Miru (ミル Miru, referred to as Mil in some international releases) is a friend of Pac-Man. She is a Ghost, but means no harm against others.
Appearance
Miru is a green, blob-like character, similar in appearance to Kirby. She has no mouth, but has very large eyes. She wears a pink bow and shoes. In artwork, she has pointy hands, visible eyelashes, and cheek lines.
History
Pac & Pal
Main article: Pac & Pal
Miru makes her debut in Pac & Pal. In it, Miru wanders around the maze by picking up fruits and bringing them into the Ghost Pen, which disappear when she enters it. Miru slows down while carrying a fruit and circles around the Ghost Pen at least once before going inside it. Miru's actions can help the player clear the stage faster, though the player will miss the perfect bonus points at the end of every stage if she clears one fruit, and extra bonus points for every fruit she clears. In the bonus rounds, Miru hides behind one of the cards, doubling the bonus score when she is revealed.
Minecraft
Main article: Minecraft x Pac-Man
Miru appears as a playable character in Minecraft's Pac-Man DLC. Her and Pac-Man are the two characters unlocked by default.
Other appearances
Namco Museum Volume 4
Main article: Namco Museum Volume 4
A very tiny cameo; Miru sits next to Jr. Pac-Man and Baby Pac-Man in the Theater, fist-pumping to the Pic-Pac band.
Pac-Man Vs.
Main article: Pac-Man Vs.
In the Nintendo DS version of Pac-Man Vs. (included in Namco Museum DS), an 8-bit Miru mural appears in the "Block" level.
Trivia
- In early development of Pac & Pal, Miru was referred to as “Midori-chan” (ミドリちゃん). Her initial design was merely a regular ghost graphic with a bow, lacking the shoes and the fully-round body.
- Miru and Orson are the only ghosts in the series who become permanent allies of Pac-Man's.
- Miru was briefly considered to have a role in Pac-Man World as one of Pac-Man's captured friends, but did not appear in the final game.[2]
- She was likely cut out due to Pac & Pal not being released in North America by that point (in which the World Series was developed).
- The name "Miru" is sometimes written as "Mil" in official Pac-Man media. This is most prominent in her Pac-Man Vs. cameo, and also appears in various write-ups about Pac & Pal. In actuality, however, Mil is just a mistranslation of Miru, and the proper name is Miru in both English and Japanese.
Gallery
Solo Artwork
Group Artwork
Sprites
References
- ↑ Pac-Man Connect & Play and Jakks Pacific plug & plays, instruction manual(s)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190816105838/http://www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/pac_interview.htm
Pac-Man Characters | |
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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 |