Moving Statues, Standing Statues

Moving Statues, Standing Statues is the extra stage of World 2 in Yoshi's Island DS, a White Yoshi takes control in this level. This level is unlocked by scoring 800 total points in World 2. Fitting with the theme of World 2, this level takes place in a tropical jungle with many trees as well as jungle and aquatic-themed enemies. The primary gimmick of this level is using the Robot Platforms to traverse the lakes and cliffs of this level, the gray ones only move while Yoshi stands on them while the pink ones move only when Yoshi is off of them. The level also autoscrolls requiring Yoshi to keep up with the screen as he moves through the level and while on the Robot Platforms.
==Walkthrough==
Starting off the level, as the level moves, advance to the right and hop onto the gray Robot Platform, from here, stand on the platform and hop up to grab each Coin-row as there is one Red Coin for each row (three Red Coins in total). From here, hop to the ledge swallow the Spear Guys on the trees here and toss an egg at the Smiley Flower on the tallest tree to obtain it, from here, jump on the pink Robot Platform and then immediately hop off it (only periodically landing back on it) as it only moves whenever Yoshi is not standing on it, a Boss Bass and several Cheep Cheeps dwell in the waters below, avoid the Cheep Cheeps as they hop out of the water and toss an egg at the Coin lines above as they both have a Red Coin each, once you reach the track's end, use the Spring Ball to reach the tall tree and beat the Spear Guy here, from here, hop to the right tree and use the Spring Ball here to bounce to the upper ledge, then, leap up the robot statue and use it to reach the niche with the Smiley Flower, quickly grab it before the screen scrolls past it and then return to the main path, from here, as the screen scrolls to the right, hop onto the pink Robot Platform and continuously flutter over it as it travels along the track, watch out for the long spears being carried by the Spear Guys on the Spikes below, some of these Spikes also have Green Gloves which toss eggs at you so don't let their blows throw you off course. Continue fluttering over the Robot Platform until you reach the track's end, from here, hop to the ledge, watch out for the Blow Hard, and advance to the right to enter the next area.
Upon entering the next area, the screen starts scrolling again, tag the Middle Ring and jump on the gray Robot Platform, move it along the track and jump to collect the two Coin rows as both of them have a Red Coin each, as you're moving the Robot Platform, make brief stops to avoid the Spear Guy's long spear and once you reach the track's end, hop off the Robot Platform and onto the tree branch, run along the lower branch and collect the Coins and the Red Coin at the end, from here, jump to the upper branch, fill your egg supply with the nearby Egg Block and toss an egg at the Baron Von Zeppelin above to release the Spring Ball it is carrying, from here, hop to the upper ledges (you may need to wait for the scrolling screen to catch up) and from here, attack the Stilt Guy blocking your way with some eggs, hop to the right ledge (while avoiding the Spikes), and watch out for the Eggo-Dil above before hopping on the Spring Ball, toss an egg to the right as there is a Smiley Flower here (which doesn't come into view until much later), from here, use the Spring Ball to reach the upper ledge and move to the left to collect the Coin at the left of the Coin-trail as said Coin is a Red Coin, from here, travel with the scrolling screen as it moves to the right and jump to the upper tree collecting the Coins along it as the middle Coin is a Red Coin. From here, jump to the gray Robot Platform and use it to cross the chasm, watch out for the Dancing Spear Guys on the spiked ledges below as you travel through the area (the Dancing Spear Guys may poke you with their spears as they leap whilst dancing). Collect the Coins as you move towards the ledge and from here, jump to the branch and collect the Coins and two Red Coins here, from here, grab the Smiley Flower before leaping on the small gray Robot Platform, as you travel down the area, watch out for the Pike Guy in the niche, from here, hop to the small pink Robot Platform, then the next gray one, and then use the Spring Ball on the floating slab to bounce to the small gray Robot Platform above (while avoiding the Pike Guy), from here, ride the platform to the right and watch out for the Spear Guy's spear as well as the Green Gloves constantly throwing eggs at you (these can knock you off course (and possibly off the platform) if they hit you so be sure to remain stable), there is also a Winged Cloud containing Stars just below the track so either hit this with an egg or lure a Green Glove to hit it for you, from here, hop to the ledge at the track's end and exit the area through the right (if you somehow slip off the Robot Platform, bounce off the Green Glove's head to reach the ledge instead).
In the next area, tag the Middle Ring and hop to the pink Robot Platform (making flutters to allow it to move) and only landing back on it periodically, from here, quickly jump onto the gray one below and use it's track to grab the two Red Coins whilst avoiding the Cheep Cheeps and Flopsy Fish in the water below, hit the Fly Guy for it's Coin and then quickly return to the pink Robot Platform to quickly grab the Red Coin from the Fly Guy here (if you don't make it, toss an egg at the Fly Guy instead), next, hop onto the robot statue on the ledge below and beat the Spear Guy here, from here, watch out for the marching Spear Guys and then hop to the Teeter Totter and then the Stake (watch out for the Boss Bass in the water below) and get yourself into position as the level briefly stops scrolling here, in order to progress, you will need to lure the Bungee Piranha into swallowing you (as when it does, it pulls you to the upper platform), don't kill the Bungee Piranha as you won't be able to reach the upper ledge if you do, with this, you will lose a couple Stars but quickly retrieve the baby when the Bungee Piranha spits you out before you lose any more, from here, kill the Bungee Piranha and as the screen scrolls to the right, smash the Box here with a ground pound (or DK Dash Attack if you're using Baby DK) for some Stars and if you're using Baby Mario, hit the M Blocks here for some more Stars, Coins, and an egg.
Once done, hop onto the gray Robot Platform and cross the chasm with it (below is a lake with dozens of Boss Basses and Flopsy Fish so avoid these at all costs, if you fall down, you're pretty much finished as there is no way you will be able to get back up to the platforms), from here, grab the Smiley Flower at the track's end, from here, hop to the pink Robot Platform and ride this too (making flutters over it as it moves) and hop to the gray Robot Platform, ride this too before reaching the next set (there are dozens of trio-Coin rows here but only the final one includes a Red Coin), next hop to the downward-moving pink Robot Platforms (these freeze when you stand on them), there are six of these, each with Coin-trails along their tracks and the last four have Red Coins along them at the bottom, hop from platform to platform but watch out for the high-leaping Boss Basses below, they haven't given up on dinner yet and if they swallow you, you're dead. Once this is done, hop to the last two small pink Robot Platforms (whilst avoiding the Boss Bass' brutal attacks) and then hop to the final ledge with the GOAL! Ring, jump through it to finish the level.
==Enemies Encountered==
*Spear Guys
*Shy Guys
*Cheep-Cheeps
*Boss Basses
*Green Gloves
*Blow Hards
*Needlenoses
*Baron Von Zeppelins
*Stilt Guys
*Eggo-Dils
*Dancing Spear Guys
*Pike Guys
*Fly Guys
*Flopsy Fish
*Bungee Piranhas
==Trivia==
*This is one of the few levels in the game to contain no Stork Stops.
*This is the only level in the game where losing Stars is required to proceed (in this case, being swallowed by the Bungee Piranha).
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Category:Levels in Yoshi's Island DS