Cloudjin
| Cloudjin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Cloudjin fromYoshi's Story | |
| Species | Djinn |
| Appears in | Yoshi's Story (1997) |
- “My fiery breath is very hot! Those spiked balls are certainly not!”
- —Cloudjin,Yoshi's Story
Cloudjin is a boss inYoshi's Story. He is a smoke djinn that was sent byBaby Bowser to patrol the mountains ofYoshi's Island inYoshi's Story. As such, aYoshi must fight him after collecting 30fruits in Stage 3-3:Poochy & Nippy. He attacks by using largespiked balls and causes them to roll down slippery teeter-totters, and breathes fire at the Yoshi. AYoshi's egg can harm Cloudjin while he is tangible, causing him to flash red (though not in international releases).
Japanese quote[edit]
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Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: おれ様はけむりのまじん。えらそうなくせにスケスケ。[1] (I am the great smoke djinn. I take pride in my transparency.)
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:Ich dachte immer, ein Dschinn erfüllt Wünsche. Doch dieser hier ist ganz anders, er nervt! Erst pustet er uns heiße Luft ins Gesicht und dann kommen auch noch stachelige Kugeln angebrezelt. Wie soll man denn debei happier werden?[2] (I always thought that a genie fulfills wishes. But this one is quite different, he is annoying! First he blows hot air in our faces and then spiky balls come barreling in. How should one become happier?)
- Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64: Ce génie est beaucoup moins sympathique qu'il en a l'air. Gare à la chute et balancez-lui quelques œufs pour en finir au plus vite.[3] (This genius is much less nice than he looks like. Beware of the fall and throw at him somes eggs to get it over with as quickly as possible.)
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromYoshi's Story
Poochy & Nippy level icon fromYoshi's Story
Green Yoshi about to battle Cloudjin inYoshi's Story
Naming[edit]
Cloudjin's name is a combination of "cloud" and "djinn," which is the Arab word for "genie."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Nyūdō | From「入道雲」(nyūdōgumo, cumulonimbus); its pronunciation can also mean "bald-headed monster" | |
| French | Génie des airs[3] | Air genie | |
| Cloudjin[6] | - | ||
| German | Wolkendschinn[?] | Cloud genie |
References[edit]
- ^February 20, 1998. 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」(Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page7Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P7.jpg.
- ^Nintendo 64Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Page21Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Pg. 20-21.png.
- ^ab1998.Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64. Issue 4.Nintendo andEMAP France (French). Page29.
- ^Kazuki, Motoyama. Kodansha vol. 41 -Super Mario 64: Yoshi's Story part 1. Page6Media:YS Manga Enemies.jpg.
- ^1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」(Yoshi All Hyakka).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-281158-6. Page 102. Retrieved from Internet Archive. (Archived via Ragey0.)
- ^Yoshi's Storyin-game name (French localization)
