Boshi gained noteriety several years ago by declaring himself the fastest Yoshi alive. For some time he dominated the other Yoshis, and declared himself their leader. As the fastest in the group, the others felt he was qualified, and he maintained his position by carefully choosing competitors who would lose to him in one-on-one races.
Eventually Yoshi was able to beat Boshi with some help from Mario. The rest of the Yoshis tried to declare Yoshi their new boss, but he declined, although Yoshi does have the respect and loyalty of most of his relatives. Boshi now competes fairly against the other Yoshis, and although he wins his fair share of races, the rumour that he was the fastest Yoshi alive has been put to rest. Boshi is not as dominant in all-out races against more than one competitor as he is in one-on-one races, but he seems to have learned to enjoy the challenge.
To the victor go the spoils, goes the old saying. In Boshi's case, that would be modified to say, to the victor go the cookies. Boshi may seem tough on the outside with his studded collar and mirrored shades, but he has a weakness for cookies that may unsaddle him in the end. He can no more resist a race when a cookie is at stake than Mario can resist helping people in need. Once you defeat the bully, you can leave your winning with one of Yoshi's pals and return to race later in the game. Even in defeat, Boshi will want to race if a cookie is the prize.
-Super Mario RPG Player's Guide
"What're YOU lookin' at? If you wanna challenge me, you have to bring Cookies!"
"SO! You brought the Cookies. All right! Consider yourself lucky today. You've got yourself a race...one-on-one."
"This is as easy as it gets, man."
"Since WHEN have you been able to sprint like that?! Oh...well...I had my day in the sun. Let metive you a tip! Race someone SLOW. That way, you'll be able to stash away the Cookies!"
(Agreeing to race with everyone) "Hmmm...All right! Just stay outta my way! Oh, here's the Cookie stash for the winner."
"You lookin' at me?"
Attack Pattern: He runs. That's about it.
Basic Fighting Strategies: You have to run too. This is actually easier said than done. You have to press the A and B buttons alternating with precise timing to run properly. It's actually kind of clever - better than button mashing, but it is quite hard to get the hang of. There is some music with a beat that you should try to synchronize your button-pushing to - but here's the trick; at certain parts of the song, the beat will stop or change...keep going to the original beat when that happens.
Advanced Strategies: To earn lots of cookies later on, bet high and then save if Yoshi wins or reset the game if he loses and bet again. It's important to be able to hold lots of cookies because if you only have a couple to bet you won't earn much. Whether you ride or watch is up to you, although you will improve your chances if you learn to ride well.
