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[[File:CentipedeYSArtwork.png|thumb|200px|A Centipede as it appears in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'']]
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|image=[[File:CentipedeYSArtwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a centipede from ''Yoshi's Story''
'''Centipedes'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408145305/http://www.yoshisstory.com/3-4.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> are giant orange monsters that pace back and forth atop the mountains in the Level 3-4: [[Frustration]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They have sixteen segments (counting the head) with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible, and sometimes take a new path when there's a fork in the road.
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
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'''Centipedes''',<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Pages 10, 70, 71.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000511100942/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page3-4.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 30, 2020.</ref><ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 109.</ref> also called '''snakes''',<ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 88. "''Finally, look for a snake with a question mark ball above it and collect the last special heart that’s inside.''"</ref> are giant yellow monsters that pace back and forth atop the mountains in the level [[Frustration]] in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They have 16 segments (counting the head), with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible enemies that make a grunting sound while moving, and they follow a set path of movement to try to obstruct the player.
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==Profiles and statistics==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ジャンプでかわすのも一苦労。ふんばれ、ふんばれ。<ref name=Sho/>(''Dodging them by jumping is also a challenge. Hang on, hang on.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Der lange Schlängler ist ein harter Bursche. Da renn' ich besser weg...''<ref name=German>Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater, {{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|page 19}}.</ref>(''The long snake is a tough guy. I'd better run away...'')
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Centipede.png|A centipede as it appears in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ムカデ<ref>[[Frustration#Names in other languages|Frustration]]</ref><ref>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 5.]]</ref>
|Jap=ムカデ<ref name=Sho>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 5.]]</ref>
|JapR=Mukade
|JapR=Mukade
|JapM=Centipede
|JapM=Centipede
|Ger=Dingelchen Wurm{{ref needed}}
|Ger=Dingelchen Wurm<ref name=German/>
|GerM=Little thing worm
|GerM=Little thing worm
}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:49, October 6, 2022

Centipede
Official artwork of a centipede from Yoshi's Story.
Artwork of a centipede from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)

Centipedes,[1][2][3] also called snakes,[4] are giant yellow monsters that pace back and forth atop the mountains in the level Frustration in Yoshi's Story. They have 16 segments (counting the head), with a pink spike on every segment except the head. They are invincible enemies that make a grunting sound while moving, and they follow a set path of movement to try to obstruct the player.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: ジャンプでかわすのも一苦労。ふんばれ、ふんばれ。[5](Dodging them by jumping is also a challenge. Hang on, hang on.)
  • Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Der lange Schlängler ist ein harter Bursche. Da renn' ich besser weg...[6](The long snake is a tough guy. I'd better run away...)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ムカデ[5]
Mukade
Centipede

German Dingelchen Wurm[6]
Little thing worm

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Pages 10, 70, 71.
  2. ^ Yoshi's Story official website (Wayback Archive). Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 109.
  4. ^ Prima Bath. Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 88. "Finally, look for a snake with a question mark ball above it and collect the last special heart that’s inside."
  5. ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 5.
  6. ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater, page 19Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png.