Yoofoe
Artwork fromSuper Mario Odyssey
Appears in	Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Comparable Torkdrift

TheYoofoe,^[1] also spelledYoo-foe,^[2] is a miniboss-like enemy inSuper Mario Odyssey. The Yoofoe resembles a flying saucerUFO and a top hat. It has a purpleGround Pound symbol on its head followed by an inward facing black ring along the midsection of the enemy with a menacing red eye in the front of that black ring. The bottom section consists of a silver-colored dome-like structure. The Yoofoe is an alien invader, as suggested by the titles of thePower Moons received from it ("Invader in the Sky Garden" and "Invader in Bowser's Castle").

History[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Yoofoes appear in three kingdoms:

• The top of theSky Garden Tower in theWooded Kingdom, where it drops the "Invader in the Sky Garden" Power Moon. TheMoon Rock has to be destroyed for it to appear.
• The right platform of theMain Courtyard Entrance ofBowser's Kingdom, where it drops the "Invader in the Bowser's Castle" Power Moon. The Moon Rock has to be destroyed for it to appear.
• The underground section of theDarker Side as the first obstacle. Defeating it is optional, but it drops aLife-Up Heart.

Upon noticingMario, the Yoofoe makes a piston noise and then shoots out fiveGoombas from its bottom. After this, it emits a red circular laser followed by two short razor bars. It moves in straight lines around its area while rotating these bars, stopping between each movement. As it moves, it shoots out one smallSpiked Ball followed by one Goomba. It repeats this pattern until Mario jumps on it. This is traditionally done bycapturing aGoomba, making aGoomba Tower with the other Goombas to get high enough, then releasing them. After getting hit once, the Yoofoe knocks Mario off its head, resetting his position. It also makes all the previously spawned Goombas disappear. It then expels a much larger red circular laser followed by four long razor bars instead of two short ones. The Yoofoe continues its previous pattern at this point, though every time it releases a Goomba, it spins its razor bars rapidly, thus Mario can only jump on the Yoofoe when it is not spinning.

If there are eight Goombas that have been spawned by the Yoofoe out at once, no more are spawned, and if all eight Goombas are made into aGoomba Tower, the Yoofoe stops droppingSpiked Balls.

When it is defeated, a short cutscene plays with the Yoofoe spinning out of control and exploding. It drops the item as listed in the location list above.

The encounter in the Wooded Kingdom changes the music to the variation, "Steam Gardens: Sherm". That song is otherwise played when fighting therotating defense mechanism in theobjectivePath to the Secret Flower Field.

Yoofoe can take damage from a number of things other than Mario. In the Wooded Kingdom, the player can alternatively capture anUproot orGlydon. InBowser's Kingdom, Mario can throw aseed onto the top.

Gallery[edit]

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  The Yoofoe's first stage

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  The Yoofoe's second stage

Naming[edit]

"Yoofoe" is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of "UFO" and "foe".

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. If a name is untranslated from English but appears in a source with a localized alternative that is prioritized in the body text, it is assumed to be an oversight and is treated secondarily.

References[edit]

• Aliens
• Robots
• Spacecraft
• Super Mario Odyssey enemies