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{{Mergeto|List of Mario series enemies|date=June 2007}}
{{General CVG character
|name=Shy Guy
|image=[[Image:shyguy.jpg]]
|caption=Shy Guy from ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Note that Shy Guys do not typically wear hats and jackets.
|series=[[List of Mario games|''Mario'' series]]
|firstgame=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (1988)
|creator=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
(contracted; show full)ing been created for a game completely unrelated to Mario. While ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' took place in the dreamworld, Subcon, Shy Guys appeared in the real world starting from ''[[Yoshi's Island]]'', which chronologically predates all the other Mario games. Since appearing in Yoshi's Island, they have become even more part of the Yoshi series than with the Mario series. There are many different types of Shy Guys amongst the various Mario related games.

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Shy Guys, as the name suggests, are very shy. They always have masks covering their faces; the only parts not covered are the eyes and mouth, which simply appear as black holes, some people would suggest that Shy Guys have no actual face, just a blank surface behind the mask. Shy Guys can wear different colors, such as red, blue, green, yellow, black, white, pink, and purple. They seem to be an organization of mercenaries. Though they are [[bipedal]], the earlier graphics of their first appearances made Shy Guys appear to be on all fours and oddly enough, look like steam train engines. {{Fact|date=March 2007}}

In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', [[Luigi]] could suck the mask off the Shy Guy ghosts, revealing no face, just a shadow with two glowing, yellow eyes. (Note, however, that these things are not officially stated to be Shy Guys; in official material, they are called "masked ghosts".)

If the player wins any of the three cups in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' with the Shy Guy character its mask will fall off, although it can't be seen by players, Luigi appears to be scared by its appearance.

In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' if the player has a Shy Guy in his team and it scores he will sometimes trip while doing his victory dance. This results in the mask popping off, but the sShy gGuy is turned away from camera and crouches face down to retrieve the mask

Their attacks usually consist of simply running into the player, although some use slingshots or spears. Some varieties, like Snifits and Snufits spit projectiles similarly to the [[Octorok]], while others may catch fire, such as Pyro Guy. They have also come up with some very peculiar inventions over the years, such as walking on [[stilts]], attacking with toy [[tank]]s, bouncing on [[pogo-stick]]s, and piloting [[submarines]]. In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]'', Shy Guys (among other enemies) could be eaten and turned into eggs by [[Yoshi]], and it was common for Shy Guys to pop out of pipes until Yoshi couldn't make any more eggs.

Although Shy Guys almost never speak, they occasionally make a meowing sound in some of the recent games.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} Furthermore, in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', the Nintendo 64 version of ''[[Mario Tennis]]'', and the [[Game Boy Advance]] conversion of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', they can be heard saying their Japanese name ("Hei! Ho!" which sounds like "Hee! Ha!") as they jump out of pipes.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

==Other Shy Guys==
<!--The list is alphebetical please keep it that way-->
These are other kinds of Shy Guys that appear in the Mario games.
===Anti Guy===
(contracted; show full)[[Category:Fictional racecar drivers]]
[[Category:Fictional soldiers]]
[[Category:Fictional tennis players]]
[[Category:Fictional thieves]]

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[[ja:ヘイホー (ゲームキャラクター)]]