Creepers are gelatinous ghosts that appear in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Like Sneakers, they are first seen in the Haunted Towers and appear in every other mansion afterwards. They have infinite HP; pulling them won't do anything. They must be captured via Power Surge.
Appearance[]
Creepers are shapeless purple goo ghosts. They appear as large purple puddles and wait for Luigi to get close. When he does, they spring up revealing a circle-shaped body with a stem. If Luigi walks on one, they will go hill-shaped, trap Luigi inside them and shake around. They also appear in mini and large boss variants with different appearances (the latter only in the ScareScraper).
Battle[]
Creepers stay on the ground (or the ceiling) as purple puddles waiting for Luigi to get close. When Luigi gets close, they spring up (or drop down off the ceiling), revealing themselves. In this state, Luigi must flash them with the Strobulb and then charge any level Power Surge and use it to capture the Creeper. They trap Luigi in their bodies if the Creeper in question is on him, dealing damage until he breaks free (by spamming the buttons). The damage is increased if you are not spamming the buttons. Once he breaks out, they divide into two mini Creepers which can be captured simply with a Strobulb flash and not even 1 second of Poltergust pulling (or disappear if summoned by a boss Creeper variant). In this state, however, they can chase Luigi and grab on to his legs instead of his whole body and do less (yet still continuous) damage. Luigi must break out when this happens. Once he does, the mini Creeper breaks and disappears. If left alone after being revealed (whatever the form), the Creeper will turn back into a puddle.
Tips[]
The easiest and safest ways to capture a Creeper are by using the Poltergust 5000 or the Dark-Light Device. Once Luigi tries sucking up a Creeper puddle or shining the Darklight on it, it will spring up after a few seconds where Luigi can Strobulb and proceed to capture the Creeper into the Poltergust 5000. Luigi needs to charge a Power Surge (minimum level 1) in order to capture Creepers. No Power Surges are required to capture mini Creepers but they can chase you so keep that in mind.
Ghost Container Description[]
These gooey ghosts just love to cuddle, and they'll never want to let you go. But after the Dark Moon broke apart, they forgot about the cuddling part. Watch out for them on floors and ceilings!
Forms and Variants[]
Forms[]
- Puddle
- Creeper
- Trapping Creeper
- Mini Creeper
Variants[]
ScareScraper exclusive[]
- Primordial Goo
Primordial Goo Variants:
- Tether Jacket
- Violet
- Scareambles
- Jack-goo-lantern
- Blobberfly
- Pondguin
- Goolf
- Leoprank
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French | Podekoll | French, Podekoll, Simplification of pot de colle (meaning "pot of glue") |
Spanish | Visculio | From viscoso (viscous) |
Dutch | Slijmbal | Slimeball; it is also a wordplay, as a slijmbal refers to a person who bribes people with compliments. |
German | Kriecher | Crawler/Creeper |
Italian | Stritolatore | Crusher/Grinder |
Korean | 기이기 (Giigi) | -- |
Trivia[]
- Creepers, Gold Greenies, and Strong Hiders are the only ghosts not introduced through a cutscene, and also all three don't seem to interest Professor E. Gadd as much as the other ghosts.
- Creepers are the only common ghost to lack a Strong form.
- In ScareScraper, if a normal Creeper is summoned by a boss Creeper attacks, and Luigi frees himself from it, it will disappear instead of breaking into smaller ones.
- Creepers have a resemblance to Bogmire from Luigi's Mansion, both of them being purple goo-like ghosts.
- In ScareScraper, Creepers make more different sound effects than in the Dark Moon Quest.
- It could be debated as to whether or not Creepers are ghosts or a liquid entity due to their liquid properties.
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Major characters | Major characters | Luigi • Mario • Professor E. Gadd • Toad • Polterpup • King Boo |
Ghosts | Regular | Ancient Poltergeist • Boo • Creeper • Gobber • Greenie • Gold Greenie • Hider • Poltergeist • Polterpup • Slammer • Sneaker • Strong Gobber • Strong Greenie • Strong Hider • Strong Slammer • Strong Sneaker • The Three Sisters |
Bosses | Story mode: Ancient Poltergeist • Big Boo • King Boo • Three Poltergeists • Possessors (Grouchy · Harsh · Overset · Shrewd · Tough) • A Strong Gobber, a Strong Greenie, and a Strong Slammer • Strong Poltergeist • The Three Sisters ScareScraper: Beetle Whisperer • Bomb Brother • The Brain • Creeper Launcher • Primordial Goo • Terrible Teleporter | |
Other species and enemies | Bat • Beetle • Crow • False door • Flytrap • Frog • Fuzzball • Gold Robomb • Mouse • Orange flower • Robomb • Spider | |
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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 | |
Other | Bunker • E. Gadd's Vault • King Boo's Illusion • Mario's Painting • ScareScraper • Toad's Painting | |
Items | Items | Amethyst • Bill • Coin • Diamond • Emerald • Gem • Gold Bar • Gold Bone • Key • Poltergust 5000 • Red Coin • Ruby • Sapphire • Strobulb |
Objects | Objects | Bulb (gold) • E-Gate • Paranormal portal • Paranormal shield • Sled-mounted shooter |
Equipment | Dark-Light Device • Dual Scream • Pixelator • Poltergust 5000 • Strobulb | |
Missions | Gloomy Manor | Poltergust 5000 • Gear Up • Quiet Please! • Visual Tricks • Sticky Situation • Confront the Source • Gradual Infiltration |
Haunted Towers | A Job for a Plumber • The Pinwheel Gate • Graveyard Shift • Pool Party • Doggone Key • Tree Topping • Hostile Intrusion | |
Old Clockworks | A Timely Entrance • Underground Expedition • Roundhouse Brawl • Play Catch • Piece at Last • Showtime • Outlandish Interruption | |
Secret Mine | Cold Case • Hit Rock Bottom • Across the Chasm • Chilly Ride • Severe Infestation | |
Treacherous Mansion | Front-Door Key • Double Trouble • A Train to Catch • Ambush Maneuver • Paranormal Chaos • Stop the Knightmare • Terrifying Invasion | |
King Boo's Illusion | A Nightmare to Remember | |
Further info | Further info | Gallery |