#Madame Clairvoya

[bowserbowser29]

Whisper’s Mansion

[random-dragon-exe]

I find it entertaining that in the Luigi's Mansion series, there's a recurring trend of having a piano playing ghost.

Then there's also the trend of the ghost who's actually not a threat to Luigi.

Then there's the trend of having a boss who's just annoying and hard AF.

[frost-the-sad-sad-man]

Inktober: Day 5

Madame Clairvoya! I feel like a lot of people are Clairvoya fans but at the same time nobody really talks about her. Weird.

[crystalfaceguy]

Ya like Luigi's Mansion? NAME EVERY LUIGI!!

So this was a small postcard print I drew about Madame Clairvoya, and I also designed a whole set of Mario's Lost Items stickers that fit in her crystal ball!

[green199213]

madame clairvoya when she was alive. maybe. found footage?

the textures in luigi's mansion showing photographs of the portrait ghosts when they were alive have always fascinated me. i'd like to draw more of that type of thing in the future.

[vanellygal]

Replaying Luigi's Mansion after all these years. I still despise how the game forces you to capture Madame Clairvoya. She should have been left free :(

[skywardsister]

Pondering the Orb I've been in a huge Luigi's Mansion mood, so here's my first ever drawing of Madame Clairvoya! Luigi's Mansion is property of Nintendo, the art is mine (please don't use my work without my permission- thanks!)

[luigismansiongang]

Luigi! How about you ask that old psychic lady with the evil eye who reads fortunes and knows everything how this is going to go?

Oh, uhm, well...

[Luigi nervously glances at King Boo]

Let me ask King Boo...

[He cautiously approaches King Boo]

Hey, King Boo? Is Madame Clairvoya still around?

[King Boo turns to Luigi, raising an eyebrow and squinting as he tries to remember. After a moment, his expression brightens as he recalls.]

Oh yeah, Ms. "OoOOo, I see your future, you're gonna get hit by a truck!11"

Yeah, she's still around. Why? You gotta ask, "OOoo, Madame, what's my future? OOooO"? Though, I think she'll only help or answer if someone disappears...

[jd-virushunter]

"Show us this Mario."

Happy Halloween!

[squaggies]

Day 6: Madame Clairvoya When you need to speak with ghosts, this girl has got your back! Using her mystical crystal ball she can look a whole 49 days into your future! I can't imagine the fare for that though…

[semisweetstuffs]

In the latest episode of Luigi's Mansion I walk a thousand miles.

Full video:

[mochilorddrakeinferno]

Definitely seems to check out. The similarity of name to Merloo is also interesting. I wonder what the break in Merloo's name that he has but Madame Clairvoya doesn't is supposed to mean, though...

Is it possible that Madame Clairvoya from Luigi’s Mansion is actually a Shaman from Super Mario RPG?

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the Shamans from Super Mario RPG, which went on to play a major role in Paper Mario, Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door and Super Paper Mario. These odd folk are are depicted as magicians and fortune tellers. Many use Crystal Balls to predict the future and guide Mario on his adventures, usually by reading the Stars.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, we received some elaboration on who these Shamans are:

About Merlon on the east side of Rogueport and Merluvlee underground... Ol' Wonky hears they're from a strange tribe that names people by profession. So, for example, if someone did the same work as Merlon, they'd have the same name... So there could be Merlons all over. Don't you find that strange? Wonky does!

[Source: Wonky, Info guy, Non-player character in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, October 2004]

Meanwhile in Super Paper Mario, Shamans became the focus of the game, where they are revealed to be the descendants of the Tribe of Ancients, a people who had magic powerful enough to predict the distant future and transfer spirits of the dead into “Thinking Tools” called Pixls.

So yeah, ever heard of an advanced civilization called the Tribe of Ancients? They were, like, a thousand times smarter than you or me.

[Source: Garson, Owner of The Underwhere, Non-player character in Super Paper Mario, April 2007]

So yeah, you meet Merlon and Merlee yet? They're descendants of the Ancients and distantly related to each other, I hear.

[Source: Garson, Owner of The Underwhere, Non-player character in Super Paper Mario, April 2007]

So do you know how the Pixls came to be? A powerful magician among the Ancients created them about 3,000 years ago. He did it by transferring a spirit into a vessel he created for that purpose. He's said to have created 12 Pixls like this before he passed away. But his apprentices kept researching Pixls after his game ended... They learned to create many more Pixls based on his original 12. These Pixls became widely used as 'thinking tools' for the grateful Ancients. Through the work of many Pixls, the Ancients prospered as they never had before.

[Source: Carson, Owner of The Overthere, Non-player character in Super Paper Mario, April 2007]

In Luigi’s Mansion, Madame Clairvoya is a fortune teller who uses a Crystal Ball to read Mario’s items and guide Luigi. Her senses from reading the Crystal Ball are incredibly similar to those of the Shamans, with both seeing locations and people from the present or near future within their Crystal Balls and interpreting what they see into advice for the heroes. It’s also stated that Madame Clairvoya can see nearly 49 days into the future thanks to her close connection to the spirit world.

Madame Clairvoya actually wears similar clothing to many Shamans, particularly Shaman women, such as long robes, a headscarf and a veil covering her mouth. While the Shamans have largely been covered by shadows throughout their appearances thanks to their outfits, they are described as humans several times in Super Paper Mario, which aligns with Madame Clairvoya’s clearly human appearance.

Madame Merlar from Paper Mario and Merlumina from Super Paper Mario both return as ghosts long after their deaths and continue to serve as helpful guides, as is the case with Madame Clairvoya.

Madame Clairvoya also describes the Crystal Ball she uses as a "symbol of [her] clan”. This clan could very well be the Tribe of Ancients, whose descendants are shown to consistently use Crystal Balls to perform their work.

Finally - and this is what really got me to consider this possibility in the first place - the Japanese name of every member of the Tribe of Ancients and their descendants follows the same naming conventions, with all of their names being a play-on-words with the addition of the endings "ēru", "āru" or simply "ru", originating from the Japanese name of the Shaman species in Super Mario RPG, "Supēru". This also applies to Madame Clairvoya, whose Japanese name is “Madamu Miēru”.

What do you guys think? Could Madame Clairvoya actually be a descendant of the Ancients? If so, this is certainly a very interesting connection from Luigi’s Mansion back to Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario, though it wouldn’t be the first!

[random-dragon-exe]

Also, I was gifted Luigi's Mansion on the 3DS for my birthday, so I've been playing it.

And may I say, WOW it's so different from Dark Moon!

When players say that they're different they really meant it didn't they?!

The controls are different, if slightly clunky.

I have slightly gotten used to it but darn.

MINOR THINGS I don't like:

Making the move furniture button the same as the call Mario button wasn't the best idea. I keep accidentally calling for Mario.

There's no running button. In dark moon, B was the button, but here it doesn't exist, so I still don't know where to put my thumb at when moving Luigi. (I was always running in Dark Moon)

I didn't have the key to connect upstairs past Biff Atlas's room for the longest time. So I had to keep going around through the courtyard for a while. (You have no idea how happy I was when I found the key)

Other than those super minor stuff, I really like the game.

THINGS I like about the game:

The mansion is really cool looking. It's like Gloomy Manor 2.0.

The cutscenes of the exterior of the mansion (its an aesthetic)

The gallery

I love how Luigi hums to the music.

BTW the theme is good. I love it on piano

The graveyard is such an aesthetic.

The Boolossus fight has really cool music (it's my favorite track)

The portrait ghosts are cool and fun

The Gameboy Horror is cool ( but the Dual Scream ringtone is my favorite)

They used King Boo’s Dark Moon design

Slim Bankshot and Madame Clairvoya are my favorite portrait ghosts. Slim has the best name, and Clairavoya's abilities are cool.

Overall, I really like this game. I'm trying my best to get a decent rank, let's see how that goes.

[megamagimugi]

He's-a Gone

Luigi time! To suffer, that is.

(CW: character death)

This is obviously a sort of comlementary piece to I Was-a Too Late. But it's more than just that as it also illustrates a certain fun, dark what-if idea I had. Please keep reading if you're intrigued!

Lore:

Luigi's Mansion, the first game. Everything goes the same as in canon until the final boss fight, when Luigi defeats King Boo in his Bowser costume. After King Boo comes out and Luigi intends to suck him in, the villain laughs and reveals the truth: Mario's painting was an illusion, so was everything Madame Clairvoya saw. All just to mess with Luigi. Meanwhile the real Mario wasn't just captured by the Boos, he was immediately killed by them on their King's orders. The only physical thing that's left of him in this realm is the five items Luigi found - hidden by the Boos for Luigi to find, another part of King Boo's sick game.

Luigi is able to finish the fight despite his shock and grief, fueled by the anger King Boo never expected from him. After getting out of the painting the plumber discovers that it is indeed empty, no Mario or anyone else in the portrait.

Heartbroken and guit-ridden, Luigi goes back to Professor E. Gadd's lab and gives him back the Poltergust 3000. He doesn't even want to stay long enough to see what is going to happen to the ghosts. Of course the Professor tries to offer some semblance of comfort, but we all know it's not his forte.

So Luigi leaves, only taking Mario's five items with him. He notices that the mansion has disapeared without a trace. The reality of it all finally hits him, and he practically collapses onto a nearby tree's large root protruding from the ground, putting down the precious items around himself, only leaving the matching red hat and the letter in his hands. He should have known something was off. After all, the Mario he saw in the painting was wearing his hat and both gloves.

Looking at all these items, to his growing horror he can't help but imagine what exactly might have happened to his brother and what his last moments might have been like. He hugs the hat to his chest and rereads Mario's note several times, knowing that the brief warning was his brother's last words to him.

Luigi can do nothing but cry for the beloved brother he couldn't save, desperately wishing it was his warm, living and breathing body pressed to his chest rather than just a couple of his belongings.

But Mario is truly gone, apparently having met such a horrific fate that not even a single part of his body is left in the physical world.

[Good night]

…I'll leave the rest up to your imagination ;) Sorry if I got carried away with my description. Occasionally even I enjoy being a little dramatic, though I'm no writer whatsoever.

Yeah, I'm not apologizing for making this one - I was nicer to Luigi than to his bro, at least here the Mushroom Kingdom and everyone in it (except for Mario lol) is still okay!

But alas,

You can no longer play as Mario (warning: this is a video with sound)

Rest in spaghetti, funny wahoo man.

@federthenotsogreat I'm tagging you because you said you wanted more Mario art like I Was-a Too Late, thought you might like this one too!

@drones-of-innocence Also tagging you because you were interested in my idea.

Edit: Tagging a few more mutuals who might want to see this based on their reaction to my previous angsty work just in case, feel free to ignore. Or ask me to remove the tag if you want, no problem.

@silenzahra (remember, no rush) @c-lavanda @jell-o101 @stripetkattelalala54-gf

@luigixfanxayjay @itsavee4117

And you @giddlygoat just because you have a Luigi's Mansion AU and I thought you might appreciate this... Also because I'm a fan 👉👈

[snazzy-suit]

Luigi: Liaison of Ghosts Chapter 9 Snippet (Electric Boogaloo)

Have another sneak-peek at the next installment; this time, before the viOlEnCe!

For context, Luigi, Mario, Gooigi, and King Boo are in an underground portion of E. Gadd’s lab that’s specifically designed to keep ghosts/spirits contained. The room is bisected by a barrier. On one side stands Luigi, Mario, and Gooigi. On the other, is King Boo. The professor is watching the following events from the safety of an observation room. He communicates through an intercom system.

Currently, Luigi is informing King Boo of his mediating work with spectral entities...

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“Mediator? Contacts?” King Boo mutters. “I don’t understand. You hunt ghosts and spirits—you fear them!”

Luigi quirks a brow incredulously. “You were spying on me as I recovered all the elevator buttons at the Last Resort. After everything you saw then, and what you’re witnessing now, do you honestly still believe that?”

King Boo scowls in place of an answer. “You still capture them,” he hisses.

“I do,” Luigi agrees with reluctance, “but only when I’m given no other choice. Nowadays, I mediate conflicts between specters and mortals. Finding a peaceful resolution is my top priority, not capture.”

King Boo clicks their tongue in disbelief. “I do believe Professor E. Gag has a gallery lined with portraits and canisters full of ghosts that says otherwise.”

“…about that,” Luigi replies slowly. He presses his hands together, fingers splayed as he takes a deep breath. “We… set all of them free.”

{“Quite a while ago, actually,”} E. Gadd adds. {“In fact, you’re the last one to go!”}

Luigi closes his eyes with a grimace. “Thank you, professor,” he sighs.

“Right, of course. The mad scientist just let you release his entire collection of prized specimens,” the monarch scoffs. “Now I know you’re lying.”

“No, really!” Luigi says earnestly. “It’s been a long process, but everyone has been set free and safely reintegrated into society.” He reaches into one of the pockets of his overalls and pulls out a collection of business cards. “Madame Clairvoya has a fortune telling business, Van Gore has his own art studio, Neville started a book club, Melody gives piano lessons…” He flips through the cards, showing each one off as he goes. “Johnny Deepend is a fitness instructor at our local gym, Dr. Potter runs a plant nursery, Soulfflé has a cooking show, Morty directs movies and teaches filmography on the side—”

“Alright, enough! You’ve made you’re point!” King Boo snaps. Their irritation shifts into a more thoughtful look. “Is that why I was moved to a separate canister? To keep me in the dark?”

“Eh… partially?” Luigi says, tilting his hand in a so-so gesture. “Mostly it was for security reasons.” He pauses, silently weighing the pros and cons of full disclosure. “We also thought it would be best to separate you and Hellen Gravely—for both of your sakes.”

King Boo grimaces upon hearing the name of his old partner in crime. He glances about uneasily, as if the mere act of acknowledging the haughty entrepreneur would summon her from the very shadows. Luigi would find the normally unflappable monarch’s alarm funny if he didn’t share similar sentiments regarding the hotel owner.

“Ah… so Gravely has been moved elsewhere.” King Boo comments, attempting to sound nonchalant, but failing rather miserably. “You’re keeping her in another lab. Somewhere… secure?”

{“Ms. Gravely isn’t being kept anywhere,”} E. Gadd replies. {“She’s staying in her suite at the Last Resort; free as everyone else.”}

“You let her go as well?!” King Boo cries in disbelief.

“Unfortunately,” Mario grumbles. It speaks volumes of his own opinion of Hellen that he doesn’t take the opportunity to revel in King Boo’s distress.

“Yeah, but don’t worry,” Gooigi adds, “we filed for a restraining order on your behalf.”

���…with magic enforcement?”

“The strongest in all the known kingdoms.”

King Boo heaves a relieved sigh. They school their expression into something more regal and raise a nubby arm as if taking an oath. “For your act of service, I vow that when the time comes to strike you all down, I will make it quick and painless.” They pause with a hum. “…mostly.”

“How gracious of you,” Luigi says wryly.

“It’s just one of my many virtues,” King Boo agrees. “There’s a reason why my subjects address me as ‘your grace’.”

“No one calls you that.”

“And how would you know?”

“Because I’ve spoken to a lot of your followers,” Luigi says, giving the monarch a flat look, “and I’ve never heard them refer to you that way.”

The revelation seems to take King Boo aback. “…you’ve spoken to my Boos?” they ask incredulously, eyes narrowed. “What a bold thing to say. Care to back up your outrageous claim with some names?”

Gooigi waves urgently at Luigi to get his attention. “Don’t tell him!” He signs. “Snitches get cursed by witches!”

“That’s not how that saying goes,” Luigi corrects the ectomorph, tone tinted with amusement, “But I agree that it’s not my place to say.”

“My, my, how convenient,” the monarch drawls. “Do you want to make any other baseless declarations while you’re at it? The floor is open.”

Luigi frowns in consideration. It might be best to just drop the matter and move on to presenting the actual offer they’ve long since digressed from. This could, however, be a good opportunity to further prove his integrity. Which of King Boo’s followers can he call upon without potentially putting them at odds with their king?

“…Boolossus.”

The monarch’s smug grin drops. “What?”

“I had a long talk with Boolossus when I set them free,” Luigi continues. “I won’t claim we’re on amicable terms, but we managed to come to an understanding before parting ways.”

“Liar,” King Boo snarls. “Boolossus would never have left this lackluster lab without me; not of their own free will. Their loyalty runs deeper than the filthy sewers you call home.”

Luigi squints at the fuming monarch. Do they think plumbers live in sewers? Or just Mario and Luigi in particular? King Boo’s rather poor understanding of mortals sometimes makes it difficult to tell whether they sincerely believe a falsehood or are cracking a joke. Luigi shakes his head, quietly electing not to ask.

“You’re not wrong about their loyalty,” Luigi affirms. “Boolossus was… resistant to the idea of leaving you behind—”

{“Resistant?”} the professor huffs. {“They just about destroyed half my lab!”}

“—but I gave them my word that you would be freed next.” Luigi raises his hand when the monarch opens their mouth to dismiss him. “Before you say anything, no, they didn’t believe me. I don’t think there’s anything I could have said or done that would have convinced Boolossus of my sincerity, and I anticipated that. Which is why I brought along a trustworthy Boo to vouch for me.”

King Boo laughs condescendingly. “There’s not another Boo on this mortal plane that could pull the sway you would have needed.”

“Oh, I can think of one,” Mario smirks.

King Boo sneers at Mario’s smug expression. “And just who would that be?”

“Lady Bow.”

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Before you get too excited, no, Lady Bow will not be in this installment (unfortunately).

But that's all I have for now! Everything in this snippet is susceptible to change, so we'll just have to see how it all turns out in the completed work. Until then~

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Bowser Might Have Died Before Luigi's Mansion

There is an old hypothesis/Creepypasta that claims Bowser died at the end of Paper Mario 64 and was resurrected by King Boo or is King Boo. However, this is wrong for several reasons, but there is some truth to Bowser dying.

So first off Bowser didn't die in Paper Mario 64, and can be seen alive and well as I showed in a previous post. So people think he died in Super Mario 64 DS, however it is never stated to be the case in game and Bowser is defeated in the exact same way throughout the game so doesn't die in this game.

However, Bowser does die sometime before Luigi's Mansion. "How can this be?! I see the hideous form of Bowser!" "Is Bowser somewhere in this mansion? I cannot believe it.." "I though that Mario had soundly defeated Bowser!" "Has King Boo somehow revived Bowser?" Now this dialogue from Madame Clairvoya heavily implies Bowser had died in a previous fight with Mario sometime before Luigi's Mansion. But this isn't seen in any game and Madame Clairvoya may be mistaken. An additionally reason she would be mistaken is the Bowser in this game isn't actually Bowser, so she clearly doesn't have fully context. This would also mean King Boo did not revive Bowser or is Bowser himself obvious since there is just the one King Boo.