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Whoohoo! We've gotten official names for every enemy in YIDS… but this. Could someone who has the Nintendo Power player's guide look hard for the name? Please? 
Para Yoshi Wahoo! 20:03, 11 January 2007 (EST)
- MmMmMMMmmmm.. OK. One sec....
3D, looking...
- Gotta go. Respond later. 3D, who doesn't even have time for this!
- ()-O-() Whaaaa! 'K.
Para Yoshi Wahoo! 20:25, 11 January 2007 (EST)
- ()-O-() Whaaaa! 'K.
- Gotta go. Respond later.
- What I mean is their face...it always reminds me of a Shy Guy's face. Paper Jorge
- I know… I never thought about that. We should change their name to Shy Spear methinks. Para Yoshi Wahoo! 18:01, 13 January 2007 (EST)
- I know… I never thought about that. We should change their name to Shy Spear methinks.
Is there an official name for these guys..3D? Paper Jorge
From what I read in the Prima guide, they're called Pointeys.
- Prima Guides are unofficial and have no canonical value. -- Son of Suns
- They're called Pointeys! I emailed the big N and whee! I got a response! After several moths, of course.
Para Yoshi Wahoo! 
11:57, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
Bamboo or not bamboo? That is the question.Edit
Are we sure that these things are based on bamboo? All the rings of spiky-looking leaves and even the head's shape itself both indicate that it's actually based off of a species of horsetail. — Somarinoa (talk) 15:29, 17 July 2013 (EDT)