History YMMV / LuigisMansionDarkMoon

** The Ice Monster controlled by the Shrewd Possessor in the D mansion. You have to master using the [[ScrappyMechanic 3DS' Gyroscope]] and overall terrible circle pad aiming to destroy pieces of the boss' armor using finicky cannonballs. If you screw up 6-7 times in a row his armor will re-freeze so you have to do it all again. To top it off it is possible to overheat your cannon resulting in a [[OneHitKill instakill]]. And guess what? You have to do it all over again. That's not even getting into attempting to [[ThatOneAchievement 3 star it]].

* UnwinnableByInsanity: You can lock yourself out of Treacherous Mansion if you play around with ghosts, teleporters and objects in the Nautical Exhibit. But you have to be really, really trying to pull this one off.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics lauded ''Dark Moon'' much more than the first game, citing its inventiveness, graphics, length, and gameplay to be superior to its predecessor. Fans however believe that while the game is great in its own right, consider this to be the OddballInTheSeries and find it weaker than the first.
* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts, his own Boos, and even ''himself'' into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts and his own Boos, into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

* CompleteMonster: [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster here. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". Once an evil but benevolent king, King Boo is now little more than a revenge-driven psychopathic tyrant who brings a darkness seldom seen in the ''Mario'' universe.

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts, his own Boos, and even ''himself'' into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]]. Once an evil but benevolent king, King Boo is now little more than a revenge-driven psychopathic tyrant who brings a darkness seldom seen in the ''Mario'' universe.

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts and his own Boos, into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

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* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival.
** In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red".
** In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts, his own Boos, and even ''[[TakingYouWithMe himself]]'', into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Vacuuming up mice, bats, or spiders does not give the player any money. Rather, it's using the Strobulb on them that will get them to cough up any cash. Any players who are more familiar with the first game's mechanics are guaranteed to get frustrated with this new change, ''especially'' if it's golden variant of said critters.

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts, his own Boos, and even ''[[TakingYouWithMe himself]]'', into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

** The Speedy Spirits in the first game were criticized for being easy to miss due to being hidden in random areas, being hard to catch and becoming PermanentlyMissableContent if a player failed to vacuum them up, which severely hurts their rank. The Golden Goobs in this game aren't nearly as difficult to catch, and the overhaul of the cash system makes them less important than in the first game.

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[VileVillainSaccharineShow King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the first game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. In ''Dark Moon'', King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the first game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red". In ''3'', he is set free by [[LoonyFan Hellen Gravely]], and together they gather Luigi and his friends in the Last Resort hotel in another attempt to trap them in paintings. When Hellen and her staff are all captured, King Boo dismisses them as worthless failures and eventually tries to absorb the entire hotel, including all the captured ghosts and his own Boos, into a group painting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just to capture Luigi]].

* GeniusBonus: 'I'm [=ParaBoola=]! I've set my derivative to zero to be at my peak! [[GivingUpOnLogic I mean... BOO!]]'
%%**''Boo''lean.

* CompleteMonster (includes ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''): [[BigBad King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the previous game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the last game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red".

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad King Boo]] sheds any of his [[WellIntentionedExtremist redeeming qualities]] from the previous game and becomes an unfettered monster. After his first defeat by Luigi, King Boo is [[ItsPersonal consumed by his lust for revenge]], [[SanitySlippage devolving]] into an uncaring sociopath who would willingly kill everyone and destroy everything just for a chance to get back at his rival. King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, enslaving the minds of the once-docile ghosts of Evershade Valley to his control. Unleashing them on the valley, King Boo abducts Mario himself and several Toads and [[AndIMustScream imprisons them within paintings]]. Uncaring about his minions, and in a stark contrast to his [[AFatherToHisMen characterization in the last game]], [[BadBoss King Boo]] performs experiments on his ghosts against their will to amplify their destructive potential, and calmly allows his own Boos to be caught and sealed by Luigi. After Luigi gets close to restoring the Dark Moon, King Boo starts to lose it, and tears open a portal to the ghosts' homeworld with the intent to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destroy the universe]] as an act of spite. Once he's foiled, King Boo warps Luigi to his own dimension, announcing his intent to trap Luigi and all his friends in paintings as he conquers the world and "paints the town red".

* CriticalDissonance: Critics lauded ''Dark Moon'' much more than the first game, citing it's inventiveness, graphics, length, and gameplay to be superior to it's predecessor. Fans however believe that while the game is great in it's own right, consider this to be the OddballInTheSeries and find it weaker than the first.

** One of the first game's most major flaws was it's [[ItsShortSoItSucks short length]]. Thankfully ''Dark Moon'' was quick to fix this.

* One of the first game's most major flaws was it's [[ItsShortSoItSucks short length]]. Thankfully ''Dark Moon'' was quick to fix this.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: For E. Gadd, since in the original game he states he was turning ghosts into portraits for his art collection, which makes him come off as a DesignatedHero since not only is there not any moral reason for it, but many of the ghosts he went after weren't even violent unless provoked. In this game, most of the ghosts are friendly until the Dark Moon is shattered, and after it's reassembled and the ghosts go back to normal, he releases all of them.

* TheScrappy: Polterpup. A lot of fans hate this ghostly dog for always appearing out of nowhere to hinder Luigi's quest in a way (especially since he is supposed to be going after the Dark Moon pieces). Polterpup forces Luigi to track it down with the Dark-Light Device and backtrack through previous rooms and, unlike other ghosts, always seem to be able to escape from the Poltergust 5000. However, he does get rescued at the end after [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuinely being ashamed of his actions]] and Luigi (who has grown to dislike the dog as well) forgiving and adopting him.

* TheScrappy: Polterpup. A lot of fans hate this ghostly dog for always appearing out of nowhere to hinder Luigi's quest in a way (especially since he is supposed to be going after the Dark Moon pieces). Polterpup forces Luigi to track it down with the Dark-Light Device and backtrack through previous rooms and, like other ghosts, always seem to be able to escape from the Poltergust 5000. However, he does get rescued at the end after [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuinely being ashamed of his actions]] and Luigi (who has grown to dislike the dog as well) forgiving and adopting him.

* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: Gadd constantly calling you to critique your work is probably the only universally agreed weak point of this game. It gets annoying at times and he does it so frequently that it really slows down the pacing of the game, making him an almost unbearable chatterbox for even first-time players.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The Polterpup's final scene in the ending can do this for some.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is King Boo ''really'' that much of an asshole at this point, or is his crown inhabited by something that is turning him into one? The latter would explain why it is colored purple now as opposed to red in the first game, although he undergoes CharacterRerailment in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'' and goes back to his AFatherToHisMen personality with a "shoving people in paintings" ''modus operandi''.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: After beating the Spider Queen/Grouchy Possessor, E. Gadd makes a big deal out of the fact that possessor-types can possess and control living beings... which is never used again considering the following bosses are: A staircase, a clock, ice itself and suits of armor.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is King Boo ''really'' that much of an asshole, or is his crown inhabited by something that is turning him into one? The latter would explain why it is colored purple now as opposed to red in the first game, although he undergoes CharacterRerailment in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'' and goes back to his AFatherToHisMen personality with a "shoving people in paintings" ''modus operandi''.