Portrait ghost
- “They used my machine to free Boolossus from the painting...then they went and turned all my other portraits back into ghosts, too!”
- —Professor E. Gadd, Luigi's Mansion
The portrait ghosts (sometimes capitalized[1]) or gallery ghosts[2] are ghosts that were once portraits in Luigi's Mansion. Outside of this game and its remake, some of the portrait ghosts reappear in the Mario Kart series in GCN Luigi's Mansion and DS Luigi's Mansion, which were replaced with generic Boo portraits in later appearances.
History[edit]
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 Luigi fares against the ghost.
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[edit]
Area One[edit]
| Name + gold frame | Biography | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Neville, the Bookish Father |
Neville spends his afterlife reading all the books he missed while living. | 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... (GCN)/Ho ho ho ho... Go ahead, try to find me. I can see you, but you cannot see me, ho ho ho ho... Anyhoo, I'm getting very sleepy... (3DS) | Yes |
Lydia, the Mirror Gazing Mother (GCN)/Mother in front of the mirror (3DS) |
She's stashed her secret savings away to prepare for her long afterlife. | 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) |
He cries loudly and never sleeps through the night, but since he was born a ghost, this seems natural. | Nursery | 100 | Horsey... rocky... horsey... (while sleeping)/Stay away! (while attacking) | Yes |
Area Two[edit]
| Name + gold frame | Biography | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Floating Whirlindas, the Dancing Couple |
Once the local waltz champions, they can no longer compete since their feet don't touch the floor. | 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! (GCN)/Let us show him how we dance... (3DS) |
Yes |
Shivers, the Wandering Butler |
He wanders the house, endlessly searching for his master's will. He hopes he's included in it! | 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 |
Despite playing moving melodies, she has a surly disposition. Oddly enough, she loves video games. | 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 |
He prefers all-you-can-eat buffets to three meals a day. He ate himself to death but still wasn't satisfied. | 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! (3DS only, after lighting the candles) | No |
Spooky, the Hungry Guard Dog |
This creepy canine will sink its chops into any seemingly edible thing in sight. | Boneyard | 100 | Woof woof woof! | Yes |
Bogmire, the Cemetery Shadow (GCN)/The black shadow of the graveyard (3DS) (boss) |
A product of the mansion's fear and despair, he's not sure who to fear or what to despair these days. | 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[edit]
| Name + gold frame | Biography | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biff Atlas, the Bodybuilder |
This kind body builder loves muscles and lilies. Why lilies? They symbolize purity. | 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 |
The Miss Ghost runner-up from six years ago, she hasn't had much modeling work lately. | Bathroom (2F) | 100 | Ahh...a piping hot shower! | Yes |
Nana, the Scarf-Knitting Granny |
She's still knitting the scarf she never finished in life. It now stretches to 871 feet. | Nana's Room | 100 | Hey, it's a funny man. Should I play with him? | Yes |
Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark (GCN)/The lone competitor (3DS) |
Slim's a legend in the world of competitive pool. Too bad he's never played a living soul. | Billiards Room | 100 | You want some of this? | No Yes (Hidden Mansion only) |
Henry and Orville, the Twin Brothers (GCN)/The shy twin brothers (3DS) |
The twins like to play hide and seek, but since they both hide, the game never seems to end. | The Twins' Room | 200 (100 each) | Henry: SMASH!
Orville: Guh-waaaa! |
Yes No (Hidden Mansion only) |
Madame Clairvoya, the Freaky Fortune-Teller |
Her close connection to the spirit world lets her see nearly 49 days into the future. | Fortune-teller's Room | 100 | Destiny chooses our paths... | Yes |
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When the shy, timid Boos get together, their body and their attitude get BIG! | Balcony (3F) | 15 Boos | N/A | Yes |
Area Four[edit]
| Name + gold frame | Biography | Location | Life | Heart quote | Story requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uncle Grimmly, Hermit of the Darkness (GCN)/The hermit of the darkness (3DS) |
Adrift in the darkness, he tends to keep to himself, which suits the rest of the family just fine. | 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 |
They once belonged to a tightly-wound toy collector, but now they march on their own without any winding. | 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 |
What was meant to be a short nap seems to have turned into eternal rest for sweet Sue Pea. | Guest Room | 100 | I won't wet the bed... I promise. | No |
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He loves his antique jars so much that he now lives in one. He can hardly contain himself! | Ceramics Studio | 100 | Go back to the woods, boyo! (3DS only) | No |
Sir Weston, the Chilly Climber |
This strange fellow's icy abode may be the reason he hasn't warmed up to being a ghost. | Cold Storage | 100 | Darn, I love the cold, I mean, I just plain love it! | Yes |
Vincent Van Gore, the Starving Artist (GCN)/The unsold painter (3DS) |
Despite failing to sell a single painting in 30 years, this stubborn man refuses to let his art die. | The Artist's Studio | 100 | Now does he grasp zee power of my creations? | Yes |
Bowser and King Boo, the Dastardly Duo (GCN)/King of Boos (3DS) (final boss) |
Nothing is known about this mysterious entity. (GCN)/The giant Boo adorned with a crown. It's hard at work on other evil plans involving the other Boos. (3DS) | Roof/Secret Altar | 500 | N/A | Yes |
Profiles[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 絵画オバケ Kaiga obake |
Painting ghost |
| French (NOA) | Fantôme du portrait | Ghost of the portrait |
| French (NOE) | Fantôme de portrait | Portrait ghost |
| 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 |
