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'''White Shy Guys''' are white-colored [[Shy Guy]]s found in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are friends of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]', and they could be considered the antithesis of the [[Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)|Black Shy Guy]], as the White Shy Guys work against their Shy Guy brethren, while the Black Shy Guys are the elite in [[Baby Bowser]]'s Shy Guy forces.
'''White Shy Guys''' are white-colored [[Shy Guy]]s found in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are friends of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]', and they could be considered the antithesis of the [[Black Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)|Black Shy Guy]], as the White Shy Guys work against their Shy Guy brethren, while the Black Shy Guys are the elite in [[Baby Bowser]]'s Shy Guy forces.


If a [[Baby Yoshi]] finds a White Shy Guy, the White Shy Guy will follow behind the Yoshi like a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]], copying the Yoshi's movements until the stage is completed. Indeed, the White Shy Guy will take the place of one of the Yoshi's eggs, meaning that the Yoshi can carry only five eggs instead of the normal number of six. After the stage is completed, the White Shy Guy can be selected on the Yoshi-selection screen. There can potentially be multiple White Shy Guys on the selection screen if the player collects them throughout the game without using them. If selected, the White Shy Guy will equip the helicopter backpack of the large [[Fly Guy|Flying Shy Guy]]s and travel to [[Bowser's Castle|Baby Bowser's castle]] in order to rescue any Yoshi that has been captured by the [[Toady|Toadies]]. However, the White Shy Guy cannot rescue the Black Yoshi and White Yoshi if the player loses them. White Shy Guys are usually hidden inside [[? Bubble]]s or [[? Block]]s in the [[level]]s they appear in. The bubbles or blocks that contain them can spawn in the respective levels only if the player has lost any Yoshi that is not the black or white one.
If a [[Baby Yoshi]] finds a White Shy Guy, the White Shy Guy will follow behind the Yoshi like a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]], copying the Yoshi's movements until the stage is completed. Indeed, the White Shy Guy will take the place of one of the Yoshi's eggs, meaning that the Yoshi can carry only five eggs instead of the normal number of six. After the stage is completed, the White Shy Guy can be selected on the Yoshi-selection screen. There can potentially be multiple White Shy Guys on the selection screen if the player collects them throughout the game without using them. If selected, the White Shy Guy will equip the helicopter backpack of the large [[Fly Guy|Flying Shy Guy]]s and travel to [[Bowser's Castle|Baby Bowser's castle]] in order to rescue any Yoshi that has been captured by the [[Toady|Toadies]]. White Shy Guys are usually hidden inside [[? Bubble]]s or [[? Block]]s in the [[level]]s they appear in. The bubbles or blocks that contain them can spawn in the respective levels only if the player has lost any Yoshi that is not the black or white one.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 21:09, December 10, 2022

This article is about the Shy Guy helpers in Yoshi's Story. For instances of Shy Guys wearing white, see Shy Guy.
White Shy Guy
A White Shy Guy
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Variant of Shy Guy
“-White Shy Guy?- The White Shy Guy follows you around. Does he want to be your friend?”
Message Block, Yoshi's Story

White Shy Guys are white-colored Shy Guys found in Yoshi's Story. They are friends of the Yoshis', and they could be considered the antithesis of the Black Shy Guy, as the White Shy Guys work against their Shy Guy brethren, while the Black Shy Guys are the elite in Baby Bowser's Shy Guy forces.

If a Baby Yoshi finds a White Shy Guy, the White Shy Guy will follow behind the Yoshi like a Yoshi's egg, copying the Yoshi's movements until the stage is completed. Indeed, the White Shy Guy will take the place of one of the Yoshi's eggs, meaning that the Yoshi can carry only five eggs instead of the normal number of six. After the stage is completed, the White Shy Guy can be selected on the Yoshi-selection screen. There can potentially be multiple White Shy Guys on the selection screen if the player collects them throughout the game without using them. If selected, the White Shy Guy will equip the helicopter backpack of the large Flying Shy Guys and travel to Baby Bowser's castle in order to rescue any Yoshi that has been captured by the Toadies. White Shy Guys are usually hidden inside ? Bubbles or ? Blocks in the levels they appear in. The bubbles or blocks that contain them can spawn in the respective levels only if the player has lost any Yoshi that is not the black or white one.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヘイホー[1][note 1]
Heihō
Shy Guy

Chinese (simplified) 白嘿虎
Bái Hēihǔ
White Shy Guy

Italian Tipo Timido Bianco
Timido ragazzo bianco[2]
Ragazzo bianco timido[3]
White Shy Guy
White shy boy
Shy white boy
  1. ^ Specifically, it is referred to as しろい ヘイホー (Shiroi Heihō, meaning "White Shy Guy"), though due to the space, "shiroi" does not seem to be part of the name itself.

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's Story Message Block (set to Japanese)
  2. ^ Yoshi's Story European manual, pag. 38
  3. ^ Yoshi's Story European manual, pag. 41