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8	* [[Characters/DannyPhantomTeamPhantom Team Phantom]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]]Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom, Sam Manson, Tucker Foley, Jazz Fenton.[[/labelnote]]
9	* [[Characters/DannyPhantomVillains Villains]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]]Vlad Masters[=/=]Plasmius, Freakshow, Lydia, Box Ghost, Lunch Lady, Box Lunch, Skulker, Nicolai Technus, Desiree, Walker, Penelope Spectra, Bertrand, Prince Aragon, Ember [=McLain=], Youngblood, Johnny 13, Kitty, Ghost Writer, Fright Knight Pariah Dark, [[spoiler:Dark Danny]], Amorpho, Nocturne, The Guys in White. [[/labelnote]]
10	* [[Characters/DannyPhantomOthers Others]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]]Humans (Jack Fenton, Maddie Fenton, Valerie Gray, Dash Baxter, Paulina, Kwan, Star, Mr. Lancer, Masters' Blasters, Lance Thunder.) Others (Danielle/Dani Phantom, Clockwork, Frostbite, Wulf.)[[/labelnote]]
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16	[[folder:Ghosts and half-ghosts in general]]
17	Ghosts are among the main species and antagonists in the ''Danny Phantom'' universe.
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19	* TheAgeless: Ghosts age under normal circumstances and their apparent age seems to reflect their mindset.
20	** Desiree was clearly stated to have died of old age. However after her death she has remained an outwardly youthful ghost for centuries.
21	** Sidney Poindexter, a teen who died in The50s clearly hasn't age since his demise.
22	** Boxlunch, daughter of the Box Ghost and the Lunch Lady, is a young child despite being born a ghost but doesn't appear to mature beyond that.
23	* AlienBlood: Apparently, ghosts (and half ghosts in their ghost forms) bleed glowing green ectoplasm, as shown in "Fright Knight" when [[http://dannyphantom.wikia.com/wiki/File:S01e13_ectoplasm_from_cut.png Danny gets a cut by a blade.]]
24	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Ghosts are shown to be able to have skin colors like blue, white (''not'' pale beige), gray, and green.
25	* ArtificialHybrid: All [[HalfHumanHybrids ghost-human hybrids]] have been created [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers artificially]]. Danny and Vlad were born Human but were caught in a FreakLabAccident that they miraculously survived (Butch Hartman stated that event has a higher mortality rate). Their [[MagicGenetics DNA was infused with]] {{Ectoplasm}}. Danielle is an ArtificialHuman, cloned from Danny after his accident.
26	* BeatItByCompulsion: Ghosts' typical behavior makes them vulnerable to this. A notable example is Desiree granting every wish she hears, even ones that work against her goals.
27	* CallASmeerpARabbit: Zig-zagged. Many ghosts are clearly hinted or explicitly shown in-series to have been living humans (or animals), [[note]]Dorathea, Sidney Poindexter, Desiree, the Dairy King, Vlad's ghost mutant animals, and Hotep-Ra all have explicit backstories as humans or are otherwise shown to have been alive before. For the Lunch Lady, Cujo, and Ember, it's heavily implied (the latter also had a backstory given by the creators).[[/note]] and Maddie defines a ghost as an "odd manifestation of ectoplasmic energy and post-human consciousness". However, Butch Hartman insists that they're not the disembodied spirits of dead people, but "monsters/creatures" who have ghost-''like'' powers, contradicting canonical evidence. Some actually do behave more or less like stereotypical ghosts with GhostlyGoals and UnfinishedBusiness, especially early in the series, but in later episodes (especially in Season 3), the newly introduced ghosts started to look and act more and more like humanoid monsters instead, who are "ghosts" in name only aside from the ability to become invisible and intangible. In general, three types of ghosts can be identified: spirits of the dead (Ember, Desiree, etc.), ghosts that are personifications of concepts (Nocturn, Clockwork, etc.), and naturally existing ectoplasmic creatures (the Ectopuses, Wulf, etc.).
28	* ColorCodedEyes: Danny in ghost-mode has green eyes, along with most of the ghosts. In fact it's something of a give away when it comes to the ones that can pass for human since while there are some human characters with green eyes, that particular shade of bright ectoplasm-green is unique to ghosts.
29	* DemonicPossession: Ghosts can take over the body of a living person and operate it like a puppet. This is called "overshadowing" in the show. [[spoiler:If they do this to ''another'' ghost, it can result in a FusionDance and MergerOfSouls.]]
30	* DoingInTheWizard: WordOfGod has {{retcon}}ned all ghosts as not the spirits of dead people, but actually otherworldly aliens made of ectoplasm, with the more humanoid ghosts simply making up human backstories.[[note]]This was very retroactive, as while this works with the more inhuman ghosts like Undergrowth, Vortex, and Nocturn. There is historical proof and in-universe confirmation that Desiree, Poindexter, The Dairy King and Hotep Ra were once human in the past. Ember was also established by a director on the show as being the spirit of a dead teenager.[[/note]]
31	* EvenEvilHasStandards: All of Danny's ghost enemies hold an annual truce with any and all other ghosts (including [[HalfHumanHybrids half-ghosts]] like Danny) so that they can celebrate Christmas. When they discover the Ghost Writer broke the truce, they are ''not'' happy, [[EnemyMine teaming up with Danny to stop him]], and save Christmas.
32	* FantasticRacism: Most ghosts don't like humans and most humans are terrified of the ghosts (justified in the humans' case, since the existence of ghosts was revealed to the general public in an attack by Walker's goons in a scheme to make Danny a HeroWithBadPublicity). Danny being half-ghost makes it worst, as he's hated period by most ghosts he meets and his Alter Ego is feared and hated by most humans except his SecretKeeper friends/sister and the AlphaBitch. It gets creepy when Danny hears about his parents discussing what to do with his alter ego's remains if they ever caught him.
33	** Ghosts prove to be the more accepting of the two species as they never betray Danny’s secret and don’t actively hate for being [[HalfHumanHybrid human]]. No the ghosts only directly oppose Danny when he gets in their way.
34	* FogFeet: While most ghosts have legs in their standard form, many can form a ghostly tail while they're flying. Some of them, such as Desiree and Clockwork, have a permanent ghost tail.
35	* GhostlyGoals: Which (if any) ghosts have "unfinished business" and will pass on after completing it is up for debate, considering the show never addressed the afterlife beyond the Ghost Zone. However, almost every ghost Danny fights is the "attack the living" type.
36	* HandBlasts: While not really a thing ghosts usually do, some ghosts can fire ectoplasmic blasts or "Ghost Rays" from their hands.
37	* HandWave: The mechanics behind the concept of a "half-ghost" are never really explained, and many fans has tried to figure out how being half-dead really works.
38	* {{Immortality}}: Ghosts are not invulnerable, but they’re immune to the effects of aging and disease. Ghosts also possess [[HealingFactor an accelerated healing factor]], recovering from injuries that would be grievous for a normal human. Ghosts are also [[SuperToughness quite durable]], able to withstand physical harm that would otherwise be lethal. Ghosts cannot be killed through natural means but can still die through unnatural means.
39	** It is worth noting that "immortality" in the world of Danny Phantom is not necessarily a full immunity to death as it is still possible for a ghost to be destroyed completely though this is considered a rare occurrence and extremely difficult to accomplish.
40	* ImprobableHairstyle: Many of the ghosts have this, but this is averted with most of the humans. Except for Danny. What kind of hairstyle ''is'' that, a reverse mullet?
41	* {{Intangibility}}: Also know as “phasing”.
42	* {{Invisibility}}
43	* NeedsNothing
44	* NoSell: For [[HalfHumanHybrids half-ghosts]]. Their human half makes them immune/resistant to things that affect ghosts (ex. ghost shields, Danny's ghost sense, MindControl over ghosts), while their ghost half make them immune/resistant to other ghosts' powers that affect humans, like Ember's MagicMusic.
45	* NotAlwaysEvil: Ghosts are portrayed as {{always chaotic evil}} until the episode "Bitter Reunions" wherein [[spoiler: The Ghost of the Dairy King]] frees Danny Fenton and tells him “Not all ghosts are evil, you know, some just like to be left alone”.
46	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Most of the ghosts diverge from mainstream paranormal expectations.
47	* PersonalityPowers: It seems like the special powers of each ghost is generally related to their inner desires and personality.
48	* PragmaticVillainy: In "Phantom Planet", this is why they ultimately help Danny save the world from the [[CometOfDoom Disasteroid]]; the Ghost Zone and Earth are linked, and if the planet is destroyed, the Ghost Zone will go with it.
49	* RadiationInducedSuperpowers: Heavy exposure to [[{{Ectoplasm}} ecto]] energy alters a human’s genetic structure, turning them [[ArtificialHybrid half-ghost]]. Butch Hartman states that survival is not guaranteed, merely good fortune.
50	* RidiculouslyAliveUndead: While Ghosts are TheNeedless, they are capable of reproduction. [[spoiler: Box Lunch is the child of the Lunch Lady and Box Ghost]].
51	* SuperpowerRussianRoulette
52	** ComboPlatterPowers
53	** HeartIsAnAwesomePower
54	** ImaginationBasedSuperpower
55	** WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway
56	* UnevenHybrid: Butch Hartman confirms that 3/4 Human, 1/4 Ghost (75% Human, 25% Ghost) hybrids still have ghost powers.
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