Portrait ghost
A portrait ghost (sometimes capitalized[citation needed]) or gallery ghost[1] is a ghost that was once a portrait in the game Luigi's Mansion.
History
According to Professor E. Gadd, the first twenty one portrait ghosts and Boolossus (No. 22)[2] 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 many pearls Luigi acquires during the battle with the ghosts.
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 Portait ghosts
Area One
Neville
The Bookish Father
(Required)
Lydia
The Mirror-Gazing Mother
(Required)
Chauncey
The Spoiled Baby
(Area Boss)
Area Two
The Floating Whirlindas
The Dancing Couple
(Required)
Shivers
The Wandering Butler
(Required)
Melody Pianissima
The Beautiful Pianist
(Required)
Mr. Luggs
The Glutton
(Optional)
Spooky
The Hungry Guard Dog
(Required)
Bogmire
The Cemetery Shadow
(Area Boss)
Note: Although Luigi first meets Madame Clairvoya in Area Two, he captures her after he begins Area Three.
Area Three
Biff Atlas
The Bodybuilder
(Optional)
Miss Petunia
The Bathing Beauty
(Required)
Nana
The Scarf Knitting Granny
(Required)
Slim Bankshot
The Lonely Poolshark
(Optional)
Henry and Orville
The Twin Brothers
(Required)
Madame Clairvoya
The Freaky Fortune Teller
(Required)
Boolossus
The Jumbo Ghost
(Area Boss)
Area Four
Uncle Grimmly
Hermit of the Darkness
(Required)
Clockwork Soldiers
The Toy Platoon
(Required)
Sue Pea
The Dozing Girl
(Optional)
Jarvis
The Jar Collector
(Optional)
Sir Weston
The Chilly Climber
(Required)
Vincent Van Gore
The Starving Artist
(Required)
Profiles
Luigi's Mansion
- 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
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 絵画オバケ Kaiga obake |
Painting 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 |
Trivia
- Some of these portrait ghosts appear in the GCN and DS version of Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart.
References
- ^ Luigi's Mansion Nintendo Power Player's Guide, various pages
- ^ https://youtu.be/SUAwsMK17Vg?t=540
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