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*** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'' have E. Gadd's Vault, where the ghosts Luigi has captured in his quests (both in the story mode and in the Scarescrapper) are recorded. Each ghost type (be it mook, mini-boss or boss) has its own log entry.
** ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' has the Glossary, a list of every enemy and boss that Peach has defeated on the current save file; for invincible enemies such as Big Chain Chomps and Urchins, their glossary entries are unlocked simply be encountering them. Each page includes a brief writeup that either describes the enemy/boss in question or gives a hint on how to defeat them.

** The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' remake includes a Monster Guide which has details about every monster and boss you encountered and marks an entry as complete if you used Mallow's [[EnemyScan Thought Peek]] (originally dubbed as Psychopath) on them which also adds their thoughts. There's a Monster Guide Agent [[AntiFrustrationFeatures who will fill in any missing entries]] to avoid PermanentlyMissableContent. As a bonus, they'll complete the entries before Mallow joined you for free, where you couldn't have used Thought Peek on them.

* ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' had a series of cards which could be collected at the end of a level. They depict the monsters of the game, including the bosses. Thanks to their random nature, it's possible to get cards for enemies [[InterfaceSpoiler far earlier than you would encounter them]]; the boss cards are yours after you defeat them.

* '''Literature/ImpossibleCreatures2023'' begins with the Guardian's Bestiary, which lists most of the magical creatures who live in the Archipelago. InUniverse, Frank Aureate wrote it, and he gives it to Christopher when it's time to tell him their family are guardians of the Waybetween.

** The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' remake includes a Monster Guide which has details about every monster and boss you encountered and marks an entry as complete if you used [[EnemyScan Thought Peek]] (originally dubbed as Psychopath) on them which also adds their thoughts. There's a Monster Guide Agent [[AntiFrustrationFeatures who will fill in any missing entries]] to avoid PermanentlyMissableContent. As a bonus, they'll complete the entries before Mallow joined you for free, where you couldn't have used Thought Peek on them.

** The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' remake includes a Monster Guide which has details about every monster and boss you encountered and marks an entry as complete if you used Thought Peek on them which also adds their thoughts. There's a Monster Guide Agent [[AntiFrustrationFeatures who will fill in any missing entries]] to avoid PermanentlyMissableContent. As a bonus, they'll complete the entries before Mallow joined you for free, where you couldn't have used Thought Peek on them.

** ''Series/UltramanMebius'': GUYS has access to files from all the previous attack teams in the M78 universe, allowing them to prepare themselves for the many returning kaiju and aliens in the show. The only creatures missing in their databases are some such as [[Series/UltramanLeo Nova]], which first appeared on Earth after its show's attack team, MAT, was wiped out leaving no one able to make a file based on it.

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* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': All modern games have this, with the exception of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon''; these provide details on the enemies and bosses found along the way. ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' puts it in the shop/library, but each enemy and boss will only count as registered when, after meeting it for the first time, you return to that location (this includes the last two bosses, so you'll need to use a [[EscapeRope Library Card]] in the midst of the battle against Dracula in order to include him and Shaft as well).