Zeus Guy
- This article is about the ball-throwing variant of Bandits from the Yoshi series. For the fire-breathing variant of Snifits from Yoshi's Island DS also referred to as "Zeus Guys", see Scorchit.
| Zeus Guy | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) |
| Variant of | Bandit |
Zeus Guys[1] are relatives of Bandits that appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its Game Boy Advance version, and Yoshi's New Island.
Zeus Guys are usually found in pairs, charging and firing balls of energy towards Yoshi, with these projectiles traveling quickly in a horizontal straight line, able to pass through walls. While doing this, they slowly inch towards their target, jumping when necessary and breaking any obstacles in their path. Once Yoshi is a short distance away from them, the Zeus Guys would attempt to kick or punch Yoshi, though they would still occasionally charge up and fire balls of energy, especially — but not necessarily — if Yoshi cannot actually be reached (for example, if Yoshi is on the other side of an unbreakable wall, or is standing on a platform right on top of the Zeus Guys). Yoshi cannot swallow them, and jumping on them or throwing an egg at them only stuns them temporarily. To defeat them, Yoshi must freeze and shatter them with a blue watermelon, spit fire obtained from swallowing a red watermelon or a consumable fiery enemy like a Flamer Guy, or use an Anywhere POW. In certain occasions, if Yoshi moves far enough from them, then returns within a certain distance from the Zeus Guys (regardless of whether they respawned in their original location or remained where they are last seen), they can be observed in their default pose and idle animation, shifting back and forth as they have lost track of their target, only resuming their assault if Yoshi moves one step towards them.
In the Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide's Enemy Encyclopedia section, Zeus Guys are listed under the "Ucantia Defeatus" subheader.[2]
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 空手のポーズでパチパチと弾を撃ってくる。踏と気絶するが、ファイアがないと倒せない。[3] (It strikes a karate pose and shoots crackling projectiles. You can step on it to knock it out, but you can't defeat it without fire.)
- Player's Guide: Put up yer flame balls! This pugilist sends great balls of fire scorching Yoshi's way. Barbecue, anyone?[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version):
空手 のポーズでパチパチと弾 を撃 ってくる。ふめばしばらく気絶 するが、ファイアを使 わないと倒 せない。[4] (It strikes a karate pose and shoots crackling projectiles. You can step on it to knock it out for a while, but you can't defeat it without using fire.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: キックやパンチ、さらに、
離 れた位置 から気功弾 を水平 に飛 ばして攻擊 してくる。１回踏 んで気絶 させ、そのあとヒップドロップをして擊破 しよう。[5] (They attack with kicks, punches, and even by sending qigong projectiles horizontally from a distance. Step on it once to knock it out, and then Hip Drop it to destroy it.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
A Zeus Guy's model in Yoshi's New Island
Naming[edit]
"Zeus Guy" is named after Zeus, the Greek god of lightning, possibly due to their ability to charge up balls of energy to attack from a distance.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | からてか Karateka |
Karate Practitioner | [3] | |
| 空手家 Karateka |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [5] | ||
Karateka |
[6][4] | |||
| German | Elektro-Jason | Electro-Bandit | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. American English. ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 17.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 8.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 15.
- ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 19.
- ^ Takahashi, Kotaro, editor (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科 オールカラー版』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281140-3. Page 74. Retrieved from Internet Archive. (Archived via Ragey0.)
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 18.
| Bandits | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bandy Andy • Eddy the Mask • Larson • Swindell • The Hand-It-Overs |
| Species | Badge Bandit • Bandit • Big Bandit • Green Glove • Grunt • Slugger • Spooky • Zeus Guy |
