The Shy Guys are a race of diminutive humanoids that commonly clad themselves in full-body hooded robes of a single, usually primary color, and wear simple masks. Despite their humble beginning as simple baddies in the Super Mario Universe, they capitalized on the potential of a new beginning in the multiverse to turn over a new leaf of sorts. Although a large population still resides within their home universe, many, many more are organized into a large, coporatist group that dominates the economy, transportation and overall administrative operations of the multiverse.