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[[File:Luigismansion.jpg|frame| ''It's a picture, but I wouldn't call it art.'']]
{{quote|'''[[Mega Man (video game)|Proto Man]]:''' Damn, I think me and Luigi will never get our own games!
'''George:''' Actually, Luigi has his own game. It's called ''Luigi's Mansion''...
'''Proto Man:''' God damn it!!|'''''[[Bob and George]]''''', [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/020116 Overshadowed Siblings]}}
''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' is a 2001 video game produced by [[Nintendo]] and released as a launch title for the [[Nintendo
The plot follows Mario's brother, [[The Lancer|Luigi]], who won a mansion in a dark, spooky forest from a mail-in contest he didn't even enter. Once he finds it, he gets burdened with some grim news: The mansion is not only infested with evil ghosts, but their king has trapped Mario inside a painting and is waiting until midnight to take possession of him forever, using Mario as a new body for his disembodied self.
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Basically, the aim of the game is to capture all ghosts in the mansion while finding as much cash as possible, which is littered around the mansion in the form of gold coins, bills, gold bars and jewels. At the end of the game, the amount of money you were able to obtain is tallied up, and Luigi uses it to buy a house in accord to how much he has, from a truly regal estate if you did really well to a decrepit little shack if you really suck at the game or a tent if you go out of your way to avoid gathering money.
The creator of the original wanted to [https://web.archive.org/web/20100930130514/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=18136 make a sequel] for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], which
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of the Survival-Horror genre.
* [[Always Night]]: The original game was one night... spinoffs put the mansion in an eternal night.
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** Subverted in the PAL version, however.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Mr. Lugg's fireballs.
* [[Call Back]]: In order to make Melody appear in the Music Room, Luigi must first strike all the instruments except the piano; doing so causes them to start playing the theme music from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros]]''. Melody then plays either the underwater theme from the same game or the theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]''; the player must identify the song in order to fight her.
* [[Camera Screw]]: Part of what makes Boolossus so difficult is that once it's down to just a few Boos, the camera will inexplicably move in much closer to Luigi, making it very difficult to see incoming Boos before they swoop in to attack.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: This was one of the first games to depict Luigi as being phobic, and his fear has since [[Divergent Character Evolution|become his most distinguishing trait]].
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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Spinoffs featuring the mansion (''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', for example) tend to use the haunted mansion rather than one of the ones Luigi got at the end of the game. The mansion featured in the ending's highest rank made only one reappearance: as part of the background scenery in the ''[[Mario Kart]]: Double Dash'' version of Luigi Circuit (technically two, since the course in question made a reappearance as one of the many [[Nostalgia Level|Nostalgia Levels]] in ''Mario Kart DS''.)
* [[Detonation Moon]]: In order to obtain [[Star-Shaped Coupon|Mario's Star]], Luigi must create a path of stardust by using meteor-like projectile ghosts to destroy the moon.
* [[
* [[The Dragon]]: [[Art Initiates Life|Vincent Van Gore]], technically. He creates all the minor ghosts you encounter in the mansion and is the one keeping the key leading to [[Big Bad|King Boo]].
* [[Dual Boss]]: Henry and Orville (considering their vehicles, they're also an homage to Henry Ford and Orville Wright).
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*** The game itself alludes to the time limit once. After catching five boos in order to progress to the washroom, Professor E. Gadd tells Luigi to calm down because he has "plenty of time left."
* [[Dynamic Loading]]: If the action freezes right before you open a door, that means the area hasn't finished loading yet.
* [[Easter Egg]]: Stand next to the Well and listen closely.
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* [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: The elemental ghosts, when sucked up, allow the Poltergust 3000 to expel fire, water, and ice. These elements factor into gameplay and can affect things around the mansion.
* [[Enfante Terrible]]: Chauncey, Henry and Orville and Sue Pea.
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* [[Holler Button]]: Pressing the A button makes Luigi shout "Mario!"
* [[Human Popsicle]]: Sir Weston, who froze himself because he hasn't [[Incredibly Lame Pun|warmed up]] to the idea about becoming a ghost, is in a giant block of ice that is melted by two torches.
** [[Dramatic Irony|He died and became a ghost when he froze himself anyways.]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: King Boo's Bowser Costume. It doesn't need to "look" robotic to qualify as such. The fact that it's lifelike in appearance - especially for a giant costume - shows how much further ahead of the rest it is. That, and it emphasizes King Boo's trickery.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Most of the Boos' names.
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** One is even named {{spoiler|Booigi}}!
* [[Idiot Ball]]: King Boo [[Lampshade|lampshades]] this:
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** [http://kevinbolk.deviantart.com/#/d43g9pl Luigi gets better in this comic.]
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: The red, spiky Bomb Ghosts (go ahead, try to trap one.)
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* [[Neat Freak]]: Luigi is implied to be one to some extent in his commentary. Examining furniture with the Game Boy Horror makes him complain about moth holes in furniture, how the place would never pass a white glove test, and how he regrets to have not enough time to tidy up a desk. Fittingly, his weapon of choice in this game is a [[Weapons That Suck|modified vacuum cleaner]].
** [[Fridge Brilliance|He probably cleans the house when Mario leaves him behind.]]
*** [[Mario
* [[Nightmare Face]]: Chauncy is pretty cute (for a giant ghostly baby). But when he cries...
* [[Onomatopoeia]]: King Boo has one for vacuuming during his monologue.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: King Boo almost directly quotes [[Star Wars|Jabba the Hut]] at one point.
** The cover is reminiscent and a parody of ''[[Home Alone]]''.
* [[Stealth Mook]]: There are two subtypes of [https://www.mariowiki.com/Grabbing_Ghost Grabbing Ghost] that are normally invisible - one can only be seen via their reflections in a mirror, and another can only be detected by their shadows on a projection screen. They only become visible when grabbing you, though you can also reveal them with your flashlight or elemental attacks from the Poltergust.
* [[Survival Horror]]: [[Lighter and Softer]] (it is a Nintendo franchise game, after all), but it has its moments.
* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]: All the boss battles except [[Convenient Weakness Placement|Boolossus]] play out like this.
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* [[Throw the Book At Them]]: Books in the Study will fly off the shelf and into Luigi when he first enters it.
* [[Trope 2000]]: The Poltergust 3000.
* [[Very False Advertising]]: The mansion as depicted on Luigi's directions to the place looks ''far'' less menacing and is accompanied by such features as a bright blue sky and rainbow. The lightning strike when Luigi looks up to compare it to the actual mansion drives the point home.
* [[Villainous Glutton]]: Mr. Luggs and Garbage Can Ghosts.
* [[Weapons That Suck|Weapons That]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Suck]]: The Poltergust 3000.
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