A Train to Catch
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A Train to Catch, or E-3, is the third mission of the Treacherous Mansion in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
Overview
In the opening cutscene in the Bunker, Professor E. Gadd informs Luigi he has repaired the image brought back from the Treacherous Mansion, and it is a very recent photo. As soon as he tells Luigi this, they look at the image that was taken, and see the sack with the mysterious painting the Boos had been carrying around, only to discover that Mario has once again been trapped inside a painting. After noting that they are in the Train Exhibit, they notice a very unusual Boo. Suddenly, the Boo turns around and gets right in the camera, laughing maniacally, revealing himself to be King Boo, and he causes the picture to disappear into static. The duo realize that it was King Boo who had been "pulling the strings the whole time", and, after a quick inspection on the Parascope, they find that large paranormal readings are emenating from the Train Exhibit. Finally, after giving Luigi a makeshift rotor for the stairwell in the Inner Courtyard and a note that his brother needs him, E. Gadd sends Luigi to the mansion.
Upon arrival at the Inner Courtyard, Luigi can attach the rotor to the statue, allowing access to the second floor. Once up there, Luigi will have to enter the Train Exhibit via the Study. After revealing a book on a table with the Dark-Light Device, Luigi can take it and put it in the slot in the bookcase. However, a yellow hand pushes the book out, and after looking through the hole, a Strong Poltergeist scares Luigi, steals the book, and leaves.
Shortly after, Luigi gets a call from E. Gadd. He explains that there is no possible way to get into the Train Exhibit without the book, so he tries to use the Parascope to locate the Poltergeist. As the parascope doesn't work very well in the Treacherous Mansion because of all the paranormal activity, E. Gadd can only say that the poltergeist is somewhere on the west side of the first floor, the floor that Luigi is currently on.
Before he goes to the west side, he goes into the Nautical Exhibit. Inside, he finds a Strong Slammer turning a wheel, which is spinning a compass on the floor and a portion of the back wall. Luigi can't stun the slammer as it is too misty in the room to use the Strobulb, so Luigi blows closed the vent that the mist is coming out of and then vaccuums up the mist. Luigi then captures the Strong Slammer and two Strong Greenies that appear. After Luigi has done this, he activates the room's E-Gate and uses the wheel to turn the compass to face north, which makes a portion of the wall flip around, placing the E-Gate in the Study. Luigi then makes his way back to the Inner Courtyard and spins the staircase halfway to get to the west side of the Treacherous Mansion.
When Luigi reaches the West Corridor, he fights three Creepers that were waiting for him. If Luigi looks in the Aviation Exhibit and pulls off one sandbag from the hot air balloon in the middle of the room, he can fight two Strong Greenies and one Strong Hider. If Luigi looks in the Archives, he can find one Gold Greenie. Luigi cannot find any trace of the poltergeist in the Aviation Exhibit or the Archives, so he looks on his map and sees that a door has been hidden. He uses his Dark-Light Device on an empty wall and a door appears. When he goes through the door, he enters the Space Exhibit.
The first thing Luigi does is activate the E-Gate in the rocket to the west of the room. When Luigi looks through the telescope in this room, he can see a planet with rocks surrounding it and the Strong Poltergeist with the book on top of the planet. Around the planet are smaller models of planets with models of moons orbiting them. In the background there is a bright, light blue star. When Luigi walks away from the telescope, he finds that he is on the orbiting rocks of the planet that he just looked at, thrown into a battle with the Strong Poltergeist. The Poltergeist will attack by throwing star-shaped rocks at Luigi, changing the rotation of the rocks so that they rotate the other way, and by throwing bombs and Beetles out of the middle of the planet. When Luigi defeats the Poltergeist, he reappears back in the Space Exhibit with the book. Luigi takes the book and goes through the E-Gate to the Front Entrance, then to the Study.
When Luigi places the book in the bookshelf, the entire shelf move under the floor, revealing the door to the Train Exhibit. Luigi enters the exhibit and gets ambushed by two Strong Hiders and one Strong Sneaker. He defeats these and investigates the room for Mario's painting. Luigi finds it in the miniature train model, shrunken, and surrounded by Boos of similar size. One Boo surprises Luigi, scaring him backwards. E. Gadd calls Luigi, asking if he found Mario. Luigi tells him that Mario is in the train model, and E. Gadd pixelates him back to the Bunker.
Back at the Bunker, E. Gadd reassures Luigi that they will get Mario back. He then explains to Luigi that inside the miniature train model where Mario is being kept, there is a tiny camera that he can hack into and send Luigi through. He hopes that this way, Luigi will ambush King Boo, grab the painting, and get out of there quickly.
Objectives
Mission Goal:
Use the makeshift rotor to activate the stairwell in the Inner Courtyard. Then rush to the Train Exhibit and rescue Mario.
- Activate the stairwell in the Inner Courtyard.
- Get to the Train Exhibit and look for Mario!
- Find the Poltergeist and the book he took! / Find the Boffin and reclaim the book.
Boo location
With a Bulb from the Study, take it through the E-Gates to the Dark Age Exhibit, float to the top, grab a Gold Bulb and collect all the coins to make a treasure chest appear. The Boo is inside.
Description
The Toad curators brought a security camera image back with them. Maybe it'll give us some clues about the next Dark Moon piece.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 汽車に遅れるな～！ Kisha ni okureru na! |
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| Chinese | 别错过火车～！ (Simplified) Bié cuòguò huǒchē! 別錯過火車了～！ (Traditional) Bié cuòguò huǒchēle! |
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| Dutch | Tussenstation |
Intermediate-Station |
| German | Wo ist mein Zug? |
Where Is My Train? |
| Italian | Treno in partenza |
Train Departing |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Apanhar o Comboio |
Catch the Train |
| Russian | Постой, паровоз Postoy, parovoz |
Stay here, train |
| Spanish | Viajeros al tren |
Travelers to the Train |
Trivia
- After completing this mission, all of Luigi's yells will change into variations of "Mario" permanently.
