Dark-Light Device

Luigi testing the Dark-Light Device in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

“I call it the Dark-Light Device. It's a nifty little doodad able to break illusions, such as objects that have been turned invisible.”

—Professor E. Gadd, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

The Dark-Light Device (also simply known as Dark-Light or Dark Light^[1]) is an add-on to the Poltergust 5000 and the Poltergust G-00 that appears in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 3. When the Dark-Light Device is in use, Luigi's flashlight emits a rainbow-colored light in the direction he is pointing it.

HistoryEdit

Luigi's Mansion: Dark MoonEdit

The Dark-Light Device can reveal Polterpup tracks.

Using the Dark-Light Device, Luigi can see objects that are hidden in a manner similar to an ultraviolet lamp. After shining the Dark-Light Device on these objects, Luigi needs to vacuum the Spirit Balls that are revealed to make the objects visible again. The Dark-Light Device is also used to reveal Polterpup tracks so Luigi can follow them, Boo trails to follow a Boo, and Toads, coins, or gems trapped in paintings. Additionally, Luigi is able to use the Dark-Light Device on ghosts such as Greenies and Sneakers. Sneakers are revealed when hit by the light, while Greenies start to taunt Luigi. The Dark-Light Device is also required to free Mario from his painting.

The Dark-Light Device has an energy gauge that is a rainbow-colored meter in the top right corner. If the Dark-Light Device is used for too long, it overheats. The gauge can be upgraded by Professor E. Gadd by collecting treasure and leveling up.

In the ScareScraper, Spirit Balls do not come out of revealed furniture. Also, if one Luigi has been cursed, other Luigis can use their Dark-Light Devices on him to remove the curse.

Luigi's Mansion 3Edit

The Dark-Light Device has the same use in Luigi's Mansion 3. It is used by pressing , and it can be held indefinitely without overheating. It can also reveal purple Spirit Balls that are possessing furniture once they are stunned.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダークライト Dākuraito	Darklight
Chinese (Simplified)	暗影光线灯 Ànyǐng Guāngxiàn Dēng	Shadow Light Lamp
Chinese (Traditional)	暗光燈 Àn Guāng Dēng	Dim Light Lamp
Dutch	Uv-lamp	UV-lamp; UV stands for Ultraviolet (The name is also a joke, because some vacuum cleaners are equipped with UV-light)
French	Révéloscope	Revealoscope
German	Düsterlampe	Gloomy Lamp
Italian	Arcobaluce	Rainbow-light; pun on arcobaleno (rainbow) and luce (light)
Korean	다크라이트 Dakeulaiteu	Darklight
Portuguese	Dispositivo de luz negra	Black-Light Device
Russian	Спектрон Spektron	Spectron
Spanish	Desoscurizador	Undarkener

ReferencesEdit

^ Official Luigi's Mansion 3 website

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon / Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Characters		Luigi • Mario • Professor E. Gadd • Toad • Polterpup • King Boo
Tools and equipment		Dark-Light Device • Dual Scream • Pixelator • Poltergust 5000 • Strobulb
Items and objects		Amethyst • Bill • Bulb • Coin • Diamond • E-Gate • Emerald • Gold Bar • Gold Bone • Key • Paranormal portal • Paranormal shield • Red Coin • Ruby • Sapphire • Sled-mounted shooter
Ghosts	Normal ghosts	Big Polterpup • Boo (list) • Creeper • Gobber • Gold Greenie • Greenie • Hider • Mummy • Polterpup • Slammer • Sneaker • Spirit Ball • Statue Armour Ghost • Strong Gobber • Strong Greenie • Strong Hider • Strong Slammer • Strong Sneaker
Ghosts	Bosses	Story mode: Ancient Poltergeist • Big Boo • King Boo • Three Poltergeists • Possessors (Grouchy · Harsh · Overset · Shrewd · Tough) • A Strong Gobber, a Strong Greenie, and a Strong Slammer • Strong Poltergeist • The Three Sisters ScareScraper: Beetle Whisperer • Bomb Brother • The Brain • Creeper Launcher • Primordial Goo • Terrible Teleporter
Other enemies and species		Bat • Beetle • Crow • False door • Flytrap • Frog • Fuzzball • Mouse • Orange flower • Robomb • Spider
Areas	Gloomy Manor	Balcony • Bedroom • Cellar • Coatroom • Common Hall • Dining Room • Entrance • Foyer • Front Yard • Garage • Guard Hall • Kitchen • Lab • Library • Lobby • Master Hall • Mudroom • Mudroom Exterior • Parlor • Patio • Rafters • Secret Pocket • Studio • Study • Under the Stairs
	Haunted Towers	Botany Lab • Conservatory • Courtyard • Crow's Nest • Crypt • East Hall • Eerie Staircase • Family Room • Garden • Gardener's Dwelling • Gardener's Lab • Greenhouse • Haunted Towers Entrance • Hollow Tree • Hydro Generator • Laboratories • Lounge • Old Graveyard • Plant Nursery • Rooftop Pool • Rumpus Room • Seedling Laboratory • Sewer • Skybridge • Solarium • Tool Shed • Toolshed Stairs • Tower Lobby • Tree House • Tree Root • Water Supply • West Bathroom • West Bedroom • West Garden • West Hall
	Old Clockworks	Antechamber • Belfry • Belfry Clock • Canyon Hall • Canyon Narrows • Canyon Stairs • Cargo Room • Clock Tower Gate • Clockmaker's Chambers • Clockworks Court • Container Yard • Crank Room • Drafting Office • Finishing Room • Gear Chamber • Kiln Room • Maintenance Hub • Movements • Pit Slide • Quarry • Roundhouse • Roundhouse Pit • Service Elevator • Storage Room • Storm Cellar • Synchro Gantry • Synchronization Room • Tomb • Transportation Hall • Warehouse • Workshop
	Secret Mine	Airway • Basin • Chalet • Chalet Approach • Cinder Mine • Coward's Chasm • Crossroads • Crystal Quarry • Deep Hall • Drift Hall • Frozen Pit • Fishing Hut • Gondola • High Wires • Ice Lake • Maintenance Room • Pit Mine • Prospector's Crossing • Shaft • Skip Slope • Smokehouse • Smuggler's Hideout • Terminal • Under the Ice • Workshop • Workshop Landing
	Treacherous Mansion	Ancient Exhibit • Archives • Aviation Exhibit • Bottom of Well • Ceremonial Chamber • Cliffside • Dark Age Exhibit • Dungeon Cells • East Balcony • East Corridor • East Gallery • Front Entrance • Gargoyle Roof • Grand East • Grand West • Guard Tunnel • Haunted Catacombs • Ice Age Exhibit • Inner Courtyard • Jungle Exhibit • Kitchen • Nautical Exhibit • Restrooms • Space Exhibit • Study • Terrace • Train Exhibit • Underground Lab • Veranda • West Balcony • West Corridor • West Gallery
	Other	Bunker • E. Gadd's Vault • King Boo's Illusion • Mario's Painting • ScareScraper • Toad's Painting
Miscellaneous		Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
Related Play Nintendo activities: Are you ready to hunt some ghosts? • Pop quiz! • You’ve got this down cold

Luigi's Mansion 3
Characters	Playable	Luigi • Gooigi
	Supporting	Polterpup • Professor E. Gadd • Mario • Princess Peach • Toads
	Antagonists	King Boo • Hellen Gravely
Tools and equipment		Dark-Light Device • Flashlight • Poltergust G-00 • Strobulb • Suction Shot • Virtual Boo
Items and objects		Bill • Bomb • Coin • Coin pile • Elevator button • Elevator tracker • Gem • Gold Bar • Gold Bone • Key • Pearl • Boo Ball • Trap Detector
Ghosts	Normal ghosts	16 Boos • Gem Goob • Golden Goob • Goob • Hammer • Mini Goob • Mini Hammer • Mummy • Oozer • Slinker • Spirit Ball • Trapper
	Rare ghosts	Speed Goob • Speed Hammer • Speed Oozer • Bomb Goob • Bomb Hammer • Bomb Oozer • Regen Goob • Regen Hammer • Regen Slinker • Lethal Goob • Lethal Hammer • Lethal Oozer • Lethal Slinker • Thieving Slinker • Medic Goob • Electric Oozer • Diffusing Goob • Diffusing Hammer • Warp Slinker
	Boss ghosts	Steward • Chambrea • Kruller • Chef Soulfflé • Amadeus Wolfgeist • King MacFrights • Dr. Potter • Morty • Polterkitty • Ug • Clem • Serpci • Nikki, Lindsey, & Ginny • Captain Fishook • Johnny Deepend • DJ Phantasmagloria • Hellen Gravely • King Boo ScareScraper: Boolossus
Other enemies		Bat • Crow • Mouse • Possessed Bin • Snake • Spider • Takarabako Obake
The Last Resort floors		Basement • Grand Lobby • Mezzanine • Hotel Shops • The Great Stage • RIP Suites • Castle MacFrights • Garden Suites • Paranormal Productions • Unnatural History Museum • Boilerworks • Tomb Suites • Twisted Suites • The Spectral Catch • Fitness Center • The Dance Hall • Master Suite • Rooftop
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal • Quotes • Staff
Other		ScareScraper • ScreamPark • The Last Resort
Related Play Nintendo activities: How well do you know the Luigi’s Mansion 3 game? • Luigi and Polterpup are hunting ghosts! • Luigi’s on the run in a haunted puzzle!