Editing Poltergeist

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Poltergeist LMDM artwork.jpg|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variants=[[Strong Poltergeist]]
|notable=[[Ancient Poltergeist]]<br>[[The Brain]]
}}
{{quote|Those brainy Poltergeists sure are strong, but they don't seem to be in charge of the other ghosts. I reckon they're still worth studying, though!|Professor E. Gadd|Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon}}
'''Poltergeists''' (called '''Boffins''' in the British English version of the original release) are a type of [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. They are orange ghosts that possess large brains and 50 HP each. While [[Luigi]] explores the [[Gloomy Manor]], [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]] insists that he go to the [[Library (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)|Library]] and capture this ghost for research. An [[Ancient Poltergeist]] is the mini-boss of [[Old Clockworks]], and a [[Strong Poltergeist]] is the mini-boss of [[Treacherous Mansion]]. Poltergeists also appear in the bonus mission in [[Gloomy Manor]] and the [[Old Clockworks]]. A large Poltergeist called [[The Brain]] is the final boss for the co-op mode, [[ScareScraper]].

==Abilities==
The Poltergeist has the power to move objects with telekinesis. When Luigi fights the Poltergeist, it throws books at him while he searches for it. It can even throw books at Luigi while it is being sucked into the [[Poltergust 5000]] to get away. When the [[Strobulb]] is used on it while it is carrying a book, it blocks the light using the book, and so the player must wait until the book is thrown to stun it. It is almost always invisible, but the player can use the [[Dark-Light Device]] to reveal its current location and stun it afterward. It also plays the piano during the entire battle. In the Old Clockworks bonus mission, instead of books, it throws the bricks placed around the room.

==Ghost Container description== 
American English:
*'''Poltergeist''': ''These big-headed know-it-alls have swollen brains (and egos) that afford them telekinetic power. Sadly, their sense of humor seems to be underdeveloped.''
British English:
*'''Boffins''': ''These big-headed know-it-alls have swollen brains (and egos) that afford them telekinetic power. Sadly, this seems to come at the cost of a sense of humour.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
LM2-Orange Ghost.png|[[Library (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)|Library]]
LMDM Poltergeist Vault.png|A Poltergeist in [[E. Gadd's Vault]]
</gallery>

==Forms==
===Dark Moon Quest===
*[[Ancient Poltergeist]] ([[Old Clockworks]])
*[[Strong Poltergeist]] ([[Treacherous Mansion]])

===ScareScraper===
*[[The Brain]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ルポルタ
|JapR=Ruporuta
|JapM=From "poltergeist" and「ルノーマ」(''Runōma'', [[Greenie]])
|Chi=噜骚灵
|ChiR=Lūsāolíng
|Spa=Cerebropio
|SpaM=From "cerebro" (brain)
|Fre=Cérébrus
|FreM=Latin form of "cérébral" (cerebral)
|Dut=Klopgeest
|DutM=Poltergeist
|Ita=Poltergeist
|ItaM=Poltergeist
|Ger=Poltergeist
|GerM=Poltergeist
|Por=Poltergeist
|PorM=Poltergeist
|Kor=폴터
|KorR=Polteo
|KorM=Polter; short for "poltergeist"
}}

==Trivia==
*In the bonus missions of [[Gloomy Manor]] and [[Old Clockworks]], if Luigi has to clear a room where a Poltergeist was fought in the campaign, a normal one will appear in the room.
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