Elh: The Luigi's Mansion Mystery Left Unsolved for 20 Years

[@SwankyBox]

I speedrun Luigi's Mansion while Luigi is dead... And it was weird. ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWere6d9hK-neNU Thanks for watching this video everyone. Sorry it took so long to get out!

[@Cliffordlonghead]

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Awesome Video SwankyBox

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Congrats on 500k subs

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[@Cliffordlonghead]

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[@Charriii5]

Elh is real 2021.

[@WoofWoofWhisper]

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[@bigotis9042]

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[@luigidogxd]

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[@ThePixelDude]

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[@poody_blue1116]

ngl the whole time i had in the back of my head "what if elh was a recurring chaser enemy that you couldn't beat up like the water wraith from pikmin 2", which would make sense as to why the character was scrapped because a chaser enemy might not mesh well with a game 85% comprised of narrow halls, unless luigi could hide somewhere via something like the crouching mode also not to mention, the way elh enters the set could be used anywhere, so hypothetically luigi could be exploring somewhere in the mansion and elh would surprise him by rising out of the ground, prompting luigi to have to run and hide it's a fun theory imo and would have made for a sick obstacle

[@professornervegrates6268]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@Quote_]

that's a cool idea, i was thinking maybe he is a boss you encounter several times, and each time he has a different element, maybe for when you get each elemental medal?

[@LouieFromPikmin]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of the Waterwraith!

[@owosinpan]

YEAH THAT'S ALSO WHAT I THOUGHT!! IT REMINDS ME OF MR. X FROM RESIDENT EVIL

[@elijahferrer6911]

smart theory

[@paladingeorge6098]

"A ghost that exists, never to be seen" - until someone comes out with a leaked beta version of Weegi's House that was stolen from that data breach a while back. Wouldn't doubt it. But who knows?

[@marioman821]

A leaked beta would be a dream to see, there's so many games from the early gamecube era that I'd love to see the beta versions of

[@hippaman2435]

That would be sweeeet

[@asuuki2048]

It’s honestly only a matter of time (:

[@RedPoisonDragon]

Weedg's Big Spooky House

[@LMFinish]

If anything comes out whatsoever, my bets are not on fully compiled "builds" but rather assets like models, textures and some source code. Kinda doubt the possibility of that anyway.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

with the many beta nintendo stuff that has leaked in the past I really hope Luigi's Mansion's Beta and many mysteries can be discovered someday, specially that animated FMV cutscene

[@thecapm6993]

Yes please, Elh is just a so interesting case of a probably eliminated boss and i would love to see more of him.

[@blakelyready5980]

Actually, they are trying to recreate the E3 Luigi's mansion demo, that's about as good as people can do, until a actually beta gets leaked.

[@Highstar7331]

what does FMV stand for?

[@kaatohigashikata4229]

@@Highstar7331 full motion video

[@masoneveridge4078]

@@kaatohigashikata4229 I remember having a dream once that there was another version of Luigi’s Mansion released in 2000 for the n64 I remember it so clearly it was something I was curious about why I had that dream

[@FunvoltGunvolt]

Imagine Elh was planned to be the Nemesis of Luigi's Mansion, a monster that hunts you down and ambushes you when you least expect it, for all we know Elh stands for "Evil Luigi Hunter"

[@tsukileo897]

More like "Evil Lanky Hunk" 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@brandoncastellano1858]

Existence Limiting Haunt.

[@derekw8039]

Luigi's Mansion Dread!

[@crystaltriforce64]

i'm thinking it's either that or a scrapped design for a reoccuring enemy that had a gimmick related to that open space in it's torso or a boss like bogmire

[@0x2480]

@@tsukileo897 what

[@heroofthevoir7041]

I was thinking. maybe Elh could have been something similar to Nemesis and Mr. X from the Resident evil games. a very powerful enemy that would roam around the mansion and you had to try and avoid him to try and figure out a way to weaken him enough to suck him up.

[@Aidea._.]

Or maybe it could've been used for a few scripted events to lead players towards the next room? Could've been interesting having all rooms suddenly locked except for one while you run through the whole mansion trying to escape that thing...

[@melon6444]

I could see something like that tbh. The "wandering immortal monster that terrorizes the player" is a horror game trope, Nintendo even experimented with the idea in Metroid Fusion with the SA-X. It's not a stretch imo to suggest that they had at least consider having a monster like this in Luigi's Mansion, before ultimately scrapping the idea. Likely due to believing it would be too scary for young audiences.

[@Lettucem3n]

@@melon6444 DREAD INITIATE

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

@@melon6444 Water Wraith from Pikmin 2, on the GameCube

[@Swooplind]

@@melon6444 If only they added a harder difficulty/ HIdden mansion EX mode where They could introduce Elh and the hiding mechanic, ah well.

[@Kosmicd12]

Now I want elh playable in the next mario side game

[@syrsafox32]

Elh for Smash?

[@YourInternetHistory676]

@@syrsafox32 More likely to happen for him than Waluigi

[@number1ratedsalesman_1997]

@@YourInternetHistory676 more than Bowsette?

[@YourInternetHistory676]

@@number1ratedsalesman_1997 I don't Know I Think Sakurai said he hate Waluigi

[@majorpeepo]

Smash bros lol

[@willowwispers5607]

Do you think an item was supposed to be inside the cage part of his abdomen? Like a key?

[@SwankyBox]

That’s an interesting idea! I never thought about that before.

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

I just posted a comment about how I think he would have dropped the different medals that let you use the elements when you defeated.

[@Aidea._.]

Or maybe it would've shown its active element there?

[@kaitlando636]

I thought they were weird intestines

[@Josuh]

I thought it looked like a face lol

[@dorkie]

I wish we could see a fully done model. “L” has such a unique figure compared to the other bosses/Ghosts.

[@celsius1359]

*Ehl

[@mariotheundying]

Elh*

[@blitzie66]

@@hatzziy *leh

[@_Fuscous]

@@hatzziy hle*

[@CinnabarCereal]

Hel*

[@SueZQue83]

I feel old knowing that’s we can now say this game is 20 years old

[@bagelgod946]

Oh god now I feel old

[@DE23]

I'm more surprised how good the game looks despite it's age

[@black_caty]

Oh shit it's true

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

I feel old remembering that i got the game on launch day.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I remember playing the demo when I was 14 ! 😫

[@basara2102]

They always ask “what is Elh?” but they never ask “how is Elh?” :(

[@catgamer5676]

Lol true :-)

[@KittyKatty999]

Feeling BUFF, probably XD

[@barj790]

how elh doin

[@stevespud2707]

I'll do you one better. "Why is Elh??"

[@angryboi595]

@@stevespud2707 I'll do you one better! "Who is Elh!?"

[@aedaniammx7559]

Elh’s sidestep makes me think it could’ve been some kind of bodyblocking enemy. Maybe an early check for if Luigi had a certain element, where it would have an elemental core connecting its body parts that would have to be destroyed so Luigi could move on, and the reason it has multiple elemental effects is because it would have had three variants, one to be taken down by each element Luigi got as he unlocked the rest of the mansion, either that or it was an ice-only enemy and it had an effect for burning away. Probably got replaced because it was so big and clunky for the game’s tight rooms and halls, and they changed the concept to elementally charged doors, and gave the core shields to regular enemy variants later in development instead.

[@CuddIebone]

i think youre right on the money with this one. it would make so much sense regarding its animations. i could see it being bunched up on the floor or under the floor, and rising when luigi gets close. then side stepping to block luigi and smacking him backwards if he gets right up in its space.

[@benthecat4345]

You know how early an enemy has been scrapped when there isn't even a texture made for it

[@jackpijjin4088]

It may have been deleted for space later, though.

[@luigihorror6455]

Elh is much larger than any other ghosts we've encountered Boolossus: seriously?

[@whee2390]

Boolossus is technically multiple ghosts

[@commanderblackheart5856]

F

[@deltamills5641]

Boolossus is made of a ton of ghosts so don’t count

[@mariomythes2807]

Kind of sucks that they didn’t even decide to revive and finish him in the 3ds port of Luigi’s Mansion as such a tough late game enemy or even a secret boss of sorts maybe, it would have been really cool to finally see it finished and fully functional

[@memelord7818]

Dark Moon wasn't necessarily a port. It was a sequel. Or are you talking about the virtual console port? If so, I don't believe they made any updates to any of the virtual console games.

[@brick-a-day3294]

@@memelord7818 There was a 3ds port of the original luigi's mansion

[@Loskythecopydog77]

@Mario Mythes We might have a chance to see him revive in the next Luigi's Mansion game, I mean who knows if they'll ever remember the unused enemy.

[@wrex1285]

@@brick-a-day3294 I think it was a remake since they fully changed the gallery and how it works I think along with the ghost dog from Dark Moon being there too

[@mariomythes2807]

(@@memelord7818) Neither I’m talking about this video’s Luigi’s Mansion for the Gamecube that years later got a port for the Nintendo 3ds, I know Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon was a sequel

[@sparkty5526]

The crawl was shown off once at the beta it was used by Luigi when he was scared from behind

[@KingBowser9898]

Yeah,that's right.I saw that animation in a video.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I truly believe that the atmosphere.of Luigi's Mansion was planned to be far darker than the final product. In addition to this creepy Elh character, one of the unused bits of audio sounds down right demonic !

[@eclipz23]

"WELCOME T- WELCO- WELCOME- WELCOME TO-"

[@vantablack3327]

Not to mention wasn't the hunter ghost supposed to say he was going to put Luigi's head on his wall or something like that then they removed it.

[@MangleFoxy]

@@vantablack3327 I think so.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@vantablack3327 Actually, that was a joke. There was no removed hunter ghost.

[@Mae4Ever]

There’s Elh Audios?!

[@coachroach22]

I feel that’s the whole point of his name even. ELement, “Elh”. Maybe he was just a test or placeholder to see how the elements in the game were handled Edit: I completely agree that he was indeed more then just a placeholder for elements my bad I worded that poorly. What I was meaning was possibly his name “Elh” was a placeholder that’s a direct hint towards his function and characteristics. I think he was a scrapped boss with elemental abilities that you had to use certain elements to combat him with(depending on what he was using). Either way, his model is really cool and it’s a bummer we’ll never get to see him fully realized. Sorry for the confusion everyone!

[@LouieFromPikmin]

@Jonah Tailor What does that have to do with anything?

[@generallyunimportant]

@@LouieFromPikmin it does

[@evdestroy4121]

@Jonah Tailor shut up

[@dio5735]

@Jonah Tailor amogoos soos

[@evdestroy4121]

@@dio5735 you too, you aren't funny.

[@andrew.7437]

Based on the aggressive behavior from Elh’s animations, the fact that he doesn’t get sucked up, and he can rise through the floor, I can see him as being a pursuer-type enemy. With his access to different elements, he could be fought at different points in the game until his driven off and comes back later in the game.

[@floatingf8783]

2:37 "So, if we sacrifice Toad to the Elhder Gods we can rise Elh from his corpse at the start of the mansion. "

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

Favorite quote in the video

[@ChristopherMoom]

2:37 I can't believe Nintendo was able to get away with adding the feature of sacrificial acts without getting into any controversy Also, don't you mean..... "Elh-der gods"

[@bagelgod946]

Cue in the ba dum tss

[@Lenny_MidKnight]

pain because that was a good one

[@alexkemplen772]

If you're familiar with Ina (VTuber) then I'd say "INAFF" but my guess is that you don't know who she is.

[@AmazingEmerald]

Good joke, but you’re everywhere

[@alexkemplen772]

@@AmazingEmerald I've never seen this person in any other comment section that I've been in. And besides, this person isn't as common as OwO, Just a Random Guy without a mustache, and Justin Y. Those guys are more well known.

[@Gabry_56]

i like to imagine Elh like a mid game boss/enemy the fact that he uses only fire and ice means he could be defeated using only the first two elements and he could've been some sort of introduction to the ice element

[@Iwidelyoutliveeverything]

He's a hell valley sky tree

[@SwankyBox]

Honestly I sort of always grouped them together because of their similar builds. They are both so eerie.

[@Kepitt]

*elh valley sky tree

[@Jjonahlamison]

@@Kepitt hahahahaha 😐

[@CasualMitosisCollective]

@@Kepitt get out

[@kablammo123]

Maybe... 👀

[@chasegilmond5637]

I think he was one of a few things. Either A. He was gonna be the bogmire fight as you have to two elemental medals needed at that point, B. What Boolossus replaced or my wild theory C. An early Van Gore. He seems to have paint brushes for arms and his twisted appearance seems to fit the name, and was possibly removed for being too dark

[@elijahpadilla5083]

Three, potentially. You get the Ice Medal so early into Chapter 3 that I always thought it was out of place being introduced in a later chapter than the Water and Fire Medals.

[@tjlnintendo]

I always thought he looked tree like. Remember that one video where you found spaces in the mansion where it almost looked like you could go into the forest? Maybe that’s where this enemy would come from?

[@dominicbonogofski]

Elhwood tree? I oddly like that name actually.

[@tjlnintendo]

@@dominicbonogofski Brilliant

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

Maybe Ehl's a Hell Valley Sky Tree.

[@dominicbonogofski]

@@KeeperOfUntoldDreams Hell Valley Skytrees look a lot like Bogmire's shadows. Connection?

[@moldbug1660]

Grasping at straws: Maybe he could've been found in the cave was found out of bounds? It kinda makes sense as it was scrapped meaning he would be to. He might have been a boss there.

[@bk7064]

Great idea

[@cosmoweegee]

It seems like so long since elh has been even recognized.

[@ryanc7068]

You should look through dark moons files,haven't seen anybody do it.

[@Bobs_your_uncle]

That would be awesome considering dark moon is my favorite 3ds game and one of my favorite games of all time.

[@inktonythekaonashigaster6631]

wasn't there a theory that the clock tower was closed due to violent accidents that resulted in people getting caught in gears of the clock? There was supposedly photos of what looked like clothing stuck in the top gears

[@alexandermoore2265]

Maybe that ghost was supposed to be an enemy that has a key in the stomach to guard it and Luigi can't vacuum or flash it but can spray any elements on it so we would have to try spraying any elements for the first time. Maybe that's why it has an open twisted stomach.

[@SMToonAsia]

The fact that Elh is completely untextured is probably the creepiest part about him in my opinion

[@eugenekrabs141]

you stole this comment

[@lopzxx5036]

@@eugenekrabs141 its called "inspiration"

[@eugenekrabs141]

@@lopzxx5036 "insperation" has differences between the original, look up the definition of "insperation" before trying to use the word

[@lopzxx5036]

@@eugenekrabs141 *inspiration

[@eugenekrabs141]

@@lopzxx5036 aww, dnot liek wheen eye misplel? goona halve two deel weth it, correcting the grammar of a word you dont know how to use properly doesnt help your trash argument buddy

[@ThaneGaming]

2:37 - "If we sacrifice Toad to the Elder Gods, we can raise ELH" is the greatest introduction ever

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

Favorite part of the vid lol

[@tellmeninetails5819]

Elh looks like a pursuer type enemy: Someone that can appear at any time and doesn't get succ'd. It'd make sense in a game like luigi's mansion were each room is next to each other. Maybe if you duke him enough he splits into smaller elemental Elhs.

[@extremmefan7305]

Moves like a zombie (that "swat" looks like an attempt to grab a la ReDead), built like an amalgamation (or just like a chestless bioweapon or something), a fluidity of body that looks like Pikmin's Waterwraith (and related bosses)... That thing is already creeping me out, even without the elemental mastery associated. That's some Resident Evil or Ocarina of Time well spooky shit.

[@dominicbonogofski]

Elh is S-tier for Smash? Instant K.O. grabs and elemental control?

[@vinnyfiorino9003]

Just looking at him and how viscous he looks, and considering we haven’t found a water attack, I’m going to theorize/believe he was a water based ghost (due to his liquidy like design) who controlled the other two elements with his attacks but that’s also his weaknesss, and you’d have freeze him or possibly freeze him then use fire.

[@XsakuradreamsX]

OK ANOTHER THEORY, based on how Elh would be pronounced it could signal to the “L” on Luigi’s hat, it could have been that, kinda like in Mario Sunshine, you would have to fight a distorted version of Luigi, who had the same move set as you plus others so you had a way too vacuum him up, but that’s just a theory, A GAME THEORY (no I’m not MatPat)

[@Quote_]

dude, i love the idea of luigi fighting waluigi with a vacuum.

[@dexter_animates2205]

@@Quote_ fuck yeah

[@samuraiturtle.2637]

Ah yes, my favorite Mario character, elh

[@Elec.Balloon]

Elh for Mario Party Superstars.

[@bluecarom4222]

@@Elec.Balloon Fuck no. Elh for Smash.

[@laneland]

You mean favorite Luigi character

[@princethefrog7760]

@@bluecarom4222 that and a whole game about Elh

[@HelloHamburger]

@@bluecarom4222 Let’s go!!!!

[@tehhypergamer963]

So basically, Elh is a ghost of a ghost.

[@MysticBearKnight]

The biggest mystery in this game is… Which ghost pays for the bills?

[@LeivenFrestea]

Probably that old man we mercilessly vacuumed

[@MysticBearKnight]

@@LeivenFrestea There are a few old men we murdered in that mansion, haha!

[@eclipz23]

The one we got the most money from

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

@@MysticBearKnight Can't murder someone who's already dead!

[@MysticBearKnight]

@@ZaxorVonSkyler Not until you try.

[@BigRatNuggz]

Im a simple-minded creature i see SwankBox i click

[@dominicbonogofski]

The best kind of simple-minded creature.

[@bigotis9042]

Every copy of Luigi's mansion is personalized

[@Mae4Ever]

Real question is, what foes Elh even LOOK LIKE if he has a texture. Doe she have goofy lookin eyes above the holes? Is he purple? Or whatever.

[@SuperKoru64]

wonder if he even have uv's

[@acidhydra101]

The physical appearance of "Elh" really reminds me of the "pure" Tank form Flood enemy from Halo 3

[@matthewcoyle4131]

I was thinking this too. Like a tank and a juggernaut combined.

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

I think him being a placeholder for bogmeyer is probably the safest bet. It doesn't help that they both look like they are liquid based, slime to be specific. And with the attacks and particles added on, I think what happened was either somebody looked at this and thought it would be too scary for Luigi's Mansion, and then changed it to bargmeyer, or thought the boss would probably be too hard, so they went with something easier. Either case, what a great find

[@maxolotl7089]

As someone who makes textures professionally, I can say Elh definitely doesn't have *no* texture. The way models are built in GameCube games, you can rebuild the texture based on where the vertices are. If you're willing to, you can contact me and send me that blender file you've shown, and I can rebuild the texture that might've been used for it.

[@StormerSage]

Interesting place I thought of to put him for some rom hack: During the blackout, he won't show up at first, and you'll have enough time to get through the sequence without seeing him. Though if you stick around in the dark, he could have a chance to come out of the floor.

[@Ririxpj]

HOLD ON "L is real" The entity is called L L, the entity, is real

[@bandband4498]

Its spelled Elh.

[@sniper6081]

"A ghost that exists, but can never be seen" So an actual ghost.

[@SuperKoru64]

yes

[@bk7064]

My theory (based on the ideas of others) Elh was a Mr.X like enemy that constantly roamed the Mansion. When we play this game, we feel a sense of calmness in the brightly lit hallways or rooms once they are completed. Knowing this, having Elh in the game constantly roaming the Mansion, potentially hiding around any corner, *would continuously leave a sense of dread and nervousness.* You were never truly safe in the Mansion. Once strong enough, you'd meet him in the cave outside of the Mansion where you finally defeat him there, grabbing the key that was once in his chest to fight King Boo. Since the cave was removed from the game, it would make sense why Elh would also be so underdeveloped.

[@GANONdork123]

Probably the most perplexing thing about elh is the name. Aside from "el" perhaps being short for "element" or "elemental", I can't think what the H could mean. While early 3D Nintendo games are a bit notorious for having fairly unhelpful or seemingly random names (Dark Link's model file in Ocarina of time is labeled as "torch", implying his model replaced that of a torch and they never bothered to change the name of the file) On top of that, it's clear he didn't get too far into development considering how little code and data is left relating to him in the game, along with missing textures. Elh has always intrigued me ever since his model was discovered, and it's kinda funny that, despite all the other discoveries and confirmation of long-speculated pieces of cut content, elh still remains just as perplexing as the day he was first discovered.

[@valjean3663]

Regarding Elh's name, there's a very disturbing possibility that occurred to me right away that, although it's outlandish, I'm surprised nobody else has thrown out there: ELoHim. That is to say, he may be some designer's twisted conception of what God looks like.

[@poisonedsoap1341]

Maybe Elh could've been the balcony boss since you get the ice ability before going there, and maybe one of the unicorn statues could've been fire while the other remained ice, with you having to switch between the two during his battle. Elh could've also meant elemental

[@asuuki2048]

OMG YES!!! I have been wanting you to do a video on this FOREVER!!! I’ve requested it so many times 😭 I’ve also always wanted to make a video on this entity myself! If I ever do, it will be thanks to you! 💜💜💜

[@spencermaley4390]

Honestly, I feel like "Elh" is a prototype model for bogmire.

[@TheChimeraPack]

@@kjkjkj939 it could have been a early model that they decided wouldn't be fitting so they repurposed it. Or the original bogmire fight might have used elements to like make light or put light out

[@BrokamaGay]

The way Elh moves is just so unsettling. I could see it being sort of a Nemesis/Mr. X stalker type enemy appearing when you least expect and hunting for Luigi.

[@diamondjub2318]

plot twist, Elh is actually a lost Hell Valley Sky Tree

[@megan8447]

Havent you seen just how large the sky trees are though when stood next to mario?

[@diamondjub2318]

@@megan8447 he got lost because he is so small

[@ElickFlash]

Honestly, it looks like a scrapped plant monster. The torso is all viney, and his arms are giant leaves. Might have been used as a roadblock origonally. The fire and ice element association more then likely would have been used to get rid of the roadblock. So basically having a fire or ice element would destroy Elh. So luigi could care on. Most likely scrapped due to the elemental powers being limited use with ammo oppose to a perminate upgrade and would be annoying to have to back track to a spot in the mansion to deal with him.

[@Sofishticated792]

I always saw that monster as a weird unfinished origami

[@instinct3461]

1:53 the painting looks like Igor

[@derezzed5588]

I think it would have been so terrifying and awesome if Elh ended up being a sort of Nemesis or Mr. X type enemy. Just constantly stalking you throughout the mansion, or many the chase would have been triggered by something?

[@NinjaV_Editz]

What if Elh was kept or encountered inside of the deleted cave area, which could be why he isn’t found in the game

[@joshchidester1256]

He's modeled after a ghost called Kunekune (wriggle monster). He's typically put in trains in other video games. If that wasn't the intention ya got me but based on every other iteration I've seen Ehl is a dead ringer for Kunekune.

[@Solibrae]

That's true. I know that thing thanks to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and there is some resemblance. Maybe this means that part of Luigi's Mansion was going to take place on a train?

[@joshchidester1256]

There's a good possibility. My guess is he was some sort of secret ghost but they couldn't figure out how to tie him in properly with their story. Or he was just too scary for nintendo so they didn't bother making his area or finishing him up.

[@Zaktot-ho8fe]

The only problem with that is Kunekune was popularized around 2003, two years after the games release. However, the interpretations that I found look shockingly similar to The Hell Valley Sky Trees found in galaxy.

[@joshchidester1256]

@@Zaktot-ho8fe A gentleman AND a scholar. Thanks for the insight my man.

[@eclipz23]

It's possible that Elh was supposed to be a more human-shaped ghost or not even supposed to be a ghost at all. Maybe Luigi's mansion developers once had the idea of monsters and poltergeists.

[@super-weegee]

Elh looks like the trees from Mario galaxy

[@peanutcake.]

Here's how I think he'll be like if he got in the game: Elh is a spiritual elder that was made by Egadd, who jumbled up several ghosts. Elh walks around in wetlands and mansions until the creature finds an victim to kill and drag somewhere..."private" Appears: after you kill about 9000 ghosts, on top of the mansion When you succ Elh: After he gets out of your grasp, he spawns 3 ghosts Attack animation: lashes forward at you and attacks Attack animation #2: shoots you with white ink, blinds your screen Attack animation #3: malfunctions and shoots an icicle out of his chest that makes your skin softer (you take extra damage) Attack animation #4: malfunctions yet again, spreading 3 medium sized lava pools for 7 seconds. I didn't really play L's Mansion, so give me more ideas in replies!

[@ashley-owo]

With the attacks, he could have been some sort of lava/ice based enemy (along the lines of the theme of the Shiverburn Galaxy), hence the goopy lava like torso

[@catkingmiow4279]

"So if we sacrifice toad to the elder gods, we can raise Elh's corpse at the start of the mansion." Wait, Doctor E. Gadd didn't tell me this function existed in the game

[@mugluigi5003]

I wanna see Nintendo release his textures, or if they never made any make some based of what they were gonna be.

[@ScatterBrainedYouBetterFollow]

Call in a bomb threat

[@psiguy4765]

On the note of Elh potentially being a scrapped area boss, perhaps it was originally going to be the Boss Ghost of Area 4 instead of Vincent Van Gore. That would explain its use of multiple elements, as you wouldn't have these by the end of Area 2 if he was the original version of Bogmire. Plus Van Gore's not really much of an area boss, the devs may have just been running out of time and scrapped Elh or its fight was just too difficult to create for some reason.

[@WastedHog]

Elh always reminded me of the Mamuta from Pikmin. It has some similar shapes, like the smooth wide 'head', and the long droopy fingerless hands. I can even detect a bit of shyness in its demeanor-- plus, of course, that pound attack is a dead ringer for the Mamuta's Pikmin-burying slam (which is actually decently helpful sometimes-- Mamuta, despite being a boss enemy, are gentle-natured). So maybe Elh isn't so bad :D ... Or maybe I just remembered the said-to-be malformed larval Mamuta enemy, The Smoky Progg... I mean, World of Light basically just made that thing a Goomba, so who cares anymore? Why do I care about anything?

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

Guys. Elh. Elemental. It isn't hard. I'm not sure what the "h" means but it is clear to me that the El part means elemental, considering the particle effects and shiver damage animation.

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Awesome Video SwankyBox

[@TheYEETgod6106]

U literally could not have finished the video yet

[@Cliffordlonghead]

@@TheYEETgod6106 actually i did

[@Cliffordlonghead]

@@TheYEETgod6106 And stop it its annoying

[@TheYEETgod6106]

@@Cliffordlonghead well now yes but when u posted how??

[@TheYEETgod6106]

@@Cliffordlonghead ok

[@yeetoof9846]

Elh, has now become the ghost that is a ghost to many casual players

[@statiic_hydra8678]

You know, he looks a lot like the halo 2 juggernaut, which was also never fully put into the game.

[@mellowanimations7237]

I love the elh mystery. You, swankybox, should make a modded boss fight on a lm emulator and give him a texture for him!

[@CMP7778]

Elh, backwards is hle could that mean anything? Probs not but idk

[@css1323]

Always trips me out coming across a video uploaded just today. Thanks!

[@Kepitt]

Ah yes, Elh is real.

[@PirateFlavor]

I think the reason why Elh has only fire and ice related effects is because he is meant to be made of water himself, which is where his flowy movements and attack would come into place, completing the element trio

[@lydiaisbored]

Elh reminds me of the word Elohim (God). Maybe Nintendo wanted to make a god like character and scrapped it for some reason.

[@mattmarrillia4907]

Elh could be short for Element to support your theory. Possibly his full name would have been something like Elhement, Elhemental, or Elhemental Ghost

[@brunogodofsomethingidkabou4791]

Elh looks like Majoras masks final boss. Like look at him closely.

[@aperson6512]

E. Gadd made Elh for if Luigi tries to go somewhere E. Gadd doesn't think he's ready for yet and told Elh to just push Luigi away if he tries to get by Elh (though not with any specified force or telling Luigi he made Elh) and the element stuff is for when ghost possesses Elh or manages to convince them to join their side, probably from the theory of Elh being made of multiple ghosts.

[@0rangepel378]

Elh is real.

[@ashphillips1496]

Anything incomplete hidden in files and void of looks in general is just terrifying to me personally idk about anyone else

[@drybones9807]

A little bit and also kind of sad.😢

[@mattm7220]

Just imagine if Nintendo made an official statement about Elh, and all they said was, "None of the team members working on Luigi's Mansion have ever seen that model before."

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

Oh. I don't like that...

[@elfiebranford9330]

*Elh Dorado* Nah, but seriously, something about this design just rubs me the wrong way--but I mean that in a good way. The fact that it feels the least human of all the other ghosts, including Bogmire, and really feels like this monstrous thing that dwells within the mansion's depths ... ooooh ... It just gives me chills.

[@adrianzubia4598]

L is real. Mario 64 and zelda

[@Stathio]

A few things! As a few people here have said, I think that this thing could likely be a Nemesis-style boss enemy that would chase Luigi through the mansion at some point. The rising out of the ground works for this, as well as the multiple element stuff to cover various areas of the mansion. Another idea- it looks vaguely plant/tree-like? Like it has vines- maybe it was a boss for the outside of the mansion/a forest area. The name Elh- could be both a reference to the Luigi "L", and also a reference to it being related to elements- perhaps it was even originally a guardian of the element medals? And finally- I don't know why, but my initial gut feeling was that it's something that would appear and chase Luigi through the mansion during that part where the mansion's power goes out? That part always felt like there should have been more to it, somehow. If that was the case, my guess is that they realised that the lights going out and a bunch of ghosts reappearing alone was enough, and that adding a pursuer boss on top of that at that point would have been too much.

[@anthonyarteagaaguirre6509]

I love this guy also great job on the foolzardy it was SOOOO hard lol keep up the great work thanks from Sanic1972Sonic hint hint

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

I got a theory about it. Perhaps the different particle effects could be a showcase that Elh was meant to be a miniboss of sorts that would be a reoccurring enemy that would have given luigi the ability to use the elements. Luigi could find the water medal first, then you fight Elh afterwards which would require you to use water and after beating it, it you get the Fire medal. Then later on it'd come at you as an ice element to prevent you from using water against, then after you beat it you could get access to the ice medal. Then late game you'd fight it using fire, water, and ice and you have to switch different elements do counter it's attack and finally catch it once and for all.

[@TheLegoNation]

Elh is real 2401

[@theghost56animations7]

My theory on Elh: If I remember correctly, there is an unused cave area (or something similar) that would be outside the mansion. Since only one part was finished, I'm assuming that Elh would have been the boss of the cave, but Nintendo scrapped it.

[@Explodinghairypotatocat]

Joke theory: the mystery entity is actually just a shadow of a random cat that is also invisible, making it very shtunpid (stupid but spelled stupidly)

[@SterbiusMcGurbius]

And that's why doing a funky sidestep with Elh in Luigi's Mansion will always be one of my Pixel Portals.

[@Cliffordlonghead]

HAHA

[@ownerofanheartofthesunrise]

^ first guy

[@TheYEETgod6106]

First guy to say first guy^

[@black97_0]

Did fans ever try to give him a texture, based on the ghosts in the game? Like, design a texture based on those in the final game, and see how it looks on him Actually he might look less scarry that way Nevermind

[@azazeltheundyingdamienkali5700]

Looking at this Elh guy makes the Mother Brain music from Super Metroid play in my head.

[@marcellofasano589]

Elh Has its spook because it is not textured, It was most likely removed because of its unique Structure. This is just what I think.

[@quesito1233]

Maybe elh was a boss who possesses the elements, if they realize he doesn't have the element of water, maybe you had to face him several times, the first time you would defeat him with water to give you the element of fire and then, You would defeat him again to give you the element of ice

[@SagaEf]

I'd like to imagine Elh would wander the halls looking for Luigi, and would wrap himself around you if he found you.