Grim Leecher
| Grim Leecher | |
|---|---|
 A Grim Leecher's Spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Grim Leechers are enemies from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its Game Boy Advance remake, and Yoshi's New Island. These enemies resemble purple ghosts with skulls on their faces; their shape in their artwork and model faintly resembles that of a Shy Guy or Toady. Grim Leecher's name is a portmanteau of "Grim Reaper" and "Leech".
Grim Leechers wait until Yoshi comes near and then hover towards them; if a Grim Leecher makes contact, they knock Baby Mario off Yoshi's back and hop on. This causes the game controls to reverse, signified by Yoshi turning a flashing pink color. Yoshi must Ground Pound to knock a Grim Leecher loose, and can eat them to produce an egg. In Yoshi's New Island, Grim Leechers cannot be eaten, and the Yoshi controlled by a Grim Leecher is now colored purple.
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Grim Leechers appear only in The Impossible? Maze, as well as Mystery of the Castle? in the remake. In Yoshi's New Island, Grim Leechers appear in Beware the Boo Brigade.
A Grim Leecher makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit.
Profiles[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 取りつかれると、方向感覚が狂って、思うように動けなくなる。[1](When possessed, you lose your sense of direction and cannot move as you would like.)
- Player's Guide: This usuper kicks Mario off, hops on Yoshi's back and reverses your controls.[2]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): ふれるとヨッシー背中にとりつき、ヨッシーの操作を左右逆にしてしまう。赤ちゃんを取りもどせば、すぐに回復する。[3](When touched, it attaches itself to Yoshi's back and reverses Yoshi's movements from left to right. If the baby is retrieved, Yoshi will recover quickly.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 接触してとりつかれるとダメージを受け、スライドパッドの入力方向が左右逆になる。非常にやっかいな敵なので、早めにタマゴを投げつけて倒そう。[4](If it comes into contact with and possesses you, you will take damage, and the slide pad input direction will be reversed. Since this is a very troublesome enemy, be sure to defeat it by throwing eggs at it as soon as possible.)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #309 Grim Leecher | ||
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Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Ramblin' Evil Mushroom Equipped | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Meta Knight |
| Conditions | Hazard: Left is Right, Right is Left
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| Stage | Yoshi's Island | |
| Song | Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island |
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's New Island
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 死神さん[1][3] / しにがみさん[4] Shinigami-san |
Based on「死神」(shinigami, the Japanese equivalent of the Grim Reaper), with honorific suffix「さん」(-san) attached | |
| Chinese | 死灵灵[?] Sǐ Líng Líng |
From「死」(sǐ, "death") and「灵」(líng, "spirit") | |
| French (NOA) | Funesto[5][dead link] | From funeste ("disastrous") with suffix "-o" | |
| German | Klammerdieb[?] | From klammern ("to clinch") and dieb ("thief") | |
| Italian | Malannetto[?] | From malanno ("ailment") and nanetto ("dwarf") | |
| Korean | 찰거머리사신[?] Chalgeomeorisasin |
From 찰거머리 (chalgeomeori, a Korean term describing someone who sticks around and causes annoyance) and "사신" (sasin, "Grim Reaper") | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Carranca[?] | Scowl | |
| Russian | Темноездник[?] Temnoyezdnik |
From темно (temno, "dark") and наездник (nayezdnik, "rider") | |
| Spanish | Polizontasma[?] | From polizon ("stowaway") and fantasma ("ghost") |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 16.
- ^ a b Shogakukan. 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 20.
- ^ http://yoshisnewisland.nintendo.com/
