Mace Guy
| Mace Guy | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Mace Guy for Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Golf: Super Rush (version 4.0.0) (2021) |
| Variant of | Shy Guy |
Mace Guys are rare enemies within the Yoshi's Island series. They appear as a rare variant of a Shy Guy, wielding and swinging a Ball 'N' Chain so as to damage Yoshi. However, Yoshi is able to eat the Shy Guy, spitting it out to turn it into a regular Shy Guy. This may also happen if one is frozen with an ice watermelon. Despite their name, the weapon they wield is in fact a flail rather than a mace. Additionally, while the artwork depicts the flail as black with white spikes, the sprite depicts it as light blue with yellow spikes.
Mace Guys first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they appear in only three levels: Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort, Raphael The Raven's Castle, and Ultimate Castle Challenge. They return for one secret level in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3: Endless World of Yoshis. They reappear once more in Yoshi's New Island.
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy features Mace Guys in a total of seven missions. All but one are in the sixth chapter, and a lone one is found in the fifth chapter.
A Mace Guy also appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The sticker increases the strength of a fighter's weapon by twenty-two points.
Shy Guy appears as a Mace Guy during its Special Shot Spin Strike in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Its flail is black with white spikes for the first time since Yoshi's Topsy Turvy, but with a more proper handle. The game also marks the debut of blue, yellow, green, pink, light-blue and orange Mace Guys, which are seen after unlocking the Shy Guys' alternate colors from Ranked Matches.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 鉄球をふり回している。しゃがめばよけられるが、タマゴで倒したほうが安全。[1](It swings an iron ball. You can avoid it by crouching, but it is safer to defeat it with an egg.)
- Player's Guide: This swingin' guy invites dinos to dance. Yoshi shouldn't swallow the bait, but the Mace Guy himself.[2]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 鉄球をふり回している。しゃがめばよけられるが、タマゴで倒したほうが安全。[3](It swings an iron ball. You can avoid it by crouching, but it is safer to defeat it with an egg.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 回転しながら鎖のついた鉄球を振り回す。食べるときは、鉄球の射程が短くなったときに近づくとよい。安全策をとるなら、遠距離からタマゴを投げて倒そう。[4](It swings a chained iron ball while spinning. To eat it, approach it when the range of the ball is shortened. If you want to play it safe, throw an egg at it from a long distance to defeat it.)
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 鎖のついた鉄球を振り回すヘイホー。倒し方は通常のヘイホーと変わらない。また、鉄球を振り回すスピードは、コースによって異なる。[5](A Shy Guy wielding a chained iron ball. The method of defeating them is the same as that of regular Shy Guy. Additionally, the speed at which the ball is swung depends on the course.)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Sticker Mace Guy | ||
|
| ||
| Artwork from: Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Weapon] - Attack +22 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's New Island model
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 鉄球ヘイホー[1][3][5] / てっきゅうヘイホー[4] Tekkyū Heihō |
Wrecking Ball Shy Guy | |
| French | Massue Maskass[6] | Mace Shy Guy | |
| German | Schwing Guy[?] | From schwingen ("to swing") and "Shy Guy" | |
| Italian | Tipo Palla Chiodata[?] | Mace Guy |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5.
- ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 21.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシーの万有引力任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi Banyū Inryoku Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 22.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
