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| {{LM portrait infobox | | {{portrait-infobox |
| |image=LM Slim Bankshot Screenshot.png | | |image=Slimb.jpg |
| |width=200px | | |width=200px |
| |full_name=Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark (GameCube) / The lone competitor (3DS) | | |fullname=Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark |
| |age=29 | | |age=29 |
| |biography=Slim's a legend in the world of competitive pool. Too bad he's never played a living soul. | | |biography=Slim's a legend in the world of competitive pool. Too bad he's never played a living soul. |
| |room=[[Billiards Room]] | | |room=Billiards Room |
| |hp=100 | | |hp=100 |
| |quote=You want some of this?
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| '''Slim Bankshot''' is a [[portrait ghost]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|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 "{{wp|Glossary of cue sports terms#B|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 (Luigi's Mansion)|Gallery]] is 17.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=06:34|url=youtu.be/vsVY_MCWnPc?feature=shared&t=394|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' - Full Gallery Portraits Showcase (Bronze, Silver & Gold)|author=RetroArchive|date=January 25, 2023|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> | | '''Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark''', is a portrait ghost that loves to shoot billiards. He was a legend in the competitive pool circuit, despite the fact that he never played a living soul. Slim spent his afterlife practicing alone in the [[Billiards Room]] of [[Luigi's Mansion (place)|Luigi's Mansion]]. Although Slim Bankshot was a portrait ghost, [[Luigi]] did not need to capture the lonely poolshark to help save his brother [[Mario]] from [[King Boo]]. However, if the green-clad ghost hunter decided to catch the spirit, Luigi would be rewarded with the ghost's great treasure. |
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| Slim Bankshot is encountered in the [[Billiards Room]], playing {{wp|three-ball}}. Prior to this, a statue of him can be found in the [[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]]. Slim hits the balls with enough force that they fly off of the table and start bouncing around the room, taking away 5 [[Heart Point|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. | | When Luigi first encountered Slim Bankshot, the portrait ghost was playing 3-Ball, shooting billiard balls with his cue stick. In fact, Slim hit the balls so hard they would go flying off the table and bounce around the room (causing five HP of damage if they hit Luigi). Each time they were hit, he went around the pool table once before hitting the balls again. To make Bankshot vulnerable, Luigi had to suck up one of the flying billiard balls with the [[Poltergust 3000]]. The ball would then get stuck at the end of the vacuum, allowing Luigi to shoot the ball like a projectile at Slim Bankshot. The billiard balls that Slim shoots fly around the room leaving red streaks behind them. The ball that Luigi shoots will leave a blue streak. After being hit three times, Slim would become limp and vulnerable and Luigi could capture the ghost with his Poltergust. If Bankshot managed to break free from Luigi's hold, the spirit would return to shooting pool. As such, Luigi had to hit Slim with another billiard ball to make the portrait ghost vulnerable again. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | After combating Slim's medium pull, Luigi captured the ghost and lit up the Billiards Room. After Bankshot's treasure chest appeared, Luigi opened the box and received a [[Blue Diamond]] and two [[Gold Bars]]. With another portrait ghost eliminated, Luigi continued the search for his brother. |
| ===''Luigi's Mansion''===
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| SlimBankshotBronze.png|Bronze frame
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| SlimBankshotSilver.png|Silver frame
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| SlimBankshotGold.png|Gold frame
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| </gallery>
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| ===''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)===
| | A black-and-white picture of a person similar in appearance to Slim Bankshot can be found on the north wall of the Billiards Room, possibly depicting him when he was alive. |
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| Slim Sucking Pose.png|Slim Bankshot being stunned
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| Slim Bankshot Bronze frame LM3DS.png|Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
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| Slim Bankshot Silver frame LM3DS.png|Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
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| Slim Bankshot Gold frame LM3DS.png|Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
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| Slim Bankshot Platinum frame LM3DS.png|Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version) | |
| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | <br clear=all> |
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| |Fre=Joe l'Arnaque, Le Joueur de Billard
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| |FreM=Joe the Fraud, The Billiards' player
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| |Jpn=ポール・ロング
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| |JpnR=Pōru Rongu
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| |JpnM=Pole/Paul Long, possibly derived from "long pole" or actor {{wp|Paul Newman}}, who famously played a pool hustler in the film ''{{wp|The Hustler (film)|The Hustler}}''
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| |Spa=Muni, el solitario rey del billar
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| |SpaM=Muni, the Lonely Billiards King
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| |Ger=Volker Volltreffer, Einsamer Billard-King
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| |GerM=Volker Bullseye, Lonely Billiard King
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| |Ita= Steccasecca, il giocatore solitario
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| |ItaM=Long-pole/Thin-pole, the lonely player
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| ==Notes==
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| *A monochromatic photo of Slim from presumably when he was alive is on the north wall of the Billiards Room.
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| SlimPortrait.png|The portrait
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| </gallery>
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| | [[Category: Characters]] |
| [[Category:Portrait ghosts]] | | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| [[de:Volker Volltreffer]] | | [[Category: Portrait Ghosts]] |
| [[it:Steccasecca]] | | [[Category: Undead]] |
