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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

Clyde-sue-tim-8bit — 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.

While her movements are often described as being "random", Sue's movements are deliberate. Sue actually does directly chase Ms. Pac-Man (exactly the way Blinky does) most of the time; but when she gets within an eight-space radius of Ms. Pac-Man, she starts to retreat to the lower-left corner of the maze, which is where she targets during "scatter" mode.

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.

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).

Animated Sue — 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 wore, Sue wore a pair of earrings. She was often defeated by Ms. Pac-Man.

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".

Quest for the Golden Maze

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

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

Pac-Man 256

Main article: Pac-Man 256

Sue makes her first appearance in fourteen years in Pac-Man 256. She appears in groups of three, and can only move horizontally. She is also the slowest of all the ghosts.

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.

Gallery

Character Artwork

"Ghost Gang" Group Artwork

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Pac-Man Characters
Main Characters	Pac-Man • Ms. Pac-Man • Jr. Pac-Man • Baby Pac-Man • Professor Pac-Man • Chomp-Chomp
Other Characters	Miru • Sour Puss • Pac-Devil • Sir Pac-A-Lot • Pac-Master • Ms. Pac-Master • Krystal • Buttercup • Fairy
Pac-Ghosts	Blinky • Pinky • Inky • Clyde • Sue • Funky • Spunky • Kinky • Tim • Orson • Yum-Yum
Main Antagonists	Ghost Witch • Toc-Man • Mesmerelda • Mollusc • Spooky • Wandy • Erwin • Golvis • Ink Master • Mezmeron
Minor Antagonists	Gobblin • Jack • Wormwood • The Fiend
*Pac-Man Party*	Mr. Cookie • Patra • Roger • Woofa • Bearserk
*Ghostly Adventures*	Pacster • Cylindria • Spiral • Betrayus • Fuzbitz • Sir Cumference • Spheros • Dr. Buttocks • Butt-ler
Crossovers	Pooka • Fygar • Dig Dug • Mappy • Mr. Driller • The Prince • Mario

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+{{Character
-[[File:Sue_with_wand.png|thumb|Sue as she appears in Namco Museum Volume 4]][[File:Suehsuoslkajaio.png|thumb|Sue in a spaceship]]{{CharacterGhost
-|name      = <span style="color:violet">Sue</span>
+|name      = Sue
-|image     = [[File:Sue.png|170px]]
+|image     = [[File:tg16sue.png|200px]]
+|caption1  = Artwork from [[Pac-Land]] (1984).
-|kana      = スー
+|kana      = スー ''Suu''
 |species   = [[Ghost]]
 |gender    = Female
-|homeland  = [[Ghost Island]]
+|homeland  = [[Ghost Land]]
+|firstgame = ''[[Ms. Pac-Man (game)|Ms. Pac-Man]]'' (1982)
-|allies    = [[Blinky]]<br>[[Pinky]]<br>[[Inky]]<br>[[Clyde]]<br>[[Dinky]]
+|voice     = Susan Silo (Hanna-Barbera cartoon)
-|firstgame = ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' (1982)}}'''Sue''' (Japanese: '''スー''' ''Suu'') is one of the few female ghosts seen in the ''Pac-Man'' series. She is not to be confused with the arcade owner in ''[[Pac-Man World 2]]'' with the same name.
+}}
+<span style="color:purple">'''Sue'''</span> (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==
-===''Pac-Man'' Arcade series===
+=== '''''Arcade Games''''' ===
+[[File:Clyde-sue-tim-8bit.png|thumb|75x75px|Original Sue sprite.]]
-====''Ms. Pac-Man''====
-Sue first appeared alongside [[Blinky]], [[Pinky]], and [[Inky]] in the game ''[[Ms. Pac-Man (game)|Ms. Pac-Man]]''. She was identical to Clyde from the original [[Pac-Man (game)|Pac-Man]], and moved in the same random patterns. The reason for the name change from Clyde to Sue was due to Ms. Pac-Man having her own arch-enemy. This is similar to the orange ghost in [[Pac-Man Jr.]], named [[Tim]].
-''Pac-Land''
+===='''Ms. Pac-Man'''====
-Based on the [[Pac-Man (TV Series)|Pac-Man animated series]], [[Pac-Land]] features Sue, Pinky, and Spunky as the only female [[Ghost Monsters]]. She does not ride a vehicle and always chases [[Pac-Man]], like [[Blinky]] does in the traditional games. Sue travels at a slow pace (in fact, Sue is the slowest ghost in this game), but when time starts to run out, she begins to charge at Pacman mercilessly.
+''Main article: [[Ms. Pac-Man (game)]]''<br />
+Sue first appeared alongside [[Blinky]], [[Pinky]], and [[Inky]] in '''''Ms. Pac-Man'''''. Her role is identical to [[Clyde|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|Maze's]] center, sitting next to Pinky.
-==== [[Pac-Mania|''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).
+While her movements are often described as being "random", Sue's movements are deliberate. Sue actually does directly chase [[Ms. Pac-Man]] (exactly the way Blinky does) most of the time; but when she gets within an eight-space radius of Ms. Pac-Man, she starts to retreat to the lower-left corner of the maze, which is where she targets during "scatter" mode.
-=== [[Pac-Attack|''Pac-Attack'']] ===
-In one of the versions of this 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".
+===='''Pac-Land'''====
-==Characteristics==
+''Main article: [[Pac-Land]]''<br />
-===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 clever and on par intelligence with the leader, Clyde.'' (Although this still isn't saying a whole lot.)'' In several Pac-Man games, Sue is one of the more aggressive ghosts chasing after Pac-Man, particularly in ''Pac-Mania''.
+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.
-==In other media==
-===Hanna-Barbera Cartoon===
-Sue appears as the fifth Ghost Monster in the [[Pac-Man (TV Series)|Pac-Man animated series]], and the only female member. Rather than being orange, as in her appearance in Ms. Pac-Man, Sue was depicted as purple. Rather than wearing a specific hat, as each of the male ghosts wore, Sue wore a pair of earrings. Sue was often defeated by Ms. Pac-Man. She was voiced by [[Susan Silo]].[[File:Animated_Sue.jpg|thumb|Sue, with Inky and Pinky.]]
+===='''Pac-Mania'''====
-== Trivia ==
+''Main article: [[Pac-Mania]]''<br />
+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 has only appeared in the ''Pac-Man'' games mentioned above and the TV series.
-* In the first episode of the TV series, she describes herself as "Sly little Sue."
+[[File:Animated_Sue.jpg|thumb|Sue in the TV series, with Inky and Pinky.]]
-* A purple ghost in'' [[Pac-Man World 2]]'' might have been Sue, this is proven false as it had no similar appearence to her.
+==='''''Animated Series'''''===
-* In the TV Series, the ghost are revealed to be related with the appearence of Dinky, however Sue usually can be seen flirting with the male ghosts, suggesting she has a romantic relationship with them, or is married, but this is quite unknown if this is true. Her love interest might be [[Clyde]], although fans believe that Clyde is already married to a ghost named "Joanne".
+''Main article: [[Pac-Man (TV Series)]]''<br />
-* In [[Nighty Nightmares]] it is revealed that Sue hates pac-spiders.
+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 wore, Sue wore a pair of earrings. She was often defeated by Ms. Pac-Man.
+=== '''''Other appearances'''''===
+===='''Pac-Attack'''====
+''Main article: [[Pac-Attack]]''<br />
+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".
+===='''Quest for the Golden Maze'''====
+''Main article: [[Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze]]''<br />
+In this game, Sue appears in her original orange color rather than purple. She more closely resembles [[Clyde]] in-game, but the instruction manual confirms the character is Sue.
+===='''Pac-Man 256'''====
+''Main article: [[Pac-Man 256]]''<br />
+Sue makes her first appearance in fourteen years in ''Pac-Man 256''. She appears in groups of three, and can only move horizontally. She is also the slowest of all the ghosts.
+== Characteristics ==
+{{Quote|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''.
+== Gallery ==
+=== Character Artwork ===
+<gallery>
+Sue in Pac-Man (TV Series).png|[[Pac-Man (TV Series)|TV Series]]
+Tg16sue2.png|[[Pac-Land]] (TurboGrafx-16 version)
+Sue-pacmania.png|[[Pac-Mania]]
+Sue with wand.png|[[Namco Museum Volume 4]]
+Suehsuoslkajaio.png|Namco Museum Volume 4
+Characters-style-guide-ghost-pinky-1.png|Characters and Logo Style Guide - Pac-Man (1990s?)
+OfficialSue.jpeg|Official art of Sue from the Pac-Man twitter page. (2019)
+</gallery>
+=== "Ghost Gang" Group Artwork ===
+<gallery>
+Pac-Land Ghosts.png|[[Pac-Land]] (purple)
+Pacmania.png|[[Pac-Mania]] (purple)
+Goldenmaze-group.png|[[Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze]] (orange)
+</gallery>
+{{Main Series Characters}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Ghosts]]
 [[Category:Females]]
 [[Category:Villains]]
+[[Category:Enemies]]
+[[Category:Ghost Family]]