Editing Purple Puncher

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:LM Art Purple Puncher.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Luigi's Mansion''
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|Ghost]]
|variants=[[Flash]]
|comparable=[[Blue Twirler]]<br>[[Gold Ghost]]<br>[[Hider]]<br>[[Oozer]]
}}
'''Purple Punchers''', also known as '''Pink Mapu'''<ref name=Versus>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|publisher=Versus Books|language=en-us|date=November 19, 2001|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Perfect Guide|page=16|isbn=1-931886-00-8}}</ref> or '''bashers''',<ref name=Versus/> are the second species of normal [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghosts]] [[Luigi]] encounters in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|its remake]], where they are encountered in the [[Storage Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Storage Room]], [[Armory (Luigi's Mansion)|Armory]], [[Anteroom]], the [[Laundry Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Laundry Room]], [[Cellar (Luigi's Mansion)|Cellar]], the [[Sealed Room]], and [[The Artist's Studio]], and in the [[Kitchen (Luigi's Mansion)|Kitchen]], [[Nursery]], [[Conservatory (Luigi's Mansion)|Conservatory]], [[Balcony (3F)]], the [[Fortune-teller's Room]], [[Nana's Room]], and the [[Telephone Room]] during the [[blackout]]. They’re also encountered in the [[Parlor (Luigi's Mansion)|Parlor]], the Kitchen, the [[Safari Room]], the [[Pipe Room]], the [[Roof (Luigi's Mansion)|Roof]], the Anteroom, the Laundry Room, Cellar, the Sealed Room, and The Artist's Studio in the PAL and [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Luigi's Mansion#Hidden Mansion|Hidden Mansion]], and in the Nursery, Conservatory, Balcony (3F), the Fortune-teller's Room, Nana's Room, and the Telephone Room during the blackout in the PAL and 3DS Hidden Mansion. As the name implies, these ghosts try to damage Luigi by giving a left or right hook to him; 10 [[Heart Point|HP]] is lost for each successful uppercut punch. Luigi can stun Purple Punchers with his [[flashlight]], and then suck them in with his [[Poltergust 3000]]. They can also be hurt by any of the three [[Element medal|elements]]. Though Purple Punchers do not appear in any later installments of the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|''Luigi's Mansion'' series]], [[Hider]]s from ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', and [[Oozer (Luigi's Mansion 3)|Oozers]] from ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' behave similarly to them.

In an [[list of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content|earlier version]] of ''Luigi's Mansion'', Purple Punchers had 30 HP each. However, this was changed to 20 HP in the final version for unknown reasons, but was kept at 30 HP in the PAL and [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Luigi's Mansion#Hidden Mansion|Hidden Mansion]]. This pre-release screenshot can be seen on page 19 of the ''Luigi's Mansion'' instruction booklet.<ref>{{cite|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>

Purple Punchers make a few minor appearances in other games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Purple Punchers appear in the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|Luigi's Mansion court]] and [[Terror Tennis]] minigame. In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', Purple Punchers make their debut spectators to the many sporting events, and they can also be assistants to the players in the [[Luigi's Mansion (Mario Sports Mix)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', a Purple Puncher, along with a [[Gold Ghost]] and a [[Blue Twirler]], appear together on a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Ghosts from ''Luigi's Mansion''.

==Profiles==
===''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)===
{{multilang profile
|type=game
|Eng=A swift pink ghost who uses uppercuts to hurt foes.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
LM Purple Puncher.png|''Luigi's Mansion''
Purple Puncher.png|''Luigi's Mansion'' (pause menu)
MPT TerrorTennis.jpg|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
MKAGP2 GhostPuncher YoshiPark.png|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
BrawlTrophy188.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
SSB4TrophyGhostsLuigi'sMansion.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
LM 3DS Art - Purple Puncher.png|''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
LM 3DS Luigi and a Purple Puncher Artwork.jpg|Scene artwork for ''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)
Anteroom LM3DS.png|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)
Storage Room LM3DS.png|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マプー
|JapR=Mapū
|JapM=Possibly from "magenta" and「プー」(''pū'', Japanese onomatopoeic word meaning "poof"); likely related to the noise they make upon spawning
|SpaA=Golpeador Púrpura
|SpaAM=Purple Puncher
|SpaE=Bravucón morado
|Ger=Purpur-Schläger
|GerM=Purple Puncher
|FreE=Cogneur mauve
|FreEM=Purple puncher
|Ita=Spaccone viola
|ItaM=Purple [[Slammer (enemy)#Names in other languages|Slammer]]
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Luigi's Mansion ghosts]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis enemies]]
[[Category:Mario Sports Mix characters]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophies]]
[[de:Schläger]]
[[it:Spaccone viola]]