Shy Guy (toy)
- This article is about the Shy Guy toys from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. For Shy Guys in general, see Shy Guy.
Template:Species-infobox Shy Guys[1][2][3], also known as Red Mini Shy Guys[4], are Shy Guy toys appearing in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.
Shy Guys will patrol left to right, but a collision will defeat a Mini Mario or Mario himself. In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario can ride them or pick and throw them (as in Super Mario Bros. 2). Exclusively in the Spooky House boss stage, Shy Guys are transformed into Polterguys and vice versa by Donkey Kong's Color Switches in the boss stage. In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Mini Marios can also ride Shy Guys to safely cross certain hazards, although touching the top of a Shy Guy (or any other enemy) will instead instantly break a Mini Mario in later titles. In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, Shy Guys[5] additionally wield spears, but only hold them upright. However, their spears can pass through red girders, harming any above Mini Marios. Unique to Minis March Again!, upon activation of a red Color Switch, Shy Guys transform into stationary solid blocks. When in this state, Shy Guys can be used as a step or bridge to cross harmful areas. Shy Guys can be defeated with hammers.
It is unknown if the Mario Toy Company created these toys, along with Mario's other windup foes.
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Shy Guys can also fill Shy Guy Blocks[2].
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カタカタヘイホー[6] Katakata Heihō ヘイホー[7] Heihō |
Mechanical Shy Guy; katakata being the sound of a working mechanism. Shy Guy |
| Spanish | Shy Guy |
Shy Guy |
References
- ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong instruction booklet, pg. 28
- ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Help Mode & Construction Zone
- ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Construction Zone
- ^ Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Toy Collection
- ^ "Shy Guy – Shy Guys prevent Mini Mario from reaching certain areas by patrolling back and forth. Take them out with a hammer, or step on a red color switch to turn them into blocks, allowing Mini Mario to step over them." - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! help.
- ^ Scan of 「マリオvs.ドンキ—コングかんぺきガイドブック」 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong Kanpeki Guidebook)
- ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/amqj/porin/index.html
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads |
| Minis | Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong |
| Floors | Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement |
| Items and objects | Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring |
| Enemies | Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp |
| Miscellaneous | Media • Staff • Super Mini Mario World |
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Minis | Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad |
| Enemies | Bullet Bill • Donkey Kong's robots (Capture Kong · Catapult Kong) • Fly Guy • Shy Guy |
| Items and objects | + Clock • Blue Spring • Bomb • Conveyor Belt • Key • M-Token • Spikes • Star • Tile • Warp Pipe |
| Worlds | Mario's Main Event • Puzzle Palace • Many Mini Mayhem • Giant Jungle |
| Minigames | Mini Target Smash • Fly Guy Grab • Cube Crash • Elevation Station |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads | |
| Minis | Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad | |
| Enemies | Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp | |
| Worlds | Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3) | |
| Objects | Items | Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup |
| Resource items | Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring | |
| Fixed objects | Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe | |
| Further info | Gallery • Media • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store | |
- Minis
- Shy Guys
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Enemies
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong Enemies
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Enemies
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Enemies
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Enemies
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Enemies
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Enemies
