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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
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|species=[[Blue Yoshi|Yoshi]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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{{quote|What're YOU lookin' at? If you wanna challenge me, you have to bring [[Yoshi Cookie|Cookies]]!|Boshi|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
{{quote|What're YOU lookin' at? If you wanna challenge me, you have to bring [[Yoshi Cookie|Cookies]]!|Boshi|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Boshi''' is a lone [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] and the rival of [[Yoshi]]. Like many other Yoshis, Boshi can speak only the Yoshi language, having a deeper voice than most others. His appearance is distinct from the other Yoshis in that he wears sunglasses, a spiked collar, and toeless shoes, with him being the only known Yoshi not to wear shoes that cover his feet. He is also the only known Yoshi to have fangs and only two plates on the back of his head, which are longer and sharper. He and several other Yoshis live on [[Yoshi's Island (location)#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Yo'ster Isle]], home of the [[Mushroom Derby]] races. After winning a Mushroom Derby race, he declared himself leader of the Yoshis and canceled the derby so he could be champion for eternity.


'''Boshi''' is a [[Blue Yoshi]] with an attitude, and the rival of [[Yoshi]]. Boshi is a loner and wears sunglasses and a spiked collar around his neck. In Japan, Boshi's name is '''Washi''' (i.e. "Bad Yoshi"), created by combining the word "Yoshi" with the Japanese word for bad, "Warui". As such, Boshi is to Yoshi as [[Wario]] is to Mario, or [[Waluigi]] is to [[Luigi]]. Boshi, like many other Yoshis, can only speak the Yoshi language. Yoshi is bilingual and translates Boshi to make Mario understand. He (along with many other Yoshis) lives on [[Yo'ster Isle]], home of the famous [[Mushroom Derby]] races.
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Mario]] travels to Yo'ster Isle and is informed of Boshi's reign by Yoshi. Yoshi also reveals that Boshi loves [[Yoshi Cookie]]s and has a friend loan him some cookies so he and Mario can confront Boshi. Tempted by the cookies, Boshi agrees to a one-on-one race.


One day, Boshi defeats all the other Yoshis in a race and becomes the champion of the Mushroom Derby. Boshi then calls himself boss of the Yoshis. Under his reign, the races of the island are cancelled. In fact, Boshi himself is the only one allowed to use the racecourse. Although the other Yoshis disliked Boshi's rule, they felt obligated to obey the champion of the derby.
If Yoshi loses the race, Boshi stays and races again for more cookies. If Yoshi wins the race, he is presumed to be the new boss of the isle, but he declines the role, saying he just wants to race. Boshi then agrees to participate in fair competition going forward.  


[[File:Boshi Race Screenshot - Super Mario RPG.png|frame|left|[[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] racing '''Boshi''' on [[Yo'ster Isle]].]]
The ending cinematic of this game shows Boshi comforting [[Croco]] after losing a race to Yoshi, as both walk away from the racetrack.
During the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Mario]] travels to Yo'ster Isle via the [[Pipe Vault]]. Once there, Mario meets up with his old friend Yoshi. The green Yoshi delivers the bad news of Boshi's reign, and Mario decides to help free the island. Yoshi recognizes that Boshi has a weakness for [[Yoshi Cookie]]s. Yoshi asks a friend to loan him some cookies and Yoshi and Mario confront the boss of the island. If Yoshi can win a race against Boshi, then he will become the new champion of the Mushroom Derby (as such, Boshi will lose his authority). Boshi, who would never decline a wager with Yoshi Cookies on the line, agrees to a race.


During the race, Mario rides on Yoshi's back, helping him defeat Boshi. To beat Boshi to the finish line, Yoshi has to move to the beat of the derby's music. As the music plays, the player must alternate between {{button|snes|A}} and {{button|snes|B}} with the music's tempo. If the player presses the buttons too fast, Yoshi does not move. As the song plays, the beat may stop or change. The player must continue pushing the buttons to the original beat, not the new beat, however. Additionally, if Mario has any additional Yoshi cookies, he can feed them to Yoshi, giving him a boost of speed.
In the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], Boshi received some minor design changes: His fangs are gone, and the toeless shoes have been reduced to anklets, leaving his heels uncovered. Unlike the other Yoshis, who have the modern shell and eye designs, Boshi retains the old-style saddle-shaped shell and lazy eyes.
==Profiles==
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'''
**'''Who's Who:''' ''To the victor go the spoils, goes the old saying. In Boshi's case, that would be modified to say, to the victor go the cookies. Boshi may seem tough on the outside with his studded collar and mirrored shades, but he has a weakness for cookies that may unsaddle him in the end. He can no more resist a race when a cookie is at stake than Mario can resist helping people in need. Once you defeat the bully, you can leave your winnings with one of Yoshi's pals and return to race later in the game. Even in defeat, Boshi will want to race if a cookie is the prize.''<ref>Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 41.</ref>


Yoshi wins the race and becomes the champion of the Mushroom Derby. The other Yoshis congratulate him and demand that he become the new boss of the island. Yoshi declines the offer, stating that the races should be free for everyone to participate in, not controlled by a boss. Yoshi's words even reform Boshi, who agrees to participate in fair competition.  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
Boshi, ever the loner, still likes to stick to himself, but he has learned to enjoy the spirit of competition. Proving he is still a good runner, Boshi manages to win a race every once and a while; however, he is not the dominant racer he made himself out to be.
Boshi.jpg|Artwork
 
Boshi Sprite - Super Mario RPG.png|Sprite
The ending cinematic of ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' seemed to show that Boshi had befriended [[Croco]] after the latter had apparently moved to Yo'ster Isle.
Boshi Race Screenshot - Super Mario RPG.png|[[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] racing Boshi on [[Yoshi's Island (location)#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Yo'ster Isle]]
Boshi remade.png|Boshi in the Nintendo Switch remake
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=ワッシー<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smrpg_j-e.shtml "Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: From Japanese to English"]. (June 17, 2013). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved January 2, 2015.</ref>
|Jap=ワッシー
|JapR=Wasshī
|JapR=Wasshī
|JapM=Bad Yoshi
|JapM=Portmanteau of「{{ruby|悪|わる}}い」(''warui'', "bad") and「ヨッシー」(''Yosshī'', "[[Yoshi#Names in other languages|Yoshi]]"), similar to the name origins of [[Wario#Names in other languages|Wario]] and similar characters
|Chi=瓦西
|ChiR=Wǎxī
|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Boshi
|Fre=Boshi
|Ger=Boshi
|Ita=Boshi
|Kor=와시
|KorR=Wasi
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Spa=Boshi
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Boshi is the only known [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to not wear shoes that cover his feet.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:41, April 16, 2024

Boshi
Artwork of Boshi from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
Artwork from Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch
Species Yoshi
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
“What're YOU lookin' at? If you wanna challenge me, you have to bring Cookies!”
—Boshi, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Boshi is a lone Blue Yoshi and the rival of Yoshi. Like many other Yoshis, Boshi can speak only the Yoshi language, having a deeper voice than most others. His appearance is distinct from the other Yoshis in that he wears sunglasses, a spiked collar, and toeless shoes, with him being the only known Yoshi not to wear shoes that cover his feet. He is also the only known Yoshi to have fangs and only two plates on the back of his head, which are longer and sharper. He and several other Yoshis live on Yo'ster Isle, home of the Mushroom Derby races. After winning a Mushroom Derby race, he declared himself leader of the Yoshis and canceled the derby so he could be champion for eternity.

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario travels to Yo'ster Isle and is informed of Boshi's reign by Yoshi. Yoshi also reveals that Boshi loves Yoshi Cookies and has a friend loan him some cookies so he and Mario can confront Boshi. Tempted by the cookies, Boshi agrees to a one-on-one race.

If Yoshi loses the race, Boshi stays and races again for more cookies. If Yoshi wins the race, he is presumed to be the new boss of the isle, but he declines the role, saying he just wants to race. Boshi then agrees to participate in fair competition going forward.

The ending cinematic of this game shows Boshi comforting Croco after losing a race to Yoshi, as both walk away from the racetrack.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, Boshi received some minor design changes: His fangs are gone, and the toeless shoes have been reduced to anklets, leaving his heels uncovered. Unlike the other Yoshis, who have the modern shell and eye designs, Boshi retains the old-style saddle-shaped shell and lazy eyes.

Profiles[edit]

  • Player's Guide
    • Who's Who: To the victor go the spoils, goes the old saying. In Boshi's case, that would be modified to say, to the victor go the cookies. Boshi may seem tough on the outside with his studded collar and mirrored shades, but he has a weakness for cookies that may unsaddle him in the end. He can no more resist a race when a cookie is at stake than Mario can resist helping people in need. Once you defeat the bully, you can leave your winnings with one of Yoshi's pals and return to race later in the game. Even in defeat, Boshi will want to race if a cookie is the prize.[1]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワッシー
Wasshī
 Portmanteau of「悪わるい」(warui, "bad") and「ヨッシー」(Yosshī, "Yoshi"), similar to the name origins of Wario and similar characters

Chinese 瓦西
Wǎxī
 Transliteration of the Japanese name

Dutch Boshi
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French Boshi
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German Boshi
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Italian Boshi
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Korean 와시
Wasi
 Transliteration of the Japanese name

Spanish Boshi
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 41.
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Special moves Arrow Rain • Attack Locka • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Card Rain • Card Toss • Carni-Kiss • Celebration Shota • Claw • Clown Car Barragea • Come Back • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fear Sickle • Final Clawa • Fire Orb • Fire Saber • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flare • Flutter Hush • Fun & Run • Funguspike • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough • Goodnight • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Healing Rainbowa • Hot Shot • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ignitea • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Item Locka • Jinxed • Jump • Last Shot • Light Bubble • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Loco Express 023a • Lulla-Bye • Magic Forcea •Magnum • Mechakoopa Stomp • Mega Recover • Meteora • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage Attack • Missed me! • Monster Toss • Moral Supporta • Multiplier • Multistrike • Mushroom Funk • Mute • Nimble Forcea • Painspout • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche • Psycho Plasm • Quicksilver • Reaper Sickle • Recover • Scarecrow Bell • Scarecrow Dust • Scarecrow Fangs • Scarecrow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Shaker • Shocker • Shooting Star Shota • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spare-Us-Alla • Spear Rain • Special Locka • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Star Ridersa • Starry Shell Spikea • Static Electricity • Stench • Storm • Super Fireball • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thought Peek • Thunderbolt • Toad Assista • Triple Kick • Ultra Fireball • Ultra Jump • Va-Va-Voom • Valor Forcea • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Forcea • Vigor Up • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Will-O-Wisp
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