LM3 Headcanon: The evolution of ghosthunting

Ghost Hunting can be separated into two “eras”. Pre-Modern and Modern

The pre-modern era was…basically before the invention of the Poltergust! Ghosts were usually “kept at bay” most of the time with stuff like charms that could ward them off rather than being caught!! Though catching,wasn’t entirely out of question,though it would take a lot of more magical means,like entrapping them in a jewel or something of the like. Usually mage like people would do this!!

The modern era of ghost hunting came around the time of the first Luigi’s Mansion game,as E.Gadd revolutionised it himself with the invention of the Poltergust!! He sold them around and they became a hit!! People could just grab a vacuum and suck up a ghost that was haunting them…or just because they could! And ghost portraits can be hold for very hefty prices,so that’s a win win!! E.Gadd gets a very big profit regardless!! In other words,E.Gadd essentially started the ghost hunting renaissance!

Unlife was never really easier for ghosts before the modern ghost hunting era,as ghost warding charms can be very painful for a ghost to be around,especially if people are shoving them in their direction if they’re being mobbed out by a whole,well…mob,and once again,ghost catching still existed!!

But with the modern era,things were…different. And not a good different. Ghosts who experienced the shift to the new era were…frankly horrified!! Ghost catching was once a worst case scenario sort of thing,but now…anyone could do it. Ghost capturing went from a rarity to something frequent enough that spectres had to actively look out for it!

And how it was accessible to anyone. Not the experienced few,but anyone who could get their hands on a Poltergust. Many of which ghost hunted because…they could. Because it was integrated in their minds that all ghosts are naturally malicious and catching them is a good thing. Some people just want a powertrip in knowing that they can capture people without any real consequences! Or maybe some just…don’t think that ghosts are people who’ve past,and it’s a hobby like catching bugs or fish.

There’s no consequences to capturing a ghost. Bowser captures Princess Peach and it’s always a big deal. But anyone could catch a ghost and no one would react as they would with the first example. Mario is there to save Peach,but no one comes to save a captured ghost. Most don’t even consider how the ghost feels about their loss of freedom…or how they feel at all!! You could call it a double standard!

LM3 headcanon

The mirrors in the last resort are enchanted so that ghosts can reflect in them, normal mirrors can't do that. Most of the ghosts that visited the hotel the mirrors were the first time they saw their full appearance as ghosts.

I like how Amadeus' grand piano has pedals and yet somehow, he's able to play pieces that use pedals for lengthening notes without having any feet.

Can we get more of the ghosts from Lm3 as kids? Like DJ Phantasmagloria, Steward, Kruller, Wolfgeist?

Ok but I got lazy so you get NO COLORS 🚫🎨✋

Here they are

Phantasmagloria always admired the DJs at her birthplace Sunshine Island, Wolfgeist grew up in a very strict environment, Kruller was a big bully target and Stuart (aka Steward) spent his childhood -rightfully- fearing for his life-

You're welcome ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Do you have any more lm3 headcanons?

Cause I have seen some of yours and they are very cool!

I'm SO sorry I didn't get to this ask earlier. A lot went on and just general life happened so that's why it took so long. Again, I apologize.

Anyway, to the headcanons!

.I think of Lindsey, Nikki and Ginny thinking of Hellen as their mother. This is because I headcanon that the triplets were abandoned at a young age, so they preformed magic tricks on the streets to help take care of themselves. Unfortunately, their efforts weren't enough, so they perished. Hellen probably took in the frightened ghosts and decided to give them the proper life they deserved.

. Chambrea is addicted to caffeine. That's all.

. Amadeus tried to teach Gloria how to play piano, let's just say she's not aloud around pianos anymore. Gloria also tried to teach Amadeus how to be "hip" but he didn't see the point in it.

. Chef Soulfle gives the dead fish he doesn't use to Clem. Soulfle doesn't know what Clem does with the fish, and frankly he doesn't want to know.

. Chambrea tried to help teach Ug how to socialize better, and now they're best friends.

. Morty has made a lot of popular movies in his time, but credit was always stolen from him.

. Johnny's whole personality is basically if Gaston from Beauty and the Beast was a himbo.

.Clem is one of those people who thinks ducktape fixes everything. Car troubles? Ducktape. Broken heart? Ducktape.

.Kruller actually dreamed of owning a bakery before he became a cop.

.King MacFrights felt challenged when King Boo was brought into the picture, this led to MacFrights proudly challenging King Boo to a duel. MacFrights's ego was soon crushed.

.Dr. Potter has been called Harry Potter so many times he's about to go feral.

I think that's enough headcanons for one post. I hope you enjoy!

KB as Luigi's toxic ex.

Listen.

Me, @istadris and probably many others who have seen their post have headcanoned that King Boo is Luigi's bitter, toxic ex who is pissed off that he was dumped and wants him back. Last night I came up with a literal timeline of how everything went down from LM1 to LM3 and I want to talk about it.

Lm1: KB was just another villain trying to show superiority, didn't even think Luigi would show up to save his bro and didn't have any traps or plans to defend against him, didn't even think he had to, hence why only the boos and poltergeist were actively aggressive towards Luigi, as it was under KB's command since he didn't want him getting Mario back, who was the actual priced possession at the time. Heck, there weren't even any Toads to save from paintings which shows KB's main goal.

Aftermath: KB is defeated and is shocked that he was defeated by Luigi, the second, shadowed brother of the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom with only a damn vacuum and some tiny elemental spirits he found hidden in the mansion. He wants to be mad but he's more curious and intrigued instead. This then leads him to try and learn more about the green man, heck even getting into Mario Kart, Mario Party and other games like this to try and approach him after hearing that Bowser was invited to these events too (He couldn't get into Smash Bros cause then it'd be too many Mario characters).

Start and end of the relationship: Luigi and KB know each other more personally now and they it ends up with them dating. But, KB is still an egotistical king that wants more power and he finds the purple gem stone that he replaced the red one with and it makes him more insane and aggressive. Luigi is scared and has to break up with him, trying to do so as lightly as possible so KB isn't too hurt emotionally and they can still be friends. Take three guesses on how that went based on LM Dark Moon. KB is furious and in denial, not wanting to let go of Luigi, but when he doesn't succeed he's so enraged that he swears to get revenge for this and keep him forever.

LM Dark Moon: KB learns of the new, docile ghosts that stay calm thanks to the power of the floating crystal called the Dark Moon (which I honestly want to look more into) and shatters it to unleash chaos and gain control over them. By this point, he knew how Luigi was the only one who could actually take on ghosts and boos and that he was more closely associated with EGadd so he was certain that he'd be called to do the job. Also because he kidnapped his brother again. The toads were just there and why not trap them to make it more fun? Afterall, the Toads were proper assholes to Luigi in way too many games so he took this chance to punish them for it. I don't think KB created all these mansions, he just found them and used them as his arenas, letting the ghosts figure out the how each one operated and use it to their advantage, with the boos often keeping them in line to the king's goal at hand. Even so, it was obvious that KB was more focused on doing actual harm to Luigi, with the creatures he created thanks to his new gem, to controlling the ghosts and even cursing the broken pieces of the Dark Moon, to going as far as to open a portal and let so many ghosts in that it nearly lead to the dimension collapsing on itself! All of this in a single night! I also want to point out the part in the scene at Secret Mines, where the boos had the ghosts in those red crystals to make them more powerful, taunting them while they themselves looked scared and trying to free themselves before having all that power forced into them and driving them crazy? That probably gave Luigi PTSD since he went through something similar with a worse outcome. And to top it all off, when he had finally all the pieces and thought he could go back to the lab to prepare to get Mario with probably the help of the ghosts, KB sabotages the camera that pixelated Luigi and went him in a pocket dimension that no one would be able to reach them and he couldn't escape from on his own. Honestly, I loved how they didn't have KB move at all besides him floating and staring at Luigi like that the entire time he mocked him, it made him look way scarier, like the calm anger mixed with menace. KB probably tried to make a deal that he'd let Mario go if he came back to him and ruled the land with him but Luigi refused and the fight started, if he couldn't make Luigi come to him willingly then he'd look lovely in a painting above his throne.

LM3: KB. Has. Lost. It. He is royally pissed and more psychotic than ever. He has become more ruthless and desperate to make Luigi pay before he is captured, knowing he couldn't save anyone, especially his bro and the princess. He was truly lucky he found such a naive ghost to willingly and obediently do anything he asked for and made the hotel probably as luxurious as his own castle as a way to show Luigi that this was the luxury he could have had but won't be able to enjoy now that he controlled ever spec of it. He is set on punishing Luigi in the worse way possible, the bosses using terrifying methods to defeat him, all unique and terrifying. Have you seen the T-Rex one? All ghost bosses had some strategy but that boss fight was immediate with no strategy except brute force and desire to kill. And the hotel is filled with deadly traps, spiked walls that slowly close in on you, locked in a room with deadly gas, axes swinging from the ceiling to slice you, the ceiling being threatened to collapse on you in a slow and torturous way, the list can go on but you get the idea. Luigi is greater danger than he'd ever been and at this point, KB is set on having Luigi alive or dead as long as he's his. He is sick to double-death with him slipping away from him when none of this even needed to happen.

been thinking of ghosts lately

What's your headcanon of Boss Ghosts' powers?

They do have similar abilities to other ghosts, but they do have special powers unlike them.

Steward: Super Speed and Teleportation

Chambrea: Telekinesis

Kruller: Vibration Emission and Electrokinesis

Soulffle: Pyrokinesis

Amadeus Wolfgeist: Music Manipulation and Feral Mode

King Macfrights: Enhanced Strength and Pyrokinesis

Dr. Potter: Florakinesis

Morty: Cartoon Physics

Ug: Zoolingualism (Dinosaurs)

Clem: Stench Generation

Serpci: Egyptian Deity Powers

Nikki, Lindsey, Ginny: Magic Casting

Captain Fishook: Shark Physiology and Hydrokinesis

Johnny Deepend: Super Strength

DJ Phantasmagloria: Music Manipulation

ok so my headcanon is that the scarescraper itself has so much paranormal activity that it constantly changes, hence the randomly generated rooms and floors . since it has SO MUCH activity the building is nearly an paranormal entity itself

LM3 Triplet headcanons(such as who is who, their personalities and likes/dislikes, would Luigi adopt them and be a good dad(considering they appear to be you by children)?

Well...

Lindsey is the oldest triplet who is kind, protagonist, clever and the leader of the tribe. She does like to help other ghost such as goobs who wants to learn about magic.

Nikki is the middle triplet who is hardcore, obnoxious, antagonist, annoying and crazy who has no time for anything but herself. She does like to make pranks on others even on her sisters and easily gets away with it.

Ginny is the youngest triplet who is shy, quiet and understanding to other ghost of the hotel. She sometimes stays in one place to be alone and to read books.

Luigi does look out for them like a good father figure he is, the other ghost would give him permission to babysit them if they wanted him to.

I just realized that the triplets are kids. Literal children. Hellen hired children…..WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT SHE SHOULD KNOW HOW CHAOTIC KIDS CAN GET.

I DUNNOOOO!!!!! But I have an idea on it- HEADCANON TIEM >:)

I like to think that after Hellen built the hotel for the first time,she went on a lot of…trips. Like a bunch of holidays! But there was one thing she was looking out for. Other Ghosts!! Ghosts who have no where else to go,who probably hate the unlife they have now. Maybe they’re on the run from ghost hunters or something,maybe they’re just in isolation cuz everyone would run away from them!!!

And so,Hellen would take them all in!! And the first lot that she found ended up being her staff!! She found Steward first,then Chambera,so on and so on!!!

So as this went on,she eventually found the triplets themselves!! Someone had to take them in. They were just little girls! If chaotic ones!!!

It was…understandably very…disastrous having the girls run amok. They’d cause lots of chaos for everyone!!! But,Hellen had an idea-

She said that they could “own” the 11th floor of the hotel!! She essentially gave them a whole floor to keep…most of their chaos in!! Things got a lot easier for all the other boss ghosts,and the triplets had SEVERAL playrooms!! All were satisfied!!!

But that’s how I see things!! I hope it explains things at least!!! Thank you for the ask!!!! :D

Luigi headcanon:

Luigi got many scars during his stay at the hotel.

And by many I mean MANY.

•A musical note-shaped burn made by Amadeus, the first of many.

•A mark under the ribs made by Macfrights with his spear.

•Several scratches on the arms caused by the thorns on Potter's floor.

•Piranha bites in different parts of the body from when he went to boilerworks.

•A snake bite on the nose of Serpci's floor.

•Cuts and burns on the legs caused by the triplets' hats.

•A large cut across the chest caused by the fishook's hook.

•Bruises on her face from Johnny.

• Cuts on the shoulders from the battle against Phantasmagloria.

•And laser burns in various parts because of Hellen.

When he returned home he tried to heal his wounds as best he could, but of course there were marks, Mario says that the scars only show how hard he tried to save him, but Luigi is still a bit embarrassed.

Disco cha cha

DJ Phantasmagloria grew up with a gang of goobs and they wore the same hoodies and messed with the neighborhood bullies and punched transphobic/homophobic people

Can you draw my headcanon of the triplets’ mom? Her name is Lola Anderson. She resembles the triplets, with her hair in a ponytail, and she wears a purple business’s suit. In my headcanon, she loved her daughters dearly, but was left extremely sad after the disappearance of her husband and the death of her daughters when a magic show went wrong.

Why not here you go

Not a headcanon I'd take for myself but a good one nonetheless :)

Oh- I forgot to mention-

Im also into LM3 (Luigi's mansion 3)! I'll take requests for that as well, as long as they follow the rules of my previous post. Thanks again!

Alive Headcannons~

Blue used to eat the same thing everyday, toast and water, because of his work to help his family out! Sometimes on holidays he adds butter. Now since he’s a ghost he doesn’t eat much (still a work thing) but he is always open to try food.

Red loved volunteering for helping out the elders, helping to save animals, food give outs, ect! He just loved helping out people! He still likes helping out ghosts at the hotel, even though he will not speak anymore.

Yellow liked movies with action and a good plot to it, but he was guilted of watching them by some people in his life. But sometimes he watches them in private, trying to hide the fact he is. Nowadays, he visits Morty with his friends to watch movies and talk about great plots and storylines for a movie.

Purple had a interest in writing stories, he was interested so much he had a notebook on him everywhere he went. He would write stories of adventures and sometimes, he won’t admit it, romance! Since he is now a ghost, he does still write but it private so no one will bother him. But sometimes…he lets someone look at his little stories.