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{{redirect|puff ball|the objects that [[Nipper Plant]]s spawn from in Yoshi's Island games, referred to as "puff balls" in a [[Play Nintendo]] video|[[Nipper Spore]]}}
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[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|left|A [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
A '''Fuzzy''', also referred to as a '''Watabo'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30. Page 12. "'''''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.''"</ref> or '''Puff-Ball''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #43. Page 64. "''Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s''{{sic}}'' only one flower to collect.''"</ref> is a floating furry spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. It is the sole member of the enemy group [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]].
A '''Fuzzy''', also referred to as a '''Watabo'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30, page 12. "'''''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.''"</ref> or '''Puff-Ball''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #43, page 64. "''Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s''{{sic}}'' only one flower to collect.''"</ref> is a floating furry spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]] and is the sole member of the enemy group [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]]. When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, he gets dizzy, and the whole [[level]] is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], the music is slowed down and distorted, and it is especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with [[pit]]s. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing. If Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make him produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind him instead of laying an egg.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1403032561308295174 Video] of the effect.</ref>
 
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|A [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, he gets dizzy, and the whole [[level]] is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], the music is slowed down and distorted, and it is especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with [[pit]]s. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make him produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind him instead of laying an egg.<ref>MarioBrothBlog (June 10, 2021). [https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1403032561308295174 Video] of the effect. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref>


Fuzzies have their own level named after them: [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]] (the last of which appears only in the reissue).
Fuzzies have their own level named after them: [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]] (the last of which appears only in the reissue).
The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as {{wp|Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD}} or {{wp|psilocybin mushroom|psilocybin mushrooms}}. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," ''Lustiges Sporen Drama'' (German for "Funny Spore Drama").
===''Super Paper Mario''===
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|frame]]
Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
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==Media files==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワタボー<ref name=Squish>「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''), [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|page 6]].</ref><ref name=SMA3>「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''), [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|page 24]].</ref>
|Jap=ワタボー<ref name=Squish>「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''). {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|Page 6}}.</ref><ref name=SMA3>「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''). {{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|Page 24}}.</ref>
|JapR=Watabō
|JapR=Watabō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「綿」(''wata'', cotton) and「坊」(''-bō'', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「綿」(''wata'', "cotton") and「坊」(''-bō'', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|Chi=棉毛球<ref>Chinese name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], "棉毛球的厉害" (''Miánmáoqiú de lìhài'')</ref>
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|ChiM=Cotton ball
|Fra=Cotonou
|Fra=Cotonou
|FraM=Pun on "cotonneux" (fluffy)
|FraM=Pun on ''cotonneux'' ("fluffy")
|Ger=Sporen<ref>German name of "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]"</ref>
|Ger=Sporen<ref>German name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Lustiges Sporen Drama''</ref>
|GerM=Spore
|GerM=Spore
|Ita=Stordino<ref>Italian name of "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]", "Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone".</ref>
|Ita=Stordino<ref>Italian name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone''</ref>
|ItaM=Diminutive of "stordire" (to make dizzy); also the name of the ''Super Mario''-series [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''stordire'' ("to make dizzy"); also the name of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]
|Chi=棉毛球<ref>Chinese name of "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]".</ref>
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|ChiM=Cotton ball
}}
}}
==Trivia==
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|thumb]]
*A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
*The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as {{wp|Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD}} or {{wp|psilocybin mushroom|psilocybin mushrooms}}. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," "Lustiges Sporen Drama" (German for "Funny Spore Drama").
*Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:55, March 19, 2023

"puff ball" redirects here. For the objects that Nipper Plants spawn from in Yoshi's Island games, referred to as "puff balls" in a Play Nintendo video, see Nipper Spore.
Fuzzy
Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

A Fuzzy, also referred to as a Watabo[1] or Puff-Ball,[2] is a floating furry spore-like creature found in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. It is the sole member of the enemy group Dudim Phreykunoutonthis.

History

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

A Red Yoshi dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy

When a Yoshi makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, he gets dizzy, and the whole level is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, the music is slowed down and distorted, and it is especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with pits. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by crouching. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make him produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind him instead of laying an egg.[3]

Fuzzies have their own level named after them: Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in GO! GO! MARIO!!, Beware The Spinning Logs, and Fight Toadies w/ Toadies (the last of which appears only in the reissue).

The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," Lustiges Sporen Drama (German for "Funny Spore Drama").

Super Paper Mario

A Sammer Guy in Super Paper Mario is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.

Unused appearances

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png

Fuzzies were meant to appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from Sky Garden. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Shogakukan guide: さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。[4] (When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.)
  • Player's Guide: They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.[5]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Shogakukan guide: さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。[6] (When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.)

Gallery

  • A Pink Yoshi, after touching a Fuzzy

    A Pink Yoshi, after touching a Fuzzy

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Animated sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Animated sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワタボー[4][6]
Watabō
 Portmanteau of「綿」(wata, "cotton") and「坊」(-bō, an affectionate suffix for boys)

Chinese 棉毛球[7]
Miánmáo Qiú
 Cotton ball

German Sporen[8]
 Spore
Italian Stordino[9]
 Diminutive of stordire ("to make dizzy"); also the name of the Super Mario series Fuzzies

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #30. Page 12. "BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression."
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #43. Page 64. "Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s[sic] only one flower to collect."
  3. ^ MarioBrothBlog (June 10, 2021). Video of the effect. Twitter. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ 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 6Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg.
  5. ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
  6. ^ 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 24Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png.
  7. ^ Chinese name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, "棉毛球的厉害" (Miánmáoqiú de lìhài)
  8. ^ German name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Lustiges Sporen Drama
  9. ^ Italian name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone
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