Neville
| Neville | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Neville, the Bookish Father |
| Age | 42 |
| Biography | Neville spends his afterlife reading all the books he missed while living. |
| Room | Study |
| HP | 100 |
| Heart quote | Ho ho ho ho... Go ahead, try to find me. I can see you, but you cannot see me, ho ho ho ho... Anyhoo, I'm getting very sleepy... (Nintendo 3DS) |
Neville, the Bookish Father, is the firstportrait ghost whomLuigi encounters inLuigi's Mansion and itsNintendo 3DS version. Neville is tall and lean with light blue skin. He has an oval-shaped head, yellow-green eyes, red hair and eyebrows, and a red pointed mustache. He wears a deep blue robe. Neville is the husband ofLydia and father ofChauncey and the twinsHenry and Orville. Neville's portrait number in theGallery is 1.
Neville can be found in theStudy during Area 1, doing his usual activity of reading a book while sitting in a rocking chair. The book that Neville reads is titled "Mario Story", the Japanese name ofPaper Mario. Neville does not attack, though there is a book in the Study that flies after Luigi. Neville occasionally yawns and stretches, leaving him open to being stunned by theflashlight and being vacuumed into thePoltergust 3000. Upon defeat, aTreasure Chest appears in the Study, containing thekey to theMaster Bedroom.
Various portraits of what appears to be Neville is in various rooms of the mansion, more specifically theParlor, Study, and Master Bedroom.
The player can read Neville's Big Baby Care Diary in the bookshelf behind Neville's rocking chair. The diary provides the player with hints on how to win Henry and Orville's game of hide and seek.
Gallery[edit]
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[edit]
Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Other[edit]
Luigi's Mansion sprite of a portrait, presumably of Neville
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パパーラ[?] Papāra | Derived from "papa" | |
| French | Neville, Le Père Intellectuel[?] | Neville, the intellectual father | |
| German | Ramon, Lesewütiger Vater[?] | Ramon, reading-obsessed father | |
| Italian | Armando Brividi, papà topo di biblioteca[?] | Armand Shivers, bookish father | |
| Spanish | Arturo, el padre intelectual[?] | Arthur, the Intellectual Father |
