Goonie
Goonies are white birds found in the games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, and Yoshi's Island DS. Goonies are essentially Dinosaur Land's answer to the seagull. They appear in most mountain levels and are always in groups. Goonies have many different behaviors; some fly and carry items, while the flightless ones run along the ground to create a blockade. Some are very fat and try to squash Yoshis into pancakes by rolling around like large boulders.
Jumping on their heads is a good way to hitch a ride; but when they appear in large flocks, air traffic becomes a major obstacle.
There are many different varieties of Goonies. Gray Goonies flock around oceans. There is a Dry Bones-like variety of Goonie, known as the Skeleton Goonie, which usually carries bombs.
In Yoshi's Story, Goonies appear only in Stage 3-3: Poochy & Nippy. Gray ones appear in Stage 5-4: Shy Guy's Ship.
During the cutscene where Mario rides the Whale to Lavalava Island in Paper Mario a Goonie can be seen flying over the ocean.
Goonies made a comeback in the new game Yoshi's Island DS. Here they were less common though they did have their own level called "Goonie Heights". A Goonies boss named Moltz also appears.
Goonies appear in the Super Smash Bros. series in the background of a Yoshi's Island stage (unlockable in Melee). Goonies will also appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl once again in the background of a stage.
Goonies are probably based off of a real seagull-like bird, also called a Goonie.
Notable Goonies
| Yoshi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Yoshi • Luigi | |
| Enemies | Puzzle pieces | Bloober • Boo Buddy • Little Goomba • Piranha Plant |
| Other | Bob-omb • Cheep Cheep | |
| Yoshi types | Little Yoshi • Yoshi • Winged Yoshi • Star Yoshi | |
| Items | Apple • Cherry • Coin • Fire Flower • Grape • Key • Melon • P Switch • Pineapple • Peach • Red Shell • Strawberry • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's egg | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery | |
