Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon -- Haunted Towers - B-2 The Pinwheel Gate

Gadd's been using the two Dark Moon pieces we have to find the Dark Moon piece in the Haunted Towers. He says the Dark Moon piece is in the gigantic tree. We must check out the Hollow Tree to find a way into other parts of the towers. For once, Luigi is enthusiastic about the mission.

Entrance
Luigi lands in the Entrance and gets his foot stuck in a bucket. Buckets will be very useful in this mission, so look out for them. There's a bucket by one of the large purple flowers. Pick it up and go to the right for some running water and fill it up. Approach the plants and press (X) to pour water on them. This makes them grow into large purple plants. Use the Strobulb on them for lots of money. There's a gold bat in the right tree that will give you more money if you use the Strobulb on it. Go into the Courtyard.

Courtyard
Pull the plant from the overhead pipe on the left to get some water flowing. Fill up a bucket and water the plants. There's a plant in the right corner covered in dust. Vacuum up the dust, then water it. It will become a plant with a spiky bulb. Nearby is an invisible stone. Restore it, then place the bucket on the stone. A pop-up cardboard ghost will appear. Pick up a spiky bulb and aim it at the cardboard ghost to make a Gold Greenie appear. Treasure hunters: read on. If you want to start the mission, look for the next Courtyard section.

Greenhouse
Pull down all the vines from the ceiling to make it rain cash.

Tower Lobby
On the left stairs is a pipe with running water. There's a gap in the pipe, so restore it with the Dark Light. Restore the door next to the Greenhouse and go through it. This leads to Maintenance/ the West Garden.

Maintenance/ West Garden
Now that you've restored the pipe, a spiky bulb plant will grow. Aim the spiky bulb at the carnivorous plant in the West Garden. The treasure chest contains an emerald. There's a stack of money on the left wall.

Plant Nursery
Use the vacuum to spin the valve on the right wall. This will get water flowing and make some flowers grow. Use the bucket to water the plants on the front wall and use the Strobulb on all flowers.

Courtyard
Time to start the mission. You'll want to start the mission before exploring the right side of the mansion. Approach the Pinwheel Gate in the back and use the vacuum to spin it. Just as it's about to open, a bunch of Hiders appear and steal the vanes and fly off into the right side of the mansion. Gadd shows us the locations of the Hiders, but there are more ghosts on that side of the mansion.

Hydro Generator
Restore the treasure chest on the right side for lots of money. The back door is working, so we can go to the East Hall.

East Hall
Three Hiders will disappear. There's an invisible door on the back wall. The door on the right leads to the Tool Shed. The back door leads to the Gardener's Dwelling.

Gardener's Dwelling
Approach the wardrobe to make the Hider appear. It will dive under the bed, but you can't get at it. If you look out the window, you can see the Old Graveyard, where Greenies will emerge from graves like zombies. Spin the ceiling fan to make the bed move, revealing a panel underneath. Pick up the bucket and stand on the panel to make it lower to the Gardener's Lab below.

Gardener's Lab
There's a carnivorous plant behind glass, but it will soon break the glass. Stay out of its way. There are two Greenies with sunglasses, as well as the Hider. Once you take care of them, you can check out the screen in the left corner. Gadd says it's an older Pixelator screen, but as long as he can find you, he can teleport you back to the Bunker. Go into the water and through the door on the left to the Sewer.

Sewer
There's a treasure chest behind some bars. Vacuum up the bars closest to the door so you can open it for lots of money. The plant dangling from the pipe in the ceiling on the left wall also has lots of money. The plant on the right has a Boo with my favorite Boo pun so far. "Am I Boolean? True or False?" Boolean has 25 HP. Peel off the moss with mushrooms on the left wall to reveal an area with two coffins. There's nothing in them, but we may want to check them later. Use a balloon plant to return to the Gardener's Dwelling. Return to the East Hall and go through the door on the right to the Tool Shed.

Tool Shed
There are two Greenies with shovels and a Slammer in here. Check around to find the Hider with a vane. There are two ways out of here. First, we'll take the door on the right to the Garden.

Garden
You'll see the Hider with a vane, but it will fly over the hedges to where you can't reach. Pull out the dead flowers for some money. There's a metal machine in the garden. It's a lawnmower. Pull the red ball to start it up and follow behind it for coins. It will cut down the hedges. Once you go past the hedges, two Greenies with buckets and a Gobber will block your way out of here. Take out the Greenies first, then the Gobber from behind the hedge trimmed to look like a woman. Once you defeat them, find the Hider. After you're done, fill up a bucket and water the flowers. One of them has an emerald.

Tool Shed
The other way out of here is through the fountain on the right. Check it out and it will spin around after splashing Luigi with water. This leads to the Toolshed Stairs.

Toolshed Stairs
The stairs are moving on their own. Walk on them and keep moving as they go up. A Greenie will be at the top of the stairs. Defeating it will not make the stairs stop, but the lights will come on. Go through the door on the left to the Botany Lab.

Botany Lab
There's a water pump in the room that's not working. Activating it will make a small amount of water appear from a pipe on the ceiling. Stick a bucket under it and activate the pump. Water the flower on the right wall. It will give you an emerald. Then, shine the Dark Light on the gap between the pipes and restore it. Money will come out of the wall. Activate the water pump again to make a vine with petals grow through the ceiling to the next floor. The petals act like steps, so you have a set of stairs. This will take you to the Seedling Laboratory.

Seedling Laboratory
There are two Greenies making a mess of the place. One has a beaker and the other has sunglasses. Vacuum the objects away from them, then go find the Hider with the vane. Along the back wall is a mouse running around with an emerald. Go up the stairs onto the platform and check out the device in the center of the room. This will allow you to shoot seeds so you can get the emerald. You may break some pots while trying. Peel off the poster near the right wall for money. Go through the door on the right to the Toolshed Stairs.

Toolshed Stairs
Go up the stairs and through the door on the left wall for the Conservatory.

Conservatory
There's a Slammer playing the organ, with a Hider in the pipes. Defeat the three Slammers (two more appear) and play the organ to make the Hider appear. Collect the last vane. Gadd will bring us back.

Clear Time: 32:38
Ghosts Captured: 20
Health Lost: 75
Treasure: 2011
Silver Rank

Gadd says he has something to put the Pinwheel vanes back in place. We have a knack for stirring up trouble with the ghosts.