He´s Green, he´s cute and he has a good appetite for Goombas... Who is he?
Yoshi!

 

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Quick facts
Name Yoshi
1st appearance Super Mario World 1990
Biographical data A "Yoshi", and friend of the Mario Brothers.

 
All Yoshi appearances
Name Format
Super Mario World  1990
Yoshi  1992
Super Mario Kart  1992
Mario is Missing  1993
Mario is Missing  1993
Super Mario World 2  1995
Mario Kart 64  1996
Yoshi's Safari  1993
Yoshi's Cookie  1993
Legend of Zelda IV  1993
Tetris Attack  1996
Tetris Attack  1996
Super Mario RPG  1996
Yoshi's Story  1997
Game 'n' Watch Gallery  1997
Game 'n' Watch Gallery 2  1997
Mario Party  1999
Super Smash Bros  1999
Mario Golf  1999
Game 'n' Watch Gallery 3  1999
Super Mario Bros Deluxe  1999
Mario Party 2  2000
Mario Tennis  2000
To be updated
 
 

yoshi and friends
Yoshi and Friends From SMW 2
 
 
 
 

Yoshi and Mario
Yoshi and Mario from "Yoshi's Safari"
 
 
 
 
   
Yoshi's Island 
Yoshi and Mario from Yoshi's Island
 
 
 
 
 
Yoshi family The Yoshi Family [Except Brown]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brawl Yoshi
Yoshi in Super Smash Brothers Brawl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yoshi_Galaxy 
Yoshi's Appearance in Super Mario Galaxy

Introduction
This green dino is Mario´s newest friend, he appears for the first time in Super Mario World. With his long tongue he can eat almost anything, and if he eats the right thing he gets different handy abilities. Eat a blue Koopa shell and Yoshi can fly for a moment and a yellow shell causes Yoshi to cause small earthquakes as he pounds the ground. A red Koopashell made Yoshi breath Fire.
    
The first time Mario and Yoshi met was in Super Mario World 2 when Mario and Bowser were only babies. In this game Yoshi and all his Yoshi friends must defeat Kamek the evil Magikoopa and his troops to free Luigi that Kamek has captured and then to return the Mario Brothers to their parents in the Mushroom Kingdom. Yoshi has also appeared in numorous puzzle-games and has made some cameos in other games too. In Super Mario 64 he appears on the roof of the castle and gives Mario 99 Lives. what a pal! Now Yoshi has got his first own game, Yoshi´s Story for the N64 which takes place before all the other Mario and Yoshi -games on Yoshi Island. In this game Bowser has taken the Yoshi's "Super Happy Tree" which keeps the Yoshi's happy. The Yoshi's must now take the tree back, from Bowser. Here two mysterious Yoshi's appear. One black and one white..
    Yoshi appears in both Mario's Party and Mario Golf as a character and In Super Smash Bros he proves to be a worthy oponnent with his long lethal tongue.

Differently colored Yoshi's...
Super Mario World
In SMW there are some small Yoshi babies that you must feed with a couple of enemies before they grow up the a big dino like Yoshi. When they grow up they all receive certain abilities:
 
Red Yoshi
No matter what Koopa Troopa shells he eats he always can spit the enemy out in the form of three fireballs!
 
Blue Yoshi
He always gets the ability to fly no matter what Koopa Troopa shells he eats.
 
Yellow Yoshi
He always gets the ability to produce a deadly cloud of dust as he "stomps" the ground no matter what Koopa Troopa shells he eats!
 
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island [See bottom for more]
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi Island all the different colored Yoshi's have the same abilities.
 
Yoshi's Story [See bottom for more]
In the N64 game Yoshi's Story all the Yoshi's have the the same ability except for the hidden black or white Yoshi's which can eat much more enemies than the other Yoshi's without getting a stomach ache.
 
The fruits that make the Yoshi's happy!


These are the fruits that keep the Yoshi's happy. They grow on the Supper Happy Tree. In Yoshi's Story the Yoshi's could eat these fruits to "gain happiness". Instead of a life, meter that game had a flower icon that showed how happy Yoshi was. When Yoshi got hit by an enemy he lost a little of his happiness, but if he ate a fruit he regained some of it. The "Heart fruit" makes Yoshi even happier than the other fruits do.
 

 
Learn the Yoshi language!

This small tutorial on how to speak the Yoshi language is scanned from a comic based on Super Mario World. Consequently this is no official guide to the Yoshi language, but it's still a whole lot of fun!

How do you do? How do you feel?
Fine, thank you! 
 
 
 
 
 
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island [Continued]

    Many years would pass before trouble would befall Yoshi's Island again, allowing Yoshi and his friends to finally rest. However, in time, an old nemesis of the Yoshi clan would strike again. Over the years that passed, Baby Bowser had grown up to become the wiser and more powerful King Bowser. After several unsuccessful attempts at capturing the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser set his sights on Dinosaur Land, the continent where Yoshi's Island is located. During the events of Super Mario World, Bowser launched his assault against Dinosaur Land. To eliminate the threat of Yoshi, Bowser magically encased the green dinosaur and his friends in Yoshi Eggs. Many of these eggs were given to Bowser's own children, the Koopalings, to be watched over. Fortunately, for some reason, Yoshi's egg escaped the confines of one of the Koopalings' castles. Instead, Yoshi's egg prison wound up in the open field of Yoshi's Island.

    Eventually, Yoshi was freed by none other than Mario and Luigi, now grown up and stronger than ever. Coincidentally, the Mario Bros., along with Princess Peach were vacationing in Dinosaur Land when King Koopa's attack occurred. As Mario and Luigi were taking a nap on the beach, Bowser's forces kidnapped the princess on behalf of their master. The two plumbers searched for Peach for hours, eventually stumbling across Yoshi's egg and freeing their old friend. Once released, Yoshi told the Mario Bros. of Dinosaur Land's plight. Together, all three agreed to rescue the other imprisoned Yoshi's and save Princess Toadstool from the forces of Bowser. Yoshi even gave the Mario Bros. a special item, a Magic Cape, to help them on their quest. 

    Yoshi proved to be an invaluable ally during this adventure, acting as a quick and powerful form of transportation for the heroic Mario Bros. The green dinosaur could use his long tongue to eat almost any type of enemy, including enemies even Mario and Luigi couldn't defeat on their own. If Yoshi was hit by an enemy, he would run away, leaving Mario or Luigi behind. However, the plumbers could simply jump back on their friend's saddle to calm the dinosaur down and continue the adventure. Unfortunately, Yoshi was unable to enter Ghost Houses, Fortresses, the castles of the Koopalings, and, ultimately, the castle of King Bowser. In these locations, the Mario Bros. had to go in alone, but Yoshi would patiently wait outside for the brothers to return.

    Ultimately, the Mario Bros. manage to defeat the Koopalings and Bowser, thus rescuing the seven Yoshi Eggs and Princess Toadstool. Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi returned to Yoshi's House to celebrate their victory over the Koopa Troop. During the celebrations that followed, the seven liberated Yoshi eggs hatched and became Yoshi Babies. Thanks to the efforts of Mario and Luigi, with help from their friend Yoshi, peace was restored to not only Yoshi's Island, but the entire continent of Dinosaur Land.
Credit to the Mario Wiki for this info on Super Mario World: Yoshi's Island
 
  
 
 
 
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island [Continued]
 
    Yoshi, like most of his kind, spent the early part of his life living on Yoshi's Island, the homeland of the Yoshi's and the entrance to Dinosaur Land. The island was a relatively peaceful place filled with relaxed and laid-back Yoshi's. However, this was all to change the day the legendary Mario Bros. were born, a day that would not only change Yoshi's life, but the entire course of history.

    One morning, during the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi decided to take a stroll through the jungles of Yoshi's Island. The day started out like any other day until a strange, white bundle and a map landed on his back. Inside the bundle, Yoshi discovered a small baby with a red cap called Baby Mario. Prior to this, Kamek, a powerful Magikoopa, had attempted to capture both Baby Mario and Baby Luigi as the Stork carried the babies to their parents in the Mushroom Kingdom. Kamek had divined that the two babies born that morning would bring ruin to the Koopas. As such, the powerful sorcerer knew he had to eliminate the babies before they matured. Regardless of his intent, Kamek's abduction attempt failed as he only snagged one of the babies [Luigi]. The other, Baby Mario, fell to the ground and wound up on Yoshi's back.

Yoshi and Baby Mario
Yoshi and Baby Mario 
    Yoshi decided to take Baby Mario back to his clan. The arrival of Baby Mario caused a state of panic to take hold in the normally stress-free Yoshi society. As the Yoshi's argued and yelled about what to do with the infant, Baby Mario pointed to the horizon. Eventually, Yoshi recognized that Baby Mario could detect where his brother was, as their brotherly bond was so strong, even at such a young age. Yoshi decided that the Yoshi clan should find Baby Mario's brother and help both of them find their parents. The other Yoshi's agreed. Taking the initiative, Yoshi said they should use a relay system between eight Yoshi's to transport Baby Mario. Each Yoshi would travel some distance, then hand Baby Mario to the next young dinosaur. Of course, Yoshi took the lead and set out in the direction Baby Mario was pointing. Yoshi helped Baby Mario through the preliminary level, then through World 1-1. Unfortunately, the task would not be easy, as Kamek's forces had invaded the island and were searching for Baby Mario.
    To battle against the agents of Kamek, Yoshi used his amazing egg-making abilities to transform enemies and other objects into Yoshi Eggs. Yoshi used these eggs as projectile weapons against enemies, fending off the forces of Kamek. The green dinosaur also used a variety of Morph Bubbles to transform himself into various vehicles to better avoid or battle agents of the Koopa Troop. With these abilities, Yoshi managed to help Baby Mario through the dangers of the first level of each of the six worlds, allowing the green dinosaur to pass the infant to Pink Yoshi after each completed level. 
 
    Besides bringing Baby Mario through the first level of each world, Yoshi also braved the dangers and traps of all the secret worlds discovered along the way. In fact, as a testament to his commitment and courage, Yoshi even braved the final challenge that awaited the Yoshi's. After fighting through six worlds, the Yoshi's finally reached Bowser's Castle, the site of an imprisoned Baby Luigi. Taking Blue Yoshi's place, Yoshi fought past powerful enemies and avoided the traps of the dangerous Koopa fortress. Yoshi even dodged a series of magical attacks by the sorcerer Kamek himself, allowing the green dinosaur to enter Baby Bowser's bedroom in search of Baby Luigi. In the bedroom, Yoshi confronted the young Koopa King and bested him in combat. Unfortunately, Kamek used his magic to transform the relatively small Baby Bowser into a gigantic, hulking monstrosity. Fortunately, Yoshi managed to fight off the giant menace, causing both Kamek and Baby Bowser to retreat. Ultimately, in the rubble of the castle, Yoshi discovered Baby Luigi and the Stork originally charged with delivering the babies. After untying the Stork, Yoshi said his goodbyes to the babies and allowed to bird to continue on his journey. In the end, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi returned home safe.
Credit to the Mario Wiki for this info on Super Mario World: Yoshi's Island
 
 
 
Yoshi's Island DS [Super Mario World 3]

    However, the peace would not last long. Kamek and Bowser suddenly interrupted the peace of the Mushroom Kingdom by stealing all of the babies they could find, hoping to get all of the Star Children in Yoshi's Island DS (the Star Children were Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Donkey Kong, Baby Wario, Baby Bowser, and Baby Yoshi; all but the last of these seven were captured by Bowser's forces). These seven children had special energy in their bodies that, if in his possession, would allow Bowser to take over the world. Toadies had kidnapped babies from across the Mushroom World, in hopes of finding the seven Star Children.

Yoshi and Mario 2
 Yoshi and Mario in their second adventure.
    Eventually, the Star Children that were kidnapped all escaped one way or another. The Stork saw the Toadies carrying the babies away, and he managed to crash into some of them, freeing Baby Mario and Baby Peach. Baby Donkey Kong's escape was not specifically mentioned, but he eventually fell from the sky and helped Yoshi (presumably a Toady had unintentionally dropped him, as an unseen baby was carried off in Baby DK's cloth). Baby Wario caused the Toadies to forcibly abandon him when he had an outrageous tantrum. Baby Bowser got into an argument with his future self, to the point where Bowser finally threw him out of the castle to Yoshi's feet. Baby Luigi was rescued last, at the end of the adventure.
    Upon reaching Bowser's Castle, Baby Bowser found no reason to further accompany Yoshi, so he immediately abandoned the group. Yoshi refused to continue without him, however, and so Baby Bowser began battling him. Yoshi quickly took the tyrannical toddler out, only for an enraged Bowser to emerge and engage in battle with Yoshi right after the young Bowser's defeat. After Yoshi managed to defeat the future Bowser, Kamek finally cut in and enlarged Bowser to an enormous size. Four Yoshi's teamed up to defeat the gigantic carnation of Bowser, and he was finally defeated for good.
    After the defeat of both versions of Bowser, Kamek and the Toadies quickly fled from the destroyed castle. The Yoshi's rescued Baby Luigi, as well as the other kidnapped babies. But soon, the Yoshi's realized that they only had six babies, when there were seven Star Children.
    However, a Yoshi is born at the end of the game, a Baby Yoshi is born, and is the final Star Child. It is likely that this Yoshi is the current Yoshi. But, because it is thought that the Green Yoshi in this game is also "the" Yoshi, the Baby Yoshi may have been born before Yoshi's Island DS, and the birth was not shown until the game's ending.
Credit to the Mario Wiki for this info on Yoshi's Island DS [Super Mario World 3]  

 
Yoshi's Story
    Of course, Baby Bowser was not happy with such a loss. As such, the young Koopa king initiated an act of revenge during the events of Yoshi's Story. Baby Bowser and his forces returned to Yoshi's Island and stole the Super Happy Tree, the source of the island's happiness. The young Koopa then cast a spell on the island, transforming the vacation paradise into a storybook. Lastly, the Yoshi denizens were cursed. This last spell incapacitated the Yoshi's, making them unable to do anything to stop Baby Bowser's attack.
    Fortunately, Baby Bowser's spell did not affect every Yoshi. Six baby Yoshi's were still in their eggs when the spell was cast, allowing them to avoid the curse. When they hatched, the six newborns sensed that the island was in disarray. Taking the lead, a new Green Yoshi decided the babies must find the Super Happy Tree to refill the island with happiness. The five other baby Yoshi's agreed and together they set out to find the tree and restore peace to the island.
    The Yoshi's traveled across the island, eating fruits to boost their own happiness levels. Green Yoshi personally enjoyed watermelons the most. As their collective happiness increased, more and more worlds became available to the Yoshi's. Eventually, Green Yoshi and his companions reached Baby Bowser's Castle. Together they confronted the young king, and ultimately defeated Baby Bowser in combat. The Yoshi's reclaimed the Super Happy Tree and restored the island to its natural, peaceful, and joyful state.
Credit to the Mario Wiki for this info on Yoshi's Story
 
 
Film and TV

Television 
    Yoshi was a regular character in the Super Mario World animated series. In the cartoon, Yoshi was depicted as being very young and childish. As such, he was afraid of many things, including ghosts and even water. Regardless, Yoshi regularly teamed up with Mario and Luigi to help save Princess Toadstool from the clutches of King Koopa. Of course, Yoshi used his long tongue to get the heroes out of many sticky situations. He spoke in the third-person, saying things like "Yoshi scared", and replacing "I" with "Yoshi".  
Cartoon Yoshi
Yoshi, as seen in the Super Mario World episode "Gopher Bash"
  
Film
    Yoshi's only film appearance was in the Super Mario Bros. movie. In this depiction, Yoshi resembled an actual dinosaur, although this Yoshi had brown skin (instead of green). Yoshi acted more like a pet than as a heroic partner in the film. However, Yoshi still possessed some of his trademark traits from the games, including a long sticky tongue, courageousness, and friendliness. In the movie, Yoshi was downsized from his video game version, making him impossible to ride [in fact, Mario would probably crush Yoshi if he attempted to jump on top of him].
 Yoshi and Daisy 
Yoshi and Princess Daisy

 
 
The Yoshi Family
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