Patra is a character introduced in Pac-Man Party. She is a black jackal that resembles the Egyptian God Anubis. She is a priestess at the temple at Mirage Oasis.

Her in-game profile reads "Princess Patra wants to become a high priest like her father."

History

Pac-Man Party

In the story mode of Pac-Man Party, Patra meets Pac-Man while he is looking for the Ghost Gang in Mirage Oasis. Patra then introduces herself to him and tells him that she is a princess and lives in the great temple. She teams up with Pac-Man after the Ghost Gang insults her. After the duel, Pinky and Patra apologize to each other and become friends.

Pac-Man Party 3D

Due to the removal of Mirage Oasis and Crystal Cliffs, Patra is instead introduced in Spooky Hallow. Like in the Wii counterpart of the game, she runs into Pac-Man and introduces herself to him. Pac-Man questions what she is doing here, to which she replies that she was sick of doing homework.^[1] She teams up with Pac-Man after the Ghost Gang insults her. After the duel, Pinky and Patra apologize to each other, become friends, and Patra decides to return to her home.^[2]

Pac-Man Monsters

Patra appears in the iOS title Pac-Man Monsters, running the shop. She also appears to be a baker in this game as she has baked delicious cookies that Pac-Man wants to eat.^[3]

Personality

Patra is very kind and polite, refusing to introduce herself before Pac-Man.^[4] Patra takes great pride in her tail and takes great care of it through self-grooming, keeping it free of dirt^[5][6] and fighting the Ghost Gang after they called her tail a mop. Her description and some of her speeches give the impression that she is determined when she needs to do something. Patra doesn't appear to take losses well as she throws a fit and starts crying after losing a minigame. She is willing to protect her temple even if a monster like Arachne is let loose.^[7] As shown in Pac-Man Party 3D, Patra is an impulsive person who does not enjoy activities she views as tedious, running away from home to avoid homework before returning to it after the game.

She's very sociable, becoming friends with Pinky, even after she insulted her tail^[8], but even so, she had no friends until Pac-Man arrived.^[9] In Pac-Man Party 3D, she also desires to be friends with Clyde.^[10] She is also very generous, offering to give Pac-Man a royal feast during the game.^[11]

According to herself, Patra is a skilled artist.^[12]

Gallery

Rolling Blocks

Cookie Stamper

Bottle Rocket Blastoff

Patra winning Bottle Rocket Blastoff in a beta version of Pac-Man Party

Patra in the Awards. Note that her tail has a white tip in this artwork.

Patra's sprite in Pac-Man Monsters

Trivia

• Patra is most likely named after Cleopatra, the Egyptian Empress.
• In the Rewards, the end of her tail is white, but it is all black in every other mode.
• Despite the size of her tail, it does not have a hitbox.
• Patra is also based on Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess.
• She is likely a teenager, as it is implied she lives with her father and still does homework. Her immature behavior adds credence to this.
• She is described as a princess. She even jokes about being a queen after getting a castle.^[13]
• Patra's voice clips were reused for the green ghost in Pac-Man Tilt.
• Her favorite color is purple.

References