| Boshi |
| Species | Yoshi |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
- “What're YOU lookin' at? If you wanna challenge me, you have to bring Cookies!”
- —Boshi, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Boshi is a Blue Yoshi with an attitude, and the rival of Yoshi. Boshi is a loner and wears sunglasses and a spiked collar around his neck. Boshi, like many other Yoshis, can only speak the Yoshi language. Yoshi is bilingual and translates Boshi to make Mario understand. He (along with many other Yoshis) lives on Yo'ster Isle, home of the famous Mushroom Derby races. However, he speaks in a much deeper pitch compared to the other Yoshis.
One day, Boshi defeats all the other Yoshis in a race and becomes the champion of the Mushroom Derby. Boshi then calls himself boss of the Yoshis. Under his reign, the races of the island are canceled. In fact, Boshi himself is the only one allowed to use the racecourse. Although the other Yoshis disliked Boshi's rule, they felt obligated to obey the champion of the derby.
During the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario travels to Yo'ster Isle via the Pipe Vault. Once there, Mario meets up with his old friend Yoshi. The green Yoshi delivers the bad news of Boshi's reign, and Mario decides to help free the island. Yoshi recognizes that Boshi has a weakness for Yoshi Cookies and asks a friend to loan him some cookies so Yoshi and Mario can confront Boshi. If Yoshi can win a race against Boshi, then he will become the new champion of the Mushroom Derby, causing Boshi to lose his authority. Boshi, who would never decline a wager with Yoshi Cookies on the line, agrees to a race.
If Yoshi wins the race and becomes the champion of the Mushroom Derby, the other Yoshis congratulate him and demand that he become the new boss of the island. Yoshi declines the offer, stating that the races should be free for everyone to participate in, not controlled by a boss. Yoshi's words even reform Boshi, who agrees to participate in fair competition. Boshi, however, still likes to stick to himself, but he has learned to enjoy the spirit of competition. Proving he is still a good runner, Boshi manages to win a race every once in a while; however, he is not the dominant racer he made himself out to be.
The ending cinematic of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars seemed to show that Boshi had befriended Croco after the latter had apparently moved to Yo'ster Isle.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ワッシー
Wasshī | From 「ワルイ」 (warui, 'bad') and 「ヨッシー」 (Yosshī, 'Yoshi'); compare how Wario's name is set up. |
Trivia[edit]
- Boshi is the only known Yoshi to not wear shoes that cover his feet, to have fangs, and to have only two scales on the back of the head.
[Edit] Yoshis |
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| Yoshi characters |
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| Boshi • Fearsome 5 • It • Mini Yoshi • Mini-Yoshi • Rabbid Yoshi • Village Leader • Yoob • Yoshi |
| Baby Yoshis |
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| Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
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| Protagonists | Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Toadstool |
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| Supporting characters | Beetle Mania Toad • Boshi • Chancellor • Dr. Topper • Dyna • Elder • Frogfucius • Frogfucius' Student • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomba • Grandma • Hinopio • King Nimbus • Ma'Mole • Mite • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Pa'Mole • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal Bus driver • Sergeant Flutter • Three Musty Fears • Toadofsky • Treasure-hunting Toad • Triplets • Vault Guard |
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| Major bosses | Axem Rangers (Axem Red | Axem Black | Axem Green | Axem Yellow | Axem Pink) • Blade • Bowyer • Bundt • Dodo • Exor • Mack • Punchinello • Raspberry • Smithy • Valentina • Yaridovich |
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| Minor bosses | Belome • Boomer • Booster • Box Boy • Chef Torte • Chef Torte's apprentice • Chester • Clerk • Cloaker • Count Down • Croco • Czar Dragon/Zombone • Culex • Ding-A-Lings • Director • Domino • Earth Crystal • Earth Link/Mad Adder • Factory Chief • Fire Crystal • Grate Guy • Gunyolk • Jagger • Jinx • Jonathan Jones • Knife Guy • King Calamari • Magikoopa • Manager • Megasmilax • Shelly/Birdo • Smilaxes • Snifit • Water Crystal • Wind Crystal |
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| Locations | Bandit's Way • Barrel Volcano • Bean Valley • Belome Temple • Booster Hill • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Bowser's Keep • Coal Mines • Factory • Forest Maze • Grate Guy's Casino • Kero Sewers • Land's End • Mario's Pad • Marrymore • Midas River • Midas Waterfall • Moleville • Monstro Town • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Way • Nimbus Land • Pipe Vault • Rose Town • Rose Way • Sea • Seaside Town • Sky Bridge • Star Hill • Sunken Ship • Swap Shop • Tadpole Pond • Vista Hill • Yo'ster Isle |
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| Items | Accessory • Armor • Able Juice • Bad Mushroom • Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Bright Card • Carbo Cookie • Crystalline • Earlier Times • Elixir • Energizer • Fire Bomb • Fireworks • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Freshen Up • Fright Bomb • Froggie Drink • General Items • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Kerokero Cola • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Megalixir • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Muku Cookie • Mushroom • Mystery Egg • Pick Me Up • Power Blast • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Sheep Attack • Shiny Stone • Sleepy Bomb • Special Items • Star Egg • Toadstool's ??? • Wallet • Weapons • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie |
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| Enemies | Aero • Alley Rat • Amanita • Ameboid • Apprentice • Arachne • Armored Ant • Artichoker • Bahamutt • Bandana Blue • Bandana Red • Big Bertha • Big Thwomp • Birdy • Blaster • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bluebird • Bob-omb • Buzzer • Carroboscis • Chained Kong • Chewy • Chomp • Chomp Chomp • Chompweed • Chow • Cluster • Corkpedite • Crook • Crusty • Doppel • Drill Bit • Dry Bones • Eggbert • Enigma • Fautso • Fink Flower • Fireball • Forkies • Frogog • Geckit • Gecko • Glum Reaper • Goby • Goomba • Goombette • Gorgon • Greaper • Gu Goomba • Guerrilla • Heavy Troopa • Helio • Hidon • Hippopo • Hobgoblin • Jabit • Jawful • Jester • Jinx Clone • K-9 • King Bomb • Kriffid • Lakitu • Leuko • Li'l Boo • Machine Made • Mad Mallet • Magmite • Magmus • Malakoopa • Mastadoom • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Mokura • Mr. Kipper • Muckle • Mukumuku • Ninja • Octolot • Octovader • Oerlikon • Orb User • Orbison • Pandorite • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pounder • Poundette • Pulsar • Puppox • Pyrosphere • Rat Funk • Reacher • Remo Con • Ribbite • Rob-omb • Sackit • Scattering Bloober • Shadow • Shaman • Shogun • Shy Away • Shy Guy • Shyper • Shy Ranger • Shyster • Sky Troopa • Sling Shy • Smelter • Snapdragon • Sparky • Spikester • Spikey • Spinthra • Spookum • Springer • Star Cruster • Starslap • Stinger • Straw Head • Stumpet • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • The Big Boo • Thwomp • Tub-O-Troopa • Vomer • Wiggler • Yaridovich • Zeostar |
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| Special moves | Arrow Rain • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Bowser Crush • Breaker Beam • Carni-Kiss • Chomp • Claw • Come Back • Corona • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Deathsickle • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Drain • Drain Beam • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fire Orb • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flutter Hush • Full House • Fun & Run • Funguspike • G'night • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough! • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Jinxed • Last Shot! • Light Beam • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Lulla-Bye • Magnum • Mega Drain • Mega Recover • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage attack! • Multiplier! • Multistrike • Mute • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche! • Psycho Plasm • Psychopath • Quicksilver • Recover • S'crow Bell • S'crow Dust • S'crow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Scythe • Shaker • Shocker • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep-Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spear Rain • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Static E! • Stench • Storm • Super Flame • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thunderbolt • Triple Kick • Ultra Flame • Ultra Jump • Va Va Voom • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor up! • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Wild Card • Willy Wisp |
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| Status effects | Down • Fear • Mushroom • Poison • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Silence • Sleep |
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| Minigames | Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi?! |
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| Miscellaneous | Bestiary • Bolt Lift • Gallery • Glitches • Level up progressions • Pre-release and unused content • Shops • Soundtrack • Special moves • Staff • Surprise Box locations |
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