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{{about|the dizzying Fuzzies from [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]|the small, black enemies seen in some Mario platformer games with the same name|[[Fuzzy]]}}
{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 Fuzzies.png|350px]]<br>Two Fuzzies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|title=Fuzzy
|image=[[File:SMW2 Fuzzies.png|350px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
}}
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[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|left|[[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
A '''Fuzzy''', also referred to as a '''Watabo'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Issue #30|language=Australian English|date=September 1995|page=12}}</ref> or '''Puff-Ball''',<ref>{{cite|quote=''Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s''{{sic}}'' only one flower to collect.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #43|date=April 1996|language=British English|page=64}}</ref> is a floating furry spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its Game Boy Advance version]]. It is the sole member of the enemy group [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]].
[[File:Fuzzy animation.gif‎|frame|left]]
A '''Fuzzy''' is a floating, furry, spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and is the sole member of the [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]] enemy group. When [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact or eats a Fuzzy, he gets dizzy, and the whole level is affected. While in this state, Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, the music is slowed down and distorted, and it will be especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background will flash rainbow colors, move and twist around. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing. If they are eaten by Yoshi, they make him produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind him instead of laying an egg.


They have their own level named after them, "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]", which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in "[[GO! GO! MARIO!!]]", "[[Beware The Spinning Logs]]", and "[[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]]" (the latter being in the [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]]). Their effects there are more hazardous, due to the abundance of abysses in those levels.  
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|A [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, it gets dizzy, and the whole [[level]] is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], the music is slowed down and distorted, and it is especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with [[pit]]s. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make it produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it instead of laying an egg.<ref>{{cite|author=MarioBrothBlog|date=June 10, 2021|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1403032561308295174|title=Video of the effect|publisher=X|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
 
Fuzzies have their own level named after them: [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]] (the last of which appears only in the reissue).
 
The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as {{wp|Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD}} or {{wp|psilocybin mushroom|psilocybin mushrooms}}. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," ''Lustiges Sporen Drama'' (German for "Funny Spore Drama").
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|frame]]
Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.{{ref needed}}
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。<ref name=Squish/> (''When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{media link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。<ref name=SMA3/> (''When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies
Yoshi Touch Fuzzy Yoshi Get Dizzy.png|A Pink Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy
Yoshi Touch Fuzzy Yoshi Get Dizzy.png|Pink Yoshi, after touching a Fuzzy
SMW2YI - Fuzzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
YI Dudim Phreykunoutonthis Theme.oga|Music that plays. Variant of {{media link|SMW2YI Overworld.oga|this}}.
Fuzzy animation.gif|Animated sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Spinning Logs.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yoshi's Island Christmas Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-Fuzzy.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
FightToadieswToadies.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Media files==
{{media table
|file1=YI Dudim Phreykunoutonthis Theme.oga
|description1=Music that plays while under the effects of a Fuzzy in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy. Variant of {{media link|SMW2YI Overworld.oga|this}}.
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワタボー<ref>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|page 6]].</ref><ref>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|page 24]].</ref>
|Jap=ワタボー<ref name=Squish>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}}}</ref><ref name=SMA3>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|24}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Watabō
|JapR=Watabō
|JapM=Portmanteau of 綿 (''wata'', cotton) and ボー (''bō'', suffix that roughly means "boy")
|JapM=Portmanteau of「綿毛」(''watage'', "fuzz") and「坊」(''bō'', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|Fra=Cotonou
|Chi=棉毛球<ref>Chinese name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], 棉毛球的厉害 (''Miánmáoqiú de lìhài'')</ref>
|FraM=Pun on "cotonneux" (fluffy)
|Ger=Sporky{{ref needed}}
|GerM=From "Spore" (spore)
|Ita=Stordino<ref>Italian name of "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]", "Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone".</ref>
|ItaM=From "stordire" (to make dizzy), it's also the name of the normal Fuzzy.
|Chi=棉毛球<ref>Chinese name of "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]".</ref>
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|ChiM=Cotton ball}}
|ChiM=Cotton ball
 
|Fre=Cotonou
==Trivia==
|FreM=Pun on ''cotonneux'' ("fluffy")
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|thumb]]
|Ger=Sporen<ref>German name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Lustiges Sporen Drama''</ref>
*A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
|GerM=Spores
*The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy", "Lustiges Sporen Drama" (German for "Funny Spore Drama").
|Ita=Stordino<ref>Italian name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone''</ref>
*Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''stordire'' (to make dizzy); also the name of [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] from the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:58, March 27, 2024

Fuzzy
Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Two Fuzzies from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

A Fuzzy, also referred to as a Watabo[1] or Puff-Ball,[2] is a floating furry spore-like creature found in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. It is the sole member of the enemy group Dudim Phreykunoutonthis.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

A Red Yoshi dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy

When a Yoshi makes contact with or eats a Fuzzy, it gets dizzy, and the whole level is affected. While in this state, the Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, the music is slowed down and distorted, and it is especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background flashes rainbow colors, moves, and twists around; this is especially hazardous in areas with pits. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. A Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by crouching. The instant Fuzzies are eaten by a Yoshi, they make it produce a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it instead of laying an egg.[3]

Fuzzies have their own level named after them: Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in GO! GO! MARIO!!, Beware The Spinning Logs, and Fight Toadies w/ Toadies (the last of which appears only in the reissue).

The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental, and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms. This is even referenced in the German translation for "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy," Lustiges Sporen Drama (German for "Funny Spore Drama").

Super Paper Mario[edit]

A Sammer Guy in Super Paper Mario is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png

Fuzzies were meant to appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from Sky Garden. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track.[citation needed]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。[4] (When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.)
  • Player's Guide: They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.[5]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。[6] (When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.)

Gallery[edit]

Media files[edit]

Audio.svg YI Dudim Phreykunoutonthis Theme - Music that plays while under the effects of a Fuzzy in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy. Variant of thisMedia:SMW2YI Overworld.oga.
File infoMedia:YI Dudim Phreykunoutonthis Theme.oga
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワタボー[4][6]
Watabō
Portmanteau of「綿毛」(watage, "fuzz") and「坊」(, an affectionate suffix for boys)

Chinese 棉毛球[7]
Miánmáo Qiú
Cotton ball

French Cotonou
Pun on cotonneux ("fluffy")
German Sporen[8]
Spores
Italian Stordino[9]
Diminutive of stordire (to make dizzy); also the name of Fuzzies from the Super Mario series

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression." – (September 1995). Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) Issue #30. Page 12.
  2. ^ "Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s[sic] only one flower to collect." – (April 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #43. Page 64.
  3. ^ MarioBrothBlog (June 10, 2021). Video of the effect. X. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 6Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg.
  5. ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
  6. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 24Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png.
  7. ^ Chinese name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, 棉毛球的厉害 (Miánmáoqiú de lìhài)
  8. ^ German name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Lustiges Sporen Drama
  9. ^ Italian name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone