Fly Guy

Fly Guy
Official artwork of Fly Guys from Mario Party 8.
Universe	Yoshi
Debut	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 (3DS) Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Shy Guy
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Yoshi's Island
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Designed by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Fly Guy

Fly Guys (プロペラヘイホー, Propeller Heiho), referred to as Propeller Shy Guys in the original Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, are a subspecies of Shy Guy that appear in the Yoshi and Mario series.

Origin

Fly Guys made their debut in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and has become a common enemy in later Mario and Yoshi games. They fly around and carry items, including 1-Ups and rare Red Coins. Some of them fly back and forth in a set path, while others appear suddenly, move quickly and fly away if not hit in time.

Propeller Shy Guys only appeared in Yoshi's Story. They appear flying above Yoshi carrying fruit, but immediately fly off-screen if Yoshi eats the fruit.

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  A Propeller Fly Guy as it appears in Yoshi's Story.

In Super Smash Bros.

A Fly Guy as it appears in Super Smash Bros.

Propeller Shy Guys appear as background characters in the Yoshi's Island stage.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

A Propeller Shy Guy in Melee

Propeller Shy Guys return as background characters in the returning Yoshi's Island stage.

Propeller Shy Guys also appear as a stage element in the Yoshi's Story stage where they fly in and carry food, which can be dropped by attacking them.

Trophy

Despite the trophy name and description referring to Shy Guys in general, three Propeller Shy Guys are the only Shy Guys visually represented by the trophy.

Shy Guys's trophy in Melee

Shy Guys

There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to walk on the ground, fly through the air, traipse about on stilts, wear flowers or camouflage, throw balls, swing bats, sail on pirate ships, carry fruit, do the Bamboo Dance, ride submarines, play guitar, play tennis, wear red, come in large or small sizes, steal people's toys, cause mischief...

Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/88)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Fly Guys on Yoshi's Island.

Fly Guys appear as a stage element in the Yoshi's Island stage where they fly in and carry food, which can be dropped by attacking them. They are seen as 2D drawn images to match the stage's pastel aesthetic.

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Fly Guy	Mario Power Tennis	AttackHead+005 Attack +5	All characters
Propeller Shy Guy	Yoshi's Story	AttackExplosive+014 Attack +14	All characters

Fly Guy (Mario Power Tennis)

Propeller Shy Guy (Yoshi's Story)

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

As a stage element

Fly Guys return and reprise their roles as a stage element in the Yoshi's Island stage.

In Smash Run

A Fly Guy carrying food in Smash Run.

Fly Guys appear as rare, harmless enemies (this time as 3D models, unlike the ones in the Yoshi's Island stage). They fly around carrying an item which changes every few seconds, and if not defeated in time they quickly fly away. They can carry food, gold and Custom Parts, which they drop when attacked.

Three Fly Guys appear in one of the Survive! Hard Challenge rooms, carrying dangerous-to-get bonus loot.

Trophy

Fly Guy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Fly Guy

This enemy from the Yoshi's Island series is basically a Shy Guy with a propeller on its head. It hauls items with it as it flies, so chase it down to claim a reward. Usually it's just food, but sometimes one will have some better prizes. You could say these ones are...pretty fly for a Shy Guy. No? Never mind.

This enemy usually appears in Yoshi's Island. It's basically a Shy Guy, but with a propeller on its head, sooo...you could say it's pretty fly for a Shy Guy. No? OK, then. They fly around overhead with items that you'll want to get hold of! Usually it's only food, but just sometimes they might be carrying something even better...

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Propeller Shy Guys return as background characters in the Super Happy Tree stage, while Fly Guys return and reprise their roles as a stage element in the Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island stages.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	プロペラヘイホー, Puropera Heihō
English	Fly Guy
French (PAL)	Hélico Maskass
French (NTSC)	Maskache Hélico
German	Fly Guy
Spanish	Fly Guy (or Helicoguy)
Italian	Tipo Timidottero
Chinese (Simplified)	螺旋桨嘿呵, Luóxuánjiǎng Hēihe
Chinese (Traditional)	螺旋槳嘿呵, Luóxuánjiǎng Hēihe
Dutch	Fly Guy
Russian	Летун

Trivia

• The description of the Fly Guy trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS references the song Pretty Fly For a White Guy by the band The Offspring.