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{{Species-infobox

|image=[[File:MvDK2 Room 7-5.png|180px]]<br>Both Phantom Guy forms in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''.

|parent_species=[[Boo Guy]]<br>[[Shy Guy (toy)]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])

'''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.

 

[[File:MvsDK ShyGuyGhost.png|thumb|left]]

Polterguys first appear as enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', and are found in the [[Spooky House]] world. Like other enemies in the game, coming in contact with [[Mario]] will cause him to lose a life. Polterguys cannot be defeated normally; when Mario presses a button that is the same color as any of the ghosts, they turn into harmless platforms with Shy guy masks, allowing Mario to pass by.

Polterguys also appear in the Spooky House's [[Spooky House#4-DK|boss stage]]. 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]] will hit one of three [[Color Switch]]es, transforming the Polterguy of that color into a regular Shy Guy that Mario can pick up and throw at Donkey Kong to damage him.

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', they have been renamed to Phantom Guys and appear in the [[Spooky Attic]] stage. They mostly retain their appearance and movement patterns from the last game, serving as obstacles to the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] toys that can be turned into platforms. In the [[Construction Zone]], Phantom Guys can be used in the Spooky Attic and Special Kit 3 sets.

Polterguys appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', where they now have active wind-up keys on their backs like their walking counterparts. They are also less transparent and have a spectral, vaguely fiery aura that resembles their boss stage appearance from the first game. In addition, they remain in the same spot rather than move in a given pattern, though they still turn to face any Mini Marios present. They are first encountered in [[Room 4-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Room 4-5]].

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', Polterguys appear as enemies that Donkey Kong summons in [[Area 4-DK]].

File:SpookyHouseBossFight.png|Both forms of Polterguy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=ゆーれいヘイホー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/0Rniust.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''

|JapM=[[wikipedia:Yūrei|Yūrei]] Shy Guy; same as [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]].<br><br>Fire [[wikipedia:Yūrei|Yūrei]] Shy Guy ([[Spooky House#4-DK|4-DK]])

|ItaM=Phantom Guy

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