Yoshi Sphinx (landmark)
| Yoshi Sphinx | |
|---|---|
 The Yoshi Sphinx in Mario Kart Tour | |
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Yoshi Tour, 2023) |
- “There's something really big over there. Is that some kind of animal?”
- —Kersti, Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Yoshi Sphinxes are recurring landmarks in the Super Mario franchise. They are based on the Great Sphinx of Giza but shaped like Yoshi.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
A Yoshi Sphinx first appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit in the background of Yoshi Desert, which is also used by that game's Battle Course 4.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, Dry Dry Ruins features two Yoshi Sphinxes, one of which is on the turn right behind the starting line.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Both GBA Yoshi Desert and Wii Dry Dry Ruins return in Mario Kart Tour. However, the Yoshi Sphinx returns only in GBA Yoshi Desert, where it is now a 3D model and closer to the course. The two Yoshi Sphinxes in Wii Dry Dry Ruins have been replaced with a singular Hammer Bros. Sphinx.
Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Yoshi Sphinxes appear flanking the bottom screen in the Super Mario 64 DS minigames Puzzle Panel and Puzzle Panic. The one on the left has a thought bubble showing the player's current score, while the one on the right is thinking about the player's current lives. Upon the player successfully completing a puzzle, the sphinxes blast off, while making a mistake causes them to laugh.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Puzzle Panel reappears as a minigame in New Super Mario Bros. with its graphics intact. As such, the Yoshi Sphinxes reappear as well.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
- Main article: Yoshi Sphinx
In its most prominent appearance, a Yoshi Sphinx appears as the main setting of the level of the same name in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. In this game, it is located in a mysterious area near Drybake Desert, from which it can be seen.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the Yoshi Sphinx makes a cameo on a portrait on the wall of the Dark Bloo Inn's dining room alongside a picture of Hither Thither Hill.
Gallery[edit]
Yoshi Sphinx in a Mario Kart: Super Circuit wallpaper
Yoshi Sphinx in Dry Dry Ruins in Mario Kart Wii
Yoshi Sphinxes in Puzzle Panel
Yoshi Sphinx in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
The Yoshi Sphinx portrait in Paper Mario: Color Splash
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