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'''Serpci''' is the eleventh boss encountered in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', who haunts the Tomb Suites and guards the eleventh floor elevator button.
'''Serpci''' is the eleventh boss encountered in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. She is fought at the [[Tomb Suites]] and holds the [[Twisted Suites]]' [[elevator button]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Luigi first finds her by opening her sarcophagus in her room, which awakens her. She then activates a trap that sends Luigi down to a sandpit maze, to which he must make his way back up to the main room.
Serpci is an orange female ghost styled after ancient Egyptian royalty, particularly a queen or a pharaoh such as [[Cleopatra]].


Luigi stumbled upon her room again by accident after mimicking a pose in his likeness engraved on the wall. She then laughs before leaving the room.
==History==
Luigi first finds Serpci sleeping in her sarcophagus in [[Altar Chamber|her room]]. She then awakens and activates a trap that sends Luigi down to the [[Pit Chamber]], forcing him to make his way back up to the top of the pyramid.


After he enters the desert area, she then pranks him by "blowing him a kiss" from behind and spraying sand on him, before forming a sand tornado to create a sand mound in the likeness of her face.
Luigi stumbles upon Serpci's room again by accident after mimicking a pose in his likeness engraved on the wall. She then laughs before leaving the room.
 
After Luigi returns to the [[Sandy Grand Hall]], Serpci pranks him by blowing him a kiss from behind and spraying sand on him, before forming a sand tornado to create a sand mound in the likeness of her face.


==Battle==
==Battle==
She will largely be contained in the sand mound, and will attack by pounding in a blob of sand or otherwise using sand cobras from the mound, appearing quickly to taunt the player.
Most of Serpci's attacks rely on the manipulation of the sand mound she uses as a shield. Her main offense involves creating four large cobras out of sand that sprout from the top of the mound, striking Luigi if he is near. On a successful hit, Serpci will briefly emerge and taunt Luigi, but a missed attack will temporarily stun the snakes, granting Luigi a small amount of time to destroy them with a gust from his [[Poltergust G-00]]. As Serpci takes damage, the cobras can attack multiple times in succession; when they rear up, their eyes will flash once for each strike they will make before becoming stunned.
 
Serpci can also attack by burrowing under the ground and leaping out to try and crush Luigi under the sand mound she is in, while also creating dust particles to emerge in another spot, indicating where she is arriving. Later in the battle, she creates giant fists of sand to ram and crush Luigi; however, these can be destroyed in a similar manner to her snake constructs.


To beat her, first the player needs to suck in as much sand from the mound as possible to cause it to collapse, then she'll expose herself with six cobras, and then launch them, giving an opening to flash her and suck her in. Upon being defeated, she'll adopt a resting pose as she's sucked in, also supplying Luigi with the eleventh floor button.
To beat Serpci, Luigi needs to vacuum sand from the mound protecting her until it collapses and exposes her. She responds by summoning several small sand cobras around herself, which will fire small projectiles straight ahead of themselves before dissipating. Luigi must blow the projectiles off course with his Poltergust or dodge them, allowing him to stun Serpci with the [[Strobulb]] and begin depleting her HP. Upon being defeated, she'll adopt a resting pose, with her lips puckered and arms crossed over her chest as she's being sucked into the Poltergust G-00, also supplying Luigi with the elevator button.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
LM3 Serpci Screenshot.jpg
LM3 Serpci Sand Mound.png|Serpci sand attack
LM3 Serpci Cobras.png|Sand cobras attack
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Ita= Ectopatra
|Jap=サーペンティス
|ItaM= Portmanteau of the suffix "ecto-", referencing ghosts, and {{wp|Cleopatra}}
|JapR=Sāpentisu
|Fre= Cléo Patatras
|JapM=From "serpent" and possibly "-tis" (the feminine plural of Latin suffix "-tus")
|FreM= Pun on Cleopatra and the onomatopea "patatras" (kerplunk)
|Ita=Ectopatra
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "ectoplasma" (ectoplasm) and "{{wp|Cleopatra}}"
|Fre=Cléo Patatras
|FreM=Pun on "Cleopatra" and "patatras" (kerplunk)
|Dut=Serpentina
|Dut=Serpentina
|DutM= Portmanteau of "serpent" and the feminine suffix "-ina"
|DutM=Portmanteau of "serpent" and the Italian feminine diminutive "-ina"
|Ger=Sandra Stürmer
|Ger=Sandra Stürmer
|GerM= Portmanteau of Sandsturm (sandstorm), the name "Sandra" and Stürmer (striker)
|GerM=A rough homophone of "sandsturm" (sandstorm), as well as a portmanteau of the female name "Sandra" and "stürmer" (striker)
|Spa=Serpertiti
|SpaM=Pun on {{wp|Nefertiti}} and "serpent"
|Chi=蛇賓緹絲
|ChiR=Shébīntísī
|ChiM=Transliterated from the Japanese name.「蛇」also means "snake".
|Kor=서펜티스
|KorR=Seopentiseu
|KorM=Same as Japanese
}}
}}


==Trivia==
*In the Central Chamber, there is a gargantuan statue of Serpci; however, the head of the statue, due to unknown circumstances, is missing. This may foreshadow the fact that Serpci recreates her image in sand in similar proportions, only this time, everything but the head is missing.
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[[Category:Luigi's Mansion 3 Bosses]]
[[Category:Pharaohs]]
[[Category:Luigi's Mansion 3 bosses]]

Latest revision as of 19:31, November 17, 2024

Serpci
Serpci concept art
Floor Tomb Suites
HP 300

Serpci is the eleventh boss encountered in Luigi's Mansion 3. She is fought at the Tomb Suites and holds the Twisted Suites' elevator button.

Appearance[edit]

Serpci is an orange female ghost styled after ancient Egyptian royalty, particularly a queen or a pharaoh such as Cleopatra.

History[edit]

Luigi first finds Serpci sleeping in her sarcophagus in her room. She then awakens and activates a trap that sends Luigi down to the Pit Chamber, forcing him to make his way back up to the top of the pyramid.

Luigi stumbles upon Serpci's room again by accident after mimicking a pose in his likeness engraved on the wall. She then laughs before leaving the room.

After Luigi returns to the Sandy Grand Hall, Serpci pranks him by blowing him a kiss from behind and spraying sand on him, before forming a sand tornado to create a sand mound in the likeness of her face.

Battle[edit]

Most of Serpci's attacks rely on the manipulation of the sand mound she uses as a shield. Her main offense involves creating four large cobras out of sand that sprout from the top of the mound, striking Luigi if he is near. On a successful hit, Serpci will briefly emerge and taunt Luigi, but a missed attack will temporarily stun the snakes, granting Luigi a small amount of time to destroy them with a gust from his Poltergust G-00. As Serpci takes damage, the cobras can attack multiple times in succession; when they rear up, their eyes will flash once for each strike they will make before becoming stunned.

Serpci can also attack by burrowing under the ground and leaping out to try and crush Luigi under the sand mound she is in, while also creating dust particles to emerge in another spot, indicating where she is arriving. Later in the battle, she creates giant fists of sand to ram and crush Luigi; however, these can be destroyed in a similar manner to her snake constructs.

To beat Serpci, Luigi needs to vacuum sand from the mound protecting her until it collapses and exposes her. She responds by summoning several small sand cobras around herself, which will fire small projectiles straight ahead of themselves before dissipating. Luigi must blow the projectiles off course with his Poltergust or dodge them, allowing him to stun Serpci with the Strobulb and begin depleting her HP. Upon being defeated, she'll adopt a resting pose, with her lips puckered and arms crossed over her chest as she's being sucked into the Poltergust G-00, also supplying Luigi with the elevator button.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese サーペンティス[?]
Sāpentisu
From "serpent" and possibly "-tis" (the feminine plural of Latin suffix "-tus")
Chinese 蛇賓緹絲[?]
Shébīntísī
Transliterated from the Japanese name.「蛇」also means "snake".
Dutch Serpentina[?] Portmanteau of "serpent" and the Italian feminine diminutive "-ina"
French Cléo Patatras[?] Pun on "Cleopatra" and "patatras" (kerplunk)
German Sandra Stürmer[?] A rough homophone of "sandsturm" (sandstorm), as well as a portmanteau of the female name "Sandra" and "stürmer" (striker)
Italian Ectopatra[?] Portmanteau of "ectoplasma" (ectoplasm) and "Cleopatra"
Korean 서펜티스[?]
Seopentiseu
Same as Japanese
Spanish Serpertiti[?] Pun on Nefertiti and "serpent"

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Central Chamber, there is a gargantuan statue of Serpci; however, the head of the statue, due to unknown circumstances, is missing. This may foreshadow the fact that Serpci recreates her image in sand in similar proportions, only this time, everything but the head is missing.