Yoshi

Yoshi (ヨッシー Yosshī, romanized as Yossy) is the main protagonist in the SNES version and the Game Boy version of Tetris Attack.

Character Bio
"Hello everyone! I am Yoshi.

I'm very glad to see you all again. A little problem has come up here. But with help from Little Yoshi, I think we can take care of it!"

Appearance
A Yoshi is a fictional dinosaur species with white cheeks and tummy, orange spine-plates, a red saddle-like hump-plate, a long tail, and shoe-like feet. Yoshis come in many colors.

1P Vs. Mode
In this mode, Yoshi announces that Bowser has taken over Yoshi's Island (originally Fairy World in Panel de Pon). He uses a powerful spell to create an endless rainfall and turns all of Yoshi's his friends evil. Luckily, the spell doesn't work on Yoshi, who knows a way to break the spell and save his friends.

Exclusively in the HARD mode, after Bowser is beat, Little Yoshi appears.

Role in the Game
Yoshi's stage is the Start Point.

Original Counterpart
Yoshi's Panel de Pon counterpart is Lip.

Lip's stage theme plays in the How To Play.

Partner
Yoshi's partner is Little Yoshi, his own younger brother.