Black Shy Guy: Difference between revisions

{{about|Black Shy Guys in general|the enemy from [[Yoshi's Story]]|[[Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)]]}}

|variants=[[Spyguy]]<br>[[Wrench Shy Guy]]

|notable=[[The Shy Bandit]]

{{quote|Slicing through the mist. Paint will be spilled here today. The shy ninja strikes.|Black Shy Guy|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}

'''Black Shy Guys''' are [[Shy Guy]]s which wear black or dark gray robes and white shoes. Usually, they are depicted as more powerful than normal Shy Guys.

Standard Black Shy Guys first appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where they are localized as '''Anti Guys'''. They are also known as '''Deadly Guys''' due to the fact that their attacks are extremely powerful. It is one of the strongest non-individual enemies that [[Mario]] can battle against, second only to the [[Amazy Dayzee]], and even then, an Anti Guy has much higher HP and does not run from battle.

 

In the game, Mario first encounters an Anti Guy inside the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]]. This Shy Guy is guarding a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] containing a [[Power Plus (badge)|Power Plus]] [[Badge]]. If spoken to, it demands Mario to keep away, but the player can engage it in battle and get the Badge by beating it.  Later, in [[Bowser's Castle]], the second of three [[Guard Door]]s gives Mario a quiz. If Mario gets five questions correct in the quiz, he can pass. However, if he gets three questions incorrect, he has to face three Anti Guys at once, known as the '''Anti Guys Unit'''.<ref>'''Guard Door:''' ''Prepare for battle! Anti Guys Unit! Attack!''</ref><ref>'''Guard Door:''' ''Oh, but...no! NO!! You beat the Anti Guys Unit?!!''</ref>

 

Instead of fighting the Anti Guy in Shy Guy's Toy Box, Mario can instead bribe the Shy Guy to leave by giving it a [[Lemon Candy]], allowing Mario access to the Power Plus Badge. However, if Mario does this, he is no longer able to fight the Anti Guy.

 

In battle, an Anti Guy attacks the same way as regular Shy Guys, by jumping on Mario or tackling him, except their attacks are much more powerful.

A Black Shy Guy appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', although it only appears in the DS Download Play mode.

|I2.5=3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R|R2.5=[[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R]]

|I2.6=DS DK Pass T|R2.6=[[DS DK Pass|DS DK Pass T]]

|I2.7=DS DK Pass RT|R2.7=[[DS DK Pass|DS DK Pass R/T]]

|I2.8=Paris Promenade 2R|R2.8=[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 2R]]

|I2.9=Paris Promenade 2RT|R2.9=[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 2R/T]]

|I2.10=3DS Daisy Hills T|R2.10=[[3DS Daisy Hills|3DS Daisy Hills T]]

|I2.11=DS Airship Fortress|R2.11=[[DS Airship Fortress]]

|I2.12=DS Airship Fortress T|R2.12=[[DS Airship Fortress|DS Airship Fortress T]]

|I2.13=DS Airship Fortress R|R2.13=[[DS Airship Fortress|DS Airship Fortress R]]

|I2.14=Tokyo Blur|R2.14=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]]

|I2.15=Tokyo Blur R|R2.15=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur R]]

|I2.16=GBA Sunset Wilds|R2.16=[[GBA Sunset Wilds]]

|I2.17=3DS Rosalina's Ice World T|R2.17=[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|3DS Rosalina's Ice World T]]

|I2.18=3DS Rosalina's Ice World R|R2.18=[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|3DS Rosalina's Ice World R]]

|I2.19=Ninja Hideaway|R2.19=[[Ninja Hideaway]]

|I2.20=Ninja Hideaway T|R2.20=[[Ninja Hideaway|Ninja Hideaway T]]

|I2.21=DS Twilight House|R2.21=[[DS Twilight House]]

|I2.23=Rome Avanti 3R|R2.23=[[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 3R]]

|Jap=ブラックヘイホー <small>(''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'')</small>

|Jap2=くろヘイホー <small>(''Mario Kart 8'')</small>

|Jap3=ヘイホー（くろ） <small>(''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')</small>

|Jap3R=Heihō (Kuro)

|Jap3M=Shy Guy (Black)

|FreA=Maskache noir

|FreAM=Black Shy Guy

|FreE=Maskass noir

|FreEM=Black Shy Guy

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*In the data for ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', Black Shy Guys are sometimes identified as <tt>heiho_matrix</tt>, likely as a reference to the film series ''{{wp|The Matrix (franchise)|The Matrix}}'' due to their clothes and mask holes resembling the dark suit and sunglasses common in the series, as well as their ability to dodge attacks being reminiscent of the series' iconic "bullet time" moment.