Slim Bankshot, the Lonely Poolshark (Japanese: ボール・ロング Ball Long), is a portrait ghost that appears in Luigi's Mansion. He is known to love billiards and was a legend in the competitive pool circuit, despite the fact that he never played against a living soul. Slim spent his afterlife practicing alone in the Billiards Room of Luigi's Mansion.
Despite Slim being a portrait ghost, Luigi didn't need to capture him to help save his brother Mario from King Boo. Deciding to capture Slim rewards Luigi with a chest containing cash. Though optional in the original GameCube game, capturing Slim is required in the Hidden Mansion of the 3DS remake, due to Mario's Shoe being relocated to the Billiards Room.
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Physical description[]
Slim has light blue skin. He has dark purple hair and yellow eyes. He wears a dark gray suit with a white, polar shirt underneath it.
Powers and abilities[]
- Invisibility: Slim Bankshot can become invisible.
- Pool: Slim Bankshot is very good at Pool.
- Ball Shot: Slim Bankshot can shoot a ball at Luigi, dealing 5 HP of damage if successful.
- Poison Mushroom: While being captured, Slim Bankshot will drop a Poison Mushroom.
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History[]
When Luigi first encountered Slim Bankshot, he was playing 3-Ball and shooting billiard balls with his cue stick. In fact, Slim hit the balls so hard they would go flying off the table and bounce around the room (causing five HP of damage if they hit Luigi). Each time they were hit, he went around the pool table once before hitting the balls again.
Battle[]
To make Slim vulnerable, Luigi had to suck up one of the flying billiard balls with the Poltergust 3000. The ball's got stuck at the end of the vacuum, allowing Luigi to shoot the ball like a projectile at Slim. The billiard balls Slim shoots fly around the room leaving red streaks behind them. The ball that Luigi shoots will leave a blue streak.
After being hit three times, Slim becomes limp and vulnerable and Luigi could capture him with his Poltergust. If Slim managed to break free from Luigi's hold, he would return to shooting pool. As such, Luigi had to hit Slim with another billiard ball to make the portrait ghost vulnerable again. After combating Slim's medium pull, Luigi captured him and lit up the Billiards Room. After Slim's treasure chest appeared, Luigi opened the box and received a Silver Diamond and two Gold Bars. With another portrait ghost eliminated, Luigi continued the search for his brother.
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| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Muni | Muni |
| German | Volker Volltreffer | Volltreffer means direct hit |
Trivia[]
- A black and white picture of possibly Slim Bankshot can be found on the north wall of the Billiards Room. It's possibly a picture of him when he was still alive.
- In billiards, a bankshot is one where the player hits the cue ball against a railing before striking another ball into a pocket.
- In the Courtyard, there is a statue of Slim kneeling down in a proposal-like fashion.
- The ceiling fan in this room is one of the two rooms that has a ceiling fan. (the other room being the Master Bedroom). Both ceiling fans have a nice quantity of Bills. Luigi can get them out by simply using his vacuum on the fan for a long time to make it spin.
- Slim Bankshot is one of several ghosts that aren't required in order to complete the game, but gives Luigi more treasure.
- While only required for perfect game completion, the Projection Room next to Slim is required either way.
- Slim and Madame Clairvoya are the only portrait ghosts on the mansion's first floor that can't be captured til Area Three.
- Slim is the only Portrait Ghost in both the original Gamecube release and the 3DS port that changed from optional to required, respectively.