Editing Mario's Painting

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|image=[[File:LM 3DS Mario Painting Artwork.jpg]]<br>Artwork of Mario's Painting from [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)]]
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[list of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' ([[list of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|Get me outta heeeeere!|Mario|Luigi's Mansion}}
'''Mario's Painting'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|date=November 21, 2001|isbn=0-7440-0119-6|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Official Strategy Guide|page=134}}</ref> is an object in the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|''Luigi's Mansion'' series]]. It is a [[painting]] with [[Mario]] enclosed inside it, and in every appearance, [[King Boo]] owns it until [[Luigi]] captures him at the end.

Mario's Painting first appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', also returning in [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|its Nintendo 3DS version]]. King Boo sends Mario and [[Luigi]] an invitation to [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|Luigi's new house]]. Mario arrives first in an attempt to welcome Luigi, only to be caught by [[Boo]]s while walking in. King Boo traps Mario in the painting and rests in the [[Storage Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Storage Room]] until Luigi releases him and the other Boos. Upon being released, King Boo watched over Mario in the [[Secret Altar]], hoping no one rescues Mario and hoping to trap Luigi as well. Upon Luigi's arrival at the altar, King Boo turns Mario into [[Bowser]], which inhales Luigi inside. After Luigi captures King Boo, he escapes the painting, grabs Mario, and heads to the lab. Using the [[Ghost Portrificationizer]], he reverts Mario to normal (but in a rather comical yet painful overwhelming way); afterwards, Mario is left very dizzy while Luigi laughs very tearfully that Mario is safe.

In ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' and [[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD|its Nintendo Switch remaster]], after destroying the [[Dark Moon]], King Boo captures Mario once more, but he puts him in a "still-image" painting instead, so he would not listen to Mario crying for help. Mario remains this way until Luigi reverts him by using the [[Dark-Light Device]], after which Mario thanks him and proudly calls him "number one." Throughout the game, the Security Images show part of Mario's Painting in a sack guarded by Boos. In the [[Haunted Towers]] ([[Pool Party|B-4]]) and [[Secret Mine]] ([[Hit Rock Bottom|D-2]]), his shoes are seen, and in the [[Old Clockworks]] ([[Showtime|3-Boss]]), [[Mario Cap|his hat]] is seen. The [[Treacherous Mansion]] exposes Mario's full painting ([[A Train to Catch|E-3]]).

In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', King Boo traps Mario in a painting again, along with [[Princess Peach]] and the [[Toad (species)|Toads]]. Mario's painting is found before the final battle with King Boo, and Luigi must free Mario by using the Dark-Light Device.

==Gallery==
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LM Asset Mario's Painting.png|Mario's Painting, as seen during gameplay in ''Luigi's Mansion''
Mario's Painting LM.png|Mario begging to be released from his painting in a cutscene of ''Luigi's Mansion''
Mario Portrait LMDM.png|Luigi seeing Mario's Painting before [[King Boo's Illusion]] fight in ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''
LM3 MarioPeachToadFrames Artwork.png|Mario trapped with Peach and the Toads in paintings in ''Luigi's Mansion 3''
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