E. Gadd

E. Gadd and his Poltergust 3000.
E. Gadd
Real Name	Elvin Gadd
Species	Human
Base	The Lab (Boo Woods)
Debut	Luigi's Mansion

A paranormal researcher and an inventor, Prof. E. Gadd had been catching ghosts for decades, until his old age finally caught up to him. He first met Mario and Luigi in "Luigi's Mansion", where he helped Luigi save Mario by handing over his old ghost-catching equipment, including the spectral vacuum Poltergust 3000, a communications/map/storing device called the Game Boy Horror, and use of his Ghost Portrificationizer, which can turn ghosts into portraits or portraits into ghosts. When Luigi had finally saved Mario, E. Gadd took the money he had collected and bought Luigi a real mansion to live in, though Luigi doesn't seem to be occupying it. The Mario Brothers had another encounter with him in "Mario & Luigi". E. Gadd left his ghost-catching behind him and decided to start up a chain of coffee shops known as Starbeans, using his self-designed bean mixer for bold new flavors. Customers who mix new flavors are given special accessories in return for their services, as well as previews of his new inventions, like the Poltergust 3001 and a Boo's Sheet. E. Gadd also appeared in "Mario Party 6", as the host of a few events on his own personal board, E. Gadd's Garage, and in "Mario Party Advance", having invented various collectibles called Gaddgets.

Past and Present

In "Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time", E. Gadd has built a time machine powered by the Cobalt Star. Peach and two of her attendants use it to travel back in time, unfortunately right into a Shroob invasion. While the Mario Bros. go to the past to collect the Cobalt Star shards, E. Gadd remains at Peach's Castle, studying a captured Shrooboid. He also sends Stuffwell after the Mario Bros., a robotic suitcase designed to advise them and store their belongings.

The Mario Bros. and babies then ran into a young E. Gadd in his lab on the side of Thwomp Volcano, where he studied Thwomps long ago. When the volcano erupted, his lab took severe damage, but watching Baby Mario spit on the fire to put it out gave his future self the inspiration for the Hydrogush 4000, a FLUDD-shaped device strong enough to douse even volcanic eruptions. The young E. Gadd then moved to a new lab on the edge of the Boo Woods to take up paranormal research, where he remained until his encounter with Luigi. The present E. Gadd, meanwhile, uses his Hydrogush to spread a liquid with the chemical make-up of baby tears throughout the past Mushroom Kingdom and rid it of the Shroobs for good. He also fixes his time machine and, for lack of the Cobalt Star, alters it to run on the energy generated from Time Holes, thus making it possible for the Baby Mario Bros., Peach, and Toadsworth to return to their time.

Impact

While E. Gadd hasn't made any other appearances, and is sadly depraved of a playable role in the party and sports series of games, he has had a significant effect on the lives of the Mushroom Kingdom since he left his humble Lab. He is responsible for FLUDD and the magic paintbrush in "Super Mario Sunshine", the Gaddlight in "Mario Party 4", a series of battle machine parts in "Mario Party 5", Luigi's Poltergust 4000 kart in "Mario Kart DS", and the Surprise Wand and Coin Vacuums in "Mario Party 7". In addition to Starbeans, E. Gadd seems to be the owner or inspiration for E. Gadd Scientifics, Inc., a company that produces his products on a much more universal scale.

Trivia

• When E. Gadd first started into the ghost-catching business, he was just as terrified of ghosts as Luigi is.
• E. Gadd's name in the Japanese version of Luigi's Mansion is Prof. Oyama. If you listen closely to his gibberish, you can hear him say Oyama a few times.