You'll never be able to look at Mario the same way again after it was confirmed he's a Yoshi beater.
It's been a subject of debate among Mario fans just what Mario does to make Yoshi stick out his tongue, but now it has been settled by developers Takashi Tezuka and Shigefumi Hino.
Yes, Mario was originally punching Yoshi in the head.
"Lots of people think that while Mario is pointing his finger forward, he's saying, 'Go' and Yoshi's tongue comes out," Hino said in an interview with Nintendo's official site (translated by Kotaku).
"However, the set up that I drew was that when Mario punches Yoshi in the head, the character's tongue shoots out in surprise."
And it gets even worse. "What's more, there's an added 'bop' sound. However, it seemed like people would say, 'Poor Yoshi', so that's why it became that Mario is saying, 'Go'," Hino added.
Needless to say, the revelation has left a lot of Nintendo fans shocked, especially when you consider that Mario punching Yoshi in the head means that, indirectly, they have been punching the adorable Yoshi in the head too.
Of course, it's worth noting that the developers have pointed out it was the original plan, and Mario is actually pointing in the games.
So you can breathe a sigh of relief.
