Bogmire
| Bogmire | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Bogmire, the Cemetery Shadow (GameCube) / The black shadow of the graveyard (3DS) |
| Age | Unknown |
| Biography | A product of the mansion's fear and despair, he's not sure who to fear or what to despair these days. |
| Room | Graveyard |
| HP | 100 |
Bogmire, the Cemetery Shadow, is a shadowy portrait ghost that is found in Luigi's Mansion and its 3DS remake. He appears as a purple ghost with a large mouth, yellow eyes, and thin, constantly outstretched arms. Bogmire lives under a tombstone in the mansion's Graveyard, and acts as the boss of Area Two. According to his Game Boy Horror entry, Bogmire is the manifestation of the mansion's fear and despair; he does not speak (making him the only area boss without any dialogue), and the Game Boy Horror cannot scan his heart for text. His name is a portmanteau of "bog" and "mire", which refer to different kinds of swampland, likely in reference to his drippy appearance. Bogmire's portrait number in the Gallery is 19.
Bogmire can only be fought after Luigi vacuums every Mr. Bones in the Graveyard, as by doing so, the large headstone begins to glow. When Luigi approaches it, lightning strikes near the tombstone as Bogmire springs out, and Luigi jumps back in horror. He is then transported into a mysterious arena, where a large Black Bogmire comes out and approaches him, while several others also appear in the field. Bogmire teleports around the arena, with his presence announced by lightning strikes and the appearance of his shadow; his only means of offense is spawning shadowy translucent doppelgangers called Black Bogmires from the ground (and often from his actual shadow). Bogmire vanishes some time after the Black Bogmires spawn, signaled by his shadow vanishing, and he reappears elsewhere and repeat the pattern. The size of his shadow upon appearing determines the size of the specific Black Bogmire that spawns from it. To vacuum Bogmire, Luigi must suck up any of the Black Bogmires with his Poltergust 3000, shaping it into a ball that he can aim at Bogmire. If hit, he is enveloped by the ball of shadow, rendering him vulnerable. Bogmire is one of the trickier ghosts to vacuum up, and may break free of Luigi's grasp within a few seconds. Additionally, he deliberately tries to pull Luigi through any active Black Bogmires. After capturing Bogmire, Luigi is returned to the Graveyard, where a large chest with the key to the Courtyard appears.
Bogmire is the only portrait ghost in the original Nintendo GameCube version who has a portrait displaying another enemy, particularly his gold frame, in which a Black Bogmire is also shown.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Luigi's Mansion
Assets and models[edit]
Luigi's Mansion model
Luigi's Mansion unused model
Bronze frame
Silver frame
Gold frame
Bronze frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Silver frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Gold frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Platinum frame (Nintendo 3DS version)
Screenshots[edit]
Bogmire emerging from his tombstone
Luigi fighting Bogmire
Bogmire rising out of his tombstone in the Nintendo 3DS version
Luigi encounters Bogmire in the Nintendo 3DS version
Boss fight against Bogmire in the Nintendo 3DS version
Miscellaneous[edit]
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シャドーマ[?] Shadōma |
From "shadow" and possibly「魔」(ma, "demon") or「マッド」(maddo, "mud") | |
| Chinese | 影魔[1] Yǐng Mó |
Derived from the Japanese name | |
| French | M. Marais, L'Ombre du Cimetière[?] | Mr. Swamp, the Graveyard's Shadow | |
| German | Herr Finsterling, Schatten des Friedhofs[?] | Mr. Darkling, Cemetery Shadow | |
| Italian | Ombretta, l'ombra del cimitero[?] | Ombretta, The Graveyard's Shadow. "Ombretta" literally means "little shadow" (it is also the same name as Vivian and Twila) | |
| Korean | 섀도스리[?] Syaedoseuli |
Shadowsly | |
| Portuguese | Pantalma[?] | Portmanteau of pântano ("swamp") and alma ("soul") | |
| Spanish | Ciro, la sombra del cementerio[?] | Ciro, the Graveyard's Shadow |
References[edit]
- ^ 以「路易吉洋樓」和「海灘」為舞台的「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」新商品，預定於2022年1月1日發售。 Nintendo HK. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
