Goonie
Template:Species-infobox Goonies are white birds that are most prominently found in the games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island. They are probably based on the wandering albatross, which is also called a "goonie" or "gooney bird". Some Goonies carry regular and green Shy Guys, similar to how Albatosses carry Bob-ombs in Super Mario Bros. 2.
History
Yoshi franchise
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Goonies made their debut appearance in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They appear in most mountain levels and are always found in groups. There are many different varieties of Goonies. There are Flightless Goonies which, as the name implies, are Goonies that cannot fly and run on the ground. There is a Dry Bones-like variety of Goonie, known as the Skeleton Goonie, which usually carries bombs. Bowling Goonies are fat Goonies that roll along the ground. Hefty Goonies are the flying versions of Bowling Goonies, and if Yoshi swallowed one of these and spat it out, it would turn into their flightless counterparts. Additionally, Goonies can be seen flying in the background in some levels (as seen in the image on the right).
Tetris Attack
A Goonie appeared in Tetris Attack. It was allied with Lakitu.
Yoshi's Story
In Yoshi's Story, Goonies (also known as Bomber Birds[1][2]) appear in Stage 3-3: Poochy & Nippy, where some hold bombs. Gray Goonies also appear in Stage 5-4: Shy Guy's Ship. They cannot hurt the Yoshis directly in this game and constantly make an "Aa-ho!" noise, based on their Japanese name.
Yoshi Touch & Go
In Yoshi Touch & Go, Goonies are occasionally seen flying in the sky in some parts during the ground part of the Marathon mode. Yoshi can hit them with eggs to earn points. Skeleton Goonies also appear.
Yoshi's Island DS
Goonies also appeared in Yoshi's Island DS, along with their flightless and skeletal counterparts. This game has two levels named after Goonies: Goonie Heights and The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear! A Hefty Goonie boss named Moltz the Very Goonie also appears as the fort boss of World 5. Also after The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie is completed, all the later levels will have Skeleton Goonies. Goonies and Flightless Goonies use sprites edited from their Yoshi Touch & Go appearance, while Skeleton Goonies use ones edited from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, resulting in Skeleton Goonies being noticeably smaller than normal Goonies.
Yoshi's New Island
Goonies reappear in Yoshi's New Island, acting exactly as they did in past games. Skeleton Goonies, Flightless Goonies, Flightless Skeleton Goonies and Hefty Goonies also return. They prevail in the level, Fine Feathered Friends or Foes?.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
In Yoshi's Woolly World, Goonies fly from right to left and can harm Yoshi. However, they can be turned into yarn balls if Yoshi eats them. When stood on, Goonies rise up, allowing Yoshi to reach items previously out of reach. If hit with a yarn ball, Goonies lose their wings and become Flightless Goonies.
As with almost all characters in the game, Goonies have a knitted, amigurumi appearance. They first show up in one of the levels in World 3, Fanciful Fluff and Feathers.
Yoshi's Crafted World
Goonies reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World as rare enemies alongside their flightless counterparts. Their appearance and behavior is mostly unchanged from previous games. Goonies first appear in the course Windward Way. Their main use in this game is to transport Yoshi from pit to pit.
Goonie and Flightless Goonie crafts can also be found in the courses Pirate Pier and Open, Shut! respectively.
Game & Watch Gallery 3
In Game & Watch Gallery 3, Goonies appear in the game Turtle Bridge. They are used for relaying packages between Toad and Mario. Sometimes the Goonies will dive at passing balloons.
Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, during the cutscene where Mario rides the Whale to Lavalava Island, a Goonie can be seen flying over the ocean. Unlike most characters in Paper Mario (one of the few other exceptions being the Whale himself), this Goonie is three-dimensional.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Goonies (here called Little Birdies[3]) made a cameo appearance in Cheep-Cheep Island in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Like little birds in later titles, they simply fly away temporarily if the player drives into one.
Super Smash Bros. series
Goonies appear in the background of two recurring Yoshi stages in the Super Smash Bros. series: Super Happy Tree, which debuted in the original Super Smash Bros., and Yoshi's Island, which debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Goonies also appear as a Sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
In Nintendo Puzzle Collection, flocks of Goonies appear from the right side of the screen when a stage of Round 5 is cleared in the Action Mode of Yoshi no Cookie.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Goonies have a very minor appearance in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story during the Bowser's Castle and Tower of Yikk fight. When Bowser attacks, Goonies occasionally fly out from under the castle, and appear in the opening sequence of the giant battle.
Profiles
Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
| Image | Game | Effect |
|---|---|---|
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Yoshi's Island DS | [Head] - Attack +16 |
Yoshi's Crafted World
- North American website bio: If Yoshi hits one of these white birds with an egg, it loses its wings and turns into a Flightless Goonie.
Gallery
Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Story
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Yoshi no Cookie)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あほーどり Ahō Dori |
Literally means "albatross", but flipping the spelling to be in hiragana with the elongated "o" written with 「ー」 |
| Chinese (simplified) | 信天翁 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Xìntiānwēng 呆呆鸟[4] (Yoshi's Crafted World) Dāi Dāi Niǎo |
Albatross Goon Bird |
| Dutch | Goonie |
Goonie |
| German | Birdie |
- |
| Italian | Gabby |
From gabbiano ("seagull") |
| Korean | 멍충멍충 Meongchungmeongchung |
From 멍충이 ("fool") |
| Portuguese | Goonie |
Goonie |
| Russian | Гуни[5] Альбатрос[6] Guni Al'batros |
Transcription of English name Albatross |
| Spanish | Gavión |
Portmanteau of gaviota ("seagull") and avión ("plane") |
References
- ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 113. "BOMBER BIRDS Flocks of these birds fly through several of the Pages of Yoshi's Story, offering free rides or headaches to the unobservant. Scan their numbers carefully, as they come both armed and unarmed. You can defeat true Bomber Birds with an egg toss before they drop their explosive charge."
- ^ Prima Bath. Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 79. "Bomber Birds Flocks of these birds fly through several of the Pages of Yoshi's Story, offering free rides or headaches to the unobservant. Scan their numbers carefully, as they come both armed and unarmed. You can defeat true Bomber Birds with an egg toss before they drop their explosive charge."
- ^ Stratton, Bryan, and Steve Stratton. (2001) Mario Kart: Super Circuit Prima Official Game Guide. Page 37.
- ^ Official simplified Chinese Yoshi's Crafted World website. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Интервью с разработчиками Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES. Часть 5: Super Mario World и Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- ^ Yoshi's New Island hint message: "Может, стоит запрыгнуть на спину альбатросу и отправиться в полет?"
| Tetris Attack | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pals | Yoshi • Lakitu • Bumpty* • Poochy • Flying Wiggler • Froggy • Gargantua Blargg • Lunge Fish • Raphael The Raven | |
| Rivals | Hookbill The Koopa • Naval Piranha • Kamek • Bowser | |
| Other characters | Mr. Time* • Little Yoshi • Fly Guy • Goonie • Dr. Freezegood • Grinder • Eggo-Dil • Clawdaddy • Flamer Guy • Flopsy Fish • Shy-Guy • Toady | |
| Gameplay | Panel • Garbage block • Shock Panel • Shock Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Media • Quotes • Staff | |
| * Exclusive to the SNES version. | ||
| Yoshi Touch & Go | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Kamek • Stork • Yoshis | |
| Items | Blue Coin • Bubble • Fruit (Apple • Banana • Grape • Melon • Watermelon) • Red Coin • Yellow Coin • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Enemies | Brier • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Drop • Fang • Fly Guy • Goonie • Gusty • Kamek's Toadies • Lakitu • Marucchi • Monty Mole • Needle • Piranha Plant • Propeller Mūcho • Shy Guy • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Tap-Tap • Toady • Ukiki • Whirly Fly Guy • Wild Ptooie Piranha | |
| Other | Gallery • Media • Staff | |
- Goonies
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit species
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers
- Tetris Attack
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy enemies
- Yoshi Touch & Go enemies
- Yoshi's Crafted World enemies
- Yoshi's Island DS enemies
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Yoshi's New Island enemies
- Yoshi's Story enemies
- Yoshi's Woolly World enemies
