Random Thoughts: Yoshi is the most deadly and terrifying creature in Super Mario world

Some people may argue Yoshi's just an expendable dinosaur you can toss off a cliff when he's outlived his usefulness.

I beg to differ. Anything that's Mario sized will fit fine in his mouth. So doesn't all that time spent devouring Goombas make Yoshi a carnivore? 

That's very unsettling.

A dinosaur that can grab you with his extending tongue and devour you in one gulp. Surely there's a defence against that?

No, there isn't.

If there was a game where you played as the Goomba, Yoshi would be like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill or the Bobby from Clocktower. There's NO WAY to fight him. You can fend him off, but once he grabs hold of you, you're finished. He doesn't even bite or chew you up into more manageable chunks. Oh no, that's too time consuming. Faster to just swallow you down in one gulp (and probably digest you ever so slowly). So Yoshi's less cute green dinosaur and more like chameleon + python + komodo dragon.

I'm surprised he let's Mario sit on his back and ride him around, who does he think he is? Well, he can eat anything that's Mario sized, so maybe he's biding his time.

If you're one of those people who actually watched the Mario cartoon (yes, there was a Mario cartoon) then you may recall Yoshi has vocal chords all of a sudden. He's a sentient creature who also happens to be kind of spiteful. I trawled Youtube but couldn't find it, but in one episode he's harassed by a tree swinging loincloth clad child. 

The tarzan kid falls into a piranha plant and is struggling for dear life while pleading for Yoshi to save him. He actually stops and considers letting him die, until mini tarzan offers to help him find his friends. The lesson here: Yoshi's a dick so don't expect help from him.

Everyone, that is why Yoshi is so dangerous. Help raise awareness today.