Burt the Bashful
- "Bashful" redirects here. For the ghost fromPac-Man who appears as anAssist Trophy in theSuper Smash Bros. series, seeAssist Trophy § Ghosts.
| Burt the Bashful | |
|---|---|
 Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 artwork of Burt the Bashful | |
| Species | Burt |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
- “Yoshis sure are persistent. I assumed you'd have all run home by now! Fine! Burt, hitch up your pants and GO BUST UP THAT YOSHI!”
- —Kamek,Yoshi's Woolly World
Burt the Bashful, also spelledBert the Bashful,[1] is a recurring boss in theYoshi franchise. He started out as a normalBurt, whichKamek grows to a massive size in the events ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
History
Yoshi franchise
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- “So,you're still onthe baby's side, Yoshi-baby? Then get a load of THIS!”
- —Kamek,Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Burt the Bashful is the first mid-boss seen inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and itsremake, where he is found inBurt The Bashful's Fort half-way throughWorld 1. At the end of the fort,Yellow Yoshi encounters aBurt which is enlarged byKamek, turning it into Burt the Bashful. To defeat him, Yellow Yoshi must hit him witheggs six times; with each hit, Burt's pants continue to fall off. When he is defeated, his pants entirely fall off and he turns red in embarrassment, blasts off and eventually implodes.
Burt's sprites depict him differently from his artwork; notably, he has one curled hair in his sprites, but two drooping hairs in his artwork. Said artwork is reused for theBig Burt Bros., and the same inconsistency applies with them.
Yoshi's Island DS
Burt the Bashful and the other castle bosses ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cameo in the opening sequence ofYoshi's Island DS. Additionally, the mid-bosses ofWorld 1, theBig Burt Bros., are based on him.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Burt the Bashful later appears inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World as the boss ofWorld 1 inBurt the Bashful's Castle. The battle takes place in a room with three yellow blocks and two red blocks, placed alternating so that the yellow blocks meet the walls. The room is wider than the width of the screen. At the start of the battle, Burt jumps across the room as inYoshi's Island. This takes four jumps, with the last jump being very short He stops at either edge of the room then stomps in place to cause two redShy Guys to fall from the top of the screen. They fall on the red blocks in the room. Burt destroys Shy Guys on contact, and his stomp will bring down fewer Shy Guys if there are Shy Guys present such that two Shy Guys is the maximum number. To damage Burt, Yoshi must first hit him with ayarn ball to stun him. Burt falls backward and a knot appears his pants. If Yoshi eats this knot, he unravels one third of Burt's pants, inflicting damage. Burt can also be knocked back and stunned using seeds from awatermelon, fire breath from afire watermelon, and ice breath from aice watermelon. Hitting Burt again knocks him back again and resets the length of the stun. Given time, Burt will recover, and the knot on his pants disappears as well.
After taking damage once, Burt the Bashful jumps to the nearest edge of the room and calls in two ball look-alikes of himself. The look-alikes are smaller than Burt the Bashful. All three of them stack up, such that Burt stands in the middle. They jump in order from top to bottom, landing in the center of the room, then repeating to go to the other side of the room. This means they only ever land on the yellow blocks. Once at the edge, Burt will stomp again to bring down Shy Guys If the look-alikes take damage, they get knocked into the foreground and out of the room. They can take damage in more ways than Burt can be stunned, including via kicking frozen Shy Guys into them or viaground-pound shockwaves from the "Power up Ground Pound!"Power Badge. If all look-alikes are defeated, Burt the Bashful switches back to normal jumping. If Burt gets stunned, then all look-alikes are instantly defeated. If Burt recovers from being stunned, he jumps to the nearest edge of the room and calls in a new set of look-alikes. After having the second third of his pants unraveled, Burt the Bashful repeats the process using four look-alikes, again stacked so that he is in the middle of their stack. By repeating the process, Yoshi can unknit the last portion of Burt's pants. Once done, Burt turns red from embarrassment and is defeated. He bounces around the room while shrinking, before vanishing in the center of the room. Burt vanishing leaves behind extrabeads compared to other bosses.
Not includingBaby Bowser, Burt the Bashful andNaval Piranha are the only two bosses fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to make an appearance inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. Additionally, not includingMega Baby Bowser, Burt the Bashful is the only boss inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World that does not need to beGround Pounded to be defeated.
Yoshi's Crafted World
While Burt does not appear inYoshi's Crafted World, the player fights a similar boss calledBurt the Ball, which is a rubber version of him.
Super Smash Bros. series
Burt the Bashful also appears as asticker inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, and as aspirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Mario-kun
In volume 14 of theSuper Mario-kun, the volume based onSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Burt the Bashful is the first bossMario,Luigi, and Yoshi encounter. He bounces around, smashing Mario in the process. Yoshi also attacks and ends up failing. AnEgg Plant assists them, but the Yoshi Eggs simply bounce off Burt (contrary to the games where the eggs are needed to damage Burt). Finally, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi grab and pull down Burt's pants, revealing his genitals. Ashamed, he shrinks and starts flying off as a deflated balloon, causing havoc to Mario and Luigi.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Player's Guide description:
- English:
The first boss Yoshi encounters is more concerned about his modesty than beating the dinosaur who's entered his fort. Belt bouncing Burt with enough eggs and he'll drop his belt, then turn beet-red with embarrassment before dashing off. Kamek will have to find some tougher opponents if he wants to beat Yoshi.[2]
- English:
- Shogakukan guide description:
- Japanese:
カメックの魔法で大きくなったドンブリブロス。体型のせいか、タマゴを当てるとパンツがどんどんずり下がる。[3]
(Translation:A Burt, made gigantic by Kamek's magic. Because of his body shape, his pants keep slipping down when he is hit by an egg.)
- Japanese:
| Bashful Burt[4] | |
|---|---|
| Description | An amateur dancer who likes to stay home and practice the latest steps. |
| Favorite Saying | "Where's the mosh pit?" |
| How to Beat Him | This bouncing boss can pound you to a pulp! Stay low in the hole on the floor and shoot your eggs up at an angle. The flower under the floor will provide you with egg ammo. Grab the eggs with your tongue, but watch out for Burt's big feet! |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide description:
- Japanese:
ワールド1-4のボス。カメックの魔法で大きくなったドンブリブロス。タマゴを当てるとパンツがどんどんずり下がり、6回当てれば倒せる。[5]
(Translation:Boss of World 1-4. A Burt, enlarged by Kamek's magic. If you hit him with an egg, his pants will slide down rapidly, and if you hit him six times, you can defeat him.)
- Japanese:
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Sticker Burt the Bashful | ||
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| Artwork from:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | ||
| Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: [Bite] - Attack +6 | ||
| Usable by:Yoshi,Wario,Pokémon Trainer,Wolf | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Spirit #311 Burt the Bashful | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Primary | |
| Slots | 2 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Shield Speed ↓ | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | GiantPAC-MAN |
| Conditions |
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| Stage | Super Happy Tree (Ω) | |
| Song | Fortress Boss - Super Mario World |
Gallery
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグドンブリ[?] Biggu Donburi | BigBurt | |
| Chinese | 大海碗[?] Dàhǎiwǎn | Big Bowl | |
| French | Gros Bélixo[?] | Big Burt | |
| German | Xilebo[?] | Obelix backwards | |
| Italian | Goffry Pallone Gonfiato[6][7] | Braggart Burt; lit. "Inflated Balloon Burt" | |
| Pallone Gonfiato[8][9] | Braggart; lit. "Inflated Balloon" | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Goffry[10] | Burt | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
| Korean | 거대덮밥[?] Geodae Deopbap | Big Burt | |
| Russian | Барт Брюква[?] Bart Bryukva | Burt theSwede | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Inflonte el Tímido[?] | Bashful Burt | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Inflón[?] | Burt | |
| Don Inflón[?] | Sir Burt | Yoshi's Woolly World |
References
- ^| Artwork - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Games - Nintendo |.Nintendo of America (American English). Archived April 2, 2003, 15:19:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
- ^「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). Page8Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg.
- ^Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
- ^「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). Page20Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png.
- ^"La fortezza di Goffry Pallone Gonfiato" – Level name.Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (Italian).
- ^"Goffry Pallone Gonfiato" – Enemy museum.(Poochy &)Yoshi's Woolly World (Italian).
- ^"Pallone Gonfiato" – Lakitu Star Cup scoreboard.Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Italian).
- ^"Pallone Gonfiato" – Spirit.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Italian).
- ^"Goffry" – Sticker.Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Italian).
