Editing Blackout

[[File:Lightning Mansion.PNG|thumb|250px|Lightning striking the mansion.]]

The '''Blackout''' is an event in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. After [[Luigi]] defeats [[Boolossus]] and opens the door to Area 4, several bolts of lightning strike the mansion. This causes the power to go out, darkening every room, including ones Luigi has already completed, and allowing [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion)|ghosts]] to wander freely. During the Blackout, set groups of ghosts appear in rooms, even replacing ones Luigi has not caught, including [[Portrait Ghost|Portrait Ghosts]]. This can make the mansion difficult to navigate. [[Gold Mouse|Gold Mice]] will reappear in the darkened rooms if Luigi had not captured them before, so the Blackout can be used to his advantage. Ghosts in a room respawn if Luigi captures all of them and reenters the room during the blackout. The only rooms without ghosts are the [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|Foyer]], the [[Bottom of the Well]] and the [[Breaker Room]], though they still go dark. Also, some previously accessible rooms lock up during the Blackout. They reopen after Luigi turns the lights back on. In order to turn the power back on, Luigi must find and capture [[Uncle Grimmly]] in the [[Wardrobe Room]], causing a [[Chest|chest]] containing the [[Key|key]] to the Breaker Room to appear. He can get a hint about this by talking to [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]] in the [[Telephone Room]]. Luigi can use the key to enter the Breaker Room and pull a switch that restores the mansion. Rooms that Luigi had not previously completed stay dark except the Breaker Room, which lights up.

{{rewrite|Disregards several smaller ghosts, such as [[Blue Mouse|Blue Mice]], as well as the halls, which also are fairly consistently-occupied during the blackout.|September 9, 2017}}

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This list shows the different ghosts that appear during the Blackout and the rooms they are found in.

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**5 [[Gold Ghost|Gold Ghosts]]

*[[Anteroom]]

*[[Wardrobe Room]]

*[[Balcony (2F)]]

**2 Gold Ghosts

*[[Study]]

**1 [[Grabbing Ghost|Red Grabbing  Ghost]]

*[[Master Bedroom]]

*[[Nursery]]

**2 Gold Ghosts

**1 Purple Puncher  

**1 [[Blue Twirler]]

**1 [[Speedy Spirit]]

*[[Bathroom (1F)]]

*[[Ball Room]]

**5 [[Shy Guy (Luigi's Mansion)|Shy Guys]]

*[[Storage Room]]

*[[Washroom (1F)]]

*[[Fortune-Teller's Room]]

**2 Purple Punchers

**1 Blue Twirler

*[[Laundry Room]]

**3 [[Garbage Can Ghost|Garbage Can Ghosts]]

*[[Mirror Room]]

**6 Grabbing Ghosts

*[[Butler's Room]]

**2 Gold Ghosts

**2 [[Flash|Flashes]]

**A few [[Blue Mouse|Blue Mice]]

*[[Hidden Room]]

**1 Grabbing Ghost

**2 Blue Twirlers

**Several [[Bat (ghost)|Gold Bat]]s

**1 Speedy Spirit

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*[[Conservatory]]

**1 Speedy Spirit

*[[Kitchen (Luigi's Mansion)|Kitchen]]

**1 Gold Ghost

*[[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]]

*[[Rec Room]]

**2 Grabbing Ghosts

**3 Blue Twirlers

*[[Nana's Room]]

*[[The Twins' Room]]

**2 Shy Guys

**2 Grabbing Ghosts

*[[Billiards Room]]

**3 Gold Ghosts

*[[Projection Room]]

**7 Purple Grabbing Ghosts

*[[Astral Hall]]

*[[Safari Room]]

*[[Balcony (3F)]]

**2 Gold Ghosts

*[[Telephone Room]]

**1 Blue Twirler