Frog Pirate
| Frog Pirate | |||
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) | ||
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Frog Pirates[1] areenemies inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andits remake. These frogs live in the swamps and wetlands ofYoshi's Island and appear mainly inWorld 3. If aYoshi comes too close to one, it will lash out its tongue and try to stealBaby Mario. Stepping on its head only disables it for a moment, so Yoshi should instead try to throw anegg at the frog or swallow it. Spitting out a Frog Pirate will only make it fall off the screen, enabling it to respawn later.
The World 3 mid-bossFroggy is based on this enemy, and unlike other bosses in the game, bears no visible differences to the enemy he is based on.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: なが～い舌をのばして赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てるとしばらく気絶するので、そのスキに食ベてしまおう。[2] (A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious.)
- Player's Guide:These larcenous amphibians have tongues even longer than Yoshi's, and they'd love to steal Baby Mario![1]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide (shared withFroggy): 長い舌をのばして、赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てると気絶するので、その間に食ベてしまおう。ワールド3-4ではボスとしても登場。[3] (A large frog that snatches the baby by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still unconscious. It also appears as a boss in World 3-4.)
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Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲロゲーロ[2][3] Gerogēro | From「ゲロゲロ」(gerogero, onomatopoeia for frog's call) | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 呱呱蛙[a][4] Guāguā Wā | Croak Croak Frog | |
| German | Börki[5] | Diminutive/clipped form ofbörk (onomatopoeia for frog's croak); shared with thefrog enemy fromYoshi's Story | |
| Italian | Ranocchio[a][6][4] | Froggy |
- ^abAttribution of this specific name to the Frog Pirate is an extrapolation derived from the localized name ofPrince Froggy.
References[edit]
- ^abMiller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
- ^abOkeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (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』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-1025-234. Page8.
- ^abWatanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (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』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-106071-4. Page16.
- ^abIn-game name forPrince Froggy's Fort fromYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
- ^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 16.
- ^Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1996).Club Nintendo Numero 2.Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 27.
