| Petal Guy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork of a Petal Guy from Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Yoshi Tour) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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Petal Guys[1] (originally known as Mufti Guys[2]) are a type of Shy Guy that wear flowers on their head to disguise themselves. Their petals can come in different colors.
HistoryEdit
Yoshi's Island seriesEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Edit
Mufti Guys first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and return in the Game Boy Advance version. They use flowers to hide by crouching down on the ground so that Yoshi can only see the flowers. When Yoshi gets too close to where they are hiding, they will get up and try to hurt Yoshi. When they get up, they still have flowers on their head.
Yoshi's Island DSEdit
In Yoshi's Island DS, Petal Guys disguise themselves as flower patches and begin to move when Yoshi comes close to their hiding spots, similarly to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Unlike in that game, however, only the regular red-robed ones appear.
Yoshi's New IslandEdit
Petal Guys return in Yoshi's New Island, acting the same way as they did in previous games and appearing in Don't Fear the Spear. While green-robed variants have artwork, they are absent, as only the regular red-robed ones make an appearance in-game, just like in Yoshi's Island DS. They hide as a flower bed, and get up to move around when Yoshi approaches them.
Mario Party seriesEdit
Mario Party AdvanceEdit
- “Eyes like the ocean, nose like a mountain, mouth like the shining Sun, you are my earth! And I, a lone spaceman, crash into your love.”
- —Petal Guy, Mario Party Advance
A Petal Guy has a role in the Shroom City mode of Mario Party Advance, where he is in love with Flutter. When the player arrives at the Petal House, Petal Guy asks the player to deliver his poem to Flutter. However, upon arriving at her floor in the Mushroom Condo, Petal Guy arrives, saying that he was also searching for his love. He then recites the poem, hoping that she will love him, but fails. It is presumed he made some more attempts before giving up. According to the ending, he gave up poetry, and started carpentry.
Mario Party: Star RushEdit
In Mario Party: Star Rush, there is a painting of a Petal Guy sitting in a vase at the end of the Fruit Parade minigame. This painting can be seen on a wall in the background along with paintings of Shy Guys and a Spear Guy.
Mario Kart seriesEdit
Petal Guys appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour as spectators in the background of the Yoshi's Island course. Unlike in Yoshi's New Island and Yoshi's Crafted World, they come in various colors again, such as red and green; exclusively in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a blue-robed Petal Guy variant makes its debut.
Yoshi's Crafted WorldEdit
In Yoshi's Crafted World, Petal Guys wear flowers made of cut paper instead of actual ones. Only green-robed Petal Guys appear in this game. Their flowers are now differently-colored pink, yellow and purple. They can be defeated with Yoshi's jump, but their flowers protect them from all attacks until they reveal themselves.
ProfilesEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Edit
- Shogakukan guide: 花束をかぶっているオシャレさん。しゃがんでいると、花に見える。[3](A fashionable guy wearing flowers on his head. When he is crouching, he looks like flowers.)
- Player's Guide: Clever camouflage, eh? You'll have to jump or pound them twice to knock the flowers off.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 花たばをかぶっていて、しゃがんでいるときは花に見える。タマゴを当てたり、ふみつけたりするとふつうのヘイホーになる。[4](He wears flowers on his head and looks like flowers when he is crouched down. When hit with an egg or stepped on, he becomes a normal Shy-Guy.)
Yoshi's New IslandEdit
- Shogakukan guide: 黄色の花の中に隠れているヘイホー。隠れている場所に近づくと動き出し、こちらに歩いてくる。動き出したら、必要以上に近づかずに食べてしまおう。[5](A Shy Guy hiding among yellow flowers. When you approach its hiding place, it will start to move and walk toward you. If it does, don't get any closer than you have to and eat it.)
GalleryEdit
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Petal Guy.
Artwork for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Sprite in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Screenshot of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フラワーヘイホー[3][4] Furawā Heihō |
Flower Shy Guy |
| French (NOA) | Maskache Pétale |
Petal Shy Guy |
| French (NOE) | Massrime |
Combination of Maskass ("Shy Guy") and rime ("rhyme") |
| German | Style Guy |
Style Guy |
| Italian | Tipo Narciso |
Narcissus Guy |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Yoshi's New Island Official North American website.
- ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
- ^ 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 5.
- ^ 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 21.
- ^ 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 24.
