Pokey (heading)
| Pokey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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Pokeys[1]heading asmaller green Pokey are a type of enemy in theYoshi's Island series. This Pokey variety first appearsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andits reissue, and later appears inYoshi's New Island. In every appearance, if aYoshi defeats the smaller green Pokey on a Pokey's head, the grounded segment frowns and lies down, becoming harmless. However, it produces another smaller green Pokey shortly afterwards, and it resumes bouncing it. Pokeys cannot be defeated, with the exception of anAnywhere POW.
InYoshi's New Island, these Pokeys appear only inUnderground Pokey Patrol. Unlike inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the main body always hurts Yoshi regardless if its Pokey is taken or not.
The enemy's design and behavior seem to be based on thejumping cholla, a cactus known for its small, spiny buds that are easily detachable and mistaken as "jumping" onto objects that closely brush onto it.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 根っから明るいサボテン野郎も、サンボを取りあげるとムスッとしてしまう。でも、すぐに気を取り直すから心配ない。[2] (Even the cactus guy, who is cheerful to the core, gets all sullen when you take away his Needlenose. But don't worry, he will soon compose himself.)
- Player's Guide:Pokey frowns and pulls in his needles when you grab his bouncing prickly ball. He's harmless then.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version):
頭上 のサンボを食 べられるとムッとするが、すぐに次 のサンボが現 れる。本体 にさわってもダメージを受 けない代 わりに、倒 すこともできない。[3] (It is miffed when the Needlenose above its head is eaten, but another Needlenose soon appears. If you touch the main body, you will not be damaged, but you will also not be able to defeat it.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide:
体 の一部 をヘディングしているサンボ。本体 にはトゲがあり、踏 んだり食 べたりできない。ヘディングで上空 に飛 ばされている部分 は、食 べるとタマゴになる。[4] (A Pokey with a heading on part of its body. The body has spines and cannot be stepped on or eaten. The part of the body that is flown into the air by heading becomes an egg when eaten.)
Gallery[edit]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's New Island
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘディングサンボ[2][3][4] Hedingu Sanbo | HeadingPokey |
References[edit]
- ^abMiller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page128.
- ^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. Page5.
- ^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. Page22.
- ^abIwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106542-1. Page25.
