36 Facts About Yoshi

Yoshi is a fictional dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo.

Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick.

Yoshi is the title character of the Yoshi series and a supporting character in Mario spin-off games such as Mario Party and Mario Kart, as well as many Mario sports games.

Yoshi is a member of the same-named species, which is distinguished for its wide range of colors.

Yoshi was well-received, with some critics noting that he is one of the most recognizable characters and one of the best sidekicks in video games.

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Yoshi's image has appeared on a range of products, including clothes and collectibles.

The inspiration for Yoshi can be traced back further, to the green dragon Tamagon in the 1984 video game Devil World: designed by Miyamoto, both are green lizards that hatch from eggs and can eat enemies with their large mouth, and emit the same noise when they hatch.

Yoshi successfully pulls the twins together just in time to go home after beating a huge Baby Bowser.

Yoshi belongs to the species of the same name, which is characterized by their variety of colors.

Yoshi has a variety of abilities that stand out relative to other characters in the Mario series.

Yoshi is a noted user of the Ground Pound, which involves dropping bottom-first after a jump in order to destroy blocks or damage opponents.

In some games, this is a characteristic of Yoshi's natural color, while in others it is a temporary status gained by eating certain fruit or flowers.

Yoshi is otherwise indestructible; he can freely walk over spikes, does more damage to enemies when jumped on, and can take any number of hits without additional penalty.

Yoshi's rideability was inspired by Miyamoto's love for horseback riding.

Yoshi is one of the primary protagonists and the first playable character in Super Mario 64 DS, alongside Mario.

Yoshi is sleeping on the roof when Mario, Luigi, and Wario arrive at the castle.

The crew reclaims the castle's Power Stars after Yoshi saves Mario, Mario saves Luigi, and Luigi saves Wario, and Mario defeats Bowser and rescues Princess Peach.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Yoshi appears as a mount for Mario, and will only come out of his egg if offered a specific tropical fruit.

Yoshi's appearance is a prominent selling point for Super Mario Galaxy 2, as his gained abilities while eating various fruits aid Mario and Luigi in gathering power stars to foil Bowser's plan to take over the universe.

Yoshi appears in Super Mario Odyssey as a capturable character.

Yoshi has to make horizontal and vertical rows of the same kind of cookie to proceed to the next level.

Mario and Yoshi enter a Warp Pipe with this new weapon, which transports them to Jewelry Land.

Fortunately, Yoshi is out walking in the woods that day, and Baby Mario lands unharmed on his saddle, along with a map to Bowser's Castle, where Kamek has stolen Baby Luigi.

Yoshi has appeared in nearly all of the Mario spin-off games, including every game in the Mario Kart series as a playable character and every Mario Party game to date as a playable character.

Yoshi appeared as a supporting cast member in Mario is Missing for NES, SNES, and MS-DOS in 1993.

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Yoshi is a playable character in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and he arrives late in the story.

Additional video game series in which Yoshi has made a cameo appearance includes The Legend of Zelda series as a collectible doll and as a framed photo in Hyrule Castle.

Yoshi is the main character in the English localization of Tetris Attack.

Yoshi appears as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros.

Yoshi is featured in the Super Mario Adventures comic serial printed in Nintendo Power, the Nintendo Adventure Books, and the Super Mario Bros.

Yoshi is King Koopa's pet, and is referred to as a "throwback" by a gang of Koopas.

Yoshi is prone to making surprising behaviors and mistakes, prompting Mario to chastise him.

Yoshi is one of the most recognizable characters in the Mario series and is featured in a myriad of Mario merchandise, such as toys, shirts, and figures.

Yoshi appeared in two of Happy Meal promotions of Mario toys, which only featured Mario, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi.

Yoshi was praised for being the best video game sidekick.

Yoshi is ranked at 52nd place on GamesRadars Top 100 video game heroes.