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{{quote|Ooof... I sure take a lot of knocks in this line of work. I'm getting too old for this ghost-catching tomfoolery. Anyway, nice to meet [[Luigi|you]]. I'm Professor E. Gadd.|Professor E. Gadd|Luigi's Mansion}}

'''Professor E. Gadd''', also known by his full name '''Professor Elvin Gadd''' or simply '''E. Gadd''', is an elderly scientist who debuted in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and is the founder of [[Gadd Science, Incorporated]]. He is a researcher of [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghosts]] and is responsible for a variety of inventions, most notably the [[Poltergust]] series of vacuums. He makes ambiguous gibberish sounds when speaking (supplied by [[Kazumi Totaka]], who took inspiration from ''[[:Category:Animal Crossing series|Animal Crossing]]''{{'}}s "Animalese" when inventing the voice<ref>Anthony JC (September 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014103505/http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=414 The Making of the Game - Luigi's Mansion]. ''n-sider.com'' (translation from ''Nintendo Online Magazine''). October 14, 2007, 10:35:05 snapshot via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 28, 2020.</ref>), and he frequently uses phrases such as "criminy", "hullabaloo", etc. His name comes from the exclamation "egad", a {{wp|minced oath}} for the archaic expletive "ye gods."