Froggy

This article is about The boss character from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For the Wario Land 3 enemy known as Prince Froggy, see Lumpy (enemy).

“Ribbet, ribbet, Froggy here!”

—Prince Froggy, Tetris Attack

Prince Froggy (or simply Froggy) is a regal Frog Pirate who lives in a large swampy area on Yoshi's Island.

History

Yoshi series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Yellow Yoshi and Baby Mario inside of Froggy

Froggy is the midpoint boss of World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and offers a unique challenge. When Yellow Yoshi engages the Frog Pirate in combat, Kamek swoops in and shrinks Yoshi, allowing Froggy to swallow the Yoshi whole. The actual battle is between Yoshi and Froggy's uvula, with hazardous stomach acid dripping from the top. Shy-Guys (which appear larger due to Yoshi's diminished size) fall into the stomach, and can be turned into large eggs. Yoshi must throw the eggs at the prince's uvula. After each hit, the stomach becomes progressively redder. After enough hits, the stomach flashes various colors as Yoshi escapes through Froggy's intestines, and he reverts back to his normal size while Froggy lays defeated.

Tetris Attack

Prince Froggy reappears in Tetris Attack with a Clawdaddy for a partner, and is known simply as Froggy. Having apparently changed his evil ways, he is now a friend of Yoshi's who needs to be rescued from Kamek's spell.

Super Mario-Kun

Froggy in the Super Mario-Kun

Just as in the game volume 14 of the Super Mario-Kun is adapted from, Froggy swallows Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Baby Mario. Shy Guys fall on the group, but they are avoided. Yoshi attempts to hit the uvula, and although the egg bounces many times in the stomach, it misses the uvula. Finally, a giant Shy Guy lands on them. Yoshi eventually finds a star, which turns Baby Mario into Superstar Mario. Baby Mario then runs up the walls and gives the uvula a beating. This causes Froggy to defecate the characters out.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゲロゲーロ Gerogēro	Onomatopoeia for the sound a frog makes.
Chinese	呱呱蛙王子/呱呱蛙王子 Guāguāwā Wángzǐ	Croaking Frog Prince
German	Börk Börk	Croak Croak (börk is the German onomatopoeia for the sound a frog makes)
Italian	Sir Ranocchio	Sir Froggy
Spanish	Príncipe Rana	Prince Frog

Trivia

• The name "Prince Froggy" is a reference to a fairy tale involving a princess kissing a frog and turning it into a prince. However, in the original Japanese version, his name is "Gerogēro," the same name as ordinary Frog Pirates, tying in with how the rest of the bosses are given generic names that are typically just an identifier for their size and their species name; as he is not resized, he remains a generic member of the species.
• He is the only boss that is not affected by Kamek's magic. In turn, he is also the only boss that does not explode, signifying defeat - Yoshi does the explosion effect instead. Accordingly, the effect might just signify the reversion of Kamek's spells. The latter is supported with Hookbill Koopa's defeat, where after the explosions occur, Hookbill Koopa bursts out of the destroyed shell in his original size, as well as the defeat of Big Baby Bowser, where upon exploding, he is clearly restored to his original size.
• Real-life frogs lack uvulas entirely.
• Although Prince Froggy's boss fight in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island takes place inside his stomach, Toadies still appear to abduct Baby Mario if Yoshi is harmed and unable to retrieve the lost baby.