Mysterious Ghost Copycat outside of Mall

[CirnoMode]

Hey all, I loaded up the game this morning, walked outside, and on one of the raised earth I noticed what I thought was the Metal Woman target I was looking for. I approached her, and she got into a battle with me where she had infinite ghostly status and copycatted your starting characters. I reset since I had no way of actually winning that fight, and came up with a strat to get them to use walls and only walls until they're defeated. Problem is, she won't reappear. Anyone know what's going on?

[Doca]

I've seen a few of these, they seem to appear anywhere at random. I'm also wondering if there's something deeper going on with it, but i can't say for sure.

[CirnoMode]

Originally posted by Doca:

I've seen a few of these, they seem to appear anywhere at random. I'm also wondering if there's something deeper going on with it, but i can't say for sure.

Can you list every location you found em? I want to try defeating one with the "substitute to your death" strat, and see if that'll work.

[Tronerfull]

Originally posted by CirnoMode:

Originally posted by Doca:

I've seen a few of these, they seem to appear anywhere at random. I'm also wondering if there's something deeper going on with it, but i can't say for sure.

Can you list every location you found em? I want to try defeating one with the "substitute to your death" strat, and see if that'll work.

There is also a rumor on the cementery that makes you figth a ghost child that also has the infinite ghost status. that one I just spammed Inflame a wallled him out. Status attacks ( no damage) still affect ghosts.

[CirnoMode]

Originally posted by Tronerfull:

Originally posted by CirnoMode:

Can you list every location you found em? I want to try defeating one with the "substitute to your death" strat, and see if that'll work.

There is also a rumor on the cementery that makes you figth a ghost child that also has the infinite ghost status. that one I just spammed Inflame a wallled him out. Status attacks ( no damage) still affect ghosts.

I haven't quite found the cemetery yet. I'll look for it, and also steal your strategy! Thanks!

[Doca]

Originally posted by CirnoMode:

Originally posted by Doca:

I've seen a few of these, they seem to appear anywhere at random. I'm also wondering if there's something deeper going on with it, but i can't say for sure.

Can you list every location you found em? I want to try defeating one with the "substitute to your death" strat, and see if that'll work.

First off, i think the ghost trainer is unrelated, it's just an (admittedly cool) gimmick fight at night in the cemetary.

As for the ghost doppleganger, i've seen it :
-In front of that one long cave you open with a button in the Park
-On a ledge in the Marshes, close to the Landkeeper HQ
-I believe on Mt Wirral ? I might have that wrong, but i definitely saw it somewhere else at least once.

Also note that two of these, I saw after RETURNING to these places, so this is not a one-and-done event, it really DOES spawn randomly. Dashing at it at full speed does nothing.

[Fortuna]

I've seen my dark doppleganger 3 times so far, but she poofed every time I saw her. I don't know what triggers it to actually fight you, but I'm super curious as to why it does sometimes.

[Catgirl Clawjob]

Originally posted by Doca:

As for the ghost doppleganger, i've seen it :
-In front of that one long cave you open with a button in the Park
-On a ledge in the Marshes, close to the Landkeeper HQ
-I believe on Mt Wirral ? I might have that wrong, but i definitely saw it somewhere else at least once.

Just spotted it on Mt Wirral on the spot where you have to climb back and forth - on the ledge that sticks out a bit. You're not crazy - or maybe we all are.

[azuarc]

Originally posted by Tronerfull:

Status attacks ( no damage) still affect ghosts.

Is this the only way to deal with ghostly enemies?

[Fortuna]

Originally posted by azuarc:

Originally posted by Tronerfull:

Status attacks ( no damage) still affect ghosts.

Is this the only way to deal with ghostly enemies?

There's a passive ability that lets you hit ghosts, and New Leaf will remove the ghostly effect.

[Tuskai]

Originally posted by Fortuna:

Originally posted by azuarc:

Is this the only way to deal with ghostly enemies?

There's a passive ability that lets you hit ghosts, and New Leaf will remove the ghostly effect.

As a third option, Ghosted units can hit other ghosted units.

[CirnoMode]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this is super interesting. It makes me feel happy finding a secret for the first time before it's marked down on any wikipedias or guides. Thanks for the help! I'll be sure to keep some stickers on hand to deal with ghost dupe problems!

[wurmtoken]

Do you have to do something special to challenge it? I've completed the game, but even when I floated above it and landed on its head it still disappeared on me.

[Fortuna]

Originally posted by wurmtoken:

Do you have to do something special to challenge it? I've completed the game, but even when I floated above it and landed on its head it still disappeared on me.

Nobody knows, I don't think. I haven't seen anyone who knows what triggers it to fight you. It's a mystery.

[-UoG-Leroy.exe]

Originally posted by Fortuna:

I've seen my dark doppleganger 3 times so far, but she poofed every time I saw her. I don't know what triggers it to actually fight you, but I'm super curious as to why it does sometimes.

likewise. never got to fight em, just saw it out of the corner of my eye thinking i was nutty.

"hey kiddo"