I kinda have this thing I headcanon for the ghosts where itās like a special unique feature or ability that they have, and it relates to either how they died, special hobbies /habits, what makes them unique, etc. And it can either help or hurt them. Hereās some examples I made up. Not all of them are there tho.
Steward: I think a lot of us collectively agree he died in some way involving a trip or tumble while carrying suitcases. A bone here or there snapped and maybe even his neck. Well, I headcanon his ghost curse is that he often has aches in his ājointsā or ābonesā or even in the āmusclesā. Even tho theyāre technically not there. It can be caused both by his death and from carrying luggage. Yknow. Also, heās pretty fast. Maybe from carrying around that weight all day. It basically has the same effect that the weighted clothes have on the Z fighters. Just not as much obviously he isnāt ultra instinct fast.
Chambrea: due to her being pretty snoopy, sheās amazingly good at hiding things, and has a keen eye for details. An example is when she swallows the suitcase I guess, even though itās very much visible. Not the best example I guess. But sheās probably really good in other ways. She also pays good attention to all the interesting things, like in the rooms she cleans. Someone get this girl a detective job.
Amadeus: I headcanon he died from an illness. Since heās from like the 1700ās. And he looks pretty old. And illness in the 1700ās vs a 60-70yr man is definitely an easy match. So his ghost curse, is that he can still get sick. Obviously not big illnesses. Probably just anything between a fever to probably like a small flu. All that stuff. Kinda goes against ghost logic, but thatās the point of some curses I guess. A good in game example is his stretchy arms. Since heās a pianist, and plays a lot of other instruments too, his arms are stretched around, eccentrically moved, all dramatic, itās given them the ability to become almost elastic like in the afterlife. Pretty goofy tbh
Dr. Potter: Since heās probably been gardening for years even before he died, Iād say that whole insta-grow thing he can do with the plants, is his ghost curse. It normally even buffs the plants, sometimes accidentally mutating them. It can be a good mutation or a bad one, but at least it isnāt resident evil level mutation.
Serpci: due to her obvious majesticness, one part of her curse is sheās extremely swift and sneaky, like really good. Almost sheikah monk level of stealth. The other part is, I headcanon she died suffocating in a sand trap, probably from some execution. Egypt was pretty brutal. So she coughs a lot, and breathes harsher and heavier. But sheās learned to control it so it doesnāt harm her stealthy image.
Nikki, Lindsey, and Ginny: Since theyāre magicians, I headcanon their ghost curse is that they can do insane tricks without the trick part, or using as much magic. Like whole limbs disappearing or separating. Normally ghosts would need a good amount of magic to even ATTEMPT that, but theyāre just epic like that I guess.
Captain fishook: Either heās actually just a shark, chilling in the ocean with Mipha and Sidon I guess, or he actually used to be a man. He couldāve died from a shark attack on his ship, and he like fell overboard and got eaten or something I guess. And his curse turned him into a shark after he died. Maybe heās stuck as a shark, or can switch between the two. But the shark form is definitely more common to see, if so.
DJ PhantasmaGloria: I headcanon she died from an electrical fire with her equipment during a party, and her wig, or just her, had set on fire. Burnt to a crisp William afton style. One thing to defend this is her ghost spirit/fire is WAY stronger and flares much more, and it looks a lot like actual fire. So her ghost curse, is sheās really vulnerable to heat. She can get sunburns, she uses fans a LOT, and she heats up really easily. Probably why she wears such summery party clothes.
And thatās all the ones I made up! If you have any ideas for ghost curses for anyone I didnāt include, please tell me Iād love to add them to the list. I just thought this was a really interesting concept and really builds their character as ghosts.