Grabbing Ghost

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Grabbing Ghost
White Grabbing Ghost in the game Luigi's Mansion.
A lavender Grabbing Ghost from Luigi's Mansion
First appearance Luigi's Mansion (2001)
Latest appearance Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS) (2018)
Variant of Ghost
Comparable

Grabbing Ghosts are a type of ghost encountered in Luigi's Mansion. They attack by grabbing hold of Luigi from behind and choking him, which prevents movement. The player has to shake the Control Stick to throw off a Grabbing Ghost. As they move, they constantly make gasping or wheezing noises.

The weakest Grabbing Ghost is light lavender (white in the remake) and has ten Heart Points, while all other types have twenty. The lavender type (or white grabbers)[1] cannot damage Luigi (unless they are bumped into), but will still grab him, leaving him vulnerable to attacks from another ghost. Red Grabbing Ghosts (or red grabbers)[2] will damage Luigi for 5-13 points of damage, letting go if he takes the maximum amount of damage. The turquoise Mirror Ghosts (or invisible grabbers)[3] are completely invisible unless Luigi stuns one with his flashlight. However, they are visible in the large mirror on the wall of the Mirror Room, the only room in which they are encountered (in the PAL Hidden Mansion, they are also encountered in the Wardrobe Room). Another hint to their location is a small puff of dust on the ground that appears when they materialize. Later on, purple Cinema Ghosts (or invisible grabbers)[4] appear, which Luigi has to detect via their silhouette cast on a movie screen in the Projection Room; similar to Mirror Ghosts, this is the only room in which they can be found. Like Mirror Ghosts, they leave behind a dust cloud when they materialize. These two types are otherwise identical to the red type. All of the variations can be hurt by any element as well.

Sneakers from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Slinkers from Luigi's Mansion 3 behave similarly to Grabbing Ghosts.

Profiles

Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)

  • In-game description (White): A slow-moving ghost who likes to grab you and hold on.
  • In-game description (Red): A red Grabbing Ghost whose grip is quite painful.
  • In-game description (Mirror Ghost): A Grabbing Ghost in the Mirror Room, seen only as a reflection.
  • In-game description (Cinema Ghost): A Grabbing Ghost visible only on the Projection Room screen.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トッキー
Tokkī
ミラー トッキー
Mirā Tokkī
シネマ トッキー
Shinema Tokkī

Derivation of「き」(toritsuki, grapple) or possibly「き」(toritsuki, haunt)

Mirror Grabbing Ghost

Cinema Grabbing Ghost

Estonian Grabbing Ghost[5]
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French Attrapeur
Catcher
German Greifer-Geist
Grabbing Ghost or Gripper Ghost
Hungarian Markoló szellem[6]
Gripping ghost
Italian Acciuffone
Spirito dello specchio
Fantasma del cinema
Catcher
Mirror Spirit
Cinema ghost
Korean 토키
Toki
From the Japanese name

Latvian Ķērējspoks[7]
 
Lithuanian Čiumpantis vaiduoklis[8]
 
Romanian Fantoma apucătoare[9]
The grabbing ghost
Serbo-Croatian Grabbing Ghost[10][11]
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References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. Versus Books Luigi's Mansion Perfect Guide. Page 24.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey. Versus Books Luigi's Mansion Perfect Guide. Page 25.
  3. ^ Loe, Casey. Versus Books Luigi's Mansion Perfect Guide. Page 29.
  4. ^ Loe, Casey. Versus Books Luigi's Mansion Perfect Guide. Page 49.
  5. ^ Luigi’s Mansion™-i kummitusmängu laienduskomplekt. LEGO.com (Estonian). Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived May 17, 2022, 02:33:29 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ Luigi’s Mansion™ Bújócska kiegészítő készlet. LEGO.com (Hungarian). Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived October 11, 2022, 06:18:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ Luigi’s Mansion™ Baiso paslēpju paplašinājuma maršruts. LEGO.com (Latvian). Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived May 16, 2022, 19:48:07 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ Luigi's Mansion™ slėpynių papildomas rinkinys. LEGO.com (Lithuanian). Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived January 10, 2023, 17:44:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  9. ^ Set de extindere De-a v-ați ascunselea în Luigi's Mansion™. LEGO.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 02:17:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ Luigijeva vila: jeziva igra, komplet za proširenje. lstore.hr. Retrieved January 10, 2023. (Archived January 10, 2023, 18:16:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  11. ^ 71401 Luigijeva vila: jeziva igra, komplet za proširenje. svijetkockica.ba. Retrieved January 17, 2023. (Archived January 18, 2023, 02:11:22 UTC via archive.today.)