Yoshi (Super Mario)

T. Yoshisaur Munchikoopas, also known as Yoshi, is one of the main characters from the Mario series.
== Charactah Account ==
Yoshis are an intelligent race of multicolored dinosaurs that hail from Yoshi's Island (aka Yo’ster Isle). They are usually represented by a green member of the species, and often serve as mounts for Mario and his allies.
Yoshi has a very similar personality to Mario, being brave and kind, albeit underdeveloped. Yoshi is a friendly individual who always lends a helping hand to those in need. He could be considered a hero and has helped his friends, defeated the evil King Bowser Koopa, and saved his island more than once. He is also very courageous, allowing the green dinosaur to stand and fight enemies much larger than himself, including Yoob, an enlarged Bowser, Nep-Enuts, Tap-Tap the Golden, and the gigantic Baby Bowser. As a result of this courage, Yoshi often takes on a leadership position to the Yoshi clan, although Yoshi has no official political status (unlike the Village Leader from Lavalava Island). In fact, when Yoshi was offered a leadership position during the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the humble dinosaur declined the position.
Like Mario, Yoshi has a large appetite, to the point of outright gluttony. While Yoshi eats mostly fruits (mainly melons), he eats almost anything, including enemies (except peppers and certain inedible enemies). In Volume 3 of Super Mario-Kun, Yoshi gets hurt and begins to cry while red liquid is seen. It turns out to be juice from Yoshi's fruit, to which he glumly states, "What a waste." 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
=== Cartoons ===
* Super Mario World
=== Comics ===
* Club Nintendo
* N-Gang
* Nintendo Power
=== Manga ===
* Super Mario Adventures
* Super Mario-kun
=== Video Games ===
* Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
* Donkey Kong Land 2
* Dr. Mario World
* Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
* Fortune Street
* Game & Watch Gallery 2
* Game & Watch Gallery 3
* Game & Watch Gallery 4
* Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
* Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
* Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
* Mario Golf
* Mario Golf: Super Rush
* Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
* Mario Golf: World Tour
* Mario Hoops 3-on-3
* Mario is Missing!
* Mario Kart 7
* Mario Kart 8
* Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
* Mario Kart 64
* Mario Kart DS
* Mario Kart Arcade GP
* Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
* Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
* Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
* Mario Kart Tour
* Mario Kart Wii
* Mario Kart: Double Dash!
* Mario Kart: Super Circuit
* Mario Party
* Mario Party 2
* Mario Party 3
* Mario Party 4
* Mario Party 5
* Mario Party 6
* Mario Party 7
* Mario Party 8
* Mario Party 9
* Mario Party 10
* Mario Party: Island Tour
* Mario Party: Star Rush
* Mario Party: The Top 100
* Mario Power Tennis
* Mario Sports Mix
* Mario Sports Superstars
* Mario Strikers Charged
* Mario Super Sluggers
* Mario Superstar Baseball
* Mario Tennis
* Mario Tennis Aces
* Mario Tennis Open
* Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
* Mario's Tennis
* Mario's Time Machine
* New Super Mario Bros.
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii
* Paper Mario: Color Splash
* Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
* Sonic Lost World
* Super Mario 64
* Super Mario 64 DS
* Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
* Super Mario Galaxy
* Super Mario Galaxy 2
* Super Mario Kart
* Super Mario Maker
* Super Mario Maker 2
* Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
* Super Mario Odyssey
* Super Mario Party
* Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
* Super Mario Strikers
* Super Mario World
* Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Tetris Attack
* Yoshi
* Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
* Yoshi Touch & Go
* Yoshi's Cookie
* Yoshi's Crafted World
* Yoshi's Island DS
* Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
* Yoshi's New Island
* Yoshi's Safari
* Yoshi's Story
* Yoshi's Woolly World
=== Webcomics ===
* Nerf NOW!!!
== Trivia ==
* Yoshi was originally supposed to be a type of Koopa, and the saddle on his back would have been his shell.
* In some Mario games (such as in Super Mario Sunshine), Yoshi can't swim; however in Super Mario 64 DS, he is the fastest swimmer.
* Yoshi appeared as a doll in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
* A picture of Yoshi can be found in Hyrule Castle Courtyard in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This picture was omitted from the 3D remake.
* Yoshi and Mario appeared in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes as dolls on Otacon's desk. When the doll was shot, it made the famous Yoshi sound and shooting Mario made the 1up sound effect, refilling Snake's health. Yoshi also appeared in Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D as an easter egg.
* Yoshi was named after Yoshio Sakamoto (Director of Metroid series) due to the friendship between him and Shigeru Miyamoto.
* Yoshi did appear in Super Mario 64 as a non-playable character, but appeared in the DS version as a starting character.
* In Mario Kart 64, Yoshi's sound effects are when Mario sits on him from Super Mario World.
* The furniture item Yoshi's Egg in Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf when activated, bounces and makes his famous Yoshi sound.
* Yoshi (along with Mario) had a cameo in Donkey Kong Country 2 as one of Cranky's Video Game Heroes. Yoshi is in second place (third if the player beats Mario's first place score) with 29 DK Coins.
* In Super Mario World, it seems that Mario is actually hitting Yoshi to make Yoshi extend it's tongue. Mario actually points but does not have a finger pointing animation and Mario's hand animation seems like his fist is always bald up. Mario hand or "fist" goes diagonally when Mario is trying to make Yoshi extend it's tongue indicating that he is pointing.
* Yoshi's full name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. This was shown in a Nintendo Character Guide published in 1993 and came to light on August 6, 2014.
* Yoshi was the main star of 3 Nintendo puzzle games, Yoshi (a.k.a. Yoshi's Egg by Game Freak), Yoshi's Cookie by TOSE, and Tetris Attack by Intelligent Systems (a western adaptation of Panel de Pon). He was also the main star of the Super NES game, Yoshi's Safari and a sidekick to Luigi in a 3rd party spin-off game, Mario is Missing.
* Yoshi can speak English, first time speaking in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
* Yoshi's gender can never be fully confirmed. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Yoshi was called an "asexual", it can simply produce its own eggs on its own, like Birdo. But in instruction booklets Yoshi is sometimes referred to as "he"; as seen in many games too like Mario Party 3.
* Draglet and Yoshi both have a resemblance to Eeries.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Yoshi (character) at MarioWiki
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