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'''Ghosts'''<ref>{{cite|title=''DK: Jungle Climber''|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|location=[[Spooky Woods]]|quote=Boy, everywhere you look, it's ghosts, ghosts, and more ghosts! Listen up, because you'll want to know how to fend 'em off. Jeepers creepers, better cast yer peepers on the top screen! All you have to do is stop moving and stay totally motionless. If you stay still, the ghosts turn transparent, and they can't hurt you. When you're walking, just stop where you are. When you're on pegs, grab on with both hands and freeze! Remember, when you're in danger, just stay calm and stay still.}}</ref> are enemies in both games of the ''[[DK (series)|DK]]'' series.
{{Quote|Boy, everywhere you look, it's ghosts, ghosts, and more ghosts! Listen up, because you'll want to know how to fend 'em off. Jeepers creepers, better cast yer peepers on the top screen! All you have to do is stop moving and stay totally motionless. If you stay still, the ghosts turn transparent, and they can't hurt you. When you're walking, just stop where you are. When you're on pegs, grab on with both hands and freeze! Remember, when you're in danger, just stay calm and stay still.|[[Cranky Kong]] in [[Spooky Woods]]|{{a|DKJC|l}}}}
'''Ghosts''' are enemies in both games of the ''[[DK (series)|DK]]'' series.
 
==History==
==History==
===''DK: King of Swing''===
===''DK: King of Swing''===
[[File:Ghost DKKoS.png|frame]]
[[File:Ghost DKKoS.png|frame]]
Ghosts debut in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. They are encountered in the [[Ship of Souls]] only, where they float around a set area until they spot the player character ([[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]), at which point they fade in and out while chasing them. A Ghost can damage the player character while it is opaque, but a single charge attack can defeat it. Ghosts can be safely passed through while translucent.
Ghosts debut in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. They are encountered in the [[Ship of Souls]] only, where they float around a set area until they spot the player character ([[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]), at which point they fade in and out while chasing him. A ghost can damage the player character while it is opaque, but a single charge attack can defeat it. Ghosts can be safely passed through while translucent.


===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
Ghosts are featured within [[Spooky Woods]], a level in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They are always invisible unless Donkey Kong moves around. If it is close, a Ghost scares the player character away. They pass through the player character if they are motionless.
Ghosts are featured within [[Spooky Woods]], a level in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They are always invisible unless Donkey Kong moves around. If it is close, a ghost scares the player character away. Ghosts pass through the player character if they are motionless.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 10:01, January 8, 2025

Ghost
Ghost in DK: Jungle Climber.
Sprite from DK Jungle Climber
First appearance DK: King of Swing (2005)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
“Boy, everywhere you look, it's ghosts, ghosts, and more ghosts! Listen up, because you'll want to know how to fend 'em off. Jeepers creepers, better cast yer peepers on the top screen! All you have to do is stop moving and stay totally motionless. If you stay still, the ghosts turn transparent, and they can't hurt you. When you're walking, just stop where you are. When you're on pegs, grab on with both hands and freeze! Remember, when you're in danger, just stay calm and stay still.”
Cranky Kong in Spooky Woods, DK: Jungle Climber

Ghosts are enemies in both games of the DK series.

History

DK: King of Swing

Ghost

Ghosts debut in DK: King of Swing. They are encountered in the Ship of Souls only, where they float around a set area until they spot the player character (Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong), at which point they fade in and out while chasing him. A ghost can damage the player character while it is opaque, but a single charge attack can defeat it. Ghosts can be safely passed through while translucent.

DK: Jungle Climber

Ghosts are featured within Spooky Woods, a level in DK: Jungle Climber. They are always invisible unless Donkey Kong moves around. If it is close, a ghost scares the player character away. Ghosts pass through the player character if they are motionless.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポワン[1]
Powan
The French name "Point" DK: King of Swing
オバケ[?]
Obake
Ghost DK: Jungle Climber
Italian Spettro malefico[?] Malefic spectre

References

  1. ^ 敵キャラ&仕掛け. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2025.