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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|title=Cactus Jack
|image=[[File:CactusJack SMW2.png]]
|image=[[File:CactusJack SMW2.png]]
|parent_species=[[Needlenose]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variant_of=[[Pokey]]
}}
}}
'''Cactus Jacks'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126]]}}</ref> are large beige [[Pokey]]s with a target on their chest. They can be moved if Yoshi throws a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]] at them. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out [[coin]]s. Cactus Jacks appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. They are named after politician {{wp|John Nance Garner|John "Cactus Jack" Garner}}.<ref>TMK. [https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smw2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom''. Retrieved July 4, 2008.</ref>{{better source}} Cactus Jack's English name may also be a reference to {{wp|Mick Foley}}'s professional wrestling alter-ego.
'''Cactus Jacks'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126]].</ref> are large, spike covered [[Pokey]]s with targets on their chests.
They are a paler sub-species of [[Needlenose]]s. They can only be moved by being shot by a [[Yoshi Egg]]. If they come into contact with anything when rolling, they explode and shoot out [[coin]]s. Cactus Jacks appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They are named after politician [[wikipedia:John Garner|John "Cactus Jack" Garner]].<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smw2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom''. Retrieved July 4, 2008.</ref>


While Cactus Jacks do not appear during gameplay of ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', they have an [[list of Yoshi's New Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] model with a set of animations.<ref>{{cite|author=Skawo|date=May 25, 2022|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhNkBR10DQ&t=150s|title=<nowiki>[TCRF]</nowiki> Yoshi's New Island Unused Stuff 1|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 2, 2022}}</ref> Its eyes and coloration look more similar to standard Pokeys.
==Trivia==
==Profiles==
Cactus Jack's English name more than likely comes from Mick Foley's professional wrestling alter-ego.
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' からだの的にタマゴを当てても、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。<ref name=Sho/> (''When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''This sharp guy is always on the lookout for someone to stick up.''<ref name=NP/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' からだのマトにタマゴを当てると、ニコニコしながら転がり落ちる。<ref name=Advance/> (''When you hit the target of its body with an egg, it rolls away smiling.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cave of the Mystery Maze 3.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-CactusJack.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jap=マトサンボ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「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=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|5]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「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=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|23]]}}</ref>
|Jap=マトサンボ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw2_j-e.shtml "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island From Japanese to English"]. ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved October 5, 2015.</ref>
|JapR=Mato Sanbo
|JapR=Mato Sanbo
|JapM=Target Pokey
|JapM=Target Pokey
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==References==
==References==
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