Poltergeists (known as Boffins in the European version) are ghosts that reside in Evershade Valley in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. They are fought as a mini-boss in A-3: Quiet, Please! They may also appear as enemies in the bonus missions of Gloomy Manor and the Old Clockworks. A large variant of the Poltergeist, known as The Brain, appears as the final boss in the co-op mode, the ScareScraper.

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Physical description[]

Poltergeists are mainly orange in color. They have big, round heads with a purple nucleus in their heads representing their brains.

Abilities[]

The Poltergeist has the power to move objects with telekinesis. When Luigi fights the Poltergeist, it throws books at him while he searches for it.

Battle[]

Poltergeists are fought in the Library in this game. They mainly attack by using their psychic powers to throw books at Luigi. These ghosts are smart and they will stay invisible when throwing books and they will sometimes block a Strobe light flash with the book they are holding. An ancient one appears in Old Clockworks as a mini-boss of mission C-3: Roundhouse Brawl. It is more powerful but is defeated in the same way. When the Strobulb is used on it while it is carrying a book, it blocks the light using the book. It also plays the piano during the entire battle. In the Old Clockworks bonus mission, instead of books, it throws the bricks placed around the room. It can even throw books at Luigi while it is being sucked into the Poltergust 5000 to escape.

Tips[]

Luigi must wait until the Poltergeist tosses the book before he can use the Strobe Light flash. Once stunned, Luigi can start sucking up the Poltergeist but he must also be careful. Books will start to fly at him when he does this so he should move around carefully. Fortunately, Poltergeists always drop Hearts whenever they're sucked up, most times fully healing Luigi.

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Major characters	Major characters	Luigi • Mario • Professor E. Gadd • Toad • Polterpup • King Boo
Ghosts	Regular	Ancient Poltergeist • Boo • Creeper • Gobber • Greenie • Gold Greenie • Hider • Poltergeist • Polterpup • Slammer • Sneaker • Strong Gobber • Strong Greenie • Strong Hider • Strong Slammer • Strong Sneaker • The Three Sisters
	Bosses	Story mode: Ancient Poltergeist • Big Boo • King Boo • Three Poltergeists • Possessors (Grouchy · Harsh · Overset · Shrewd · Tough) • A Strong Gobber, a Strong Greenie, and a Strong Slammer • Strong Poltergeist • The Three Sisters ScareScraper: Beetle Whisperer • Bomb Brother • The Brain • Creeper Launcher • Primordial Goo • Terrible Teleporter
Other species and enemies		Bat • Beetle • Crow • False door • Flytrap • Frog • Fuzzball • Gold Robomb • Mouse • Orange flower • Robomb • Spider
Locations	Gloomy Manor	Balcony • Bedroom • Cellar • Coatroom • Common Hall • Dining Room • Entrance • Foyer • Front Yard • Garage • Guard Hall • Kitchen • Lab • Library • Lobby • Master Hall • Mudroom • Mudroom Exterior • Parlor • Patio • Rafters • Secret Pocket • Studio • Study • Under the Stairs
	Haunted Towers	Botany Lab • Conservatory • Courtyard • Crow's Nest • Crypt • East Hall • Eerie Staircase • Family Room • Garden • Gardener's Dwelling • Gardener's Lab • Greenhouse • Haunted Towers Entrance • Hollow Tree • Hydro Generator • Laboratories • Lounge • Old Graveyard • Plant Nursery • Rooftop Pool • Rumpus Room • Seedling Laboratory • Sewer • Skybridge • Solarium • Tool Shed • Toolshed Stairs • Tower Lobby • Tree House • Tree Root • Water Supply • West Bathroom • West Bedroom • West Garden • West Hall
	Old Clockworks	Antechamber • Belfry • Belfry Clock • Canyon Hall • Canyon Narrows • Canyon Stairs • Cargo Room • Clock Tower Gate • Clockmaker's Chambers • Clockworks Court • Container Yard • Crank Room • Drafting Office • Finishing Room • Gear Chamber • Kiln Room • Maintenance Hub • Movements • Pit Slide • Quarry • Roundhouse • Roundhouse Pit • Service Elevator • Storage Room • Storm Cellar • Synchro Gantry • Synchronization Room • Tomb • Transportation Hall • Warehouse • Workshop
	Secret Mine	Airway • Basin • Chalet • Chalet Approach • Cinder Mine • Coward's Chasm • Crossroads • Crystal Quarry • Deep Hall • Drift Hall • Frozen Pit • Fishing Hut • Gondola • High Wires • Ice Lake • Maintenance Room • Pit Mine • Prospector's Crossing • Shaft • Skip Slope • Smokehouse • Smuggler's Hideout • Terminal • Under the Ice • Workshop • Workshop Landing
	Treacherous Mansion	Ancient Exhibit • Archives • Aviation Exhibit • Bottom of Well • Ceremonial Chamber • Cliffside • Dark Age Exhibit • Dungeon Cells • East Balcony • East Corridor • East Gallery • Front Entrance • Gargoyle Roof • Grand East • Grand West • Guard Tunnel • Haunted Catacombs • Ice Age Exhibit • Inner Courtyard • Jungle Exhibit • Kitchen • Nautical Exhibit • Restrooms • Space Exhibit • Study • Terrace • Train Exhibit • Underground Lab • Veranda • West Balcony • West Corridor • West Gallery
	Other	Bunker • E. Gadd's Vault • King Boo's Illusion • Mario's Painting • ScareScraper • Toad's Painting
Items	Items	Amethyst • Bill • Coin • Diamond • Emerald • Gem • Gold Bar • Gold Bone • Key • Poltergust 5000 • Red Coin • Ruby • Sapphire • Strobulb
Objects	Objects	Bulb (gold) • E-Gate • Paranormal portal • Paranormal shield • Sled-mounted shooter
	Equipment	Dark-Light Device • Dual Scream • Pixelator • Poltergust 5000 • Strobulb
Missions	Gloomy Manor	Poltergust 5000 • Gear Up • Quiet Please! • Visual Tricks • Sticky Situation • Confront the Source • Gradual Infiltration
	Haunted Towers	A Job for a Plumber • The Pinwheel Gate • Graveyard Shift • Pool Party • Doggone Key • Tree Topping • Hostile Intrusion
	Old Clockworks	A Timely Entrance • Underground Expedition • Roundhouse Brawl • Play Catch • Piece at Last • Showtime • Outlandish Interruption
	Secret Mine	Cold Case • Hit Rock Bottom • Across the Chasm • Chilly Ride • Severe Infestation
	Treacherous Mansion	Front-Door Key • Double Trouble • A Train to Catch • Ambush Maneuver • Paranormal Chaos • Stop the Knightmare • Terrifying Invasion
	King Boo's Illusion	A Nightmare to Remember
Further info	Further info	Gallery