ScareScraper

ScareScraper
Artwork of a 20-story ScareScraper from Luigi's Mansion 3
First appearance	Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013)
Latest appearance	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024)
Greater location	Evershade Valley The Last Resort
Inhabitants	Bats, beetles, mice, Robombs, spiders, Greenies, Strong Greenies, Slammers, Hiders, Sneakers, Creepers, Gobbers, Polterpups, Big Polterpup, The Brain, Bomb Brother, Beetle Whisperer, Terrible Teleporter, Primordial Goo, Creeper Launcher, Fright Knight, Cold Catcher, Freaker Sneaker, Tether Jacket, Yukata Ball, Blue Pimpernel, Sun Flower, Pink Zinnia, Violet, Daisy, Spookumber, Aweberry, Scorn, Scareambles, Terrorange, Spooky Spook, 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, Strong Hiders*, Strong Sneakers*, Strong Gobbers*, Strong Slammers*, Goobs, Hammers, Oozers, Slinkers, Mini Goobs, Mini Hammers, Golden Goobs, Bomb Goobs, Bomb Hammers, Bomb Oozers, Regen Goobs, Regen Hammers, Regen Slinkers, Speed Goobs, Speed Hammers, Speed Oozers, Lethal Goobs, Lethal Hammers, Lethal Oozers, Lethal Slinkers, Thieving Slinkers, Agoobis, Tutankhammers, Slabhammers, Sir Goobs, Disco Hammers, Neon Goobs (*=Only in Endless Mode and Expert difficulty)

“This nightmarish skyscraper full of ghostly challenges awaits you and your courageous friends! Can you battle your way to the top?”

—E. Gadd (In-game description), Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

The ScareScraper (known as the Thrill Tower in the British English version of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon) is the multiplayer mode of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon that is unlocked by completing the fourth mission, Visual Tricks, in the main game. The mode returns in Luigi's Mansion 3. It can be played online, locally, or alone. Its name is a portmanteau of "scare" and "skyscraper".

The game puts four different-colored Luigis (as well as four other different-colored Gooigis in Luigi's Mansion 3) in one of the modes. The host player can set the amount of floors to five, ten, twenty-five, and endless, as well as the difficulty of the mode: Normal, Hard, and Expert. The endless floor option is available only for the chosen mode once the 25 floors of that game mode are cleared. If the amount of floors is set to endless, the difficulty is automatically set to endless and cannot be changed. The final room is always the roof, unless it is set on Endless. The ghost bosses in the ScareScraper have different amounts of HP than their original versions in the main game, and in Dark Moon, for every five floors cleared, non-boss ghosts gain 5 additional health.

The game ends when all Luigis are KO'd (or trapped), or when they do not complete a floor in an amount of time. Other Luigis can revive a fainted Luigi by pressing ( repeatedly in Luigi's Mansion 3) near him to revive him. This brings his HP back to 20, and it releases hearts (50 in Luigi's Mansion 3). Luigis can communicate with each other (even when KO'd in Dark Moon) when the player either presses the or touches the touchscreen.

In Luigi's Mansion 3, every ScareScraper floor features a different objective.

Players

When playing a ScareScraper, Luigis are colored depending on the order of when they join it, meaning that the player is always a green Luigi when playing solo on their own ScareScraper or hosting it for other players. Player 2's Luigi's cap, Poltergust, overalls (undershirt in Luigi's Mansion 3), and Gooigi (in Luigi's Mansion 3) are blue; player 3's are orange; and player 4's are pink (pink and orange are switched in Luigi's Mansion 3). All players wear Luigi's standard green undershirts in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and blue overalls in Luigi's Mansion 3.

Voice commands

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

• "Hey!" ()
• "Thank you very much!" ()
• "Good job!" ()
• "Help help!" ()
• "Over here!" ()

Luigi's Mansion 3

• "Over here!" ()
• "Thank you!" ()
• "Help!" ()

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

• "Hey!"
• "Help!"
• "Thank you!"
• "Good job!"

The "Over here!" voice command has been removed, due to the lack of a second screen on the Nintendo Switch.

Modes

Luigis cooperating to capture The Brain.

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

Hunter Mode

All Luigis work together to capture all ghosts on the floors before time runs out. A gauge on the right side of the bottom screen shows ghostly activity that empties as ghosts are captured. Depending on the difficulty, such as in Endless mode, Strong versions of ghosts may appear in earlier floors. The time limit is 5 minutes per floor.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Jachtstand[?]	Hunting Mode
French	Chasse[?]	Hunting
German	Jäger-Modus[?]	Hunter Mode
Italian	Modalità Cacciatore[?]	Hunter Mode
Portuguese	Modo de Caça[?]	Hunt Mode
Spanish	Modo Caza[?]	Hunt Mode

Rush Mode

Luigis try to escape each floor by reaching the exit and stepping on the switches before time runs out. The timer starts at 30 seconds (45 in Luigi's Mansion 2 HD), but the time limit can be extended by collecting timepieces (for an additional 10 seconds) from paintings and furniture, or by clearing rooms of ghosts. Rush Mode does not have locked doors or keys, however, Gobbers may occasionally drop from ceilings in dark rooms and block the doors with its goo; they must be captured in order to proceed.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Tijdnoodstand[?]	Timetrouble Mode
French	Sprint[?]	Sprint
German	Tempo-Modus[?]	Speed Mode
Italian	Modalità Tempo[?]	Time Mode
Portuguese	Modo de Tempo[?]	Time Mode
Spanish	Modo Tiempo[?]	Time Mode

Polterpup Mode

Polterpups escaping their hiding place in Polterpup Mode.

Luigis work together to capture all Polterpups on each floor by following their invisible paw prints with the Dark-Light Device. The Luigis must first locate the kennel before the Polterpups can even be caught. Sometimes Polterpups may even summon other ghosts to hinder progress. Depending on the difficulty of the ScareScraper, the amount of Polterpups to be captured on a floor vary, ranging from a minimum of 2 Polterpups to a maximum of 6. The Luigis have 5 minutes to capture them all.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Polterpupstand[?]	Polterpup Mode
French	Traque[?]	Hunt
German	Pinscher-Modus[?]	Pinscher Mode
Italian	Modalità Poltercuccioli[?]	Polterpups Mode
Portuguese	Modo de Fantacães[?]	Polterpups Mode
Spanish (NOA)	Modo Espectroguau (Luigi's Mansion 2 HD) Modo Espectrochucho (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)[?]	Polterpup Mode
Spanish (NOE)	Modo Ectochucho[?]	Polterpup Mode

Surprise Mode

A combination of the Hunter, Rush, and Polterpup Modes — two Hunter Mode floors, one Rush Mode floor, and one Polterpup Mode floor in random order. It is unlocked by completing the other three modes on any difficulty/floor amount at least once.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Zufalls-Modus[?]	Coincidence Mode
Italian	Modalità Sorpresa[?]	Surprise Mode
Spanish (NOE)	Modo Sorpresa[?]	Surprise Mode

Luigi's Mansion 3

In Luigi's Mansion 3, there are only four modes that are selected randomly when a new floor starts. Only either five, ten, twenty (as of version 1.3.1), or random floors can be selected when starting up a new game.

Capture the Ghosts!

The Luigis must catch all of the ghosts in some rooms located on the map within five minutes; unlike in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, however, time pieces can be found to add 30 seconds on the clock. Once all ghosts are captured, players can advance to the next floor. The total number of ghosts captured is displayed on the bottom right corner of the screen. On rare occasions, all of the ghosts on a floor can be Mini Goobs and Mini Hammers.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	すべてのおばけを つかまえろ！[?] Subete no obake o tsukamaero!	Catch all the ghosts!
French	Capturez les fantômes ![?]	Capture the ghosts!
German	Fange alle Geister![?]	?
Italian	Cattura i fantasmi![?]	Capture the ghosts!
Korean	유령을 전부 붙잡아라![?] Yuryeong-eul jeonbu butjjabara!	Catch all the ghosts!
Spanish (NOA)	¡Atrapa a todos los fantasmas![?]	-
Spanish (NOE)	¡Caza a los fantasmas![?]	Hunt the ghosts!

Collect the Money!

The Luigis have five minutes to collect the amount of money required to advance to the next floor. They must search every room possible with Coins, Bills, Gold Bars, and Pearls. Most rooms contain Golden Goobs hidden in some furniture to search for and shows a gold sparkle where it is located; some furniture may need to be revealed with Dark-Light Device. Gold Goobs also hide inside boxes which Luigi must pull a string one side with Gooigi or another Luigi on another side to open. The amount of money needed to be collected depends on how many players are on during this event. The amount of money collected is displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Prior to version 1.3.1, only Golden Goobs and possessed bins appeared in this mode, but later versions of the game add normal ghosts too, with the boxes sometimes either holding the Golden Goobs along with a Hammer or five normal Goobs, or some money without any ghosts appearing. Normal ghosts can also spawn in a room a player walks into for the first time, without any furniture being shaken or boxes being opened.

• One player: 4500G
• Two players: 6000G
• Three players: 7500G
• Four players: 10000G

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	お金かねを 回収かいしゅうしろ！[?] Okane o kaishū shiro!	Collect the money!
French	Ramassez l'argent ![?]	Collect the money!
Italian	Raccogli il denaro![?]	Collect the money!
Korean	돈을 회수하라![?] Don-eul Hoesuhara!	Collect the money!
Spanish (NOA)	¡Recoge todo el dinero![?]	Collect all the money!

Find the Toads!

The Luigis must search for four colored Toads hidden in the rooms. They come in red, blue, yellow, and green. When a Toad is found, they cannot proceed if a room is dark as they will panic while ghosts are present, Toads also cannot proceed if a Possessed Bin is triggered. Once a room is cleared, the Toad can be led back to where the Luigis spawned. The number of Toads rescued is displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	キノピオを 探さがせ！[?] Kinopio o sagase!	Find the Toads!
French	Trouvez les Toads ![?]	Find the Toads!
German	Finde alle Toads![?]	?
Italian	Trova i Toad![?]	Find the Toads!
Korean	키노피오를 찾아라![?] Kinopio-reul chajara!	Find the Toads!
Spanish (NOA)	¡Encuentra a los Toads![?]	Find the Toads!
Spanish (NOE)	¡Busca a los Toads![?]	Search for the Toads!

Defeat the Crows!

The Luigis must defeat all of the crows found in the rooms and with a Strobulb charge or by vacuuming them up. Prior to version 1.3.1, no ghosts appeared in this mode, but they do appear in later versions of the game. The number of crows defeated is displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	すべてのカーラを 倒たおせ！[?] Subete no Kāra o taose!	Defeat all the crows!
French	Éliminez les corbeaux ![?]	Eliminate the crows!
German	Besiege alle Krähen![?]	?
Italian	Sconfiggi i corvi![?]	Defeat the crows!
Korean	까악을 전부 쓰러뜨려라![?] Kkaak-eul jeonbu sseureotteuryeora!	Knock down all the crows!
Spanish	¡Derrota a los cuervos![?]	Defeat the crows!

Boss Floors

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

On every fifth floor, a boss ghost is fought, regardless of the mode. On the final floor, The Brain is always the boss (unless playing on Endless). Boss ghosts are assisted by regular ghosts as the Luigis vacuum them up, with more regular ghosts appearing with more players. The Luigis have 5 minutes to defeat the boss.

After clearing a Boss Floor, all ghosts' HP increase by 5, other than bosses. This only affects them if the host player selects more than 5 floors.

Luigi's Mansion 3

If the host selects ten or twenty floors at the beginning of a new game, every 5 floors will have a rare ghost boss; the Luigis need to find the key to progress and all four of them including switching to Gooigis must stand on a huge button to begin the rare ghost boss fight. There are 19 rare ghosts in the game and one on each 5th floor is random; they include Speed ghosts, Bomb ghosts, Regen ghosts, Lethal ghosts, a Thieving Slinker that can temporarily steal the Poltergust, a Medic Goob that can heal other ghosts, an Electric Oozer that shoots electricity, two Diffusing ghosts that can summon mini versions of themselves, and a Warp Slinker that can teleport a player to a random room on the floor.

Additionally, if a DLC floor theme is chosen, there is a chance that "mini-boss" style rare ghosts will appear there, even if it is not a boss floor. These are thematically appropriate versions of Goobs and Hammers with more HP, and appear in large groups in rooms off of the main path.

On the roof of a ScareScraper, a Boolossus battle begins which is similar to the King Boo boss fight; the Luigis must defeat it within ten minutes to complete the ScareScraper.

Bonuses

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

When a floor is completed, the Red Coin Scramble! occurs: four Red Coins appear in random rooms and the Luigis have 20 seconds to collect them all for a chance to play Red Coin Bonus! (a sole Luigi has an all-or-nothing chance to play). The bonus game rewards a Luigi with a bonus item if their icon stops next to it. The more Red Coins a Luigi gets, the more consecutive icons of his appear in the roulette, increasing his chances of winning the bonus item at the end of the floor (a sole Luigi has a bonus item randomly selected). The bonus items consist of the following:

• Dark-Light Goggles - Reveals invisible objects and ghosts to players before the Dark-Light Device is used.
• Poltergust x2 or Poltergust x3 - Increases the sucking power of the vacuum. Stacks with Poltergust Suction upgrades (once earned).
• Restorator (Heal-Vac in the British English version) - Converts captured ghosts into hearts.
• Map - Reveals the entire floor layout. This includes the exit (in Rush Mode) and Polterpup locations (in Polterpup Mode). In Rush Mode, a map can sometimes be obtained once a dark room that it's in is cleared of ghosts.

Bonus items take effect only on the next floor. Sometimes a bonus item can even be found in vases, paintings, or other furniture. A Luigi can have up to three bonus items equipped at a time.

Luigi's Mansion 3

In ScareScraper, the Luigis can find items throughout each floor, which only lasts until the next floor. Sometimes a floor may have a hidden room containing a chest of four items and money, which can be found with the use of the Dark-Light Device from an invisible door with two lights next to it.

• Hyper Strobulb - Lights up the entire room with a powerful flash, stunning every ghost and defeating every mouse and crow after use.
• Super Poltergust - Possesses a very strong suction power that instantly refills the meter to slam sooner; additionally, the slam power increases by x2, making defeating ghosts much easier.
• Trap Detector - A siren is attached to Luigi's head, alerting the player when nearby a trap.
• Super Star - Grants the player invincibility for a short while, instantly defeating ghosts upon running into them and also makes the player run faster.
• Dark-Light Goggles - Reveals invisible objects and ghosts to players before the Dark-Light Device is used.
• Map - Reveals the entire floor layout; unlike in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, it is only shown to the player who collects it first.
• Timer - Extends the time limit by 30 seconds; only appears when the time limit is running out.

Upgrades

Upgrades are rewarded to the entire team if they reach certain treasure totals. These totals differ depending on the mode being played. Once players earn the Suction Level 3 upgrade, the next upgrades is always Heart Drops up until a certain point. Unlike in Dark Moon Quest, the upgrades are not permanent; the next time the Luigis play another ScareScraper, they must earn these upgrades again.

Upgrade	Hunter Mode	Rush Mode	Polterpup Mode	Surprise Mode
Poltergust Lv2	600 G	400 G	250 G	500 G
Dark-Light Lv2	1,800 G	1,100 G	750 G	1,500 G
Suction Lv2	4,000 G	2,400 G	1,600 G	3,000 G
Poltergust Lv3	7,000 G	4,000 G	2,500 G	5,500 G
Dark-Light Lv3	11,500 G	7,000 G	4,500 G	9,000 G
Suction Lv3	16,000 G	10,000 G	6,500 G	12,500 G
Heart Drop	20,000 G	12,000 G	7,500 G	15,500 G
Heart Drop	24,000 G	14,000 G	8,500 G	18,500 G
Heart Drop	28,000 G	16,000 G	9,500 G	21,500 G
Heart Drop	32,000 G	18,000 G	10,500 G	24,500 G
Heart Drop	36,000 G	20,000 G	11,500 G	27,500 G
Heart Drop	40,000 G	22,000 G	12,500 G	30,500 G
Heart Drop	44,000 G	24,000 G	13,500 G	33,500 G
Heart Drop	48,000 G	26,000 G	14,500 G	36,500 G
Heart Drop	52,000 G	28,000 G	15,500 G	39,500 G
Heart Drop	56,000 G	30,000 G	16,500 G	42,500 G
Heart Drop	60,000 G	32,000 G	17,500 G	45,500 G
Heart Drop	64,000 G	34,000 G	18,500 G	48,500 G
Heart Drop	68,000 G	36,000 G	19,500 G	51,500 G
Heart Drop	72,000 G	38,000 G	20,500 G	54,500 G
Heart Drop	76,000 G	40,000 G	21,500 G	57,500 G
Heart Drop	80,000 G	42,000 G	22,500 G	60,500 G
Heart Drop	84,000 G	44,000 G	23,500 G	63,500 G
Heart Drop	88,000 G	46,000 G	24,500 G	66,500 G
Heart Drop	92,000 G	48,000 G	25,500 G	69,500 G
Heart Drop	96,000 G	50,000 G	26,500 G	72,500 G

Traps

There are different traps that the Luigis can encounter. In Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, these only appear in multiplayer and require the help of another Luigi to escape, whereas in the third game they also appear in single player and will automatically end after approximately 30 seconds if no one frees the trapped player. Having all players caught in traps in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ends the game.

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

• A player can get trapped by a carpet in a room. Another player needs to vacuum carpet tassel in order to pull the player free. The room remains dark until the player gets freed, and ghosts keep spawning to damage the trapped player.
• A player has a chance of getting cursed when inspecting furniture. The curse reverses a player's controls, and it can be spread if the affected player makes contact with another player. Cursed players drop their bonus items, if any, and cannot pick them up. A player has to shine the Dark-Light Device on the affected player to relieve the player of the conditions.
• A player has a chance of getting stuck in a large vase upon inspecting it. The affected player is unable to do anything other than moving. Another player has to vacuum and pull a dangling cord in order to free the player. The room remains dark until the player gets freed. Ghosts keep spawning to deal damage to the affected player until the vase is removed. This can be avoided if the player vacuums the vase with the Poltergust beforehand to see if it wobbles or not -- vases that don't wobble are traps. If there are any active suits of armor available in the room while the Luigi is trapped, the Luigi can free himself if he can make the suit of armor shatter the vase with its sword; the player still takes damage, however.

Luigi's Mansion 3

• A Luigi can get trapped in a carpet in a corridor. This causes the carpet to trap the Luigi and another player must tug the carpet. The carpet looks different from the rest and can be destroyed before activating it by tugging the corner. The carpet eventually releases the player if they have not been rescued by another player.
• A Luigi can open a fake door and it will trap him; another player needs to use the Suction Shot on it to save him. Fake doors do not appear on the map, and there are no carpets beneath the fake doors.
• A Luigi can be trapped in a wardrobe by interacting with it. Another player has to use the Suction Shot on the wardrobe to free the other Luigi. The trap wardrobe looks different from a regular one.
• All Luigis' Poltergust G-00s can be teleported; as a result, the Luigis cannot use any of their moves and must pick up the Poltergust of their color. If the player has not entered the room a Poltergust is in, it will be grayed out on the map.
• A power outage can happen causing the lights to go off and the map to show static for a few moments. The map will eventually go back to normal but the lights will remain off; they will come back on if a Luigi uses the Strobulb on the wall in the storage rooms.

Results

Totals

At the end of each floor, the players can view statistics of their activity on the floor they completed on the top screen. Upon completing -- or losing in -- a ScareScraper, the Luigis are ranked based on their performance (e.g. capturing ghosts and avoiding traps, and taking as little damage as possible) and are rewarded in G for the Vault. The higher ranked a Luigi is and the more floors they have cleared, the larger the prize.

• Amount of spectral mass (W) obtained from ghosts.
• Amount of treasure (G) collected.
• Amount of ghosts captured.
• Amount of ghost HP drained.
• Amount of times KO'd.
• Amount of damage taken.
• Amount of times cursed.
• Amount of times trapped (in vases or carpet traps).

After defeating a boss ghost, the player can view the total statistics of all the floors they completed so far, after viewing the statistics of the floor they just completed.

Achievements

In the results screen, before all the players are ready to begin the next floor, they can see achievements they have obtained on the floor they just cleared on the bottom screen. These achievements are based on their performance, but they're otherwise there just for fun.

• MVP / Master Tracker - Most Ghosts Captured
  
• Workhorse - Most Ghost HP Drained
  
• Life Support - Most Hearts Collected
  
• Money Maker - Most Treasure Collected
  
• Heavy Lifter - Most Boss HP Drained
  
• Bulldozer - Most Teammates Knocked Down
  
• The Bigger They Are... - Most Bosses Captured
  
• Brightens the Place Up / Torch Bearer - Most Rooms Cleared
  
• All Shook Up - Most Furniture Searched
  
• Leecher - Most Steals
  
• Prettiest Wallflower - Try to get more involved on the next floor!
  
• Room for Improvement - There's nowhere to go but up!
  
• Participator - You'll do better next time!
  
• Mostly Harmless - Your team needs more from you!
  
• Here, Doggie! - Most Polterpups Discovered

Ghosts

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

There are 47 ghosts encountered solely within the ScareScraper (not including normal Polterpups). One of 45 of these ghosts (excluding the Big Polterpup and The Brain) are fought on every fifth floor, and The Brain is fought on the final floor. If the player is playing multiplayer without a game card, then they see special boss ghosts simply as larger, yellow, common ghosts.

Names in parentheses are the British English localization if different from the American English name.

Gold Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Bomb Brother	These identical twin brothers sure have a blast playing with bombs!
Beetle Whisperer (Scarab Nabber)	This ghost isn't exactly a people person. He gets downright grumpy when disturbed, and won't hesitate to "introduce" you to his beetle friends.
Terrible Teleporter	: These twin sneakers are trouble with a capital T! Mess with them and you might end up being teleported out of the room! I learned that lesson the hard way. : These twin sneakers are trouble with a capital T! Mess with them and you're likely to be teleported out of the room! I learned that the hard way.
Primordial Goo	: This ancient ghost is the granddaddy of all Creepers. Be careful! If you pull too hard, you might get more than you bargained for! : This ancient ghost here is your chief Creeper. Be careful around this fellow, or you might get more than you bargained for!
Creeper Launcher (Creeper Creator)	An enormous ghost with the uncanny ability to produce other ghosts! I've never seen anything like it! I'd recommend ghost hunters deal with him in a group, just to be safe.

Common Ghosts

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Polterpup	Normally very playful and kind, the Polterpups started misbehaving after the Dark Moon shattered.
Big Polterpup	This pooch is big, so it might take more than one ghost hunter to keep him under control!
The Brain	: This cunning ghost is the most evolved of all the Poltergeists. He awaits ghost hunters who are both brave and smart enough to match his powers. : This ghost is the most cunning of the Boffins. He awaits ghost trackers who are both brave and smart enough to match his powers.

Fashion Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Fright Knight	Rumor has it that this Greenie comes from the middle ages, where he was a knight searching for a kidnapped princess. Sadly, wherever he went, she always seemed to be in another castle.
Cold Catcher (Snug Thug)	: Even tough guys get chilly every now and then. Trust me. I speak from experience. : Slammers are mainly known for their strength, but this one has enough brains to know that when it's cold, you need to wear a coat!
Freaker Sneaker (Sleek Sneaker)	: It seems this narcissistic ghost doesn't like to turn invisible because he wants everyone to see how good he looks. Bizarre. : It seems this narcissistic ghost doesn't like turning invisible because it makes it harder for the other ghosts to be dazzled by its fashion sense.
Tether Jacket	At first I thought he was trying to attack me, but then I realized he just wanted me to try on his fancy jacket. He could have just asked...
Yukata Ball (Spectral Sloth)	After a nice hot shower and with no other plans for the day, this Gobber slips right into his bathrobe and gets ready to lounge around. This ghost is living the dream.

Flower Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Blue Pimpernel	: I imagine he would have chosen green flowers instead of blue, but green flowers are surprisingly difficult to find. Go figure. : I imagine he would have chosen green flowers instead of blue, but green flowers are surprisingly difficult to find. Who would've guessed?
Sun Flower	Heh! The funny thing...heh heh...the funny thing is...he can't stand the sun! Ho ho! Oho! Hooooo... Is that irony? I never know if I'm using that word correctly.
Pink Zinnia	Whenever he appears, he's hard to miss!
Violet	When he's in puddle form, he looks like a little garden dotted with beautiful flowers. It's really breathtaking...but not in a good way.
Daisy	: When he's not hungry, he's probably as gentle as a freshly picked flower. Too bad he has a bottomless stomach. : When he's not hungry, he's probably as gentle as a freshly picked flower. Too bad we'll never know, though; this fellow has a bottomless stomach.

Food Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Spookumber (Melon-choly)	: He may look like one of my favorite vegetables, but this ghost didn't come from a creeping vine. More like a creepy vine, right? : Although his body looks like a big ol' melon, the vertical stripes have a slimming effect.
Aweberry	His favorite thing to do is dip himself in mud and pretend it's chocolate. It's...odd, to say the least.
Scorn	: This funny-looking ghost has kernels for teeth. I bet he wishes he could pop them when he smiles - if not to give people a big ol'fright, at least to get free popcorn at the movie theater. : This funny-looking ghost has kernels for teeth. I bet he wishes he could pop them all at once - if not to give people a big ol'fright, at least to get free popcorn at the cinema.
Scareambles (Fright Egg)	Eureka! This ghostly egg can reassemble itself once it's cracked!
Terrorange	: He once helped an amateur farmer win a contest by pretending he was a gigantic orange. Don't ask me how I know that. : Once he helped a farmer win a contest by pretending he was a gigantic orange. Don't ask me how I know that.

Halloween Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Spooky Spook	: That's not a costume. He always dresses like that. Seriously. : That's not a costume. He's just really retro.
Scars	Even though he's both a zombie and a ghost, he has fun and enjoys life to the fullest.
Scool (Skoul)	: There's no denying that he looks creepy, but he's actually a pretty interesting feller once you get to know him. : On first impression, you might think this fellow is creepy, but once you get to know him....you know for sure.
Jack-goo-lantern	It's always "trick or trick" with this guy! He seems to have conveniently forgotten the treat part. Sheesh!
Blimp Reaper	Instead of a scythe, he walks around with a giant roast turkey leg. Uh huh...

Bug Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Dreadonfly	He doesn't have two pairs of wings. In fact, he doesn't have any wings. What good are wings on a ghost?
Lady Gug (Shadybird)	: Sure, his name might have "lady" in it, but nothing could be further from the truth. : His name may have "bird" in it, but don't expect him to sing for you.
Fright Fly (Terrorfly)	Criminy! I didn't think something so small could be so...terrifying! The size-to scare ratio of this little guy is off the charts!
Blobberfly	This ghost isn't anywhere near as graceful as a regular butterfly, or as harmless.
Go-Bee (Grumble Bee)	: Incredible! This ghostly bee has glands that produce delicious spectral honey! Although, too much of the stuff will make your tongue numb. Take my word for it. : Instead of covering everything with goo, our stripey friend here prefers to splatter the walls and floors with honey. But be careful not to lick it! It'll make your tongue go numb.

Marine Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Horrorca	Fascinating! This ghost appears to speak fluent Whale!
Clown Fishy	The reason this fellow is so angry is because people keep thinking clown fish are actual clowns. They're not. No sense of humor whatsoever. Didn't laugh at any of my jokes.
Shriek Shark	The entire time I've been observing him, this tough looking spook has been practicing swimming through the air like a shark. Still needs some work.
Pondguin	I tried to feed him some fish, but he wouldn't eat them. He just kept trying to scare them. It didn't work.
Wurdle (Snapper)	: This ghost would have you believe that he moves very slowly, but he's just trying to trick you. He's actually very fast! : This ghost would have you believe that he moves really slowly, but don't be fooled - it's just an act. Yep, this one's not just crafty, he's pretty swift too!

Sport Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Bad-minton	: He tries to act like a roughneck, but he secretly loves argyle sweater-vests. I'm pretty sure he comes from old money. : He's not bad, per se. He's just... really mischievous.
Footbrawl (American Footbrawl)	: I'd stay out of his way unless you want to get tackled. He's been voted MVP of the ghost football league for three consecutive years! : I'd stay out of his way unless you want to get tackled. Nothing like a bit of protective padding to bring out your boisterous side.
Tennis Menace	Careful with this one! He's been known to sneak onto tennis courts midmatch and cover the ball with ghostly goo!
Goolf	The only thing he enjoys more than playing golf is creating "hazards" on the green.
Soccer Ball (Ball Hog)	: Whatever you do, don't try to touch him with your hands! Oddly, though, he doesn't mind if you knock him around with your feet. : Whatever you do, don't try to pick him up or touch him with your hands! He hates that. Oddly, though, he doesn't seem to mind if you knock him around with your feet.

Animal Ghost Series

Ghost	Ghost Container Description
Awelligator (Maligator)	: Much like a real gator, he hides under the water until someone steps a little too close. : Much like a real alligator, he hides under the water until someone steps a little too close.
Banegal	He tries to roar ferociously, but what comes out sounds more like an adorable kitty meowing. Don't tell him I said that.
Zebrawl	Between you and me, his striped camouflage seems a bit unnecessary considering he can turn invisible whenever he wants.
Leoprank	His hunting method is simple but effective: He waits until someone steps on him
Cawe (Full Moo)	I don't recommend pouring this ghostly bovine's milk over your cereal. Trust me on this. I'm still cleaning up the mess.

Luigi's Mansion 3

Rare Ghosts

Image	Name	HP	Description
	Speed Goob	250	Red-glowing variants of Goobs that are much faster than their ordinary counterparts.
	Speed Hammer	350	Red-glowing variants of Hammers that are much faster than their ordinary counterparts.
	Speed Oozer	200	Red-glowing variants of Oozers that are much faster than their ordinary counterparts.
	Bomb Goob	250	Yellow-glowing variants of Goobs that throw bombs randomly at the player.
	Bomb Hammer	350	Yellow-glowing variants of Hammers that throw bombs randomly at the player.
	Bomb Oozer	200	Yellow-glowing variants of Oozers that throw bombs randomly at the player.
	Regen Goob	250	Pink-glowing variants of Goobs that restore their HP if they are not captured.
	Regen Hammer	350	Pink-glowing variants of Hammers that restore their HP if they are not captured.
	Regen Slinker	250	Pink-glowing variants of Slinkers that restore their HP if they are not captured.
	Lethal Goob	250	Red and black Goobs with glowing eyes that instantly KO the player in one hit.
	Lethal Hammer	350	Red and black Hammers with glowing eyes that instantly KO the player in one hit.
	Lethal Oozer	200	Red and black Oozers with glowing eyes that instantly KO the player in one hit.
	Lethal Slinker	250	Red and black Slinkers with glowing eyes that instantly KO the player in one hit.
	Thieving Slinker	250	Dark purple Slinkers with glowing eyes that can steal Luigi's Poltergust (like the ScareScraper trap).
	Medic Goob	250	Green Goobs that can heal other ghosts.
	Electric Oozer	200	Dark blue Oozers that throw balls of electricity at the player.
	Diffusing Goob	250	Orange Goobs that summon large amounts of Mini Goobs.
	Diffusing Hammer	350	Orange Hammers that summon large amounts of Mini Hammers.
	Warp Slinker	250	Cyan Slinkers that, if allowed to grab the player, warp them to another part of the floor.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

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  Opening screen for Rush Mode in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

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  Opening screen for Polterpup Mode in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	テラータワー[?] Terā Tawā	Terror Tower
Chinese	恐怖高塔[?] Kǒngbù Gāotǎ	Terrifying Tower
Dutch	Tumulttoren[?]	Portmanteau of tumult ("disorder") and toren ("tower")
French	Tour Hantée[?]	Haunted Tower
German	Wirrwarrturm[?]	Tangle Tower
Italian	Torre del caos[?]	Tower of Chaos
Korean	공포의 타워[?] Gongpo-ui Tawo	Tower of Terror
Portuguese	Torre dos Sustos[?]	Tower of Scares
Russian	Башня кошмаров[?] Bashnya koshmarov	Tower of Nightmares
	Пугоскреб (Luigi's Mansion 3)[?] Pugoskreb	From пугать (pugat, "to scare") and небоскрёб (neboskryob, "skyscraper")
Spanish (NOA)	Torre del Horror[?]	Tower of horror
Spanish (NOE)	Torre de los Desafíos[?]	Tower of Challenges

Trivia

• The ScareScraper uses two ghost themes from Gloomy Manor and one from the Treacherous Mansion.
• If the Luigis manage to climb more than 99 floors in a ScareScraper on Endless, the game stops counting at 99.
• One of the fashion ghosts, the Fright Knight, references the original Super Mario Bros., where his description says, "He tried to rescue the princess, but she was always in another castle".
• In an interview with Next Level Games, it is revealed having Mario, Toad, and Peach be playable characters was considered at one point, but they would not fit within the space for Download Play, which is limited to 32 MB.
• According to an Iwata Asks interview, Luigi's Ghost Mansion helped adjust a mechanic used in the ScareScraper. Originally, the developers wanted a fallen Luigi to stay dead and could not be revived. After playing Luigi's Ghost Mansion, they changed it so other players could revive a fallen Luigi.
• During "Collect the Money!" in Luigi's Mansion 3, the Golden Goob / Jewel Rausuto theme plays regardless if the enemy encountered is a Golden Goob or not.