Spooky (character)

Spooky, the Hungry Guard Dog, is a four-year old bulldog portrait ghost. He was known to bite any seemingly edible thing in sight, but had a passion for bones (like all dogs).

Like the other portrait ghosts, Spooky was released by King Boo after the capture of Boolossus. When Luigi's Mansion materialized out of thin air a few days later, Spooky took up residence in the Boneyard in the mansion’s backyard. Specifically, Spooky guarded the doghouse, the entrance to the cemetery and the lair of Bogmire. Ultimately, Spooky was captured and returned to his portrait prison by Luigi.

Before Luigi could challenge Bogmire and continue his search for Mario, the green-clad plumber had to go through Spooky. To distract Spooky from his duties, Luigi had to fill the ghost dog’s dish with water (provided by the Poltergust 3000 and the Water Elemental Medal). After drinking the water, Spooky would begin to chase Luigi around the Boneyard, attempting to bite the novice ghost hunter (and causing massive damage if he was successful). All the commotion caused by Spooky and Luigi awakened a Mr. Bones residing in the yard. As such, Luigi captured the skeletal ghost, leaving behind a bone. Of course, Spooky could not resist such a treat, and stopped chasing Luigi to gnaw on the bone. When this happened, Spooky let his guard down and became vulnerable. Using the Poltergust, Luigi began to pull the dog ghost into the vacuuming device. Spooky resisted and pulled back strongly himself; however, the guard dog ultimately succumbed to the Poltergust’s power.

After capturing Spooky, Luigi preceded to enter the portrait ghost’s dog house. To do so, Luigi examined the small house with his Game Boy Horror, activating a mystical vacuum. When the Luigi entered this vacuum, the green-clad plumber was warped to a tree stump in the Graveyard, the home of the second boss, Bogmire.