Fluffy Phantoms are cloud enemies made of cotton wool that appear inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. They have the ability to blow gusts of wind, and they appear in the levelsFlying-Carpet Cruise, where they use this ability to move magic carpets, andWoollet Bill's Last Ride, where they hide collectibles. In Flying-Carpet Cruise,Yoshi can use this to his advantage and reach higher places while on a magic carpet. Some Fluffy Phantoms can be found on the ceiling, where their gusts of wind serve more as a hindrance as they can push Yoshi's carpet towards abottomless pit. In Woollet Bill's Last Ride, two appear and they hideSmiley Flowers andWonder Wools.
They will usually appear without warning, and can hurt Yoshi on contact, although they can be stunned by throwing ayarn ball at them, which causes them to retreat to the edge of the screen, in some cases revealing items such asbeads.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | モクモクオバケ[1]
Mokumoku Obake | Compound of「もくもく」(mokumoku, Japanese mimetic word for rising clouds) and「お化け」(obake) | |
| French | Ectobarbus[?] | Portmanteau ofEctoplasme (ectoplasm) and "barbus" (bearded) | |
| German | Flauschphantom[?] | Fluffy Phantom | |
| Italian | Fantanuvola[?] | Phantom-cloud | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Fantasmullido[2] | Portmanteau offantasma (phantom) andmullido (fluffy) | |
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