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{{species infobox
|title=Polterguys
|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]])
|image=[[File:phantom guy.png|Both '''Polterguys''' forms shown in the bottom screen.|180px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|parent_species=[[Shy Guy (toy)]]
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|related=[[Polterguy]]
|portrayed_by=[[Nate Bihldorff]] (2024)
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2004|2004]])<br>
|variant_of=[[Boo Guy]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2006|2006]])
}}
}}
[[File:MvsDK ShyGuyGhost.png|thumb|left]]
'''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.
'''Polterguys'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (data\anim\polterguy_anim.bin)</ref><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.</ref> (also known as '''Phantom Guys'''<ref>"''22. Phantom Guys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help.</ref>) are red, yellow, and blue [[Shy Guy]] ghosts found in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]].


Polterguys first appear as enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. Like other enemies in the game, coming in contact with [[Mario]] will cause him to die and lose a life. Phantom Guys cannot be defeated, but they can be turned into blocks when Mario presses a button the same color as the ghosts. This will allow Mario to pass. Phantom Guys first appear in the [[Spooky House]] world. [[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guy]]s are transformed into similar-looking enemies by [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Color Switch]]es in the boss stage.
==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.


In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', they appear in the [[Spooky Attic]] stage. They function like in the last game for the most part, though now they are enemies to the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] toys, who serve as the game's playable characters. Once again, they can be turned into blocks when a certain button is pressed. This technique can be used to solve puzzles on the stages they appear. In the [[Construction Zone]], Polterguys can be used in the Spooky Attic and [[Special Kit 3]] sets. The latter allows them to interact with the game's new [[Mini Donkey Kong]] toys.
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.


In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', Polterguys appear upright and have active wind-up keys on their backs like their walking counterparts. They also have a spherical aura of fire similar to [[Pyro Guy]]s rather than transparent bodies. In addition, they remain in the same spot rather than move in a given pattern, even though they turn to face [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s. They are first encountered in Room 3-5.
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!]]''.


The name "Polterguy" is based on [[wikipedia:Poltergeist|poltergeist]], referring to its somewhat spectral appearance.
===''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]].


==Names in other languages==
===''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
{{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>[https://i.imgur.com/0Rniust.jpg ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2'' Shogakukan book]</ref>
|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''
|JapR=Yūrei Heihō
|JapM=Same as [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]]<br><br>Fire Boo Guy ([[Level 5-DK|4-DK]])
|JapM=Same as [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]]
|Ita=Tipo Spettro
|Ita=Tipo Spettro
|ItaM=Phantom Guy
|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:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! enemies]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]
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Latest revision as of 23:42, October 28, 2024

Polterguy
A Polterguy from Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Nintendo Switch.
Artwork of a blue Polterguy from Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Portrayed by Nate Bihldorff (2024)
Variant of Boo Guy

Polterguys[1] (also known as Phantom Guys)[2][3] are toylike Boo Guys that appear only in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. Their usual name is a portmanteau of "poltergeist", referring to their spectral appearance, and "Shy Guy", which they are based on.

History[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Polterguy
The Spooky House boss fight in Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Polterguys are visible in both forms here.
Both forms of Polterguy in Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Polterguys, referred to as "Boos",[4] 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 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 Guys, 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 remake 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[edit]

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 Minis 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![edit]

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: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]

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 girders, then disappears. A Mini Mario breaks if it touches a Polterguy.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis data/data/anims/polterguy_anim.bin polterguy Polterguy
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/ShyGuyGhost_Shared.bfres.zs ShyGuyGhost Ghost Shy Guy

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゆーれいヘイホー[5][6]
Yūrei Heihō
ファイヤーゆーれいヘイホー[7]
Faiyā Yūrei Heihō
Same as Boo Guy

Fire Boo Guy (4-DK)
Italian Tipo Spettro[?] Spectre Guy; shared with Ghost Guy
Spanish Personaje de color[8]
FantasGuy[9]
Colored character (4-DK)
PhantomGuy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "22. Phantom Guys" - Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis help
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ July 2004. Nintendo Power Volume 181. Page 88, 89.
  5. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
  6. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 Shogakukan book
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Official Mario vs. Donkey Kong website (Guías Nintendo)
  9. ^ "22. FantasGuys" - Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis help