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Yoshi's Island

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Yoshi's Island is a series based on events that happened sometime after Super Mario World 2, but before Tetris Attack. It would be the basis of explaining how Yoshi met the friends that he has in Tetris Attack, even though they may not necessarily all be close friends, some are just acquaintences, more or less. Initially, the good guys started with only Yoshi, Little Yoshi, Bumpty, Dr. Freezegood, and Poochy, but he gained more friends as the series went on. It isn't really explained how these guys banded together, it's just assumed they're friends (and when you think about it, Bumpty and Freezegood aren't really bad guys anyway. They don't do you any harm, just get in your way (or rather, you get in their way)).

There is a bit of inconsistancy, though. The biggest problem is Bowser, in that he's Baby Bowser here, but in Tetris Attack he's older. The honest reason why I chose to use his baby form is because it was (and is) easier to draw. But then that would mean that the Yoshi friends never aged (fair enough, outside of the Poke island series, neither does anyone else), or Tetris Attack had some funky time travelling going on. It really doesn't matter, it's a not canon cartoon for pete's sake. Also strangely enough, the time setting is around mid 1980's, as references to TV shows and new gadgets at the time are always thrown in. I'm gonna be honest, I'm a modern sort of guy. That's why I love EarthBound and can't really force myself to get into anything based on medieval times or whatever. That said, this is the ONLY series I have where there are not many towns, and what towns do exist are really small time not so modernized villages (hey, I was raised on Sonic, a series where the settings are modernized/urbanized, so anything less was boring). Kirby was based around a smaller suburb, Poke Island et al. is a mixed bag of everything, AU is the same as Kirby as it's all on Pop Star, so this was truly different.

Yoshi's Island is as close to a Mario series anyone's ever gonna get from me. Not that I have anything against Mario, but the characters in Yoshi's Island (and I'm including enemies) had so much personality and charm in their sprites, it's hard not to prefer this over the original Mario World (I like Mario 3 the most for the record, but even then the characters were still dull).

The series introduced a few new concepts to making comics. Firstly, I wanted to make this series the first series to be completely in color (any other comics that were in color was because they were specials or I felt like it), but that didn't last very long. Also, the panel format is very simple. Eight panels a page, which while didn't lend itself to interesting panel variation, at least increased readability and consistancy (something Kirby comic's format didn't really have). Fortunately, following the rule of less is more, it got me into making less filler panels where nothing is really going on.

Later on in high school, I would eventually start AU, which didn't help Yoshi's Island, in that AU started to take priority of everything, pushing everything back (YI probably being farthest on the backburner). It eventually caused YI to go into hiatus considering I was just much more into the adventures Kirby could be having with Ness, Blade Knight inc, Pokemon, etc as well as the fact that the series was mainly social commentary anyway (allowing for productive venting).

Another thing Yoshi's Island had going against it was the utter lack of anything good in the official Yoshi series. For MANY years it felt like Tetris Attack was the last good Yoshi game (how bloody fast he came crashing down with Yoshi Story, yeesh...), and I can't even say THAT'S an official Yoshi game. And with senseless games like Touch & Go and Topsy Turvy, the Yoshi series sure as heck wasn't seeing a revival (at least Kirby side games are good, no, they're BETTER than the main platformers). Without good inspirations, I get no motivation outside of nostalgia of old games.

... see, this is why I should just become seriously independant in the fan work field and no longer wait for official companies to give me something to work with. Kirby and Pokemon are the easiest in that area.

All ranting aside, Nintendo finally got around to making YI DS, but I had been making Yoshi doodle comics within the year or last 2 and planned on doing the section anyway, which may be some proof that I'm starting to force myself out of the "Ofiicial Word Rut".

Don't you just love tangents? =P

Characters

Most of the characters in the series pretty much have the personalities set in Tetris Attack, which saves me a lot of time in having to write them. However, for some characters, there's a bit more definition.

Little Yoshi is something of a Yoshi trainee. He admires Yoshi, although he doesn't really say it. He's still a small child, probably no older than 10 (I can't say I remember if I set ages in the YI series), but is one of the wise beyond his years types, sometimes even advising Yoshi (this is mutual, as Yoshi advises Little at times, usually just helping him through growing pains). His nature is calm and collected, usually more level headed than Yoshi, and Yoshi's a pretty level guy. It could be due to Little's somewhat lax nature. He's usually slacking but when his good friend Bumpty is around, trouble is abound. Little also has a very big appetite for a growing Yoshi, so he'll eat anything, even if it's not good for him or the food is spoiled. That said, he'll soon become sick.

Bumpty is a toddler of 2 years, the only character (that I remember, anyway) that has a set age. However, he's one of those cartoony babies who can speak clearly and acts just as old as everyone else, but he still has his baby moments, like toilet training and such. Bumpty is good friends with all the other Bumpty babies and children, often playing in the snow. His favorite pasttime is sliding down large snow slopes, even though he ends up injuring himself most of the time. His good friend is Little Yoshi, and his best friend is Poochy. Bumpty strangely enough looks up to Poochy, to the point of behaving like a dog. This is another one of his more childish natures. Lately, Bumpty has been acting a bit tougher than he actually is, usually having the last say. My personal reasoning for this is simple. He can because he's Bumpty, and Bumpty = awesome. Point of Interest: Bumpty is my favorite ally in Tetris Attack, and I have him kick everyone's butt. This probably has something to do with it.

Dr. Freezegood isn't just some skier's title, but he's an actual doctor. While that's probably not what Nintendo intended (and I'm well aware of that), the Yoshi crew needed a medic so why not? Dr. Freezegood's personality is often smart alecky and sarcastic, not so much in the mean spirited way but more in the jerk-you-around joking way. He's very blunt, and tells his patients (or the caretakers of the patients) the straight diagnosis with no sugar coating. He has a good relationship with Yoshi and Bumpty's parents, so he lets them have a sort of tab, but when that tab gets too high, he expects to see the coinage (coins obviously being the Mario-verse's currency). Dr. Freezegood often serves as Bumpty's caretaker, although he passes him along to Yoshi half the time (and considering Bumpty's insistance to play with Little anyway...). Unfortunately for Yoshi, the hospital he works at is high in the snow capped mountains. This location is great for potential dangers in such an area, but Yoshi lives way far away, and thus the location is inconvienient. Moderate price to pay for discounts and a tab, though (unless, y'know, Yoshi's bleeding to death or something). His favorite pasttimes are, of course, skiing (undefeated ski champion so far), and for some odd reason he has a fixation with the television show M*A*S*H. He also finds The Cosby Show to be highly entertaining, being a doctor and all. It should be noted that Clawdaddy, Froggy's bubble crab advisor is as much a M*A*S*H and Cosby fanatic as Freezegood.

Query: If Yoshi's Island was based on the current present, what would be his opinion on the FOX show House?

Poochy is, as the SMW2:YI player's guide says and I quote, "bright, obedient, and frolicsome". However, he is very sensitive and has mood swings. Poochy is kind of like a Ralts (that's a Pokemon for people out the loop), if others are happy, he's happy. If others are down, so is he. However, he makes the effort to try to cheer everyone up. Through and through, Poochy is an optomist. He can't stand to see people sad (on his good days), and actually, he can't stand to see anyone fight, either. He's trapped in a moral dilemma of his own, and would rather Yoshi's friends and Kamek's army get along. Because of this, he makes a habit of not assisting in fights and remaining neutral, shouting anti-hate messages in the background such as "make love, not war!". Only with direct (and somewhat threatening) orders from Yoshi and even Kamek in one occasion will he fight, unless it's a dire situation where lives could be at stake. Poochy also has a not so nice side. On bad days where his mood changes, he becomes surly and/or indifferent and unmotivated. At this point, he'd rather be left alone. However, it is in this time that he is in his deepest thoughts, almost becoming philosophical. Yoshi literally has to drag Poochy anywhere he wants on these days, and even then Poochy chooses not to do anything out of spite. However, he's quicker to attack now should the enemy become a nuisance, which Yoshi is aware of. Problem is that occurance may never come up, making him just a useless as normal anyway. Poochy is physically very strong for looking like a powder puff. He an extra thick coat of fur, which allows him to withstand even the worst weather conditions in any area imaginable, as well as shallow lava immunity (he can't SWIM in the stuff). Thorns can't pentrate him. This plus his body mass makes him the ultimate Tap-Tap killer. He also swims in water very well, making him a great lifeguard. Poochy has an obsession with eggs, to the point of treating one of them as his baby.

Grinder is a cleptomaniac and is one of the friends of Yoshi who really isn't a friend so much as a well wisher. He steals from friend or foe, except Poochy who he's on good terms with, and because of this, a lot of people don't necessarily trust him or find him reliable. However, he did steal Kamek's wand once and let Yoshi use it against Kamek's army, so that at least let's Yoshi know he's a good guy at heart. Just a petty thief, too. Grinder's demeanor is a slick trickster, and is very good at plotting and planning.

Prince Froggy is extremely conceited and only thinks of himself. He absolutely does not care for anyone else and only looks out for number one. However, he does show concern for two other people, his advisor Clawdaddy who acts more as Froggy's voice of reason and morality (he does this for Yoshi's friends, too), and Little Yoshi. He even disregards his own Frog Pirate lackies. Froggy has a disdain for Yoshies in general, but for some reason, Little Yoshi's laid back nature and shameless eating seems to remind Froggy of a younger version of himself, and therefore sees Little as the ONLY decent Yoshi in existance. Because of his attitude, Froggy and Yoshi don't get along well. In fact, the only reason Froggy is on Yoshi's side is to be on the winning side, along with some nudging from Clawdaddy. If the opportunity ever arose, though, Froggy would try to rule Yoshi's Island himself. Froggy's favorite thing is a mirror. His love interest is probably himself.

Flopsy Fish, by the way, is to Lunge Fish as pretty much what Clawdaddy is to Froggy, except Clawdaddy is a lot more patient and Flopsy will turn on Lunge on occasions. Lunge, however, isn't stuck up. He's just guided more by his gluttony, and thus will do devious things just to fill his stomach. At least Lunge and Yoshi get along, although they don't always agree.

My personal favorite characters are Little Yoshi, Bumpty, Freezegood, Poochy, and Froggy, and thus they are usually present in the series, but as to be fair, are not in every comic (I don't even think Yoshi is in some cases). Froggy is sort of weird, as I don't care for him in Tetris Attack and try to beat him ASAP, but I guess the personality in the comics negates that, plus I don't think I have any other characters in any series that are a true narcassist. Whenever I doodle Yoshi these days, though, or do doodle comics, they're usually always focused upon.

Art Junkpile

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Yoshi Short from issue #2. Page 1 Page 2

Full scan front to back of issue #25, one of my favorites. Pretty generous, eh?
Cover Cover Inside P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11(Kirby Short) Mid-Comic Advertisement P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 Back Inside Back Outside

A doodle comic- P1 P2 P3 P4

Another doodle comic- P1 P2 P3 P4

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