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{{portrait-infobox
|image = Clockwork_Soldiers.png
|width = 200px
|fullname = Clockwork Soldiers, the Toy Platoon
|age = Unknown
|room = [[Clockwork Room]]
|hp = 300 [[HP]] (Total)<br>100 HP (Each)<br>450 HP (Total in Hidden Mansion 3DS)<br>150 HP (Each in Hidden Mansion 3DS)
|color = teal|biography=They once belonged to a tightly-wound toy collector, but now they march on their own without any winding.}}
{{LLQuote|Stop looking at meeee!|Clockwork Soldier|[[Luigi's Mansion]]}}
The '''Clockwork Soldiers, the Toy Platoon''' (Japanese: パペット・アーミー ''Puppet Army'') are a green, blue, and pink trio of Portrait Ghosts that appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.

== Information ==
=== Physical description ===
The group appears to be a trio of nutcrackers who resemble british guards.

=== Powers and abilities ===
Each of the group are armed with a decently powerful toy cork gun.

=== Personality and traits ===
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== History ==
The Clockwork Soldiers are found in the [[Clockwork Room]] on the third floor of the [[Luigi's Mansion (place)|mansion]]. [[Luigi]] found the Soldiers immobile. If Luigi starts the three clocks in the room, they awaken and begin attacking with toy cork guns. As they moved around, Luigi captured each in a hard struggle by sucking their wind-up keys with his [[Poltergust 3000]]. After a messy affair, the playhouse's doors opened, granting access to the [[Roof]].

== Trivia ==
* The blue soldier is the only one who drops pearls, so it's advisable to leave it for last to get the gold frame.
* In the credits, it should be noted that one of the ending pictures shows Luigi sucking up the blue Clockwork Soldier last, hinting that doing so in the game itself could be useful. Although this could merely not be showing the other two and merely using the blue one at random, and even if it was trying to hint this, it would be too late, as the player would already have completed the game without having known this if he was seeing the credits.
* The Clockwork Soldiers and [[Spooky]] are the only ghosts in the entire game who possess legs.
* The Clockwork Soldiers, along with [[Henry and Orville]], are the only ghosts in the game that are fought in a group, excluding the [[Floating Whirlindas]], since they are both vacuumed up at once.
* Altogether, the Clockwork Soldiers have 300 [[HP]], making them have the second highest HP (as a portrait ghost) in the game, excluding [[King Boo]].
* The Clockwork Soldiers, along with [[Madame Clairvoya]] and The Floating Whirlindas, are the only human-esque ghosts that have an unknown age in ''Luigi's Mansion''.
* One could consider it odd that the Clockwork Soldiers are ghosts, since they are toys and toys can't die, therefore shouldn't have souls.
** However, in the Mario franchise, there are many non-organic species in the franchise that appear to express the same emotions and thoughts of their non-organic counterparts such as Bob-Ombs, Bullet Bills, and Thwomps, so the idea of toys having their own souls wouldn't entirely be out of the question.
* The Clockwork Soldiers are the only Portrait Ghosts in the game that are three ghosts, as opposed to (coincidentally) two Portrait Ghosts that consist of two ghosts: The Floating Whirlindas (although these are fought as one ghost), and Henry and Orville.
* The Clockwork Soldiers along with [[Sue Pea]] are the only non-boss portrait ghosts that don't make themselves invisible in Luigi's presence.
* Clockwork Soldiers, as well as [[Spooky]], are the only Portrait Ghosts whose defeat does not reward you with a key or even treasure. They instead unlock a passageway they were guarding.
** Clockwork Soldier's dollhouse door opens to an elevator to the roof of the mansion.
** Spooky's doghouse opens a portal to the graveyard.

== Gallery ==
=== ''Luigi's Mansion'' ===
==== Screenshots ====
<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="hotpink">
LM Clockwork Soldiers Screenshot.png|The Clockwork Soldiers in the Clockwork Room, before their fight with Luigi.
</gallery>

==== Frames ====
<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="darkblue">
ClockworkSoldiersBronze.png|Bronze frame
ClockworkSoldiers1.PNG|Silver frame
Clockwork Soldiers.png|Gold frame
</gallery>

=== ''Luigi's Mansion (3DS)'' ===
==== Frames ====
<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="green">
Clockwork Soldiers Bronze frame LM3DS.png|Bronze frame
Clockwork Soldiers Silver frame LM3DS.png|Silver frame
Clockwork Soldiers Gold frame LM3DS.png|Gold frame
Clockwork Soldiers Platinum frame LM3DS.png|Platinum frame
</gallery>

== Names in other languages ==
{{Foreignname
|Ger = Aufziehsoldaten
|GerM = Wind-up soldiers
|Fra = Les Soldats Mécaniques
|FraM = Their names are names of children toys|Spa = La guardia de los relojes|SpaM = The watch guard}}

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[[Category:Required Portrait Ghosts]]
[[Category:Enemies]]