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|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|You should learn how to take no for an answer! Now meet my dear friend Priscilla. You'll need some fancy footwork if you want to leave her castle!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island DS}} | {{quote|You should learn how to take no for an answer! 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 {{wp|antlion}}-like creature found on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. She is the boss of [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and is fought in [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish|a castle named for her]]. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry. | '''Priscilla the Peckish''' is an {{wp|antlion}}-like creature found on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. She is the primary boss of [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and is fought in [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish|a castle named for her]]. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry. | ||
[[File:Priscilla Fight.png|left|thumb|100px|Priscilla the Peckish's arena]] | [[File:Priscilla Fight.png|left|thumb|100px|Priscilla the Peckish's arena]] | ||
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's 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; however, this second method happens periodically and can therefore take quite some time. She also spits [[Pokey (projectile)|Pokey]]s. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand. | 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's 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; however, this second method happens periodically and can therefore take quite some time. She also spits [[Pokey (projectile)|Pokey]]s. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, October 30, 2024
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| First appearance | Yoshi's Island DS (2006) |
- “You should learn how to take no for an answer! 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 antlion-like creature found on Yoshi's Island. She is the primary boss of World 3 in Yoshi's Island DS, and is fought in a castle named for her. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry.
If the 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 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; however, this second method happens periodically and can therefore take quite some time. She also spits Pokeys. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand.
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Yoshi's Island DS
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | アリジゴクン[?] Arijigokun |
Pun on「蟻地獄」(arijigoku, antlion) and「ゴクン」(gokun, onomatopoeia for gulping); shared with the sand-dwelling creature from Mario Party 3 | |
| French | Priscilla Peticreux[?] | Derived from "avoir un petit creux" (a French expression meaning "feeling a bit hungry") | |
| German | Hungrige Huberta[?] | Hungry Huberta | |
| Italian | Vilma Vorax[?] | Voracious Vilma | |
| Korean | 개미지옥군[?] Gaemijiokgun |
From "개미지옥" (gaemijiok, antlion trap) and "~군" (-gun, a Korean honorific for "young guy") | |
| Spanish | Priscila Tragona[?] | Priscila Guzzler |
