Ghosts

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Ghost
File:Pac-Man Ghosts.png File:PacManSymbol.png Ghosts, as they appeared in Pac-Man.
Universe	Pac-Man
Debut	Pac-Man (1980)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent appearance	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (2014)
Console of origin	Arcade
Species	Ghost
Article on Wikipedia	Ghosts (Pac-Man)

Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (赤ベイ, Akabei, ピンキー, Pinky, 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. They deal 10% damage.

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. The Ghosts are considered to be disjointed hitboxes, and as a result, hitboxes that hit them do not harm Pac-Man himself.

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.

Trophy information

Each of the four types of ghost in PAC-MAN behaves a bit differently. In Smash Bros., they appear in 8-bit form and move around the stage in their own quirky way, tormenting the fighters. They longer they chase you, the faster they move--and even if you get a Power Pellet and defeat them, they'll be back soon enough!

Origin

The four ghosts have become recurring elements in the Pac-Man series. Their appearance is based off of the 8-bit sprite in the original game. The patterns for moving are also 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.

Gallery

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  The Ghosts' trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Trivia

• Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde were originally only the nicknames of these four ghosts, until they got reclassified as their real names. Their nicknames are Shadow (Blinky), Speedy (Pinky), Bashful (Inky), and Pokey (Clyde).