Shy Guy
Shy Guys are creatures that wear robes and masks.
Among being a common enemy throughout the Mario games, Shy Guys also sport appearances in Mario Kart DS as a playable character in Nintendo Download Play, and a tournament host in some of the Mario Party games. Shy Guys are playable characters in both Mario Tennis (in the N64 version, they must be unlocked) and Mario Power Tennis. Fly Guy is also an unlockable character in Mario Power Tennis.
White Shy Guys are friends of Yoshis, while Black Shy Guys are known for having sinister ways of extermination, such as explosions and anvils.
Notable Shy Guys
Sub-Species
- Baseball Boys: Cousins of the Zeus Guy, they come in two baseball-themed types, Catcher and Pitcher.
- Boo Guy: Little spectral white Shy Guys.
- Fat Guy: Obese Shy Guys that run faster after being attacked.
- Fly Guy (also called a Sky Guy): A Shy Guy riding balloons, or otherwise propeller driven.
- Groove Guy: A Shy Guy jester that is well versed in dance.
- Mace Guy: A Shy Guy swinging a mace
- Medi Guy: Emergency worker Shy Guys that can heal allies.
- Melon Guy: Taller thinner Shy Guys that spit out seeds when hopped on.
- Mock Up: An inflating baloon that will pop if not hit with an egg. A Fly Guy will fly out if it pops
- Mufti Guy: Shy Guy's hiding in flowers
- Pyro Guy (also known as Flamer Guy): A Shy Guy with flames all over its body.
- Shyster: Mechanical Shy Guys created by Smithy that ride pogo sticks.
- Spear Guy: A more "natural" Shy Guy that wears a grass skirt and wields a spear.
- Spy Guy: A Shy Guy that uses camouflage to hide.
- Stilt Guy: A Shy Guy on stilts.
- Zeus Guy: A humanoid Shy Guy with a karate outfit (also fires lightning). Near invulnerable.
Groove Guy
This is a Groove Guy. Groove Guys wear weird clothes. They're probably stage clothes. Pssh... You know performers... They shake their booties to call in reinforcements. They also spin around in front of you and make you feel dizzy. These rock 'n' rollers are a drag, so let's ditch 'em as fast as we can.
Medi Guy
This is a Medi Guy. Medi Guys are the emergency workers of the Shy Guy clan. They have the power to heal their wounded companions. Of course, they also attack. We'd better hurry up and take them out of the mix. It's a pain if they keep fixing all the damage we do.
Pyro Guy
This is a Pyro Guy. Pyro Guys are on fire, so any contact with them will cause damage. They're tough opponents, mainly because their attack power is so high. Any attacks that involve water or snow are our best bet because,...well...you know.
Regular Shy Guy
This is a Shy Guy. They're ne'er-do-wells. Big time rascals. No good... They occasionally do acrobatic attacks that have an attack power of 3. Who knows what lies in the hearts of these troublemakers? I guess they're dangerous, but they're pretty small time.
Shy Squad
This is the Shy Squad. It'll attack us with all its members at once. The number of times we're attacked will equal the number of Shy Guys in the Squad. Its attack power is huge when there are many guys, but it drops fast for each one that falls. Let's use an attack that does tons of damage so we can decrease their numbers and increase our chances!
Shy Stack
This is a Shy Stack. Whoa, this pile has an incredible sense of balance! Look at that stack! Its attack power equals the number of Guys in the stack. It will be 4 if there are four Shy Guys stacked up. If you have the Spin Hammer ability, you can knock 'em off one by one. Obviously, their attack power decreases when there are fewer of 'em in the stack.
Sky Guy
This is a Sky Guy. Sky Guys are master balloonists. We can attack the balloon, too. Once they fall, they're just like normal Shy Guys. I wish I had a balloon so I could float... That looks awesome!
Spy Guy
This is a Spy Guy. Spy Guys look like they're ready for war in their spiffy camouflage gear! They change their weapons each time they're attacked. You'd best try to avoid their hammer attack! Every time you're hit by it, you'll lose one of your commands!
Stilt Guy
This is Stilt Guy. Yes, as the name suggests, Stilt Guys are Shy Guys on Stilts. I mean, it seems pretty obvious to me... If you attack 'em by shaking the ground, they'll fall off their stilts and become normal Shy Guys.
