Shy Guys (Japanese: ヘイホー, Heihoo) are found in the Yoshi's Story stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee. They can also be found on a stage in Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
Character description
A Shy Guy in Super Smash Brothers Melee takes the appearance of a classical Shy Guy from the older Mario games. The Shy Guys in Melee wear red clothing that covers their body. They have a black belt around their waste and wear blue shoes. They have a propellor on their backs that allow them to fly around. The most notable feature of the Shy Guys are the white mask they are wearing. The white mask contains two holes for their eyes and another hole for their mouth. The modern version of Shy Guy appears in the Mario Circuit stage of Brawl.
Shy Guy appears as both an enemy and an ally in the Mario games. Shy Guy originally appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2 as a common enemy. He has also appeared as an enemy in games like Yoshi's Story and also come in different varieties. Shy Guy also appears in the Mario sports titles. He was a playable character in the game Mario Power Tennis and Mario Superstar Baseball. Shy Guy also appears as a host and supporting character in the Mario Party series.
Shy Guy's role in the Smash Brothers games
=Super Smash Brothers Melee
Shy guy appears as both an enemy and a trophy in Melee. The Shy Guys appear as an enemy on the Yoshi's Story stage. When a character attacks them they will continue floating or get hit off the screen. If items are turned on they will carry food items to the stage. They will drop the food if they are attacked. For every Shy Guy a character KO, they will be awarded 20 points to their Shy Guy KO bonus.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Shy Guys have been confirmed to make a return in Brawl. They can be seen driving Go Karts also appear as Mute City-style hazards in Mario Circuit.