Stilt Guy
| Stilt Guy | |||
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 Artwork fromYoshi's Story | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Yoshi Tour) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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- “He's tough and high, but you can hurt him if you're sly.”
- —Message Block inRail Lift,Yoshi's Story
Stilt Guys, also known asShy-Guys on Stilts[1] (alternativelyShy Guys On Stilts orShy Guys on Stilts[2]) orStilted Shy Guys,[3] are a variant ofShy Guy that walks onstilts, which are mostly shoed with what look like large Shy Guy boots.
History
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Shy-Guys on Stilts first appear inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and reappear inits enhanced port.World 1-6 is named after them and contains color variations. A Shy-Guys on Stilts walks along before changing direction upon encountering an edge or a wall. AYoshi's tongue can only push the Shy-Guy on Stilts a bit further. They become regular Shy-Guys when jumped on. A Shy-Guy on Stilts can be defeated directly by throwing anegg at it. Bumping Shy-Guys on Stilts into water causes them to sink, but if the water is shallow enough, they can slowly walk back to shore.
Yoshi's Island DS
Shy Guys on Stilts return as enemies inYoshi's Island DS. The length of the stilts varies, like inYoshi's Story, with the longest taking up both screens.Stilts were made into a usable item, and the game adds a giant mechanical version namedBig Guy the Stilted.Baby Bowser can spit a fireball at the stilts of a Shy Guys on Stilts to bump the Shy Guy down to the midway of the stilts' length.
Yoshi's New Island
Stilt Guys retain their role of being enemies inYoshi's New Island. Unlike before, Yoshi can eat a Stilt Guy from behind. Stilt Guys' pink counterparts fromYoshi's Story also appear, now with a design that matches regular pink Shy Guys.
Yoshi's Story
Shy Guys On Stilts ride stilts of three different lengths inYoshi's Story. Like before, landing on a Shy Guy On Stilts causes it to fall off and become a regular Shy Guy. The blue-robed variation appears for the first time.
Paper Mario
- “Go! Attack, Stilt Guys! Fight! Fight! Fight!”
- —General Guy,Paper Mario
Two Stilt Guys are the second wave ofShy Guys fought before the boss battle withGeneral Guy inPaper Mario. Upon being ordered into battle, the Stilt Guys walk towardsMario and his partner and attempt to bounce on them with their long stilts, with a chance of missing. A Stilt Guy can fall off of its stilts and become a regular Shy Guy from either Mario'sjump orQuake Hammer. Thetattle contains a nod to their original name.[4]
Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Stilt Guys return inYoshi's Woolly World andits remake, behaving the same as before. They are crafted out of wool strings and walk on two long, thin weaving sticks that resemble stilts, with their design being consistent with the game's aesthetics. Stilt Guys have the same shoe color as Shy Guys, unlikeYoshi's New Island. The stilts serve as a shield: Yoshi can only eat a Stilt Guy from behind. Eating its stills or trying to eat the Stilt Guy from the front only pushes it away. If Yoshi throws ayarn ball at a Stilt Guy from the back, it becomes caged inside the string of the yarn, It drops its stilts and is defeated in short order in the same way normal Shy Guys are. A Stilt Guy can be temporarily immobilized by a throwing a yarn ball at their stilts or at the Stilt Guy from the front which makes the yarn wraps around its stilts. Further yarn balls reset the duration, whereas this does not happen for every other enemy and obstacle that can be tied up. Yoshi can lick away the yarn around the stilts to free the Stilt Guy early, but this does not re-create the yarn ball.
Minecraft
InMinecraft, the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack replaces the skins of theEndermen to skins of Stilt Guys. The Stilt Guys also have stilt-like arms, to fit the model of an Enderman.
Mario Kart series
Stilt Guys appear in theYoshi's Island course in theBooster Course Pass forMario Kart 8 Deluxe as well as the course's appearance inMario Kart Tour. They function as obstacles near the start, walking back and forth. The Stilt Guys are featured in a variety of colors, though the regular red-robed Stilt Guys' stilt shoes are now yellow, while the green Stilt Guys' stilt shoes are still green.[5]
Unused appearances
Super Paper Mario contains unused graphical data of a Stilt Guy.
Profiles and statistics
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide: 舌でつっつくと、竹馬でバックするところはさすが。タマゴやヒップドロップで倒せるが、頭を踏んで竹馬から落とさないと食べられない。[6] (Poking him with your tongue and pushing him back on stilts is as good as it gets. You can defeat him with an egg or a hip drop, but you can't eat him unless you step on his head and drop him off the stilts.)
- Player's Guide:What'll those smarties think of next? Watch for them wading in water and climbing rocks.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (remake): 舌でつっついても、バックするだけ。頭をふみ、竹馬から落ちたところを食べよう。タマゴやヒップドロップで倒すこともできる。[7] (Poke them with your tongue and they will just go back. Step on their heads and eat them as they fall from their stilts. You can also defeat them with an egg or hip drop.)
Yoshi's New Island
- Shogakukan guide: 足の長い竹馬に乗ったヘイホー。舌を伸ばしても正面からは食べることができない。タマゴにするときは、敵の背後に回りこんでから食べる必要がある。[8] (A Shy Guy on long-legged stilts. They cannot be eaten from the front, even with your tongue outstretched. When you want to turn it into an egg, you need to get behind the enemy before you eat it.)
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stilt Guy | |||||||||
 | Max HP | 7 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Boss | Type | Elevated | Level | 1 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Stick Stomp (4) | ||||
| Sleep? | 60%, 0 | Dizzy? | 60%, 0 | Shock? | 90%, 0 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 60%, 0 | Fright? | 0% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 0% | Hurricane? | 0% | Coins | N/A | ||||
| Items | N/A | Run | N/A | Location(s) | Shy Guy's Toy Box | ||||
| Tattle | This is Stilt Guy. Yes, as the name suggests, Stilt Guys are Shy Guys on Stilts. I mean, it seems pretty obvious to me... Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 If you attack 'em by shaking the ground, they'll fall off their stilts and become normal Shy Guys. | ||||||||
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Stilt Guy.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Red Shy-Guy on Stilts sprites fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Green Shy-Guy on Stilts sprites fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Pink Shy-Guy on Stilts sprites fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yellow Shy-Guy on Stilts sprites fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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Artwork used for a puzzle based onSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based onSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
A pink Stilt Guy on the cover of volume 2 of theKodansha manga'sYoshi's Island arc
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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
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Shy Guy on Stilts sprite fromYoshi's Island DS
Shy Guy on Stilts sprite fromYoshi's Island DS
Shy Guy on Stilts sprite fromYoshi's Island DS
Shy Guy on Stilts sprite fromYoshi's Island DS
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Yoshi's New Island
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A Stilt Guy on the stage ofScrapbook Theater inYoshi's Woolly World
Unused sprite of a Stilt Guy inSuper Paper Mario
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Takeuma Heihō | Stilt Shy Guy | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 高跷嘿虎[?] Gāoqiào Hēihǔ | Stilt Shy Guy | prior toMario Kart Tour |
| 踩高跷的嘿呵[11] Cǎigāoqiào de Hēihē | Shy Guy on Stilts | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 踩高蹺的嘿呵[11] Cǎigāoqiào de Hēihē | Shy Guy on Stilts | |
| French | Mass'chasses[?] | Portmanteau ofMaskass ("Shy Guy") andéchasses ("stilts") | |
| Maskéchass[11] | |||
| German | High Shy Guy[11] | - | |
| Italian | Tipo Trampolo[?] | Stilt Guy | Yoshi's Island DS |
| Tipo Trampoli[11] | Stilts Guy | ||
| Korean | 죽마헤이호[11] Jukma Heiho | Stilt Shy Guy | |
| Portuguese | Perna de pau Guy[11] | Stilt Guy | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Guy en zancos[?] | Guy on Stilts | |
| ZancGuy[11] | Portmanteau of Shy Guy andzanco ("stilt") | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | ZancGuy[11] | Portmanteau of Shy Guy andzanco ("stilt") |
References
- ^abMiller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page128Media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg.
- ^Williams, Drew (2006).Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide.Nintendo Power (American English). ISBN1-59812-016-6. Page 55, 94, 103, 131.
- ^"Stilted Shy Guys: These Shy Guys oversee their courses on stilts of various heights. You can knock them off or jump on top of them." – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999).Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-2103-8. Page 109.
- ^"Yes, as the name suggests, Stilt Guys are Shy Guys on Stilts." –Goombario (2000).Paper Mario.Nintendo (English).
- ^Nintendo of America (February 8, 2023).Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023 - Nintendo Switch.YouTube (English). Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^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). ISBN4-09-102523-4. Page5Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg.
- ^abNovember 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). ISBN4-09-106701-4. Page17Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png.
- ^abAugust 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).Nintendo (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106542-1. Page21Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P21.jpg.
- ^November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 54.
- ^April 11, 2007. 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106361-8. Page 65.
- ^abcdefghijDisplayed as anaction inMario Kart Tour
