“Ribbet, ribbet, Froggy here!”
—Prince Froggy, Tetris Attack
Prince Froggy is a frog pirate who lives in a large swampy area on Yoshi's Island.
History
Yoshi series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yellow Yoshi and Baby Mario inside of Prince Froggy.
Prince Froggy's the midpoint boss of World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and offers a truly unique challenge. When Yellow Yoshi engages the royal Frog Pirate in combat, Kamek swoops in and shrinks Yoshi, allowing Prince Froggy to swallow the poor Yoshi whole. The actual battle is between the Yellow Yoshi and Prince Froggy's uvula, and a whole lot of dripping stomach acid. Shy Guys (which appear larger due to Yoshi's diminished size) fall into the stomach, which can be turned into Eggs. Yoshi must throw the eggs at the prince's uvula. After enough hit, Yoshi escapes through Froggy's intestines, and reverts back to normal size.
Tetris Attack
He reappears in Tetris Attack as a partner to Clawdaddy. Froggy had also changing his evil ways and was a friend of Yoshi's to be rescued from Kamek's spell. Here, he was known simply as "froggy", as Tetris Attack's font has no capital F.
Wario Land 3
- Main article: Lumpy (frog)
Prince Froggy[1] makes an appearance in Wario Land 3, he is known as Lumpy. He is a large grey/brown glump frog and is very lazy. A red Lumpy can also be seen in Wario Land 3. Prince Froggy's purpose in Wario Land 3 was to block Wario's path. Wario would have to use a Ground Pound or roll off of a slope to move him or simply find another way.
Dr. Mario 64
- Main article: Lumpy (frog)
In Dr. Mario 64, Prince Froggy (again known as Lumpy) is one of Dr. Mario's enemies.
Trivia
- The name "Prince Froggy" is a reference to a fairy tale involving a princess kissing a frog and turning it into a prince.
- In the original Japanese version, his name is "Gerogero" instead - indicating that he is not truly royalty.
Names in other Languages
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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| French |
Couac la Goinfre |
"Couac" is an onomatopoeia for a frog's croak; "Goinfre" means glutton
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| German |
Börk Börk |
Onomatopoeia for a frog's croak
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| Italian |
Sir Ranocchio |
Sir Froggy
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| Chinese |
呱呱蛙王子/呱呱蛙王子
Guāguāwā Wángzǐ |
Croaking Frog Prince
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References
- ^ Official American Wario Land 3 website
