Slugger
Sluggers are a type of yellow Bandit that first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island that often appear alongside Green Gloves as part of the Baseball Boys. Sluggers use their baseball bats to return Yoshi's Eggs that Yoshi throws at them, which will push Yoshi backwards upon contact, but can also be jumped on. This mechanic is occasionally used as a method of obtaining certain Smiley Flowers. As well as returning any eggs thrown at them, Sluggers will also return Chomp Rocks and seeds spat from a Watermelon. Sluggers cannot be grabbed by Yoshi's tongue, but can be defeated by Ground Pounding or jumping repeatedly on them. Sluggers later appear in the remake of the original game, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and also in Yoshi's Island DS, in which they act identically to the first game.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Slugger and a Green Glove appear as a spirit.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
| Name | Image | Game | Type | Class | Effect | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponents | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | |||||||
| Slugger & Green Glove | 
|
Yoshi Series | Support (1) | Novice | Beastball Equipped | Spirit Board | Ness, Lucas | Rule: Item: Beastball
|
Yoshi's Island | Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バットくん[1][2] Battokun |
Bat-Kun |
| Chinese | 击球小子 Jīqiú Xiǎozi |
Hitter Guy |
| German | Schlag-Jason[citation needed] |
From "schlagen" (to bat) and "Jason", the original German name of the Bandits |
| Italian | Tipo Mazza |
Bat (as the baseball tool, not the animal) Guy |
| Korean | 배트씨 Batssee |
Mr.Bat |
| Russian | Биттер Bitter |
From бита (baseball bat). |
References
| Bandits | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bandy Andy • Eddy the Mask • Hand-It-Overs • Larson • Swindell |
| Species | Badge Bandit • Bandit • Big Bandit • Green Glove • Grunt • Slugger • Spooky • Zeus Guy |
