Preying Mantas
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| Preying Mantas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Model from Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
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Preying Mantas[1] are jellyfish enemies in the Yoshi's Island series. Their English name is a play on "praying mantis" and "manta," with the use of "preying" conveying they are aggressive creatures. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, making them little of a threat to the Yoshis. A Preying Mantas can be defeated from one of Submarine Yoshi's torpedoes.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。[2] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
- Player's Guide: Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.[1]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。[3] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。[4] (They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.)
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Game Picture Book 4: Hang in There, Yoshi
Sprite from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kurage |
Jellyfish | |
| German | Blubber-Qualle[5] | Bubble Jellyfish |
Trivia[edit]
- During the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like Dry Bones.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 128.
- ^ a b c September 20, 1995. 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 7.
- ^ a b November 20, 2002. 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 16.
- ^ a b August 9, 2014. 「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). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 19.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 18.
- ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
