Bogmire
| Bogmire | |
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| Full name | Bogmire, the Cemetery Shadow (GameCube) / The black shadow of the graveyard (3DS) |
| Biography | A product of the mansion's fear and despair, he's not sure who to fear or what to despair these days. |
| Room | Graveyard |
| HP | 100 |
Bogmire is a portrait ghost in Luigi's Mansion and its remake. He is a shadowy purple ghost with outstretched arms, a large mouth, and yellow eyes. Bogmire is the manifestation of the mansion's fear and despair; he does not speak (making him the only area boss without any dialogue) and does not have a heart for the Game Boy Horror to examine. Bogmire's portrait number in the Gallery is 19.[1]
Bogmire is the boss of Area Two. He is encountered in the Graveyard where Luigi can fight him after catching every Mr. Bones, resulting in the large headstone glowing. As Luigi approaches the headstone, lightning strikes as Bogmire emerges from the ground. After jumping back in horror, Luigi is sent to an unknown arena, where a large Black Bogmire comes out and approaches him, while several others also appear in the field. Bogmire teleports around the arena, with his shadow and lightning strikes relaying his presence. Bogmire does not attack, though the Black Bogmires do. Some time after the Black Bogmires spawn, Bogmire and his shadow vanish, and Bogmire spawns elsewhere. Using his Poltergust 3000, Luigi can change a Black Bogmire into a ball shape and then launch it at Bogmire. Upon being hit, Bogmire becomes vulnerable to the Poltergust 3000.[2] Bogmire usually breaks free of the grasp after a few seconds. Once Bogmire is caught, Luigi returns to the Graveyard, where a large chest with the key to the Courtyard appears.
Black Bogmire[edit]
A Black Bogmire (also referred to as a Bogmire Shadow)[citation needed] is a weak clone of Bogmire, found in the game Luigi's Mansion and its remake. They are spawned one at a time from Bogmire's actual shadow, though after Bogmire loses specific amounts of his health, they can be spawned by lightning, in which case they are produced only a few at a time. Black Bogmires are transparent, with a small white outline showing their general shape, a shadow underneath, and yellow eyes.
Black Bogmires attack Luigi by slowly lurching towards him, but Luigi can use them as projectiles to defeat Bogmire. Luigi can suck up a Black Bogmire with his Poltergust, which gets stuck as a ball on its nozzle. Luigi can then aim and blast it at Bogmire to trap him in a large black bubble, making him vulnerable. Alternatively, shooting it anywhere else causes the ball to fall apart, destroying the Black Bogmire. Once Luigi starts sucking up Bogmire, he will try to pull Luigi through any active Black Bogmires on the field to break him off and cause damage. They come in two sizes, with small ones being about as big as Luigi and large ones being nearly twice his size. The smaller ones are easier to suck up, but the larger ones do a better job of weakening Bogmire, thereby allowing Luigi to deplete more of the former's health.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Luigi's Mansion
Assets and models[edit]
Luigi's Mansion model
Luigi's Mansion unused model
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Screenshots[edit]
Bogmire emerging from his tombstone
Luigi fighting Bogmire
Bogmire rising out of his tombstone in the Nintendo 3DS version
Luigi encounters Bogmire in the Nintendo 3DS version
Boss fight against Bogmire in the Nintendo 3DS version
Miscellaneous[edit]
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Naming[edit]
"Bogmire" is a combination of the names of two types of swampland: "bog" and "mire".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シャドーマ Shadōma |
From "shadow" and possibly「魔」(ma, "demon") or「マッド」(maddo, "mud") | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 影魔 Yǐng Mó |
Derived from the Japanese name | [3] | |
| French | M. Marais, L'Ombre du Cimetière | Mr. Swamp, the Graveyard's Shadow | [?] | |
| German | Herr Finsterling, Schatten des Friedhofs | Mr. Darkling, Cemetery Shadow | [?] | |
| Italian | Ombretta, l'ombra del cimitero | Ombretta, The Graveyard's Shadow. "Ombretta" literally means "little shadow" (it is also the same name as Vivian and Twila) | [?] | |
| Korean | 섀도스리 Syaedoseuli |
Shadowsly | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Pantalma | Portmanteau of pântano ("swamp") and alma ("soul") | [?] | |
| Spanish | Ciro, la sombra del cementerio | Ciro, the Graveyard's Shadow | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ RetroArchive (January 25, 2023). Luigi's Mansion - Full Gallery Portraits Showcase (Bronze, Silver & Gold) (07:19). YouTube.
- ^ "When the shadow hits its target, it will bog down Bogmire and prime him for a Poltergust 3000 attack." – Georhe Sinfield (2001). Luigi's Mansion Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-14-3. Page 46.
- ^ November 9, 2021. 以「路易吉洋樓」和「海灘」為舞台的「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」新商品，預定於2022年1月1日發售。. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved November 9, 2021.
