List of Shy Guy names in other languages
The following is a list of names for Shy Guy in other languages.
Shy Guy[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘイホー Heihō | Anagram of「歩兵」(hohei, "foot soldier"), with「ホ」elongated; officially romanized as "Hey-Ho",[1][2][3] "Heyho",[4] and "Heiho" | [5][6][7]:56 | |
| シャイガイ Shaigai | Transliteration of the English name | Super Mario USA, Super Mario All-Stars | [8][9] | |
| ヘイホー（フルーツを Heihō (furūtsu o motta yatsu) | Shy Guy (the ones holding fruit) | Yoshi's Story | [7]:58 | |
| ヘイホー（ダッシュしてくるヤツ） Heihō (dasshu shite kuru yatsu) | Shy Guy (the ones that come dashing) | [7]:59 | ||
| ヘイホー（ Heihō (ki ni kakurete iru yatsu) | Shy Guy (the ones hiding in trees) | [7]:64 | ||
| カタカタヘイホー Katakata Heihō | From「カタカタ」(katakata, Japanese onomatopoeia for mechanisms rattling) and「ヘイホー」(Heihō, "Shy Guy") | Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | [10][11] | |
| Bosnian | Stidljiv Momak | Shy Boy | [12] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 嘿呵 Hēihē (Mandarin) Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Transliteration of the Japanese name | [13] | |
| 嘿虎 Hēihǔ (Mandarin) Hēifú (Cantonese) | prior to Mario Kart Tour | [14][15][16] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 嘿呵 Hēihē (Mandarin) Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | [16][13] | ||
| Dutch | Shy Guy | - | [13][17] | |
| Shyguy | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | ||
| Finnish | Shy Guy | - | [19] | |
| Shyguy | [20] | |||
| French (Canada) | Maskache | Pun on masque ("mask") and cache ("hide") | [13] | |
| Maskass | From masque ("mask") with the pejorative suffix -asse | New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis | [21] | |
| French (Europe) | [22][23][24][25] | |||
| Shyguy | - | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | |
| Sans-visage | Literally "Without Face" | Super Mario Bros. comics | [26] | |
| Fantôme | Ghost | Yoshi's Story | [27] | |
| German | Shy Guy | - | [28][13][29] | |
| Shyguy | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [30][31] | ||
| Italian | Tipo Timido | Shy Guy | [32][33]:15 | |
| Shyguy | - | Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [37][38] | |
| Shy-Guy | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [38] | ||
| Ragazzo timido | Shy boy | Yoshi's Story | [39]:128 | |
| Tipo timido | Shy guy | Super Mario Advance | [24]:111 | |
| Korean | 헤이호 Heiho | Transliteration of the Japanese name | [40][16][13] | |
| 샤이거이 Syai Geoi | Transliteration of the English name | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [41] | |
| Lithuanian | Drovuolis | Literally "Drone"; drovuolis is a colloquial/derived form referring to a drone | [42] | |
| Norwegian | Shyguy | - | [43] | |
| Polish | Wstydliwy Typek | Shy Guy; typek is a derogatory diminuitive form of typ ("guy") | [44] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Shy Guy | - | [13] | |
| Shyguy | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [45] | ||
| Portuguese (Europe) | Masquito | From máscara ("mask") and the diminutive suffix -ito | [46] | |
| Romanian | Timidul | The Shy One | [47] | |
| Russian | Скромняга Skromnyaga | From скромный (skromnyy, "shy") and «-яга» (-yaga, Russian suffix used for creating nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality) | [46][16] | |
| Spanish | Shy Guy | - | Written as Shyguy in European territories in Super Mario Bros. 2 Instruction Booklet, written as shy guy in Latin American territories from 2012 to 2019, prior to Yoshi's Crafted World | [24]:91 |
| Swedish | Shy Guy | - | [49] | |
| Shyguy | [50] | |||
| Thai | ชายกาย Chaai Gaai | Shy Guy | [51] |
Red Shy Guy[edit]
"Red Shy Guy"[52] or "Shy Guy (Red)"[53] refers to a recurring type of Shy Guy. In Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario All-Stars, and Super Mario Advance, they are the Shy Guys that walk off the edge of platforms. In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, they are the Shy Guys that walk in set patterns. While present in the Yoshi series, there is typically no difference between the different colors of Shy Guy and their colors are not always denoted in their nomenclature for these games. The exception is Yoshi's Story, in which eating a Red Shy Guy restores three segments of the Smile Meter instead of one if the player is controlling Red Yoshi. In nearly all other contexts, the "normal" Shy Guys are red. In material for older games, its name is rendered as "Shyguy - Red"[54] or "Red Shyguy."[55]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あかヘイホー Aka Heihō | Red Shy Guy | [56][57][58] | |
| ヘイホー Heihō Aka | Shyguy Red | Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic | [59] | |
| ヘイホーレッド Heihō Reddo | Shyguy - Red | Super Mario USA | [60][61] | |
| シャイガイレッド Shaigai Reddo | Transliteration of the English name | Super Mario USA, Super Mario All-Stars | [60][9] | |
| 赤いヘイホー Akai Heihō | Red Shy Guy | Paper Mario: The Origami King | [62] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 紅色嘿呵 Hóngsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Hùhngsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Red Shy Guy | [62] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅色嘿呵 Hóngsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Hùhngsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | [62] | ||
| Dutch | Rode Shy Guy | Red Shy Guy | [63] | |
| Shyguy - Rood | Shy Guy - Red | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | |
| French (Canada) | Maskache rouge | Red Shy Guy | [58][62] | |
| French (Europe) | Maskass rouge | [58][62] | ||
| Shyguy - rouge | Shy Guy - red | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | |
| Maskass Rouge | Red Shy Guy | Super Mario Advance | [24]:51 | |
| German | Roter Shy Guy | Red Shy Guy | [24]:31 | |
| Shyguy - Rot | Shy Guy - Red | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [30][31] | |
| Shy Guy rot | Red Shy Guy | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [28] | |
| Italian | Tipo Timido rosso | Red Shy Guy | [33]:68 | |
| Shyguy - Rosso | Shyguy - Red | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [37] | |
| Tipo timido rosso | Red shy guy | Super Mario Advance | [24]:111 | |
| Korean | 빨간색 헤이호가 Ppalgansaek Heihoga | Red Shy Guy | [62] | |
| 샤이거이 - 적색 Syai Geoi - Jeoksaek | Shy Guy - Red | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [41] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Masquito Vermelho | Red Shy Guy | [58] | |
| Russian | Красный скромняга Krasnyy skromnyaga | Red shy guy | [58] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Shy Guy rojo[a] | Red Shy Guy | [62] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Shy Guy rojo | [24]:91 | ||
| Shyguy - Red | - | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [48] |
Pink Shy Guy[edit]
"Pink Shy Guy"[64][65] or "Shy Guy (Pink)"[53] refers to a specific type of Shy Guy introduced in Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. In these games, they are the Shy Guys that turns around at the edge of platforms. They are also recurring in the Yoshi series, beginning with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, but they have no behavioral differences between the different colored Shy Guys in this game. In the original English instruction booklet for Super Mario Bros. 2, its name is rendered as "Shyguy - Pink."[54]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピンクヘイホー Pinku Heihō | Pink Shy Guy | [57][64][65] | |
| ヘイホーピンク Heihō Pinku | Shyguy Pink | Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario USA | [59][60][61] | |
| シャイガイピンク Shaigai Pinku | Transliteration of the English name | Super Mario USA, Super Mario All-Stars | [60][9] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 粉红色嘿呵 Fěnhóngsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Fánhùhngsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Pink Shy Guy | [65][66] | |
| 粉色嘿虎 Fěnsè Hēihǔ (Mandarin) Fánsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Mario Kart Tour | [64] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 粉紅色嘿呵 Fěnhóngsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Fánhùhngsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | [67] | ||
| 粉色嘿呵 Fěnsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Fánsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | [64][65] | ||
| Dutch | Roze Shy Guy | Pink Shy Guy | [64][65][68] | |
| Shyguy - Roze | Shy Guy - Pink | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | |
| French (Canada) | Maskache rose | Pink Shy Guy | [69][64][65][70] | |
| French (Europe) | Maskass rose | [69][64][65][71] | ||
| Shyguy - rose | Shy Guy - pink | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [18] | |
| German | Rosa Shy Guy | Pink Shy Guy | [69][64][65][72] | |
| Shyguy - Rosa | Shy Guy - Pink | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [30][31] | |
| Indonesian | Pink Shy Guy | - | [73] | |
| Italian | Tipo Timido rosa | Pink Shy Type | [69][33]:68 | |
| Shyguy - Rosa | Shy Guy - Pink | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [37] | |
| Korean | 핑크헤이호 Pingkeu Heiho | Pink Shy Guy | [64][65][74] | |
| 샤이거이 - 핑크색 Syai Geoi - Pingkeusaek | Shy Guy - Pink | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [41] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Shy Guy rosa | Pink Shy Guy | [64][75] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Masquito Rosa | [69][65][76] | ||
| Russian | Розовый скромняга Rozovyy skromnyaga | Pink Shy Guy | [69][65] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Shy guy rosa | Pink shy guy | Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart 8 | [69][64][65] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Shy Guy Rosa | Pink Shy Guy | [77] | |
| Shyguy - Pink | - | Super Mario Bros. 2 | [48] | |
| Shy Guy rosa | Pink Shy Guy | Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart 8 | [69][64][65] |
Blue Shy Guy[edit]
"Blue Shy Guy"[52][25][64][65] refers to a specific type of Shy Guy that turns around at the edge of platforms in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance. They appear in place of the Pink Shy Guys in these games and are erroneously referred to as "Shyguy Pink" in the guidebook for Super Mario All-Stars.[55] In Yoshi's Story, eating a Blue Shy Guy restores three segments of the Smile Meter instead of one if the player is controlling Blue Yoshi. It is one of the four Shy Guys that appears in Yoshi's Island DS, appearing in place of the Pink Shy Guy.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あおヘイホー Ao Heihō | Blue Shy Guy | [56][64][65] | |
| 青ヘイホー Ao Heihō | Super Mario Advance | [78] | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蓝色嘿呵 Lánsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Làahmsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Blue Shy Guy | [65][79] | |
| 蓝色嘿虎 Lánsè Hēihǔ (Mandarin) Làahmsīk Hēifú (Cantonese) | Mario Kart Tour | [64] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍色嘿呵 Lánsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Làahmsīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | [64][65][80] | ||
| Dutch | Blauwe Shy Guy | Blue Shy Guy | [64][65] | |
| French (Canada) | Maskache bleu | Blue Shy Guy | [69][64][65] | |
| French (Europe) | Maskass bleu | [25][69][64][65] | ||
| German | Blauer Shy Guy | Blue Shy Guy | [69][64][65][81] | |
| Italian | Tipo Timido blu | Blue Shy Type | [69][64][65] | |
| Korean | 파랑헤이호 Parang Heiho | Blue Shy Guy | [64][65] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Shy Guy azul | Blue Shy Guy | [64] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Masquito Azul | [69][65][82] | ||
| Russian | Синий скромняга Siniy skromnyaga | Blue Shy Guy | [69][65] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Shy guy azul | Blue Shy Guy | [69][64][65] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Shy Guy azul | [69][64][65][83] | ||
| Swedish | Blue Shy Guy | - | [84] |
Green Shy Guy[edit]
"Green Shy Guy"[25][64][65] refers to a specific type of Shy Guy introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The difference between them and other colors of Shy Guys is usually cosmetic so their name is not always specified. In Yoshi's Story, eating a Green Shy Guy restores three segments of the Smile Meter instead of one if the player is controlling Yoshi. The Green Shy Guys in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are faster than the other ones and release Speed stat boosts when defeated.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | みどりヘイホー Midori Heihō | Green Shy Guy | [56][64][65] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 绿色嘿虎 Lǜsè Hēihǔ (Mandarin) Luhksīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | Green Shy Guy | [65] | |
| 绿色嘿呵 Lǜsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Luhksīk Hēifú (Cantonese) | Mario Kart Tour | [64] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 綠色嘿呵 Lǜsè Hēihē (Mandarin) Luhksīk Hēi'hō (Cantonese) | [64][65] | ||
| Dutch | Groene Shy Guy | Green Shy Guy | [64][65] | |
| French (Canada) | Maskache vert | Green Shy Guy | [69][64][65] | |
| French (Europe) | Maskass vert | [25][69][64][65] | ||
| German | Grüner Shy Guy | Green Shy Guy | [69]< |