Jean de Fillet

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This article is about an enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For information about a similar enemy from Super Mario World, see here. For for a similar enemy from Super Mario Galaxy, see here.
Jean de Fillet

A Jean de Fillet, from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Species origin Cheep-Cheep/Fishbone
Notable members
Fred de Fillet

Jean de Fillet is a skeleton fish that lives in both water and lava. It appears in two levels of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, as well as Yoshi's New Island. Jean de Fillets stick their heads out of the water or lava, then jump out. They can be defeated with a well timed egg throw. A boss version of a Jean de Fillet, known as Fred de Fillet, appears in World 4-8: Furious Fred de Fillet's Castle in Yoshi's New Island.

Names in Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ほねプクプク
Honepukupuku
「骨」hone (bone) + 「プクプク」pukupuku (Cheep Cheep)
German Skelett-Fisch Skeleton fish

Trivia

  • Jean is a French name, and fillet is a boneless slice of meat.
  • Jean de Fillets look and act very similar to Fishbones.