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For the Pac-Person originally known as Sue in Pac-Man World 2, see, see Clie.

Sue (スー Suu) is a female ghost from the Pac-Man series, commonly shown as being purple (but is orange in some other appearances).

History[]

Arcade Games[]

Original Sue sprite.

Original Sue sprite.

Ms. Pac-Man[]

Main article: Ms. Pac-Man (game)

Sue first appeared alongside Blinky, Pinky, and Inky in Ms. Pac-Man. Her role is identical to Clyde's in the original Pac-Man, and she looks identical to him as well. She starts on the righthand side of the Ghost Home in the Maze's center, sitting next to Pinky.

Like Clyde, Sue directly targets Ms. Pac-Man in the same manner that Blinky does, but when she gets within an eight-space radius of Ms. Pac-Man, she retreats to the lower-left corner of the maze, which is where she heads to during the start of a round.

Pac-Land[]

Main article: Pac-Land

In Pac-Land, Sue does not ride a vehicle like the other ghosts do, and instead always chases Pac-Man from behind. Sue travels at a slow pace (in fact, Sue is the slowest ghost in this game), but when the timer runs out, she begins to charge at Pac-Man mercilessly. If Pac-Man were to get past Sue and keep moving the opposite way, she will eventually teleport to be in front of him.

Sue mercilessly charges at Pac-Man

Sue mercilessly charges at Pac-Man

Pac-Mania[]

Main article: Pac-Mania

Carrying over her aggressive persona from Pac-Land, Sue behaves as Blinky typically would, but never enters "scatter" mode (she momentarily changes direction with the other ghosts, but always uses Pac-Man as her target). However, Sue moves at the same speed as Pinky in this game, which is pretty fast compared to the other ghosts, but slightly slower than Blinky (who always moves the fastest).

Sue in the TV series, with Inky and Pinky.

Sue in the TV series, with Inky and Pinky.

Animated Series[]

Main article: Pac-Man (TV Series)

Sue appears as the fifth Ghost Monster in the Pac-Man animated series, and the only female member. Rather than wearing a specific hat, as each of the male ghosts wear, Sue wears a pair of earrings. She is often defeated by Ms. Pac-Man.

Despite sharing similarities with Clyde in terms of personality, she is shown to be less stubborn and more sensitive, as shown in Christmas Comes to Pac-Land, when Pac-Man tells the Ghost Monsters to think about the many children who wouldn't get presents if they were to chomp him. She, along with the other Ghost Monsters even begs Clyde to reconsider as a result.

Other appearances[]

Pac-Attack[]

Main article: Pac-Attack

In some versions of the game, Sue can appear as one of the ghosts dropped with a block. She is also the primary ghost dropped for the 2nd player in "VS Mode".

Sue (Pac-Man 2)

Sue (Pac-Man 2)

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures[]

Main Article: Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures

Sue only appears in the SNES version of Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures when the player puts the cards in the wrong order in Mission 4. Here, she acts like all the ghosts, and must be defeated in the same way as the others.

Sue in Ms

Sue in Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

Maze Madness & Quest for the Golden Maze[]

Main article: Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

Main article: Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze

In both of these games, Sue appears in her original orange color rather than purple. She more closely resembles Clyde in-game, but the instruction manual for both confirms the character is Sue.

Pac-Chain/Pac-Chain S[]

Main article: Pac-Chain

Sue, seen in the background with Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.

Sue, seen in the background with Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.

Sue makes her first original appearance in nearly a decade in Pac-Chain. In this game Sue utilizes a retro design, and she serves as one of the many ghosts that can be eaten by Pac-Man in a chain.

Sue reprises her role in Pac-Chain S, there are no differences in her behavior between the two games.

Pac'N-Jump[]

Main article: Pac'N-Jump

Sue makes an original appearance in Pac'N Jump, she only appears in the Pac-Land DLC with a sprite based on her appearance in that game.

Sue on the right of Pac-Man

Sue on the right of Pac-Man

Pac-Chomp![]

Main article: Pac-Chomp!

Sue appears alongside the main Ghost Gang as one of many ghosts the player can get rid of.

Pac-Man 256[]

Main article: Pac-Man 256

Sue makes her first original home console appearance in 16 years in 256. Sue appears in groups of three, and can only move horizontally. When the group is in front of Pac-Man, they will stop moving. She is also the slowest of all the ghosts.

The Sandbox Evolution[]

Main article: The Sandbox Evolution

Sue's behavior is changed in The Sandbox Evolution. She can only move horizontally, but rather than stopping when in front of Pac-Man like in Pac-Man 256, she'll try to align herself with Pac-Man's horizontal position.

Pac-Man 256+[]

Main article: Pac-Man 256+

Sue's behavior is identical to that of 256, but she now moves faster, and if her trio is split down the middle (via Pac-Man eating the middle Sue) the other two will now scatter.

Characteristics[]

"Sue is the purple ghost who always chases Pac-Man everywhere he goes. If Pac-Man can catch her, after catching the four other ghosts, a timer capsule will appear awarding him points for his remaining time and giving him a new time bar. But don't be fooled. Like the other ghosts in Pac-Land, she'll be back! "

— Pac-Land Atari Lynx instruction manual

Appearance[]

Sue originally appears as an orange ghost in Ms. Pac-Man, as a female counterpart to Clyde. She is later depicted as a violet ghost, based on the animated series version. Unlike the other ghosts, Sue often appears to have narrow eyes and eyeshadow, presumably to express her gender.

Personality[]

Sue is never given a defined personality, though the animated series depicted her as somewhat sly - but like the other ghost monsters, she has an extreme lack of intelligence. In several Pac-Man games, Sue is one of the more aggressive ghosts chasing after Pac-Man, particularly in Pac-Mania.

Although according to her description for Pac-Mania in Arcade Archives, Sue is also depicted to be friendly but shy when people get too close.

Trivia[]

  • Sue is named after the sister of Doug Macrae; one of the lead members of General Computer Corporation (who developed the original Ms. Pac-Man prototype, Crazy Otto).[1][2]
  • Sue was initially named "Bonnie" when she replaced Clyde during the production of Ms. Pac-Man, which was still named "Pac-Woman" at the time; a reference to criminal bandits Bonnie and Clyde.[3]
  • On certain promotional material for Pac-Mania, Sue is identified as the "Following Monster" (つきまといモンスター Tsukimatoi Monsutā).[4]
  • It's likely that Sue originally played a more important role in Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. This is implied with there being 5 doors leading to the Ghost Witch instead of only 4, and a screenshot from EGM Issue 51 featuring her on the introduction screen with the other ghosts.[5]

Gallery[]

Character Artwork[]

"Ghost Gang" Group Artwork[]

Other Group Artwork[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "[...] the enemies were changed back to the traditional ghosts with their original names (except for Clyde, who was renamed Sue after Macrae's sister)." "The Golden Age Arcade Historian" blogpost
  2. ↑ https://www.fastcompany.com/3067296/the-mit-dropouts-who-created-ms-pac-man-a-35th-anniversary-oral-history
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/FRxPoYRSFWc&t=842
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ [2]
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