Blog #18: A very shy guy indeed!

 I'm back to talk about more Super Mario plushies, and today I'll be discussing the second one I got: this very smol and very shy lad :3

I've always been particularly interested in these guys. I remember, as a kid, that my brother really liked them a lot as well. They're kinda quirky in a way, just small lads wearing a cloak and mask to protect their true appearance. I totally respect and admire that dedication to modesty lol. Anytime I play a game where shy guy is available as a playable character (namely Mario Kart 7/8 and Mario Party 9, among others) I always have such a difficult time choosing between playing as him or Waluigi. Basically what I'm getting at is, I really like these guys a lot.

So when I took a trip to the Kalahari Resort in northern Ohio and in the arcade I saw this guy in a claw machine, I knew I had to have him. I must've played that claw machine ten times, and I eventually gave up because claw machines are terribly rigged against the player. Plus I've never been good at them. So I unfortunately had to leave empty handed, though I didn't forget about that plushie.

About a year later I randomly thought about that shy guy plushie again, and I remembered that I could simply buy one online, so I did just that. I finally got one in October of 2019. It's crazy to think that, after I bought the Mario plush in 2013, it took me another six years before I ever got another plushie from that series. I can't remember how much I paid for it, I want to say it was around $14-16, which I think is fair for a licensed plushie (and also the reason why it took me so long to get as many as I have).

I don't have much more to say here, except that I really love this plushie a lot and I'm very happy to have him in my collection! <33