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"A superhero's work is never done!" — Pac, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures video game

Pacster (パクスター Pakusutā) (real name Pac) is the titular protagonist of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, and the alternate version of Pac-Man that appears within the universe. He is nicknamed "Pacster" by his friends, and became known as "Pac-Man" after he became a hero. He is close friends with Cylindria and Spiral.

History

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Pac is the main protagonist of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures and its other media. He is an orphaned yellow teenage Pac-Worlder who goes through his daily life and fights various ghosts with his friends Cylindria and Spiral. His main goal is to find his parents Zac and Sunny.

Other appearances

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Pac solely appears in the Pac-Man 3D movie (Pac-Man 30th anniv. special video). While he does not appear elsewhere within the game, Pac-Man uses a similar design to Pac in the game's intro and Pac-Man Tilt.

Pac-Man Dash!

Pac is the playable character of Pac-Man Dash! where he can eat cookies, ghosts and smash through monsters once he completely fills up the bar.

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+

Pac appears as a purchasable DLC skin of the game referred to as "Pac is Back!" with various Ghostly Adventures based aesthetics and music.

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (video game)

Pac is the main protagonist of the video game where he must stop Betrayus from destroying the Frigidigitator.

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2

Pac-Man Museum

Pac appeared as a background cameo in Pac-Man Museum when unlocking him in Pac Room.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Pac appeared as a playable racer in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, an arcade game in the Mario Kart series with the Pac-Man name. Alongside Mario and all his friends, he is joined by Namco's Don-chan.

Personality

Pac is friendly, clever, kind and resourceful and always wants to help his friends and the residents of Pac-World. His greatest weakness is his uncontrollable appetite, leading to a lack of willpower in the subject. He truly values those close to him, especially finding his missing parents. However, it is shown that he can get carried away in trying to find his parents, and sometimes gets lost in it. His want to find his parents has also been an emotional weakness, subjecting him to manipulation on different occasions. This is displayed in Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 and the TV series episode, Happy Holidays and a Merry Berry Day, where he is tricked by his enemies with the belief of getting his parents back, displaying subtle naivety and desperation. However, he is persistent and determined. He realizes when he makes mistakes, and does his best to try and fix them.

It is up to speculation that Pac may show signs of repression, often times displaying sadness when reflecting on his parents or orphanhood, before recovering unusually quickly with enthusiasm.

Relationships

Relatives

• Zac (father)
• Sunny (mother)
• Spheria (aunt)

Friends/allies

• Cylindria (close friend)
• Spiral (2nd close friend)
• President Spheros
• Sir Cumference
• Blinky
• Inky
• Pinky
• Clyde
• Fuzbitz
• Grinder
• Grindette
• Sherri
• Rotunda
• Tip
• Elli (love interest)

Enemies

• Apex
• Betrayus
• Butt-ler (sometimes)
• Dr. Buttocks
• Professor PointyBrains
• Skeebo

Trivia

• The appearance of Pac is based on a modified version of Pac-Man's design from Pac-Man Party. Pac shares similar traits with Pac-Man's design in this game, albeit with his fingers being shown on his gloves, the addition of teeth, slightly smaller eyes, a wider mouth, clearer eyelids and more rigid eyebrows. However, these two Pac-Man incarnations do not take place to the same universe; with the "Party" version still consistently considered to be the original Pac-Man character.
• In some media, Pac and Pac-Man were shown to be the same character as each other. However, many nods were made to imply the two were different as time went on. This was possibly done as a form of damage control; the "new" Pac-Man was poorly received by many fans, and these strategies may have been added to separate the divide slightly. Some notable differentiations include:
  • The "new" Pac-Man character lives in a futuristic city, while the other Pac-Man lives in an old-timey village.
  • Ghostly Adventures takes place in Pac-Man's childhood, despite the "old" Pac-Man's backstory being shown in Pac 'n Roll, where it was completely different.
  • In the reboot, all of the yellow Pac-People have been killed off except for Pac. In the original series, a grand majority of Pac-People are yellow with some small exceptions.
  • A Pac-Man's Arcade Party machine can be seen in the background of the cafeteria in Ghostly Adventures. Ms. Pac-Man, who has no appearances alongside Pac whatsoever, remains on the side art, as she does on the "home version" machine model. It also appears in Pac-Man Museum, where it is described as "a historic arcade cabinet".^[1]
• In some early interviews, it is implied by Namco staff members that Pac is actually Jr. Pac-Man, or some other form of relative to the "original" Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man.^[2]
• Early in development of Super Smash Bros 4, series director Masahiro Sakurai wanted to use Pac-Man's "classic" design over the Ghostly Adventures incarnation. Sakurai suspected that Bandai Namco would only allow him to use the Ghostly Adventures design, and considered cutting Pac-Man's character slot entirely if this occurred; however, Namco allowed the licensing of the classic Pac-Man design for the game.
• Models of a Zako, Goei, and Fighter from Galaga can be seen on the windowsill in Pac's dorm room.
• The YouTube channel "Amazin' Adventures" (which features official uploads of the Ghostly Adventures series' episodes) has stated that Pac's age is 14 years old.

Gallery

Character Artwork (normal)

Character Artwork (abilities)

Ghostly Adventures Stills

Video games

References

Pac-Man characters
Major Characters	Pac-Man • Ms. Pac-Man (Pac-Mom) • Jr. Pac-Man (Pac-Boy) • Baby Pac-Man (Pac-Sis) • Professor Pac-Man • Chomp-Chomp
Other Characters	Stork • Alley Cat • Fire Hydrant • Sour Puss • Fairy (Buttercup) • Mother Fairy • Miru • Sir Pac-alot • Pac-Wizard • Pac-Ranger • Handy-Pac • Clie • Pac-Master • Ms. Pac-Master • Pac-Baby (Pac'N Roll) • Krystal • Pac-Devil • Nova
Ghosts	Blinky • Pinky • Inky • Clyde • Sue • Tim • Yum-Yum • Funky • Spunky • Kinky • Orson • Sleeping Ghosts • Punky • Glitchy
Species	Pac-People • Ghosts
Major Antagonists	Mezmaron • Ghost Witch • Toc-Man • Mesmerelda • Mollusc • Spooky • Wandy • Erwin • Golvis • Ink Master
Minor Antagonists	Count Pacula • Gobblin • Jack • Wormwood • The Fiend
Hanna-Barbera series	P.J. • Super-Pac • Grump • Morris • Officer O'Pac • Mezmaron • Dinky • Ghost Hound • Fairy Ghost Mother
Kid Stuff Records	Pac-Rat • Mayor of Pacville • Mr. Brown • Earth-Man • Farmer Bill • Rex • Bad Weatherman • Hugo • Sandy
Pac-Man Party	Mr. Cookie • Patra • Roger • Woofa • Bearserk
Ghostly Adventures	Pacster (Pac-Man) • Cylindria • Spiral • Betrayus • Fuzbitz • Sir Cumference • Spheros • Dr. Buttocks • Butt-ler
Shadow Labyrinth	Swordsman No. 8 • PUCK • Thebe • Aegina • GAIA • G-HOST • G-HOST Bug • Gamp
Crossovers	Pooka • Fygar • Dig Dug • Mappy • Mr. Driller • The Prince • Mario • Sonic the Hedgehog • Doctor Eggman • Heihachi Mishima • Reiko Nagase • Tiger Jackson • Astaroth • Ichigo • (Goddess) Ishtar: Aqua Form • Rick • Quox • Creepy

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Characters	Pacster (Pac-Man) • Cylindria • Spiral • Betrayus • Fuzbitz • Sir Cumference • Spheros • Dr. Buttocks • Butt-ler • Blinky • Inky • Pinky • Clyde • Aunt Spheria • Zac • Sunny • Ogle • Grinder • Grindette • Pacasaurus Pex • Pointy Head
Season 1	The Adventure Begins, Part I • The Adventure Begins, Part II • No Pets Allowed... Especially Monsters! Part I • No Pets Allowed... Especially Monsters! Part II • All You Can Eat • President Possessed! • Is Zit You Or Is Zit Me? • Pac to the Future • Heebo-Skeebo • Mission ImPacable! • No Body Knows • Seems Like Old Times • Betrayus Turns The Heat Up • Pac-Pong Fever • Indiana Pac and the Temple Of Slime • Driver's Pac • Jinxed • Planet Pac • Stand By Your Pac-Man • PacLantis • A Berry Scary Night • Jurassic Pac • The Great Chase! • Robo Woes • The Spy Who Slimed Me • Invasion of the Pointy Heads
Season 2	Ride The Wild Pac-Topus • Meanie Genie • Cave Pac-Man • Cosmic Contest • That Smarts! • Pac-Mania • Rip Van Packle • Spooka-Bazooka! • The Pac Be With You • Cap'n Banshee and his Interstellar Buccaneers • A Hard Dazed Knight • The Shadow of the Were-Pac • Happy Holidays and a Merry Berry Day • Peace Without Slime • The Ghost Behind the Throne • Nerd is the Word • Bride of Grinder • The Legend of Creepy Hollow • Easter Egg Island • The Wizard of Odd • Indiana Pac and the Dentures of Doom • Honey, I Digitized the Pac-Man • Santa Pac • Pac's Very Scary Halloween - Part One • Pac's Very Scary Halloween - Part Two • New Girl in Town
Games	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (console) • Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Nintendo 3DS) • Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 • Pac-Man Dash! (Mini) • Be Like Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Other media	E3 2010 Pilot • Pac-Man Museum • Pac-Man et les Aventures de Fantomes (comic series) (Poupée vaudou • Agents secrets • Piscine • Shopping or not shopping? • Sous l'ocean • La guerre des espions)
Digital compilations	Pac's Scary Halloween • Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
DVDs	Pac is Back! • All You Can Eat! • Ghost Patrol • Let the Games Begin! • A Berry Scary Night • The Adventure Begins! • Jurassic Pac • Movie 4-Pac • 8-Pac • Summer Treasures • Trick or Treat • Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures DVD Collection