Froggy
- This article is about The boss character from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For the Wario Land 3 enemy known as Prince Froggy, see Lumpy (enemy).
| Froggy | |
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| Species | Frog Pirate |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) |
- “Ribbet, ribbet, Froggy here!”
- —Prince Froggy, Tetris Attack
Prince Froggy (also known as simply Froggy) is a regal Frog Pirate who lives in a large swampy area on Yoshi's Island.
History
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Froggy is the midpoint boss of World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and offers a unique challenge. When Yellow Yoshi engages the Frog Pirate in combat, Kamek swoops in and shrinks Yoshi, allowing Froggy to swallow the Yoshi whole. The actual battle is between Yoshi and Froggy's uvula, with hazardous stomach acid dripping from the top. Shy-Guys (which appear larger due to Yoshi's diminished size) fall into the stomach, and can be turned into large eggs. Yoshi must throw the eggs at the prince's uvula. After each hit, the stomach becomes progressively redder. After enough hits, the stomach flashes various colors as Yoshi escapes through Froggy's intestines, and he reverts to his normal size while Froggy lays defeated.
Super Mario-kun
In the adaptation of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island from volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, Prince Froggy swallows Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Baby Mario. Shy Guys fall on the group, but they are avoided. Yoshi attempts to hit the uvula, and although the egg bounces many times in the stomach, it misses the uvula. Finally, a big Shy Guy lands on them. Yoshi eventually finds a star, which turns Baby Mario into Superstar Mario. Baby Mario then runs up the walls and gives the uvula a beating. This causes Froggy to defecate the characters out.
Tetris Attack
Prince Froggy reappears in Tetris Attack with a Clawdaddy for a partner, and is known simply as Froggy. He replaces the water fairy, Elias, from Panel de Pon. He is a friend of Yoshi's who needs to be rescued from Kamek's spell.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Player's Guide: His Royal Highness doesn't like to work up a sweat in the jungle heat, so Kamek will have to shrink Yoshi and Mario down to a bite-sized morsel. Once inside Froggy's stomach, Yoshi will have to fight his out way by using the primary food in Froggy's diet: Shy-Guys![1]
Tetris Attack
- In-game Character profile
Ribbet, ribbet. Froggy here!
For frogs, a lot of rain is good. But... ribbet. Not everyone is so happy about it, ribbet. Well... ribbet. I don't care! Ribbet!
- Japanese language selected
ゲロゲロ ゲロゲーロだゲロ
カエルの オレにはあめが つづくのはありがたいことなんだゲロ
でも ヨッシーアイランドのみんなは めいわくしてるみたいだゲロ
ま かんけいないゲロ
(Ribbet, ribbet. It's Froggy, ribbet.)
(I'm a frog, and I'm just grateful that the rain keeps coming, ribbet. But, everyone in Yoshi's Island seems to be a nay-sayer, ribbet. I don't care, ribbet.)
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide (shared with Frog Pirate): 長い舌をのばして、赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てると気絶するので、その間に食ベてしまおう。ワールド3-4ではボスとしても登場。[2]
(A large frog snatches babies by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still alive. It also appears as a boss in World 3-4.)
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Yossy Island Jumbo Carddass 3
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゲロゲーロ[?] Gerogēro |
Same as Frog Pirate | |
| Chinese | 呱呱蛙王子[?] Guāguāwā Wángzǐ |
Prince Frog Pirate | |
| German | Börk Börk[?] | Croak Croak (börk is the German onomatopoeia for the sound a frog makes) | |
| Italian | Sir Ranocchio[?] | Sir Froggy | |
| Spanish | Príncipe Rana[?] | Frog Prince |
Trivia
- The name "Prince Froggy" is a reference to a fairy tale involving a princess kissing a frog and turning it into a prince. However, in the original Japanese version, his name is "Gerogēro," the same name as ordinary Frog Pirates, tying in with how the rest of the bosses are given generic names that are typically just an identifier for their size and their species name; as he is not resized, he remains a generic member of the species.
- He is the only boss that is not affected by Kamek's magic. In turn, he is also the only boss that does not explode, signifying defeat - Yoshi does the explosion effect instead. Accordingly, the effect might just signify the reversion of Kamek's spells. The latter is supported with Hookbill the Koopa's defeat, where after the explosions occur, Hookbill bursts out of the destroyed shell in his original size, as well as the defeat of Big Baby Bowser, where upon exploding, he is clearly restored to his original size.
- Despite Prince Froggy possessing one, real-life frogs lack uvulas entirely.
- Although Prince Froggy's boss fight in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island takes place inside his stomach, Toadies still appear to abduct Baby Mario if Yoshi is harmed and unable to retrieve the lost baby.
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 17.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), Template:Media link.
| Tetris Attack | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pals | Yoshi • Lakitu • Bumpty* • Poochy • Flying Wiggler • Froggy • Gargantua Blargg • Lunge Fish • Raphael The Raven | |
| Rivals | Hookbill The Koopa • Naval Piranha • Kamek • Bowser | |
| Other characters | Mr. Time* • Little Yoshi • Fly Guy • Goonie • Dr. Freezegood • Grinder • Eggo-Dil • Clawdaddy • Flamer Guy • Flopsy Fish • Shy-Guy • Toady | |
| Gameplay | Panel • Garbage block • Shock Panel • Shock Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Media • Quotes • Staff | |
| * Exclusive to the SNES version. | ||
