Japanese to English". The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

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