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The Yoshis (Yoshisaurus nintendonus?) are a recurring dinosaur-like species in the Mario franchise as well as in their own spinoff franchise of the same name. Yoshis make their first appearance in Super Mario World. The signature color of the Yoshis is green, especially because their main and titular representative character is that color.
The plural for Yoshi has often been a topic of serious debate. Some argue that "Yoshis" is the proper term, while others argue that "Yoshies" is correct. Japanese plurals have no indicative marks, meaning that "Yoshi" is another possibility. Nintendo of America has used both "Yoshies" and "Yoshis" in the SNES and Game Boy Advance versions of Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, respectively.
Yoshis are bipedal, tailed reptiles with saddles given to them at birth as well as nice shoes that also were obtained at birth. While all very similar in appearance, Yoshis do vary in colors. Yoshis are known to appear in varying colors, listed below along with their respective shoe colors (in brackets):
Green Para Yoshi (Red) (Only in Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
The color of the shoes of Yoshis changes depending on the color (the color in brackets is the color of the shoes of the various Yoshis).
Powers and abilities[]
One of the Yoshis' key abilities is to grab enemies with their tongues. From there, they can transform enemies in their mouths into eggs, and throw the eggs, or they could spit the enemy back out. Another ability is the Flutter Jump which allows them to gain extra height after a jump. Yoshis are also able to do Ground Pounds. They are also able to transform into different vehicles. In Super Mario Sunshine, they can change color depending on which fruit they eat and can squirt juice from said fruit from their mouths. However, they cannot stand water, as they dissolve the moment they touch it. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, they can use their tongues as grappling hooks; this is similar to one of the things they could do in Yoshi's Story. The Para Yoshi can fly, and it is Yoshi's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Para Yoshis can also shoot fireballs out of their mouths just like after eating a Red Koopa Shell.
Although some Yoshis can speak the language of most citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom, the Yoshi have developed their own language of sorts. In older games, like in Super Mario World, the Yoshies' only "voice" was an odd sound created by a reversed record scratching sound effect. In later games, the language consists of numerous exclamations and unintelligible noises. Oddly, most Mushroom Kingdom characters are able to understand the Yoshi language.
Yoshis of several colors can be seen in the background as Mario, Princess Peach, and Toad are exploring a forest. Also, in a post-credits scene where Yoshi's Egg that was originally given as a wedding gift for Bowser and Peach is seen in the Brooklyn sewers. The egg suddenly begins to hatch as the film cuts to black, followed by the creature inside the egg shouting "Yoshi!"
Trivia[]
Yoshis are similar to dinosaurs and other real life creatures. Additionally, Yoshi has an alternative name "Yoshisaurus", which is a reference to dinosaurs, as a lot of them has the affix "saurus".
The Yoshis have also inhabited Isle Delfino as mentioned by a Toad.
Yoshis were originally going to be a special type of Koopa Troopa. This was scrapped in favor of Yoshis being made into a dinosaur-type creature.
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