Stretch (Shy Guy)

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Stretch
SMW2 Stretch.png
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
Variant of Shy Guy

Stretches[1] are enemies that are encountered in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. These variants of Shy-Guys are taller and thinner than ordinary Shy-Guys, with additional hair on their head. Yoshi cannot defeat them by jumping on them; instead, when jumped on, Stretches get flattened and spit out watermelon seeds. If Yoshi keeps at least one of these Shy-Guys around, he can easily take out other enemies nearby. They are very rare, and are only encountered in two levels; the latter version also includes magenta ones in Endless World of Yoshis.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 踏むとスイカのタネを吐き出すひょうきん者。[2] (A funny guy who spits out watermelon seeds when you step on him.)
  • Player's Guide: Jump or pound Stretch and he'll lay low until you step off. Then, he'll pop back into shape.[1]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: ふむとスイカのタネをはき出すひょうきん者。近くに敵がいれば、このタネを当てて倒すことができるぞ。[3] (A funny guy who spits out watermelon seeds when you step on him. If there are enemies nearby, you can hit them with these seeds to defeat them.)

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アリホー[2][3]
Arihō
Possibly from「蟻ほぞ」(arihozo, dovetail tenon), referencing their tall and thin shape, and「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy)

German Slim Guy[citation needed]
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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 128.
  2. ^ a b 「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」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 5.
  3. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 14.