Shivers
| A dialogue portrait from Luigi's Mansion Shivers | |
|---|---|
| Luigi's Mansion | |
| Full name | Shivers, the Wandering Butler |
| Age | 72 |
| Biography | He wanders the house, endlessly searching for his master's will. He hopes he's included in it! |
| Room | Butler's Room |
| HP | 100 |
| Heart quote | Ah, the beautiful Melody will not even give me the time of day... What must I do to win her? Passion! Yes! That's it! I will show her I burn for her! My unbridled passion will scorch her soul! (before lighting his candelabra)
The burning flames of unbridled passion! Or... wait, how about the passionate flames of unbridled burning? (after lighting his candelabra) |
- “Ahhhhh! Fire! Fire! Fire! Run away! Run awaaaay!”
- —Shivers, Luigi's Mansion
Shivers, the Wandering Butler, is one of the portrait ghosts in Luigi's Mansion and its remake. In life, Shivers served as a butler for his unnamed master, and died at the age of 72, making him the second oldest ghost (with a known age), with Nana being the oldest at 76. According to the Game Boy Horror, he wanders around looking for the will his last master left and hoping he is in it. He is afraid of fire to the point that when he sees it, he runs in fear. He is smitten with the beautiful Melody Pianissima, but it seems that she does not return his affections at all. His portrait number in Professor E. Gadd's gallery is 8.
Shivers is found wandering the north corridor of the first floor hallway after Luigi captures the Floating Whirlindas. At first, he appears as nothing but a floating candelabra. When the Poltergust 3000 gains the ability to expel flames, Luigi can light his candelabra. It causes him to panic and run into the Butler's Room, where Shivers sits down. However, he ends up accidentally sitting on the candle, causing him to shout in pain and making him vulnerable. If Luigi vacuums Shivers but does not capture him in one try, Shivers reappears at the entrance of the room, and if Luigi does not vacuum the ghost up quickly, he leaves the room and returns to the upper hall. In 3DS Boss Rush mode, the battle starts with Shivers sitting on the chair. After Luigi sucks up Shivers, the lights come on, and he earns the key to the Conservatory.
General information[edit ]
Physical appearance[edit ]
Shivers has a long face with a square jaw. He has a blue-green skin color and unlike many other ghosts, he has green eyes. He has gelled back purple hair which forms a vampire-like widow's peak at his hairline; this look is furthered by Shivers' coat, which is black and has a red collar. Under his unbuttoned coat, Shivers wears a light purple shirt that has gold buttons and a maroon bow-tie.
Gallery[edit ]
Luigi's Mansion[edit ]
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[edit ]
Shivers in the hallway, with his candle lit up
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Platinum frame
Naming[edit ]
"Shivers" comes from a term for reflexive muscle movements used to maintain body temperature when cold or afraid.
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | セ・ノバスチャン Se Nobasu-chan |
Pun on "Sebastian" (a stereotypical name for butlers) and「伸ばす」(nobasu, to stretch) | [?] | |
| French | Nestor, Le Majordome Errant | Nestor, The Wandering Butler (Stereotypical name for French butlers and reference to Nestor, Haddock's butler in the Belgian comic book series The Adventures of Tintin ) | [?] | |
| German | Herr Tatterich, Diener im Dauerlauf | Mr. Tremble, servant in continuous operation (Tatterich comes from "tattern", a German word for "tremble") |
[?] | |
| Italian | Ambrogio Brividi, il maggiordomo errante | Ambrogio Shivers, the wandering butler; Ambrogio is an Italian stereotypical name for butlers, while "brividi" means "shivers" (it's also Neville's last name, hinting that they're related or that he's the "Master") | [?] | |
| Spanish | Sebastián, el mayordomo errante | Sebastian, the Wandering Butler (Stereotypical name for butlers, from which the original Japanese name is derived) | [?] |
Notes[edit ]
- It is possible to light up the Laundry Room before lighting Shivers' candles. If done so, Shivers is the only non-Boo ghost that can briefly be seen in a lit-up room.