Ghoul Guy

Ghoul Guys are a gray variant of Boo Guys and an enemy in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
==In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time==
Like Boo Guys, Ghoul Guys live in Shroob Castle, and attack in the same manner (albeit at an increased speed). They now have the ability to possess other enemies and increase their stats. In battle, Ghouls Guy will roll into either Mario or Luigi — depending on who you're playing as — inflicting damage to their target; this can be avoided by jumping on them. However, preceding this, the Ghoul Guy will split into two transparent duplicates; one of which is the real Ghoul Guy, and the other one is just an impersonator. Your methods of disambiguation are quite simple; only the real Ghoul Guy can injure the Mario Bros.. The Ghoul Guy will point to the Mario brother it will attack.
The difference between a Ghoul Guy and a regular Boo Guy is that the former can merge its spirit with another enemy in the background. While the Ghoul Guy will disappear, the other creature will inherit the Ghoul Guy's stats, add them to its own, and will continue with the combined stats. For this reason, ensure that the Ghoul Guys are eliminated from existence before dealing with anything else.
Due to their flight abilities, Ghoul Guys are immune to ground-based weaponry such as the regular Hammer attack and the Green Shell and Red Shell. However, they can be hit by moves that come from above, such as the standard Jump, the Cannonballer, and the Mix and Copy Flowers.
==In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!==
Purple versions of Ghoul Guys appear in this game, but only in the boss battle of World 4. These Ghoul Guys appear from paintings on either side of Donkey Kong's platform when he performs his Ground Pound attack. They will wander around the stage for a few seconds, then spin around into a ball of smoke and explode.
In the sound effects menu, the second part of their spinning attack's sound effect, which is the explosion after the spin, is absent when played there for unknown reasons.
== Game data ==
==Behind the Scenes==
=== Name ===
Ghoul Guys have "Guy" in their name, much like most others in the Shy Guy family. The first word comes from the word "ghoul," despite the Ghoul Guys' behaviour making them more like regular ghosts (like the regular Boo Guy) while an actual ghoul is a solid demon said to feed on corpses.
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