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- "Hooray! Thank you for rescuing me. My name is Yoshi. On my way to rescue my friends, Bowser trapped me in that egg!"
- —Yoshi, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island 2
Yoshi (ヨッシー Yoshī?, Yoshi), specifically T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas,[1] is the titular main protagonist representative of his Yoshi species. He, like most of the other Yoshis, live at Yoshi's Island. Yoshi and his species first appear in Yoshi. Since his debut, Yoshi has been one of Mario and Luigi's main allies throughout their journeys and a recurring playable character in the spinoff games. Yoshi is also the titular main protagonist of his own franchise of the same name.
Profile[]
Physical description[]
Yoshi is a cute green dinosaur that helps his friend Mario on various quests, serving as transportation. He has mainly green skin, but his stomach, chest, mouth, and underbelly are white. He has two big blue eyes, round cheeks, and a big round nose. On his nape, he has three red spikes. On his back has a red saddle or shell that can be used for riding him, and he has orange shoes on his feet with yellow soles. In some rare cases, he is without shoes, and when he is, he reveals he has padded feet. He has a long sticky tongue that can be used for swallowing food or enemies.
Personality traits[]
Yoshi is kind and generous but can be childish at times. He loves his friends and is very compassionate and playful. He is definitely a hero and has helped his friends, defeated Bowser, and saved his island more than once. He is also very courageous, allowing him to stand and fight enemies much larger than himself, including Yoob, an enlarged Bowser, Nep-Enuts, Tap-Tap the Golden, and the gigantic Baby Bowser. As a result of this courage, Yoshi often takes on a leadership position to the Yoshi clan, although Yoshi has no official political status (unlike the Village Leader from Lavalava Island). In fact, when Yoshi was offered a leadership position during the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Yoshi humbly declined the position. Like Mario, Yoshi has a large appetite, to the point of outright gluttony.
Relationships[]
Friends and Allies[]
Mario[]
Luigi[]
Princess Peach[]
Birdo[]
Toad[]
Enemies[]
Kamek[]
Powers and abilities[]
Powers[]
Yoshi eating a Goomba in Super Mario 64 DS
- Flutter Jump: Yoshi's unique ability allows him to stall in the air for a short duration.
- Super Eating: Yoshi can eat enemies and trap them in eggs.
- Shell Fusion: As seen in Super Mario World, by eating a certain color shell of a Koopa Troopa, Yoshi can gain certain powers by either spitting the shell out or keeping it in his mouth until he swallows it.
- Red: By eating a Koopa with a red shell, Yoshi can spit out three fireballs that travel in the direction he is facing. This can be useful in taking out enemies from afar.
- Blue: By eating a Koopa with a blue shell and keeping it in his mouth, Yoshi will grow wings and will be able to fly for a short time. This is needed for a level where Yoshi must fly underneath it in order to get to the secret exit. This doesn't last long as when Yoshi eventually swallows the shell, he loses his wings.
- Yellow: By eating a Koopa with a yellow shell and keeping it in his mouth, Yoshi gains a stomping ability when he jumps in the air. This lasts until he either swallows the shell or spits it back out.
- Green: Eating a Koopa with a green shell doesn't do much special ability-wise as Yoshi simply spits the shell back out. However, the can be used to defeat any enemies ahead from a distance without worry.
Abilities[]
- Athleticism: Yoshi participates events in Mario & Sonic series, with his athleticism aligning with other Mario & Sonic participants.
- Vehicular Combat: In Mario Kart series, Yoshi can attack with Item Boxes. This ability also applies to other Mario Kart contestants.
- Bilingualism: He can speak English and the language of his species
Biography[]
Background[]
Yoshi was born as a baby from an egg and revealed as the seventh and final star child upon hatching.[2] Since then, Yoshi was raised on Dinosaur Land, spending time peacefully with his friends.
Dinosaur Island[]
During the incident, Yoshi's friends have been captured by Bowser. Yoshi tried to rescue his friends and stop Bowser, but Bowser trapped him inside an egg and he needed help.[3]
At some point, Mario went to Dinosaur Land to have a vacation with Luigi and Peach. However, Bowser kidnapped Peach without Mario and Luigi knowing.[4]
Mario and Luigi spots an egg. Curious, Mario opens it, only to reveal Yoshi. Yoshi thanked Mario and they both joined forces to free his friends. Mario, Luigi and Yoshi ventured together around Dinosaur Land to defeat the Koopalings and Bowser, and rescue the princess. Peach thanks Yoshi for helping Mario and thus Dinosaur Land free.[5] At the end of their adventure, Yoshi and Mario had become best friends, and Yoshi leaves Dinosaur Land to join the Mario Bros. on their adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Warp Paintings[]
Sometime after leaving Dinosaur Land, Yoshi came to Peach's Castle, where he waited on the top of the castle to see Mario for Peach's invitation.[6] Unfortunately, the wait made Yoshi put to sleep not long before Mario's arrival alongside Luigi and Wario, who unknown to Yoshi; Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach, steals the castle's Power Stars by placing them in other worlds inside the castle's paintings, and seal Mario, Luigi and Wario inside locked in their doors.
A Lakitu reporter, takes a sleeping Yoshi on the ground and waking up, who informs him that Mario and the others have not returned from the castle. when Yoshi then retrieves a key to the castle's front doors from a rabbit, he gains access inside and takes on the quest to save the castle, Mario, Luigi, and Wario, as well as collecting the Power Stars. After Yoshi saves Mario, Luigi, and Wario (though Luigi was the one saved Wario), the team unite together and reclaim the castle's Power Stars, and waited outside for Mario to ultimately defeat Bowser and rescue Peach. Peach thanks Yoshi for his best efforts and invites all of them inside the castle for a cake.[7]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| Super Mario World | Playable character | 1990 | SNES | |
| Mario Roulette | (Cameo appearance) | 1991 | Arcade | |
| Yoshi | Playable character | 1992 | NES/Game Boy | |
| Super Mario Bros. (pinball) | (Cameo appearance) | 1992 | Arcade | |
| Mario Paint | Non-Playable character | 1992 | SNES | |
| Super Mario Kart | Playable character | 1992 | SNES | |
| Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World | Non-playable character | 1992 | Arcade | |
| Yoshi's Cookie | Non-playable character | 1992,1993 | NES, Game Boy, SNES | |
| Mario is Missing! | Non-playable character | 1992,1993 | MS-DOS, SNES, SNES | |
| Mario Undōkai | Non-playable character | 1993 | Arcade | |
| Super Mario World (arcade) | Non-playable character | 1993 | Arcade | |
| Būbū Mario | Non-playable character | 1993 | Arcade | |
| Yoshi's Safari | Playable character | 1993 | SNES | |
| Mario & Wario | Playable character | 1993 | SNES | |
| Mario's Time Machine | Non-playable character | 1993 | MS-DOS | |
| Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters | Non-Playable character | 1993, 1994 | SNES | |
| Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System) | Non-playable character | 1994 | MS-DOS | |
| Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie | Playable character | 1994 | SNES | |
| Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun | Playable character | 1994 | SNES | |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Playable character | 1994 | SNES | |
| Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | (Cameo appearance) | 1995 | SNES | |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Nin-Playable character | 1996 | SNES | |
| Super Mario 64 | Non-Playable character | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Kart 64 | Playable character | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Game & Watch Gallery | Playable character only in Manhole | 1996 | Game Boy | |
| Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle | Playable character | 1997 | Satellaview | |
| Mario Paint: BS Ban | Non-playable character | 1997 | Satellaview | |
| Mario Paint Yūshō Naizō Ban | Non-playable character | 1997 | Satellaview | |
| Game & Watch Gallery 2 | Non-playable character | 1997, 1998 | Game Boy, Game Boy Color | |
| Yoshi's Story | Playable character | 1997 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario no Photopi | (Cameo appearance) | 1998 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Party | Playable character | 1998 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Super Smash Bros. | Playable character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | (Cameo appearance) | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Golf | Playable character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Game & Watch Gallery 3 | Non-playable character | 1999 | Game Boy Color | |
| Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) | Playable character | 1999 | Game Boy Color | |
| Mario Artist: Paint Studio | (Cameo appearance) | 1999 | Nintendo 64DD | |
| Mario Party 2 | Playable character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Tennis | Playable character | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Paper Mario | Non-playable character | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Artist: Polygon Studio | (Cameo appearance) | 2000 | Nintendo 64DD | |
| Mario Party 3 | Playable character | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) | Playable character | 2000 | Game Boy Color | |
| Mobile Golf | Playable character | 2001 | Game Boy Color | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Playable character | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Mario Family | Non-playable character | 2001 | Game Boy Color | |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Playable character | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Playable character | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Mario Party 4 | Playable character | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Game & Watch Gallery 4 | Non-playable character | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Nintendo Puzzle Collection | Playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Party-e | Playable character (Fast Feed Yoshi! only) | 2003 | E-Reader | |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Party 5 | Playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Donkey Konga | (Cameo appearance) | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Playable character | 2004 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) | (Cameo appearance) | 2004 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Donkey Konga 2 | (Cameo appearance) | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party | Playable character | 2004 | Arcade | |
| Mario Power Tennis | Playable character | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Party 6 | Playable character | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Playable character | 2004 | Nintendo DS | |
| Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | Playable character | 2004 | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Playable character | 2009 | Wii | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Playable character | 2012 | Wii U | |
| New Super Luigi U | Playable character | 2013 | Wii U | |
| Yoshi's New Island | Playable character | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Yoshi's Woolly World | Playable character | 2015 | Wii U | |
| Super Mario Maker | Playable character | 2015 | Wii U | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Playable character | 2016 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Playable character | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Yoshi's Crafted World | Playable character | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Playable character | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Playable character | 2023 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | Playable character | 2024 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Mario Kart World | Playable character | 2025 | Nintendo Switch 2 | |
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Playable character | 2025 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Mario Tennis Fever | Playable character | 2026 | Nintendo Switch 2 | |
| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | Playable character | 2026 | Nintendo Switch 2 |
Behind the scenes[]
Creation and development[]
Concept art of Yoshi.
Yoshi's concept artfully differs from his current appearance. Nintendo developers came up with the idea of Mario riding onto Yoshi, but they could not do it on the Famicom.[8]
Etymology[]
Yoshi has different scripts in Japanese. They mean "good luck", "righteous" and "good, virtuous, respectable" respectively. The "good luck" may relate to the event when Baby Mario happened to land onto Yoshi's back.
Real-world influences[]
Cultural impact[]
In Tokyo, people dress up as different Mario characters and ride on karts.[9]
On the internet, Yoshi Committed Tax Fraud is a meme refers to jokes that Yoshi illegally evaded paying his taxes; it has lasted since 2016.[10] The meme may also be based off his quote in Fortune Street.[11][12]
Reception[]
Brad Fear (from WhatCulture!) considered Yoshi to be #1 on "20 Top Video Game Sidekicks Of All Time" on his blog.[13] Lit Lists has placed Yoshi #3 on the list as "10 Of The Best Mario Characters", having a "variety of abilities that stand out relative to other characters in the Mario series".[14]
Trivia[]
- Yoshi was originally supposed to be a type of Koopa, and the saddle on his back would have been his shell.
- In some Mario games (such as in Super Mario Sunshine) and in Super Mario World, Yoshi can't swim; however in Super Mario 64 DS, he is the fastest swimmer.
- Yoshi was named after Yoshio Sakamoto (Director of Metroid series) due to the friendship between him and Shigeru Miyamoto.
- Yoshi did appear in Super Mario 64 as a non-playable character, but appeared in Super Mario 64 DS as a starting character.
- In Mario Kart 64, Yoshi's sound effects are when Mario sits on him from Super Mario World.
- In Super Mario World, it seems that Mario is actually hitting Yoshi to make Yoshi extend it's tongue. Mario actually points but does not have a finger pointing animation and Mario's hand animation seems like his fist is always balled up. Mario hand or "fist" goes diagonally when Mario is trying to make Yoshi extend it's tongue indicating that he is pointing.
- Yoshi's full name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. This was shown in a Nintendo Character Manual published in 1993 and came to light on August 6, 2014.[15]
- Yoshi was the main star of 3 Nintendo puzzle games, Yoshi (a.k.a. Yoshi's Egg by Game Freak), Yoshi's Cookie by TOSE, and Tetris Attack by Intelligent Systems (a western adaptation of Panel de Pon). He was also the main star of the Super NES game, Yoshi's Safari and a sidekick to Luigi in a 3rd party spin-off game, Mario is Missing.
- Yoshi can speak English, first time speaking in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
- Yoshi's gender is obviously male, but some people think he's not.
- Draglet and Yoshi both have a resemblance to Eeries.
- Yoshi is the only character in Mario Kart: Super Circuit who has a different loss reaction than in Mario Kart 64.
- Yoshi and Donkey Kong are the only two non-human characters to be playable protagonists and the only two to be playable in multiple installments of the Mario Party series (counting just the home console games). They are also two of the four non-human characters overall to appear as playable protagonists in the series (counting just the home console games) overall. (The other two are Birdo and Diddy Kong.) The said character --Yoshi-- and Birdo are a reptilian species (a dinosaur). That is, while Donkey Kong is a gorilla and Diddy Kong is a spider monkey. These four characters are all real non-human animals (reptiles --dinosaurs-- or tailed/non-human mammals). Coincidentally, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Monty Mole are the only three non-human mammals overall to be playable characters in the series. (For Monty Mole, he is a real non-human mammal. That is, a mole.)
- If just counting characters in the "Original 6" --Yoshi along with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, and Wario-- they --Yoshi and Donkey Kong-- are indeed the only two non-human characters to be playable protagonists and appear in multiple installments (counting only home console games).
- Technically, humans --in real life-- are animals (mammals). That is, like Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Pauline, Toad, and Toadette. Besides Yoshi, Birdo, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong, the other ten characters (Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Pauline, Toad, and Toadette) are human mammals. All ten of these characters are real life humans.
- Monty Mole is the only mammal antagonist (human or non-human) to be a playable character. With the exception of Monty Mole, no mammal character (human or non-human) has ever been a playable antagonist. (That is, not counting Mario, Wario, Waluigi, and Donkey Kong who have been both a protagonist and a villain.)
- In the South Park episode, Guitar Queer-O, Stan buys a copy of a video game called "Heroin Hero" featuring a pink dragon character which bears a striking resemblance to Yoshi, having a very similar physical appearance, identical shoes, and a similar voice. Additionally, the interface resembles Super Mario Sunshine, with F.L.U.D.D's water tank being replaced by heroin and the coins being replaced by shots.
- After the success of the original Super Mario Bros., Shigeru Miyamoto wanted Mario to have a dinosaur companion. However, because of the hardware limitations of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which was still within its lifespan at the time, he hasn't been able to add him. Eventually, when the more powerful Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released, Miyamoto was finally able to implement Yoshi in Super Mario World.
- When Yoshi was first introduced in Super Mario World, he had orange arms.
Gallery[]
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Quotes[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jenna (2017-05-02). So This is Yoshi's Real Name. IGN. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ Artoon (November 13, 2006) Yoshi's Island DS. Nintendo DS. Nintendo. Ending and credits.
- ↑ The Japanese version of Super Mario World and its supplementary materials explicitly state that Bowser had enchanted Yoshi and his friends to be trapped in eggs. The English localization, while still indicating Bowser trapped them in eggs, does not mention the means in which he did so.
- ↑ Super Mario World instruction booklet, page 2
- ↑ Super Mario World (Super Nintendo)
- ↑ In Super Mario 64, when collectioning all 120 Power Stars, Yoshi is seen at the top of the castle.
- ↑ Super Mario 64 DS
- ↑ Super Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview. shmuplations. Retrieved on 2020-04-03. “The biggest thing was not having to worry about the hardware limitations like we did in the Famicom days. One specific example would be Mario riding Yoshi: we came up with that idea a long time ago, but couldn’t do it on the Famicom. I’m really happy we finally got to realize that in SMW.”
- ↑ AWOL (2016-11-30). Um, Guys, You Can Go Real-Life Mario Karting In Tokyo. AWOL. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ Yoshi Committed Tax Fraud. Know Your Meme. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ Hard Evidence. Know Your Meme. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ Square Enix. Fortune Street. Square Enix, Nintendo. Wii. 2011-05-12. Speaker: Yoshi. “Yoshi Yoshi? (Could I please be exempt from paying taxes, <player's name>?)”
- ↑ Brad Fear (2011-11-23). 20 Top Video Game Sidekicks Of All Time. WhatCulture!. Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ 10 Of The Best Mario Characters. Lit Lists (2019-08-06). Retrieved on 2020-04-03.
- ↑ Devore, Jordan (August 5, 2014). Yoshi is properly known as T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. Destructoid.
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