Shymore
- This article is about the Shy Guy with the knife-shaped pogo stick from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For the pogo stick-using Shy Guy from Yoshi's Story, see Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks.
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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- “We just built this yesterday, and the foundation's very weak. So...STOP SHAKING THE FLOOR!”
- —Shyster, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
A Shyster is a small artificially created Shy Guy that hops on a sword-tipped pogo-stick. They appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Shysters seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long.
Shysters are soldiers that work for the Smithy Gang. Shysters formed the bulk of Mack's forces during his invasion of Mushroom Kingdom. After Mack conquers the peaceful kingdom, the Shysters are allowed to terrorize the townsfolk as they please.
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 lightning magic. During Mario and Mallow's battle with Mack, the knife monster summoned four Shyster Bodyguards to aid him in the fight.
After Mario's penultimate fight with Smithy, a Shyster, 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 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.
Several stronger varieties of Shysters exist, including the Springer and the Shyper, as well as the Machine Made Bodyguard.
Statistics
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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HP | 30 | FP | 2 | Speed | 18 | |||
| Location(s) | Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Castle | Attack | 20 | Magic attack | 18 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 26 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | HP Max! (20%) | Yoshi Cookie | Honey Syrup | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Drain | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 2 | Exp. points | 3 | Items | Honey Syrup (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ヘイパー Heipā |
Pun on「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy) and English words "hyper," "hopper," or "helper" |
Trivia
- Shyster's name, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman."
- The official Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars strategy guide placed an image of a Shyper where a Shyster should have been. Additionally, it considers Bodyguards and their Machine Made counterparts to be the same enemy as them.[1]
References
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 109.
