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Fire Shy Guys (or Fire Snifits) have the same voice clip from the Shy Guys when throwing them on another one. And Polterguys make voice clips too.

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+{{merge to|Boo Guy}}
 {{species infobox
 |image=[[File:MvDK NS Polterguy.png|175px]]<br>Artwork of a Polterguy from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
-|variant_of=[[Boo Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy (toy)]]
 |first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
 |latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
+|portrayed_by=[[Nate Bihldorff]] (2024)
+|variant_of=[[Boo Guy]]
 }}
-'''Polterguys'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>data/data/anims/polterguy_anim.bin</tt>)</ref><ref>"''Polterguy – Mini Mario will burn if he is touched by a Polterguy! Step on a color switch to turn all the Polterguys of that color into blocks. Polterguy cannot be hurt by the hammer.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (American English version)</ref> (also known as '''Phantom Guys''')<ref>"''22. Phantom Guys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help</ref><ref>"''Phantom Guy – Mini Marios will burn if they touch a Phantom Guy! Step on a coloured switch to turn all the Phantom Guys of that colour into blocks. Phantom Guys cannot be hurt by hammers.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (British English version)</ref> are [[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guys]] that appear only in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. They are based on [[Boo Guy]]s; the name "Polterguy" is based on the word "{{wp|poltergeist}}", referring to their spectral appearance.
+'''Polterguys'''<ref>"''Polterguy – Mini Mario will burn if he is touched by a Polterguy! Step on a color switch to turn all the Polterguys of that color into blocks. Polterguy cannot be hurt by the hammer.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (American English version)</ref> (also known as '''Phantom Guys''')<ref>"''22. Phantom Guys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help</ref><ref>"''Phantom Guy – Mini Marios will burn if they touch a Phantom Guy! Step on a coloured switch to turn all the Phantom Guys of that colour into blocks. Phantom Guys cannot be hurt by hammers.''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' help menu, tab 7: "Enemies" (British English version)</ref> are toylike [[Boo Guy]]s that appear only in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Their usual name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|poltergeist}}", referring to their spectral appearance, and "[[Shy Guy]]", which they are based on.
 ==History==
 ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
 [[File:MvsDK ShyGuyGhost.png|frame|left]]
 [[File:SpookyHouseBossFight.png|thumb|Both forms of Polterguy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']]
-Polterguys first appear as enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', and are found in [[Spooky House]]. Like other enemies in the game, if [[Mario]] comes in contact with them in their standard form, he loses a [[Extra life|life]]. Polterguys cannot be defeated; instead, when Mario presses a [[Color Switch]] of the same color as a Polterguy, it turns into a harmless block that Mario can stand on. However, Polterguys in this form will revert to their standard form if Mario presses a Color Switch of a different color than the Polterguy.
+Polterguys, referred to as "'''[[Boo]]s'''",<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 181|date=July 2004|page=88, 89}}</ref> first appear as enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', and are found in [[Spooky House]]. Like other enemies in the game, if [[Mario]] comes in contact with them in their standard form, he loses a [[Extra life|life]]. Polterguys cannot be defeated; instead, when Mario presses a [[Color Switch]] of the same color as a Polterguy, it turns into a harmless block that Mario can stand on. However, Polterguys in this form will revert to their standard form if Mario presses a Color Switch of a different color than the Polterguy.
+Polterguys also appear in Spooky House's boss stage, [[Level 4-DK]]. These Polterguys now have flame-like auras similar to [[Pyro Guy]]s, though this is only a visual effect, and the usual animation plays if Mario loses a life by coming in contact with them. As they float around in a set pattern, [[Donkey Kong]] hits one of three Color Switches, transforming the Polterguy of that color into a regular Shy Guy, which Mario can pick up and throw at Donkey Kong to damage him. If Mario is still holding the Shy Guy when Donkey Kong hits the switch of its color, it will not turn into a flaming Polterguy in his hands.
-Polterguys also appear in Spooky House's boss stage, [[Level 4-DK]]. These Polterguys now have flame-like auras similar to [[Pyro Guy]]s, though this is only a visual effect, and the usual animation plays if Mario loses a life by coming in contact with them. As they float around in a set pattern, [[Donkey Kong]] hits one of three Color Switches, transforming the Polterguy of that color into a regular Shy Guy, which Mario can pick up and throw at Donkey Kong to damage him.
+Polterguys reprise their role in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|of the same name]].
 ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-MVDK World 4 End (No Text).png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
+MVDK World 4 End (No Text).png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
 PolterguyMvsDK2.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
+MvDKNSPolterguy.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
+MvDKNSPolterguyBlock.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
 </gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
+==Additional names==
+===Internal names===
+{{internal names
+|game1=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
+|file1=<tt>data/data/anims/polterguy_anim.bin</tt>
+|name1=polterguy
+|meaning1=Polterguy
+|game2=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
+|file2=Model/ShyGuyGhost_Shared.bfres.zs
+|name2=ShyGuyGhost
+|meaning2=Ghost Shy Guy
+}}
+===Names in other languages===
 {{foreign names
 |Jap=ゆーれいヘイホー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><ref>[[Media:MvDK2 Shogakukan Book.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><br>''Yūrei Heihō''<br>{{nowrap|ファイヤーゆーれいヘイホー<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book10/P140808166.JPG Scan of 「マリオvs.ドンキ—コングかんぺきガイドブック」 ''(Mario vs. Donkey Kong Kanpeki Guidebook)'']</ref>}}<br>''Faiyā Yūrei Heihō''
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 |Ita=Tipo Spettro
 |ItaM=Spectre Guy; shared with [[Ghost Guy#Names in other languages|Ghost Guy]]
-|Spa=Personaje de color<ref>[https://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
+|Spa=Personaje de color<ref>[https://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref><br>FantasGuy<ref>"''22. FantasGuys''" - ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' help</ref>
-|SpaM=Colored character (4-DK)
+|SpaM=Colored character (4-DK)<br>PhantomGuy
 }}
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 [[Category:Fire creatures]]
 [[Category:Ghosts]]
-[[Category:Minis]]
 [[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong enemies]]
 [[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis enemies]]