Editing Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal

'''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]]''.

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.

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

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-pic9.png|E. Gadd on his way to the Last Resort, with the Boo Canister at the back of his car

|Jpn=オヤ・マー博士の研究日誌

|JpnR=Oya Mā Hakase no kenkyū nisshi

|JpnM=Professor E. Gadd's research diary

;XXX-001 ''An Accidental Discovery''

|Jpn=XXX-001：''偶然の産物''

|JpnR=XXX-001: Gūzen no sanbutsu

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

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

|Jpn=XXX-002：''“グー”の特性''

|JpnR=XXX-002: "Gū" no tokusei

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

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

|Jpn=XXX-003：''グーイージの誕生''

|JpnR=XXX-003: Gūīji no tanjō

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

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

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

;XXX-004 ''That Nostalgic Mansion''

|Jpn=XXX-004：''懐かしのあの屋敷''

|JpnR=XXX-004: Natsukashi no ano yashiki

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

;XXX-005 ''A New Power''

|Jpn=XXX-005：''新たな能力''

|JpnR=XXX-005: Arata na nōryoku

|JpnM=XXX-005: ''A new ability''

;XXX-006 ''Gooigi's Weaknesses''

|Jpn=XXX-006：''グーイージの弱点''

|JpnR=XXX-006: Gūīji no jakuten

|JpnM=XXX-006: ''Gooigi's weaknesses''

;XXX-007 ''Gooigi's Completion''

|Jpn=XXX-007：''グーイージの完成''

|JpnR=XXX-007: Gūīji no kansei

|JpnM=XXX-007: ''Gooigi's completion''

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