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| {{smrpgenemy
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| |image=[[image:shyster.jpg|A Shyster jumps on his pogo stick.]]
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| |location=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
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| |hp=30
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| |attack=20
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| |defense=26
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| |mgattack=18
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| |mgdefense=10
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| |attacks=[[Drain]]
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| |strengths=None
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| |weaknesses=Thunder
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| |itemdropped=[[Honey Syrup]]
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| |coinsdropped=2
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| |flower=[[Bonus Flower|HP MAX! Flower]]
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| |expgained=3
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| |cookie=N/A
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| |related=[[Bodyguard]], [[Springer]], [[Shyper]], [[Machine Made]]
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| |psychopath=Boing, boing, boing.
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| }}
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| {{quote|Look at him! Can't even bounce! Hey, maybe we could bounce ON HIS HEAD!!!|Shyster|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
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| A '''Shyster''' (also known as '''Pogo Guy''') is a [[Shy Guy]] that hops on either a sword-tipped or simply a generic pogo-stick. They appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Shysters seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars===
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| In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Shysters are robotic soldiers that work for the [[Smithy Gang]]. Shysters formed the bulk of [[Mack]]'s forces during his invasion of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. After Mack conquers the peaceful kingdom, the Shysters are allowed to terrorize the townsfolk as they please.
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| A Shyster attacks by jumping on top of his opponent with his sword-tipped pogo-stick. Additionally, Shysters have limited proficiency in magic. As such, Shysters can use the weak fire-based attack [[Drain]] to shoot a small fireball at opponents. Shysters can be easily defeated with [[Thunderbolt (special move)|lightning magic]]. During [[Mario]] and [[Mallow]]'s battle with Mack, the knife monster summoned four Shyster [[Shyster#Bodyguard|Bodyguard]]s to aid him in the fight.
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| After Mario's penultimate fight with [[Smithy]], a Shyster (perhaps a Bodyguard), an [[Aero]] and a [[Drill Bit]] ask their master to calm down and to stop slamming the floor with his mallet in order to prevent the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]] from falling apart. Their efforts fail as Smithy continues to slam the foundation with his hammer, collapsing the floor and sending his minions flying away.
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| Several stronger varieties of Shysters exist, including the [[Springer]] and the [[Shyper]], as well as the Bodyguard and the [[Machine Made]] Bodyguard.
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| ===''Yoshi's Story===
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| Shy Guys riding pogo-sticks also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' under the name of Pogo Guy. However, these Shy Guys took advantage of normal-tipped pogo sticks rather than the seemingly stronger sword-tipped ones.
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| ==Bodyguard==
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| '''Bodyguards''' are a variety of Shyster that act as Mack's personal guards. They resemble normal Shysters, except they have slightly different stats and they don't give out experience points or coins when defeated. They still can be destroyed with lighting magic, although they are more resistant to magic damage than their normal counterparts.
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| When Mario first arrives in the throne room of Mushroom Kingdom castle, he is confronted by six Bodyguards and Mack himself. Two of the Bodyguards attempt to attack Mario, but they are deflected away by the plumber. The four remaining Bodyguards and Mack then attack Mario, beginning the battle for the first [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Piece]]. During the fight, Mack will sometimes jump off-screen, not returning until Mario has defeated all four Bodyguards. Mack also has the ability to summon four more Bodyguards after all the originals have been destroyed, and will repeatedly do so especially when he is low on [[HP]]. Mario cannot win the battle until all remaining Bodyguards are eliminated, even if Mack is defeated. After Mack is destroyed, the two remaining Bodyguards originally deflected by Mario will leave to inform Smithy of Mack's demise.
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| Bodyguards are also one of the few generic enemies made into [[Machine Made]]s at Smithy's Factory.
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| ==Names in Other Languages==
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| ===''Yoshi's Story===
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| |Jap=ホッピングヘイホー
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| |JapR=Hoppingu Heihō
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| |JapM=Pogo Stick Shy Guy (The word ''hoppingu'', which is derived from English "hopping", means "pogo stick")
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Shyster's name, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman."
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| *The official ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' strategy guide placed an image of a Shyper where a Shyster should have been.
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| <br clear=all>
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| {{Super Mario RPG}}
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| {{Yoshi's Story}}
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| {{Shy Guys}}
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| [[Category:Sub-Species]]
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| [[Category:Enemies]]
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| [[Category:Smithy Gang]]
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| [[Category:Shy Guys]]
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| [[Category:Robots]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario RPG Enemies]]
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