The Shrewd Possessor (known as Scornful Possessor in PAL regions) is the fourth boss of the game Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. He is encountered in the Secret Mine, making his lair in a workshop. Luigi first sees him abusing a fuzzball with some bombs. The Shrewd Possessor has the fifth Dark Moon shard in his possession.
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Physical description[]
The Shrewd Possessor is a large, white ghost with two horns, with a horn on one side of each horn that branches off, for a total of four. He also has orange and red layers. The fifth Dark Moon is in the center of his body.
When possessing the ice, he is a large, icy face with two gray eyes and a large jaw.
Powers and abilities[]
The Shrewd Possessor can use a wide range of powers and abilities.
- Possession: The Shrewd Possessor can possess and take control of objects to gain new abilities. This is used to possess a frozen ground, which he warps into an ice monster.
- Transmogrifcation: The Shrewd Possessor has the ability to alter the appearance of what he is possessing.
- Cryokinesis/Glaciokinesis: The Shrewd Possessor can control and manipulate ice while he is possessing the ice.
- Ice Shields: When possessing the ice, the Shrewd Possessor can generate ice shields to protect his face.
- Charge: When not possessing the ice, the Shrewd Possessor can surround himself in a purple barrier to charge at Luigi.
- Portal Creation: While charging, the Shrewd Possessor can create up to three purple, vortex-like portals to spawn in different parts of the Frozen Pit.
In Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon[]
After King Boo shattered the Dark Moon, turning all the ghosts hostile and losing their sanity. The Possessors started showing up in Evershade Valley, guarding the Dark Moon pieces.
Biography[]
When Luigi is sent to go to the Workshop to find the Shrewd Possessor and the Dark Moon piece, the Possessor ghost can be seen harassing a Fuzzball with bombs. However, he then sees Luigi and scares him. After Luigi reactivates the generator, and is pixexlated back to the Workshop Landing, he enters the Workshop, only to be scared again by the Shrewd Possessor, and dives into the frozen ground, transforming into a icy monster, and tunnels underground. Luigi gets on a bomb sled to chase him down.
Battle[]
Luigi battling the Shrewd Possessor.
In the battle, Luigi must fire bombs to destroy the ice shields protecting the Shrewd Possessor's face. If he takes too long or keeps missing, the Shrewd Possessor will renew the destroyed ice shields. His bomb sled is also slowly overheating, and the player will get a instant Game Over if the meter remains red for too long and starts to smoke severely. Once all the shields are broken, the Shrewd Possessor will try to eat Luigi, who must fire a bomb into his mouth. Once his eyes glow red (which can be triggered by feeding the boss a bomb), the icy monster will be destroyed and the Shrewd Possessor will reveal his true form.. The Shrewd Possessor will charge at Luigi, and will create four portals to charge through before it rams into a wall. Luigi should react quick enough before he gets the chance to charge again or return to the ice. Upon hitting a wall, the Shrewd Possessor will be stunned, with his recovery time being around five seconds. Luigi can take off his layer, beginning the next phase. The next phases are the same, though with the Possessor gaining an additional shield in the center and also getting progressively faster. Once the Possessor meets his defeat and is captured, Luigi can obtain the fifth Dark Moon piece and access the final mansion, the Treacherous Mansion.
In-game description[]
- NTSC: "This possessor turned into a huge icy monster and tried to escape with the Dark Moon piece by tunnelling down through the Secret Mine. I thought Luigi was a goner for sure!"
- PAL: "Assuming the form of a huge icy monster, this Possessor tunnelled down through the mine in an effort to escape with his Dark Moon piece. Luigi was lucky to survive the ordeal!"
Trivia[]
- In his first appearance, the Shrewd Possessor is missing the Dark Moon shard in his heart. This may mean that King Boo didn't give him the shard yet unless it is an error.
- The Shrewd Possessor's name is most likely created from a pun since his Mansion is in a cold area and the word "shrewd" means "bitterly cold".
- In the bonus mission, the Shrewd Possessor is seen abusing the fuzzball again, though he will not notice Luigi's snooping. This could mean the programmers forgot to replace the scene with the Workshop being empty like how it is in Chilly Ride.
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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 |