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'''Yoshi''' ({{ja|ヨッシー|Yosshī}}, ''Yoshi'') is the name of both a character and a species in the ''{{uv|Mario}}'' series. Since his debut in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario World}}'' as an ally of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], Yoshi's popularity has resulted in him starring in [[Yoshi (universe)|his own series]], which follows his and [[mariowiki:Yoshi (species)|his species]]' adventures.

As a member of the "[[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]", Yoshi has been featured as a playable character throughout the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series.

Shigeru Miyamoto considered giving [[Mario]] some kind of companion as far back as the planning stages of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros}}'', but the concept was scrapped due to hardware limitations. During the development of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. 3}}'', Miyamoto had drawn a picture of Mario riding a horse. Taking note of the picture, Takashi Tezuka came to the conclusion that Miyamoto desired Mario to ride something, and implemented that idea into the development of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario World}}''.<ref name=YoshiDev/>

Yoshi is the most recurring member of the [[mariowiki:Yoshi (species)|sapient and friendly reptiles of the same name]]. Like other members of his species, Yoshi features an amalgamation of physical characteristics from a few reptiles: he has the physique of a [[wikipedia:Theropoda|theropod]] {{s|mariowiki|dinosaur}}, a turtle-like shell that functions like a saddle,<ref name=YoshiDev/> and a chameleon-like tongue. On a related note, a chameleon's ability to change their skin coloration

could be referenced by the variety of color schemes present among the various other Yoshis.

Yoshi and his species debuted in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario World}}'', where [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] would be able to find {{s|mariowiki|Yoshi Egg}}s, which would hatch automatically to reveal a fully grown Yoshi. Later in the game, {{s|mariowiki|Baby Yoshi}}s could also be found. Baby Yoshis can be held, thrown, and matured into fully grown Yoshis. In order to do the latter, a Baby Yoshi must eat five enemies.

Alongside Yoshi himself, three differently colored Yoshis also appear, each of which has a distinct special ability that can be used so long as they have a {{s|mariowiki|Koopa Troopa}} shell in their mouths. Blue Yoshi can fly, Red Yoshi can breathe Fireballs, and Yellow Yoshi can emit a {{s|mariowiki|sand cloud}} after landing a jump. While Yoshi himself does not have any distinct special abilities, he can use each of the three other Yoshis' abilities by holding a shell of the same color as the respective Yoshi, such as a red shell allowing him to breathe Fireballs. By extension, the other three Yoshis can do the same.

After the success of ''Super Mario World'' and the positive reception of Yoshi, Nintendo capitalized by releasing several spinoff entries at a rapid pace. These include the puzzle games ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi (game)|Yoshi}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Cookie}'', the light gun game ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Safari}}'' compatible with the ''{{s|nintendowiki|Super Scope}}'', and the international version of ''[[Panel de Pon]]'' reskinned as ''{{s|mariowiki|Tetris Attack}}''. Due to Shigeru Miyamoto's dislike of these games, he aimed to make a game starring Yoshi that was authentic to his character.<ref>''The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World'', p. 518.</ref> This game would come to be known as ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}}'', which saw a myriad of differently colored members of the species appear. The Yoshis' ability to eat virtually anything was expanded to include the ability to create Yoshi Eggs capable of being [[mariowiki:Egg Throw|thrown]]. In addition, Yellow Yoshi's sand cloud-generating jump was modified into a {{s|mariowiki|Ground Pound}} usable by all other Yoshis. Outside of these updated abilities, the Yoshis also gained the ability to {{s|mariowiki|Flutter Jump}}<ref name=YoshiDev/> and [[mariowiki:Morph Bubble|transform into certain vehicles]].

In addition to being the first installment of the [[mariowiki:Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' sub-series]], ''Super Mario World 2'' is the first installment in the ''Mario'' series' in-universe timeline: it details {{s|mariowiki|Baby Luigi}} being captured by {{s|mariowiki|Kamek}} and his {{s|mariowiki|Toadie}}s while being delivered by a {{s|mariowiki|stork}}, while a group of Yoshis discover the missing {{s|mariowiki|Baby Mario}} and work to rejoin him with his twin brother. After being rescued by the Yoshis, the stork resumes its journey to deliver the newly reunited baby Mario Bros. to their parents.

However, upon arriving at its supposed destination, the husband and wife declare that the babies are not theirs, which leads to the events of ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's New Island}}''. This mishap results in the stork once again being attacked by Kamek and his Toadies, who recapture Baby Luigi while Baby Mario falls to {{s|mariowiki|Egg Island}}, which is home to another group of Yoshis. Much like their counterparts on Yoshi's Island, this group of Yoshis bands together to reunite the baby Mario Bros. and stop Baby Bowser from turning Egg Island into his own personal resort.

Despite the stork successfully delivering the baby Mario Bros. to their proper parents, Kamek and his Toadies nevertheless kidnap several babies from across the Mushroom Kingdom as part of their search for the seven {{s|mariowiki|star children}}, thus leading to the events in ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Island DS}}''. Unlike the previous two instances, the stork attacks Kamek and the Toadies, thus resulting in Baby Mario and {{s|mariowiki|Baby Peach}} being dropped onto Yoshi's Island during the scuffle. Upon reuniting with Baby Mario, the Yoshis decide to save not only Baby Luigi, but also any other babies that were kidnapped. During their journey, they ally with three other star children (Baby Peach, {{s|mariowiki|Baby Donkey Kong}} and {{s|mariowiki|Baby Wario}}).

Meanwhile, it is revealed that [[Bowser]] traveled back in time to extract the star children's stars in order to use their power to rule the universe. By extension, it is also revealed that the Kamek and Toadies that kidnapped the babies were not from the past, but rather came from the present, alongside Bowser. However, a squabble between the Baby and present day Bowsers results in Bowser inadvertently causing his infant self to fall out of his castle, land on a Yoshi's back, and thus create an uneasy alliance between {{s|mariowiki|Baby Bowser}} (who is a star child himself) and his longtime foes.

Despite Baby Wario and Baby Bowser leaving the group because of a desire for money and a retrieval by present day Kamek, respectively, the Yoshis nevertheless arrive at Baby Bowser's castle. Upon doing so, they reunite with Baby Wario, who sought Baby Bowser's treasure. Together, the green, pink, yellow and purple Yoshis band together with the remaining four babies to defeat Baby Bowser and then Bowser himself, thus foiling Bowser's plan and saving Baby Luigi and the rest of the kidnapped babies. Although the seventh and final star child is not encountered by the Yoshis, Bowser or Kamek, the ending reveals the final star child to be a newly hatched {{s|mariowiki|Baby Yoshi}}, thus strongly implying him to be the very same {{s|mariowiki|Yoshi}} that the grown up Mario Bros. would go on to rescue and ally with in ''Super Mario World'' and subsequent ''Mario'' games.

While several other ''Yoshi'' platformer games have been released, such as ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Woolly World}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Crafted World}}'', the only baby shown in these particular games is Baby Bowser. As a result, these installments have slightly different plotlines in comparison to the ''Yoshi's Island'' sub-series, but take place in the past as well.

;Yoshi

''Yoshis are gentle, fleet-of-foot dinosaurs that make their home on idyllic Yoshi's Island. They come in a variety of colors and have evolved an interesting trait to help increase their numbers: they can transform anything they swallow into an egg. With adhesive tongues and bottomless bellies, Yoshis have been known to eat anything.''

*[[Super Mario World]] 08/91 (SNES)

Yoshi Trophy Melee.png|Trophy [Classic Mode]

Yoshi Trophy (Smash).png|Smash Red trophy [Adventure Mode]

Yoshi Trophy (Smash 2).png|Smash Blue Trophy [All-Star Mode]

Image:Mario and Yoshi Trophy Melee.png|Mario and Yoshi trophy (unobtainable)

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Yoshi once again returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Unlike in ''SSB'' and ''Melee'', he now sports his design from ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''. His moves are relatively unchanged from his ''Melee'' moveset, except for the fact that [[Egg Toss]] can now function as a makeshift [[third jump]] when used in mid-air. This is a welcome change for Yoshi, especially since his already fast [[air speed]] has become even faster, and the directional [[air dodge]] that aided his recovery in ''Melee'' has been removed. Yoshi also boasts a much better grab game, thanks to receiving grab release follow-ups.

[[File:Yoshi - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|left|100px|The Yoshi trophy in ''Brawl'']]

:''A creature that hails from Yoshi's Island. Yoshi's come in a variety of colors, and all possess gentle personalities. No matter what problems they face, they always look like they're having fun. Yoshi's use their long tongues to grab and swallow fruit and enemies. They can convert what they swallow into eggs, which they then lay. They also give Mario rides.''

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! Character(s)

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| {{SortKey|Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Yoshi}}{{Head|Mario|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Luigi|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Peach|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Bowser|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Yoshi|s=16px|g=SSBB}}

| {{SortKey|Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Yoshi}}{{Head|Mario|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Luigi|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Peach|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Bowser|s=16px|g=SSBB}}{{Head|Yoshi|s=16px|g=SSBB}}

:'''Yoshi'''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''As dependable a partner as one could hope for, Yoshi often aids Mario in his adventures. Yoshi can swallow just about anything and make an egg of it instantly. He's got some serious airborne power, making launching opponents skyward and then following up with more attacks a wise choice.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''They say man's best friends is a dog, but Mario's may well be Yoshi. He lives on Yoshi's Island, and can swallow up just about anything, then lay it as an egg. In this game, jumping is his forte - he can leap really high, then quickly land again, making chasing after launched opponents and getting in sneaky follow-up strikes easy.''

:'''Yoshi (Alt.)'''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Yoshi's up special move Egg Throw is a projectile attack that travels farther the longer the button is held. Yoshi will also rise a bit if this move is used in midair. The side special Egg Roll turns Yoshi into a rolling, damaging egg. Yoshi won't roll off an edge if no directions are pressed.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''When you use the Egg Throw up special, how far Yoshi throws the egg depends on how long you hold the button. In mid-air, the move also makes him rise a bit. Egg Roll, a side special, sends him rolling inside an egg. If you don't control him while he's rolling, he'll stop just before he rolls off the edge of a platform.''

:'''Yoshi + Egg 1'''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''This heartwarming contraption looks more at home in a theme park than a raceway, but don't be fooled—this egg-shaped frame can dive under the sea or soar through the skies with ease! Your opponents will be filled with envy when you break this out in Mario Kart 7.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''This kart combo looks like it belongs in a theme park rather than on a racetrack. But, of course, looks can be deceiving! The egg-shaped frame known as the Egg 1 is a speed demon in the water. Mario Kart 7's tracks include everything from deep blue seas to soaring slide routes, so you've got to be prepared for anything!''

 

YoshiTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

[[File:Yoshi SSBU.png|thumb|right|Yoshi, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

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**Currently, Yoshi has the most stages of out of all sole series fighters throughout the entire series, with a total of 5.