Editing Polterguy

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|image=[[File:MvDK NS Polterguy.png|175px]]<br>Artwork of a Polterguy from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
|variant_of=[[Boo Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy (toy)]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''Polterguys'''<ref>"''Polterguy – Mini Mario will burn if he is touched by a Polterguy! Step on a color switch to turn all the Polterguys of that color into blocks. Polterguy cannot be hurt by the hammer.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (American English version)</ref> (also known as '''Phantom Guys''')<ref>"''22. Phantom Guys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help</ref><ref>"''Phantom Guy – Mini Marios will burn if they touch a Phantom Guy! Step on a coloured switch to turn all the Phantom Guys of that colour into blocks. Phantom Guys cannot be hurt by hammers.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (British English version)</ref> are [[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guys]] that appear only in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. They are toy variants of [[Boo Guy]]s; their name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|poltergeist}}", referring to their spectral appearance, and "[[Shy Guy]]", which they are based on.
==History==
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MvsDK ShyGuyGhost.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SpookyHouseBossFight.png|thumb|Both forms of Polterguy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']]
Polterguys first appear as enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', and are found in [[Spooky House]]. Like other enemies in the game, if [[Mario]] comes in contact with them in their standard form, he loses a [[Extra life|life]]. Polterguys cannot be defeated; instead, when Mario presses a [[Color Switch]] of the same color as a Polterguy, it turns into a harmless block that Mario can stand on. However, Polterguys in this form will revert to their standard form if Mario presses a Color Switch of a different color than the Polterguy.

Polterguys also appear in Spooky House's boss stage, [[Level 4-DK]]. These Polterguys now have flame-like auras similar to [[Pyro Guy]]s, though this is only a visual effect, and the usual animation plays if Mario loses a life by coming in contact with them. As they float around in a set pattern, [[Donkey Kong]] hits one of three Color Switches, transforming the Polterguy of that color into a regular Shy Guy, which Mario can pick up and throw at Donkey Kong to damage him.

Polterguys reprise their role in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|of the same name]], though they are also slightly redesigned to be toy-like, with a wind-up key on their back similar to their appearance in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
[[File:MvDK2 Room 7-5.png|thumb|left|Both Phantom Guy forms in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'']]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', Polterguys are known as Phantom Guys and appear in [[Spooky Attic]]. They mostly retain their appearance and movement patterns from the last game, serving as enemies that can be turned into platforms for [[Mini]]s to walk on. In the [[Construction Zone]], Phantom Guys can be used in the Spooky Attic construction kit and [[Special Kit 3]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
Polterguys appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', where they now have active wind-up keys on their backs like their walking counterparts. They are also less transparent and have a spectral, vaguely fiery aura that resembles their boss stage appearance from the first game. In addition, they remain in the same spot rather than move in a given pattern, though they still turn to face any Minis present. They are first encountered in [[Room 4-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Room 4-5]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''===
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', blue Polterguys appear as enemies in [[Area 4-DK]]. When Donkey Kong summons a Polterguy from a Shy Guy portrait, it simply falls down until it hits ground or [[girder]]s, then disappears. A [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] breaks if it touches a Polterguy.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MVDK World 4 End (No Text).png|Polterguys in the end screen for [[Twilight House]] from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
PolterguyMvsDK2.png|Ending credits artwork of a red Polterguy from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyRed.png|A red Polterguy in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyYellow.png|A yellow Polterguy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyBlue.png|A blue Polterguy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyRedBlock.png|A red Polterguy as a block in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyYellowBlock.png|A yellow Polterguy as a block in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyBlueBlock.png|A blue Polterguy as a block in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|file1=<tt>data/data/anims/polterguy_anim.bin</tt>
|name1=polterguy
|meaning1=Polterguy
|game2=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
|file2=Model/ShyGuyGhost_Shared.bfres.zs
|name2=ShyGuyGhost
|meaning2=Ghost Shy Guy
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゆーれいヘイホー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><ref>[[Media:MvDK2 Shogakukan Book.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><br>''Yūrei Heihō''<br>{{nowrap|ファイヤーゆーれいヘイホー<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book10/P140808166.JPG Scan of 「マリオvs.ドンキ—コングかんぺきガイドブック」 ''(Mario vs. Donkey Kong Kanpeki Guidebook)'']</ref>}}<br>''Faiyā Yūrei Heihō''
|JapM=Same as [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]]<br><br>Fire Boo Guy ([[Level 4-DK|4-DK]])
|Ita=Tipo Spettro
|ItaM=Spectre Guy; shared with [[Ghost Guy#Names in other languages|Ghost Guy]]
|Spa=Personaje de color<ref>[https://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref><br>FantasGuy<ref>"''22. FantasGuys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help</ref>
|SpaM=Colored character (4-DK)<br>PhantomGuy
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Shy Guys]]
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
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[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong enemies]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis enemies]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! enemies]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! enemies]]
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