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|image=[[File:YIDS_Priscilla_the_Peckish.png]] | |image=[[File:YIDS_Priscilla_the_Peckish.png]] | ||
|full_name=Priscilla | |||
|first_appearance= ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])}} | |first_appearance= ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])}} | ||
{{quote| | {{quote|Now meet my dear friend Priscilla. You'll need some fancy footwork if you want to leave her castle!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island DS}} | ||
'''Priscilla the Peckish''' is an | '''Priscilla''', also called the '''Priscilla the Peckish''' in her [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish|stage name]], is an insect creature found on [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]. She is the boss of [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. | ||
If [[Yoshi (species)| | If the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] jumps into or over the sand which she inhabits at the wrong time, Priscilla may eat him, causing him to lose all of his [[Yoshi Egg|eggs]]. Yoshi can jump from platform to platform in Priscilla's path to lure her out of her sand pit and throw an egg at her. Alternatively, a [[Glide Guy]] may come out and lure her; this second method, however, happens periodically and can therefore take quite some time. She also spits [[Needlenose]]s. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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| | |Jap=アリジゴクン | ||
| | |JapR=Arijigokun | ||
| | |JapM=From ''arijigoku'', meaning antlion or doodlebug. | ||
|Fra=Priscilla Peticreux | |||
|FraM=Derived from the French expression "avoir un petit creux", meaning "feeling a bit peckish" | |||
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|Ger=Hungrige Huberta | |Ger=Hungrige Huberta | ||
|GerM=Hungry Huberta | |GerM="Hungry Huberta"}} | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*Priscilla's behavior is likely based on the larva of an [[wikipedia:Antlion|antlion]], a type of [[Earth|real world]] insect (these larvae are also known as doodlebugs). Antlion larvae are well-known for digging pits in sand and devouring any insects that fall into them. | |||
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{{YIDS}} | {{YIDS}} | ||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||