Grim Leecher
| Grim Leecher | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi's New Island | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Grim Leechers are enemies from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its Game Boy Advance remake, and Yoshi's New Island. These enemies resemble purple ghosts with skulls on their faces; their shape in their artwork and model faintly resembles that of a Shy Guy or Toady.
Grim Leechers wait until Yoshi comes near and then hover towards them; if a Grim Leecher makes contact, they knock Baby Mario off Yoshi's back and hop on. This causes the game controls to reverse, signified by Yoshi turning a flashing pink color. Yoshi must Ground Pound to knock a Grim Leecher loose, and can eat them to produce an egg. In Yoshi's New Island, Grim Leechers cannot be eaten, and the Yoshi controlled by a Grim Leecher is now colored purple.
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Grim Leechers appear only in The Impossible? Maze, as well as Mystery of the Castle? in the remake. In Yoshi's New Island, Grim Leechers appear in Beware the Boo Brigade.
A Grim Leecher makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit.
Profiles[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 取りつかれると、方向感覚が狂って、思うように動けなくなる。[1] (When possessed, you lose your sense of direction and cannot move as you would like.)
- Player's Guide: This usurper kicks Mario off, hops on Yoshi's back and reverses your controls.[2]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): ふれるとヨッシー背中にとりつき、ヨッシーの操作を左右逆にしてしまう。赤ちゃんを取りもどせば、すぐに回復する。[3] (When touched, it attaches itself to Yoshi's back and reverses Yoshi's movements from left to right. If the baby is retrieved, Yoshi will recover quickly.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 接触してとりつかれるとダメージを受け、スライドパッドの入力方向が左右逆になる。非常にやっかいな敵なので、早めにタマゴを投げつけて倒そう。[4] (If it comes into contact with and possesses you, you will take damage, and the slide pad input direction will be reversed. Since this is a very troublesome enemy, be sure to defeat it by throwing eggs at it as soon as possible.)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #309 Grim Leecher | ||
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Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Ramblin' Evil Mushroom Equipped | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Meta Knight |
| Conditions | Hazard: Left is Right, Right is Left
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| Stage | Yoshi's Island | |
| Song | Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island |
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's New Island
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Grim Leecher's name is a portmanteau of "Grim Reaper" and "leech", referring to their behavior of clinging to Yoshi.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | しにがみさん[4][5] Shinigami-san |
「死神」(shinigami) with the honorific suffix「さん」(-san) | |
| 死神さん[1][3] Shinigami-san |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 死灵灵[5] Sǐ Líng Líng |
From "死" (sǐ, "death") and "灵" (líng, "spirit") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | Grim Leecher[5] | Unmodified from the English name | |
| Dutch | Grim Leecher[5] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Funesto[6][5] | Funeste ("disastrous") with the suffix -o | |
| German | Klammerdieb[5] | From klammern ("to clinch") and dieb ("thief") | |
| Kult Schnapper[7] | Cult Snapper | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| Italian | Malannetto[5] | From malanno ("ailment") and the diminute suffix -etto | |
| Korean | 찰거머리사신[5] Chalgeomeorisasin |
From "찰거머리" (chalgeomeori), a term describing someone who sticks around and causes annoyance, and "사신" (sasin, "Grim Reaper") | |
| Russian | Темноездник[5] Temnoyezdnik |
From темно (temno, "dark") and наездник (nayezdnik, "rider") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Funestucho[8][5] | From funesto ("grim") and the pejorative suffix -ucho |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 7.
- ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 16.
- ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Spirit inventory (7 Dec. 2018). Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc (Ver. 13.0.3). Nintendo.
- ^ 2014. Connaître ses Ennemis. Yoshi's New Island (Canadian French). Archived January 20, 2015, 15:06:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ 2014. Conoce a los villanos. Yoshi's New Island (Latin American Spanish). Archived September 28, 2016, 05:21:38 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
