Editing Goonie

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:YCW Goonie.png|300px|]]<br>Artwork of a Goonie from ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Yoshi Tour (2023)|Yoshi Tour]]) (2023)
|variants=[[Flightless Goonie]]<br>[[Hefty Goonie]]<br>[[Skeleton Goonie]]
|comparable=[[Albatoss]]<br>[[Para-Beetle]]<br>[[Seagull]]
|notable=[[Moltz the Very Goonie]]
}}
{{quote|Wouldn't it be lovely to catch a ride on a Goonie and fly? Hmm...|Message Block|Yoshi's New Island}}
'''Goonies''' are white birds which most prominently appear in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]. They are likely based on the {{wp|snowy albatross}}, which is also called a "goonie" or "gooney bird", although they have been described as "{{wp|Gull|seagulls}}".<ref>{{cite|quote=I think those are seagulls back there. Don’t poop on my head please...|author=[[Play Nintendo]]|date=March 30, 2024|url=youtu.be/E923MUyZfVQ?t=364|title=Let’s Play Yoshi’s Crafted World: Gameplay For Kids 🥰 🎮 <nowiki>|</nowiki> @playnintendo|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 5, 2024}}</ref> Some Goonies carry [[Shy Guy]]s or [[bomb]]s, similarly to how [[Albatoss]]es carry [[Bob-omb]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:Goonieonsmw2yi.png|thumb|200px|Different varieties of Goonies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
Goonies made their debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They appear in most mountain [[level]]s and are always found in groups. There are many different varieties of Goonies. There are [[Flightless Goonie]]s which, as the name implies, are Goonies that cannot fly and run on the ground. There is a [[Dry Bones]]-like variety of Goonie, known as the [[Skeleton Goonie]], which usually carries bombs. [[Bowling Goonie]]s are fat Goonies that roll along the ground. [[Hefty Goonie]]s are the flying versions of Bowling Goonies, and if Yoshi swallowed one of these and spat it out, it would turn into their flightless counterparts. Additionally, Goonies can be seen flying in the background in some levels (as seen in the image on the right).

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
[[File:Goonie.gif|thumb|''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
Goonies also appeared in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', along with their [[Flightless Goonie|flightless]] and [[Skeleton Goonie|skeletal counterpart]]s. This game has two levels named after Goonies: [[Goonie Heights]] and [[The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!]] A Hefty Goonie [[List of bosses|boss]] named [[Moltz the Very Goonie]] also appears as the fort boss of World 5. Also after [[The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie]] is completed, all the later levels will have Skeleton Goonies. Goonies and Flightless Goonies use sprites edited from their ''Yoshi Touch & Go'' appearance, while Skeleton Goonies use ones edited from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', resulting in Skeleton Goonies being noticeably smaller than normal Goonies.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Goonies reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', acting exactly as they did in past games. [[Skeleton Goonie]]s, [[Flightless Goonie]]s, [[Flightless Skeleton Goonie]]s and Hefty Goonies also return. They prevail in the level, [[Fine Feathered Friends or Foes?]].

===''Tetris Attack''===
[[File:TA Lakitu Stage.png|thumb|left]]
A Goonie appears in ''[[Tetris Attack]]''. It is allied with [[Lakitu]].

===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:YS Goonies Artwork.png|thumb]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Goonies (also known as '''Bomber Birds'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''BOMBER BIRDS''' Flocks of these birds fly through several of the Pages of ''Yoshi's Story'', offering free rides or headaches to the unobservant. Scan their numbers carefully, as they come both armed and unarmed. You can defeat true Bomber Birds with an egg toss before they drop their explosive charge.|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=113}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote='''Bomber Birds''' Flocks of these birds fly through several of the Pages of ''Yoshi's Story'', offering free rides or headaches to the unobservant. Scan their numbers carefully, as they come both armed and unarmed. You can defeat true Bomber Birds with an egg toss before they drop their explosive charge.|author=Prima Bath|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=79}}</ref>) appear in Stage 3-3: [[Poochy  & Nippy]], where some hold bombs. Gray Goonies also appear in Stage 5-4: [[Shy Guy's Ship]]. They cannot hurt the Yoshis directly in this game and constantly make an "Aa-ho!" noise, based on their Japanese name.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Goonies appear in the background of two recurring ''Yoshi'' stages in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series: [[Super Happy Tree (stage)|Super Happy Tree]], which debuted in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', and [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]], which debuted in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Goonies also appear as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

===''Game & Watch Gallery 3''===
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', Goonies appear in the Modern version of ''[[Turtle Bridge]]''. They are used for relaying packages between [[Toad]] and [[Mario]]. Sometimes the Goonies dive at passing balloons.

===''Paper Mario''===
[[File:Whale PM.png|thumb|150px|A Goonie in ''Paper Mario'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', during the cutscene where Mario rides the [[Whale (character)|Whale]] to [[Lavalava Island]], a Goonie can be seen flying over the ocean. Unlike most characters in ''Paper Mario'' (one of the few other exceptions being the Whale himself), this Goonie is three-dimensional. This is the only scene where a Goonie is found.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
Goonies (here called '''Little Birdies'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan, and Steve Stratton|date=2001|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide|page=37}}</ref>) make a cameo appearance in [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Like [[small bird]]s in later titles, they simply fly away temporarily if the player drives into one.

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Goonies appear in Wave 4 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the background of the [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] track.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Goonies appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in the background of the Yoshi's Island track.

===''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''===
In ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'', flocks of Goonies appear from the right side of the screen when a stage of Round 5 is cleared in the Action Mode of ''Yoshi no Cookie''.

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
In ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', Goonies are occasionally seen flying in the sky in some parts during the ground part of the Marathon mode. Yoshi can hit them with eggs to earn points. Skeleton Goonies also appear.

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
Goonies have a very minor appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' during the Bowser's Castle and [[Tower of Yikk]] fight. When Bowser attacks, Goonies occasionally fly out from under the castle, and appear in the opening sequence of the giant battle.

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:WoollyGoonieHQ.png|thumb|A Goonie in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Goonies fly from right to left and can harm Yoshi. However, they can be turned into white [[yarn ball]]s if Yoshi eats them. When stood on, Goonies rise up, allowing Yoshi to reach items previously out of reach. If hit with a yarn ball, Goonies lose their wings and become [[Flightless Goonie]]s.

As with almost all characters in the game, Goonies have a knitted, {{wp|amigurumi}} appearance. They first show up in one of the levels in [[World 3 (Yoshi's Woolly World)|World 3]], [[Fanciful Fluff and Feathers]].

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
Goonies reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' as rare enemies alongside their flightless counterparts. Their appearance and behavior are mostly unchanged from previous games. Goonies first appear in the course [[Windward Way]]. Their main use in this game is to transport Yoshi from pit to pit. 

Goonie and Flightless Goonie crafts can also be found in the courses [[Pirate Pier]], [[Windward Way]], [[Bombs Away on Pirate Island]] and [[Open, Shut!]] respectively. There is also a constellation of a Goonie on the front side of [[Ride the Stars]].

===Unused appearances===
[[File:SPPeach-Ahodori.png|thumb]]
Goonies have [[list of Super Princess Peach pre-release and unused content|unused]] enemy graphics in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', ripped from ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' with a darker palette.<ref>{{cite|author=Ragey|url=randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/shr/spp/ug.html|title=Unused Materials|publisher=Random Hoo Haas|accessdate=September 26, 2015}}</ref> However, [[Skeleton Goonie]]s and [[Flightless Skeleton Goonie]]s make a background cameo in [[Wavy Beach]].
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 背中に乗ると、けんめいに羽ばたいて進んでくれる。食べて吐き出すと、羽が取れてあほーむしに。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7}}}}</ref>(''If you ride on its back, it will flap its wings and move forward with great vigor. When you eat and spit it out, its wings come off and it turns into a Flightless Goonie.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''These birds will bomb you with Shy-Guys, but they'll also give you a lift if you just hop aboard.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page={{media link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref>

====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide''': 背中に乗ると、けんめいに羽ばたいて進んでくれる。食べてはき出すと、つばさが取れてあほーむしになる。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P14.png|14}}}}</ref>(''If you ride on its back, it will flap its wings and move forward with great vigor. When you eat and spit it out, its wings come off and it turns into a Flightless Goonie.'')

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 上下に蛇行しながらゆっくりと飛ぶ。足場として利用する機会が多いので、見かけたらいきなり食ベずに、上に乗って周囲を探ってみるのがおすすめ。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P18.jpg|18}}}}</ref>(''They fly slowly, meandering up and down. They are often used as footholds, so if you see one, it is advisable to get on top of it and explore the surroundings.'')

===''Yoshi's Story''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 耳をすませば「あほー、あほー」。悪気はないので、気にしない、気にしない。<ref>{{cite|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}}}</ref>(''Listen closely to hear "goon, goon." That's not so bad, I don't mind, I don't mind.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Die schwarzen Zugvögel eignen sich toll als Treppe, man muß nur schnell springen und ihren Bömbchen ausweichen.''<ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}}}</ref>(''The black migratory birds are great for stairs, you just have to jump fast and avoid their bombs.'')

===''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 上に乗ることができ、移動する足場として利用する機会ち多い。本体を傾ければ、進行方向が変わる。倒す場合は、舌を伸 ばして食べればOK。<ref>{{cite|title=「ヨッシーの万有引力任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi Banyū Inryoku Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|YUG Shogakukan P23.jpg|23}}}}</ref>(''It can be ridden on top and has many opportunities to be used as a moving scaffold. The direction of movement can be changed by tilting the body. To bring it down, just stretch out your tongue and eat it.'')

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 「あほ一あほ一」という鳴き声が聞こえたら、あほ一どりが現れる合図。上空を左から右へ飛んでいく。タマゴを当てると羽が取れ、あほ一むしになって地上に落ちてくる。<ref>{{cite|title=「キャッチ！タッチ！ヨッシー！任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Catch! Touch! Yoshi! Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|CTY Shogakukan P12.jpg|12}}}}</ref>(''When you hear the cry "goon, goon", it is a signal for the Goonie to appear. They fly from left to right in the sky above. If you hit them with an egg, their wings will come off and they will fall to the ground.'')

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Goonie
|image=[[File:Goonie Sticker.png|x100px]]
|game=''Yoshi's Island DS''
|effect=[Head] - Attack +16
}}

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''If Yoshi hits one of these white birds with an egg, it loses its wings and turns into a Flightless Goonie.''

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Yoshi's Island Christmas Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
G&WG3 Toad and Goonie.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
Scene.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMA3-Japanese_Flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3 Japan alternate flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
FlyingGoonieArt.jpg|''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]''
File:Goonie Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|''[[Yoshi’s New Island]]''
</gallery>
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Goonie.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Goonie Rides!.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
GoonieStorybook.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YSGoonie.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Story Goonie bomb.png|''Yoshi's Story''
SSB Goonie.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
G&WG3 Modern Turtle Bridge Goonie.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 3''
MKSC Little Birdy.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
SMA3-Goonie.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Goonie YTT.png|''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''
YT&G Goonie.png|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''
Goonie YIDS.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Icon YIDS - Goonie Heights.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
GoonieRides.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Pinwheel(Yoshi'sIsland).png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
MKSC Cheep-Cheep Island Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
NPCYC-Goonies.png|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' (''Yoshi no Cookie'')
YNI Goonie.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
Fine Feathered Friends or Foes.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
MKT Goonies.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=あほーどり
|JapR=Ahō Dori
|JapM=From「{{ruby|阿呆鳥|アホウドリ}}」(''ahōdori'', "albatross")
|ChiS=信天翁 (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')
|ChiSR=Xìntiānwēng
|ChiSM=Albatross
|ChiS2=呆呆鸟<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/yoshis-crafted-world/characters/|title=Official simplified Chinese ''Yoshi's Crafted World'' website|accessdate=July 4, 2021}}</ref> (''Yoshi's Crafted World'')
|ChiS2R=Dāi Dāi Niǎo
|ChiS2M=Goon Bird
|Dut=Goonie
|Fre=Albatros
|FreM=Albatross
|Fre2=Oiseau<ref>[https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Tests-Jeu-Nintendo-64,394,Yoshis-Story,2.html Official french Nintendo magazine]</ref>
|Fre2M=Bird
|Ger=Birdie
|Ita=Gabby
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''gabbiano'' ("seagull")
|Kor=멍청새
|KorR=Meongcheongsae
|KorM=From "멍청이" (''meongcheong-i'', "fool") and "새" (''sae'', "bird")
|Por=Goonie
|Rus=Гуни<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/2017/-/-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-SNES-5-Super-Mario-World-Super-Mario-World-2-Yoshi-s-Island-1290850.html Интервью с разработчиками Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES. Часть 5: Super Mario World и Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]</ref>
|RusR=Guni
|RusM=Transcription of English name
|Rus2=Альбатрос<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' hint message: "''Может, стоит запрыгнуть на спину альбатросу и отправиться в полет?''"</ref>
|Rus2R=Al'batros
|Rus2M=Albatross
|Spa=Gavión
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''gaviota'' ("seagull") and ''avión'' ("plane")
}}

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