Bamboo dancers
| Bamboo dancers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A bamboo dancer without a stick, in Yoshi's Story | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Party Advance (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Dancing Spear Guy | ||
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Bamboo dancers,[1] also referred to as limbo guys[2] or limbo Shy Guys,[3] are a subset of Spear Guys that do the Bamboo Dance.[4] While Dancing Spear Guys jump around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their sticks can trip Yoshis and lower their happiness, so they must be jumped over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible. Bamboo dancers appear as enemies only in Shy Guy Limbo in Yoshi's Story.
The artwork and sprites for bamboo dancers appear quite differently, as the sprites appear to be wearing yellow face paint and grass skirts in the same manner as Spear Guys, while the artwork depicts one with an unpainted mask and a much less leafy skirt. In addition, their shoes are green in the artwork instead of blue.
In Mario Party Advance, a female bamboo dancer named Hulu appears as a character; however, she more closely resembles a Dancing Spear Guy. Hulu is a dance instructor who runs Shroom City's only dance school, the Dance Stage, with two other Spear Guys. She is the only known female Shy Guy. The dance school is located in the jungle area of Shroom City, and her quest is called Jungle Jive.
To clear the quest, the player has to press different buttons (
, 
or the 
) that Hulu shows on a plate. If the player clears the quest, the Mini Bowling Gaddget is unlocked. The ending states that she has new students and a new classroom.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (red variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (yellow variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (green variety)
Sprite from Yoshi's Story (blue variety)
Shy Guy Limbo level icon in Yoshi's Story
Mario Party Advance (Hulu)
Mario Party Advance (Hulu)
Mario Party Advance (Hulu)
Mario Party Advance
Naming[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
- Bamboo dancers
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バンブーダンサーズ Banbū Dansāzu |
Bamboo Dancers | [5][6] | |
| バンブーヘイホー Banbū Heihō |
Bamboo Shy Guy; based on the internal name actor_bamboo_heiho+ | [7][8] | ||
| French | Maskass | Shy Guy | [9] | |
| German | Limbostangen Guy | Limbo Stick Guy | [?] |
- Hulu
Hulu's name is a play on "hula", a kind of Hawaiian dance, as well as the female given name "Lulu".
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バンブーダンサー Banbū Dansā |
Bamboo Dancer | [?] | |
| French | Hulu | - | [?] | |
| Italian | Hulu | - | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 113.
- ^ "Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time." – Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 103.
- ^ "Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced." – Shy Guy Limbo ending quote. Yoshi's Story.
- ^ "There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to[...]do the Bamboo Dance[...]" – Shy Guys trophy. Super Smash Bros. Melee. English.
- ^ Yoshi's Story, Shy Guy Limbo Japanese name and ending quote.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee, Shy Guys trophy (set to Japanese).
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 96-97.
- ^ 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 135. (Archived via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Yoshi story's ending quote in level 5-3
