The Garbage Can Ghost is an uncommon type of regular ghost that Luigi encounters in Luigi's Mansion. They appear early in the game but are rarely encountered through the mansion, though they are significantly more common in the Hidden Mansion.
They do not attack directly, but instead munch on a banana, throw the peel on the ground, and then disappear. The bananas deal 5 damage (or 10 in the Hidden Mansion), and cause him to slip if he touches them. While they are being vacuumed, they drop banana peels on the ground behind them, which can potentially interrupt Luigi's vacuuming.
Three Garbage Can Ghosts (six in the 3DS Hidden Mansion) are fought as the sixth wave of ghosts Vincent Van Gore sends at Luigi.
Abilities[]
Scare: Like most other ghosts, the Garbage Can Ghosts can scare Luigi upon appearing, briefly halting his movements.
Littering: Garbage Can Ghosts appear to enjoy bananas, but don't know what a bin is. Instead, they will toss the banana on the ground, dealing 5 HP of damage to Luigi if he slips on it, as well as interrupting him. (10 damage in the hidden mansion)
Invisibility: Garbage Can Ghosts can become invisible when not attacking.
Cameos[]
Garbage Can Ghosts make cameos in several later Mario games:
- In Mario Power Tennis, they, as well as several other generic ghost species from Luigi's Mansion, appear on the Luigi's Mansion tennis court. They throw banana peels into the court, causing players to slip.
- In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, one appears in a piece of artwork on Yoshi Park 2.
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Trivia[]
- They appear to be a parody of Slimer from the Ghostbusters franchise.[1] Another Mario character based on Slimer is the Slime Ghost.
- They have the highest HP of all non-portrait ghosts.
- They are comparable to Gobbers from Luigi's Mansion 2 HD.
- They are relatively friendly only indirectly harming Luigi.
