Pac-Man Mania ~ Inky Traditional Cache
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Inky (“Aosuke”) is the cyan (blue) ghost.
He first appears alongside Blinky, Pinky and Clyde in the original Pac-Man, made in 1980. Here, Inky, somewhat like Clyde, would often not be pursuing Pac-Man as directly as Blinky and Pinky did. However, Inky can also pose a very serious threat to Pac-Man, as he is, arguably, the least predictable ghost. His original English descriptor, Stylist, is very likely a reference to a special trait in his targeting scheme. The way in which it is done, using the relative positions of Blinky and Pac-Man, means that he is the only ghost whose target will constantly vary, even if Pac-Man is stationary. He is also the only ghost that factors another ghost’s position into his targeting scheme. Needless to say, Inky is the most complex ghost among his comrades. His goal is to reach a spot twice the distance from Blinky to two spaces in front of Pac-Man. Because of this, Inky’s movements will seem a lot more random the farther away Blinky is from Pac-Man. If Blinky is far behind Pac-Man, Inky will often be wandering off somewhere far ahead. But if Blinky is closely following behind Pac-Man, Inky will usually just try to follow Blinky until the ghosts enter scatter-mode again. During which time Inky occupies the lower right corner of the maze.
He is often depicted as a fickle and slow-headed character, but his personality is pretty straight forward. He’s goofy and never thinks things through, and this often makes him appear a bit dimwitted but not as much as Clyde. Inky is usually the funny and mellow ghost who tries to remain cool, but always manages to fail at keeping his calm when scared or scolded by his fellow ghosts.
As tough as he tries to put off being sometimes, “Tell that to the hand!” (Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures) the truth is that he is scared easily. In Pac-Man Party, he declares, “I’m afraid of spiders!”
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