Yoshi

Yoshi is a green dinosaur who appears frequently through out as a main character in the Stuffed Animals Learning series.

Yoshi assisted Mario while he was a baby and rescued Luigi and the stork. In the main series, Yoshi is a deuteragonist and Mario's sidekick. In his series, Yoshi is the main protagonist. He debuted in Super Mario World, claiming that he was trapped in an egg.

Appearance
Yoshi is a little green dinosaur-like creature that helps his friend Mario on various quests, serving as transportation. He has light green skin. His stomach, chest and mouth are white. He has two big blue eyes, round cheeks, and a big round nose. On his nape, he has three red spikes. On his back has a red saddle that can be used for riding him and he has orange shoes on his feet. In some rare cases, he is without shoes, when he does it, he reveals he has padded feet. He has a long sticky tongue that can be used for swallowing enemies.

Personality
Yoshi is kind and generous and childish at times. He loves his friends and is very compassionate and playful. Also pretty selfish and more cocky than Sonic.

Powers and abilities

 * Flutter Jump: Yoshi's unique ability allows him to stall in the air for a short duration.
 * Super Eating: Yoshi can eat enemies and trap them in eggs.
 * Shell Fusion: As seen in Super World, by eating a certain color shell of a Koopa Troopa, Yoshi can gain certain powers by either spitting the shell out or keeping it in his mouth until he swallows it.
 * Red: By eating a Koopa with a red shell, Yoshi can spit out three fireballs that travel in the direction he is facing. This can be useful in taking out enemies from afar.
 * Blue: By eating a Koopa with a blue shell and keeping it in his mouth, Yoshi will grow wings and will be able to fly for a short time. This is needed for a level where Yoshi must fly underneath it in order to get to the secret exit. This doesn't last long as when Yoshi eventually swallows the shell, he loses his wings.
 * Yellow: By eating a Koopa with a yellow shell and keeping it in his mouth, Yoshi gains a stomping ability when he jumps in the air. This lasts until he either swallows the shell or spits it back out.
 * Green: Eating a Koopa with a green shell doesn't do much special ability-wise as Yoshi simply spits the shell back out. However, the can be used to defeat any enemies ahead from a distance without worry.
 * Athleticism: Yoshi participates events in Mario & Sonic series, with his athleticism aligning with other Mario & Sonic participants.


 * Vehicular Combat: In Mario Kart series, Yoshi can attack with Item Boxes. This ability also applies to other Mario Kart contestants.

Biography
Yoshi took a walk at Yoshi's Land. When Baby Mario landed on Yoshi, Yoshi decided to take Mario to his clan. The clan Yoshis panicked and yelled at each other to what to do for Baby Mario. Baby Mario points at something, sensing Baby Luigi's location. Yoshis agree to carry the baby to its destination. Yoshis carried Baby Mario safely one-by-one to reach to King Bowser's Castle. Yoshi fought Baby Bowser, Kamek enhanced his size for Baby Bowser to continue the battle. Yoshi defeated Baby Bowser, then Kamek took Baby Bowser and left. Yoshi rescued Baby Luigi and the stork. Baby Bowser's castle collapsed and Yoshi marked the flag on his map. The stork set his duty to send Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to their parents' house.

Yoshi's friends have been captured by Bowser. When Yoshi tried to rescue his friends, Bowser trapped him inside an egg and he needed help.

Mario went to Dinosaur Land to have a vacation with Luigi and Peach. However, Bowser kidnapped Peach without Mario and Luigi knowing.

Mario spots an egg. Curious, Mario opens it, only to reveal Yoshi. Yoshi thanked Mario and they joined forces. Mario and Yoshi ventured together and rescued the princess. Peach thanks Yoshi for helping Mario.

Concept and Creation
Yoshi's concept artfully differs from his current appearance. Nintendo developers came up with the idea of Mario riding onto Yoshi, but they could not do it on the Famicom. Yoshi has different scripts in Japanese. They mean "good luck", "righteous" and "good, virtuous, respectable" respectively. The "good luck" may relate to the event when Baby Mario happened to land onto Yoshi's back.

Real-world influences
In Tokyo, people dress up as different Mario characters and ride on karts. On the internet, Yoshi Committed Tax Fraud is a meme refers to jokes that Yoshi illegally evaded paying his taxes; it has lasted since 2016. The meme may also be based off his quote in Fortune Street. Brad Fear (from WhatCulture!) considered Yoshi to be #1 on "20 Top Video Game Sidekicks Of All Time" on his blog. Lit Lists has placed Yoshi on the list as "10 Of The Best Mario Characters", having a "variety of abilities that stand out relative to other characters in the Mario series".