Shy Ranger
| Shy Ranger | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Shy Guy | ||
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A Shy Ranger is a camouflaged Shy Guy that appears in the Pipe Vault of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They appear only around Piranha Plants. Shy Rangers have high Speed ratings and as such, they will immediately run away from battle if encountered. However, if the party manages to defeat a Shy Ranger, twenty Experience Points will be earned.
Mario, Geno or Peach with a Speed-increasing item, particularly Feather or Troopa Medal, can outspeed Shy Rangers before they escape. Geno additionally has the opportunity to outspeed it with Jinx Belt, Signal Ring or Zoom Shoes. Mallow or Bowser can also barely outspeed it with the Super Suit. Shy Rangers can be eaten by Yoshi with a Yoshi Cookie, providing a Croaka Cola, although the chances of its occurring successfully is 25%.
A Shy Ranger will occasionally attack before running away. To attack, the Shy Rangers use a slingshot and fire a rock at a party member, an attack rating of one hundred. Immediately after attacking, the Shy Ranger will run away as usual. If the player afflicts Shy Rangers with a status ailment, they will stay and fight. They use, in addition to a slingshot, throwing knives and shuriken.
Profiles and statistics
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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HP | 300 | FP | 100 | Speed | 43 | |||
| Location(s) | Pipe Vault | Attack | 100 | Magic attack | 4 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 80 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Lucky! (50%) | Yoshi Cookie | Kerokero Cola | Morph rate | 25% | ||||
| Evade | 50% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Escape | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | Jump, Fire, Thunder, Ice, Critical | Sp. attacks | Knife Toss, "Shuriken Toss" | ||||
| Coins | 1 | Exp. points | 20 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Transmitting information. Over and out." | ||||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | アーミーヘイホー Āmī Heihō |
Army Shy Guy (not to be confused with Shy Squad) |
| Italian | Camuffotto |
From "camuffare" (disguise/camouflaging) and the diminutive suffix "-otto" |
Trivia
- Shy Rangers fill a similar niche to Metal and Liquid Metal Slimes from the Dragon Quest series, being difficult to defeat but offering a substantial experience reward. Within Super Mario RPGs, this niche is later filled by Amazy Dayzees, Gold Beanies, and Gold Koopeleons.
- Shy Ranger is the only enemy in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars that is immune to all four "elements" (Jump, Fire, Thunder, and Ice).
- Shy Ranger is also the only respawnable enemy that is immune to critical hits from Geno Whirl.
- In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Shy Guys with an army-camouflaged coloration appear to assist Gunner Guys to attack Mario or Luigi.
