The Death of Shy Guy

It may seem like the distant past nowadays, but Shy Guys did originate from the mainline Super Mario games, Super Mario Bros. 2 to be exact. But shortly after, they were ditched, never to be seen again in the mainline games. Why? What compelled Nintendo to 'relegate' these little guys to Yoshi's Island? And what can we do to fix it? Today, I will provide an answer to all of those!

#mario #supermario #shyguy #yoshi

[misk-ivus]

Actually, Fly guys and Snifits are both enemies in Mario 64.

[indigofenix]

I think it would be cool to have them operating machinery and traps in the background, and running away when you get close.

[bellyit]

Amazed to realize the kid from my 5th grade class who said Shy Guys were called "'HeyHos' cuz that's what they say when jumping out of a pipe" in Yoshi's Island was totally right.

[dicyanoacetylene]

How about in 3D, shyguys have a change in behavior depending on how many there are? Just 1, run, and hide. 2-3, they give chase as a group. 4 or more, they start throwing each other at the player.

[tulpenbambus]

I think Shy Guys are disguised Toads who want to join Bowser's army.

[josheaster]

fire breathing shy guys and ghost snifits are in mario 64

[Nick-upwv]

Shyguys were in a toybox in the Paper Mario series. Why not have an enemy walk around with a jack in the box turning a crank. He doesn't attack, but unleashes Shyguys everywhere; unless the player jumps on his head knocking him out cold. Once knocked out the player can move on safely or he respawns and tries again, think Drybones. What do you guys think about that?🤔

[joeygamer]

I think it's possible, look at how many appearances Ninji has all of a sudden. And it too was an enemy in Super Mario Bros 2! There was even a Ninji that was inside Bowser's Castle in Super Mario World!

So there could be potential uses for Shy Guys as well. Maybe donning a Shy Guy mask confuses Shy Guys enough to make them temporary allies to solve puzzles?

[Glasshouse]

I know in some Mario hacks Shy Guys work like they did in Mario 2 where they couldn’t be stomped on and had to be thrown, I think it would be cool if they ever brought back the Mario 2 enemies they would have that mechanic and since shy guys can be killed with just a stomp in the Yoshi games they can be killed with a stomp if you are riding a Yoshi as well as the other enemies.

[extremmefan]

How would chasing others fit SHY Guys more than the very aggressive-looking Goombas???
I think it'd make more sense for them to be the aimless walkers, but I think them being unable to be stomped on directly or immunity to projectiles could be simple but good.

[WorkerGuyS]

Shy Guys need to be in every Mario game! They're the best enemy!!

[markymark]

I'm just glad you can play as Shy Guy in Super Mario Party Jamboree. Long live the masked NPC!

[MplusL]

I feel like a good way to use this Shy Guy Badge in 3D would be: if any Shy Guy spots you, they call on all the nearby enemies to highlight the fact that the badges represent the "gang" they're in. They will keep calling enemies that are further and further away while chasing you, and they won't stop until they trip, which makes the badge fall off, or you defeat them.

A good way to prevent a simple stomp on the Shy Guy's heads would be giving them a spiky hat or making them fly so they're harder to reach, meaning they won't trip over and lose their badge. In that case, you could Cap Throw or something.


I really enjoy your videos, by the way. They are very entertaining, and also very high cuality/effort.
Great job!

[canadaedwards]

I believe shy guys might be considered more of yoshi's enemy than marios. As you see them way more in yoshi games.

Edit: Didn't finish watching you address this

[Jelly_shy_guy_man]

I’m absolutely sad they barely appear in the main lines, at least shy guys appear in the yoshi games.

[roundninja]

Shy guys do have one very important thing goombas don't: arms

[phosphorus]

Like sometime said: they have arms. They could climb ladders, or even open doors, to follow you.

[PantheraRex]

I knew I wasn't crazy! I had been trying to remember when did shy guys appear as enemies in a super mario game, and yet I couldn't think of one. Like, they're everywhere in the spinoffs, and the idea of them as enemies sounds even weird to me: they're just too cute for it

[WarioTimeWarioTimeWarioTime]

I think they could function like Mario Bros 2 enemies, and you could stand on them. In one of the Mario Vs Donkey Kong games, a shy guy is used to cross over a floor of spikes (Mario Bros 2 does this as well, if my memory serves correctly). They could either be used for things like this, or just as goombas who are immune to being stomped. A lot of people suggest summoning enemies and stuff but I don’t see that working in a traditional 2D Mario game.

[wantedasylum]

There's this one rom hack of new super mario bros wii, called newer super mario bros wii. Shy Guys appear in a single world, and they function like Rexes where you have to jump on them twice. They even have a boss Shy Guy called Samurai Guy.