Ancient Poltergeist

The Ancient Poltergeist (known as Boffin Elder in PAL regions) is a variant of the Poltergeist and a mini-boss in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.

Appearance

The Ancient Poltergeist resembles regular Poltergeists, except the Ancient Poltergeist is blue, sharing the same pallette as Hiders, and has a deep sky blue brain.

History

After exploring the Tomb, Luigi finds the minute hand for the clock in the Clock Tower Gate, only to have it being taken away by the Ancient Poltergeist. After defeating him in the next mission, Luigi gets the minute hand back.

Before the battle, the Poltergeist can be heard making an annoying sound throughout the Roundhouse. He is also seen toying with the minute hand.

Behavior

The Ancient Poltergeist has similar attacks to a normal Poltergeist. He can use his telekinetic powers to launch bricks at Luigi before or while being captured, which also protects him from the Strobulb.

Once Luigi drains around 30 HP of his health, the Ancient Poltergeist will hide in the turntable below and create a large tornado that has significant pull force and will damage Luigi greatly if he is pulled in. His other attack is to rotate the central platform of the arena to scatter exploding bombs from the surrounding boxes around the area. He uses his other attack as a recovery from being vaccumed.

The Ancient Poltergeist will also summon Sneakers to prevent Luigi from capturing him.

Variants

Species

Dark Moon Quest

ScareScraper

The Brain

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Cerebropio arcaico	Archaic Poltergeist (Cerebropio is the Spanish name for Poltergeist)
French	Cérébrus Antique	Cerebrus is probably derived from cérebral(brainy) and antique mean old
Dutch	Oeroude klopgeest	Ancient Poltergeist
German	Uralter Poltergeist	Ancient Poltergeist
Italian	Poltergeist antico	Ancient Poltergeist

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Trivia

The Ancient Poltergeist was never seen nor mentioned before the game's release.
He is also the only sub-boss to not use the mini-boss battle theme, and instead uses one of the three ghost themes played in the Old Clockworks.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Game Modes	ScareScraper • Dark Moon Quest
Characters	Luigi • Mario • Polterpup • Professor Elvin Gadd • Toad
Objects	Balloon Berry • Bill • Clock Hand • Coin • Dual Scream • Dark Moon • E-Gate • Gear • Gemstone • Gold Bar • Gold Bone • Heart • Key • Money • Paranormal Portal • Paranormal Shield • Parascope • Pixelator • Red Coin • Ribbon • Robomb • Rotor • Special Compass • Spike Ball Plant • Treasure Chest • Vane
Poltergust 5000	Dark-Light Device • Flashlight • Strobulb
Ghosts	Boo • Creeper • Gobber • Gold Greenie • Greenie • Hider • Mummy Greenie • Polterpups • Slammer • Sneaker • Spirit Ball • Statue Armour Ghost • Strong Gobber • Strong Greenie • Strong Hider • Strong Slammer • Strong Sneaker
Bosses	Ancient Poltergeist • Big Boo • Grouchy Possessor • Harsh Possessor • King Boo • Overset Possessor • Ghost Brothers • Shrewd Possessor • Strong Poltergeist • The Three Sisters • Tough Possessor
Non-ghost enemies	Bat • Beetle • Crow • Carnivorous Plant • Frigid Beetle • Frog • Fuzzball • Mouse • Orange Flower • Robotic Bomb • Spider • Trapdoor
ScareScraper Ghosts	Aweberry • Awelligator • Bad-minton • Banegal • Beetle Whisperer • Big Polterpup • Blimp Reaper • Blobberfly • Blue Pimpernel • Bomb Brother • Cawe • Clown Fishy • Cold Catcher • Creeper Launcher • Daisy • Dreadonfly • Footbrawl • Freaker Sneaker • Fright Fly • Fright Knight • Goolf • Go-Bee • Horrorca • Jack-goo-lantern • Lady Gug • Leoprank • Pink Zinnia • Pondguin • Primordial Goo • Scareambles • Scars • Scool • Scorn • Soccer Ball • Shriek Shark • Spooky Spook • Spookumber • Sun Flower • Terrible Teleporter • Terrorange • Tether Jacket • The Brain • Violet • Wurdle • Yukata Ball • Zebrawl
Rooms	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 • Maintenance • 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
	King Boo's Illusion	???
Others	Beta Elements • Bunker • Curse • Damage • Good Night! • HP • Paranormal Dimension • Vault • Evershade Valley