These translate in Japanese to aspect of their ‘personalities.’ Blinky, the red ghost, has a personality of “oikake,” meaning “chaser.” Pinky, the pink ghost, has a personality called “machibuse,” which means “ambusher,” Inky the cyan ghost has been dubbed “kimagure,” which translates to “fickle,” and Clyde the orange ghost is classified as “otoboke,” meaning stupid. 

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