Critters

Critters are usually-unfriendly creatures found in both *Super Phantom Cat* and *Super Phantom Cat 2*. This article lists what differences there are between the varieties of critters.

## Common Traits

Most critters have one or more of the following four traits:

1. Almost all critters pace back and forth within a set area, which varies for each individual critter (though these areas may overlap under certain circumstances). (Spike Balls, Spike Burrowers, and Spiders are the only critters that don't have this trait.)
2. Most critters damage the player if the player touches the critter's side or bottom.
3. Most critters will be destroyed if the player jumps on the critter's head, also bouncing the player into the air as the critter disappears.
4. Some critters will react to the player coming near the critter, usually by attempting to damage the player.

## List Of Critters

*Note: All of these names (with the exception of the first three) were made up based on the abilities and appearances of the critters, as no real names were stated in the game.*

### Yellow Critters

Yellow Critters appear in both games. They pace back and forth, and can be defeated by jumping on their head, getting hit with a bullet sprite (only in SPC), getting hit with a a smash sprite, or by being stepped on in their shrunken form. They do not recognize ledges, die when they touch spikes, and cannot see the player. If the player touches them from the sides, they lose 1 heart. They are one of the 3 critters that are able to be shrunken.

### Red Critters

Red Critters appear in both games. They are exactly like Yellow Critters, besides the fact that they can see the player, and will run and kill them if they do. They are one of the 3 critters that are able to be shrunken. When a red hits a block such as a lever block or a face block, they move it or activate it. They can also break some brick blocks.

### Nervys

Nervys are shy pink critters that will automatically hide from the player until they go away. Nervys can see behind themselves as well as in front of themselves, allowing them to hide no matter where the player is if they even could potentially see the player (though they'll pop back up if the block beneath them is broken). While players can walk through Nervys when they're hiding, Nervys' heads can be used as springs, but only when they're not hiding, forcing the player to drop down from above or immobilize a Nervy (via the Plant power; Nervys hide when players get close enough to fire the Ice power) before bouncing on it. Unlike other critters, Nervys are harmless and passive.

Inside Glacial Valley (world 4), there are Ice Nervys. You cannot jump on them, as they have ice spikes instead of their bouncy leaves. These simply harm you.

In Mission 008: Darwin’s journal, Darwin Roy shows the player a Nervy and challenges the player to not disturb one Nervy. Afterwards, the player are given coins. Several missions beyond that one require walking through fields of Nervys without disturbing more than three of them.

### Giant Red Critters

Giant Red Critters only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2. They are a bigger version of Red Critters. They are exactly like Red Critters, except that they can break bricks while running. A Giant Red Critter is the boss defending Ina in level 3-7. Giant Red Critters also appear in level 4-7. They cannot be defeated and do not die when they touch spikes. If the player touches them from the sides, they lose 1 heart. They are also found in Dark Spire (world 5). The player can use the Resize power to turn it into a Red Critter. They are one of the 3 critters that are able to be shrunken.

### Giant Grey Critters

Giant Grey Critters only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2. They are exactly like Giant Red Critters. They only appear in levels 4-6, and 4-7.

### Spiked Critters

Spiked Critters appear in both games. They pace back and forth, but can not be defeated by jumping on their head or getting hit with a bullet sprite. They do not recognize ledges, do not die when they touch spikes, and cannot see the player. If the player touches them from the sides, or from their spiked top, they lose 1 heart.

### Purple Critters

Purple Critters only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2. They are exactly like Red Critters, except that they run faster and they have spikes when running toward the player. They also can be seen sleeping, and being woken up by seeing the player, or if the player uses phantom powers.

### Green Blob Critters

Green Blob Critters only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2. They pace back and forth on the ceiling, and can be defeated by jumping on their head, or getting hit with a smash sprite. If the player is directly under them, they will jump down, wait a few seconds, and then go back up. They can break bricks, break ? blocks, move face blocks, and change the size of resize blocks. If the player touches them from any side besides the top, they lose 1 heart.

### Blue Wasps

Blue Wasps appear in both games. They head in one direction, and can be defeated by jumping on their head, getting hit with a bullet sprite (only in SPC), or getting hit with a smash sprite. They do not recognize the player. If the player touches them from any side, they lose 1 heart. They essentially are yellow critters in the air.

### Red Wasps

Red Wasps appear in both games. They are exactly like Blue Wasps, besides the fact that when they see the player, they charge towards them.

### Fish

Fish only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2, only on levels 3-4, and 7-5. They pace back and forth underwater, and can not be defeated. They cannot see the player. If the player touches them from any side, they lose 1 heart.

### Spike Balls

Spike Balls appear in both games. They rise and fall above holes, sometimes moving between them. They cannot be defeated. If a player touches them, they lose 1 heart.

### Spike Bugs

Spike Bugs appear in both games. They are stuck to the floor, and turn from their hiding and spiked phases. During their hiding phase, you can walk over them, but you cannot kill them. During their spiked phase, you cannot touch them, but you can kill them. They can be defeated by getting hit with a bullet sprite (only in SPC). If the player touches them from the sides or the top, they lose 1 heart.

### Spiders

Spiders appear in both games. They come from strings from above, and can be defeated by jumping on them, by getting hit with a bullet sprite (only in SPC), or by getting hit with a smash sprite. If the player touches them from the sides or bottom, they lose 1 heart.

### Birds

Birds appear in both games. They fly either horizontally or vertically. They can be defeated by jumping on them, by getting hit with a bullet sprite (only in SPC), or by getting hit with a smash sprite. If the player touches them from the sides or bottom, they lose 1 heart. If the player is holding the jump button while jumping on them, they will get a larger jump.

### Block Critters

Block Critters can only appear in Super Phantom Cat 2. Block Critters have a yellow and blue block. They could be stacked together. They are very useful in level 3-1 (SPC2), at the part where they have to go on bricks to get the treasure on the gold cloud. They could be defeated by stepping on their head.

## Trivia

* The Yellow and Red Critters are the most iconic enemies in the game.
* The Nervy is the only critter to have 2 forms.
* The Yellow Critter can appear underwater, and when it does, it cannot be defeated.
* The Fish is the only critter exclusive to 1 level.
* The Block Critter is the only critter to have a pair of two.