Gold Ghost

Gold Ghost
Personal information
Biography	"An orange ghost who likes to throw spinning punches."
Statistics
Room	Parlor (first encounter)
Life	10 HP 15 HP (hidden mansion)

The Gold Ghost is the first type of ghost that Luigi encounters in Luigi's Mansion.

One is first seen in the Foyer, carrying a Key and going through a door into the Parlor. There, three of them accost Luigi, leading him to meet Professor E. Gadd. These three will later attack Luigi once he returned to the room, one-by-one, after that the latter has blown up the six gloomy candles with his new Poltergust 3000. They reappear countless times throughout the mansion, found in groups of two or more.

They move at a moderate speed towards Luigi and will try to punch him when at a short range, dealing 10 damage (or 20 in the Hidden Mansion), and they can cancel their attack if Luigi manages to get away. They are also vulnerable to any element.

Three Gold Ghosts (six in the 3DS Hidden Mansion) are fought as the first wave of ghosts Vincent Van Gore sends at Luigi.

Cameos

A Gold Ghost cameos in several later Mario games:

• In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, a Gold Ghost briefly cameos in Starbeans Cafe.
• In Mario Power Tennis, the Gold Ghost, as well as several other generic ghost species from Luigi's Mansion, appear on the Luigi's Mansion tennis court and in the mini-game Terror Tennis.
• In Mario Party 8, Gold Ghosts cameo in a mini-game, along with a Bowling Ghost.
• A Gold Ghost also appears as a part of a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, along with a Purple Puncher and a Blue Twirler.

Abilities

Scare: Like other ghosts, the Gold Ghost can scare Luigi, temporarily halting him.

Invisibility: Gold Ghosts can become invisible when not attacking.

Spinning Punch: The Gold Ghost can punch Luigi, dealing 10 damage. (20 in the hidden mansion)

Species

Variants

• Temper Terror
• Speedy Spirit

Related

• Bowling Ghost

Gallery

Luigi's Mansion

A group of Gold Ghosts attacking E. Gadd and Luigi.

Gold Ghost render.

Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal

A Gold Ghost (left) with a Purple Puncher (center) and a Blue Twirler (right) in Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal.

Gold Ghosts trapped with other ghosts.

Trivia

• Despite having "Gold" in their name, they are actually orange.
• They make similar noises to those of Ceiling Surprises and Purple Bombers.
• They are comparable to Greenies from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
  • They are also comparable to Goobs from Luigi's Mansion 3.