Detective Luigi 2: Dust to Dust

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**Detective Luigi 2: Dust to Dust - A LuigiFan Special** is a 2022 special on LuigiFan00001's channel and sequel of Detective Luigi. It aired on January 30, 2022. It features a new adventure of Luigi trying to solve about a virus that affects robots called "Roboenza Mark 2"

## Synopsis

Robots are falling ill left and right...sounds like a case that needs to be solved! This case includes new victims and new suspects alike. And the one who can solve this is... the man in green? Looks like Detective Luigi is back on the job, but can he solve the case of Roboenza Mark 2? Just who can he trust?

## Plot

Luigi receives a letter from his brother, Mario, saying to hurry to the castle for an emergency. When he got there, with Mario relieved for Luigi to be here to solve the case, Luigi has found R.O.B. sick in bed, which he is infected with some sort of disease. Famicom informs Luigi that it just happened last night when the two robots were done for the day. Seeing how Luigi isn't an expert at robotics, he then enlists the help of Mega Man, dragging him here to the scene. R.O.B. then warns Mega Man to not come any closer as the virus affects only robots. Mega Man then immediately saw the signs as an advanced form of "Roboenza" (with R.O.B. panicking), a virus known to affect robots. Mega Man has stopped it in the past thanks to him and Proto Man, but he doesn't know how there could be a second outbreak. Mega Man then tells R.O.B. to get some rest, and then informs Mario and Peach to keep an eye on him, as he could malfunction at any moment. (Much to a panicked Famicom and Mario's dismay) Mega Man then goes to speak with Luigi in private as he doesn't want R.O.B. to panic even more, but he knows that the creator of Roboenza was Dr. Wily, his arch-nemesis. He and Luigi then teleport over to Dr. Wily's Skull Fortress.

At the Skull Fortress, Mega Man confronts Dr. Wily (with Luigi feeling queasy about the teleportation), knowing full well that he created Roboenza Mark 2. However, Dr. Wily dismisses the fact he did it, as he has done no evil for the past two weeks (which was jaywalking at a public intersection). Mega Man was about to apprehend Dr. Wily, but the mad doctor intervenes as he shows proof that he wouldn't infect his own robots, as seen with Bubble Man, whom has gotten sick with Roboenza Mark 2, with the same symptoms as R.O.B. Wily's robots then told the statistics that Bubble Man has been suffering for the past two days, as he went to bed one night and he got sick all of a sudden, which is why Dr. Wily is desperate to find a cure to treat even his weaker robots. Luigi then asks Dr. Wily that if he created the original Roboenza, then if he has accidentally infected some of his own robots. Dr. Wily has, but it was only one. The robots are in utter fear of whom Dr. Wily is mentioning, but the doctor gives out the name of the one whom has been infected before: Dust Man. (With a fainting Quick Man) Luigi snickers at the name at first, but then sees that Mega Man was getting infected with the robot virus as well, which Wily instructs Mega Man to head back to Thomas Light for a cure as Mega Man leaves the scene. Dr. Wily then tells Luigi that if he wants more info on Dust Man, he will have to go to the Plush Kingdom Prison, as he has been held here for many unspeakable acts. As Luigi exits the Skull Fortress, he tries to call Daisy for help as he feels he can't do it alone, but currently Daisy is out on a cruise, which leaves Luigi on his own. He then has a determined look on his face to solve it on his own and heads for the Plush Kingdom's Prison.

When Luigi got there, he sees Famine greeting him, which he then asks to see Dust Man, much to Famine's shock. Famine then summons Death, much to his delight that Luigi is here from the previous case. He then leads Luigi to him, following with a line of various other prisoners. Before Luigi could meet Dust Man however, Death warns Luigi that although the robot has been contained for 23 years, he's just as intelligent now as he once then. He instructs to not look him in the eyes, and don't answer any questions that Dust Man may have for him, and that he has five minutes. Luigi then approaches Dust Man, whom gives out a friendly greeting to the plumber, as he has heard about his exploits in stopping Mimi. He then asks what brings Luigi to his cell, and Luigi answers that there has been an outbreak on "Roboenza Mark 2", which Dust Man remembers as he was infected with it once. However, Dust Man dismisses the fact that R.O.B. may be infected, and questions if what if he was simply an outdated model, much to Luigi's shock that he may or may not be manipulated. Of course, Dust Man then laughs it off, informing Luigi that if he needs the answers about "Roboenza Mark 2", he has the information, however, on the condition that he has a new cell, but only so he can see the outside; the trees, the clouds, the ground, the dirt, etc. He even proclaims that he has been crammed in here for so long he forgot what even birds looked like. As such Luigi then did as he was told and spoke with the police about granting Dust Man a new cell, which in return, Dust Man gave out information to Luigi. The first suspect is Crow as he has robbed an entire army of robots, and Luigi then heads to the Sovereign, aka Crow's lair.

As Crow is monolouging to Becky about his stolen robot army, Luigi then infiltrates the Sovereign, much to Crow's dismay about unwanted guests. Becky dismisses Luigi's presence, but Crow warns Becky about his charisma, noting how Luigi has the power to "win by doing absolutely nothing". Luigi tries to interrogate Crow, but Crow won't go down without a fight, commencing a battle between him and Luigi. In the midst of the battle, Luigi recognizes Becky from Stuffed Fluffed, whom didn't want to get her hands dirty in combat. He then asks Becky if she had some information about Roboenza Mark II if Crow won't answer to Luigi. Becky then answers that yes, Crow is starting a robot uprising, but it has been hard to do so since some of their recently stolen robots aren't functioning properly, Robobo being an example. While Crow tries to fix Robobo, Luigi catches him off guard, defeating Crow in combat, which he congratulates. Crow then states that Becky is correct in how every robot he steals or create ends up being a failure or sick, or any combination. He would have made his crime well known throughout the kingdom, rather than letting some lackey take it from him. Seeing how Crow is innocent this time, Luigi then decides to take his leave, but not before getting some information from Crow that due to the robots malfunctioning, Beck might have something to do with this (much to Luigi's surprise as they defeated him a long time ago), probably spreading his cell energy and his incompetency as a proxy for a higher ranked villain. As Luigi leaves, Crow and Becky get to work on fixing their malfunctioned robots.

Since Crow informed Luigi about Beck spreading cell energy, Luigi then encounters Beck minding his own business until Luigi accuses him about spreading Roboenza Mark 2. Beck doesn't know about it at first, but then recalls that Brandish was infected by something. Beck then leads Luigi to a sick Brandish, whom recalls seeing Luigi before as encounters with his brother and Stuffed Fluffed Season 3. Luigi then asks Brandish how he got infected, which Brandish then proclaims that he and his blades had many battles, and one day after he fell asleep, he felt sick. Beck then comforts Brandish, and seeing how Luigi then sees that Beck is not guilty, he bids his farewell as Brandish wishes him well, and hopes Luigi can find the cure. Outside, Luigi seems frustrated in knowing that it's obvious that Beck is too dumb to cause anything like that. Out of options, he then goes back to the Plush Kingdom's Prison to get more answers from Dust Man. Once he got there, he overhears War and Death having a conversation as to why they have to keep Dust Man around, seeing as how the only inmate that ever came close to being this bad was Golisopod. Luigi then asks to see Dust Man, with a panicked War rushing out and Death leading him to Dust Man's new cell.

As Luigi then enters Dust Man's cell, Dust Man is thrilled to see Luigi again, calling him "Luis" as a friendly nickname for him. Luigi then goes to ask Dust Man some questions, though Dust Man reminds Luigi about the currency that in exchange for information, he will have to do something for him in return. Luigi wonders what he could want this time, and Dust Man fills him in on what he once was: an artist, most notably a sculptor. He needs scrap metal to feel the materials needed to sculpt again, though due to a lack of resources from food trays and toilet paper, it has been hard to do so with real sculpting since he has been locked away for twenty three years. Luigi then goes to speak with the police about the situation, which in exchange, as Dust Man is happily sculpting, he tells Luigi about the new information as the new suspect would be Dr. Eggman.

As Dr. Eggman is in his base gloating about his new schemes, Luigi then infiltrates Dr. Eggman's base, much to his unexpected surprise. Luigi then tells him about the Roboenza virus, seeing as how he's the only other roboticist in the Plush Kingdom with an entire robotic army, which Dr. Eggman then counteracts that some of his own robots have been infected as well. Day in and day out, Eggman's robots have been trying to find a cure, but to little to no success as more keep on getting infected. Coconuts then reports that there are a few more cases upstairs, which Eggman invites along Luigi to prove he is not guilty. Dr. Eggman then asks what made Luigi come up with the conclusion to come to him, which Luigi then answers that it was Dr. Wily, though Eggman knows Wily would do anything to blame him, as well as the other way around. As they got upstairs, they found that even the infamous Tails Doll is not safe from Roboenza Mark 2. A Candy Cadet then reports that twenty five robots are infected and counting, which leaves Eggman to try and find the cure as Luigi leaves him to it, seeing as how he is innocent this time.

Luigi then heads back to the Plush Kingdom Prison, which he is surprised to find the chief Conquest, whom is willing to have a chat with him, seeing as how he has been spending a lot of time with Dust Man in his cell for information, whom he refers to as "The Scrapper". Seeing how Luigi is confused about Dust Man and his title as the Scrapper, Conquest fills him in on the information regarding Dust Man, as he is someone no one should trust, seeing as how he is the most manipulative, psychotic, and dangerous inmate the prison ever had. Conquest then tells Luigi the backstory of Dust Man, as he was created by Dr. Cossack and then reprogrammed by Dr. Wily before Megaman was able to put a stop to them (during the events of Mega Man 4). After the events, he was reprogrammed back to normal and was sent to a scrapyard to help out other robots with cleaning up the debris. Dust Man was meant to suck up all of the garbage, scrap metal, and spit them out in the dumpster. One night however, he got a large piece of scrap metal that wouldn't go in or out of his vacuum. So using all of his energy, he had to force himself to swallow the scrap whole. This immediately got him to suck up more of the scrapyard until nothing of the debris was left. It got to the point where there was nothing else to eat, except living robots. While he makes it in his goal to make the world absolutely spotless, not only would it have to resort to eating robots, but he also resorted into eating other residents of the Plush Kingdom. The Police Force eventually got to the scene and engaged in a fight with Dust Man. He proved to be one of the most difficult opponents of the Police Force, for the vacuum on him was a superweapon, using the Dust Crusher to his advantage. Thanks to Death, however, they were able to disable the vacuum and arrest Dust Man on the spot. Surprisingly however, Dust Man was rather polite in prison, but once the Police found him of his crimes, they locked him away for 23 years. Luigi understands the story, though he still needs to see Dust Man for information. Reluctantly, Conquest lets him, seeing as how Dust Man has been asking for "Luis" for some chitchat. Luigi then stops Conquest in his tracks, seeing how Dust Man has been locked away for 23 years, he might be learning his lesson. Amused, Conquest wished he was as kind as Luigi, since he goes by his motto: "Once a criminal, always a criminal."

When Luigi got to Dust Man's cell, Dust Man was delighted to see him again, though Luigi tells him the news that Eggman wasn't guilty, though he was surprised to see Dust Man knows as well, though Dust Man shrugs it off. He then shows Luigi his sculptures he has made, one being titled "Abandoned Fratricide". Dust Man then explains that ever since Luigi has granted him access to his sculptures, he felt like a new robot, as his mind becomes more clearer each day. Luigi then hints about the mind part, though Dust Man can sense that Luigi needs more information, but in exchange, he requires some music for his cell. After many hours of thinking, Dust Man knows of one more individual to come to the conclusion, and is sure that this time, this one will not fail. Once again, the police provided, albeit a little more hesitant this time thanks to Conquest. Regardless, they gave Dust Man what he wanted. Dust Man then gave information to Luigi, this time for an individual he has never even heard of before: The Snatcher. Confused on what he would want with a robot virus, Luigi then heads to Subcon Forest to get answers.

Once Luigi enters Subcon Forest, he is then confronted by the Snatcher, whom sees that he is intruding his forest, though he only needs Luigi's soul in exchange for getting out. Luigi then accuses the Snatcher of causing Roboenza Mark 2, though an unamused Snatcher tells Luigi that he doesn't look like anyone whom would deal with robotics, as they are not his thing at all. Seeing Luigi's hat and wondering how good it would look upon his head instead, Snatcher then decides to fight Luigi for his accusation. Luigi tries to attack him, but every attack does no damage to Snatcher, and he seems to be pummeled with every attack the Snatcher makes. When Snatcher does his blue beaker attack, Luigi then kicks one towards him, coloring him with his own attack, but he is vulnerable in the process as Luigi then lands the attack on him. Conquest then interrupts the fight, taking down the Snatcher and arresting him, seeing as how he was meaning to capture Snatcher for years. Death congratulates Luigi, which then also tells him that Dust Man wanted to see him. (With Snatcher seemingly knowing about the Scrapper, which Conquest shuts him up) Death then tells Luigi that Dust Man wanted to have a word with him about clearing his name and how Luigi used a vacuum in the past, to which Snatcher reminds him about the vacuums, then proclaiming how he is innocent. Death noticed Luigi's expression that something is wrong, as Luigi feels like he did the right thing, but a part of him thinks that Snatcher is innocent. Death then reassures him that the Snatcher has been on their list for a long time, but they never got a chance to get him since he was invincible until Luigi found away.

Luigi then enters the dining hall to greet Dust Man again, this time out of his cell, as Dust Man is happy to have his freedom and breathe fresh oxygen. Luigi sees there is spaghetti put in for him as a reward for his hard work. Since the officers are currently interrogating Snatcher, it gives the two to have some time to talk with one another. Luigi then asks Dust Man why he wanted the window in his cell, to which the robot answers that the window allowed him to see light, as he there could have been another chance for him at life, since it's all he has left in the world, as it needed to be cleansed for how filthy it was. This was why he wanted Luigi to find robots because of the filth they produce, despite how delicious they are to him. Though Luigi then brings up how he knows how Dust Man was a robotic cannibal, though he thinks he can change, but Dust Man disagrees, as being locked away in prison for 23 years warped his sanity. Once Luigi then brings up how Dust Man once ate a live plush too, Dust Man's true colors begin to shine through, indicating him to be the real culprit behind "Roboenza Mark 2", despite him being locked away. Dust Man then recalls his eventual escape to Luigi, which began two weeks ago when Dr. Wily was being put away, but the rest of the Robot Masters made a jailbreak for him. When the electricity was cut by Quick Man, it gave Dust Man time to have an escape, and with his sculpting abilities, he was able to make a perfect replica that way he can slip in and out of his cell to avoid any other suspicious activity by the police. Dust Man then revealed to Luigi that there was no such thing as "Roboenza Mark 2", and that what caused the robots to be sick in the first place was them being overheated by the dust that Dust Man produces. Once they overheat, it gives Dust Man enough time to consume them, starting with R.O.B. Luigi was baffled why he would do this, as he doesn't understand how Dust Man viewed things the way he did, for a scrapyard was a gravesite for a robot or machine. He then attacks Luigi, but when Famine intervenes, Dust Man then escapes from the Plush Kingdom Prison, which Luigi then wonders what to do to stop him. Suddenly, he finds Snatcher with the rest of the police, whom then give him his Poltergust after finding it from E. Gadd after scaring him. Once Luigi equips the Poltergust, he sets off after Dust Man.

Dust Man then begins his rampage, eating and infecting various robots with his dust. Luigi, now equipped with his weapon, stops the robot cannibal in his midst, attempting to stop him. However, when Luigi runs from Dust Man's attack, the robot then resumes his genocide. Luigi, knowing he cannot hide away any longer since Mario is not here to help him out, finds his spark to stop Dust Man once and for all as he engages into battle. Luigi uses the Suction Shot to suck up Dust Man and smash him around a few times before releasing him, which gives Dust Man the means to face him in combat. He gives Luigi a warning to turn back, but Luigi refuses, knowing that Dust Man is guilty. Luigi then recalls how Dust Man got stuck in the first place, then comes up with a plan to try and clog up his vacuum. One of the Candy Cadets offer to help by giving Luigi various tools to clog into Dust Man as a means of incapacitating him. At first it didn't work as Dust Man was close to trying to eat Luigi, however when the vacuum began to clog up, the Candy Cadet gave Luigi a prototype arm to clog the vacuum, which gives Luigi a chance to use the Suction Shot again. Dust Man then goes free as he prepares to kill Luigi, but his vacuum begins to overheat. He then uses the Dust Crusher, but Luigi counteracted by sucking the attack back at him, using the Suction Shot one more time, defeating the cannibal vacuum for good. Dust Man congratulates Luigi for stopping him, but then begs for Luigi to finish him off for good. Luigi refuses to kill him however, and Dust Man runs away. However, the police were able to make it in time to catch Dust Man and arrest him again. Dust Man then bids Luigi farewell, as he is not upset at all that Luigi has defeated him, and he knows it won't be the last Luigi sees of him. Luigi then ponders on Dust Man's words, but Death reassures the plumber that Dust Man is poetic with his words, trying to garner sympathy even when he is being sent to prison, and thanks Luigi that he has stopped one of the Plush Kingdom's biggest threats yet.

And just like that, the case was closed yet again. Dr. Wily got put back in jail when they found out about his crimes, and Snatcher was released early for good behavior, and also for helping Luigi out. Luigi is uncertain about Dust Man's fate however, but Mario then stops his thought process by exclaiming to Luigi that R.O.B. is getting better, and with a warm smile, Luigi heads back home to greet R.O.B. yet again.

## Characters

* Luigi
* Daisy (Mentioned only)
* Dust Man (Debut)
* The Snatcher (Debut)
* Mario
* Peach
* R.O.B.
* Famicom
* Dr. Wily
* Bubble Man
* Metal Man
* Quick Man
* Wood Man
* Crash Man
* Conquest
* War
* Death
* Famine
* Pestilence
* Headless Horseman
* Clawitzer
* Toon Link
* Toon Patrol
	+ Greasy
	+ Stupid
* Croagunk
* Crow
* Becky
* Robobo
* Zero
* Beck
* Brandish
* Dr. Eggman
* Grounder
* Metal Sonic
* Coconuts
* Tails Doll
* Candy Cadets

## Transcript

*Detective Luigi 2: Dust to Dust/Transcript*

## Trivia

* This marks The Snatcher and Dust Man's first appearance.
* Daisy is mentioned and out on a cruise according to Luigi despite not appearing in the video.