Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)

Ghost
Artwork of various ghosts, a Boo, a Gold Ghost, a Purple Puncher, a Ghost Guy, and Biff Atlas, from Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo 3DS
First appearance	Luigi's Mansion (2001)
Latest appearance	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024)

The ghosts are species from the Luigi's Mansion series and are the series' main enemies. Ghosts first appear in Luigi's Mansion and reprise their role in its Nintendo 3DS remake. The ghosts in the game are created by the ghost artist Vincent Van Gore after King Boo releases him from his portrait, along with the other portrait ghosts. Ghosts never appear in the direction Luigi is looking, which E. Gadd also mentions. Sucking up more than one ghost at a time will always give a heart, with the exception of Mr. Bones and the Garbage Can Ghost.

Different types of ghosts appear in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, the sequel to Luigi's Mansion, and inhabit Evershade Valley. These ghosts are friendly, due the influence of the Dark Moon, and help Professor E. Gadd with his paranormal research. However, when King Boo destroys the Dark Moon, the ghosts turn against E. Gadd and go on a rampage, under King Boo's command. Luigi once again comes up behind them, catching them, defeats King Boo, and repairs the Dark Moon, making them friendly yet again.

In Luigi's Mansion 3, another set of different ghosts appear as Hellen Gravely's and King Boo's minions. They were part of E. Gadd's collection of ghosts along with King Boo before he was tricked by Hellen into coming to her hotel, trapping him and freeing them and King Boo. They initially are disguised as human employees of the Last Resort hotel when Luigi, Mario, Princess Peach, and three Toads arrive, although after all but Luigi were captured, they stopped using the disguises. Luigi, with Gooigi joining him, ultimately recaptured them. After the Last Resort Hotel was destroyed, the ghosts escaped from the containment field and were about to attack Luigi, only for King Boo's gem to mysteriously vanish and cause the ghosts to regain their senses, also being distraught over the destruction of the Last Resort before E. Gadd offered to help them rebuild. After the repairs were done, E. Gadd, Gooigi, and the ghosts bade Luigi, Mario, Princess Peach, and the Toads farewell.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U each have an unlockable trophy of Ghosts from the first Luigi's Mansion, and it shows a Gold Ghost, a Purple Puncher, and a Blue Twirler. In both games, the trophy is unlocked at random, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's trophy was even slightly retextured from the Super Smash Bros. Brawl one. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, instead has an unlockable trophy of Ghosts from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and depicts a Greenie, a Hider, a Gobber, and a Slammer.

List of ghosts

Ghosts from Luigi's Mansion (top) and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (bottom).

Luigi's Mansion

Regular ghosts Large ghosts Punching ghosts Gold Ghost Purple Puncher Blue Twirler Element-protected ghosts Temper Terror Flash Blue Blaze Grabbing Ghosts White Grabbing Ghost Red Grabbing Ghost Mirror Ghost Cinema Ghost Waiter Masked ghosts Ghost Guy Dancing masked ghost Hallway ghosts Ceiling Surprise Purple Bomber Bowling Ghost Extra Garbage Can Ghost Mr. Bones Speedy Spirit Small ghosts Mice Blue mouse Purple mouse Gold Mouse Bats Purple bat Yellow bat Elemental Ghosts Fire Elemental Ghost Water Elemental Ghost Ice Elemental Ghost Flying Fish Pink Flying Fish Green Flying Fish Extra Shining Ghost Spark Other 35 Boos

Portrait ghosts Area 1 Neville Lydia Chauncey Area 2 The Floating Whirlindas Shivers Melody Pianissima Mr. Luggs Spooky Bogmire Black Bogmire Area 3 Biff Atlas Miss Petunia Nana Slim Bankshot Henry and Orville Madame Clairvoya Boolossus 15 smaller Boos Area 4 Uncle Grimmly Clockwork Soldiers Sue Pea Jarvis Sir Weston Vincent Van Gore King Boo Bowser costume

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon / Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Evershade Valley ghosts Greenie Paranormal shielded Greenie Mummy Statue Armour Ghost Slammer Hider Sneaker Creeper The Three Sisters Sister Lucinda Sister Belinda Sister Herlinda Gobber Poltergeist Strong Greenie Paranormal chained Strong Greenie Strong Slammer Paranormal chained Strong Slammer Strong Hider Strong Sneaker Strong Gobber Paranormal chained Strong Gobber Possessor Grouchy Possessor Spider queen Harsh Possessor Eerie staircase Overset Possessor Belfry Clock Shrewd Possessor Icy monster Tough Possessor Possessor clones Giant suit of armor Ancient Poltergeist Strong Poltergeist Gold Greenie ??? Spirit Ball Big Boo 10 Boos Other 22 Boos King Boo

ScareScraper ghosts Bomb Brother Beetle Whisperer Terrible Teleporter Primordial Goo Creeper Launcher Polterpup Big Polterpup The Brain Fright Knight Cold Catcher Freaker Sneaker Tether Jacket Yukata Ball Blue Pimpernel Sun Flower Pink Zinnia Violet Daisy Melon-choly Aweberryer Scorn Scareambles Terrorange Spooky Specter Scars Scool Jack-goo-lantern Blimp Reaper Dreadonfly Lady Gug Fright Fly Blobberfly Go-Bee Horrorca Clown Fishy Shriek Shark Pondguin Wurdle Bad-minton Footbrawl Tennis Menace Goolf Soccer Ball Awelligator Banegal Zebrawl Leoprank Cawe

Luigi's Mansion 3

Regular Ghosts Goob Hammer Oozer Slinker Trapper Mini Goob Mini Hammer Golden Goob Jewel Rausuto Spirit Balls Possessor Spirit Balls Possessed Bin Takarabako Obake Mummy Tutankhammer Agoobis Slabhammer Sir Goob Disco Hammer Neon Goob Mergoob Swabbie Goob Goob the Magnificent Pantogoob Hammersaurus Rex Skelegoob 16 Boos Polterpup

Rare Ghosts Speed Goob Speed Hammer Speed Oozer Bomb Goob Bomb Hammer Bomb Oozer Regen Goob Regen Hammer Regen Slinker Lethal Goob Lethal Hammer Lethal Oozer Lethal Slinker Thieving Slinker Medic Goob Electric Oozer Diffusing Goob Diffusing Hammer Warp Slinker

Boss Ghosts Steward Chambrea Kruller Chef Soulfflé Amadeus Wolfgeist King MacFrights Dr. Potter Morty Ug Clem Serpci Nikki, Lindsey, & Ginny Captain Fishook Johnny Deepend DJ Phantasmagloria Hellen Gravely Polterkitty Ghostzilla King Boo Boolossus 16 Boos

Profiles and statistics

Luigi's Mansion

• Instruction booklet bio: "There are several types of normal ghost, each with a different shape and size. They are not abnormally difficult to capture, because they're, well, normal. There are also slightly special elemental ghosts, but you'll have to see page 15 for more information about them."

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy Ghosts
	Appears in: GCN Luigi's Mansion
	How to unlock: Random
	Ghost variations that appeared throughout Luigi's Mansion. They don't have the special power required to manifest any truly unusual ghostly phenomena, so they rely on such pedestrian physical methods as punching Luigi to frighten him. There are also some rare varieties that are very rich and drop a lot of coins.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Trophy Ghosts (American English) / Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion 2) (British English)

Category: Series Related

How to unlock: Random

Despite Luigi's crippling fear of...well, everything, Professor E. Gadd ropes him into taking care of some unruly ghosts. Here we have four types: the small green ones are Greenies, the angry-looking red ones are Slammers, the thin blue ones are Hiders, and the big yellow ones are Gobbers. What appropriate names! (American English)

Despite Luigi's crippling fear of...well, everything, Professor E. Gadd ropes him into taking care of some unruly ghosts. Here we have four types: the small, green ones are Greenies, the angry-looking, red ones are Slammers, the thin, blue ones are Hiders and the big, yellow ones are Gobbers. What appropriate names! (British English)

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trophy Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion)

Category: Series Related

() Appears in: GCN Luigi's Mansion (11/2001)

() Trophy Box: -

How to unlock: Random

These mischievous ghosts haunt an old, old mansion. Suck them all up with your Poltergust 3000, but watch out for their attacks while you do! The gold ones' short punches might not be too hard to dodge, but the pink ones have much greater reach. The blue ones will smack the floor to hit you with shock waves! (American English)

These mischievous ghosts haunt an old, old mansion. Suck them all up with your Poltergust 3000, but watch out for their attacks while you do! The gold ones' short punches might not be too hard to dodge, but the pink ones have much more reach. And the blue one will smack the floor to hit you with shock waves! (British English)

Gallery

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  A painting of the various minor ghosts in the 3DS version of Luigi's Mansion

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	オバケ Obake	Ghost
Chinese (simplified)	鬼魂 (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) Guǐhún 鬼怪 (Luigi's Mansion 3 and WarioWare: Get It Together!) Guǐguài[?]	Ghost
Chinese (traditional)	鬼怪[?] Guǐguài	Ghost
Italian	Fantasma[?]	Ghost
Spanish	Fantasma[?]	Ghost

Trivia

• In Luigi's Mansion 3, the first letters of the Ghosts' names spell out "GHOST", similarly to the names of the mansions, Possessors, and bonus missions in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
• In early versions of Luigi's Mansion, some of the normal ghosts had noses.