The Dark Moon is a mysterious celestial body located in Evershade Valley and is seen only in the game Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD.
Description[]
The Dark Moon has a pacifying effect on ghosts, which makes them friendly towards the living and allows Professor E. Gadd to study and work with them. However, after King Boo destroys the Dark Moon and makes the ghosts go berserk, Luigi is tasked with locating the Dark Moon pieces and putting them back together.
History[]
In Luigi's Mansion series[]
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon / Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[]
At the beginning of the game, the Dark Moon is shattered by King Boo, making all the ghosts went hostile at Professor E. Gadd's lab and E. Gadd recovers the first piece of the Dark Moon. Then, he warns Luigi about the Dark Moon's shattering, as well the ghosts becoming hostile, and teleports him to his Bunker with the Pixelator.
Throughout the game, Luigi traverses all five mansions and retrieves all five pieces of the Dark Moon, before he returns to the Bunker, a purple ray interferes with the Pixelator's vortex and sucks Luigi back, Luigi is depixelated and he ends up in a dark place.
Luigi's Mansion 3[]
In Luigi's Mansion 3, a miniature version of the Dark Moon can be found inside the Drawing Room, accompanying a miniature model of the Gloomy Manor. Additionally, when King Boo gets dazed during his boss fight, purple moons spin around his head rather than typical stars.
Super Mario Run[]
In Super Mario Run, nine Dark Moons serve as the collectibles granted for completing the nine missions during the Luigi's Mansion 2 HD event. A statue based on the game is unlocked for every three Dark Moons earned.
Locations[]
Each Dark Moon piece is guarded by a Possessor Ghost, each more powerful than the last due to each having the Dark Moon pieces with them longer. They are fought as follows, in this order:
- The Grouchy Possessor is the boss of Gloomy Manor, and possesses a giant queen spider.
- The Harsh Possessor is the boss of the Haunted Towers, and possesses a flight of stairs.
- The Overset Possessor is the boss of the Old Clockworks, and possesses a giant clock face.
- The Shrewd Possessor is the boss of the Secret Mine, and possesses the frozen ground beneath Luigi.
- The Tough Possessor is the second boss of the Treacherous Mansion, and possesses two suits of armor, three suits of armor, and then a giant suit of armor.
After collecting all the Dark Moon fragments and defeating King Boo, the Dark Moon is put back together and the ghosts return to sanity.
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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 | |
| Locations | Gloomy Manor | Balcony • Bedroom • Cellar • Coatroom • Common Hall • Dining Room • Entrance • Foyer • Front Yard • Garage • Guard Hall • Kitchen • Lab • Library • Lobby • Master Hall • Mudroom • Mudroom Exterior • Parlor • Patio • Rafters • Secret Pocket • Studio • Study • Under the Stairs |
| Haunted Towers | Botany Lab • Conservatory • Courtyard • Crow's Nest • Crypt • East Hall • Eerie Staircase • Family Room • Garden • Gardener's Dwelling • Gardener's Lab • Greenhouse • Haunted Towers Entrance • Hollow Tree • Hydro Generator • Laboratories • Lounge • Old Graveyard • Plant Nursery • Rooftop Pool • Rumpus Room • Seedling Laboratory • Sewer • Skybridge • Solarium • Tool Shed • Toolshed Stairs • Tower Lobby • Tree House • Tree Root • Water Supply • West Bathroom • West Bedroom • West Garden • West Hall | |
| 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 |