Baby Fat
| Baby Fat | |
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| Species | Baby Yoshi |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
- “I'm dying for some Cookies.”
- —Baby Fat, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Baby Fat[1] is a pudgy Baby Yoshi who appears as an inhabitant of Yo'ster Isle in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Since Baby Fat is a baby, his voice is higher than the older Yoshis'. His appearance is similar to that of the Fat Chocobo from Square's own Final Fantasy franchise.
Baby Fat first appears as a Yoshi Egg in a nest in between two Yoshi Houses. After Mario defeats Bundt in Marrymore, Baby Fat hatches as a small Baby Yoshi. If the player interacts with Baby Fat, Yoshi will ask Mario if he wants to give some cookies to him. If the player chooses "Yes," he will be asked how many cookies he wishes to give him. A Yoshi on the island hints that if Mario feeds the Baby Yoshi enough cookies, he will become too fat and have to leave the nest. This happens after Mario has given him 30 Yoshi Cookies. Baby Fat's voice becomes deeper but not as deep as Boshi's voice. After Baby Fat leaves the nest, Mario can continue to feed him cookies for a chance at an item. If fed an insufficient number of cookies, Baby Fat will complain that Mario has not fed him very many. If fed 10–20 cookies, Baby Fat will lay an egg containing an item inside. The items that can hatch from the eggs laid by the Baby Yoshi are Bracers, Energizers, Yoshi-Ades, Yoshi Candies, Frog Coins, and Red Essences. Baby Fat will also give out Frog Coins as a reward any time the number of cookies Mario has fed him reaches a multiple of 50. Any number of cookies fed to him above 20 will not give a better chance at an item or guarantee drops of items other than those listed previously except if Mario feeds Baby Fat 50 cookies at once, in which case Baby Fat will lay an egg that will hatch as a Frog Coin.
Gallery[edit]
Baby Fat initially
Baby Fat after 30 cookies
Baby Fat after hatching from a Yoshi Egg
Baby Fat laying an egg after being fed a sufficient number of cookies
A recently hatched Baby Fat in the Nintendo Switch remake
A fully grown Baby Fat in the Nintendo Switch remake
Render of the Baby Fat model in the Nintendo Switch remake
Quotes[edit]
- "I'm dying for some Cookies."
- "OH! I AM STUFFED! I won't need to eat for weeks!"
- "Phew! Now that's what I call generous!"
- "I gained weight after eating 21 cookies! If Mario always gives me 20 cookies, I'll give him something nice." (translated from Japanese)[2]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | でぶヨツシー[3][2] Debu Yosshī （もとちびヨッシー）[2] (Moto Chibi Yosshī) ヨッシー Yosshī |
Fat Yoshi (Former Baby Yoshi) Yoshi[4] |
Trivia[edit]
- "Baby Fat" originated as a section header in the Player's Guide for the game in a section referring to the Yoshi;[5] here, it is most likely intended as a pun on the phrase "baby fat" rather than intended to be treated as a name. Most of the other section headers are not their subjects' names.
References[edit]
- ^ "Once you win, you’ll receive your prize and be free to wander around the place, talking to a couple of lovesick mushrooms (aaah!) who mention the Grate Guy’s Casino (one to note down), and feeding on the giant toddler called Baby Fat. He’ll keep chomping on all the cookies you give him, and when he’s full, you’ll receive some very interesting new items... Chow down, fat boy!" – (August 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue 47. Page 97.
- ^ a b c Nyula215. Super Mario RPG: A Gift from the Starry Sky. X. Page 48.
- ^ Jebediah Townhouse. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 'Chubby Yoshi' trading card. X.
- ^ Supper Mario Broth. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Japanese Yoshi trading card. X (English).
- ^ "BABY FAT: Amidst all the hullabaloo about Yoshi challenging Boshi, a bambino is born! Like all infants, the youngster has the appetite of a famished hog, in this case, for cookies, which he gobbles until he's bloated. Keep feeding him to get items such as Red Essence and Yoshi Ade." – Pelland, Scott and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 33. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
| Yoshis |
|---|
| Yoshi characters |
| Boshi • Fearsome 5 • "It" • Mini Yoshi • Mini-Yoshi • Rabbid Yoshi • Ura Yoshi • Village Leader • Yokkī • Yoob • Yoshi |
| Yoshi types |
| Baby Yoshi • Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi • Star Yoshi • Winged Yoshi • Yoshi |
| Yoshi relatives |
| Bahamutt • Dorrie • Noshi • Plessie • Rex |
| Yoshi egg types |
| Egg (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time) • Flashing Egg • Giant Egg • Mega Eggdozer • Metal Eggdozer • Yoshi's Egg |
| Yoshi-inspired vehicles |
| Coconut 1 • Dreamy Egg • Egg 1 • Egg Rider • Go-Go Yoshi • Gold Egg • Turbo Yoshi (Black, Blue, Red, White) • Yoshi Bike |
