Shy Guy
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 in certain stages in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Character description
A Shy Guy in Super Smash Bros. 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 Bros. games
Super Smash Bros.
Fly Guys sometimes appears as background characters on the Yoshi's Island stage.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Shy guy appears as both an enemy and a trophy in Melee. The subspecies of Shy Guys, the Fly Guys, can sometimes appear on the Yoshi's Island stage carrying a food that can be dropped bby attacking. A trophy of them can also be get.
Trophy description
Trophy #243
"There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to walk on the ground, fly through the air, traipse about on stilts, wear flowers or camouflage, throw balls, swing balls, swing bats, sail on pirate ships, carry fruit, do the Bamboo Dance, ride submarines, play guitar, play tennis, wear red, come in large or small sizes, steal people's toys, cause mischief..."
Shy Guy was intended to be a playable character, but was cut for some minor reasons.
Game: Super Mario Bros. 2 [10/88]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Shy Guys that can be seen driving Go Karts appear as Mute City-style hazards in Mario Circuit and Fly Guys can be seen flying in Yoshi's Island.
Trophy Info
A character in a white mask with black eyes and mouth that appears in a number of Mario and Yoshi games. Although Shy Guys' actions are varied--from flying to carrying objects--their true faces are still a mystery. If only for an instant, who wouldn't want to see an unmasked Shy Guy?
- Super Mario Bros 2 (1988)
- Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
