Shymore
- This article is about the Shy Guy with the knife-shaped pogo stick from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For the pogo stick-using Shy Guy from Yoshi's Story, see Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks.
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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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- “Look at him! Can't even bounce! Hey, maybe we could bounce ON HIS HEAD!!!!”
- —Shyster, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
A Shyster, also known as Shymore,[1] is a small artificially created Shy Guy that hops on a sword-tipped pogo-stick. They appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Shysters attack by jumping on top of their opponents. Additionally, Shysters can use the weak attack Drain to shoot a small fireball at opponents. Shysters can be easily defeated with lightning magic. During Mario and Mallow's battle with Mack, the boss summons four Shyster Bodyguards to aid him in the fight.
Shysters are soldiers that work for the Smithy Gang and seem to love nothing more than hopping around all day long. During Mack's invasion of Mushroom Kingdom, the Shysters terrorize the townsfolk.
After Mario's penultimate fight with Smithy, a Shyster, an Aero, and a Drill Bit ask their master to calm down and to stop slamming the floor with his mallet in order to prevent the Factory from falling apart. Their efforts fail as Smithy continues to slam the foundation with his hammer, collapsing the floor and sending his minions flying away.
Several stronger varieties of Shysters exist, including the Springer and the Shyper, as well as the Machine Made version of Bodyguard.
Statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Shyster | |||||||||
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HP | 30 | FP | 2 | Speed | 18 | |||
| Location(s) | Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Castle | Attack | 20 | Magic attack | 18 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 26 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | HP Max! (20%) | Yoshi Cookie | Honey Syrup | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Drain | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 2 | Exp. points | 3 | Items | Honey Syrup (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Shymore | |||||||||
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HP | 30 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 3 | Weak Statuses |    
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Rare Drops | Honey Syrup | ||||
| Found in | Mushroom Kingdom | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | They look like Shy Guys, but they're a completely different species that's part of the Smithy Gang. They attack with vehicles called Shyhoppers. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
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Gallery
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ヘイパー Heipā |
Play on「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy) and "hopper"; "-per" may also be evoking "Excalibur", similar to Excalipur from Final Fantasy V |
| Chinese | 嘿啪 Hēipà |
Transliteration of Japanese name |
| French | Maskahot |
From "Maskass" (Shy Guy) and possibly the interjection "hop" |
| Italian | Pugnaldo |
From "pugnale" (dagger) |
| Spanish | Saltarino |
Diminutive of "saltar" (to jump) |
Trivia
- Shyster's name, in addition to being a pun on "Shy Guy," is likely derived from the actual term "shyster," which really means "conman." The pun is altered in the remake to where it now references the sword type known as "claymore".[1]
- The Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide mistakenly uses the name and image of Shyper when referring to this enemy.[2]
References
- ^ a b Nintendo Life (November 2, 2023). Super Mario RPG Switch Gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 110.
