Lab
- Not to be confused withLab (Gloomy Manor).
| Lab | |
|---|---|
 The lab's exterior inLuigi's Mansion 3 | |
| First appearance | Luigi's Mansion (2001) |
| Latest appearance | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024) |
| Greater location | Boo Woods(Luigi's Mansion) Evershade Valley(Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon) The Last Resort(Luigi's Mansion 3) |
| Owner | Professor E. Gadd |
- “Why, these cozy quarters are where I do my ghost-studying.Professor E. Gadd's Ghost research laboratory! The Lab, if you're of a shortening mind.”
- —Professor E. Gadd,Luigi's Mansion
Thelab (originally capitalized) is a recurring location in theLuigi's Mansion series, serving as a base forProfessor E. Gadd. When in the lab, Luigi can talk to E. Gadd, as well as look atghosts andgems collected.
History[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
The Lab first appears inLuigi's Mansion and inits remake. Besides the main room, the Lab also consists of thePortrificationizer Chamber, which houses theGhost Portrificationizer, theGallery, where theportrait ghosts caught are kept, and theTraining Room.
It is here thatProfessor E. Gadd informsLuigi about the mansion and its ghosts near the beginning of the game, and later provides information onBoos. This is also where E. Gadd asks the player where they want to go; to theMansion, theTraining Room, theGallery, or, once the game is beaten, theHidden Mansion. In the remake, when E. Gadd asks Luigi for the first time what he wants to do, he receives a call from the future E. Gadd, who presents to himGooigi, a copy of Luigi that can be used in co-op play.
It is implied that the lab is located underneath a small shed outside the Mansion's property, as there is a ladder leading out of the lab's main room and the professor is seen waving at Luigi while standing near the shed during the cutscene that plays whenever Luigi leaves the lab for the Mansion. In theNintendo 3DS remake, the camera has a different angle to fit with the screen and show the second player.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon[edit]
- “You seem a bit tense,son. Relax! We're perfectly safe here in this impenetrableBunker.”
- —Professor E. Gadd,Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
The lab inLuigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is referred to as theBunker, and serves asProfessor E. Gadd's shelter after theghosts ofEvershade Valley become hostile. The Bunker has a dome-shaped exterior modeled after E. Gadd's head, and its interior features several monitors and an assortment of technological equipment. From the Bunker, E. Gadd uses thePixelator to send Luigi to the various mansions of the valley. A platform in the floor takesLuigi toE. Gadd's Vault, where captured ghosts, money, andgems are stored. The Bunker's interior can briefly be seen in the3DS remake ofLuigi's Mansion during the call from the future E. Gadd.
Luigi's Mansion 3[edit]
- “Heh Heh Heh! Welcome to mylab! This is another of my brilliant inventions—a portable laboratory! It's sturdy, safe, and air conditioned!”
- —Professor E. Gadd,Luigi's Mansion 3
InLuigi's Mansion 3, the lab reappears using a similar design to the previous game. However, it is a portable laboratory which can be carried in a small size. E. Gadd sets it up in thegarage ofThe Last Resort after Luigi rescues him and capturesSteward. While in the lab, Luigi has access to all of the features of theVirtual Boo, such as talking to E. Gadd, changing settings, and viewing a map of the hotel. Additionally, Luigi can view the ghost and gems collected in the gallery, and access theScareScraper andScreamPark.
After obtaining thefourth floor'selevator button from theMezzanine and returning it to the elevator, E. Gadd introduces the Shopping Network, which allows Luigi to buyGold Bones,Boo Finders, andGem Finders for 1000G apiece. He also gives the Luigi the ability to warp to the lab from anywhere in the hotel instead of having to travel back to the garage. However, he cannot do this if he is escorting aToad or there are ghosts after him.
At the end of the game, the lab is attacked byKing Boo, who uses his crown's power to carry it to theroof of the hotel. He then destroys the lab and traps E. Gadd and all of the Toads in a painting.
Gallery[edit]
Luigi's Mansion
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ベースラボ[?] Bēsu Rabo | Base Lab | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon andLuigi's Mansion 3 |
| ラボ[?] Rabo | Lab | Luigi's Mansion | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 实验室基地[?] Shíyànshì Jīdì | Laboratory Base | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 實驗室基地[?] Shíyànshì Jīdì | Laboratory Base | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon andLuigi's Mansion 3 |
| Dutch | Bunker[?] | - | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon |
| French | Labo[1] | Lab | Luigi's Mansion 3 |
| German | Bunker[?] | - | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon |
| Italian | Laboratorio[?] | Lab | Luigi's Mansion andLuigi's Mansion 3 |
| Korean | 연구 기지[?] Yeongu Giji | Research Base | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon andLuigi's Mansion 3 |
| Spanish | Laboratorio[2] | Laboratory | Luigi's Mansion 3 |
| Búnker[?] | Bunker | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon |
- Professor E. Gadd's Ghost research laboratory
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kenkyūsho | Laboratory | |
| Italian | Laboratorio di spettroricerca[?] | Ghost research lab |
Notes[edit]
- InLuigi's Mansion, there is a tall, wooden ladder in the Lab that can only be barely seen in-game. Through cheat codes, Luigi is able to actually climb the ladder up to the top through a tall, vertical tunnel, but the ladder does not lead to any other area.
Interwiki links[edit]
- Italian:it:Laboratorio del Professor Strambic (Luigi's Mansion building),it:El laboratorio subterráneo (Luigi's Mansion room),it:Bunker (Luigi's Mansion 2)
References[edit]
- ^"Bienvenue dans mon labo !"Professor E. Gadd,Luigi's Mansion 3.
- ^"¡Bienvenido a mi laboratorio!"Professor E. Gadd,Luigi's Mansion 3.
