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|image=[[File:Purple Yoshi and Grim Leechers Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|200px]]<br>A Grim Leecher riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. | |image=[[File:Purple Yoshi and Grim Leechers Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|200px]]<br>A Grim Leecher riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
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[[File:GrimLeecher_SMW2.png|left|frame]] | [[File:GrimLeecher_SMW2.png|left|frame]] | ||
'''Grim Leechers'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|Page 127]].</ref> ('''Purple Zombies''' in the pocket guide for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''{{ref needed}}) are enemies from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', its remake, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. These enemies resemble purple ghosts with skulls on their faces, and their name is a pun on the "[[Wikipedia:Death (personification)|Grim Reaper]]" and "[[wikipedia:Leech|Leech]]". If [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is a good distance from a Grim Leecher, they will wait until Yoshi comes near, and then hover towards Yoshi once he comes too close. If they come in contact with Yoshi, the Grim Leecher will kick [[Baby Mario]] off Yoshi's back and hop on. This will cause the game controls to reverse, and Yoshi will be colored pink, although in ''Yoshi's New Island'' the Yoshi will be colored purple. Yoshi can eat them to lay an egg, although, in ''Yoshi's New Island'', they cannot be eaten. | '''Grim Leechers'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|Page 127]].</ref> ('''Purple Zombies''' in the pocket guide for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''{{ref needed}}) are enemies from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', its remake, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. These enemies resemble purple ghosts with skulls on their faces, and their name is a pun on the "[[Wikipedia:Death (personification)|Grim Reaper]]" and "[[wikipedia:Leech|Leech]]". If [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is a good distance from a Grim Leecher, they will wait until Yoshi comes near, and then hover towards Yoshi once he comes too close. If they come in contact with Yoshi, the Grim Leecher will kick [[Baby Mario]] off Yoshi's back and hop on. This will cause the game controls to reverse, and Yoshi will be colored pink, although in ''Yoshi's New Island'' the Yoshi will be colored purple. Yoshi can eat them to lay an egg, although, in ''Yoshi's New Island'', they cannot be eaten. | ||
[[File:SMW2 YI Yoshi and Rider.png|120px|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']] | [[File:SMW2 YI Yoshi and Rider.png|120px|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']] | ||
A Grim Leecher makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]. | |||
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Revision as of 19:12, December 9, 2018
Grim Leechers[1] (Purple Zombies in the pocket guide for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[citation needed]) are enemies from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its remake, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and Yoshi's New Island. These enemies resemble purple ghosts with skulls on their faces, and their name is a pun on the "Grim Reaper" and "Leech". If Yoshi is a good distance from a Grim Leecher, they will wait until Yoshi comes near, and then hover towards Yoshi once he comes too close. If they come in contact with Yoshi, the Grim Leecher will kick Baby Mario off Yoshi's back and hop on. This will cause the game controls to reverse, and Yoshi will be colored pink, although in Yoshi's New Island the Yoshi will be colored purple. Yoshi can eat them to lay an egg, although, in Yoshi's New Island, they cannot be eaten.
A Grim Leecher makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Spirit.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 死神さん[2] Shinigami-san |
Mr. Death (based on 「死神」 Shinigami, the Japanese equivilant of the Grim Reaper) |
| French (NOA) | Funesto[3] |
Pun on "funeste" (disastrous). |
| Italian | Malannetto[citation needed] |
Diminutive term of malanno (ailment). |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Carranca[citation needed] |
Scowl |
References
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 127.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 16.
- ^ http://yoshisnewisland.nintendo.com/
