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 enemies in Yoshi's Island DS. They are undead cobalt blue Piranha Plants with wings.

HistoryEdit

Yoshi's Island DSEdit

Polterpiranhas are positioned upside-down in Yoshi's Island DS and move either up and down or from left to right. If a Polterpiranha grabs a Yoshi, they it for roughly two seconds, causing the baby with Yoshi to float around until captured again. Either a Yoshi's Egg or Baby DK's dash attack can defeat a Polterpiranha.

Super Smash Bros. seriesEdit

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.

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Names in other languagesEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  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.