Madame Clairvoya, The Freaky Fortune Teller (Japanese: マダム・ミエール Madam Miēru), is a fortune-telling spirit and one of the portrait ghosts in Luigi's Mansion, renowned for her fortune-telling career. She has the ability to read fortunes by examining personal belongings. She also owns a crystal ball to help her see events to come. However, according to Professor E. Gadd's Game Boy Horror, the ball lets Clairvoya see near 7 weeks into the future.
Unlike the rest of the portrait ghosts, she is friendly to Luigi, and even offers to help him with her fortune-telling powers. To do this, Luigi needs to give her only personal items from Mario, and immediately she can get in touch with the spirit world and reveal information about Mario's disappearance. However, each of the five items provide limited information, so Luigi always has to go looking for new things from Mario.
Information[]
Physical description[]
Madame Clairvoya is a slim specter with blue skin and yellow eyes similar to most of the spirits in the mansion, she seems to have long white hair though most of it is covered. Clairvoya is also shown to wear a bit of makeup as her eyelids have purple eyeshadow on them and her eyes are highlighted more by eyeliner.
She's shown to be wearing clothing similar to gypsies with lots of gold bangles and jewelry, she wears a red dress with yellow and purple designs on the hem, several gold necklaces adorn her neck, large gold hoop earrings on her ears and lots of golden bracelets. She wears a scarf on both her head and face, her head scarf is purple with yellow designs, the one over her face is also purple but has white designs with an eye in the middle which most likely represents her foresight.
Powers and abilities[]
- Invisibility: Madame Clairvoya can become invisible.
- Poison Mushroom: While being captured, Madame Clairvoya will drop a Poison Mushroom.
- Foresight: Madame Clairvoya can use her crystal ball to look up to 49 days into the future.
Personality and traits[]
Unlike other portrait ghosts, Madame Clairvoya is defined as the only one to be an ally to Luigi in the first game, given how she doesn't see him as an enemy but someone who is looking desperately for his brother.
She is always seen having problems misspelling some words that she then corrects, as well as putting effort and concentration while examining the item she receives. She also has shown to have some sense of humor such as making inoffensive jokes with Luigi to comfort him in his quest to rescue Mario.
Once her powers faded away, she decides that the best she can do now is to allow herself to be vacuumed to make sure Luigi can send her and the rest of the portrait ghosts to their rightful places, despite doing so meant that she would remain trapped in a painting again, proving herself to care more about Luigi rather than just staying in the living world doing the common things she did in life like the others.
Story[]
Madame Clairvoya is located in the Fortune-Teller's Room, but she won't reveal herself until Luigi shines his flashlight on the crystal ball until it shines. During Luigi's quest for his brother Mario, the green-clad plumber discovers five objects that Mario lost in the mansion:
- Mario's Cap, found in the Laundry Room, and in Hidden Mansion (3DS version) found in the Kitchen
- Mario's Glove, found in Projection Room, and in Hidden Mansion (3DS version) found in the Courtyard
- Mario's Shoe, found in The Twins' Room, and in Hidden Mansion (3DS version) found in the Billiards Room
- Mario's Letter, found in the Courtyard, and in Hidden Mansion (3DS version) found in The Twins' Room
- Mario's Star, found in the Observatory
Luigi brings these items to Madame Clairvoya, who then examines them and predicts events that are happening in the mansion. Note that these items do not have to be given in a specific order. Upon examining the items, Madame Clairvoya gives the following readings:
- First Item: "Ohhh... Harummm... I see that your Mario lives... Well, he is not in the spirit world... but one cannot say he is alive... haackth ha ha hork! (Excuse me, sorry.) Where is he? Where is he now? ...Ah, the spirits fall silent! Uuuh... This is all I can tell you for now! Bring to me another clue and I will show your brother to you. This clue no longer speaks to us..."
- Second Item: "Oooh...Harummm... Your Mario is imprisoned... but where, oh where is he being held? Yes! A painting! Your Mario has been imprisoned within a painting! My orb shows an odd altar, and...c'mon you stupid orb... Yes! Above it, your Mario! Trapped in a painting! Acch! I cannot concentrate... The spirits are leaving me... If you wish to know more of your Mario, bring more of his dropped items!"
- Third Item: "Listen! Can you hear it? The inner voice of your sweet, beloved Mario! Oh horrors! What is this? ...A king? ...King Boo!? What is this King Boo!? ...I do not understand just what he means, but... Beware of King Boo! This is what your brother wishes to say to you. Ohhh, yes, a Boo who wears a crown. I see! This is King Boo! ...SO! He is the one who has captured your Mario! Ahhhhh! I can say no more! The spirits leave me even now!"
- Fourth Item: "Ah-hahhh! I can hear it! Your brother, Mario! He cries out for you! What...? The power of the Boos? You wish to tell us something of their mysterious Boo-power? Ohh... Harummm... The Boos do indeed have strange powers... When they gather in numbers, their power grows stronger! ...But! They do fear your mighty Poltergust 3000! Ugh... I fear that I have only enough power within me to read one more of your brother's dropped items... my strength ebbs away..."
- Fifth Item: "Ah, the spirits return to me! I see! I see! I see your dear Mario! The scene appears before me......... Wh-what is this!? Bowser!? How can this be!? I see the hideous form of Bowser! Is Bowser somewhere in this mansion? I cannot believe it... And yet I see it... I thought that Mario had soundly defeated Bowser! Has King Boo somehow revived Bowser? This could be horrible! Well, for you....... Uggghh! Ahhh no, the powers leave me! The spirits depart! This is all I can show you, Luigi... That was the last of my power. But I have given words to what the spirits have shown... so I can return to my painting satisfied. Send me there now, you vacuum-wielding rogue! Ahhhhh! Finally, I can return in peace to my painting... Sweet happiness in oils... I think you... I thank you, kind Luigi!"
Through examination of the objects, Clairvoya predicts the arrival of Bowser, the king of Koopas. After this final prediction, Clairvoya loses her powers of precognition.
Because she is afraid of the concept of the Koopa King may be in the mansion and she is satisfied that she utilized the last of her powers to communicate with the spirits, Madame Clairvoya begs Luigi to return her to her peaceful portrait frame. She exposes her heart so Luigi can suck her up and, before he shines his flashlight on her, she giggles at the thought of returning to her "sanctuary" portrait and locks up the doors so Luigi can't go out. All Luigi has to do is turn on the flashlight, shine it on her, turn on his Poltergust 3000, and vacuum her up. Madame Clairvoya struggles slightly with the capture and only drops a poisoned mushroom like the other portrait ghosts. Even when Luigi fails to capture her, she returns to her seat with her heart exposed for Luigi to vacuum it.
Gallery[]
Promotional media[]
Luigi's Mansion[]
Screenshots[]
Frames[]
Luigi's Mansion (3DS)[]
Frames[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Madame Claravidente | Her name comes from the name Clara and the word clarividente that means clairvoyant |
| French | Madame Clairvue | Her name comes from two french words Clair and Vue |
| German | Madame le Caro |
Trivia[]
- Madame Clairvoya's name is a pun on the word "clairvoyance," referring to extra-sensory perception (ESP), including the ability to see into the future. Madame comes from a part of a common fortuneteller name.
- Remarkably enough, she is the only ghost in the whole game (not restricted to portrait ghosts) to willingly let herself be sucked up by the Poltergust 3000 without even putting up a fight, though like all portrait ghosts she will drop a Poison Mushroom after taking a certain amount of damage. It could be presumed she drops the mushroom on accident, though.
- Because of this, she has the weakest pull strength out of any ghost in the game, being even weaker than a standard Gold Ghost.
- This lack of resistance can sometimes ironically throw off first-time players, causing them to accidentally fail to obtain a gold frame.
- She is the only portrait ghost to act as one of Luigi's allies, and thus the first ghost overall to do so. Polterpup and Director Morty are the second and third, helping Luigi in Luigi's Mansion 3.
- Although not appearing physically, Madame Clairvoya's silver frame can be seen in the Luigi's Mansion battle course of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Her silver frame also appears in the Luigi's Mansion track for Mario Kart DS.
- A quiz titled "Ask Madame Clairvoya" can be played on the official, archived Luigi's Mansion website. She has dialogue, though it is currently unknown who her voice actor/actress was.[1]
- Alongside the Floating Whirlindas, Clairvoya is the only human ghost whose age is unknown.