Creeper
| Creeper | |||
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| A Creeper getting ahold of Luigi from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon | |||
| First appearance | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Ghost | ||
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Creepers are gooey, gelatinous ghosts that appear in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon . They have infinite HP because their defense is their attachment to the floor; simply pulling in the opposite direction cannot defeat them, so the player must charge up the Power Gauge and press A Button to unleash a Power Surge and pull them off the ground. They are the only common Ghosts to not have a Strong variety, since a Strong Creeper would not be able to have more HP than a normal Creeper.
Appearance[edit ]
When Creepers are first encountered, they appear as large purple puddles. When fully revealed, they are purple beings with white eyes and always-smiling mouths with tiny upper and lower fangs, two arms, and a puddle underneath them.
Abilities[edit ]
Creepers can turn into puddles, making them invincible. Once the Dark-Light is shone on them or if the Poltergust 5000 vacuums them long enough, they reveal themselves. If Luigi walks over them when they are in puddle form, they rise up, imprison him in their bodies and punch him, causing damage. They can also split into smaller versions of themselves. Once smaller, they can be sucked up without a power surge. In the main story, Creepers can hang from ceilings and drop on Luigi if he walks underneath them.
In ScareScraper, if a normal Creeper is summoned by a boss Creeper attack, and Luigi frees himself from it, it will disappear instead of breaking into smaller ones. They additionally make different sound effects than Dark Moon Quest.
Ghost Container description[edit ]
- English (United States):
These gooey ghosts just love to cuddle, and they'll never want to let you go. But after the Dark Moon broke apart, they forgot about the cuddling part. Watch out for them on floors and ceilings! - English (United Kingdom):
These gooey ghosts love to cuddle and hold you tight. But when the Dark Moon broke apart, they forgot about the cuddling part. Watch out for them above and below!
Forms[edit ]
Dark Moon Quest[edit ]
- Puddle Form
- Mini Creeper
- Mini Creeper (Puddle Form)
- Micro Creeper[A]
- Micro Creeper (Puddle Form)
ScareScraper[edit ]
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルクリパ Rukuripa |
From「ルノーマ」(Runōma, "Greenie") and "creeper" | [?] | |
| Dutch | Slijmbal | Slimeball; it is also a wordplay, as a slijmbal refers to a person who bribes people with compliments | [?] | |
| French | Podekoll | Modified orthography of pot de colle (an expression meaning "a clingy person") | [?] | |
| German | Kriecher | Crawler or Creeper | [?] | |
| Italian | Stritolatore | Crusher or Grinder | [?] | |
| Korean | 기이기 Giigi |
From a partial repetition of "기다" (gida, "to crawl") with Korean noun-forming suffix "~이" (-i) | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Pegajoso | Sticky | [?] | |
| Russian | Страшник Strashnik |
Diminutive of страшный (strashnyj, "scary") | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Viscosillo | From viscoso ("gooey") with diminutive -illo | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Visculio | From viscoso ("gooey") and possibly the masculine form of -uli (inflected form of Latin diminutive -ulus) | [?] |
Footnotes[edit ]
- ^ In Luigi's Mansion Arcade, each 12 HP Creeper splits into a pair of 6 HP Mini Creepers when flashed with the Strobulb, and each Mini Creeper splits into a pair of 3 HP Micro Creepers when flashed with the Strobulb.