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• Yoshi's Island Baby Mario

The game retains many key elements from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, such as Yoshi's Flutter Jump, eating and egg -throwing abilities, and the time-based health mechanic. Many familiar objects, enemies and sceneries make a return, despite the game having an entirely new setting. Yoshi's Island 3DS Wiki Guide Table of Contents. Top Contributors: Michael Koczwara, David Yerion, Nathanael Sass + more. Last Edited: 11 May 2014 8:57 am. Edit (Classic). Tournament legality. In all games in which it appears, Yoshi's Island is universally banned in competitive play due to its overall layout being detrimental in a serious setting, as well as the advantages it gives to already powerful characters in certain situations.

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The character page for Yoshi's Island and its related games.

Of all the MarioSpin-Off franchises there is, Yoshi's Island is perhaps the one that resembles its mother series the most gameplay and story-wise, with many of the characters featured here having prominent roles in the main Mario games as well. In any case, the Yoshi games still have quite a few characters that are heavily (if not, exclusively) tied to them.

Good Guys

A tribe of cartoony, colorful dinosaurs who stumble into Baby Mario after the latter falls from the sky (due to a mid-flight kidnapping attempt from Kamek while the stork was flying over by Yoshi's Island) and onto the back of an unsuspecting member of the group. Noticing that Baby Mario seems to know where his kidnapped twin brother is being held, the Yoshis decide to journey towards the Koopa Kingdom with the intention of reuniting the two baby brothers so they can be safely delivered to their parents. Even in games where Baby Mario isn't involved though, the Yoshis still have to deal with Baby Bowser's evil, childish whims that usually target them.

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Debut: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

The infant form of our hero, Mario. Separated from Baby Luigi while being delivered by the stork, Baby Mario appears to be mysteriously able to pinpoint where his younger twin brother is being held. He's too young to do anything by himself though, leaving it to the Yoshis to protect and watch over him while following his guidance.

• Big Brother Instinct: Despite being just an infant, Baby Mario is instinctually driven to reunite with his younger brother.
• Goo Goo Godlike: As Superstar Mario, Baby Mario is invincible to enemies and hazards (except Bottomless Pits), can run up walls and even glide around with his cape.
• My Future Self and Me: Often appears in the extended Mario universe spinoffs alongside his adult self.
• Super Speed: In Yoshi's Island DS, he allows Yoshi ro run faster.
• Twin Telepathy: Baby Mario seems to know the exact location of where Baby Luigi is being held, something that the Yoshis attribute to this.

Debut: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

The infant form of our other hero, Luigi. He was kidnapped by Kamek mid-flight and taken to Bowser's Castle in the Koopa Kingdom.

• Demoted to Extra: Luigi was playable just fine in Super Mario World, but he's unfortunately out of luck in this game, or even the series as a whole. He doesn't even get to be 'playable' in Yoshi's Island DS, which features Baby Peach, Baby Wario and even Baby DK as partners for the Yoshis.
• Distressed Dude: Baby Luigi has to play the role of rescue victim since Baby Peach isn't around (notably, this is true even when Baby Peach is around).
• My Future Self and Me: Often appears in the extended Mario universe spinoffs alongside his adult self.

Species: Dog
Debut: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Yoshi's dog, a creature that has a head similar to a Piranha Plant and a ball for a tail. He's completely invulnerable and is able to walk across lava and spikes, serving as a mount for Yoshi or reveal special items. Since Yoshi is already used as a mount by humanoids, Poochy is proportionately gigantic.

• Assist Character: From his first appearance onward. Most prevalent in Yoshi's Woolly World, where not only does he fulfill his traditional role of assistance, Poochy is able to sense hidden secrets and bark to let you know where to look, and can even fetch flowers for you and speeds up the 100% Completion of the game.
• Author Appeal: Shigeru Miyamoto is a huge fan of dogs, and had Poochy's design on the backburner for years before he included him in the first Yoshi's Island.
• Big Friendly Dog: He's bigger than Yoshi (big enough for Yoshi himself to ride on) and extremely friendly.
• Canis Major: As noted, larger than Yoshi, who's already the size of an average adult man.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Was absent from Yoshi's Island DS. In early images, was apparently going to play a role in the first Paper Mario before being cut. He returned in Woolly World, Crafted World, and even having a minor role in Super Mario Odyssey.
• Dumb Muscle: So powerful that not only is he indestructible, he'll destroy most mooks just by running over them... but isn't one for subtle commands, and will rush headlong in the direction Yoshi's facing, even if it will send you all off of a cliff. All in all, they don't say Poochy ain't stupid for nothing.
• Informed Species: Looks more like a Cartoon Creature than a dog, but he at least has the personality and friendliness of one.
• Mix-and-Match Critters: His head looks like a Piranha Plant, but with eyes. The rest of him is canine enough.
• Nigh-Invulnerability: He's completely indestructible and can just plow through most enemies. In Super Mario Odyssey, you can even fish him out of molten lava.
• The Noseless: He's drawn without a nose, yet he can still sniff out fruit in Yoshi's Story.
• Overly Long Tongue: Like master, like pet; Poochy's tongue is pretty long. Although unlike Yoshi's, Poochy's tongue usually droops from his mouth and doesn't serve any gameplay purposes.
• Planimal: His head makes him look similar to Mushroom Kingdom flora.
• Power-Up Mount: For someone who already serves as one.
• Promotion to Opening Titles: Was featured on the cover of Yoshi's Woolly World and can appear in every stage of that game. Even more so in the remake, where he actually gets top billing in Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: Particularly in the first Yoshi's Island, where he would play with Yoshi's eggs, and in Woolly World.
• Satellite Character: As a sidekick to a sidekick. He does appear briefly in Super Mario Odyssey, in a few murals, can be fished out of Bowser's Kingdom, and is the one implied to be burying the Power Moons everywhere.

Species: Stork
Debut: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

The stork responsible for delivering Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to their parents. While it's captured alongside Luigi in the original Yoshi's Island, the stork returns as a supporting character in subsequent games.

• Ascended Extra: While completely irrelevant in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island gameplay-wise, the Stork becomes more important in Yoshi's Island DS, where it's responsible for switching the babies (and thus abilities) for Yoshi.
• Delivery Stork: Natch.
• No Name Given: It doesn't really have a personal name, so it's always referred by the name of its species. The Japanese version credit it as 'Mr. Stork', which is not much better.

Species: Human
Debut: Yoshi's New Island

A mysterious living Warp Pipe who helps out the Yoshis by providing them with useful items should they struggle too much in specific levels.

Yoshi's Island Baby Mario

• Animate Inanimate Object: Subverted. It's actually Mario in disguise.
• Canon Character All Along: It's-a him, Mario!
• Identity Concealment Disposal: You only learn of Mr. Pipe's identity after the credits roll.
• Mercy Mode: Mr. Pipe effectively functions as a character version of this, considered he outright gives you broken items like the Golden Flutter Wings.
• Set Right What Once Went Wrong: Implied to be the reason it helps Yoshi and Baby Mario beat tough levels since it's actually adult Mario.

Species: Robot(?)
Debut: Yoshi's Crafted World

Friendly cardboard characters that are responsible for opening new levels in Yoshi's Crafted World, should Yoshi refuel them with enough collected Smiley Flowers.

• Cash Gate: Every world diorama requires a Blockafeller to open it, and they're usually out of energy to do so. Smiley Flowers act as their fuel source, giving you an incentive to explore levels in order to collect them.

Bad Guys

Baby Bowser (also known as Baby Koopa) is just that: Bowser Koopa as an ill-tempered young tot. Even as a youngster, Baby Bowser was often up to no good, causing lots of trouble for the inhabitants of Yoshi's Island. He’s the main antagonist of the Yoshi’s Island series, and has appeared as a major antagonist in other Mario games like Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Not to be confused with his future son, Bowser Jr., whom he greatly resembles.

Tropes associated with Baby Bowser:

• Alliterative Name: Baby Bowser.
• Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: He grows to gigantic proportions in his iconic boss fight in the original Yoshi's Island. He also does this in the other games you fight him in, but not nearly as big as his first go around.
• Baby Talk: He seems to have an inconsistent age throughout the games he appears in, as in some games his speech pattern sounds normal, like in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and other games it's more babyish, like in Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's New Island.
• Black Bead Eyes: Like most baby characters, Bowser had these, his true eye color (red) not becoming apparent until adulthood.
• Bratty Half-Pint: Spoiled to the core, Baby Bowser is just as egocentric as his adult form, constantly demanding things and throwing tantrums the moment he doesn’t get his way. He even insults his older self at several points, calling him a fat old geezer who should have taken over the world by now.
• Breath Weapon: In contrast to his future son, Baby Bowser is skilled at breathing fire in every depiction he’s in, and in Yoshi's Island DS it’s even his special ability when selected.
• Card-Carrying Villain: He's so obsessed with being evil that at one point he only drinks a glass of milk when he's told it was taken from an 'evil cow'.
• Divergent Character Evolution: Inverted. Though they've always looked more similar than different, Baby Bowser used to have a few noticeable differences from Bowser Jr. Starting with Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he's redesigned to look almost exactly like Bowser Jr., except for his blank white bandanna, and his voice clips are even recycled from Bowser Jr. This was reverted in Yoshi's Island DS, but in Yoshi's New Island again uses Bowser Jr.'s exact in-game model except he lacks the bandanna. They diverge a bit in Yoshi's Woolly World, however, with Baby Bowser reverting to his older body proportions and posture, only for Yoshi's Crafted World to go back to him looking exactly like Junior.
• Drop the Hammer: He keeps a mallet on hand to fight with in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
• Dub Name Change: Along with the usual 'Koopa/Bowser', he is also an indirect case: In Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Woolly World, the final stages are named 'King Bowser's Castle'. However, this is only the case in the english versions with the Japanese level names simply calling him 'Baby Bowser' or just 'Bowser'.
• Enemy Mine: He briefly teams up with Yoshi in Yoshi's Island DS to fight against his future self.
• Enfante Terrible: Even when he was a baby, Bowser was just as nasty as he would be as an adult.
• Establishing Character Moment: Foreshadowing their future relationship, Baby Bowser is first introduced in Partners in Time when he’s trying to kidnap Baby Princess Peach.
• Evil Prince: Since he's just a kid, he's usually addressed as Prince Bowser (particularly in Partners in Time). It's unknown who the current King of the Koopas is, or if there even is one.
• Fiery Red Head: Bowser had an even worse temper as a child than he does as an adult.
• Generation Xerox: Though he prefers brute force over his future son's more tricky approach, they look identical and share many personality traits.
• Gold Fever: Baby Bowser loves treasure, and whenever he finds some he declares that it’s all ‘his’ and thinks anyone else getting near him wants to steal it.
• Greater-Scope Villain: While he's the overall Big Bad of the Yoshi's Island series and generally leaves most of the work to Kamek, Baby Bowser is in this role for much of the original Yoshi's Island; There's no clear indication that he sent Kamek to mess with the stork, even though it's clear Kamek did it to ensure that Bowser would have no one to oppose him later in life.
• Ground Pound: One of his primary attacks in the original Yoshi's Island and in Yoshi's New Island.
• Hypocritical Humor: He scolds the baby Mario Bros. for stealing food after he literally just ate a bunch of cookies that he stole.
• My Future Self and Me: He's met his older self in two separate series. The two successfully team up together in Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time, with neither of them realizing they’re the same person. In the Yoshi's Island series, his older self actually kidnaps him, causing Baby Bowser to become adult Bowser's enemy. And in Yoshi's New Island, the adult Bowser shows up out of nowhere to fight Yoshi after Baby Bowser’s defeat- though why he does so remains completely unknown.
• Parental Substitute: He has no known parents to speak of, and is largely raised and cared for by Kamek.
• Royal Brat: Unlike his adult self, who is generally kind to his minions, Baby Bowser isn’t beyond stomping on them out of annoyance, insulting them, and having them slave over his every need.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: A recurring theme is that he really wants to ride a Yoshi, which he calls a ‘Gween Donkey’, a wish that does eventually come true for him in Yoshi's Island DS.
• Vocal Evolution: Most of the games when his voice would be heard have him similar to Bowser Jr.'s voice. However, in Yoshi's New Island, Baby Bowser's voice clips are pitched higher to make him sound more baby-like.

Baby Bowser's caretaker and the Yoshis' most recurring opposition. Kamek has knowledge of the future, where his master frequently has his evil schemes foiled by a certain pair of brothers. As a result, Kamek desperately attempts to change fate by kidnapping the Mario brothers while they're still infants, although he usually only manages to capture one of them.

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Species: Magikoopa
Debut: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Kamek's personal henchmen. Weird-looking Magikoopas(?) that usually act in groups of four, always being ready to snatch Baby Mario away when the opportunity presents itself.

• Airborne Mooks: Toadies are always found in mid-flight.
• Bandit Mook: There's a pink variant of Toady that will go after Baby Mario the moment Yoshi gets hit. There's also a green variant that outright attempts to steal Baby Mario directly from Yoshi's back. Note that they can't take Baby Mario away like Kamek's red-clad ones, so the player is still able to rescue Baby Mario before the countdown reaches 0.
• Demoted to Extra: In Yoshi's Story, they only show up to carry a fallen Yoshi to Bowser's Castle (and later, carry Baby Bowser away after his defeat). They can't be found as actual enemies and their direct superior Kamek is nowhere to be seen.
• Evil Minions: They're Kamek's direct minions, and in fact rarely partake in combat themselves.
• Heli-Critter: They have propellers above their heads, akin to Fly Guys.
• Opaque Nerd Glasses: They wear big, round specs with spirals in them.

• Blush Sticker: When his pants come off, he blushes.
• Caught with Your Pants Down: How you essentially defeat him, by throwing eggs at him and knocking his pants down.
• Defeat by Modesty: He deflates, and leaves when his pants are pulled down.

• Asteroids Monster: Shooting eggs causes pieces of slimes to fall off him, which only give you more eggs to hit him with.
• Degraded Boss: Played with. He shows up in Bowser's Castle with no new tricks, but he's fought in a room where there's no way to refill your eggs, forcing the player to find a new strategy to beat him^note or use up items.

• Balloon Belly: It starts off the battle inflating, and with each hit it gets bigger.
• King Mook: This applies to most of the bosses but especially noted here because he's BIGGER Boo. And he only gets bigger with each hit until he explodes.
• 'Pop!' Goes the Human: He pops when defeated.

• Advancing Boss of Doom: Thanks to the pair of Shy Guys who push him forward.
• Ring-Out Boss: You have to push him out, which gets easier with every Shy Guy defeated.

• Extreme Omnivore: He eats Yoshi, and Baby Mario.
• Kill It Through Its Stomach: Yoshi has to defeat it from inside its stomach, and attacking his Uvula.
• Womb Level: The entire boss battle takes place inside his stomach.

• Combat Tentacles: Two of her vines end in small Nipper buds; she uses these to try to hit Yoshi from below and to block his movement.
• Man-Eating Plant: She's a large, mobile, killer Piranha Plant.
• Mook Maker: She can spit three seeds that drift down and become Nipper plants that chase Yoshi around.
• Ramming Always Works: Her main attack is a fast charge that ends when she slams into the opposite wall. She can fake you out by ending it early, though, which can lead to either jumping on her head, her thorny neck, or one of her two attack vines while trying to jump over her to dodge the charge.
• Skippable Boss: If you swim into her lair but not far enough to close the way behind you, you can shoot an egg at her ungrown normal form, skipping the fight completely.

• Asteroids Monster: The second boss in the game to be such, except they all have to be ground-pounded until small enough.

• Flipping Helpless: Yoshi has to flip Hookbill over and then Ground Pound his stomach in order to defeat him.

• Advancing Boss of Doom: If you don't attack him, he'll push you into the abyss. However, he moves verrrrry slooooowly.
• Attack Its Weak Point: Despite Kamek claiming he has no weak spot, it's very obvious where it is.

• A Twinkle in the Sky: His exit after being defeated in Yoshi's Island.
• Heel–Face Turn: In Paper Mario, Raphael is an ally to Mario.
• Puzzle Boss: Out of all the bosses in the game yes, considering you have to wait until he's exactly on the OTHER side of the battlefield in order to slam him from underneath.
• Turns Red: Each time Raphael is damaged, he turns redder and angrier.

• Advancing Boss of Doom: When he reappears in Bowser's Castle in Golden form, he cannot be killed and will pursue Yoshi throughout the stage, even jumping out of pits when he falls into one. All the player can do is knock him back and run to the exit.
• Degraded Boss: Downplayed, as described above he appears in Bowser's castle as an enemy, but cannot be defeated, and continues to chase Yoshi until the stage is over.
• Implacable Man: He's completely invulnerable to everything in Yoshi's arsenal, and is only defeated by destroying the blocks covering the lava pit and knocking him into it. And then once he pops up in Bowser's Castle, even knocking him into pitfalls doesn't stop him.

The boss of Cloud Cruising. A sentient cloudy mass of candy.

The boss of The Tall Tower. A ghost that's mostly invisible.

The boss of Poochy & Nippy. A fire-breathing genie.The boss of Frustration. A fat, big-lipped dinosaur thing.

Yoshi's Island First installment Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) Latest installment Yoshi's New Island (2014) Number of installments 6 (3 main, 1 spin-off, 1 port, and 1 demo) Parent franchise Yoshi The Yoshi's Island series[1] is a video-game sub-series of the Yoshi franchise. It is a series of 2D side-scrolling platformers starring Yoshi, who has the unique ability to throw eggs to defeat enemies. The games generally feature a colorful, storybook-like art style. The games function as prequels to the present era of the Mario franchise, as they are set in the infancy of Mario and Luigi, where the Yoshis must work to save Baby Mario and others, including Baby Luigi, from the machinations of Kamek and Baby Bowser. Indeed, the defining trait of the series is that the controlled Yoshi carries a baby character, who ends in a bubble when the former is hurt. When this happens, Yoshi has a set number of seconds to rescue Mario, which can be increased in various ways.[1] The series is primarily developed by Nintendo EAD, with some games being developed by Artoon or other companies. The series began with a console title, but switched to a focus on handheld entries with Yoshi's Island DS. 1List of games 3Major elements of the Yoshi's Island series 3.1Major characters List of games[edit] Main games[edit] The following games are part of the Yoshi's Island series:[1] Title Cover, original release, and system Synopsis Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island revolves around the time when Mario and Luigi were babies. When Kamek attempts to kidnap both Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, he succeeds in kidnapping Baby Luigi, but Baby Mario falls to Yoshi's island and Yoshi finds him. Kamek sends his army of Toadies to find and kidnap Baby Mario. Yoshi and his fellow islanders escort Baby Mario to help him rescue his brother. Yoshi's Island DS 2006 Nintendo DS The direct sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, features Baby Peach, Baby Bowser, Baby Wario, Baby Donkey Kong and of course Baby Mario all on a quest to save all the world's babies (including Baby Luigi). Kamek is the one responsible for the kidnapping of the babies, still being mad after the events of the previous game. The Stork manages to attack some Toadies, who drop the babies they are carrying, the babies being Baby Mario and Baby Peach. The Yoshis set out to rescue the babies, encountering more along the way. Yoshi's New Island 2014 Nintendo 3DS Yoshi's New Island is a platform game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is a midquel between Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS, and it uses a similar art style for the game. It is shown that the Stork has delivered the Baby Mario twins to the wrong house and tries to get them to their real parents. Kamek steals Baby Luigi once again and Baby Mario falls on a place called Egg Island, where the Yoshi residents find him and decide to take him to Bowser's Castle. Most gameplay elements are borrowed from the first game. Among new elements are the Mega Eggdozers, Metal Eggdozers and the multiplayer minigame mode. A game released in 2014 on the Play Nintendo website called Yoshi's New Island Match-Up. Spin-off games[edit] These games are inspired by the Yoshi's Island series, but are not part of it.[1] Title Cover, original release and system Synopsis Yoshi Touch & Go 2005 Nintendo DS The first Yoshi's Island game on the Nintendo DS, Yoshi Touch & Go features the same story as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The game is more of a puzzle game than a platformer like Yoshi's Island was. The game is entirely touch-sensitive, allowing Yoshi to attack enemies with a tap of the stylus. Reissue[edit] Title Cover, original release and system Synopsis Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 2002 Game Boy Advance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 was the Game Boy Advance port of Super Mario World 2. This game was very similar to the original with several differences, such as updated graphics and some new levels. This game also included Mario Bros. as an extra feature, which was a constant theme in the Super Mario Advance series. Tech Demos[edit] Title Image and system Synopsis Balloon Trip Nintendo DS Balloon Trip was a tech demo for the Nintendo DS, shown off at E3 2004. The game had a very simple storyline, in which Baby Mario is floating in the air being held up by 3 balloons. If any enemies touch these balloons, they pop. The player must use the stylus to stop enemies from touching Mario by drawing various things such as clouds and bubbles. This demo was used as the foundation for Yoshi Touch & Go. Gameplay[edit] The basic gameplay of the Yoshi's Island series is that of a 2D side-scrolling platformer. In addition to the basic run and jump actions, the Yoshi being played as is able to use their tongue to manipulate objects and to eat enemies in most of the games. Once an enemy is eaten, it can be ejected or swallowed. If swallowed, the Yoshi will be able to lay an egg which can be thrown at objects or at enemies. The Yoshi can obtain various power-ups to help complete the level, many of which involve transforming into various vehicles. The baby that the Yoshi carries on his back (usually Baby Mario) can also give the Yoshi various abilities to aid it. The defning feature of the series is the fact that, when the Yoshi is hit by an obstacle that does not make him lose immediately a life, the baby he is carrying ends in a bubble and a timer starts to decrease. If the Yoshi does not manage to pop the bubble before the timer reaches 0, some enemies, typically Toadies, kidnap the baby and the Yoshi loses a life. The spin-offs in the series feature somewhat different gameplay. In Yoshi Touch & Go, the player must draw lines of clouds with the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, guiding Yoshi and Baby Mario away from enemies as they float down. Enemies can be defeated by drawing bubbles around them or by throwing eggs obtained from eating fruit at them. Major elements of the Yoshi's Island series[edit] Major characters[edit] Protagonists[edit] Character Image Brief Biography First Appearance Yoshi Yoshi is the main protagonist of the Yoshi's Island series. He is one of the Yoshis who defend the islands whenever they are threatened by evil forces, often carrying Baby Mario and the other babies on his back. He, like the other Yoshis, has various abilities, including flutter jumping in the air, ground pounding, swallowing enemies, and producing Yoshi Eggs. Yoshi is often the one who finds Baby Mario and begins the quests. Super Mario World Baby Mario Baby Mario is the starring baby of the Yoshi's Island series. Whenever Kamek attempts to kidnap Baby Mario, he fails, leaving Baby Mario in the care of the Yoshis as he sets out to rescue his brother. Baby Mario has the ability to become completely invincible to all attacks in Yoshi's Island DS after collecting a star. Baby Mario also possesses the power to make Yoshis run more swiftly. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Baby Luigi Baby Luigi plays the damsel in each Yoshi's Island game he appears in: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi Touch & Go, and Yoshi's New Island. Each time that he is kidnapped, his brother must team up with the Yoshis to rescue him. In Yoshi's Island DS, Baby Luigi's role is slightly more significant in the fact that he is one of the seven star children. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Poochy Poochy is an ally that has appeared in the Yoshi's Island series twice: in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and in Yoshi's New Island. He is an odd-looking dog, considering the fact that he doesn't have ears and a nose, and that his lips are protruding. Poochy comes in handy if the Yoshis need to cross certain terrains that are inaccessible to the Yoshis; thus, the Yoshis ride Poochy across said terrain, taking them to a safe environment. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Baby Donkey Kong Baby Donkey Kong, (alternatively referred to as 'Baby DK'), has appeared in only one Yoshi's Island game to date: Yoshi's Island DS. He appeared as an ally who helped the Yoshis rescue Baby Peach back from a group of Ukikis. Baby DK then decides to join the mission to stop Bowser. Baby DK had many useful abilities, including the ability to climb on vines, the ability to make a Yoshi charge through hard rock, and the power to make Yoshi Eggs explode on impact. Yoshi's Island DS Baby Peach Baby Peach is the infant form of Princess Peach. Her only appearance in the Yoshi's Island series is in Yoshi's Island DS as one of the star children. After Kamek and his army of Toadies attempted to kidnap all children in the Mushroom Kingdom, they failed to nab Baby Peach (along with Baby Mario). Baby Peach teamed up with the Yoshis and Baby Mario to get to Kamek and Bowser and stop his evil plans, freeing the kidnapped babies. She had the ability to help Yoshis float via the use of her parasol. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Baby Wario Baby Wario is one of the seven star children and the baby version of Wario; he has appeared only in Yoshi's Island DS. Even as a baby, he showed a great love for money, as seen in a few cinemas throughout the game. Baby Wario, though kidnapped, was set free due to his greedy, spoiled, and whiny personality. When the Yoshis find him, they allow Baby Wario to accompany them, though it is for a short duration. Baby Wario has a giant magnet which allows him to attract any metallic object—even coins. Yoshi's Island DS Stork The Stork is yet another ally in the Yoshi's Island series. He has appeared in three games: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS and Yoshi's New Island. He also appeared in Yoshi Touch & Go. His role in the games was relatively basic and short: to deliver the babies, either to their parents or to a Stork Stop. The Stork didn't speak in any games, and implied no complex personality. Not much is known about him, but he has always been there to help the Yoshis take care of the babies. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Antagonists[edit] Character Image Brief Biography First Appearance Baby Bowser Baby Bowser is one of the three recurring main antagonists in the Yoshi's Island series. He has appeared in all three Yoshi's Island games to date: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island. Baby Bowser is a spoiled infant who generally wants his way. In Yoshi's Island DS, Baby Bowser was an ally (temporarily) for the first time. He had the ability to breathe fireballs that could defeat enemies and melt ice. In Yoshi's New Island, Baby Bowser chose Egg Island to be his resort, but his plans were foiled by the Yoshi clan. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Kamek Kamek is the main antagonist in the Yoshi's Island series. He has appeared in all three Yoshi's Island games to date: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island. Like Baby Bowser, he also appeared in Yoshi Touch & Go. He is a blue-cloaked Magikoopa who is notable for stealing the babies of the Mushroom Kingdom. Kamek commonly uses his magic to enhance certain enemies into bosses for the Yoshis to fight. When that fails, he tries again—but alas, the Yoshis always prevail over Kamek, foiling his evil plots. However, Kamek has appeared in other Mario games, (such as Mario Party DS and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time), as a minor enemy or boss, his largest antagonist role is in the Yoshi's Island series. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Bowser Bowser has appeared in two main Yoshi games: Yoshi's Island DS and Yoshi's New Island. During the events of Yoshi's Island DS, He serves as the main antagonist. Bowser travels back in time to find the seven star children, in hopes of receiving their power; if he were to receive their power, he could conquer the universe. Bowser kidnapped as many children as he possibly could, (including his infant self), in order to get the seven star children. However, the star children eventually foil Bowser's plan, forcing him to return to his original time. He also appears in Yoshi's New Island as the final boss—Bowser, however, can only be fought after the player has completed all of the main levels but does not use the Flutter Wings power-up. Super Mario Bros. Species[edit] Species Image Brief Summary First Appearance Yoshi Yoshis are the main inhabitants of Yoshi's Island. They are dinosaurs who enjoy eating Fruit. The type of fruit that a Yoshi likes depends on that Yoshi's color. Yoshis come in many different colors, including Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Light-Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, White, and Orange. Yoshis of many of these colors often accompany Yoshi and the babies on their journeys, carrying the babies on their backs. Yoshis have various abilities, including flutter jumping in the air, ground pounding, swallowing enemies, and producing Yoshi Eggs. Super Mario World Toady Toadies are minions of Kamek who often kidnap Baby Luigi. They normally travel in groups of four and fly using the propellers on their heads. There is also a variant called Solo Toadies, which travel by themselves and attempt to kidnap the baby on Yoshi's back. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Shy Guy Shy Guys are the most common enemy in the Yoshi's Island series. They are normally quite weak, but have an inordinate amount of alternate versions, including flying ones, stilt-using ones, fat ones, rocket-riding ones, and even pirate-themed ones. Super Mario Bros. 2 Bandit Bandits are tough, lanky Shy Guys with smug grins that will attempt to steal the baby, sometimes carry coins, and sometimes wear crude Yoshi masks. Sometimes, they replace the baby with a green Shy Guy. They also have two baseball-playing versions called Baseball Boys, a red version with a spiked helmet and yellow hood, and a martial artist variety. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Ukiki Ukikis, formerly Grinders, are monkeys with many different abilities. Some just hop around, others spit watermelon seeds or grab Baby Mario, while others form long swinging chains. They can also throw bombs and yellow Needlenoses; these varieties are known as Short Fuses and Seedy Sallies, respectively. They can also swim slowly. When hit, their color darkens. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Raven Ravens are a species of black, rotund birds. They mostly attack by walking around planet-like objects, though the smaller ones tend to run along walls and ceilings. Raphael the Raven is a Raven enlarged by Kamek's magic. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Goonie Goonies are a bird enemy that have appeared in several Yoshi's Island games. They tend to travel in groups and attack by diving down to hit Yoshi. There are many Goonie derivatives such as Flightless Goonies, Skeleton Goonies and Bowling Goonies. Goonies are also sometimes seen flying in the background. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island The Blarggs Red Blarggs, Gargantua Blarggs, and Nep-Enuts, all derivative of the Blargg from Super Mario World, are recurring enemies throughout the Yoshi's Island series. The former two inhabit lava, while the latter inhabits water. Blarggwich, a ghostly variety, actually helps the Yoshis by giving them rides on the Flatbed Ferry atop its head. Yoshi's Island DS has an even larger form of Gargantua Blargg as well. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Human Humans are a race that appear in most Yoshi's Island games—however, most of them only appear as babies. Humans play their most important role in Yoshi's Island DS, where Bowser attempts to kidnap several human babies which he believes are the star children, which will give him the power to take over the world. The Yoshis save several of these babies and join forces to defeat Bowser. Donkey Kong Locations[edit] Location Image Brief Summary First Appearance Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Island is the homeland of the Yoshis and the area where the games in the Yoshi's Island franchise until Yoshi's Island DS take place. The island has been attacked by Baby Bowser and Kamek many times, but Yoshi has always restored peace to the island. Super Mario World Egg Island Egg Island is the second homeland of the Yoshis which appears in Yoshi's New Island. The island is in front of Yoshi's Island, the main island of the Yoshis. When the Stork drops Baby Mario and Baby Luigi once again, Baby Mario falls down and teams up with the native Yoshis to rescue his brother, who is held captive by Kamek now that Baby Bowser chooses the island to be his resort. When the team defeats Bowser and rescues Baby Luigi, the Stork takes the babies back to their homes, as the Yoshis bid them farewell. Yoshi's New Island Items[edit] Item Image Brief Summary First Appearance Yoshi Eggs Yoshi Eggs are a staple of any Yoshi's Island game. They are not only a weapon for the Yoshis to use against enemies, but they are also tools that can be utilized to solve certain puzzles. By swallowing an enemy, a Yoshi can lay an egg. In addition to the standard green Yoshi Eggs, there are also yellow, red, and even flashing ones. The yellow ones can be received by hitting a yellow Egg Block, the red ones can be received from red Egg Blocks, while the flashing ones can just be found rarely on the ground. A green egg that bounces off walls will become yellow after the first bounce and red after the second bounce, as well. Other types of eggs are found in the series: Giant Eggs are formed by swallowing Fat Guys; Mega Eggdozers are formed by swallowing large enemies like Mega Guys and Mega Kantera; and Metal Eggdozers are formed by swallowing metallic enemies like Metal Guys and Tetu Kantera. Super Mario World Star Stars are items that appear from red eggs when they hit an enemy, from enemies that are defeated in certain ways, or from Tulips, certain crates, and Winged Clouds. They represent the amount of time the baby can be off of the Yoshi's back before the Toadies kidnap them. Ending a level with 30 Stars left factors into 100% completion of the level. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Smiley Flower Five Smiley Flowers appear in each level. Collecting them all will grant an extra life and factor into the level's 100% completion. The enemy Fooly Flower pretends to be a Smiley Flower, but will attempt to roll over any approaching Yoshi. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Red Coin 20 Red Coins appear in each level. Collecting them all will grant an extra life and factor into the level's 100% completion. They often appear gold, like normal coins, but in some games have a slight orange tint even in this form. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Objects[edit] Item Image Brief Summary First Appearance Egg Block Egg Blocks are small white cubes with spots on them; the color of the spots shows what the block does. The green Egg Block, when hit, ejects an unlimited number of Yoshi Eggs for the player to utilize in that level. Up to six Yoshi Eggs will come out of a green Egg Block. The yellow block and red block, however, will only give out 1 yellow egg and 1 red egg, respectively. The magenta block is different from the others, as it expands and acts as a boost for the player rather than ejecting eggs. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Flatbed Ferry The Flatbed Ferry is the Yoshi franchise's version of the Lift, and typically follows a dotted path. They come in numerous colors, typically indicative of their speed or behavior. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Winged Cloud The Winged Cloud is an object that, when hit with an egg or similar object, will typically drop an item, an object, a group of items, or cause some even to occur, such as stairs appearing. They are sometimes invisible, becoming instead transparent when a Yoshi touches them. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ! Switch While specific to Switch Palaces in Super Mario World, ! Switches become much more commonplace in the Yoshi's Island games. They cause Dotted-Line Blocks to turn into red ! Blocks or cause a secret pathway to a bonus area to open up. Super Mario World References[edit] ^ abcdDescritpion of the Yoshi's Island series on the Super Mario Pia. The main description states A side-scroller action game where Yoshi protects the baby-form [of Mario] Baby Mario as an adventure unfolds. If hit by an enemy's attack, Baby Mario is separated. This heart-pounding system where you must quickly rescue [Baby Mario] is fun! Yoshi games Platformers Yoshi's Island Main games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006, DS) • Yoshi's New Island (2014, 3DS) Spin-offs Yoshi Touch & Go (2005, DS) Reissues Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) Other Main games Yoshi's Story (1997, N64) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015, Wii U) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019, NS) Spin-offs Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004, GBA) Reissues Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017, 3DS) Puzzles Yoshi (1991, NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992, NES) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie (1994, SNES) • Tetris Attack (1996, SNES) Spin-offs Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) Tech demos Yoshi Demo (GBA) • Balloon Trip (DS) Canceled games Yoshi Racing