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“I call it the Dark-Light Device. It's a nifty little doodad able to break illusions, such as objects that have been turned invisible.”
Professor E. Gadd, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

The Dark-Light Device (also simply known as Dark-Light or sometimes stylized as Dark Light) is an item in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 3.

Obtainment[]

In Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, the Dark-Light Device is found in "Visual Tricks," in the Gloomy Manor's Lab, however Luigi must access it through the Parlor as the door to the Lab disappears. He must then fight several Greenies to get back the device they stole, and finally be able to use the Dark-Light Device. It is used by holding the "Y" button.

In Luigi's Mansion 3, after discovering E. Gadd trapped in a painting, Polterpup leads Luigi to the Storage Room located on the 2F - Mezzanine where he opens a safe to find the Dark-Light Device. It is used by hold the "X" button (or alternatively both the "L" and "R" buttons together).

Functions[]

It is used for uncovering hidden furniture, doors, invisible ghosts, Boos in both games, as well as their trails, hidden arrows, footprints, silhouettes, and other various items. It can also be used on paintings to obtain the item in the frame, or free someone who is trapped in it.

Whenever there is a hidden item found, a transparent, white silhouette of the item will become more and more visible as colorful rings fly around it. After shining the Dark-Light at it for enough time, several Spirit Balls will pop out of the item, usually the bigger the item, the more Spirit Balls. Luigi must then suck up these Spirit Balls to make the item become tangible and usable again. Should Luigi fail to suck up the Spirit Balls within the time they are present, the Spirit Balls will go back into the item they were in, and more Spirit Balls will be created in the place of the ones Luigi caught.

When finding a Boo, Luigi must use the Dark-Light Device to uncover where the Boo has gone, and eventually, uncover the Boo itself. The Boo will continuously make items in the room invisible, so the Dark-Light Device comes in handy in that regard as well. Shining the Dark Light on the Boo will stop it in its tracks before revealing itself and stunning them, allowing them to be captured.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon[]

By pressing and holding "Y" button on the Nintendo 3DS, Luigi will be able to use the Dark-Light Device. However, if "Y" is held for too long, it will slightly burn, but it won't lose health.

There are also several missions where Luigi must track down the Polterpup, using the Dark-Light Device to uncover its footprints. He then must follow the trail of footprints, solving puzzles and capturing ghosts along the way, until he reaches the Polterpup.

In ScareScraper, the object will immediately become visible again instead.

Luigi's Mansion 3[]

The Dark-Light Device gains a few new uses, in addition to the fact that it no longer has limited use and can be used indefinitely without overheating and cooling down.

It is used to see where Polterkitty has jumped through walls, as she leaves a silhouette imprint on the wall or ground. This also applies to the Polterpup too in that regard. In addition, it's also used to reveal purple Spirit Balls that are possessing furniture once they're stunned. Luigi must capture these Spirit Balls in time, before they have a chance to re-enter the object they were just controlling.

In ScareScraper, hidden objects revealed by the Dark-Light Device will release Spirit Balls that need to be captured quickly, unlike how it was in Dark Moon.

Gallery[]

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Game Modes ScareScraperDark Moon Quest
Characters LuigiMarioPolterpupProfessor Elvin GaddToad
Objects Balloon BerryBillClock HandCoinDual ScreamDark MoonE-GateGearGemstoneGold BarGold BoneHeartKeyMoneyParanormal PortalParanormal ShieldParascopePixelatorRed CoinRibbonRobombRotorSpecial CompassSpike Ball PlantTreasure ChestVane
Poltergust 5000 Dark-Light DeviceFlashlightStrobulb
Ghosts BooCreeperGobberGold GreenieGreenieHiderMummy GreeniePolterpupsSlammerSneakerSpirit BallStatue Armour GhostStrong GobberStrong GreenieStrong HiderStrong SlammerStrong Sneaker
Bosses Ancient PoltergeistBig BooGrouchy PossessorHarsh PossessorKing BooOverset PossessorGhost BrothersShrewd PossessorStrong PoltergeistThe Three SistersTough Possessor
Non-ghost enemies BatBeetleCrowCarnivorous PlantFrigid BeetleFrogFuzzballMouseOrange FlowerRobotic BombSpiderTrapdoor
ScareScraper Ghosts AweberryAwelligatorBad-mintonBanegalBeetle WhispererBig PolterpupBlimp ReaperBlobberflyBlue PimpernelBomb BrotherCaweClown FishyCold CatcherCreeper LauncherDaisyDreadonflyFootbrawlFreaker SneakerFright FlyFright KnightGoolfGo-BeeHorrorcaJack-goo-lanternLady GugLeoprankPink ZinniaPondguinPrimordial GooScareamblesScarsScoolScornSoccer BallShriek SharkSpooky SpookSpookumberSun FlowerTerrible TeleporterTerrorangeTether JacketThe BrainVioletWurdleYukata BallZebrawl
Rooms Gloomy Manor BalconyBedroomCellarCoatroomCommon HallDining RoomEntranceFoyerFront YardGarageGuard HallKitchenLabLibraryLobbyMaster HallMudroom •  Mudroom ExteriorParlorPatioRaftersSecret PocketStudioStudyUnder the Stairs
Haunted Towers Botany LabConservatoryCourtyardCrow's NestCryptEast HallEerie StaircaseFamily RoomGardenGardener's DwellingGardener's LabGreenhouseHaunted Towers EntranceHollow TreeHydro GeneratorLaboratoriesLoungeMaintenanceOld GraveyardPlant NurseryRooftop PoolRumpus RoomSeedling LaboratorySewerSkybridgeSolariumTool ShedToolshed StairsTower LobbyTree HouseTree RootWater SupplyWest BathroomWest BedroomWest GardenWest Hall
Old Clockworks AntechamberBelfryBelfry ClockCanyon HallCanyon NarrowsCanyon StairsCargo RoomClock Tower GateClockmaker's ChambersClockworks CourtContainer YardCrank RoomDrafting OfficeFinishing RoomGear ChamberKiln RoomMaintenance HubMovementsPit SlideQuarryRoundhouseRoundhouse PitService ElevatorStorage RoomStorm CellarSynchro GantrySynchronization RoomTombTransportation HallWarehouseWorkshop
Secret Mine AirwayBasinChaletChalet ApproachCinder MineCoward's ChasmCrossroadsCrystal QuarryDeep HallDrift HallFrozen PitFishing HutGondolaHigh WiresIce LakeMaintenance RoomPit MineProspector's CrossingShaftSkip SlopeSmokehouseSmuggler's HideoutTerminalUnder the IceWorkshopWorkshop Landing
Treacherous Mansion Ancient ExhibitArchivesAviation ExhibitBottom of WellCeremonial ChamberCliffsideDark Age ExhibitDungeon CellsEast BalconyEast CorridorEast GalleryFront EntranceGargoyle RoofGrand EastGrand WestGuard TunnelHaunted CatacombsIce Age ExhibitInner CourtyardJungle ExhibitKitchenNautical ExhibitRestroomsSpace ExhibitStudyTerraceTrain ExhibitUnderground LabVerandaWest BalconyWest CorridorWest Gallery
King Boo's Illusion ???
Others Beta ElementsBunkerCurseDamageGood Night!HPParanormal DimensionVaultEvershade Valley
Luigi's Mansion 3
Gamemodes ScareScraperScreamParkStory Mode
Protagonists LuigiGooigiProfessor Elvin GaddPolterpupMarioPrincess PeachToad
Objects BillCoinElevator ButtonGemGold BarGold BoneHeartKeyMoneyPearlTreasure ChestVirtual Boo
Poltergust G-00 BurstDark-Light DeviceFlashlightFlashlight Type-BPoltergust Type-GStrobulbSuction ShotSuction Shot Type-CSuper Suction
Ghosts BooGem GoobGolden GoobGoobHammerMini GoobMini HammerMummyOozerSlinkerSpirit BallTrapper
ScareScraper Ghosts AgoobisBomb GoobBomb HammerBomb OozerDiffusing GoobDiffusing HammerDisco HammerElectric OozerGoob the MagnificentHammersaurus RexLethal GoobLethal HammerLethal OozerLethal SlinkerMedic GoobMergoobNeon GoobPantogoobRegen GoobRegen HammerRegen SlinkerSir GoobSkelegoobSlabhammerSpeed GoobSpeed HammerSpeed OozerSwabbie GoobThieving SlinkerTutankhammerWarp Slinker
Non-ghost enemies BatCarnivorous PlantCrowFake CarpetFake DoorMousePiranhaPossessed Garbage BinPossessed Treasure ChestSnakeSpider
Bosses StewardChambreaKrullerChef SoulffléAmadeus WolfgeistKing MacFrightsDr. PotterGodzillaMortyUgClemSerpciNikki, Lindsey, and GinnyCaptain FishhookJohnny DeependDJ PhantasmagloriaHellen GravelyBoolossus (ScareScraper) • King Boo
Floors of The Last Resort B2 - BoilerworksB1 - Basement1F - Grand Lobby2F - Mezzanine3F - Hotel Shops4F - The Great Stage5F - RIP Suites6F - Castle MacFrights7F - Garden Suites8F - Paranormal Productions9F - Unnatural History Museum10F - Tomb Suites11F - Twisted Suites12F - The Spectral Catch13F - Fitness Center14F - The Dance Hall15F - Master SuiteRooftop
Others AchievementsCostumesDamageGalleryGood Night!HPNext Level GamesNintendoNintendo SwitchParanormal PortalRanks
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