Biff Atlas

Template:Portrait-infobox Biff Atlas, the Bodybuilder (Japanese: マッディー Maddī), is one of the many ghosts featured in Luigi's Mansion. His first name is a pun on "biff", which is slang meaning "to hit". His last name is based on Atlas, a titan from Greek Mythology who was forced to hold up the Sky. His portrait number in Professor E. Gadd's gallery is 16.

Luigi's Mansion

When Luigi enters the Rec Room, Biff is focused on lifting a barbell, and does not attack Luigi. Luigi can either choose to provoke Biff to attack him, or just ignore Biff entirely, as Biff is one of the five optional gallery ghosts in Luigi's Mansion.

In order to provoke Biff, Luigi must smack one of the three nearby punching bags while avoiding its backswing, which can injure him. If aimed correctly, it hits Biff and causes him to attack Luigi by swinging his fists in a rage. One of Biff's punches causes Luigi to lose twenty HP. Luigi has to pound Biff two more times with a punching bag in order to expose Biff's heart. Before the third hit, Biff gets even angrier and starts whirling his arms. After his heart is exposed, Biff becomes vulnerable to the Poltergust 3000. If Luigi fails to catch him, Biff returns to weightlifting and Luigi must hit him with another punching bag to resume capturing him.

Physical Appearance

Biff has turquoise skin with a blond flattop and green eyes. His head is rectangular, his chin has a small cleft, and his body is well-muscled. He wears a red sleeveless muscle shirt with red wristbands, a brown belt with a gold buckle, and magenta shorts that fit around his tail.

Frames

GameCube Version

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  Bronze Frame

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  Silver Frame

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  Gold Frame

3DS Version

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  Bronze frame

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  Silver frame

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  Gold frame

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  Platinum frame

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	マッディー[?] Maddī	-
German	Mister Astral-Universum, Muckibudengänger[?]	Mr. Astral Universe, Gym Rat (his title is a reference to the Mr. Universe bodybuilding contests)
Italian	Big Tozzo[?]	"Tozzo" in Italian means stocky, thick, square built
Spanish	Borja, El Culturista[?]	Borja, The Bodybuilder

Trivia

• A bust of Biff Atlas can be found in the The Artist's Studio.
• Most of the time Biff Atlas is shown to be having a hard time lifting the barbell. If Luigi continues to leave him alone, he will eventually succeed in lifting it after a few attempts.
• In his platinum frame in the remake, the background heavily features lilies, referencing his stated fondness for them.
• His name may be a reference to Charles Atlas, a famous bodybuilder from the 1930s who is best known for developing a bodybuilding method that was heavily advertised in comic books from the 30's and 40's. The most famous comic ad revolved around a "beach bully" who pressures his victim into working out and becoming a "Hero of the Beach". His silver frame portrait in the GameCube version may be a nod to this as it features ocean waves in the background.