Goonie
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Goonies are white birds found in the games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, and Yoshi's Island DS. They also make a minor appearance in the game Yoshi Touch & Go. Goonies are essentially Dinosaur Land's answer to the seagull. They appear in most mountain levels and are always found in groups. Goonies have many different behaviors; some fly and carry items while the flightless ones run along the ground to create a blockade. Some are very fat and try to squash Yoshis by rolling around like large boulders.
Jumping on their heads is a good way to hitch a ride, but when they appear in large flocks, air traffic becomes a major obstacle.
A Goonie appeared in Tetris Attack allied with Lakitu.
There are many different varieties of Goonies. Gray Goonies flock around oceans. There is a Dry Bones-like variety of Goonie, known as the Skeleton Goonie, which usually carries bombs.
In Yoshi's Story, Goonies appear only in Stage 3-3: Poochy and Nippy. Gray ones appear in Stage 5-4: Shy Guy's Ship.
During the cutscene where Mario rides the Whale to Lavalava Island in Paper Mario a Goonie can be seen flying over the ocean. Unlike most characters in Paper Mario (one of the few other exceptions being the Whale himself), this Goonie was three-dimensional.
Goonies made a comeback in more recent game Yoshi's Island DS. Here they were less common, though they did have two levels named after themselves: Goonie Heights and The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!. A Goonie boss named Moltz also appears.
Goonies appear in the Super Smash Bros. series in the background of a Yoshi's Island stage (unlockable in Melee). Goonies also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, once again in the background of a stage.
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[edit] Notable Goonies
[edit] Sub-Species
[edit] Trivia
- Goonies are probably based off of a real seagull-like bird, also called a goonie, which is another name for the albatross.
- Goonies have elliptical beaks that resemble those of Ravens.
[edit] Foreign Names
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Birdie | Pun on "bird" |
