Yoshi's Full Name Revealed!

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We always called the green dinosaur in Mario game series "Yoshi", but actually it is just its' nickname. Blake Harris, author of the book "Console Wars", which is about the corporate battle between Nintendo and Sega during the 1990s, unearthed Yoshi's full name in a copy of the Nintendo character guide from 1993. Yoshi's full name, according to this guide, is actually T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. Unfortunately, what the T stands for is still unknown.

It also revealed that Mario is not human, but Nintendonus!?

Ask most people to name that green, egg-throwing, enemy-swallowing dinosaur from Mario games and they will tell you definitively that his name is Yoshi. Through many games, the dino has been referred to as Yoshi, and never anything else. But apparently, in a surprising revelation, "Yoshi" is nothing but a nickname.

Blake Harris, author of the book Console Wars about the corporate battle between Nintendo and Sega during the 1990s, unearthed the character's full name in a copy of the Nintendo character guide from 1993. According to the guide, Yoshi's full name is actually T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. Unfortunately, what the T stands for is still unknown.

In addition to Yoshi's full name, the guide also reveals that Mario is not a traditional human but a person of a different species. The full paragraph states, "Yoshi, properly known as T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas, had been held captive in an egg until Mario (homo nintendonus) bopped along and rescued him. Instantly, the young dinosaur and the plumber became fast friends. Together, they set out to rescue Yoshi's dinosaur pals from the wickedness of Bowser."

Yoshi made his first appearance in Super Mario World, released in 1990. He appeared alongside Koopalings who received names based on musicians during localization for an American release.

There's no indication if we'll ever know what the T stands for, or if it means anything. What do you think it stands for? Let us know in the comments.

" T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas", or Yoshi

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/yoshis-full-name-is-not-yoshi-according-to-1993-ni/1100-6421541/

[Clyne]

toad?

[dlf]

Now I have Yoshi animations playing in my head.

[rambi36]

I knew Yoshi wasn't a full name!

[Jerakl]

I knew Yoshi wasn't a full name!

If you can't correct people it is.

[Hazy125]

His first name is Trevor!

[Vacsol]

That's a pretty stupid name. I hate everything.

[Guest]

That's a pretty stupid name. I hate everything.

Then you have something in common with Yoshi.

[Accursed Entity]

YoshiSAUR haha WTF?! lol

[Marvzl1357]

T for Tyrannosaurus? 

Like T. Rex?

[Murdoch]

His first name is Trevor!

 

Haha, weird that's the first thing that came to my mind!

 

Trevor Yoshisaur Munchakoopas

[PortentousLad]

No words... except AWESOME!

[StingBull]

This only makes me wonder, is Mario Mario and Luigi Mario thing confirmed by Nintendo?

[JAKEBAB]

So I think I'm just going to stick to calling him yoshi...

[PopReference]

This only makes me wonder, is Mario Mario and Luigi Mario thing confirmed by Nintendo?

Mario Brothers

 

On topic: Did anyone lose sleep over this before?

[Shaade]

For a sec I thought you were going to suggest his name was 'Blake Harris' while reading that

 

This is awesome though, I love how that full name sounds. Makes Yoshi seem even cuter than before <3

[Mooshi]

You can't handle Yoshi's kawaii swag.

[EChondo]

That's just his dinosaur name.

[AverageNinja]

I'm guessing the T stands for Theodore

[TopWargamer]

I love his last name: Munchakoopas.

Hah.

[Xorbot]

T = The