Luigi's Mansion (series)

Luigi's Mansion is an action-adventure series with a few light horror elements., in which Luigi explores mansions to capture ghosts using Professor E. Gadd's Poltergust vacuum. According to a French promotional trailer for the first game, it is a parody of the Resident Evil series. It is the only series within the Mario franchise to have all of its games feature Luigi as the main protagonist, instead of Mario.
==Canon games==
===Luigi's Mansion===
Luigi's Mansion is a 2001 Nintendo GameCube launch title.
Luigi has won a mansion in a contest he never entered. Planning to meet Mario there that evening, Luigi discovers that the mansion is a haunted illusion. King Boo has released the ghosts that Professor E. Gadd had contained within paintings, and has trapped Mario within a painting of his own. Luigi must use his flashlight and a modified vacuum cleaner, the Poltergust 3000, to stun, reel in, and capture ghosts as he explores the mansion.
The game was remade for Nintendo 3DS in 2018, introducing Gooigi as a playable character in the new multiplayer mode.
===Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon===
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, named Luigi's Mansion 2 outside of North America and South Korea, is the sequel to Luigi's Mansion, released in 2013 for Nintendo 3DS.
===Luigi's Mansion Arcade===
Luigi's Mansion Arcade is a first-person light gun rail shooter arcade game, first released in 2015.
===Luigi's Mansion 3===
Luigi's Mansion 3 is a Nintendo Switch game released in 2019. Contrary to its title, the game is set in a haunted hotel, rather than a mansion. The game was originally planned as a Wii U title.
==Fanon games==
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==Characters==
Character 	Description
Luigi 	The protagonist of each game. Though he's a bit scared, Luigi always sucks it up and busts the paranormal pranksters.
Mario 	In the series, Mario is typically held captive and must be rescued.
Professor E. Gadd	An old scientist who debuted in Luigi's Mansion. Inventor of devices such as the Poltergusts, Game Boy Horror, Ghost Portrificationizer, and Pixelator. His latest research has lead to the discovery of Goo, a new chemical element.
King Boo 	The antagonist of Luigi's Mansion and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. He and his underlings spread chaos, such as sealing Mario in paintings and shattering the titular Dark Moon.
Toad 	Often found cowering, crying, and captive, Toads may offer advice or lend their weight in puzzles when rescued. In Luigi's Mansion, Princess Peach sent several Toads, the Toad among them, to help Luigi find Mario. In Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Toads are Professor E. Gadd's research assistants, each with a particular fear.
Polterpup 	This red-collared Polterpup becomes Luigi's pet in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and will fully restore Luigi's health from the brink if Luigi is carrying a Gold Bone. He returns in Luigi's Mansion 3 as a tutorial guide.
Gooigi 	Luigi's clone and player 2, created when Professor E. Gadd imbued Goo with Luigi's biological data. Gooigi can pass-through bars and spikes unimpeded, but melts in water and fire.
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