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|image=[[File:YNI Model PreyingMantas.png|150px]] | |image=[[File:YNI Model PreyingMantas.png|150px]]<br>''Yoshi's New Island'' in-game model | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | ||
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|comparable=[[Jellybeam]] | |comparable=[[Jellybeam]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
A '''Preying Mantas'''<ref name=NP>Miller, Kent, | A '''Preying Mantas'''<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128]]}}</ref> is a [[jellyfish]] found underwater in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Its name is a pun on {{wp|praying mantis}}, a kind of insect, and {{wp|manta ray}}, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, and therefore do not pose much of a threat to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. The Yoshis can simply defeat them by shooting a torpedo at them in their [[Submarine Yoshi|Submarine]] forms. | ||
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==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''=== | ===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''=== | ||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Sho/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'') | *'''Shogakukan guide:''' 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Sho/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'') | ||
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.''<ref name=NP/> | *'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.''<ref name=NP/> | ||
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。<ref name=Advance/> (''Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.'') | |||
===''Yoshi's New Island''=== | ===''Yoshi's New Island''=== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap={{ruby|海月|くらげ}}<ref name=Sho>「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'') | |Jap={{ruby|海月|くらげ}}<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|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:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|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:Advance 3 Shogakukan P16.png|16]]}}</ref> / くらげ<ref name=Sho/><ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|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:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg|19]]}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Kurage | |JapR=Kurage | ||
|JapM=Jellyfish | |JapM=Jellyfish | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like [[Dry Bones]].<ref>TCRF | *During the development of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like [[Dry Bones]].<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Skeleton Jellyfish|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:36, March 28, 2024
| Preying Mantas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yoshi's New Island in-game model | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
| Subject origin | Jellyfish | ||
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A Preying Mantas[1] is a jellyfish found underwater in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its Game Boy Advance version, and Yoshi's New Island. Its name is a pun on praying mantis, a kind of insect, and manta ray, a kind of stingray. Preying Mantas move up and down in a small area, and therefore do not pose much of a threat to the Yoshis. The Yoshis can simply defeat them by shooting a torpedo at them in their Submarine forms.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 水中をユラユラと浮き沈みしている。さわらなければ無害。[2] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
- Player's Guide: Moving up and down, Preying Mantas feast on Yoshi submarines. Prey on them with torpedoes.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 水中をゆらゆらと浮きしずみしている。さわらなければ無害。[3] (Floats up and down in the water. Harmless if not touched.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 潜水艦に変身して水中を進むときに出現する。攻擊してくることはないが、上下にゆっくりと移動する。触れるとタイムロスとなるので、避けるか魚雷で倒そう。[4] (They appear when you transform into a submarine and proceed underwater. It does not attack, but moves slowly up and down. Touching it will cause time loss, so avoid it or use torpedoes to defeat it.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Game Picture Book 4: Hang in There, Yoshi
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kurage |
Jellyfish |
Trivia[edit]
- During the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, bony versions of Preying Mantas were considered, which would have apparently walked on land and acted like Dry Bones.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ a b c 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 16.
- ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ TCRF. Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Skeleton Jellyfish. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
