Shai Guyz
| Shai Guyz | |
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| Appears in | Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016) |
| Species | Shy Guys |
- “My guys are pumped and ready to fight. Just look at 'em! I want you cheering as hard as you can for the Shai Guyz. Got it?”
- —Snifit, Paper Mario: Color Splash
The Shai Guyz are minor characters in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They are a group of colorful Shy Guys found in Dressing Room 1 in the basement of the Golden Coliseum. They are seen fighting each other in pairs while reciting their title. A pink Snifit who appears to be their manager watches over them, requesting that Mario root for them in their performance.
A Goomba and a Koopa Troopa can be seen eavesdropping below the window as Mario is exploring behind these rooms. The shouts of the Shai Guyz can also be heard nearby. The Goomba claims that they were the Shai Guyz's very first fans and are therefore the most important to them, while the Koopa Troopa tells that Mario he is counting on them to perform well in the Battle Royal, as his self-esteem depends on it.
Another Goomba in the area states that he is spying on them for tips with his next battle, offering Mario to join him.
They are fightable in the Battle royal and their name is announced by the announcer (presumably Iggy) when fought. After losing, The Shai Guyz's manager will rebrand their team multiple times. First, he renames them to the Super Shai Guyz, then the Super Fly Shai Guyz. When these fail, he instead comes up with the name 2 Shy 4 U.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イロいろヘイホーズ Iro Iro Heihōzu | Pun on「色」(iro, "color") and「色々」(iro-iro, "various") +「ヘイホー」(Heihō, "Shy Guy") with the English plural marker "-s" | First name | [1] |
| イロいろヘイホーズ２ Iro Iro Heihōzu 2 | Shai Guyz 2 | Second name | [1] | |
| イロいろヘイホーズＺ Iro Iro Heihōzu Z | Shai Guyz Z | Third name | [1] | |
| イロいろヘイホーズ乙 Iro Iro Heihōzu Otsu | Shai Guyz the Second | Fourth name | [1] | |
| Dutch | Show Guys | - | First name | [1] |
| Super Show Guys | Second name | [1] | ||
| Showdown Guys | Third name | [1] | ||
| Showdown Guys 2 | Fourth name | [1] | ||
| French (Canada) | Maskopains | Portmanteau of Maskache ("Shy Guy") and copains ("friends") | First name | [2] |
| French (Europe) | Maskottes | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy") and mascottes ("mascots") | First name | [1] |
| Masbiskottes | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy") and biscottes ("rusks") | Second name | [1] | |
| Masbiskottos | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy") and biscottos ("biceps") | Third name | [1] | |
| Masbiskebiskerage | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy") and bisque bisque rage ("na-na na-na boo-boo") | Fourth name | [1] | |
| German | Show Guys | - | First name | [1] |
| Showdown Guys | Second and third names. Instead of a fourth name, the Snifit asks if anyone can think of a name that doesn't have "Show" in it. | [1] | ||
| Italian | TXS | Initialism for Timidi per Scelta ("Shy by Choice") | First name | [1] |
| I Timido Bros | The Shy Bros | Second name | [1] | |
| TXS | Now an initialism for Timidi per Sbaglio ("Shy by Mistake") | Third name. No fourth name is listed, with the Snifit promoter instead offering to advertise other teams. | [1] | |
| Portuguese | Masqueteiros | From Masquito ("Shy Guy") and Mosqueteiros ("Musketeers") | First name | [1] |
| O Regresso dos Masquiteiros | The Return of the Shai Guyz | Second name | [1] | |
| Masquiteiros II | Shai Guyz II | Third name | [1] | |
| Os Novos Masquiteiros | The New Shai Guyz | Fourth name | [1] | |
| Russian | Скромные ребята Skromniye rebyata | Modest guys | First name | [1] |
| Нескромные ребята Neskromnyye rebyata | Immodest guys | Second name | [1] | |
| Нескромные ребята снова Neskromnyye rebyata snova | Immodest guys again | Third name | [1] | |
| Разгромные ребята Razgromnyye rebyata | Crushing guys | Fourth name | [1] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Tipoz Tímidoz | Corrupted spelling of Tipos Tímidos ("Shy Guys") | First name | [1] |
| Tipoz Timidízimoz | Corrupted spelling of Tipos Tímidisimos ("Very Shy Guys") | Second name | [1] | |
| Tipoz Zupertímidoz | Corrupted spelling of Tipos Supertímidos ("Super Shy Guy") | Third name | [1] | |
| Tanta Timidez | So much Shyness | Fourth name | [1] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | That Street Guys | Pun on the Backstreet Boys | First name. Instead of a third name, the Snifit advertises a That Street Guys reunion tour. | [1] |
| New That Street Guys | Second name; is said to be a separate group of interns once the original members wanted to launch solo careers after being in the hospital. | [1] | ||
| New Guys on That Street | Fourth name | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af In-game dialogue, found in the file YB.msbt.lz for each respective language
- ^ Polo (January 8, 2017). ON CAPTURE UNE AUTRE GRANDE ÉTOILE PEINTE ! | Paper Mario Color Splash #23 (9:01). Canadian French. Retrieved February 10, 2026 from YouTube.
