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|image=[[File:YIDS_Priscilla_the_Peckish.png]]
|image=[[File:YIDS_Priscilla_the_Peckish.png]]
|first_appearance= ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])}}
|first_appearance= ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])}}
{{quote|Now meet my dear friend Priscilla. You'll need some fancy footwork if you want to leave her castle!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island DS}}
{{quote|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 an insect creature found on [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]. She is the boss of [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and is fought in [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish|a castle named for her]]. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry.
'''Priscilla the Peckish''' is an {{wp|antlion}}-like creature found on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. She is the boss of [[World 3 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 3]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and is fought in [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish|a castle named for her]]. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry.
[[File:Priscilla Fight.png|left|thumb|100px|Priscilla the Peckish's arena]]
[[File:Priscilla Fight.png|left|thumb|100px|Priscilla the Peckish's arena]]
If the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] jumps into or over the sand which she inhabits at the wrong time, Priscilla may eat him, causing him to lose all of his [[Yoshi Egg|eggs]]. 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. 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 [[Needlenose]]s. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand.
If the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] jumps into or over the sand which she inhabits at the wrong time, Priscilla may eat him, causing him to lose all of his [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]]. 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. 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 [[Pokey (projectile)|Pokey]]s. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Icon YIDS - Castle of Priscilla the Peckish.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アリジゴクン
|Jap=アリジゴクン
|JapR=Arijigokun
|JapR=Arijigokun
|JapM=Pun of 「アリジゴク」 (''arijigoku'', doodlebug) and 「ゴックン」 (''gokkun'', gulp)
|JapM=Pun on「{{hover|蟻地獄|アリジゴク}}」(''arijigoku'', {{wp|antlion}}) and「ゴクン」(''gokun'', onomatopoeia for gulping); shared with [[Arijigokun|the sand-dwelling creature]] from ''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|Spa=Priscila Tragona
|Spa=Priscila Tragona
|SpaM=Priscila Guzzler
|SpaM=Priscila Guzzler
|Fra=Priscilla Peticreux
|Fre=Priscilla Peticreux
|FraM=Derived from the French expression "avoir un petit creux", meaning "feeling a bit peckish"
|FreM=Derived from "avoir un petit creux" (a French expression meaning "feeling a bit hungry")
|Ger=Hungrige Huberta
|Ger=Hungrige Huberta
|GerM=Hungry Huberta
|GerM=Hungry Huberta
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|Kor=개미지옥군
|Kor=개미지옥군
|KorR=Gaemijiokgun
|KorR=Gaemijiokgun
|KorM=From 개미지옥 (antlion trap)
|KorM=From "개미지옥" (''gaemijiok'', antlion trap) and "~군" (''-gun'', a Korean honorific for "young guy")
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}}


==Trivia==
*Priscilla's behavior is likely based on the larva of an {{wp|antlion}}, a type of [[Earth|real world]] insect (these larvae are also known as doodlebugs). Antlion larvae are well-known for digging pits in sand and devouring any insects that fall into them.
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[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Insects]]

Latest revision as of 03:41, January 8, 2024

Priscilla the Peckish
Priscilla the Peckish in Yoshi's Island DS.
First appearance 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 an antlion-like creature found on Yoshi's Island. She is the boss of World 3 in Yoshi's Island DS, and is fought in a castle named for her. Her name includes the word "peckish", a term used to describe someone who is hungry.

Priscilla the Peckish
Priscilla the Peckish's arena

If the Yoshi jumps into or over the sand which she inhabits at the wrong time, Priscilla may eat him, causing him to lose all of his eggs. 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. 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 Pokeys. Upon being defeated, she shrinks and hides herself back in the sand.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
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 Priscila Tragona
Priscila Guzzler