Professor E. Gadd

Professor E. Gadd
Series	Mario series
First Game	Luigi's Mansion
Creator	Nintendo EAD
Voice Actor	Kazumi Totaka

Professor E. Gadd, (sometimes referred to as E. Gadd; known as "Professor Oyama" in Japan) is a character who has made a number of appearances in different Mario games, each time appearing as a mad, but friendly, gadget-inventing scientist. His full name is Elvin Gadd. He is apparently left-handed or south-pawed, as shown in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time when he is shown operating a Nintendo DS with a stylus in his left hand. He was also mentioned in Super Mario Sunshine, being the creator of F.L.U.D.D..

In Japan the professor is named after Nintendo game designer Yoshiyuki Oyama. The English name is a play on the minced oath egad! or egads! His speech pattern consists of specialized gibberish, but the translation (or his "real words") are always in a text box.

Appearances

Luigi's Mansion

E. Gadd debuted in Luigi's Mansion as one of the main characters. Luigi enters the mansion and is saved from ghosts by a strange old man wielding a vacuum cleaner. Professor E. Gadd reveals that he lives in a house near the mansion, where he researches his favorite subject - ghosts. Luigi explains his brother Mario is missing within the house, and the professor decides to help Luigi by giving him two of his inventions, the Poltergust 3000 and the Game Boy Horror, the professor continues to help Luigi throughout the game, giving him help and tips.

Super Mario Sunshine

In Super Mario Sunshine, when Mario finds F.L.U.D.D., it says: "Thank you for purchasing this item from Gadd Science, Inc." Later, Bowser Jr. says he got his magic brush from "a strange old man in a white coat". This is a fitting description of Professor E. Gadd, which is further confirmed when F.L.U.D.D. seems to react in surprise to the statement. There is a symbol both on the Magic Paintbrush and F.L.U.D.D. and its upgrade boxes showing a face and hairstyle similar to E. Gadd's, probably the Gadd Science, Inc. insignia.

Mario & Luigi series

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga the professor makes an appearance supplying the brothers with an array of accessories to help them along their way, after they try each drink at Starbeans Cafe, a coffeehouse that he owns.

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time the professor debuts his newest invention to the Mushroom Kingdom, a time machine. However, when Princess Peach ends up stuck in the past, E. Gadd provides the brothers a suitcase enhanced with artificial intelligence named Stuffwell to help them on their quest. The heroes later meet a younger Prof. E. Gadd (thought by the Toads there, in the English version, to be named interjection-like names, such a U. Reeka & Yao Zerr), who is researching the behavior of the Thwomps at Thwomp Volcano. After his lab is destroyed by the eruption of the volcano he mentions his interests in studying ghosts, and that he would be buying a lab at the edge of Boo Woods, which is the likely location of Luigi's Mansion.

Mario Party series

In Mario Party Advance, the player can use the coins earned in the mini-games to buy Professor E. Gadd's zany "Gaddgets". In Mario Party 6 Professor E. Gadd appears in his own board, E. Gadd's Garage. Players see him when they land on a ? space and usually get to try one of his inventions, like a giant fan that sucks the other players coins away.

In Mario Party 7, many character gadgets are made by Professor E. Gadd, including Wario and Waluigi's Coin Vacuum.

Cameos

• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door- Professor Frankly has glasses like his.

Game Appearances

Year	Video Game	Console	Notes	Playable
Luigi's Mansion	2001	Nintendo GameCube	First appearance in the Mario series	No
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	Nintendo GameCube	Mentioned	No
Mario Party 4	2002	Nintendo GameCube	Gaddlight	No
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	2003	Game Boy Advance	First appearance in the Mario & Luigi series of games	No
Mario Party 5	2003	Nintendo GameCube	Vehicle Parts	No
Mario Party 6	2004	Nintendo GameCube	Game Board	No
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	2004	Nintendo GameCube	His glasses make a cameo.	No
Mario Party Advance	2005	Game Boy Advance	Only physical appearance in the Mario Party series of games.	No
Mario Kart Arcade GP	2005	Arcade	Cameo in the background	No
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	2005	Nintendo DS	Second appearance in the Mario & Luigi series of games.	No
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	2013	Nintendo 3DS	After a 7 year absence, will reappear as an ally to Luigi in this game.	No

Gadgets created

Gadget:	First Game:	Function:
Poltergust 3000	Luigi's Mansion	Sucks up ghosts.
Game Boy Horror	Luigi's Mansion	Shows you a map of the mansion, shows you the menu, etc.
F.L.U.D.D.	Super Mario Sunshine	Squirts out water.
Magic Paintbrush	Super Mario Sunshine	Spreads paint that allows your dreams to come true (according to Bowser Jr.).
Stuffwell	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	Stores Items, counts beans, holds pieces of the Cobalt Star.
Poltergust 5000	Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	Sucks up ghosts.

Characters in Mario
Major characters	The Mario Bros. (Mario • Luigi) • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Rosalina • Waluigi • Princess Daisy • Toadette • Birdo • Wario • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong
Secondary characters	Wanda • Pauline • Professor E. Gadd • Toadsworth • Captain Toad • Nabbit • Cappy
Enemies	Koopalings (Larry Koopa / Morton Koopa Jr. / Lemmy Koopa / Wendy O. Koopa / Iggy Koopa / Roy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa) • Fawful • Kammy Koopa • Dimentio • Antasma • Kamek • King Boo • Petey Piranha • Tatanga • Wart • Foreman Spike • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones • Goomba • Piranha Plant • Boo
Other media	Giuseppe