Editing Polterguy

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MvDK NS Polterguy.png|175px]]<br>Artwork of a blue Polterguy from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
|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]])
|portrayed_by=[[Nate Bihldorff]] (2024)
|variant_of=[[Boo Guy]]
}}
'''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 toylike [[Boo Guy]]s that appear only in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Their usual 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, referred to as "'''[[Boo]]s'''",<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 181|date=July 2004|page=88, 89}}</ref> 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 5-DK|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. If Mario is still holding the Shy Guy when Donkey Kong hits the switch of its color, it will not turn into a flaming Polterguy in his hands.

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>{{nw|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 5-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 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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