Black Shy Guy

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This article is about Black Shy Guys in general. For the enemy from Yoshi's Story, see Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story).
Black Shy Guy
Black Shy Guy from Mario Kart Tour
Black Shy Guy from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
Variant of Shy Guy
Variants
Relatives
Notable members
“Slicing through the mist. Paint will be spilled here today. The shy ninja strikes.”
Black Shy Guy, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Black Shy Guys are Shy Guys which wear black or dark gray robes and white shoes. Usually, they are depicted as more powerful than normal Shy Guys.

History

Yoshi's Story

Main article: Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)
Black Shy Guy artwork for Yoshi's Story

Black Shy Guys in general first appear in Yoshi's Story, but only as a type of Flying Shy Guy. However, the only artwork for them in the game shows a black-colored normal Shy Guy, which along with the nonspecific wording of the Hint Block that talks about them suggests normal black Shy Guys may have been planned but unimplemented in the final game.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Anti Guy's Sprite from Paper Mario

Standard Black Shy Guys first appear in Paper Mario, where they are localized as Anti Guys. They are also known as Deadly Guys due to the fact that their attacks are extremely powerful. It is one of the strongest non-individual enemies that Mario can battle against, second only to the Amazy Dayzee, and even then, an Anti Guy has much higher HP and does not run from battle.

In the game, Mario first encounters an Anti Guy inside the Shy Guy's Toy Box. This Shy Guy is guarding a treasure chest containing a Power Plus Badge. If spoken to, it demands Mario to keep away, but the player can engage it in battle and get the Badge by beating it. Later, in Bowser's Castle, the second of three Guard Doors gives Mario a quiz. If Mario gets five questions correct in the quiz, he can pass. However, if he gets three questions incorrect, he has to face three Anti Guys at once, known as the Anti Guys Unit.[1][2]

Instead of fighting the Anti Guy in Shy Guy's Toy Box, Mario can instead bribe the Shy Guy to leave by giving it a Lemon Candy, allowing Mario access to the Power Plus Badge. However, if Mario does this, he is no longer able to fight the Anti Guy.

In battle, an Anti Guy attacks the same way as regular Shy Guys, by jumping on Mario or tackling him, except their attacks are much more powerful.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, they appear as a mini-boss in Violet Passage and as a regular enemy in Fort Cobalt, and will dodge any of Mario's attacks if they are not stunned. However, they are vulnerable to Thing cards. A Black Shy Guy also appears in the Emerald Circus, where it carries away the Unicycle Shy Guys' unicycle after their defeat. Their "paper" design now matches their regular counterparts, compared to Paper Mario. One serves as the third-round opponent in Roshambo Temple #8, although after Roy Koopa is defeated, it will be replaced by the Rock Paper Wizard until beaten.

The most notable Black Shy Guy in this game is the Shy Bandit.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

An origami Black Shy Guy from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Black Shy Guy in the Musée Champignon.

Black Shy Guys reappear in Paper Mario: The Origami King as enemies in the Temple of Shrooms. A Black Shy Guy sometimes comes out from behind certain pillars in the walls and attacks Mario with a paper fan, dealing a single point of damage to him. Mario can hit the enemy with his hammer to defeat it, but regardless, it does not reappear there. Several Black Shy Guys are later faced in combat. After being defeated, they compliment the last weapon Mario used during the battle.

As of version 1.0.1, Black Shy Guys can also be fought in Scorching Sandpaper West.

Unused sprites for a paper Black Shy Guy can be found in the game's data.

Mario Baseball series

A Black Shy Guy also appears in Mario Superstar Baseball as a playable character and reappears in Mario Super Sluggers as a coloration of Shy Guy. In Mario Super Sluggers, however, it is renamed Gray Shy Guy. The former game marks the playable debut of a Black Shy Guy.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart DS

Black Shy Guy racing
A Black Shy Guy racing.

A Black Shy Guy appears as a playable character in Mario Kart DS, although it only appears in the DS Download Play mode.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8, Black Shy Guys appear mining in both Shy Guy Falls and Wii Wario's Gold Mine. A Black Shy Guy can also be unlocked as a playable character if the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content packs are purchased.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Black Shy Guy is included as an alternate color for Shy Guy within the base game.

Mario Kart Tour

Black Shy Guy in Mario Kart Tour
Black Shy Guy tricking in Mario Kart Tour

Black Shy Guy reappears as a Super driver in Mario Kart Tour. He was introduced in the 2019 Winter Tour. His special skill is the Bob-omb Cannon.

Mario Tennis Aces

While Black Shy Guys appear as NPCs in Mario Tennis Aces, a "Mega" version appears as a boss at the end of Rounds 4 and 8 of Shy Guy's Train Tussle. When low on health, the large Black Shy Guy will throw Bob-ombs at the players (which are replaced by Mega Bob-ombs during the Round 8 battle), which players must hit back at it to finish the round. In addition, normal-sized Black Shy Guys float around with balloons carrying crates with coins and power-ups that players can use against the Shy Guys.

Mario Golf: Super Rush

Black Shy Guys appear as NPCs once again during Mario Golf: Super Rush, being found in Balmy Dunes.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Anti Guy
Battle idle animation of an Anti Guy from Paper Mario Max HP 50 Attack 10 Defense 0
Role Boss Type Ground Level 42
Strong None Weak None Moves Bump Attack (10), Acrobatic Attack (12)
Sleep? 50%, -1 Dizzy? 50%, -1 Shock? 60%, 0 (Shy Guy's Toy Box); 50%, 0 (Bowser's Castle)
Shrink? 50%, -1 Stop? 50%, -2 Fright? 0%
Air Lift? 0% Hurricane? 0% Coins 0
Items None Run N/A Location(s) Shy Guy's Toy Box, Bowser's Castle
Tattle This is an Anti Guy. His attacks are so intense that he's also called Deadly Guy. Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 10, Defense Power: 0 His attack power is 12 when he does an acrobatic attack, so dodge it! This guy is for real, so we'd better take him seriously.
  • Player's Guide: Good thing you don't fight the Anti Guy very often, because it's pretty tough. The black-and-white bully has also earned the nickname "Deadly Guy" because of its high Heart Points and fierce attacks.[3]

Field Tattle

  • "He's a guard named Anti Guy. He's all by himself! And he looks totally weak! Although...you never know. Appearances can be deceptive. Just look at me! Hmm... Weak? Or really strong?"

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Black Shy Guy
A black Shy Guy in Paper Mario: Color Splash. HP 16 Type Normal 0 None
Strong None Weak None
Card
Moves Attack (9), Blowback Attack (20)
Location(s) Violet Passage, Fort Cobalt
Quotes Usual: "My belt is black too!" ~ "I know all your moves." ~ "*fwish*" ~ "......"
Enemy class
ENEMY_PENKI
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 50 Red paint 20 Yellow paint 20 Blue paint 20 Orange paint 10 Green paint 10 Purple paint 10

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Black Shy Guy
An origami Black Shy Guy from Paper Mario: The Origami King. HP 12 Moves Location(s)
Type Normal Paper Fan (?) Temple of Shrooms, Scorching Sandpaper West
Item drops Mushroom
Mysterious Shy Guys shrouded in darkness. They like to throw turnip-shaped things, so watch out for that.

Mario Kart Tour

Special skill Bob-omb Cannon from Mario Kart Tour Bob-omb Cannon
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
DS DK Pass R from Mario Kart Tour
DS DK Pass R
SNES Ghost Valley 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Ghost Valley 1T
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T
GBA Sunset Wilds R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Sunset Wilds R
Ninja Hideaway R from Mario Kart Tour
Ninja Hideaway R
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T*
SNES Choco Island 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2**
SNES Mario Circuit 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R
DS DK Pass T from Mario Kart Tour
DS DK Pass T
DS DK Pass R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS DK Pass R/T
Paris Promenade 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R
Paris Promenade 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R/T
3DS Daisy Hills T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills T
DS Airship Fortress from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress
DS Airship Fortress T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress T
DS Airship Fortress R from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress R
Tokyo Blur from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur
Tokyo Blur R from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur R
GBA Sunset Wilds from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Sunset Wilds
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
Ninja Hideaway from Mario Kart Tour
Ninja Hideaway
Ninja Hideaway T from Mario Kart Tour
Ninja Hideaway T
DS Twilight House from Mario Kart Tour
DS Twilight House
GBA Yoshi Desert from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Yoshi Desert
Rome Avanti 3R from Mario Kart Tour
Rome Avanti 3R

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The masked man of mystery, Black Shy Guy, has made his way to #MarioKartTour! With his powerful Bob-omb Cannon special item, he's here to have a blast![4]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ブラックヘイホー (Paper Mario and Paper Mario: Color Splash)
Burakku Heihō
くろヘイホー (Mario Kart 8)
Kuro Heihō
ヘイホー(くろ) (Paper Mario: The Origami King)
Heihō (Kuro)
Black Shy Guy

Black Shy Guy

Shy Guy (Black)

Dutch Zwarte Shy Guy
Black Shy Guy
French (NOA) Maskache noir
Black Shy Guy
French (NOE) Maskass noir
Black Shy Guy
German Schwarzer Shy Guy
Black Shy Guy
Italian Tipo Timido nero
Black Shy Guy
Portuguese (NOA) Shy Guy preto
Black Shy Guy
Portuguese (NOE) Masquito Preto
Black Shy Guy
Spanish (NOA) Shy guy negro
Black Shy Guy
Spanish (NOE) Shy Guy negro
Black Shy Guy

Trivia

  • The Black Shy Guy's introductory quote in Paper Mario: Color Splash (shown at the top of the page) is a haiku, a type of poem in which the first and last lines consist of five syllables, while the middle line consists of seven.
  • In the data for Paper Mario: Color Splash, Black Shy Guys are sometimes identified as heiho_matrix, likely as a reference to the film series The Matrix due to their clothes and mask holes resembling the dark suit and sunglasses common in the series, as well as their ability to dodge attacks being reminiscent of the series' iconic "bullet time" moment.

References

  1. ^ Guard Door: Prepare for battle! Anti Guys Unit! Attack!
  2. ^ Guard Door: Oh, but...no! NO!! You beat the Anti Guys Unit?!!
  3. ^ Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 101.
  4. ^ mariokarttourEN (November 23, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.