Froggy
- This article is about the boss character from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island sometimes addressed as "Prince Froggy". For the Wario Land 3 enemy known as Prince Froggy, see Lump. For the Sonic the Hedgehog character, see Froggy (Sonic the Hedgehog).
| Froggy | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| Species | Frog Pirate |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) |
- “Ribbet, ribbet, Froggy here!”
- —Froggy, Tetris Attack
Froggy, or Prince Froggy, is a Frog Pirate who lives in a large swampy area on Yoshi's Island.
History[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Froggy is the midpoint boss of World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, and offers a unique challenge. When Yellow Yoshi engages the Frog Pirate in combat, Kamek swoops in and shrinks Yellow Yoshi, allowing Froggy to swallow Yellow Yoshi whole. The actual battle is between Yellow Yoshi and Froggy's uvula, with hazardous stomach acid dripping from the top. Shy-Guys (which appear larger due to Yellow Yoshi's diminished size) fall into the stomach and can be turned into large eggs. Yellow Yoshi must throw the eggs at the prince's uvula. After each hit, the stomach becomes progressively redder. After enough hits, the stomach flashes various colors as Yellow Yoshi escapes through Froggy's intestines, and he reverts to his normal size while Froggy lies defeated.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In the adaptation of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island from volume 14 of Super Mario-kun, Froggy swallows Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Baby Mario. Shy Guys fall on the group, but they are avoided. Yoshi attempts to hit the uvula, and although the egg bounces many times in the stomach, it misses the uvula. Finally, a big Shy Guy lands on them. Yoshi eventually finds a star, which turns Baby Mario into Superstar Mario. Baby Mario then runs up the walls and gives the uvula a beating. This causes Froggy to defecate the characters.
Tetris Attack[edit]
Froggy reappears in Tetris Attack with a Clawdaddy for a partner. He replaces the water fairy, Elias, from Panel de Pon. He is a friend of Yoshi's who needs to be rescued from Kamek's spell. He appears to be bigger in this game than in his first appearance, being the size of his Clawdaddy partner in VS mode and having a separate Frog Pirate on his head in Endless.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Player's Guide: His Royal Highness doesn't like to work up a sweat in the jungle heat, so Kamek will have to shrink Yoshi and Mario down to a bite-sized morsel. Once inside Froggy's stomach, Yoshi will have to fight his out way by using the primary food in Froggy's diet: Shy-Guys![1]
Tetris Attack[edit]
- In-game Character profile:
- English:
Ribbet, ribbet. Froggy here!
For frogs, a lot of rain is good. But... ribbet. Not everyone is so happy about it, ribbet. Well... ribbet. I don't care! Ribbet! - Other languages:
- Japanese:
ゲロゲロ ゲロゲーロだゲロ
カエルの オレにはあめが つづくのはありがたいことなんだゲロ
でも ヨッシーアイランドのみんなは めいわくしてるみたいだゲロ
ま かんけいないゲロ
(Translation: Ribbet, ribbet. It's Froggy, ribbet.
I'm a frog, and I'm just grateful that the rain keeps coming, ribbet. But, everyone in Yoshi's Island seems to be a nay-sayer, ribbet. I don't care, ribbet.)
- Japanese:
- English:
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide (shared with Frog Pirate):
長い舌をのばして、赤ちゃんをさらう大ガエル。タマゴを当てると気絶するので、その間に食ベてしまおう。ワールド3-4ではボスとしても登場。[2]
(Romanization: Nagai shita o nobashite, akachan o sarau dai gaeru. Tamago o ateru to kizetsu surunode, sonoaida ni shoku bete shimaou. Wārudo 3 - 4 de wa bosu to shite mo tōjō.)
(Translation: A large frog snatches babies by stretching out its long tongue. If you hit it with an egg, it faints, so eat it while it's still alive. It also appears as a boss in World 3-4.)
Gallery[edit]
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Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The in-game English name from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, "Prince Froggy," is in reference to "The Frog Prince" and distinguishes the boss from the ordinary Frog Pirates. In the Japanese release and at least two guidebooks, the boss is undistinguished from the Frog Pirate enemies, likely in reference to how Yoshi and Baby Mario are decreased in size for the battle, rather than the boss that is enlarged.[3][4] In Japanese sources, whenever the boss is distinguished from the enemy frogs, it is called「ゲロゲーロボス」(Gerogēro Bosu, "Frog Pirate Boss").[5][6]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲロゲーロ[3][4] Gerogēro |
Frog Pirate | |
| ゲロゲーロボス[5][6] Gerogēro Bosu |
Frog Pirate Boss | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 呱呱蛙王子[7] Guāguāwā Wángzǐ |
Prince Frog Pirate | |
| French | Couac la Goinfre[8][7] | Croak the Glutton | |
| German | Börk Börk[9][7] | Croak Croak | |
| Italian | Sir Ranocchio[7] | Sir Froggy | |
| Prince Froggy[10] | - | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| Spanish | Príncipe Rana[7] | Frog Prince |
Notes[edit]
- He is the only boss that is not affected by Kamek's magic. In turn, he is also the only boss that does not explode, signifying defeat - Yoshi does the explosion effect instead as he returns to his normal size. Accordingly, the effect might just signify the reversion of Kamek's spells. The latter is supported with Hookbill the Koopa's defeat, where after the explosions occur, Hookbill bursts out of the destroyed shell in his original size, as well as the defeat of Big Baby Bowser, where upon exploding, he is clearly restored to his original size.
- Although Froggy's boss fight in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island takes place inside his stomach, Kamek's Toadies still appear to abduct Baby Mario if Yoshi is harmed and unable to retrieve the lost baby.
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 16.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 8.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 16.
- ^ a b Takahashi, Kotaro, editor (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科 オールカラー版』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281140-3. Page 32.
- ^ a b Yoshioka, Seino (Muse Staff) (1998). 『ヨッシー全百科: カラースペシャル版』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 172.
- ^ a b c d e In-game name for Prince Froggy's Fort from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
- ^ In-game name for Prince Froggy's Fort from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1996). Club Nintendo Numero 2. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 27.
| Tetris Attack | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pals | Yoshi • Lakitu • Bumpty* • Poochy • Flying Wiggler • Froggy • Gargantua Blargg • Lunge Fish • Raphael The Raven | |
| Rivals | Hookbill The Koopa • Naval Piranha • Kamek • Bowser | |
| Other characters | Mr. Time* • Little Yoshi • Fly Guy • Goonie • Dr. Freezegood • Grinder • Eggo-Dil • Clawdaddy • Flamer Guy • Flopsy Fish • Shy-Guy • Toady | |
| Gameplay | Panel • Garbage Block • Shock Panel • Shock Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Multimedia • Quotes • Staff • Yoshi no Panepon BS Ban | |
