Shy Guy (toy)
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| First appearance | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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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. They act similarly to Shy Guys from Super Mario Bros. 2, simply patrolling left to right on a platform. Touching them from the sides is harmful for both the Mini toys and Mario. They are among the weakest enemies in the series and can be defeated with any form of attack available in a game, of which the most commonly seen are Hammers. As they are basic enemies, Shy Guys often appear in early levels and only occasionally return in later levels. It is unknown if the Mario Toy Company created these toys, along with Mario's other windup foes.
History
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario can ride them or pick and throw them at other enemies to defeat them (as in Super Mario Bros. 2). They can also be defeated by throwing another enemy or an object, such as a bin or key, at them. Shy Guys debut in the first level of the game, where they patrol areas in front of bins and that can be used to attack them, and continue to appear occasionally in subsequent levels. Exclusively in the Spooky House boss stage, Level 4-DK, Shy Guys are transformed into Polterguys and vice versa by Donkey Kong's Color Switches. Remarkably, throughout the entirety of Level x-7, a Shy Guy needs to be used to cross beds of spikes.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Minis can ride Shy Guys to safely cross certain hazards, although touching the sides of a Shy Guy (or any other enemy) will instead instantly break a Mini.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, Shy Guys,[5] also dubbed Spear Guys,[6] additionally wield spears, but only hold them upright, making them harmful to touch from above. 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. They first appear in Room 2-7 of Sandstone Stroll, but are more prevalent on the Jungle Rumble floor.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Shy Guys revert to their original appearance in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, no longer holding spears. Despite the change, they remain harmful to touch from above, unlike in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. Shy Guys appear early in the game, starting with Area 1-5 where the player learns that it is possible to destroy enemies using Hammers. In this game, they can also be defeated by shooting into one from a Cannon or sliding into one from a slope. Later in the game, in Super Skywheel, Shy Guys can fill Shy Guy Blocks, becoming solid platforms.[2]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Shy Guys in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars act and look the same as in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. They are also introduced in a similar stance in Level 1-3, where the player can pick up a pair of Hammers and destroy the Shy Guy present in the level.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
In Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, Shy Guys once again appear as enemies. In addition to being vulnerable to Hammers or a slope slide, Shy Guys can be defeated by eating them with Mini Yoshi or less commonly by being hit with Mini Bowser's Bowser Bomb.
Gallery
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カタカタヘイホー[7] Katakata Heihō ヘイホー[8] Heihō |
From「カタカタ」(katakata, Japanese onomatopoeia for mechanisms rattling) and「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy) Shy Guy |
| Italian | Tipo Timido |
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 (American English version)
- ^ "Spear Guy – Spear Guys prevent Mini Marios from reaching certain areas by patrolling back and forth. Take them out with a hammer, or step on a red switch to turn them into blocks, allowing Mini Marios to step over them." - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! help (British English version)
- ^ 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! help (European French version)
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | |
- Shy Guys
- Minis
- Cannon Kaos
- 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
