Ghosts

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Ghost
File:Ghosts-Pacman.jpg File:PacManSymbol.png Ghosts in Pac-Man
Universe	Pac-Man
Debut	Pac-Man (1980)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent appearance	Pac-Man Museum (2014)
Console of origin	Arcade
Species	Ghost

Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (赤ベイ Akabei, ピンキー Pinki, 青助 Aosuke, and 愚図た Guzuta), collectively referred to as "Ghosts," are recurring enemies in the Pac-Man series. They are red, pink, cyan, and orange respectively.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Ghosts appear in three major capacities in these games.

As an Assist Trophy

When summoned via an Assist Trophy, the Ghosts will wander around the stage trying to make contact with an opponent fighter. They exhibit similar behavior as they did in the original arcade game: Blinky takes the shortest route to nearby enemies, Pinky tries to move in front of them, Inky moves in a random direction away from enemies, and Clyde moves randomly.

As a moveset element

Pac-Man uses the Ghosts for his smash attacks, holding Blinky in front of him for his forward smash, Inky above him for his up smash, and Pinky and Clyde on either side of him for his down smash.

As a stage hazard

The Ghosts appear as hazards on the Pac-Maze stage. By collecting 100 Pac-Dots, a player can spawn a Power Pellet and thereby defeat the Ghosts.

Origin

The four ghosts have become recurring elements in the Pac-Man series. They're appearance is based off of the 8-bit sprite in the original game. The patterns for moving are based off of the original Pac-Man, in which Blinky would follow Pac-Man, Pinky would ambush Pac-Man between her and Blinky, Inky would randomly follow Pac-Man or Blinky, and Clyde would choose a random path.