Yoshis are enemies in the games A Koopa's Revenge and A Koopa's Revenge II. They are Mario's loyal sidekicks. There are many variations of Yoshis which come in different colors and have different abilities. Yoshis can be defeated by jumping on top of them, shooting fireballs or flamethrowing them.
Appearance[]
Yoshies are a species of Dinosaur-like creatures appearing in the Super Mario and Yoshi series. Yoshi himself first appeared in Super Mario World, and the species also made its first prominent appearance in the same game.
In A Koopa's Revenge[]
Variations[]
Yoshies have different abilities depending on their color. Some have similar abilities compared to others. Some are rare. Here is a complete list of Yoshies found in A Koopa's Revenge, based on their color and ability:
Green Yoshi[]
Green Yoshis are the most common Yoshi seen in the game. This Yoshi walks back and forth in a certain area, having the same abilities that of a Toad.
Pink Yoshi[]
The Pink Yoshis are highly known for their speed. They run at a very high speed and distance in wide, open areas, they cannot stand properly.
Blue Yoshi[]
Blue is winged so they fly back and forth. This Yoshi is very useful in crossing a gap.
Yellow Yoshi[]
The Yellow Yoshis jump back and forth.
Purple Yoshi[]
Purple Yoshis share the same abilities with the yellow Yoshi, however, they don't move while jumping.
Brown Yoshi[]
The Brown Yoshi doesn't move unless Koopa is in their sight. They chase after him
Red Yoshi[]
The Red Yoshi has the ability to walk on lava. It is also immune to fire.
Blue Yoshi[]
The Blue Yoshi is also winged so it shares the same ability with the cyan yoshi, but does not fly back and forth. They can be used to jump higher.
Cyan Yoshi[]
Cyan Yoshis act the same way as blue Yoshis, but don't move.
Rainbow Yoshi[]
The Rainbow Yoshi is a special and rare kind of Yoshi. They hide in secret or hidden places. When defeated, it will lay a Yoshi Egg.
In A Koopa's Revenge 2[]
In this game, they all behave like a Fungi Beetle (albeit being slightly faster). There are four colours which don't affect their movement. They take 2 hits to defeat with them getting even faster after being hit once. In this state they are known as a Yoshi Jr. They will reappear in Fungi Beetles' Domain.
Trivia[]
- Stomping on a Yoshi only once and not stomping on it again will still let you get the Switzerland Badge!
- Yoshi was the first enemy created due to it appearing first on the alpha versions of AKR
- In the original AKR Yoshi's Sprite Sheet had a white Yoshi. it is used for the Rainbow Yoshi
- In AKR2, Yoshis will despawn if they walk off-screen, Even as a Yoshi Jr.!
- In the Alpha version of A Koopa's Revenge, Light Blue Yoshis had the ability to run like Pink does in the final version
- Yoshis are one of the few enemies that don't wear sunglasses in Desert-Themed levels
- In v2.5, Yoshis now have orange gloves to resemble the ones from "Super Mario World"