White Shy Guy
| White Shy Guy | |
|---|---|
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| Appears in | Yoshi's Story (1997) |
| Variant of | Shy Guy |
- “The White Shy Guy follows you around. Does he want to be your friend?”
- —Message Block,Yoshi's Story
White Shy Guys are aspecies inYoshi's Story. They are friendlyShy Guys, unlike most, and are friends to theYoshis. If aBaby Yoshi finds a White Shy Guy, the White Shy Guy follows behind the Yoshi like aYoshi egg, copying the Yoshi's movements until the stage is completed. The White Shy Guy takes the place of one of the Yoshi's eggs, meaning that the Yoshi can carry only five eggs instead of the normal number of six. After the stage is completed, the White Shy Guy can be selected on the Yoshi-selection screen. There can potentially be multiple White Shy Guys on the selection screen if the player collects them throughout the game without using them. If selected, the White Shy Guy equips the propeller of aFlying Shy Guy and travels toBaby Bowser's castle in order to rescue any Yoshi that has been captured by theToadies. White Shy Guys are usually hidden inside? Bubbles or? Blocks in thelevels they appear in. The bubbles or blocks that contain them can spawn in the respective levels only if the player has lost a Yoshi.
Other appearances of white Shy Guys[edit]
In other games, white-colored Shy Guys sometimes appear in similar capacities to other colors of Shy Guys, rather than be treated as unique like inYoshi's Story.
Mario Kart series[edit]
A white Shy Guy is one of the random color schemes for the playable Shy Guy inMario Kart DS exclusive toDS Download Play mode.
A White Shy Guy is available as a downloadable character inMario Kart 8. The player can unlock it by buying both theThe Legend of Zelda ×Mario Kart 8 andAnimal Crossing ×Mario Kart 8 downloadable content packs. InMario Kart 8 Deluxe, the White Shy Guy is included as an alternate color forShy Guy within the base game.
InMario Kart Tour, Shy Guy (Pastry Outfit) wears a white cloak and black shoes.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story /Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
InMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, white Shy Guys appear during one of aSniffle Thwomp's attacks. When it faints, three white Shy Guys come in, pick it up, and attempt to ram it into its opponents. InMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, they now use their design fromMario Kart 8.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
A white Shy Guy also appears in theDS version ofMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Here, it appears in the Adventure Tours mode inFrostown. If the player fails a mission a certain number of times, the white Shy Guy will offer a completion ticket, which can then be used to skip the mission. This does not work with the final three missions againstBowser andDr. Eggman, since the first mission immediately starts upon encountering them and the subsequent missions start as soon as the previous ones end. If the player uses a ticket to clearRouge's mission, it is revealed that Bowser and Eggman gave the white Shy Guy the tickets in the first place.
Yoshi series[edit]
Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
InYoshi's Woolly World, a few white Shy Guys can be found on clouds inKing Bowser's Castle.
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
InYoshi's Crafted World, several Shy Guy variants wear space-themed silver clothing inOuter Orbit.
Profiles[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
You have not seen too much of him before. He doesn’t seem like an enemy though. (He knows some secrets about the Yoshi Select Screen.)[1] - Other languages:
- French:
Vous ne l’avez pas beaucoup vu avant. Il ne paraît pas être un ennemi. (Il connaît des secrets à propos de l’écran de sélection des Yoshis.)[2]
(Translation:You have not seen too much of him before. He doesn’t seem like an enemy. (He knows some secrets about the Yoshi Select Screen.))
- French:
- English:
- Message Block:
- English:
The White Shy Guy follows you around. Does he want to be your friend? He might know a secret, but he won't reveal it until you get him out of here.[3] - Other languages:
- French:
Hein? Il a l'air gentil. Allez petit... Suis-moi! Je crois qu'il sert à quelques chose mais il faut d'abord le faire sortir.[4] (What? He seem kind. Come on little... Follow me! I think he serves a purpose, but first we have to get him out.)
- French:
- English:
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | しろヘイホー[6] Shiro Heihō | White Shy Guy | |
| ヘイホー[7][A] Heihō | Shy Guy | ||
| Chinese(Simplified) | 白嘿虎[?] Bái Hēihǔ | White Shy Guy | |
| French | Maskass blanc[2][4] | White Shy Guy | |
| Fantôme blanc[5] | White ghost | ||
| Italian | Timido ragazzo bianco[8] | White shy boy | |
| Ragazzo bianco timido[9] | Shy white boy | ||
| Tipo Timido Bianco[10] | White Shy Guy | ||
| Spanish(European) | Chico Blanco y Tímido[11] | Shy White Guy |
Footnotes and references[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^Specifically, it is referred to as しろい ヘイホー (Shiroi Heihō, meaning "White Shy Guy"), though due to the space, "shiroi" does not seem to be part of the name itself.
References[edit]
- ^1998.Yoshi Story instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 16.
- ^ab1998.Yoshi Story instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 60.
- ^Yoshi's Story in-game name (Uploaded 18 Feb. 2023 onYoutube by Kawaii Games)
- ^abYoshi's Story in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 10 Mar. 2019 onYouTube by Omniwalk FR)
- ^ab1998.Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64. Issue 4.Nintendo andEMAP France (French). Page25.
- ^1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-281158-6. Page 27. (Archived via Wayback Machine.)
- ^Yoshi's StoryMessage Block (set to Japanese)
- ^1998.Yoshi's Story instruction manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 124.
- ^1998.Yoshi's Story instruction manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 127.
- ^Yoshi's Story (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual[page number needed]
- ^Yoshi's Story Spanish guide.www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
