Editing Poltergust 5000

==History==

[[File:Poltergust5000Retrieval.png|thumb|left|220px|Screenshot from ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'']]

The Poltergust 5000 is an object in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. It is the vacuum that Luigi uses throughout the game. When the [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghosts]] of [[Evershade Valley]] become hostile due to the shattering of the [[Dark Moon]], E. Gadd escapes, leaving the Poltergust 5000 behind. As part of the [[Poltergust 5000 (mission)|first mission]] of the game, recovering the vacuum from the vehicle in the [[Garage (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)|Garage]] is Luigi's first objective. While the Poltergust 5000 is marked as an improved version of the Poltergust 3000, they share the same basic properties. Players can use the Poltergust 5000's vacuum by pressing {{button|3ds|R}} and blow things away by pressing {{button|3ds|L}}. While the Poltergust 5000 does retain the [[Flashlight]] attachment, it works differently than the original version's. The basic light can no longer stun ghosts, so the player has to first find the [[Strobulb]] in order to do so. The Strobulb can be used by pressing {{button|3ds|A}}. If the player long presses {{button|3ds|A}}, the Strobulb's range will increase, however, the Strobulb can stun a maximum five ghosts, three of which can be captured, but the other two won't be captured.  While the Poltergust 5000 cannot expel elements like the Poltergust 3000 could, an additional [[Dark-Light Device]] can be added to the Poltergust 5000, which is used to uncover invisible secrets.   

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In 2013, a challenge was given to {{iw|wikipedia|iam8bit}} to make a working Poltergust 5000 replica, complete with a lit Strobulb and overall backpack design just as in the game.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vXud2TKVU|title=Nintendo 3DS - ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' Poltergust 5000 Making of Video|author=Nintendo of America|date=March 27, 2013|publisher=YouTube|language=en-us|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

[[File:SSB4 WiiU LuigiPoltergust.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', Luigi uses the Poltergust 5000 for his [[Final Smash]], replacing his previous Final Smash, the [[Negative Zone]], from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Upon activating the Final Smash, Luigi will don the Poltergust 5000 and begin vacuuming in his opponents and nearby [[List of items|items]], with the caught opponents receiving repeated damage. After a short period of time, he will then launch out anyone he caught in the direction he is facing, along with any items that were caught in the process. If no opponents are caught in the vacuum's suction, the Final Smash will fail.

Luigi's first Precision weapon in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', the [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Suction Destruction|Suction Destruction]], is styled after the Poltergust 5000.

In [[Super Nintendo World]], the Poltergust 5000 can be seen in the Luigi [[Mii|Mii Racing Suit]] display at the queue of Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge.

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