Editing Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal

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'''Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal''' is a series of stories written in journal format on the official ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' website. In it, [[Professor E. Gadd]] logs the accidental discovery of the green slimy {{wp|chemical element}} "Goo," the subsequent creation of [[Gooigi]] from said element and the various experiments conducted to perfect him.<ref>@NintendoAmerica (December 5, 2018). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1070469932930875392 In #LuigisMansion on Nintendo #3DS, players can meet Gooigi by playing Local Wireless Co-op! But how did this greener guy come to be? Learn about the discovery of the element “Goo” in Professor E. Gadd’s Research Journal XXX-001: “An Accidental Discovery.”] ''Twitter''. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref> The stories in the journal take place during the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' up until shortly before the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''.

'''Note:''' For the European language variants for countries such as the UK and Ireland, each entry on the website is numbered as "01:", "02:" etc. instead of "XXX-001", "XXX-002" etc.

The professor recounts that later during his research, he was startled by a [[Hider]] ghost that had escaped from its confinement, causing him to spill the coffee he was drinking into a vial containing ghost energy. He claims that the coffee, described as a "[[List of implied items#Lunoman Greenie coffee|Lunoman Greenie blend]] from [[Evershade Valley]]," quickly reacted with the energy inside the vial, leading to the creation of a green viscous substance. E. Gadd recognized the substance as a new chemical element and called it "Goo," which he then assigned the "00" entry in the {{wp|periodic table}}.

E. Gadd then showed the Goo some footage of Luigi catching ghosts. The Goo began to imitate Luigi’s movements, and even grew a perfectly functional replication of the Poltergust out of its body. E. Gadd decided to call it "Gooigi" and felt determined to find the perfect place to test "his" ghost-hunting abilities.

E. Gadd admits that he had difficulty in thinking about an optimal place where Gooigi could be tested out. He also had to come up with a plan to obtain more ghost energy from beyond  Evershade Valley in order to confer Gooigi paranormal capabilities. As he pondered a solution, he realized that he could send Gooigi to the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|mansion]] where he originally worked with Luigi. However, since the mansion had vanished long before, E. Gadd had to program his Pixelator so that it could connect to the past and make revisiting the mansion possible. In this way, he contacted himself and Luigi from the past, asking them for help, and outsourced Gooigi to them afterwards.

EGaddResearchJournal004-pic1.png|The eponymous "[[Luigi's Mansion (location)|Nostalgic Mansion]]"

Professor E. Gadd writes that he began his research in improving Gooigi's qualities "beyond that of a normal person" with the large ghost supply obtained by Gooigi from the original Luigi's Mansion. As he analyzed the ghost energy, he discovered that ghosts from the original mansion were structured differently from those in Evershade Valley and it became clear to him that there are various types of ghost energy based on their molecular structure. E. Gadd remembers that he still needed a way to benefit Gooigi from the new discovery, and since Goo is different enough from ghost energy, he would not be able to give him ghostly properties like vanishing or going through solid walls.

 

E. Gadd knew that Gooigi's viscosity could be significantly enhanced to enable him to slip through tight spaces; however, he needed the optimal mix of ghost energy applied to Gooigi. He then began testing various mixtures of ghost energy and Goo. Most of the experiments either had no effect on Gooigi or had negative side effects, either preventing him to take on his humanoid form or making him more rigid and preventing him from moving. After many more tests, the final formula let Gooigi retain his form while still giving him a fluid quality, allowing him to pass between bars. Satisfied by the success of this experiment, E. Gadd decided to take a break with a cup of Lunoman Greenie coffee blend.

 

EGaddResearchJournal005-pic2.png|E. Gadd thinking about the properties Gooigi could gain from ghost energy

EGaddResearchJournal005-pic3.png|E. Gadd realizing that Gooigi's viscosity could be improved to allow him to slip through tight spaces

 

E. Gadd began his research into addressing Gooigi's vulnerability to fire or water. After reducing the density of the Goo to no avail, he then attempted to increase the density instead. However, he was startled by Polterpup, causing him to spill the compound onto his head. The compound began to harden and cause E. Gadd to suffocate, but he was quickly able to run to the shower and wash it off with water.

 

After performing many tests, E. Gadd eventually realized that eliminating Gooigi's weaknesses was a task beyond even his own expertise, but his experiments had at least subtly improved Gooigi's viscosity. E. Gadd summed up the results of his tests:

 

 

Still traumatized by his near-death experience, E. Gadd sipped a cup of Lunoman Greenie coffee as he pondered his next experiment.

 

EGaddResearchJournal006-pic8.png|Gooigi failing to push a door handle, as this requires applying more force than he can apply

 

E. Gadd noted that Gooigi had a tendency to scare ghosts away, which made him inefficient in catching and collecting them. By taking precise control of Gooigi, E. Gadd could eradicate the issue.

 

At first, E. Gadd implanted a communication chip inside Gooigi to enable him to give Gooigi directions via a controller. This method proved successful at first, but after a while E. Gadd started facing issues with the remote, one of which was being unable to stop Gooigi's Poltergust from vacuuming once it was started. This later led to E. Gadd getting his head pulled inside the Poltergust's nozzle, with no apparent way to escape; however, he accidentally kicked a bucket of water and a mop onto Gooigi, which promptly melted him and let E. Gadd go.

 

Shortly after the incident, E. Gadd abandoned the previous idea and realized that he could use his own consciousness to control Gooigi more easily. He thus equipped the new [[Poltergust G-00]] with a sensor that would make this possible once Gooigi was unloaded from the Poltergust. This caused him to enter a "sleep-like state", which he describes as a "minor hindrance at best", as he could quickly swap the consciousness back between Gooigi and him when in danger. At this point, E. Gadd considered Gooigi to finally be complete.

 

E. Gadd decided to enjoy a cup of Lunoman Greenie coffee in celebration of Gooigi's completion, when he received a letter from the [[Hellen Gravely|owner]] of a [[Last Resort|luxurious hotel]]. The owner addressed in the letter that she would let E. Gadd stay at the hotel free of charge and offer her entire collection of ghosts in exchange for personally seeing [[King Boo]], whom E. Gadd had kept in containment in his vault since Luigi's [[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon|previous adventure]]. Enthusiastic for this chance, E. Gadd loaded the Poltergust G-00 and the canister containing King Boo into his car and drove to the hotel, setting the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' in motion.

 

EGaddResearchJournal007-pic6.png|Depiction of the Poltergust G-00's ability to store and unload Gooigi

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EGaddResearchJournal website old screenshot.jpg|Screenshot of the website prior to changing its focus to ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''

EGaddResearchJournal-Goo.png|Screenshot of the website, where the element Goo can be seen clumsily added in the periodic table

 

|Jap=オヤ・マー博士の研究日誌

|JapR=Oya Mā Hakase no kenkyū nisshi

|JapM=Professor E. Gadd's research diary

|Dut=Onderzoeksrapport van professor K. Wibus

|Fre=Journal de recherche du professeur K. Tastroff{{footnote|main|a}}

|FreM=Professor E. Gadd's research journal

|Ger=Professor I. Gidds Forschungstagebuch

|Ita=Appunti di ricerca del Professor Strambic

|Por=Diário de pesquisas do Professor E. Gadd

|Rus=Дневник исследований профессора П. У. Галкина

;XXX-001 ''An Accidental Discovery''

|Jap=XXX-001：''偶然の産物''

|JapR=XXX-001: Gūzen no sanbutsu

|JapM=XXX-001: ''An accidental product''

;XXX-002 ''Characteristics of "Goo"''

|Jap=XXX-002：''“グー”の特性''

|JapR=XXX-002: "Gū" no tokusei

|JapM=XXX-002: ''Characteristics of "Goo"''

;XXX-003 ''The Birth of Gooigi''

|Jap=XXX-003：''グーイージの誕生''

|JapR=XXX-003: Gūīji no tanjō

|JapM=XXX-003: ''The birth of Gooigi''

|DutM=0: ''The birth of Gooigi''

|FreM=03: ''The birth of Gooigi''

;XXX-004 ''That Nostalgic Mansion''

|Jap=XXX-004：''懐かしのあの屋敷''

|JapR=XXX-004: Natsukashi no ano yashiki

|JapM=XXX-004: ''That nostalgic mansion''

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