Slim Bankshot

Slim Bankshot
Full name	Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark (GameCube) / The lone competitor (3DS)
Age	29
Biography	Slim's a legend in the world of competitive pool. Too bad he's never played a living soul.
Room	Billiards Room
HP	100
Heart quote	You want some of this?

Slim Bankshot is a portrait ghost in Luigi's Mansion and its remake. He has teal skin and a round head with dark violet hair and glowing yellow eyes. Slim wears a grey diamond-patterned vest over a white shirt with both sleeves rolled up and has a gold ring with a red jewel on his right hand. Slim was apparently a legend in competitive pool, according to his Game Boy Horror bio. His name is based on the billiards term "bank shot," which involves hitting the cue ball against a railing before striking another ball into a pocket. Slim's portrait number in the Gallery is 17.

Slim Bankshot is encountered in the Billiards Room, playing three-ball. Prior to this, a statue of him can be found in the Courtyard. Slim hits the balls with enough force that they fly off of the table and start bouncing around the room, taking away 5 HP each time they hit Luigi. After hitting the balls, Slim travels around the pool table once before hitting the balls again. A billiard ball may sometimes hit Slim, but this is typically accomplished by Luigi using the Poltergust 3000 to launch the ball at Slim himself. After three hits, Slim becomes vulnerable to being vacuumed into the Poltergust 3000. If Bankshot breaks free from the vacuum, he returns to playing pool. After Slim is caught, a green treasure chest appears, although in the remake's Hidden Mansion, a chest with Mario's Shoe appears instead, making Slim no longer an optional portrait ghost.

Gallery

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  Bronze frame

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  Silver frame

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  Gold frame

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  Slim Bankshot being stunned

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  Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)

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  Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)

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  Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)

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  Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ポール・ロング[?] Pōru Rongu	Pole/Paul Long, possibly derived from "long pole" or actor Paul Newman, who famously played a pool hustler in the film The Hustler
French	Joe l'Arnaque, Le Joueur de Billard[?]	Joe the Fraud, The Billiards' player
German	Volker Volltreffer, Einsamer Billard-King[?]	Volker Bullseye, Lonely Billiard King
Italian	Steccasecca, il giocatore solitario[?]	Long-pole/Thin-pole, the lonely player
Spanish	Muni, el solitario rey del billar[?]	Muni, the Lonely Billiards King

Notes

The portrait

• A monochromatic photo of Slim from presumably when he was alive is on the north wall of the Billiards Room,.