Blackout

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Lightning striking the mansion.

The blackout is an event in Luigi's Mansion. After Luigi defeats Boolossus and opens the door to Area 4, several bolts of lightning strike the mansion. This causes the power to go out, darkening every room, including ones Luigi has already completed, and allowing ghosts to wander freely.

During the blackout, set groups of ghosts appear in rooms, even replacing ones Luigi has not caught, including Portrait Ghosts. This can make the mansion difficult to navigate. Gold Mice reappear in the darkened rooms if Luigi had not captured them before, so the blackout can be used to his advantage. Ghosts in a room respawn if Luigi captures all of them and reenters the room during the blackout. The only rooms without ghosts are the Foyer, the Bottom of the Well and the Breaker Room, though they still go dark. Also, some previously accessible rooms lock up during the blackout. They reopen after Luigi turns the lights back on. The player cannot save during the blackout as Toad does not appear and no Boos can be caught.

In order to turn the power back on, Luigi must find and capture Uncle Grimmly in the Wardrobe Room, causing a chest containing the key to the Breaker Room to appear. He can get a hint about this by talking to Professor E. Gadd in the Telephone Room. Luigi can use the key to enter the Breaker Room and pull a switch that restores the mansion. Rooms that Luigi had not previously completed stay dark except the Breaker Room, which lights up.

Until the blackout situation is resolved and Uncle Grimmly captured, Luigi cannot go back to the lab via the Mansion's entrance in the 3DS remake of the game as the door is locked by a "mysterious force".

Ghosts

It has been requested that this article be rewritten. Reason: Disregards several smaller ghosts, such as Blue Mice, as well as the halls, which also are fairly consistently-occupied during the blackout. (tagged on September 9, 2017)

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Luigi on the Balcony during the blackout.

Luigi talking to Professor E. Gadd.

This list shows the different ghosts that appear during the blackout and the rooms in which they are found.

Parlor 5 Gold Ghosts Anteroom 4 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher Wardrobe Room Uncle Grimmly Balcony (2F) 2 Gold Ghosts Study 1 Red Grabbing Ghost Master Bedroom 2 Gold Ghosts 3 Grabbing Ghosts Nursery 2 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler 1 Speedy Spirit Bathroom (1F) 3 Temper Terrors Ball Room 5 Ghost Guys Storage Room 2 Purple Punchers 2 Grabbing Ghosts Washroom (1F) 1 Red Grabbing Ghost Fortune-Teller's Room 2 Purple Punchers 1 Blue Twirler Laundry Room 3 Garbage Can Ghosts Mirror Room 6 Grabbing Ghosts Butler's Room 2 Gold Ghosts 2 Flashes A few Blue Mice Hidden Room 1 Grabbing Ghost 2 Blue Twirlers Several Gold Bats 1 Speedy Spirit

Conservatory 3 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher 1 Speedy Spirit Dining Room 1 Gold Ghost 2 Garbage Can Ghosts Kitchen 1 Gold Ghost 2 Purple Punchers Boneyard 3 Temper Terrors Courtyard Flying Fish Rec Room 2 Grabbing Ghosts 3 Blue Twirlers Nana's Room 5 Purple Punchers The Twins' Room 2 Ghost Guys 2 Grabbing Ghosts Billiards Room 3 Gold Ghosts 3 Grabbing Ghosts Projection Room 7 Purple Grabbing Ghosts Astral Hall 6 Ghost Guys Safari Room 2 Gold Ghosts 2 Grabbing Ghosts Balcony (3F) 2 Gold Ghosts 2 Purple Punchers 2 Blue Twirlers Telephone Room 1 Gold Ghost 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler

The Speedy Spirits will only appear if Luigi has not yet found them. Any Speedy Spirit that has been discovered but managed to escape will not respawn.