Big Shy Guy
| Big Shy Guy | |||
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 A Big Shy Guy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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Big Shy Guys,[1] also known as Large Shy Guys[2] and Giant Shy Guys,[3] are larger variants of Shy Guys.
History[edit]
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its GBA remake, big Shy Guys[4] appear during the boss fight with Froggy. Yoshi must eat them to produce the Giant Eggs needed to damage the boss. These big Shy Guys are technically about the size of a regular Shy-Guy, if not actually smaller, but are large in relation to Yoshi and Baby Mario, who are shrunken by Kamek.
Super Mario Advance[edit]
Big Shy Guys appear as semi-common enemies in Super Mario Advance. They act much like ordinary Shyguys, aside from being twice as large, and come in red-robed and blue-robed variants just like ordinary Shyguys, with the difference being that blue-robed Big Shy Guys turn around at ledges, unlike red-robed ones that walk off of ledges instead. They release Hearts when thrown to the ground or defeated, and take longer to pick up compared to most enemies and items due to their large size. Their unique traits are largely similar to those of Big Ninjis, which also appear in Super Mario Advance.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In the small short that concludes the chapter in volume 26 of Super Mario-kun, a Big Shy Guy attacks Mario, Goombario, and Kooper. It then pits Mario against Robirdo. Mario, however, grabs the Big Shy Guy and throws it against Robirdo, defeating both.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, a Big Shy Guy is one of the enemies that can appear in the microgame Mario Adv.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
In Mario Tennis Aces, a black Big Shy Guy appears in Snowball Fight, acting as a regular Shy Guy. In Ver. 2.3.0 onwards, a much bigger black Big Shy Guy know as Bandit boss[5] appears as a boss in the Shy Guy Train Tussle Co-op Challenge.
Unused appearances[edit]
Yoshi's Story[edit]
Big Shy Guys appear in an early trailer of Yoshi's Story, though they are not present in the final game.[6] They also appear in the Yoshi Demo, where stomping one would turn it into a regular Shy Guy.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Advance
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
Big Shy Guy[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ビッグヘイホー[7] Biggu Heihō |
Big Shy Guy | |
| French (Europe) | Grand Maskass[8]:51 | Giant Shy Guy | |
| German | Solchen Shy Guy[8]:31 | Giant Shy Guy | |
| Italian | Gigantesco Tipo Timido[9] | Gigantic Shy Guy | |
| Tipo timido gigante[8]:111 | Giant shy guy | Super Mario Advance | |
| Spanish | Gigantesco Shy Guy[8]:91 | Giant Shy Guy |
Giant Red Shy Guy[edit]
"Giant Red Shy Guy"[10] refers to a specific type of Big Shy Guy that walks off the edge of platforms in Super Mario Advance.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Grand Maskass Rouge[8]:51 | Giant Red Shy Guy | |
| Italian | Tipo timido rosso gigante[8]:111 | Giant red shy type | |
| Spanish | Gigantesco Shy Guy rojo[8]:91 | Giant red Shy Guy |
Giant Blue Shy Guy[edit]
"Giant Blue Shy Guy"[10] refers to a specific type of Big Shy Guy that turns around at the edge of a platform in Super Mario Advance.
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Advance Official Perfect Guide, pages 2 and 6.
- ^ Super Mario Advance Official Pocket Guide, pages 8, 20, 76, 97, 134, 145.
- ^ Stratton, Bryan (June 7, 2001). Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3633-7. Page 7.
- ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Page 60. "Food Fight Slurp up the big Shy Guys to make extra-large Eggs, then shoot Prince Froggy’s uvula (the thing dangling from the top of the screen). Don’t worry too much about aiming."
- ^ mariofan110 (March 1, 2019). Mario Tennis Aces - Pauline & Shy Guy's Train Tussle (26:29). YouTube (English). Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ Hard4Games (April 11, 2020). Beta Kirby’s Air Ride & Goldeneye Rail-Shooter - VHS Preservation! (1:43). YouTube. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Shogakukan guide preview (PDF). 21010.net. Archived May 9, 2019, 01:06:38 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g 2001. Super Mario Advance Instruction Booklet (PDF). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian).
- ^ Sebastian Haley, Meagan Marie (October 2017). Playing With Super Power: Super NES Classics (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian Colli. Italy: Multiplayer Ed. (Italian). ISBN 9788866312833. Tab 268.
- ^ a b Stratton, Bryan (2001). Super Mario Advance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-3633-7. Page 14.
