Shy Guy

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are a fictional species present in the Mario series of video games. They are also the most common enemies found in the Yoshi series.

History

The Shy Guy was created as an enemy for the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic, which was transformed into Super Mario Bros. 2 for a North American release. Most enemies, including Bob-ombs, Snifits, and Shy Guys, were unchanged from the original Japanese version, and are now instantly recognizable as Mario's enemies, despite having been created for a game completely unrelated to Mario. Super Mario Bros. 2 is revealed to have taken place entirely in a dreamworld, but Shy Guys are later revealed to have existed on Yoshi's Island since Mario was a baby, long before Super Mario Bros. 2 takes place. Since then, they have become even more part of the Yoshi series than with the Mario series.

Characteristics

Shy Guys, as the name suggests, are very shy. They always have masks covering their faces; the only parts not covered are the eyes and mouth, which simply appear as black holes. Shy Guys can wear different colours, such as red, blue, green, yellow, black, white, pink, and purple. Though they are bipedal, the earlier graphics of their first appearances made Shy Guys appear to be on all fours.

In Luigi's Mansion, Luigi could suck the mask off the Shy Guy ghost, revealing no face, just a shadow with two glowing, yellow eyes, although this is probably not what the real shy guy looks like.

Their attacks usually consist of simply running into the player, although some use slingshots. Some varieties, like Snifits and Snufits spit projectiles similarly to the Octorok, while others may catch fire, such as Pyro Guy. Another variety is the Bandit, which is taller than the average Shy Guy and his mask actually shows malicious expressions (which goes with his behavior). They have also come up with some very peculiar inventions over the years, such as walking on stilts, attacking with toy tanks, bouncing on pogo-sticks, and piloting submarines. In , Shy Guys (among other enemies) could be eaten and turned into eggs by Yoshi, and it was common for Shy Guys to pop out of pipes until Yoshi couldn't make any more eggs.

In addition to the regular Shy Guys in , in level 2-7, another variant of Shy Guy appears for that level only: the Fat/Santa [Shy] Guy. This gargantuan Shy Guy is, surprisingly, edible, and gives Yoshi eggs about five times bigger than normal eggs and cause earthquakes, which turn all on-screen enemies into Stars. Once you get 3 Fat eggs, however, the Fat/Santa [Shy] Guys disappear, but there are strategies to getting a higher number of them (up to six). You cannot carry these eggs into other levels (sadly), but you do get rewarded with coins for each egg at the goal (4 coins/egg).

Other Shy Guys

These are other kinds of Shy Guys that appear in the Mario games.

Anti Guy

A black (or very dark grey) Shy Guy, first appeared in Yoshi's Story where he would cause damage to yoshi if eaten (hence the name). also appeared in Paper Mario, and was the toughest Shy Guy in the game. He appears in Shy Guy's Toy Box, blocking a chest containing a badge. He has high attack power, and high HP. You don't have to fight him for the badge, as you can bribe him with a Lemon Candy and he'll go away. You may also have to fight 3 of them at once if you get three wrong answers at the second Bowser Door in Bowser's castle.

Gourmet Guy

In Shy Guy's Toy Box, an extremely fat Shy Guy blocks the path to the lever that fixes the train tracks. He is named for his extreme love of food, but he doesn't know this. When given cake, he spazzes out in happiness flying all over the place. He is willing to help anyone if they give him cake, even though he works for Bowser.

General Guy

The fourth boss of Paper Mario, and leader of the Shy Guys. He attacks Mario with his army is this order

White Shy Guy

An ally Shy Guy that can be found on occasion in Yoshi's Story. If they are in your possession when you complete a level, he will appear on the character select menu. If you have a missing Yoshi, he can be selected to go to Baby Bowser's castle and rescue one.

Fly Guy

Along with Shy Guys, Fly guys are also common enemies in the Yoshi series of games. They appear as Shy Guys with propellors on their head and wind-up gears on their back which allow them to fly. They also appear in many Mario spin-offs, and are even playable characters in Mario Power Tennis and Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Stilt Guy

These are Shy Guys on stilts. They first appeared in Super Mario world 2. Yoshi could still eat and hit them. They returned in Yoshi's Story. They reappeared again in Paper Mario as General Guy's second wave. This is the only time they are actually referred to as Stilt Guys.

Shyster

These are Shy Guys on pogo sticks. They first appeared in Super Mario RPG, where they have sword-tipped pogo sticks. They returned in Yoshi's Story, but used regular pogo sticks.

Game Guy

A Shy Guy that if you land on his spot in Mario Party 3, he takes all your coins and lets you gamble to win coins. If you win, the coins are multiplied by the number it says. If you lose, you don't get any coins.

Spear Guy

Shy Guys with spears. Their first appearance was in Super Mario World 2. They reappeared in Paper Mario on Lavalava Island. One attacks Kolarado. They also appear in Mario Party 7 as an orb that is thrown. If a player lands on this space, the player must roll the die to see how many coins will be taken from them and givin to the orb thrower, similar to the Goomba orb in Mario Party 6.

Greaper

Appeared in Super Mario RPG. A Shy Guy equivalent of the Grim Reaper. They reside at Jonathan Jones' Ship. One is a member of the Three Musty Fears. The other two are Dry Bones and Big Boo. They want to play find the flag. Greaper's is behind the welcome sign in Rose Town. There is also a more powerful version of Greaper called Glum Reaper, it is located in Smithy's Factory.

Appearances

As enemies

• Super Mario Bros. 2: Common enemies (Snifits also appear).
• Super Mario 64: Only Fly Guys (flying Shy Guys) appear and their primary attack is diving towards Mario, though they can also spit fire. If Mario jumps on them, he can hover by spinning his arms like a helicopter. In Super Mario 64 DS they reprise this role.
• : They are common enemies, and come in many different varieties throughout the game. The Bandits also appear, and in the secret vs. mode, the second player assumes the role of a Bandit.
• Yoshi's Story: They are very common enemies and come in an array of colors, but few variations. There was also a white Shy Guy who, if present at the end of a level, essentially gives the player a 1-up.
• Yoshi Touch & Go: Appear as Shy Guys and Fly Guys frequently throughout the game.
• Yoshi Topsy-Turvy: Appear as red, yellow and green. Some variant forms are also present here, including Fly Guys, Shy Guys swinging medieval flails, and Fly Guys carrying coins.
• Super Mario RPG: Several varieties, attacks with a slingshot. There was also a flying Shy Guy named "Shy Away" who, instead of fighting, watered Pirahna Plants to do battle for him.
• Paper Mario: Many variations can be seen throughout the game, especially in Chapter 4, "Shy Guy's Toy Box", where they are led by 'General Guy'.
• : Bandits appear in various areas to steal coins or items (including Badges) from Mario. Normal Shy Guys also appear in the audience during battles, but serve no real purpose except for occasionally running onstage to cause minor trouble to either Mario or his enemies.
• Luigi's Mansion: Some of the ghosts resemble Shy Guys, and cannot be captured until Luigi removes their mask first.
• : Though there are no basic Shy Guys, several variant forms (like the Spear Guys) appeared.
• : Again features no basic Shy Guys, but does include a variation called a "Boom Guy" (and the more advanced "Elite Boom Guy"). Its weapon of choice is a cannon.
• : A minor enemy in the Yoshi's Story stage. Some of them carry food, which is dropped when they are killed.
• Mario Kart Double Dash!!: Appear as skating obstructions (therefore earning them the nickname Skate Guys) in Sherbet Land Grand Prix level. They are mobile obstacles to the karts, sometimes pushing them into the lake.

As playable characters

• Mario Tennis: Technique player
• Mario Power Tennis: Technique player
• Mario Superstar Baseball: Balanced player for Yoshi's team
• Mario Kart DS: Only available when racing with DS Download Play. Players without the game card will be given Shy Guy instead of choosing a racer themselves. There are different colors, and some think that certain colors are "better" than others, but this has not been confirmed (the colors are assigned by the favorite color that the user has chosen within the setting of the DS unit).

Other

• Mario Party 3: Appears as a character called Game Guy, complete with bow tie. He would host all-or-nothing chance games that the player would partake in.

• Mario Party 4: Appears as a host for one of the game boards.

• Shy Guy also appeared on the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! for DiC Entertainment as a minion. He was played by Jeannie Elias who gave him a voice like Carl Foutley from As Told by Ginger.

• Mario Party 7: Appears as shopkeeper at some Orb Stores. Also appears as Spear Guy for certain Orb events and the Minigame Cruise "King of the River".

• While not referred to by name, the Super Mario Bros. Movie featured Shyguys, after a fashion. As with much of the characters in the movie (such as goombas being portrayed as large, reptillian creatures), the shyguys became larger, darker versions of themselves. When the Mario Bros. are originally captured, they are put through a sterilization process largely performed by men in full-body jumpsuits with masks reminiscent of shyguys.

Later in the movie, Snifits appear (and are referred to by name) as garbage men; their bullet shooting mask protrusions being replaced with simple air filters. Unlike the Shyguys from earlier in the movie, they exclusively wear black, tighter-fitting clothing.

External links

• [Super Mario Brothers Monster Compendium - ShyGuy]

 

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