History Awesome / LuigisMansion3

* Polterkitty is considered to be such an [[GoddamnedBoss annoying boss]], that after spending minutes — perhaps even ''hours'' — going floor to floor trying to retrieve the elevator button she swallows, it can be quite satisfying to see her get sucked up ''once and for all'' the second time around. Not going through the ordeal again for the rest of the game.
** This is potentially even more satisfying for those who have played ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon''. In that game, Polterpup (who served a similar role to Polterkitty) gets fully sucked into the Poltergust numerous times, but repeatedly breaks out of the ghost gallery until it's repaired and made secure. Here, when defeating Polterkitty the first time, she isn't sucked in, but rather coughs up the elevator button and flees. Thus, when you see her actually vacuumed up the second time around, you know that she's gone for good.

* When you explore the empty guest rooms right after Luigi's friends are captured, you can see Peach's parasol bent on the ground. It looks like she didn't go out without a fight and whacked some ghosts with it until she was overpowered. Not to mention that there are far clearer signs of a struggle in [[TheHero Mario's]] room, namely the toppled chair, messed up bed and loose objects in disarray. Whoever tried to pin down [[BouncingBattler the Italian plumber]] clearly had a hard time.

* When you explore the empty guest rooms right after Luigi's friends are captured, you can see Peach's parasol, bent, on the ground. It looks like she didn't go out without a fight and whacked some ghosts with it until she was overpowered. Not to mention that there are far clearer signs of a struggle in [[TheHero Mario's]] room, namely the toppled chair, messed up bed and loose objects in disarray. Whoever tried to pin down [[BouncingBattler the Italian plumber]] clearly had a hard time.

* Luigi is able to [[MetronomicManMashing body-slam]] ghosts with the Poltergust G-00. And he can use the ghost he's currently sucking up to deal damage to other ghosts, too, giving him an edge in the fights.

* Luigi is [[RunOrDie running terrified in the beginning]] to avoid being shoved into a portrait by King Boo. This is understandable considering that he has ''no way'' of fighting back without a Poltergust vacuum. After his escape into the laundry chute, Polterpup wakes him up and leads him to the garage, where [[{{Foreshadowing}} a familiar car]] has a new and improved Poltergust in its trunk. Luigi's response is an excited "O-ho-ho-''ho''" followed by triumphantly holding it up before eagerly donning the anti-ghost weapon and [[HappyDance doing a little dance.]] While he still scares easily during the gameplay, now he has a way to fight back and clearly relishes that.
* Luigi and Mario briefly teaming up to climb to the roof and save Peach, just like in the old days. They even have the same dynamic in the ''Mario and Luigi'' series. Unfortunately, this is short-lived as it was ultimately a trap by King Boo to get everyone in the same place so he can trap everyone in a portrait.

** The above action shows just how done King Boo is with everything and how he's been driven to his breaking point by [[CowardlySidekick Luigi]] of all people. His final effort at winning can be seen as driven by not just rage but also driven by desperation to '''not''' lose to the same godforsaken coward ''again''.
* The stare-down that Luigi and King Boo have as Luigi vacuums King Boo into the Poltergust. Luigi looks afraid at first, and even looks away for a second, only to glare back at King Boo with a renewed look of determination as King Boo is finally sucked into the Poltergust.
* You gotta give points to King Boo in this game as it's clear he learned some lessons from his last defeat. At the start of the game, he captures all of Luigi's friends (including E. Gadd and the Toads) and ambushes Luigi while he doesn't have his Poltergust, only failing thanks to Luigi jumping into a nearby laundry chute. But even when Luigi meets with E. Gadd and makes this way to the hotel, he's ''still'' ready for him. He ''knew'' that Hellen would ultimately fail him, so he devises a clever plan to lure everyone into one final trap. He takes Peach's painting and places it on the roof, leaving Mario with Hellen. He knew that Mario, being [[TheHero Mario]], would daringly rush in to save Peach on the rooftop after being saved himself and that Luigi would follow after. Meanwhile, while the Mario Bros. are scaling the final portion of the hotel, King Boo makes his way into the basement and uproots E. Gadd's lab with E. Gadd and the Toads still inside. Finally, when Peach is reunited with Mario and Luigi, King Boo ambushes the three and reveals that he has re-captured E. Gadd and the Toads. He stuffs them in a portrait, and proceeds to drop it on the rest of the gang, sans Luigi thanks to a DivingSave from Polterpup, and if it weren't for Polterpup, ''King Boo would've won.'' This easily cements King Boo as one of the most dangerously competent villains in the Mario universe, who only lost due to ''dumb luck''.

** As he's leading the charge to the top of the hotel and the confrontation with King Boo, Mario makes generous usage of the various mobility techniques he's gained over his years in the 3D games, especially the sideways flip and wall jumping, which any long-time 3D ''Mario'' player know to be especially versatile.

* When you explore the empty guest rooms right after Luigi's friends are captured, you can see Peach's parasol, bent, on the ground. It looks like she didn't go out without a fight and whacked some ghosts with it until she was overpowered.

* You gotta give points to King Boo in this game as it's clear he learned some lessons from his last defeat. At the start of the game, he captures all of Luigi's friends (including E. Gadd and the Toads) and ambushes Luigi while he doesn't have his Poltergust, only failing thanks to Luigi jumping into a nearby laundry chute. But even when Luigi meets with E. Gadd and makes this way to the hotel, he's ''still'' ready for him. He ''knew'' that Hellen would ultimately fail him, so he devises a clever plan to lure everyone into one final trap. He takes Peach's painting and places it on the roof, leaving Mario with Hellen. He knew that Mario, being [[TheHero Mario]], would daringly rush in to save Peach on the rooftop after being saved himself and that Luigi would follow after. Meanwhile while the Mario Bros. are scaling the final portion of the hotel, King Boo makes his way into the basement and uproots E. Gadd's lab with E. Gadd and the Toads still inside. Finally, when Peach is reunited with Mario and Luigi, King Boo ambushes the three and reveals that he has re-captured E. Gadd and the Toads. He stuffs them in a portrait, and proceeds to drop it on the rest of the gang, sans Luigi thanks to a DivingSave from Polterpup, and if it weren't for Polterpup, ''King Boo would've won.'' This easily cements King Boo as one of the most dangerously competent villains in the Mario universe, who only lost due to ''dumb luck''.
* Right after getting rescued by Luigi, Mario is encouraged to follow him to the makeshift lab E Gadd set up to stay safe with the other toads. Does he follow him? Heck no! He encourages Luigi to follow him and rushes straight to the top of the tower, jumping over gaps and even wall jumping to get to the top of the tower! Only 10 seconds after getting rescued and he is up and running!
** As he's leading the charge to the top of the hotel and the confrontation with King Boo Mario makes generous usage of the various mobility techniques he's gained over his years in the 3D games, especially the sideways flip and wall jumping which any long time 3D Mario player know to be especially versatile.
* Polterkitty is considered to be such an [[GoddamnedBoss annoying boss]], that after spending minutes perhaps even ''hours'' going floor to floor trying to retrieve the elevator button she swallows, that it can be quite satisfying to see her get sucked up ''once and for all'' the second time around. Not going through the ordeal again for the rest of the game.

* When you explore the empty guest rooms right after Luigi's friends are captured, you can see Peach's parasol, bent, on the ground. It looks like she didn't go out without a fight and whacked some ghosts with it until sue was overpowered.

* Luigi, someone who has been so often dismissed and even forgotten in mainstream Mario games, has a dynamic with a villain that is easily on par with the one his brother shares with Bowser. And with a villain who could be considered even more dangerous than Bowser as King Boo is not set on marrying the princess or anything like that but actually the outright destruction of the Mario brothers.

* Luigi, someone who has been so often dismissed and even forgotten in mainstream Mario games, has a dynamic with a villain that is easily on par with the one his brother shares with Bowser. And with a villain who could be considered even more dangerous than Bowser as King Boo is not set on marrying the princess or anything like that but actually the outright destruction of the Mario brothers.

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* Luigi is able to [[GrievousHarmWithABody body-slam]] ghosts with the Poltergust G-00. And he can use the ghost he's currently sucking up to deal damage to other ghosts, too, giving him an edge in the fights.

** This is potentially even more satisfying for those who have played ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon''. In that game, Polterpup (who served a similar role to Polterkitty) gets fully sucked into the Poltergust numerous times, but repeatedly breaks out of the ghost gallery until it's repaired and made secure. Here, when defeating Polterkitty the first time, she isn't sucked in, but rather coughs up the elevator button and flees. Thus, when you see her actually vacuumed up the second time around, you know that she's gone for good.

* Polterkitty is considered to be such an [[GoddamnedBoss annoying boss]], that after spending minutes perhaps even ''hours'' going floor to floor trying to retrieve the elevator button she swallows, that it can be quite satisfying to see her get sucked up ''once and for all'' the second time around. Not going through the ordeal again for the rest of the game.

* Polterkitty is considered to be such an [[GoddamnedBoss annoying boss]], that after spending minutes perhaps even ''hours'' going floor to floor trying to retrieve the elevator button she swallows, that it can be quite satisfying to see her get sucked up once and for all the second time around. Not having to go through the ordeal again for the rest of the game.

* Polterkitty is considered to be such an [[GoddamnedBoss annoying boss]], that after spending minutes perhaps even ''hours'' chasing her floor to floor trying to retrieve the elevator button she swallows, that it can be quite satisfying to see her get sucked up and defeated once and for all the second time around. Not having to go through the ordeal again for the rest of the game.

* Right after getting rescued by Luigi, Mario is encouraged to follow him to the makeshift lab E Gadd set up to stay safe with the other toads. Does he follow him? Heck no! He encourages Luigi to follow him and rushes straight to the top of the tower, jumping over gaps and even wall jumping to get to the top of the tower! Only 10 seconds after getting rescued and he is up and running!