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'''Polterpiranhas''',<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 279.</ref> referred to in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] as simply '''Ghosts''', are winged, cobalt blue, undead [[Piranha Plant]]s found in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.
'''Polterpiranhas''',<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=279|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> referred to in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] as simply '''Ghosts''', are winged, cobalt blue, undead [[Piranha Plant]]s found in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
Polterpiranhas move up and down or side to side. They also hang upside down and do not have a stem. If the player does not have enough time to react, they will eat [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] whole for about two seconds, leaving Yoshi's current baby floating around until Yoshi gets out to capture it. They can be defeated by throwing a [[Yoshi's Egg]] at them or by having [[Baby Donkey Kong|Baby DK]] perform his dash attack on them.
Polterpiranhas move up and down or side to side. They also hang upside down and do not have a stem. If the player does not have enough time to react, they will eat [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] whole for about two seconds, leaving Yoshi's current baby floating around until Yoshi gets out to capture it. They can be defeated by throwing a [[Yoshi's Egg]] at them or by having [[Baby DK]] perform his dash attack on them.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
Polterpiranha is only mentioned in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series a few times. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Polterpiranha, retranslated as Ghost, is mentioned as a variety in the North American version of the Piranha Plant [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]; it is unmentioned in the British English version, but is mentioned in the Japanese version under its full name. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Ghosts are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Polterpiranha, retranslated as Ghost, is mentioned as a variety in the North American version of the Piranha Plant [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. It is unmentioned in the British English version, but is mentioned in the Japanese version under its full name.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Ghosts are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|JapM=Ghost Piranha
|Dut=Ghost Piranha
|Dut=Ghost Piranha
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|Fre=Piranha fantôme
|Fre=Piranha fantôme
|FreM=Ghost Piranha
|FreM=Ghost Piranha
|Ger=Spuk-Piranha
|Ger=Spuk-Piranha
|GerM=Spook Piranha
|GerM=Spook Piranha
|Kor=유령뻐끔
|KorR=Yuryeong Ppeokkeum
|KorM=Ghost Piranha
|Ita=Fantapiranha
|Ita=Fantapiranha
|ItaM=From ''fantasma'' (ghost) and ''Piranha''
|ItaM=From ''fantasma'' ("ghost") and ''Piranha''
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|SpaE=Planta Piraña Fantasma
|SpaEM=Ghost Piranha Plant
|SpaEM=Ghost Piranha Plant
|Kor=유령뻐끔
|KorR=Yuryeong Ppeokkeum
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Latest revision as of 12:24, September 3, 2024

Polterpiranha
Polterpiranha
A Polterpiranha
First appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Variant of Piranha Plant

Polterpiranhas,[1] referred to in the Super Smash Bros. series as simply Ghosts, are winged, cobalt blue, undead Piranha Plants found in Yoshi's Island DS.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Polterpiranhas move up and down or side to side. They also hang upside down and do not have a stem. If the player does not have enough time to react, they will eat Yoshi whole for about two seconds, leaving Yoshi's current baby floating around until Yoshi gets out to capture it. They can be defeated by throwing a Yoshi's Egg at them or by having Baby DK perform his dash attack on them.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Polterpiranha is only mentioned in the Super Smash Bros. series a few times. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Polterpiranha, retranslated as Ghost, is mentioned as a variety in the North American version of the Piranha Plant trophy; it is unmentioned in the British English version, but is mentioned in the Japanese version under its full name. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ghosts are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゆーれいパックン[?]
Yūrei Pakkun
Ghost Piranha
Dutch Ghost Piranha[?] -
French Piranha fantôme[?] Ghost Piranha
German Spuk-Piranha[?] Spook Piranha
Italian Fantapiranha[?] From fantasma ("ghost") and Piranha
Korean 유령뻐끔[?]
Yuryeong Ppeokkeum
Ghost Piranha
Russian пиранья-призрак[?]
piran'ya-prizrak
Ghost Piranha
Spanish (NOA) Planta Piraña fantasma[?] Ghost Piranha plant
Spanish (NOE) Planta Piraña Fantasma[?] Ghost Piranha Plant

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 279.