Yoshi

Yoshi is a character from the Mario series. He appeared in the 8th episode of Death Battle, Yoshi VS Riptor, where he went against Killer Instinct's resident dinosaur, Riptor.

History
A denizen of Yoshi's Island, he has helped Mario on several occasions, and both have learned over time to work with one another. He is among the race of Bowser's worst enemies, due to the fact that they are happy. He has participated in a number of sports, fighting, and Mario Party.

Background

 * Bowser's first nemesis
 * High, strong jumps
 * Can resist knock-back
 * Naturally skilled in basic combat & speed
 * Constantly followed by incredibly happy music

Yoshi Eggs

 * Maneuverable Projectiles
 * Light-Weight
 * Can carry up to 6 eggs
 * Different eggs create different effects
 * Made from the souls of devoured enemies

Digestive System

 * Long, stretchy tongue
 * Can eat almost anything
 * Can get special abilities or produce eggs
 * Can trap enemies in eggs
 * Has Trouble swallowing Koopa Shells

DBX
Yoshi made a cameo at the beginning of Mario VS Luigi, where he, Princess Peach and Toadsworth watched the two Mario Bros. play tennis, until Mario became angry and attacked Luigi, which accidentaly hit Yoshi, who was standing next to Luigi at the time. Yoshi is also appearing in 53rd episode of DBX fighting against Pac-Man from Bandai Namco.

Trivia

 * Yoshi is the fourth Nintendo character in Death Battle, after Samus Aran, Goomba and Koopa Troopa, and with the next 17 being Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario and Pit.
 * Yoshi is one of the combatants that is both a species and an individual. He shares this with Pikachu, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, The Terminator, Agumon, Lucario and Renamon.
 * Also similar to The Terminator, Yoshi is the youngest combatant as the Yoshi's are deployed into combat immediately after birth.
 * Yoshi is also currently the youngest Death Battle winner.
 * Yoshi is the only non-KI character to use a Combo Breaker against his Killer Instinct opponent.
 * Yoshi is the first character to beat a Killer Instinct character with the next one being Sub-Zero.
 * Yoshi is the third Mario character in Death Battle, after Goomba and Koopa Troopa, and with the next five being Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Bowser.
 * He is the first Mario character to win a Death Battle, with the next two being Princess Peach and Donkey Kong.
 * Yoshi's sprite comes from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 * Yoshi is the first male combatant to defeat a female combatant with the next three being Dante, Roronoa Zoro and Lucario.