Portrait ghost
A portrait ghost (sometimes capitalized[1]) or gallery ghost[2] is a ghost that was once a portrait in the game Luigi's Mansion.
History
According to Professor E. Gadd, the first twenty one portrait ghosts and Boolossus (No. 22)[3] were released from their paintings by Boos under the command of King Boo. Luigi has to vacuum up all of the portrait ghosts (except for a few "optional ghosts" like Mr. Luggs) using the Poltergust 3000. Captured portrait ghosts are returned to their paintings via the Ghost Portrificationizer. The frame and the style of the portraits change depending on how many pearls Luigi acquires during the battle with the ghosts.
Sepia tone pictures can be found in many rooms of the mansion. These pictures look similar to each ghost that inhabits the room they are in, suggesting these pictures may be depicting these ghosts when they were alive. Pictures resembling Neville, Lydia, Nana, Vincent Van Gore, Spooky, Chauncey, Mr. Whirlinda, Slim Bankshot, Henry and Orville, and Sue Pea can be seen in the Parlor, Study, Nursery, Ball Room, Billiards Room, Twins' Room, and Guest Room.
All of the portraits were given new designs in the Nintendo 3DS remake.
The figure resembling Neville
The figure resembling Lydia
The figure resembling Nana
The figure resembling Vincent Van Gore
The figure resembling Spooky
The figure resembling Chauncey
The figure resembling Mr. Whirlinda
The figure resembling Slim Bankshot
The figure resembling Henry or Orville
The figure resembling Sue Pea
List of portrait ghosts
Area One
| Name | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Neville, the Bookish Father |
Study | 100 | Ho ho ho ho... Go ahead, try to find me. I can see you, but you cannot see me, ho ho ho ho... | Yes |
Lydia, the Mirror Gazing Mother |
Master Bedroom | 100 | Isn't my hair just gorgeous? Of course, I do spend a lot of time on it. I was so bored cooped up in that painting... Now I spend all my time in front of the mirror. It seems to scare people, though, so everything is coming up roses! | Yes |
Chauncey, the Spoiled Baby (boss) |
Nursery | 100 | Horsey... rocky... horsey... (while sleeping)/Stay away! (while attacking) | Yes |
Area Two
| Name | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Floating Whirlindas, the Dancing Couple |
Ball Room | 100 | Male: So, you can see me? Well, that may be, but you will never find my weakness!
Female:I don't think this gent can even see us! (NGC)/Let us show him how we dance... (N3DS) |
Yes |
Shivers, the Wandering Butler |
Butler's Room | 100 | Ah, the beautiful Melody will not even give me the time of day... What must I do to win her? Passion! Yes! That's it! I will show her I burn for her! My unbridled passion will scorch her soul! (before lighting his candelabra)/The burning flames of unbridled passion! Or... wait, how about the passionate flames of unbridled burning? (after lighting his candelabra) | Yes |
Melody Pianissima, the Beautiful Pianist |
Conservatory | 100 | Hmph! This ragamuffin looks as if he couldn't play a note! (default)/Show him the power of genius, my music sheets! (while attacking) | Yes |
Mr. Luggs, the Glutton |
Dining Room | 100 | No one can see me in this darkness! No one no one no one noooooooooo-one!/It's so bright here. Everyone can see me eat! ...I don't care, I'll just keep eating! (N3DS only, after lighting the candles) | No |
Spooky, the Hungry Guard Dog |
Boneyard | 100 | Woof woof woof! | Yes |
Bogmire, the Cemetery Shadow (NGC)/The black shadow of the graveyard (N3DS) (boss) |
Graveyard | 100 | N/A | Yes |
Note: Although Luigi first meets Madame Clairvoya in Area Two, he captures her after he begins Area Three.
Area Three
| Name | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biff Atlas, the Bodybuilder |
Rec Room | 100 | Look at this buffness! I'm huge! How'd you like to be my punching bag, weakling? | No |
Miss Petunia, the Bathing Beauty |
Bathroom (2F) | 100 | Ahh...a piping hot shower! | Yes |
Nana, the Scarf-Knitting Granny |
Nana's Room | 100 | Hey, it's a funny man. Should I play with him? | Yes |
Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark (NGC)/The lone competitor (N3DS) |
Billiards Room | 100 | You want some of this? | No |
Henry and Orville, the Twin Brothers (NGC)/The shy twin brothers (N3DS) |
The Twins' Room | 200 (100 each) | Henry: SMASH!
Orville: Guh-waaaa! |
Yes |
Madame Clairvoya, the Freaky Fortune-Teller |
Fortune-teller's Room | 100 | Destiny chooses our paths... | Yes |
Boolossus, the Jumbo Ghost (boss) |
Balcony (3F) | 15 Boos | N/A | Yes |
Area Four
| Name | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uncle Grimmly, Hermit of the Darkness (NGC)/The hermit of the darkness (N3DS) |
Wardrobe Room | 100 | Nobody will find me because I'm old, cranky and, by gum, people are afraid of me! | Yes |
The Clockwork Soldiers, the Toy Platoon |
Clockwork Room | 300 (100 each) | Green: The valve... The valve...
Blue: Squeak squeak Pink: Heyyyyy, stooooppp lookkkinnnggg at meeee! |
Yes |
Sue Pea, the Dozing Girl |
Guest Room | 100 | I won't wet the bed... I promise. | No |
|
Ceramics Studio | 100 | Go back to the woods, boyo! (N3DS only) | No |
Sir Weston, the Chilly Climber |
Cold Storage | 100 | Darn, I love the cold, I mean, I just plain love it! | Yes |
Vincent Van Gore, the Starving Artist |
The Artist's Studio | 100 | Now does he grasp zee power of my creations? | Yes |
Bowser and King Boo, the Dastardly Duo (NGC)/King of Boos (N3DS) (final boss) |
Roof/Secret Altar | 500 | N/A | Yes |
Profiles
Luigi's Mansion
- Instruction booklet description: "I collected famous ghosts from all over the world and turned them into paintings, but those darn Boos went and turned them all back into ghosts again! You've got to catch those ghosts so I can turn them back into paintings."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Gemäldegeister[?] | Painting ghost | |
| Italian | Fantasma ritratto[?] | Portrait ghost | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Espíritu de lo cuadro[?] | Spirit of the painting | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Espíritu de cuadro[?] | Painting spirit |
Trivia
- In the Mario Kart series, some of the portrait ghosts reappear in Template:Classic-link and Template:Classic-link.
References
- ^ Luigi's Mansion instruction manual, page 25.
- ^ Luigi's Mansion Nintendo Power Player's Guide, various pages
- ^ https://youtu.be/SUAwsMK17Vg?t=540
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