Dragon
- This article is about the species from Yoshi's Story. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation).
| Dragon | |||
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 Artwork of a red dragon from Yoshi's Story | |||
| Appears in | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
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- “This dragon looks scary, but he likes you and can fly.”
- —Message Block in Cloud Cruising, Yoshi's Story
Dragons, also named Serpents,[1] are friendly characters that appear in Yoshi's Story. They serve as platforms that a Yoshi must ride on in order to traverse two specific levels. They are present in only two stages. The first, a green dragon, is seen during the third part of Cloud Cruising. When jumped on, the creature starts flying across the air. It acts merely as a moving platform. The second, a red dragon, is later seen in the Magma Castle. This dragon acts similarly to its green equivalent, but it swims in lava rather than flying in air.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
- Message Block (Red Dragon):
- English:
This dragon is your friend. He'll carry you across the lava sea. - Other languages:
- French:
Sautez sur le dos du dragon pour traverser la mer de lave.[2] (Jump on the dragon's back to cross the lava sea.)
- French:
- English:
- Message Block (Green Dragon):
- English:
This dragon looks scary, but he likes you and can fly.[3] - Other languages:
- French:
Il à l'air terrible ! Ne vous inquiétiez pas, il est calme et très fiable... [4] (He look terrible ! Don't worry, he's calm and reliable...) - German:
Er sieht böse aus, ist aber ein netter Kerl, Reite auf ihm. Große Höhe macht ihm nichts aus, er ist völlig schwindelfrei. (He looks evil, but he's a nice guy, ride him. Great height does not bother him, he is completely free from giddiness.)
- French:
- English:
- Shogakukan guide: 広い空も溶岩の海もス〜イスイ。背 中に乗れば、どこへだって行けそう。[5] (It can travel smoothly through both the wide sky and the sea of lava. If you ride on their back, you can go anywhere you want to go.)
- Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64: Le gros dragon vous transportera sur son dos sans rechigner. Mais faites attention à ne pas tomber : il aime bien faire des zigzags.[6] (The big dragon will carry you on his back without a second thought. But be careful not to fall off: he likes zigzagging.)
GalleryEdit
Green dragon sprite in Yoshi's Story
Red dragon sprite in Yoshi's Story
The red dragon in the Magma Castle in Yoshi's Story
Magma Castle level icon in Yoshi's Story
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ドラゴン[?] Doragon |
Dragon | |
| ドラゴン（みどり）[7]:30 Doragon (midori) |
Green Dragon | green | |
| ドラゴン（あか）[7]:31 Doragon (aka) |
Red Dragon | red | |
| French | Gentil Dragon[4][2] | Kind Dragon | |
| German | Grübatz[?] | From grün ("green") and possibly the male surname Batz | green |
| Lawawa[8] | Partial repetition of "lava" | red |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Promotional Toys "R" Us advertisement
- ^ a b Yoshi's Storyin-game name from French localization (Red dragon) (Uploaded 16 May. 2019 on YouTube by Omniwalk FR)
- ^ Yoshi's Story in-game hint (Uploaded 10 Jun. 2012 on YouTube by Basileous)
- ^ a b Yoshi's Story in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 18 Mar. 2019 on YouTube by Omniwalk FR)
- ^ 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5.
- ^ 1998. Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64. Issue 3. Nintendo and EMAP France (French). Page 17.
- ^ a b 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 30, 31. (Archived via archive.today.)
- ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 17.
