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|title=Lantern Ghost
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|image=[[File:SMW2 Yoshis Island Lantern Ghost.png|200px|Lantern Ghost official art]]
|image=[[File:SMW2 Yoshis Island Lantern Ghost.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Lantern Ghost from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]]
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|variants=[[Mega Kantera]]
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==History==
==History==
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
Lantern Ghosts are enemies in every installment of the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]. They behave identically to Shy-Guys, as they only walk around and sometimes emerge from [[pipe]]s, and a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can defeat a Lantern Ghost by either eating it or [[jump]]ing on it. In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]], Lantern Guys are enemies commonly encountered in caves, and they are found in the same four color varieties as regular Shy-Guys: grey, green, orange, and brown. In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Lantern Ghosts are exactly the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', but they now have only three color varieties: white, red, and green. In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', there is only color variant of Lantern Guy, and they appear in [[Lantern Ghost Grotto]] and [[Bandit Valley]].
[[File:SMW2YI - Lantern Ghost.png|left|frame]]  
Lantern Ghosts appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]] as enemies commonly found in caves. Just like the regular Shy-Guys in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', they can be found in four colors, being grey, green, orange, and brown. They walk around and can be defeated by either being eaten or [[jump]]ed on.
 
====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
[[File:YIDS White Lantern Ghost.png|left|frame]]
Lantern Ghosts return as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', acting the same as the first game with the same color variants.
 
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Lantern Ghosts return as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', acting the same as their prior appearances. They appear in [[Lantern Ghost Grotto]] and [[Bandit Valley]]. Only one color variant appears in the game.


===''Mario Party Advance''===
===''Mario Party Advance''===
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 暗い洞窟の中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、彼がいる証拠。<ref name=Sho/>(''He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there.'')
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 暗い洞窟の中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、彼がいる証拠。<ref name=Sho/>(''He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Better to eat a Lantern Ghost than curse the lack of an egg, eh, Yoshi?''<ref name=guide/>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Better to eat a Lantern Ghost than curse the lack of an egg, eh, Yoshi?''<ref name=guide/>


====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 暗いどうくつの中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、ヤツがいる証拠!<ref name=Advance/>(''He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there!'')
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 暗いどうくつの中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、ヤツがいる証拠!<ref name=Advance/>(''He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there!'')


====''Yoshi's New Island''====
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 小さなカンテラを持って、地上をゆっくりと歩く。簡単に食べることができるので、タマゴにするのにうってつけだ。<ref name=YNI/>(''It walks slowly on the ground with a small lantern. They are easy to eat; perfect for turning into eggs.'')
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 小さなカンテラを持って、地上をゆっくりと歩く。簡単に食べることができるので、タマゴにするのにうってつけだ。<ref name=YNI/>(''It walks slowly on the ground with a small lantern. They are easy to eat; perfect for turning into eggs.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW2YI - Lantern Ghost.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Lantern Ghost green.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Lantern Ghost green.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Lantern Ghost gray.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Lantern Ghost gray.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
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MPA Lantern Ghost.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
MPA Lantern Ghost.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
MPA Lantern Ghost Icon.png|''Mario Party Advance''
MPA Lantern Ghost Icon.png|''Mario Party Advance''
YIDS White Lantern Ghost.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YIDS Red Lantern Ghost.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YIDS Red Lantern Ghost.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YIDS Green Lantern Ghost.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YIDS Green Lantern Ghost.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
Icon YIDS - Underground Mysteries.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
Icon YIDS - Underground Mysteries.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
Lantern Ghost Grotto.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Lantern Ghost.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
Lantern Ghost Grotto.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
</gallery>
</gallery>



Revision as of 21:03, November 7, 2023

Lantern Ghost
Lantern Ghost
Artwork of a Lantern Ghost from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Variant of Shy Guy
Variants
Comparable
Notable members

Lantern Ghosts[1] are lantern-carrying, shrouded Shy Guys introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Despite hating the light, Lantern Ghosts are always seen with a lit lantern.

History

Yoshi's Island series

Lantern Ghosts are enemies in every installment of the Yoshi's Island series. They behave identically to Shy-Guys, as they only walk around and sometimes emerge from pipes, and a Yoshi can defeat a Lantern Ghost by either eating it or jumping on it. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, Lantern Guys are enemies commonly encountered in caves, and they are found in the same four color varieties as regular Shy-Guys: grey, green, orange, and brown. In Yoshi's Island DS, Lantern Ghosts are exactly the same as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, but they now have only three color varieties: white, red, and green. In Yoshi's New Island, there is only color variant of Lantern Guy, and they appear in Lantern Ghost Grotto and Bandit Valley.

Mario Party Advance

“Ah, yes. Oo! And it's mint! Come on in!”
Lantern Ghost, Mario Party Advance
Lantern Ghost from Mario Party Advance
The Lantern Ghost leader in Mario Party Advance

Several Lantern Ghosts appear in the basement of Horror Condo in Mario Party Advance. They are a part of a Toad Force V fan club known as the TFV Fan Club. When approached, the leader introduces himself as Lantern Ghost and says that the club is currently in session. He then asks if the player is a fan of the show. If the player claims that they are a fan, Lantern Ghost says that they don't look like one and asks to show him a Toad Force V figure. When the player fails to produce it, he says to go to the item shop and buy a figure. Once the player returns with a figure, he lets them in and holds onto the figure for them, and as a complimentary reward, gives them the Poochy Pal Gaddget. He proclaims that the player is now a member of the fan club and asks them to spread the word about the show.

Other appearances

Lantern Ghosts are also referenced in Super Princess Peach, where the King Boo battle (as well as the background of Shriek Mansion's map) featured lightposts modeled after them.

An early image of the Rock Paper Wizard shows that he was originally going to be a Lantern Ghost-like character who, instead of carrying a lantern, carried a wand with a glove on its top end.

Profiles

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Shogakukan guide: 暗い洞窟の中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、彼がいる証拠。[2](He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there.)
  • Player's Guide: Better to eat a Lantern Ghost than curse the lack of an egg, eh, Yoshi?[1]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Shogakukan guide: 暗いどうくつの中に住んでいる。カンテラの明かりが見えたら、ヤツがいる証拠![3](He lives in dark caves. If you see the lantern's light, it is proof that he is there!)

Yoshi's New Island

  • Shogakukan guide: 小さなカンテラを持って、地上をゆっくりと歩く。簡単に食べることができるので、タマゴにするのにうってつけだ。[4](It walks slowly on the ground with a small lantern. They are easy to eat; perfect for turning into eggs.)

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カンテラくん[2][3][4]
Kantera-kun
Compound of "kandelaar" (Dutch for "lantern") and「くん」(kun)

German Jack Laterna
From "jack-o-lantern"
Italian Lanterasma[6]
From "lanterna" (lantern) and "fantasma" (ghost)
Russian Призрак-фонарщик
Prizrak-fonarshchik
Lamplighter Ghost

Spanish Luztasma [5]
From "luz" (light) and "fantasma" (ghost)

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 127.
  2. ^ a b 「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」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 6.
  3. ^ a b 「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 15.
  4. ^ a b 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 19Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg.
  5. ^ Official Nintendo game guide website for Spain.
  6. ^ Super Mario Advance