Ghosts

Ghost
File:Pac-Man Ghosts.png Clyde, Inky, Pinky, and Blinky, as they appear in Pac-Man.
Universe	Pac-Man
Debut	Pac-Man (1980)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (2014)
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
Species	Ghost
Gender	Male (Blinky, Inky, Clyde) Female (Pinky)
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 and cannot be shielded, hence making their attacks unblockable.

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. Ghosts also appear in two of Pac-Man's taunts. A ghost when turned blue from Pac-Man in the 3DS version sometimes appears in Pac-Man's up taunt, while Blinky and Pinky appear in his down taunt.

As a stage hazard

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

Trophies

Name	Picture	Description
Ghosts (PAC-MAN)		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. The 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! Each of the four types of ghost in PAC-MAN behaves a bit differently. In this game, they appear in 8-bit form and move around the stage in their own quirky way to torment the fighters. The 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! PAC-MAN (1980) SUPER PAC-MAN (1982)
Blinky		A red ghost that chases after PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series. The way he incessantly follows PAC-MAN earned him the nickname Shadow. When you get further in the stage, he also gets a terrifying speed boost! In Smash Bros., he appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's side smash. A red ghost that chases after PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series, noted for the way incessantly follows PAC-MAN. When you get further in the stage, he also gets a speed boost, which can be quite terrifying! In this game, he appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's side smash. PAC-MAN (1980) SUPER PAC-MAN (1982)
Inky		A blue ghost that chases after PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series…sometimes. He's also known as Bashful, since he moves around indecisively depending on whether PAC-MAN is nearby. In Smash Bros., he appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's up smash. A blue ghost that chases after PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series...some of the time. He has a tendency to move around indecisively depending on whether or not PAC-MAN is nearby. In this game, he appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's up smash. PAC-MAN (1980) SUPER PAC-MAN (1982)
Pinky		A pink ghost that strategically targets PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series. She's also known as Speedy, as she can anticipate PAC-MAN's moves and get ahead of him quick enough to ambush him. In Smash Bros., she appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's down smash. A pink ghost that strategically targets PAC-MAN in the PAC-MAN series. She can anticipate PAC-MAN's moves and get ahead of him quick enough to ambush him with a pincer attack. In this game, she appears in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's down smash. PAC-MAN (1980) SUPER PAC-MAN (1982)
Clyde		An orange ghost that doesn't really chase after PAC-MAN all that much in the PAC-MAN series. Instead, he likes to just wander around, doing his own thing. He's also known as Pokey, and in PAC-LAND he appears as a tough and speedy enemy. In Smash Bros., he shows up in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's down smash. An orange ghost that doesn't really chase after PAC-MAN all that much in the PAC-MAN series. Instead, he chooses to just wander around, doing his own thing. In PAC-LAND he appears as a tough and speedy enemy. In this game, he shows up in the PAC-MAZE stage and in PAC-MAN's down smash. PAC-MAN (1980) SUPER PAC-MAN (1982)
TURN-TO-BLUE		The colorful ghosts in PAC-MAN generally act as pursuers, chasing down the hero as he searches for food. But feed the hero a Power Pellet, and now it's the ghosts' turn to run! They take on this new form as they run for their ghostly lives. In Smash Bros., these scaredy-ghosts will appear in the PAC-MAZE stage if you grab a Power Pellet. The colourful ghosts in PAC-MAN usually act as pursuers, chasing down the hero as he goes in search of food. But feed him a Power Pellet, and now it's the ghosts' turn to run! They take on this new form as they flee for their ghostly lives. In this game, too, you can see the ghosts in this form if you grab a Power Pellet in the PAC-MAZE stage.

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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  Blinky in Pac-Man's forward smash.

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  Inky in Pac-Man's up smash.

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  Pinky and Clyde in Pac-Man's down smash.

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  The Ghosts as an Assist Trophy.

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  The Ghosts in Pac-Maze.

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).