Purple Puncher

The Purple Punchers (also know as Pink Punchers, Purple Ghosts or Pink Ghosts) are the second species of normal ghosts that Luigi encounters inside the mansion throughout several rooms.

Story
They first appear in the Anteroom, then in other locations throughout the adventure. As the name implies, these ghosts try to damage Luigi by giving a left or right hook to the green plumber; ten Life is lost for each successful uppercut punch. Luigi can stun Purple Punchers with his flashlight, and then suck them in with his Poltergust 3000. After, he can spray them with an element to be rid of them. Purple Punchers have twenty Life.

Purple Punchers, along with several other ghosts, make a reappearance in Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube in the Luigi's Mansion Court.

Sub-Species

 * Flash -A similar, recolored elemental version of the Purple Puncher.

Trivia

 * In the Spaceworld early version of the game, Purple Punchers had apparently 30 HP each, and had a big nose. However, this was changed to 20 in the final version for unknown reasons. This pre-release screenshot can be seen on page 19 of the US Luigi's Mansion Instruction Book.
 * The Purple Puncher, along with the Gold Ghost and the Blue Twirler, are seen on a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Despite their official name being Purple Punchers, they are pink, not purple.