Roger the Potted Ghost
- Not to be confused withPotted Ghost.
- "Roger" redirects here. For the parrot character from theDonkey Kong Country TV series, seePolly Roger.
| Roger the Potted Ghost | |
|---|---|
 Roger the Potted Ghost artwork fromYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Roger the Potted Ghost,[1] or simplyThe Potted Ghost[2] orPotted Ghost,[3] is aboss inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He is the second main world boss of the game and appears inThe Potted Ghost's Castle at the end ofWorld 2. Roger starts out as a lifelesspot, but is transformed byKamek's magic into a large ghost when the player enters the boss room. He is the only inanimate object that Kamek transforms into a boss. Roger's face is the same as those ofDangling Ghosts andCaged Ghosts, and he is amorphous like them. Roger can be defeated ifBlue Yoshi pushes him and his pot off of the right edge of the platform, though there are two greenShy-Guys that slowly push Roger in the opposite direction. To defend himself, Roger can lunge at Blue Yoshi, knocking him away, and breathes out blue flames which home in. When Roger is pushed far enough, the Shy-Guys topple over the edge too.
InYoshi's Island DS, Roger and the other bosses fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island make a cameo in the game's introduction. Additionally, there are enemies calledPotted Ghosts, which vaguely resemble Roger, but are smaller and less malevolent.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Roger the Potted Ghost is featured as asupport spirit which grants resistance against strong winds. Thespirit is obtainable by winning his spirit battle or summoning it with the spirits ofShy Guy andBoo Mario.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide: つぼから煙のように現れる。ヨッシーをはじきとばしたり、青い炎を吐いたりするが、つぼから出られないのが悲しいサガ。[4] (It appears like smoke from a pot. It can repel Yoshi and spit blue flames, but it is a sad fact that it cannot get out of its pot.)
- Nintendo Player's Guide:Spirits like Bigger Boo and Roger haunt the forts and castles, clinging to rugged mountainsides in World 2. Roger looks mean and has frightfully bad breath, but isn't exactly fast on his feet. In fact, he has no feet. He has to rely on two Shy-Guys to push him around. Since he didn't let them go out for Trick-or-Treat last year, their team spirit is low.[5]
- Super Power Club Cards bio:[6]
- Description:Aladdin would never rub this pot, because the genie inside has has a mean streak a mile wide! He doesn't get around much--his only means of transportation is two Shy Guys.
- Favorite Saying:"Faster, you fools, faster!"
- How to Beat Him:Push him until he falls off the edge to the right. Avoid the blue fireballs he shoots at you. Keep pushing, because the little Shy Guys are keeping up the pressure, too!
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): ワールド2-8のボス。ツボからけむりのように現れ、ヨッシーをはじき飛ばそうとしたり、青い炎で攻擊する。ツボを押して、足場から落としてしまおう。[7] (The boss of World 2-8. It appears like smoke from a pot, tries to knock Yoshi away, and attacks with blue flames. Push the pot to drop him from the platform.)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Spirit #310 Roger the Potted Ghost | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Advanced | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Strong-Wind Resist | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (The Light Realm); Summoned with a Shy Guy and Boo Mario core | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | GiantWii Fit Trainer (♂),Meta Knight ×2 |
| Conditions | Rule: Hard to Launch; Jump Power ↓
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| Stage | Dracula's Castle (Ω) | |
| Song | Yoshi's Island (Brawl) |
Gallery
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | つぼおばけ[?] TsuboObake | Pot Ghost | |
| Chinese | 坛中幽灵[?] Tán zhōng Yōulíng | Ghost in jar | |
| French | Pouss'Pot[?] | Push'Pot | |
| German | Nebulo[?] | FromNebel ("mist") | |
| Italian | Fantasma Invasato[?] | Crazy Ghost, but also a pun onvaso ("vase") | |
| Russian | Призрак Вазя[?] Prizrak Vazya | Vase Ghost | |
| Spanish | Fantasbote[?] | Fromfantasma ("ghost") andbote ("pot") |
Notes
- The blue flames Roger shoots seem to be based on thehitodama, a phantasmagoric phenomenon in the Japanese folklore which is said to be the souls of the dead.
- Some stones are seen when Roger is pushed off the platform, implying that he falls through the floor.
- Roger's body was originally intended to be a static sprite; the final game would instead render it using the Super FX2 chip.[8]
References
- ^| Artwork - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Games - Nintendo |.Nintendo of America (American English). Archived April 2, 2003, 15:19:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^March 1996.Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 42. Page 70.
- ^January 1996.Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 40. Page 21.
- ^「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).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page9Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg.
- ^Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995).Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
- ^Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
- ^「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).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page17Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png.
- ^Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites.The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
