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Gobbers (Japanese: ルゴーバ Rugōba) are ghosts in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion Arcade.

Physical description[]

Gobbers appear as large, fat yellow ghosts, with a pink tongue (though it is dark yellow in its in-game model), and big, flabby arms. Before the Dark Moon was shattered, and after it was restored, Gobbers have dark yellow eyes.

History[]

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon[]

Dark Moon Quest[]

Gobbers first appear in the game's second mansion, the Haunted Towers, in the mission, A Job for a Plumber. The Haunted Towers water supply used to supply electricity, the Hydro Generator is broken, so Luigi needs to check the Water Supply and activate the large machine to power up the Haunted Towers system with electricity again. After doing so, a Gobber escapes through the pipe and assaults Luigi. After capturing it, Luigi gets sent back to the Bunker.

In The Pinwheel Gate, in Luigi's hunt to collect the five stolen pinwheel vanes from the Hiders, he activates a lawnmower in the Garden. After checking the Garden further though, he is ambushed by a Gobber and two Greenies with buckets.

In Doggone Key, in Luigi's hunt for the special key that was eaten by the Polterpup, if Luigi tries to leave the Conservatory, he is ambushed by a Gobber and three Greenies.

In Hostile Intrusion, Gobbers are one of the few ghosts that always appear in this mission. One may be found in the Gardener's Dwelling, sometimes accompanied by a Creeper or a Greenie, occasionally found in the Family Area, sometimes accompanied with a Greenie, a Sneaker or a Creeper, and may also be found in the Conservatory, sometimes accompanied with a few Greenies and a Slammer. This also marks their last appearance in the Dark Moon Quest.

In the game's credits, one scene shows Luigi and a Gobber eating dinner.

ScareScraper[]

Gobbers appear as somewhat common ghosts in ScareScraper. They always appear with two Greenies holding roast chickens. On harder difficulties, they may appear with more advanced ghosts, such as Hiders in Hard ScareScrapers, and several Greenies and Strong Greenies as hockey players. In Rush ScareScrapers, if a player approaches a door in a dark room that has been seemingly cleared of all other ghosts, a Gobber may drop from the ceiling and coat one of the doors with its goo as it lands, rendering the door useless; the goo will disappear once the Gobber is defeated. This usually happens during Red Coin Scramble or when a Luigi is the last one of a group to leave the dark room. A boss variation of the Gobber, known as the Creeper Launcher may be randomly fought on every fifth floor, if playing more than five floors. The Creeper Launcher attacks the same way as Gobbers, but with the added ability of creating small Creepers and creating a shockwave, making Luigis lose their grip of vacuuming the Creeper Launcher.

Other appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a Gobber makes an appearance as a trophy, alongside a Greenie, a Slammer and a Hider.

Luigi's Mansion Arcade[]

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A Gobber in the Gear Chamber of the Old Clockworks.

Gobbers return in Luigi's Mansion Arcade. Only two are found in the entire game. Gobbers behave very similar to their Dark Moon counterparts.

Old Clockworks[]

One is first encountered in the Old Clockworks. After a Slammer steals the gear to open the door to access the Old Clockworks, a Gobber is seen the roof of the tower, spitting paranormal goo at Luigi. E. Gadd tells Luigi to ignore it for now, and focus on retrieving the stolen gear from the Slammer. After retrieving the gear and entering the Old Clockworks and clears out many ghosts, Luigi opens a door leading to the Gear Chamber, and the Gobber from the roof appears at the end of the room. As Luigi tries to close up on him, however, many Greenies, Strong Greenies, Slammers, Strong Slammers and Creepers try to stop him, but turn out to be no match for Luigi. After clearing out those waves of ghosts, Luigi is able to fight the Gobber. Just like before, Luigi has to use the suction on the Poltergust 5000 to clear his paranormal goo. This Gobber has 70 HP to deplete. After defeating the Gobber, Luigi can access the Belfry Clock to fight The Three Sisters.

Treacherous Mansion[]

Another Gobber makes an appearance in the West Corridor of the Treacherous Mansion, fighting alongside a couple of Gold Greenies. This Gobber only has 50 HP, as opposed to 70 HP. One of its Creeper Launcher variations appear in the East Corridor, aided by several variations of Bomb Brothers. One of the variations of the Creeper Launcher will also have 50 HP.


Abilities[]

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Luigi fighting a Gobber.

Gobbers have 100 HP. They have a few attacks to use against Luigi.

  • Paranormal Goo: Gobbers can spit yellow paranormal goo, which can damage Luigi for 10 damage by contact, or can make him slip. This goo can also render doors locked, as displayed in the Rush mode of ScareScraper.
  • Knockback: Should Luigi get too close to a Gobber, it will knock itself into Luigi, dealing 20 damage.
  • Charge: Only in Luigi's Mansion Arcade, Gobbers can power up and charge into Luigi at blinding speeds, which can deal a great amount of damage.

Strategy[]

Here is the best strategy to deal with Gobbers. When they appear, they usually come alone, making them easy to capture. However, when supported by other ghosts, this makes them more difficult to capture. They are usually supported by different variations of Greenies, but can be supported with other ghosts too, which are usually a few Hiders or Sneakers. Regardless, capture the support ghosts first before capturing the Gobber. Remember to not get too close to it either. Here is a very useful tip; start off by pulling off a Level 2 A-Pull meter, then finish it off with a Level 3 A-Pull meter, which should be enough to get 3 Gold Bars. While vacuuming one, be sure to avoid it when it spits out goo, or watch out for puddles on the ground. Remember, do not jump to avoid the Paranormal Goo. It doesn't work. Just move away from it.

Species[]

Variations[]

Dark Moon Quest[]

ScareScraper[]

Appearances[]


Profiles and statistics[]

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon[]

Ghost Container description
Flag of USA "Their appetite is...ah...formidable. With stomachs that lack physical boundaries, they won't hesitate to devour everything around them! Be wary of the puddles of...goo."
Flag of Europe "Their appetite is formidable, and given that their stomachs have no physical boundaries, they just devour everything around them! Be wary of the puddles of goo."

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon website[]

"Ginormous Gobbers love to make a mess. They'll throw gross globs of paranormal goo at you every chance they get."

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[]

  • "Despite Luigi's crippling fear of...well, everything, Professor E. Gadd ropes him into taking care of some unruly ghosts. Here we have four types: the small green ones are Greenies, the angry-looking red ones are Slammers, the thin blue ones are Hiders, and the big yellow ones are Gobbers. What appropriate names!"

Trivia[]

  • If Luigi waits before vacuuming a Gobber or its variants, it may pick up a watermelon, shoe or a roast turkey from behind its back, lick its mouth and eat it, and has a chance of either burping or farting.
  • Gobbers are quite similar to Mr. Luggs; they are both significantly overweight, they both use projectile attacks, and they both serve as mini bosses. They also have similarities with Garbage Can Ghosts.
  • In Normal, Hard and Endless ScareScrapers, a Gobber and two Greenies holding roast turkeys can be encountered in the rooms. This is likely a reference to Mr. Luggs and the two Waiters from Luigi's Mansion.
  • It's worth noting that Trappers from Luigi's Mansion 3 have a similar role to Gobbers; they block doors that Luigi needs to access, despite some Gobbers only displaying this ability in Rush ScareScrapers.
  • In cutscenes and artwork, the Gobber has a pink tongue, but in gameplay, the Gobber's tongue is yellow.

Names in other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ルゴーバ
Rugōba
Rugobber
Spanish Babajoso From baba (dribble) and pegajoso (sticky)
French Gobeur Gobber
Dutch Schrikop Pun on schrokop (gobbler or glutton) and schrik (fright)
German Klops Ball of meat (literally)
Italian Bavoso Slobbery
Korean 치미
Chimi
Chimmy; from 침 chim, meaning "saliva", and possibly from the name "Jimmy".
Chinese 嚕吃吃
Lu Qiqi
Eating Ghost
Portuguese Gosmos Possibly a pun on gosma (goop), and cosmos (cosmos)

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