Yoofoe
| Yoofoe | |||
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Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) | ||
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The Yoofoe,[1] also spelled Yoo-foe,[2] is a miniboss-like enemy in Super Mario Odyssey. The Yoofoe resembles a flying saucer UFO and a top hat. It has a purple Ground Pound symbol on its head followed by an inward facing black ring along the midsection of the enemy with a menacing red eye in the front of that black ring. The bottom section consists of a silver-colored dome-like structure. The Yoofoe is an alien invader, as suggested by the titles of the Power Moons received from it ("Invader in the Sky Garden" and "Invader in Bowser's Castle").
History[edit]
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
Yoofoes appear in three kingdoms:
- The top of the Sky Garden Tower in the Wooded Kingdom, where it drops the "Invader in the Sky Garden" Power Moon. The Moon Rock has to be destroyed for it to appear.
- The right platform of the Main Courtyard Entrance of Bowser's Kingdom, where it drops the "Invader in the Bowser's Castle" Power Moon. The Moon Rock has to be destroyed for it to appear.
- The underground section of the Darker Side as the first obstacle. Defeating it is optional, but it drops a Life-Up Heart.
Upon noticing Mario, the Yoofoe makes a piston noise and then shoots out five Goombas from its bottom. After this, it emits a red circular laser followed by two short razor bars. It moves in straight lines around its area while rotating these bars, stopping between each movement. As it moves, it shoots out one small Spiked Ball followed by one Goomba. It repeats this pattern until Mario jumps on it. This is traditionally done by capturing a Goomba, making a Goomba Tower with the other Goombas to get high enough, then releasing them. After getting hit once, the Yoofoe knocks Mario off its head, resetting his position. It also makes all the previously spawned Goombas disappear. It then expels a much larger red circular laser followed by four long razor bars instead of two short ones. The Yoofoe continues its previous pattern at this point, though every time it releases a Goomba, it spins its razor bars rapidly, thus Mario can only jump on the Yoofoe when it is not spinning.
If there are eight Goombas that have been spawned by the Yoofoe out at once, no more are spawned, and if all eight Goombas are made into a Goomba Tower, the Yoofoe stops dropping Spiked Balls.
When it is defeated, a short cutscene plays with the Yoofoe spinning out of control and exploding. It drops the item as listed in the location list above.
The encounter in the Wooded Kingdom changes the music to the variation, "Steam Gardens: Sherm". That song is otherwise played when fighting the rotating defense mechanism in the objective Path to the Secret Flower Field.
Yoofoe can take damage from a number of things other than Mario. In the Wooded Kingdom, the player can alternatively capture an Uproot or Glydon. In Bowser's Kingdom, Mario can throw a seed onto the top.
Gallery[edit]
The Yoofoe's first stage
The Yoofoe's second stage
Naming[edit]
"Yoofoe" is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of "UFO" and "foe".
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. If a name is untranslated from English but appears in a source with a localized alternative that is prioritized in the body text, it is assumed to be an oversight and is treated secondarily.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メカディスク[3] Mekadisuku |
Mechadisk | |
| French (European) | EVNI[4] | Play on OVNI ("UFO") and ennemi ("enemy") | |
| German | UBO[5] | Phonetic respelling of "UFO" | |
| Italian | Ufo[6] | - | |
| Disco volante di Yoofoe[6] | Yoofoe's flying saucer; likely untranslated in error | ||
| Spanish (European) | Ofny[7] | Phonetic respelling of OVNI ("UFO") |
References[edit]
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (October 27, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey Prima Official Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744018882. Page 347.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (October 27, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey Prima Collector's Edition Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744018875. Page 233.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 145.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guide de Jeu Super Mario Odyssey (French Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (French). ISBN 9788866312628. Page 347.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey: Das offizielle Lösungsbuch (German Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (German). ISBN 978-8-8663127-9-6. Page 347.
- ^ a b Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey. Guida strategica ufficiale (Italian Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788866312789. Page 282.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guía Oficial Super Mario Odyssey (Spanish Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (European Spanish). ISBN 978-8-8663126-7-3. Page 253.