Priscilla the Peckish
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| Appears in | 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 a myrmeleonoid creature found on Yoshi's Island. She is the primary boss of World 3 in Yoshi's Island DS, and is fought in a castle named for her. She starts out as a small antlion hiding in her sand pit before getting powered up by Kamek and growing bigger. She is the only myrmeleonoid creature found on Yoshi’s Island.
If Blue Yoshi jumps into or over the sand that she inhabits at the wrong time, Priscilla may eat him, causing him to drop all of his eggs. She will spit him out, and Blue Yoshi must get out of the sand pit rescue the baby. Blue 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. The eggs can be obtained by Shy Guys coming out of two pipes, which will fall into the sand pit and be swallowed by 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 rounds Pokeys, more being spat out the more eggs thrown ant her. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and falls back into the sand. Then, Yoshi will fall into the sand pit, and the door to the next world opens.
Gallery[edit]
Yoshi's Island DS
Priscilla the Peckish's arena
Naming[edit]
Priscilla's name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| 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 (Europe) | Priscila Tragona | Priscila Guzzler | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ Yoshi's Island DS Spanish guide. www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
