Priscilla the Peckish

Priscilla the Peckish
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 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.

Priscilla the Peckish's arena

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

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
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