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(→Mario Kart Tour: see the translated version of M&S 2016 Mii dialogues: “Yoshi” is a species name first and foremost, and can be used alone even for colored Yoshis, MKT already uses a similar logic for Penguin Toad who is a yellow Toad) |
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{{quote|I know! We should team up! Come on! Hop on my back!|Yoshi|Super Mario Galaxy 2}} | {{quote|I know! We should team up! Come on! Hop on my back!|Yoshi|Super Mario Galaxy 2}} | ||
'''Yoshi''' is a dinosaur-like character that acts as an [[List of allies|ally]] of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and is the protagonist of [[Yoshi (franchise)|his own franchise]]. Among members of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi species]] hailing from [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], any Yoshi may be identified as the "Yoshi" character, and as such, not all iterations of the character are necessarily the same one. According to the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' manual, he got his name from Yoshi's Island because he was first discovered there.<ref>http://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_SNES/manual/Formated/Super_Mario_World_-_1991_-_Nintendo.pdf</ref> Yoshi managed to rescue and protect [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] from [[Kamek]] and the [[Koopa Troop]]. In the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], he often acts as a rideable character for the heroes, while in most of the spin-offs, he is a playable character on his own. Yoshi's defining traits include his cutesy appearance, his cheerful and friendly personality, his [[Flutter Jump|flutter-jump]]ing and egg-laying abilities, his rideability as a steed, and exclaiming his own name. | '''Yoshi''' is a dinosaur-like character that acts as an [[List of allies|ally]] of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and is the protagonist of [[Yoshi (franchise)|his own franchise]]. Among members of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi species]] hailing from [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], any Yoshi may be identified as the "Yoshi" character, and as such, not all iterations of the character are necessarily the same one. According to the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' manual, he got his name from Yoshi's Island because he was first discovered there.<ref>http://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_SNES/manual/Formated/Super_Mario_World_-_1991_-_Nintendo.pdf</ref> Yoshi managed to rescue and protect [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] from [[Kamek]] and the [[Koopa Troop]]. In the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], he often acts as a rideable character for the heroes, while in most of the spin-offs, he is a playable character on his own. Yoshi's defining traits include his cutesy appearance, his cheerful and friendly personality, his [[Flutter Jump|flutter-jump]]ing and egg-laying abilities, his rideability as a steed, and exclaiming his own name. | ||
==Creation and development== | ==Creation and development== | ||
[[File:Yoshi SMW concept art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Early concept art of Mario riding on a dinosaur-like animal]] | [[File:Yoshi SMW concept art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Early concept art of Mario riding on a dinosaur-like animal]] | ||
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*[[Send in the Clown]]: At the start of the episode, Yoshi is seen acting as the ballboy for a tennis match between Mario and Princess Toadstool. After Yoshi gets into trouble for eating the fireball they were using, the group notices the poster for Koopa's circus. Yoshi and his friends go to Koopa's circus, only to be trapped in a cage. In the end, Mario defeats Koopa and saves them, and they perform their own circus with Yoshi as the clown. | *[[Send in the Clown]]: At the start of the episode, Yoshi is seen acting as the ballboy for a tennis match between Mario and Princess Toadstool. After Yoshi gets into trouble for eating the fireball they were using, the group notices the poster for Koopa's circus. Yoshi and his friends go to Koopa's circus, only to be trapped in a cage. In the end, Mario defeats Koopa and saves them, and they perform their own circus with Yoshi as the clown. | ||
*[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]: Yoshi and his friends venture into the enchanted forest, only to find a Koopa wizard named [[Wizenheimer]]. The wizard captures and locks away everybody but Yoshi, who escapes. Soon after, Yoshi ventures into the wizard's house and saves all his friends. | *[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]: Yoshi and his friends venture into the enchanted forest, only to find a Koopa wizard named [[Wizenheimer]]. The wizard captures and locks away everybody but Yoshi, who escapes. Soon after, Yoshi ventures into the wizard's house and saves all his friends. | ||
*[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]: Yoshi and [[Oogtar]] are seen fighting over food at the beginning of the episode, which gives Mario the idea of having Cave Christmas (even though it is August). Yoshi and his friends make presents for all the [[ | *[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]: Yoshi and [[Oogtar]] are seen fighting over food at the beginning of the episode, which gives Mario the idea of having Cave Christmas (even though it is August). Yoshi and his friends make presents for all the [[Cave People]] to celebrate Cave Christmas, only for Koopa to steal the presents. Yoshi and Mario then go and take back all the presents Koopa stole and then give them to the Cave People. | ||
*[[King Scoopa Koopa]]: Yoshi and his friends find a new fast-food stand run by Koopa. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi chow down until they become fat. Unfortunately, Yoshi and Luigi become Chickadactyls along with the rest of the Cave People. In the end, Mario saves everyone by destroying the shop. | *[[King Scoopa Koopa]]: Yoshi and his friends find a new fast-food stand run by Koopa. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi chow down until they become fat. Unfortunately, Yoshi and Luigi become Chickadactyls along with the rest of the Cave People. In the end, Mario saves everyone by destroying the shop. | ||
*[[Born to Ride]]: Mario and Luigi are installing plumbing in the Dome Castle for Princess Toadstool, only to have it eaten by Yoshi. The Mario Bros. scold Yoshi for eating it, which upsets Yoshi. Yoshi runs away from Dome City and joins a biker gang called the [[Dino Riders]]. They secretly try to hand the Mario Bros. over to King Koopa, but Yoshi soon finds out and saves them. | *[[Born to Ride]]: Mario and Luigi are installing plumbing in the Dome Castle for Princess Toadstool, only to have it eaten by Yoshi. The Mario Bros. scold Yoshi for eating it, which upsets Yoshi. Yoshi runs away from Dome City and joins a biker gang called the [[Dino Riders]]. They secretly try to hand the Mario Bros. over to King Koopa, but Yoshi soon finds out and saves them. | ||