Ty-foo
| Ty-foo | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Fwoosh | ||
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Ty-foos[1] are cloud enemies debuting in Super Mario 3D World. They are large cloud-like enemies with black and yellow eyes and large purple lips that can blow strong gusts of wind.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Ty-foos are enemies found in Ty-Foo Flurries and Gigantic Seasick Wreck of Super Mario 3D World and its port. They hover above pits, blowing gusts of wind sometimes while moving left and right. A Ty-foo's wind can affect the movement of projectiles such as Fireballs, which can also stun them, along with boomerangs, but only either Invincible Mario, White Tanooki Mario, Mega Mario, or Lucky Cat Mario can defeat them.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
In Super Mario Odyssey, Ty-foos are enemies in the Snow Kingdom, where they wear Santa hats. Mario can capture them with Cappy, but only after first knocking off the hat. Ty-foo float in place, swapping between staying idle and blowing wind. Some of them rotate as they blow. Their wind pushes Mario, enemies, and certain platforms, as well Cappy while he is acting independently of Mario. Jumping on a Ty-foo is ineffective. When Mario captures a Ty-foo, he can use those their powerful Exhale for his own purposes with 
or 
. Shaking the Joy-Con causes Mario to blow harder. While blowing, Mario is unable to move but can rotate, even if the Ty-foo he captured does not rotate normally. Ty-foo are unable to change elevation, a trait that can let Mario float across gaps but also hinder him if a Ty-foo is contained with a small space or is not at the correct elevation for a given task. (Technically Ty-foo can move into slopes to get pushed up but they cannot get far and they slide back to their set elevation once movement stops.)
Minecraft[edit]
Breezes take on the appearance of Ty-foos in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft. The premade world of the pack also includes 3D pixel art Ty-foos in the snowy area.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Ty-foos are obstacles in Ridgerock Lake and Blustery Basin in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Their wind can affect where the player's ball lands.
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
Ty-foos appear in Super Mario Party Jamboree as part of Cold Front where they blow players into the cold water. They are also in Bowser Kaboom Squad.
Mario Kart World[edit]
Ty-foos are obstacles in the mountainous, icy region of Mario Kart World. They blow players off of the long, straight icy section at the beginning of the Spiny Rally. They also appear above water in other regions and create waves with their wind.
Gallery[edit]
A captured Ty-foo in Super Mario Odyssey
Model from Super Mario Odyssey
Ty-foos as seen in Super Mario 3D World
A structure resembling a Ty-foo in Minecraft
Ty-foos in Blustery Basin in Mario Golf: Super Rush
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Mario Kart World (sticker)
Naming[edit]
Their name combines "typhoon," a type of hurricane, and "Foo", a similar-looking cloud enemy that blows mist.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビューゴー[2][3] Byūgō |
From the onomatopoeic「ビュービュー」(byūbyū, "sound of the wind"); may incorporate「怒号」(dogō, "bellow") and is comparable to「ヒューヒュー」(Hyūhyū, "Fwoosh") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 飙风云[3] Biāofēngyún (Mandarin) Bīufūng'wàhn (Cantonese) |
Gale Cloud | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 刮風雲[3] Guāfēngyún (Mandarin) Gwaatfūng'wàhn (Cantonese) |
Wind-blowing Cloud | |
| Dutch | Ty-foo[3] | - | |
| French | Bwoosh[3][4] | From Woosh ("Foo") | |
| German | Orkoschi[3][5] | From Orkan ("hurricane") and Oschi ("whopper"); comparable to Wuschi ("Foo") | |
| Italian | Folato[3][6] | From the faux masculine form of folata ("gust of wind") | |
| Korean | 후름[3] Hureum |
Possibly a homophone of "흐름" (heureum, "flow"), as well as a portmanteau between the onomatopoeic "후" (hu, "blowing") and "구름" (gureum, "cloud") | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Tufão[7] | Typhoon | |
| Russian | Вспупых[3] Vspupykh |
From Пых (Pykh, "Foo") | |
| Spanish | Soploncio[3][8] | From soplar ("blow") and soponcio ("dizziness") |
References[edit]
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 27.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 227.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Capture list (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
- ^ In-game name of "Cold Front" from Super Mario Party Jamboree.
- ^ "Sobreviva as rajadas de vento dos Tufões enquanto se move no gelo escorregadio." – Rules for Cold Front (21 Oct. 2024). Super Mario Party Jamboree by Nintendo Cube. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). (Archived 23 Oct. 2024 via YouTube by Enzo Mundo Game.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 227.
