User:CyonOfGaia/Sandbox/Shadow (Yoshi and the Mysterious Book)
| Shadow | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
| Appears in | Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026) |
- “My word! What's this? Some sort of inky shadow has been left on my page... What do you suppose this is, exactly?”
- —Mr. E
The shadow, described by Mr. E as an "inky shadow", is a creature that occasionally appears in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. The shadow may sometimes appear within Mr. E's pages, often incentivizing the player to check for a specific unobtained discovery of the creature it points to. When its highlighted discovery is completed, it will reward large tokens to the player.
Overview
- “That shadow scurried away after you collected its tokens... Were they meant to celebrate our discovery? We'll likely spot that inky shadow nudging us toward more pending discoveries later on.”
- —Mr. E
The shadow can appear on the chapters list, which causes Mr. E to urge Yoshi to check it out. It will jump into the chapter it is highlighting, and appear as a speech bubble on top of a random creature with an unobtained discovery. By going to that creature's discoveries list, the player may find the shadow dancing on top of a currently unobtained discovery, and can select it to try obtaining the discovery.
When entering a habitat this way, the shadow may appear dancing on the loading screen. Afterwards, Yoshi can explore the habitat normally, but must try to obtain the discovery in question. Once the target discovery has been obtained, the discovery will be written to an open space in the habitat, and the shadow will manifest around the discovery itself, holding three large tokens (equivalent to 30 tokens total) as a reward.
After Yoshi heads towards the shadow and collects the tokens it rewards, it will disappear with a splat animation. Mr. E speculates if what the creature rewarded was meant to be celebrating a discovery being obtained. The shadow may occasionally appear again on another creature with any unobtained discoveries later on, however it will not appear again overall if the player has obtained all discoveries in the game.
Gallery
A shadow jumps towards a Plumebrella, causing a speech bubble to appear on top
A shadow appearing on the loading screen when entering its highlighted discovery
A shadow disappearing in a splat animation in Tumball Habitat
Naming
As this is a creature not listed in the index, the shadow is only referred to as such through Mr. E's dialogue and when highlighting a discovery with a shadow on it. The creature's name uses sentence-case when referred to in in-game text.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Hōseki-mushi |
Jewel Bug | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 宝石虫 Băoshíchóng (Mandarin) Bóusehkchùhng (Cantonese) |
Gemstone Bug | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 寶石蟲 Băoshíchóng (Mandarin) Bóusehkchùhng (Cantonese) |
Gemstone Bug | [1] | |
| Dutch | Juweelkever | Jewel beetle | [1] | |
| French (Canada) | Insecte joyau | Jewel insect | [1] | |
| French (Europe) | Insecte joyau | Jewel insect | [1] | |
| German | Juwelenkäfer | Jewel beetle | [1] | |
| Italian | Insetto gioiello | Jewel bug | [1] | |
| Korean | 보석벌레 Boseok-beolle |
Gemstone Bug | [1] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Inseto-joia | Jewel insect | [1] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Joyarabajo | from joya ("jewel") and escarabajo ("beetle") | [1] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Joyarabajo | from joya ("jewel") and escarabajo ("beetle") | [1] |
