Thorn
- This article is about the crystal-like obstacles in the Yoshi's Island series. For the vegetal obstacles found in numerous other platform games, also referred to as "thorns", see Bramble.
- “Do not touch the thorns. They will knock you out! You can destroy the thorns by hitting them with eggs.”
- —Message Block in The Potted Ghost's Castle, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Thorns, also referred to as crystals,[1] spike blocks,[2] or simply spikes,[3] are spiky obstacles found mostly in castle levels in the Yoshi series (especially the Yoshi's Island subseries), including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (as well as its Game Boy Advance reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3), Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island. Touching a thorn immediately causes a Yoshi to lose a life. A Yoshi Egg destroys a single thorn, but since thorns are found usually in groups and a Yoshi can carry only six Yoshi Eggs at a time, most thorn groups cannot be destroyed, though Baby DK's explosive eggs in Yoshi's Island DS can easily destroy a group of them in one shot. Some thorns reveal Winged Clouds when destroyed, and in The Potted Ghost's Castle, one specific thorn reveals even a door.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Sprite from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Sprite from Yoshi's New Island
A Yellow Yoshi using a Chomp Rock to destroy the thorns in Yoshi's New Island
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トゲトゲ[?] Togetoge |
A Japanese term meaning "spiky"; shared with an object from Wario Land 4 | |
| トゲブロック[4][5]:174 Toge Burokku |
Spike Block | ||
| トゲ Toge Iwa |
Spike Rock | ||
| トゲ[5]:106 Toge |
Spike | ||
| Italian | Aculei[?] | Thorns |
References[edit]
- ^ Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 51.
- ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 30.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 74.
- ^ November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 115.
- ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 106, 174.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーアイランドDS」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Yoshi's Island DS). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 51.
