- This article is about the enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For the minigame in Mario Party DS, see Short Fuse (minigame). For the microgame, see Short Fuse (microgame).
- Not to be confused with Shortfuse, an enemy in Wario Land: Shake It!.
Short Fuses are a behavioral variant of Grinder in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They attack by dropping Needlenoses or Bombs on a Yoshi while holding on to a vine. A Short Fuse is generally found high up, but it can be defeated by either swallowing it or throwing an egg at it.