Jarvis
- This article is about the portrait ghost from Luigi's Mansion. For the singing voice actor for Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country television series, see Sterling Jarvis.
| Jarvis | |
|---|---|
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| Title | The Jar Collector (GCN) The pot collector (3DS) |
| Age | ??? |
| Room | Ceramics Studio |
| HP | 100 |
| Gallery number | 12 |
- “Whadda ya think o' me jar collection, then?”
- —Jarvis, Luigi's Mansion
Jarvis is an antique jar-collecting portrait ghost of unknown age in Luigi's Mansion and its Nintendo 3DS version. He is a purple ghost with only a head, a little hair, yellow eyes and big lips. Jarvis speaks in a stereotypical Scottish accent. Jarvis is said to love jars so much that it is the reason he lives inside one.
Jarvis is encountered in the Ceramics Studio, on the third floor of Luigi's Mansion. Although Luigi does not need to capture Jarvis to save Mario, he can earn a Blue Diamond and two Gold Bars if he succeeds in capturing him. After Luigi examines the area around the far left wall, Jarvis appears from one of the jars and challenges Luigi to a Whac-A-Mole-style game. If Luigi can hit Jarvis with blasts of ice seven times as he warps to different jars around the room, the ghost allows Luigi to fight him. If Luigi fails to hit Jarvis seven times, he gets teleported outside of the Armory. Angered by losing the game, Jarvis levitates ceramic jars and tosses them at Luigi, dealing five HP damage for every hit. Luigi can counter by sucking up Jarvis with the Poltergust 3000, while trying to not hit the floating jars, otherwise Jarvis will escape the Poltergust's pull.
Profiles[edit]
Description[edit]
His description can be accessed from the Game Boy Horror in both versions, and also from the Gallery in the Nintendo 3DS version.
- He loves his antique jars so much that he now lives in one. He can hardly contain himself!
Heart quote[edit]
Each portrait ghost has a quote displayed when scanned by the Game Boy Horror. Due to an error in the original version of the game, Jarvis will not display a quote when the player tries to scan his heart, although the text for it does exist in the files. This was eventually fixed in the Nintendo 3DS remake.[1] Jarvis's quote is the following:
- "Go back to the woods, boyo!" (Nintendo 3DS only)
Gallery[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
Dialogue icon
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[edit]
Luigi's first encounter with Jarvis in the Nintendo 3DS version
Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツボーン Tsubōn | From「壷」(tsubo, "vase") | Shared with a Mario & Wario enemy | [?] |
| French | Jarvis | - | [?] | |
| German | Vasily | From "vase" and the slavic name "Vasily" | [?] | |
| Italian | Vasilio | From vaso, meaning "vase", and "-ilio", a common Italian name ending | [?] | |
| Spanish | Víctor | - | [?] |
- The Jar Collector
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Le Collectioneur de Jarres | The Jar Collector | [?] | |
| German | Vasensammler | Vase Collector | [?] | |
| Italian | Collezionista di vasi | Vase collector | [?] | |
| Spanish | El coleccionista de vasijas | The jar follector | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- In the Japanese version, the description for Jarvis notes that it is a mystery what he uses for a toilet.
References[edit]
- ^ Luigi's Mansion (GameCube)/Unused Text. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
