I would've thought Melody Pianissima may have died of depression or loneliness because she does spend a lot of time waiting for someone to share her love of music with. Her whole room is dedicated to this; she has many instruments to play yet she is always waiting for another person to play them with. Basically some kind of suicidal episode due to severe depression due to lack of a musician partner. When you play music to her she perks up and becomes obsessively interested in your musical abilities and quizzes you about music too, meaning she may think you a kindred spirit so to speak.
1:43 Dude I get you have to censor for TH-cam but even then you were wrong. Chauncey was BORN a ghost, meaning he died before his birth. He was stillborn. And if you think about it, Chauncey’s stillbirth was likely the reason the rest of the family fell apart. Neville went head first into his hobby of reading endlessly, Lydia became obsessed with her appearance to hide her sorrow, the twins got lost in their games, the grandmother obsessively knitted the blanket meant for Chauncey. All the others fell even deeper into their hobbies to escape the pain. This was once a family of incredible people doing incredible things.
Another theory: Perhaps the mother died while pregnant and gave birth to Chauncey as a ghost. That would also work with your description of the family falling apart.
Van gore could have actually died from his paint. A lot of paint in the past was full of lead, arcinic,uranium, and mercury. A lot of people have died in the past from breathing in the fumes from paint unintentionally.
Amadeus Wolfgeist was based on the actual Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the cause of his early death at 35 is considered to be one of the greatest mysteries. With tons of conspiracy theories relating to poisoning or disease.
1:49 What I think they are referring to by being born a ghost is that he died in the womb or maybe even in the delivery which means that he was reunited with their parents until they were ghosts themselves.
Maybe Neville died from a heart attack in his sleep, His heart only shows when he yawns and he seems very mellow so I think Heart Attack in Sleep could be possible, And I think Jarvis got his head stuck in a jar and suffocated, The reason we only see his head is because that’s the only thing you COULDN’T see when he died, Also maybe Captain Fishook was A PIRATE CAPTAIN that a shark ate but then the rest of the crew killed the shark, Fusing the Captain and the Shark together
I have an idea about Neville: one night, he was doing some late-night reading until he became tired and went to bed. Little did he know that he would never wake up again, unable to finish that book he was reading.
There are only two ways I can think of someone being born as a ghost: either it was a stillbirth, or ghost intercourse. Two very disturbing thoughts for vastly different reasons.
@@triggerhappy4199, I see now. And considering Chauncey is wearing those onesies that newborn babies are often known to wear, plus has the full baby rattle and blinkie, it’s very likely he was in fact a stillborn baby.
In beta footage of Luigi's Mansion 2, it shows that in the Old Clockworks a worker's uniform was stuck in some gears, so maybe that's how the Overset Possessor died.
@@AmeBleu_ov1 yikes, I've seen a movie where someone died like that, slowly, and it was disturbing to watch, and that saying something for someone who doesn't get that disturbed/scared by things in movies or videos (me)
Probably spot on with some of them, but REALLY out there with others(especially the music ones). Here are my theories, a bit more grounded and far less evidence, but still possible. Let me know what you think. I'm only going over the first game. Game 1 Neville: Early 40's at time of death, so maybe an illness of some kind, possibly cancer, died whilst reading or sleeping in his chair. Lydia: Mid 30's. Her biography implies she knew she was dying, so likely a similar death to Neville, but died when there was strong winds. Chauncey: Stated to be born a ghost, so he was most likely stillborn. Floating Whirlwindas: Both in their 30's. Biography states they were waltz champions, so probably a competition that took a nasty turn. Either an accident or sabotage from a jealous competitor. Shivers: Early 70's. Fear of fire suggests he died in a fire. Melody: Mid 20's. Given how young she is, as well as her short temper, it's likely she got a bad reaction from a fan who promptly killed her. Either that or another fatal illness was involved. Mr. Luggs: Age 30. Ate until his stomach burst, similar to the first victim in the movie Seven, except he did it to himself. Spooky: Age 4. Either abandoned or some sort of natural cause. Bogmire: N/A Biff Atlas: Mid 20's. Either from a gym accident with the weights, or an overdose of steroids. Nana: Mid 70's. Definitely old age. Miss Petunia: Age unknown. Said to be a runner-up from a beauty competition six years prior, though it was for the title of "Miss Ghost", so she was probably already dead at that time. I'd wager she was a former beauty pageant contestant with low self esteem issues, and didn't take loses very well. My verdict, she suffered from depression after too many loses, drowning her sorrows in the shower, before taking her own life in the bathroom. Slim Bankshot: late 20's. Even though he's never played against living souls, he's known as a champion among competitive pool players. Chances are he played against ghosts of former champions, and one in particular was a sore loser and killed him. Henry & Orville: Both 5. Given their very young age, and the strong likelihood they died at around the same time, they probably died from their own mischievous fun. Difficult to say how they perished from their own antics, but my guess is that it was something similar to Casper in the movie where they were playing outside, then bad weather caused them to get sick, and their parents' illnesses prevented all of them from getting better. Or perhaps whatever afflicted their parents also got passed to them. Madame Clairvoya: Early 50's. I'm in agreement with her death being at the hands of King Boo. Only alternative I can think of is perhaps she spoke with a very aggressive spirit who possessed her and made unwillingly take her own life. Uncle Grimmly: Mid 40's. Also agree with your assessment. Clockwork Soldiers: Probably some sort of magic where they became ghost-like despite not having been alive before. Sue Pea: Age 7. Given she passed in her sleep, she likely also had a terminal illness. Assuming she's related to Neville and Lydia, the illness probably ran in the family but was more aggressive on the kids. Jarvis: Age unknown. According to the wiki's trivia, Jarvis might be an octopus. If this is to be taken as fact, then suffocation would be his cause of death. Otherwise, I got nothing. Sir Weston: Age 30. Froze to death. Vincent Van Gore: Late 50s. Probably the same way as his real life inspiration.
Alternatively, if Lydia already knew she was dying it could be connected to Chauncey being a stillborn. Maternal sepsis is a thing, and could have actively been killing her while dealing with the trauma of the experience.
Petunia died of pneumonia. There’s text in the game about how one of the other ghosts would mess with the shower and she got sick from it. They had hoped that their prank didn’t get her sick, but it did, because that’s the trick you have to do to beat her, she doesn’t like the cold water, and wants the hot water.
I once read a a Luigi's Mansion fanfiction where the portrait ghosts were all relatives attending a family reunion at Neville and Lydia's mansion, and met their end when Shivers the butler made a deal (gone wrong) to release the cemetery spirit, Bogmire. I enjoyed reading it.
Melodie be like: The Science Show “Pianos!” *crash* “Whose idea was this?!” Edit: I never thought my comment would get seen this much. Thanks for the likes.
Two we know are confirmed: Melody died from a life of depression feeling like her work was never truly acknowledged. Mr. Luggs died from overeating (yes, this is a thing), hence why it says he "at himself to death" in the game's flavor text.
After camps were liberated in Germany, they had to put them back into the prison to just not let them eat themselves to death because they were so hungry from being starved, and there were too many to carefully diet in the middle of a warzone.
And by this metric, one might be able to assume Lydia died as well. A case of sudden premature childbirth and not enough time to get doctors on scene. If Neville died of the heart attack(or panic attack), this may be when.
I think Serpci died the same way Cleopatra did. For those who don’t know the history of Cleopatra, she committed suicide by getting bit by a venomous snake. Some say she also poisoned herself. I think that’s worth mentioning.
@@samyb4566She was at war with Augustus Caesar(Who at that time was called Octavian) and basically took her life to avoid capture as Egypt fell to the Romans.
@@meryjencanchanyagutierrez1450 Then she probably was in the play but her preformance was so bad tomatoes were thrown at her until one hit her in the mouth and she choked on it and died
For all the pianists, they might have died due to self-neglect. Them trying to create that "perfect" piece instead of taking care of themselves cause their bodies to fail on them. Now that they don't have a physical body anymore to "weigh them down," they can really try to perfect their art.
there is a Luigi's Mansion 3 fanfic which is a really great adaption of the game and there's even some chapters that give very detailed backstories to the boss ghosts and how they died. It's called Hotel Horror.
My theory with Madame Clairvoya is as follows: she's actually from the era of Gypsies and witch hunts, and had found eternal rest in her passing. King Boo raised her from the dead, and now she's trapped in eternal unrest. When E. Gadd came along and put her in a painting, for her she realized that's the closest she can get to eternal rest again (only this time, it's like a lifetime at the spa). When she saw the poltergust, that's when she vowed to help Luigi locate his brother via his clothing; as supposedly, items that hold close attachment to a person can be used to track someone spiritually
If ya want somethin’ dark with Chauncey, I got an idea: The game says he was born a ghost, so my theory is when his mom died, she was still pregnant with Chauncey.
I’d like to posit that Van Gore could have died from painting, just not the way you may expect. Judging from the overall aesthetics of the mansion, it’s quite inspired by a lot of Victorian/Edwardian/Gregorian stuff, which is quite old-fashioned by our modern standards. In those time periods, the common ingredients from most paints was EXTREMELY toxic- from lead to mercury to arsenic, a lot of old paint recipes had deadly effects to many, mostly in old homes painted a specific shade of green that would drive people mad from the fumes and chemical exposure. Van Gore’s studio is pretty isolated and shut tight, most likely with terrible ventilation. He may have died at a certain point after exposure to these deadly pigments
My theory for melody is because her key is with the butler who is obsessed with her, he probably locked her in her room prior to his death, meaning she most likely died of starvation
So about the Boos. Back in the day, Nintendo Power had graphic novel running in it that was loosely based on Super Mario World. I bring this up because in a ghost house, Dr. Mario has a therapy session with the Boos, and it's revealed that the reason they freeze up whenever someone looks directly at them is lingering trauma from bullying/abuse back when they were alive. Now, I don't think that behavior actually applies to any of the Boos in the Luigi Mansion games, but it does kind of confirm they were alive at one point.
Henry’s actually based off of Henry Ford, the maker of the titular car brand. Orville’s only 1 of the Wright brothers. Also about Polterkitty, cats in mythology have 9 lives, not 10.
Small correction: While Orville is indeed based on Orville Wright, Henry is not based on Wilbur Wright, but on Henry Ford, which is why he drives a car.
Some of my takes: My big theory is that the LM1 mansion burned down and took all the living people left inside it. Neville: Died because of inhaling smoke/burned to death. Lydia: Tried to escape from the fire by jumping off the window, but died. Chauncey: Now this is odd; why would he be born as a ghost if he has human photos in his room? Also he is 1 year old: if he was born as a ghost, he'd be 0 years old, so maybe some sickness or once again, the fire. Shivers: He burned to death, but he was the one that started the fire. Mr. Luggs: Ate himself to death (it literally says it in his description) or ate too much (some translations say that). Spooky: Died of starvation, not only for his mistreating owners, but also could be after his owners died. Also couldve died of animal abuse (the twin brothers were probably TOO playful with him). Miss Petunia: Someone said that Nana played a joke on her while she was bathing and put ice cubes inside the bath, so maybe she slipped on one or slipped on a soap bar. Slim Bankshot: Could've also died in a bar fight. Henry and Orville: Maybe hid for so long in a specific spot where they asfixiated to death. Clockwork Soldiers: Burnt or Henry and Orville broke them. Jarvis: He doesn't look human, so he's maybe a creation from Vincent Van Gohr. Bonus: Chef Ghost (shown on E3, only 1 picture of it exists on the internet): Maybe couldve caused the fire too, or maybe Mr. Luggs didn't like his food and killed him. Hunter Ghost (described in a Nintendo Power magazine): Hunting accident (a wild animal killed him) LM2 I think all the ghosts (besides the 3 sisters) were just made by E. Gadd to work for him. The 3 sisters: Maybe fought to find out who was the prettiest, and they ended up killing eachother. The last one maybe commit suicide because of depression. LM3 Chambrea: Could've been mistreated. Clem: You forgot to mention that he possibly drowned, or he got impaled by the spikes on his bossfight. DJ Phantasmagloria: She also could've put the volume too high and the disco ball fell on her, like the way you get a gem in the same floor. Okay that's it.
My personal theory is the Possessor ghosts were the original owners or inhabitants of the locations in Luigi's Mansion 2 and died in the following ways: Grouchy Possessor: died from a spider bite from his pet tarantula Harsh Possessor: died from either an argument with the sisters or fell down the stairs leading to the treehouse Overset Possessor: work accident Shrewd Possessor: died from either getting into a fight with the research team over the crystals, possibly for greed or freezing to death Tough Possessor: crushed by a suit of armor or died from old age in the Dark Ages exhibit
I really like your personal take on their backstories. Ghosts in folklore and media are always described as recreating the cause of their death and are literally bound to the place of their death in the afterlife. The only reason why the ghosts are together in the mansion/hotel is because King Boo braught them there, so probably the haunted buildings were shaped around their memories.
The Brain was killed in a Home Alone 2 like event; he was very clever like Kevin, but when he was throwing the bricks of Marv and Harry, they threw the bricks back at him, hit him in the head, and killed him
Madame Clairvoya was likely dead before she met King Boo as King Boo freed all the portrait ghosts before the events of the game Clairvoya being one of them.
My headcanon for how Captain Fishook died: He was killed in a duel with Johnny from Super Mario RPG. Johnny's monster list profile in the Switch version says he "bested the man-eating shark that terrorized the seas." Also, his crewmates are all sharks, yet Johnny himself seems to be some other creature wearing a shark costume (based on the fact that there appears to be an eye in his "mouth" and the "eyes" on his head don't appear to be actual eyes). Technically, this isn't really evidence against him being a founding member of the crew, but it would be weirder to me if he was, so I assume he became captain after killing Fishook.
Cool vid,This is something I have never seen anybody discuss before (But I guess that's because I'm not an active member in the Nintendo community at all)
My thoughts: Nevile- Heart Attack Lydia- Fell Out of Window / Jumped out Chauncey- Miscarriage/Complications with Birth Whirlindas- Dancing ? Shivers- Was obsessed with Melody, she rejected him, he set her room ablaze and he died within the fire. Melody- ^ Mr. Luggs- Overeating Spooky- Starved Bogmire- N/A Biff Atlas- Hit in the head by boxing bag/ Crushed by weights. Nana- Old age Mrs. Luggs- Slipped/Cold Slim Bankshot: Ball to head Twins- Slammed into something, got crushed ?
Henry is based on Henry Ford. Cars. Orville is based on Orville Wright. Planes. It's not the Wright Brothers, if it was it would have been Wilber and Orville.
A theory that I had is that she was killed by the same way you mentioned the first ghost being killed she was probably trying to get a very interesting piece of sheet music from the top shelf and it fell down and the rest is history
1:25 Could’ve been a storm that sent a shard of glass into her that resulted in profuse bleeding. Alternatively, could’ve caught pneumonia from a cold draft at night and died. Granted I feel she’d be an ice elemental boss in that case.
8:06 I do bring up another one... Lead or Arsenic poisoning, heck if we're looking at Vicent Van Goh himself's paintings Lead paint is often used, and, I bring up... "Scheele’s Green" which I find oddly fitting given he himself is Green... Thanks, that's my time :D
1:30 CH the Baby Ghost my Guess is ... He was not Dead when he was Born but Little Later Hes heart stop pumping and end up die! like some babys is Birth and Little Later the Babys die! But Many Babys Survive and Fine Alive! but CH was just not Lucky to Survive long enough to stay Alive!
Is nobody seriously talking about how unfortunate and absolutely horrific Sue Pea’s death was? Medical conditions aren’t always something you can control, especially bed wetting, and to be born from cruel parents who may/may not have offed you is seriously despicable.
And Luigi was so focused on saving his brother he didn’t realize or was too desperate to care about the potential suffering of a poor girl. I hope at least she was put at peace..😢
I think a bit more realistic way for Ug to pass away is: The Classic Caveman Bonking Contest(totally made up), where cavemen bonk each other with clubs until one passes out, someone bonked Ug too hard and he turned into a ghost until the construction of the hotel, he went in, found the oldest thing in there, the t-rex and went inside
I have a theory for Chauncy's death. Since he was stated to be born as a ghost compared to actual boos, i thinking he died whenever the pregnant mother passed before childbirth was properly given
I think that, despite what the game states, Chauncey had to be a living baby at some point, because his nursery has a non-ghost picture of him on the wall.
Yeah, I figure that must’ve been it, like clearly Chauncey existed at some point and was expected, considering the nursery and everything. Nintendo saying that he was “born a ghost” was them just trying to skirt past the censors, but now it’s very obvious what they actually meant to say with Chauncey.
Van Gore is actually described in the game as the "starving artist" and it also says that "he couldn't sell any of his paitings in his 30 years working with it", so it pretty much says that he was a frustated artist that died of starvation 'cause he didn't had any money to buy food. It still adds up with Van Gogh's death but I don't think Nintendo would make the game this dark... Right?
The last possessor could've been from the medieval age and maybe lost in a duel or was executed And id like to think king macfrights was actually a king and was assassinated
I believe you’re right about Helen gravely being the hotel owner before she passed because in the garden level there are hotel rooms that look very old and broken so that one could be true
In the Dark Moon beta there were some dialogues and physical evidence that told us that an accident occurred in the factory with one or more employees. Apparently someone fell into the gear system and was crushed to death. Everyone left the factory leaving the remains there.
Wonder if the family that lives in the Mansion in Luigi’s Mansion or the mansion itself was cursed or something because like what are the odds of so many people all suffering tragic deaths that live in the same building
That Mansion was built over the course of a single night after King Boo freed all of the ghosts that Egad had trapped in paintings when he toured the world as paranormal investigator. None of the ghosts died in that building, as it has only been there for less than a month.
I wonder-Spooky the dog doesn't have any back legs. Granted, all the human ghosts have ghostly tails in place of their legs, but they all seem to be able to mostly walk/float around as easily as if they still had legs. Meanwhile, Spooky seems to drag himself around as if his legs were actually missing. Perhaps he got hit by a car, and sheared in half?
Nope, Wolfgeist definitely died from a piano accident. After all, dying peacefully of old age doesn’t make you mad enough to sabotage (“Sabotage? How? Where?”) your own stage or possess your own piano. You were right the first time, but so wrong with your final conclusion about Wolfgeist..
For Chauncey I always thought "born a ghost" was a child friendly version of stillborn
Yea.. That probably what happened to him r.i.p Chauncey : [
or miscarriage
Kinda yeah, Nintendo’s not going to allow whoever to write the character information on the Wiki to write it though. It’s dark for even then
Or maybe Lydia died in tragic accident when she was pregnant
@@HorrorOfMan OOOH! that would explain why she doesn't really have anything relating to a death for her. Smart!
I thought in the game it said Mr. Luggs death, “He ate himself to death but still wasn't satisfied.”
I don’t really take it as if he ate HIMSELF, but more of all that he ate so much that he just… gave out
@@NotABot86 oh okay, I didn’t exactly understand the statement
@@NotABot86 Eat yourself to death is an expression that means just exactly that, your take on this was in fact correct!
Ohhhh wow even more dark
Same
I would've thought Melody Pianissima may have died of depression or loneliness because she does spend a lot of time waiting for someone to share her love of music with. Her whole room is dedicated to this; she has many instruments to play yet she is always waiting for another person to play them with. Basically some kind of suicidal episode due to severe depression due to lack of a musician partner. When you play music to her she perks up and becomes obsessively interested in your musical abilities and quizzes you about music too, meaning she may think you a kindred spirit so to speak.
Sad, tragic and would make sense....
I thought either a pain fell on her, or her head got lopped off because one of the violin strings snapped.
probably right sadly
I remember that shivers loved melody but I still think he died of a gire
I can’t read that 💀
1:43
Dude I get you have to censor for TH-cam but even then you were wrong. Chauncey was BORN a ghost, meaning he died before his birth. He was stillborn.
And if you think about it, Chauncey’s stillbirth was likely the reason the rest of the family fell apart.
Neville went head first into his hobby of reading endlessly, Lydia became obsessed with her appearance to hide her sorrow, the twins got lost in their games, the grandmother obsessively knitted the blanket meant for Chauncey. All the others fell even deeper into their hobbies to escape the pain. This was once a family of incredible people doing incredible things.
That’s just incredibly sad then… and now they’re stuck like this in the afterlife
Another theory: Perhaps the mother died while pregnant and gave birth to Chauncey as a ghost. That would also work with your description of the family falling apart.
15:46 does no one realise t-Rex existed millions of years before cave men so maybe he was stabbed by a mammoth or something which is more likely
Still this video in general is incredibly sad
@@simonbaker9364 I think you replied to the wrong comment lol.
Van gore could have actually died from his paint. A lot of paint in the past was full of lead, arcinic,uranium, and mercury. A lot of people have died in the past from breathing in the fumes from paint unintentionally.
Amadeus Wolfgeist was based on the actual Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the cause of his early death at 35 is considered to be one of the greatest mysteries. With tons of conspiracy theories relating to poisoning or disease.
1:49 What I think they are referring to by being born a ghost is that he died in the womb or maybe even in the delivery which means that he was reunited with their parents until they were ghosts themselves.
Abortion
Yeah. It was a miscarriage.
Lydia had a miscarriage? It seems logical.
Tragic......
That line was hella tragic for a Mario game.
Maybe Neville died from a heart attack in his sleep, His heart only shows when he yawns and he seems very mellow so I think Heart Attack in Sleep could be possible, And I think Jarvis got his head stuck in a jar and suffocated, The reason we only see his head is because that’s the only thing you COULDN’T see when he died, Also maybe Captain Fishook was A PIRATE CAPTAIN that a shark ate but then the rest of the crew killed the shark, Fusing the Captain and the Shark together
I have an idea about Neville: one night, he was doing some late-night reading until he became tired and went to bed. Little did he know that he would never wake up again, unable to finish that book he was reading.
That theory would make sense for Fishook.
I like your idea for fishhook
That’s so badass! If I had to choose how I’d go out, that’d be up there!
Fishook is the best theory
There are only two ways I can think of someone being born as a ghost: either it was a stillbirth, or ghost intercourse. Two very disturbing thoughts for vastly different reasons.
Miscarriage means the child wasn’t complete enough to be born died at birth/stillbirth means they were complete just died due to complications
@@triggerhappy4199, I see now. And considering Chauncey is wearing those onesies that newborn babies are often known to wear, plus has the full baby rattle and blinkie, it’s very likely he was in fact a stillborn baby.
I could also see it as the mother being pregnant and near to giving birth only to die leading the baby to become a ghost with her
Or chansey died after parents having his mom fall out the window and his dad into the fire, leaving the baby alone to die
@@angelicagriffin6180 Lydia is Chauney's mother.
In beta footage of Luigi's Mansion 2, it shows that in the Old Clockworks a worker's uniform was stuck in some gears, so maybe that's how the Overset Possessor died.
that's a nice tought.
@@AmeBleu_ov1 yikes, I've seen a movie where someone died like that, slowly, and it was disturbing to watch, and that saying something for someone who doesn't get that disturbed/scared by things in movies or videos (me)
Probably spot on with some of them, but REALLY out there with others(especially the music ones). Here are my theories, a bit more grounded and far less evidence, but still possible. Let me know what you think. I'm only going over the first game.
Game 1
Neville: Early 40's at time of death, so maybe an illness of some kind, possibly cancer, died whilst reading or sleeping in his chair.
Lydia: Mid 30's. Her biography implies she knew she was dying, so likely a similar death to Neville, but died when there was strong winds.
Chauncey: Stated to be born a ghost, so he was most likely stillborn.
Floating Whirlwindas: Both in their 30's. Biography states they were waltz champions, so probably a competition that took a nasty turn. Either an accident or sabotage from a jealous competitor.
Shivers: Early 70's. Fear of fire suggests he died in a fire.
Melody: Mid 20's. Given how young she is, as well as her short temper, it's likely she got a bad reaction from a fan who promptly killed her. Either that or another fatal illness was involved.
Mr. Luggs: Age 30. Ate until his stomach burst, similar to the first victim in the movie Seven, except he did it to himself.
Spooky: Age 4. Either abandoned or some sort of natural cause.
Bogmire: N/A
Biff Atlas: Mid 20's. Either from a gym accident with the weights, or an overdose of steroids.
Nana: Mid 70's. Definitely old age.
Miss Petunia: Age unknown. Said to be a runner-up from a beauty competition six years prior, though it was for the title of "Miss Ghost", so she was probably already dead at that time. I'd wager she was a former beauty pageant contestant with low self esteem issues, and didn't take loses very well. My verdict, she suffered from depression after too many loses, drowning her sorrows in the shower, before taking her own life in the bathroom.
Slim Bankshot: late 20's. Even though he's never played against living souls, he's known as a champion among competitive pool players. Chances are he played against ghosts of former champions, and one in particular was a sore loser and killed him.
Henry & Orville: Both 5. Given their very young age, and the strong likelihood they died at around the same time, they probably died from their own mischievous fun. Difficult to say how they perished from their own antics, but my guess is that it was something similar to Casper in the movie where they were playing outside, then bad weather caused them to get sick, and their parents' illnesses prevented all of them from getting better. Or perhaps whatever afflicted their parents also got passed to them.
Madame Clairvoya: Early 50's. I'm in agreement with her death being at the hands of King Boo. Only alternative I can think of is perhaps she spoke with a very aggressive spirit who possessed her and made unwillingly take her own life.
Uncle Grimmly: Mid 40's. Also agree with your assessment.
Clockwork Soldiers: Probably some sort of magic where they became ghost-like despite not having been alive before.
Sue Pea: Age 7. Given she passed in her sleep, she likely also had a terminal illness. Assuming she's related to Neville and Lydia, the illness probably ran in the family but was more aggressive on the kids.
Jarvis: Age unknown. According to the wiki's trivia, Jarvis might be an octopus. If this is to be taken as fact, then suffocation would be his cause of death. Otherwise, I got nothing.
Sir Weston: Age 30. Froze to death.
Vincent Van Gore: Late 50s. Probably the same way as his real life inspiration.
these are very dark, oof
Alternatively, if Lydia already knew she was dying it could be connected to Chauncey being a stillborn. Maternal sepsis is a thing, and could have actively been killing her while dealing with the trauma of the experience.
@@DarkwingSnark I've never heard of that, but it definitely is a possibility now that you mention it.
Petunia died of pneumonia. There’s text in the game about how one of the other ghosts would mess with the shower and she got sick from it. They had hoped that their prank didn’t get her sick, but it did, because that’s the trick you have to do to beat her, she doesn’t like the cold water, and wants the hot water.
I once read a a Luigi's Mansion fanfiction where the portrait ghosts were all relatives attending a family reunion at Neville and Lydia's mansion, and met their end when Shivers the butler made a deal (gone wrong) to release the cemetery spirit, Bogmire.
I enjoyed reading it.
I read another version of that fanfic on DeviantART where Vincent Van Gore is the one who releases Bogmire instead.
Which is the name of the fanfiction? I would like to read it.
You gonna come up here in the comments, tell us about some awesome fanfic, & not give us the sauce? Wtf man?!
7:36 Bro, that's Quicksilver's cause of death. What does Ultron have to do wi- oh, I get the joke now.
Melodie be like:
The Science Show
“Pianos!”
*crash*
“Whose idea was this?!”
Edit: I never thought my comment would get seen this much. Thanks for the likes.
_static_
piano
Whoever gets this reference is a real one
One of my favorite asdf movie jokes
Merrie Melodies much
Two we know are confirmed: Melody died from a life of depression feeling like her work was never truly acknowledged. Mr. Luggs died from overeating (yes, this is a thing), hence why it says he "at himself to death" in the game's flavor text.
Also, Sue Pea died in her sleep
Melody poisoned herself by eating a poisoned mushroom due to depression.
After camps were liberated in Germany, they had to put them back into the prison to just not let them eat themselves to death because they were so hungry from being starved, and there were too many to carefully diet in the middle of a warzone.
1:10 missed opportunity to say maybe he left the flew shut on the fireplace and died from the carbon monoxide.
Chauncey actually died at birth. that is how he was "born as a ghost"
Abortion!
And by this metric, one might be able to assume Lydia died as well. A case of sudden premature childbirth and not enough time to get doctors on scene.
If Neville died of the heart attack(or panic attack), this may be when.
The term is still-born typically. However if Chauncey was born and died shortly after birth tha would be technically still born dead.
So Chauncey was technically a stillborn baby?
@@KawaiiHippityHop-cl5bb indeed
There are way to many falling objects in Luigi's mansion! Someone's gotta secure all these pianos and suitcases!
Imagine if they all died on site and they're haunting the rooms.
Unlucky place!
If I remember correctly a Pharoah would be buried with their very alive wife if they died 16:37
True, or maybe she's based off of Cleopatra and was killed by her successer
I think Serpci died the same way Cleopatra did. For those who don’t know the history of Cleopatra, she committed suicide by getting bit by a venomous snake. Some say she also poisoned herself. I think that’s worth mentioning.
But what was the reason behind her suicide?
No idea, I think scerpci killed herself as a sacrifice to knucklotech from Mario Odyssey, but that's a stretch.
@@Novashadowstudios No. I was talking about Cleopatra. I didn't know this was her cause of death. But I don't know the reason for her action.
@@samyb4566 oh
@@samyb4566She was at war with Augustus Caesar(Who at that time was called Octavian) and basically took her life to avoid capture as Egypt fell to the Romans.
melody probably died because she drowned because she plays the underwater theme from super mario bros
Not always, the theme is random, sometimes she plays the main theme of super mario bros 3
@@meryjencanchanyagutierrez1450 Then she probably was in the play but her preformance was so bad tomatoes were thrown at her until one hit her in the mouth and she choked on it and died
For all the pianists, they might have died due to self-neglect. Them trying to create that "perfect" piece instead of taking care of themselves cause their bodies to fail on them. Now that they don't have a physical body anymore to "weigh them down," they can really try to perfect their art.
there is a Luigi's Mansion 3 fanfic which is a really great adaption of the game and there's even some chapters that give very detailed backstories to the boss ghosts and how they died. It's called Hotel Horror.
Oh yeah, I've read that one and said backstories in that fanfic are nothing short of interesting.
My theory with Madame Clairvoya is as follows: she's actually from the era of Gypsies and witch hunts, and had found eternal rest in her passing. King Boo raised her from the dead, and now she's trapped in eternal unrest. When E. Gadd came along and put her in a painting, for her she realized that's the closest she can get to eternal rest again (only this time, it's like a lifetime at the spa). When she saw the poltergust, that's when she vowed to help Luigi locate his brother via his clothing; as supposedly, items that hold close attachment to a person can be used to track someone spiritually
"Born as a ghost" sounds like a family friendly way of saying died while being born or very very very shortly after
If ya want somethin’ dark with Chauncey, I got an idea:
The game says he was born a ghost, so my theory is when his mom died, she was still pregnant with Chauncey.
I’d like to posit that Van Gore could have died from painting, just not the way you may expect. Judging from the overall aesthetics of the mansion, it’s quite inspired by a lot of Victorian/Edwardian/Gregorian stuff, which is quite old-fashioned by our modern standards. In those time periods, the common ingredients from most paints was EXTREMELY toxic- from lead to mercury to arsenic, a lot of old paint recipes had deadly effects to many, mostly in old homes painted a specific shade of green that would drive people mad from the fumes and chemical exposure. Van Gore’s studio is pretty isolated and shut tight, most likely with terrible ventilation. He may have died at a certain point after exposure to these deadly pigments
My theory for melody is because her key is with the butler who is obsessed with her, he probably locked her in her room prior to his death, meaning she most likely died of starvation
So about the Boos. Back in the day, Nintendo Power had graphic novel running in it that was loosely based on Super Mario World. I bring this up because in a ghost house, Dr. Mario has a therapy session with the Boos, and it's revealed that the reason they freeze up whenever someone looks directly at them is lingering trauma from bullying/abuse back when they were alive.
Now, I don't think that behavior actually applies to any of the Boos in the Luigi Mansion games, but it does kind of confirm they were alive at one point.
Boos were human too? Now I feel a lot more pain for them. What about King Boo, though? Was he human once too?
Henry’s actually based off of Henry Ford, the maker of the titular car brand. Orville’s only 1 of the Wright brothers. Also about Polterkitty, cats in mythology have 9 lives, not 10.
I feel like I just discovered a whole new side of the game world I love.
Never thought someone would go over this but here we are! Finally the ghosts of Luigi’s Mansion as a trilogy are getting the recognition they deserve!
Small correction: While Orville is indeed based on Orville Wright, Henry is not based on Wilbur Wright, but on Henry Ford, which is why he drives a car.
Some of my takes:
My big theory is that the LM1 mansion burned down and took all the living people left inside it.
Neville: Died because of inhaling smoke/burned to death.
Lydia: Tried to escape from the fire by jumping off the window, but died.
Chauncey: Now this is odd; why would he be born as a ghost if he has human photos in his room? Also he is 1 year old: if he was born as a ghost, he'd be 0 years old, so maybe some sickness or once again, the fire.
Shivers: He burned to death, but he was the one that started the fire.
Mr. Luggs: Ate himself to death (it literally says it in his description) or ate too much (some translations say that).
Spooky: Died of starvation, not only for his mistreating owners, but also could be after his owners died. Also couldve died of animal abuse (the twin brothers were probably TOO playful with him).
Miss Petunia: Someone said that Nana played a joke on her while she was bathing and put ice cubes inside the bath, so maybe she slipped on one or slipped on a soap bar.
Slim Bankshot: Could've also died in a bar fight.
Henry and Orville: Maybe hid for so long in a specific spot where they asfixiated to death.
Clockwork Soldiers: Burnt or Henry and Orville broke them.
Jarvis: He doesn't look human, so he's maybe a creation from Vincent Van Gohr.
Bonus:
Chef Ghost (shown on E3, only 1 picture of it exists on the internet): Maybe couldve caused the fire too, or maybe Mr. Luggs didn't like his food and killed him.
Hunter Ghost (described in a Nintendo Power magazine): Hunting accident (a wild animal killed him)
LM2
I think all the ghosts (besides the 3 sisters) were just made by E. Gadd to work for him.
The 3 sisters: Maybe fought to find out who was the prettiest, and they ended up killing eachother. The last one maybe commit suicide because of depression.
LM3
Chambrea: Could've been mistreated.
Clem: You forgot to mention that he possibly drowned, or he got impaled by the spikes on his bossfight.
DJ Phantasmagloria: She also could've put the volume too high and the disco ball fell on her, like the way you get a gem in the same floor.
Okay that's it.
What about polterpop? He was somewhat like a portrait ghost to.
My personal theory is the Possessor ghosts were the original owners or inhabitants of the locations in Luigi's Mansion 2 and died in the following ways:
Grouchy Possessor: died from a spider bite from his pet tarantula
Harsh Possessor: died from either an argument with the sisters or fell down the stairs leading to the treehouse
Overset Possessor: work accident
Shrewd Possessor: died from either getting into a fight with the research team over the crystals, possibly for greed or freezing to death
Tough Possessor: crushed by a suit of armor or died from old age in the Dark Ages exhibit
I really like your personal take on their backstories. Ghosts in folklore and media are always described as recreating the cause of their death and are literally bound to the place of their death in the afterlife. The only reason why the ghosts are together in the mansion/hotel is because King Boo braught them there, so probably the haunted buildings were shaped around their memories.
Chambrea had an allergic reaction to dust. Mr. Luggs probably had diabetes.
The Brain was killed in a Home Alone 2 like event; he was very clever like Kevin, but when he was throwing the bricks of Marv and Harry, they threw the bricks back at him, hit him in the head, and killed him
Emmm🤓 Mr.luggs died by eating himself,
Ok enough with that jpke
Errrrmmmm akshuallee 🤓👆
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Wolfy I'll have you know-
Wolfy Playz, maybe...
Madame Clairvoya was likely dead before she met King Boo as King Boo freed all the portrait ghosts before the events of the game Clairvoya being one of them.
My headcanon for how Captain Fishook died: He was killed in a duel with Johnny from Super Mario RPG.
Johnny's monster list profile in the Switch version says he "bested the man-eating shark that terrorized the seas." Also, his crewmates are all sharks, yet Johnny himself seems to be some other creature wearing a shark costume (based on the fact that there appears to be an eye in his "mouth" and the "eyes" on his head don't appear to be actual eyes). Technically, this isn't really evidence against him being a founding member of the crew, but it would be weirder to me if he was, so I assume he became captain after killing Fishook.
Ooh, a good old-fashioned mutiny
Cool vid,This is something I have never seen anybody discuss before (But I guess that's because I'm not an active member in the Nintendo community at all)
now THIS is original content, keep making more like this instead of direct or switch 2 videos ❤
Your description of Biff Atlas' death is very reminiscent of Lewis' death in Final Destination 3, who had his head crushed by weights
1:49 maybe he was miscarried or that he was a stillborn
I’m glad more people are interested in the idea of Luigi’s Mansion’s ghost origins. I love the video a lot!
Seriously Nin10doland, could you have made a theme park Luigi's Mansion story like the last five game ideas? I'm looking for ideas for my fanfiction
what do you mean four theres only three luigis mansion games there isnt a fourth one yet im confused lol lol
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if chauncie was born a ghost, one darker train of thought could be that her ghostly form was the result of a miscarriage.
My thoughts:
Nevile- Heart Attack
Lydia- Fell Out of Window / Jumped out
Chauncey- Miscarriage/Complications with Birth
Whirlindas- Dancing ?
Shivers- Was obsessed with Melody, she rejected him, he set her room ablaze and he died within the fire.
Melody- ^
Mr. Luggs- Overeating
Spooky- Starved
Bogmire- N/A
Biff Atlas- Hit in the head by boxing bag/ Crushed by weights.
Nana- Old age
Mrs. Luggs- Slipped/Cold
Slim Bankshot: Ball to head
Twins- Slammed into something, got crushed ?
My theory for Dr. Potter is that he died from too much exposure to poison ivy.
Real reason: a batch of poison mushrooms got in the mansion
Henry is based on Henry Ford. Cars.
Orville is based on Orville Wright. Planes.
It's not the Wright Brothers, if it was it would have been Wilber and Orville.
1:40 I have a rather morbid theory: what if being “born as a ghost” means that Chauncey is a stillborn?
Uncle Grimmy could have died by being electrocuted after bringing back the power
In the descriptions for mr luggs and sue pea it says how they died mr luggs ate himself and sue pea died while sleeping
Great video Man!!! The ghosts in LM1 are built different
This is a dark video as a matter of fact the Luigi Mansion franchise is pretty dark
How Luigi’s mansion 2 ghosts died: they were always ghosts
A theory that I had is that she was killed by the same way you mentioned the first ghost being killed she was probably trying to get a very interesting piece of sheet music from the top shelf and it fell down and the rest is history
1:25 Could’ve been a storm that sent a shard of glass into her that resulted in profuse bleeding. Alternatively, could’ve caught pneumonia from a cold draft at night and died. Granted I feel she’d be an ice elemental boss in that case.
8:06 I do bring up another one... Lead or Arsenic poisoning, heck if we're looking at Vicent Van Goh himself's paintings Lead paint is often used, and, I bring up... "Scheele’s Green" which I find oddly fitting given he himself is Green... Thanks, that's my time :D
I like your theory
15:40 Erm actually, T-rexes and Cavemen didn't exist a t the same time 🤓☝
Well if we look through the perspective of Christianity it could be possible
Welcome to Mario's world where there are in fact living dinosaurs.
@@DragonXBird Oh, yeah, lol
@@DragonXBirdyeah look at Mario odyssey
My reaction to the information that ghosts can have baby 💀
Doctor potter is Alsdorf beleaved to be the Gardener from luigis mansion 2 who has an own laboratorie in the towers
henry is named after henry ford, hence why he drives a car while wilbur flies
also, I misread the possessor ghosts' names as professor
1:30 CH the Baby Ghost my Guess is ... He was not Dead when he was Born but Little Later Hes heart stop pumping and end up die!
like some babys is Birth and Little Later the Babys die! But Many Babys Survive and Fine Alive!
but CH was just not Lucky to Survive long enough to stay Alive!
melody pianissima had cancer😢 or some kind of other terminal illness. and she kept playing her piano until she died and even now as a ghost😭❤
Tragic....😢
Your lie in April
There weren’t dinosaurs when cavemen were alive so what if he accidentally smacked him self to hard with his bat?
Is nobody seriously talking about how unfortunate and absolutely horrific Sue Pea’s death was? Medical conditions aren’t always something you can control, especially bed wetting, and to be born from cruel parents who may/may not have offed you is seriously despicable.
And Luigi was so focused on saving his brother he didn’t realize or was too desperate to care about the potential suffering of a poor girl. I hope at least she was put at peace..😢
I think a bit more realistic way for Ug to pass away is: The Classic Caveman Bonking Contest(totally made up), where cavemen bonk each other with clubs until one passes out, someone bonked Ug too hard and he turned into a ghost until the construction of the hotel, he went in, found the oldest thing in there, the t-rex and went inside
Awesome video, I am however scratching my head over the T-Rex one 😅
Luigi must be a bachelor material as i just saw 4 ghost ladies flirting with Luigi.
I have a theory for Chauncy's death. Since he was stated to be born as a ghost compared to actual boos, i thinking he died whenever the pregnant mother passed before childbirth was properly given
I think that, despite what the game states, Chauncey had to be a living baby at some point, because his nursery has a non-ghost picture of him on the wall.
Yeah, I figure that must’ve been it, like clearly Chauncey existed at some point and was expected, considering the nursery and everything. Nintendo saying that he was “born a ghost” was them just trying to skirt past the censors, but now it’s very obvious what they actually meant to say with Chauncey.
Maybe he had a Tower of Terror style incident, but that would only make sense if he was in the elevator.
15:35 it does reminds me of luna the cat when she swallow the piece of the plant and then she got poison
The baby’s death could mean he was a stillborn, died in his mother’s womb
1:48 bro was born dead 💀
Bro fr got spawncamped
THANK YOU! I like your videos but I was getting tired of switch 2 stuff
Van Gore is actually described in the game as the "starving artist" and it also says that "he couldn't sell any of his paitings in his 30 years working with it", so it pretty much says that he was a frustated artist that died of starvation 'cause he didn't had any money to buy food.
It still adds up with Van Gogh's death but I don't think Nintendo would make the game this dark... Right?
Really interesting idea!
I love this TH-camr so much!!!!🎉❤
The last possessor could've been from the medieval age and maybe lost in a duel or was executed
And id like to think king macfrights was actually a king and was assassinated
18:52 TH-cam, after checking this video and seeing the word at the end: Yep, your band
I think the maid ghost from Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a dust allergy or something and died from an allergic reaction
cant belive how people miss this. born a ghost = late stage misscarrage/stillborn
I believe you’re right about Helen gravely being the hotel owner before she passed because in the garden level there are hotel rooms that look very old and broken so that one could be true
Sue's passing is the only one that legit made me cry & depressed
I always thought about the DJ dead from Luigi mansion 3 was by a electric failure and cause a fire, just because her aura look like flame. 🤔
In the Dark Moon beta there were some dialogues and physical evidence that told us that an accident occurred in the factory with one or more employees.
Apparently someone fell into the gear system and was crushed to death. Everyone left the factory leaving the remains there.
Wonder if the family that lives in the Mansion in Luigi’s Mansion or the mansion itself was cursed or something because like what are the odds of so many people all suffering tragic deaths that live in the same building
That Mansion was built over the course of a single night after King Boo freed all of the ghosts that Egad had trapped in paintings when he toured the world as paranormal investigator.
None of the ghosts died in that building, as it has only been there for less than a month.
Ok just to clarify dinosaurs went extinct before the cavemen arrived so Ug might have died from a hunting accident
I wonder-Spooky the dog doesn't have any back legs. Granted, all the human ghosts have ghostly tails in place of their legs, but they all seem to be able to mostly walk/float around as easily as if they still had legs. Meanwhile, Spooky seems to drag himself around as if his legs were actually missing. Perhaps he got hit by a car, and sheared in half?
Ah yes. Seeing how people died is "lighthearted".
1:15 her neck was silted by broken glass
Nope, Wolfgeist definitely died from a piano accident. After all, dying peacefully of old age doesn’t make you mad enough to sabotage (“Sabotage? How? Where?”) your own stage or possess your own piano. You were right the first time, but so wrong with your final conclusion about Wolfgeist..
For the Strong Poltergeist, I think maybe he may have sucked in spaces at atmosphere, possibly blowing him up.
It would’ve been a neat feature if Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a description of each ghost you caught that had a backstory of how they died
2:32 mr lugs death as said in his desc he died from a heart attack from eating so much food