Luigi
LaIn the Super Mario World television series, Luigi fell from a lava waterfall and landed on a skull raft. After that, he found a Yoshi egg. The Yoshi affectionately called Luigi Mama Luigi and thought of him as his mother. The Yoshi assisted in rescuing Princess Peach and defeating King Koopa.
Mario is Missing
In Mario is Missing!, Mario was kidnapped by Bowser, and it was up to Luigi to find him. During his quest, Luigi learned about geography, battled Bowser's seven children, and got help from Yoshi while traveling across the real world to find Mario. In the end, he saved Mario. Then, the Mario Bros. loaded Bowser into a cannon and fired him into the snow. Bowser froze instantly and split in half. However, this ending only applied to the SNES version of the game. This game marked Luigi's solo-adventure debut and was the only solo adventure for Luigi until 2001.
Hotel Mario
Luigi is one of the main characters in the game Hotel Mario. Princess Peach was retained as a "permanent guest" by Bowser, who turned the Mushroom Kingdom into his own personal resorts. Eventually, Luigi and Mario destroyed each of the seven Koopaling Hotels. They then defeated Bowser at his own palace and rescued the princess. Luigi was controlled by the 2nd player, his sprite being a palette swap of Mario. This was Luigi's only run on the Phillips CD/I.
===[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Boobthief-like and evil alter-ego, Mr. L.]] In the game Super Paper Mario Luigi was playable. He was noticeably braver here, rushing in to save Princess Peach, jumping on Bowser, and calling Count Bleck a goon. His special move was a jump that is so powerful it sent him out of the screen. He was the last character to be unlocked, joining Mario's party in the interlude between Chapters 6 and 7.
Brainwashed by Count Bleck's assistant, Nastasia, Luigi became Mr. L, also known as The Green Thunder. Before Mario could get his hands on the fifth Pure Heart, Mr. L made his dramatic appearance in the Whoa Zone. Mario and his team seemed to not recognize Mr. L as being Luigi. He attacked with a super jump and could use Shroom Shakes during battle. To stop him from using the Shroom Shake, the player could attack him before it heals him. WhenKahto avoid being recognized while inside Bowser. The Mario Bros. could also use the Warp Pipes in the Pipe Yard to get out of Bowser's Body and go out on their own missions. Again, Luigi proved to be an invaluable help to Mario, often helping him throughout the adventure. At one point, Luigi even had to rescue Mario from many Sockops that had taken him. In order to do that, Luigi made use of a Sockop to traverse a field of thorns. The unlikely trio eventually engaged the Dark Star in their final battle with the Dark Star itself already having used Bowser's DNA to turn into Dark Bowser. Bowser must reduce Dark Bowser's HP to 0 so that the Dark Fawful Bug could fully revive him and make him bigger. Bowser then must punch Dark Bowser's belly to have him spit out the Dark Fawful Bug and return to normal size. After that, Bowser must inhale the Dark Fawful Bug (while Dark Bowser tries to do the same) and let the Mario Bros. fight it. In a battle similar to the one they had with his former mistress, they must defeat the Dark Fawful Bug's body parts first before being able to reach the Dark Star Core. Once they destroyed the Dark Fawful Bug, Dark Bowser became unstable. Then Bowser must charge his punches to deliver the final blows on Dark Bowser until Dark Bowser explodes, freeing the kingdom forever from an age of darkness. The Mario Bros. then met up with a beaten Dark Fawful Bug. They were surprised to see that he survived. However, without a body or the Dark Star to sustain him, he didn't have much time left. With one last psychotic smile, Fawful explodes, hoping to destroy the Marios with it, however instead releasing everyone from Bowser's body. Everyone then cheered on Mario and Luigi for saving the kingdom, but the celebration was cut short as Bowser was angry when he saw that Mario and Luigi were in his body, and engages the Marios and Starlow in what promises to be another epic WehMusic Keys back. All the keys were subsequently returned to Truffle Tower.
Super Smash Bros. series
Template:SSB Infobox Luigi was a secret (unlockable) character in the fighting game Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. He was unlocked by beating Bonus stages as all eight of the default characters, and then beating him in a fight. Despite being unlockable, he always fought alongside Mario in Stage 4 of 1-P Mode. He briefly appeared (alongside all unlockable characters) in the opening. He also made a brief appearance in the How to Play tutorial.
He also appeared as a secret character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the sequel for Super Smash Bros. To unlock him, one had to play the first level of Adventure Mode with a 2 in the "seconds" area of the remaining time. If done correctly, there would be a short cutscene with Luigi kicking Mario off the stage. The player then had to battle Luigi in Mario's place. If Luigi was beaten in less than a minute, Luigi would appear again to challenge the player if the player completed Adventure mode.
He also appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as an unlockable character once more. To unlock him, the player had to play 22 brawls, complete Classic mode without using continues, or simply get him to join you in The Subspace Emissary. Luigi's white color scheme in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl resembles Luigi's colors in Super Mario Bros.. He was strong, had fast attacks, and was a middle weight. However, he had the lowest traction and very slow movement in both air and ground. He also seems to be more prone to tripping than all the other fighters in Brawl.
In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi's voice is just a high pitched variation of Mario's voice. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl though, his voice sounds just like his basic voice in many Mario series titles.
Solid Snake Codec Conversation
- Snake: That guy with the mustache...
- Colonel: Ha. You mean the "King of Second Bananas"?
- Snake: Hey, that's Luigi! Show him a little respect!
- Colonel: Look at that pale skin. He's been living in his brother's shadow for too long.
- Snake: That's a low blow, Colonel!
- Colonel: Face it, Snake! Once a kid brother, always a kid brother!
- Snake: Colonel, what's gotten into you?!
- Colonel: La li lu le lo. La li lu le lo. La li lu le lo.
- Snake: Colonel, snap out of it! Colonel!! COLONEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Role in the Subspace Emissary
Luigi first appeared where he pretends to threaten and attack on-coming Waddle Dees. They were harmless and made no move to attack him, but he was frightened by them, nonetheless. Then, out of nowhere he was attacked from behind by King Dedede, who slammed Luigi with his mallet, sending him flying into the air. After he came back down, he became a trophy. King Dedede placed him on the road as bait for Wario, who was coming down the road. Wario took the bait, and Dedede managed to steal the princess and Ness trophies along with Wario's Cargo.
Dedede placed a special badge on Luigi, Ness, and the princess, though the princess's badge was knocked off when Bowser flew off with the princess in his Koopa Clown Car and was later swallowed by Kirby. Later, when Tabuu turned everyone into trophies, the badges turned Luigi and Ness back into living creatures. The badges had the power to bring trophies back to life. Luigi and Ness afterward turned King Dedede back to life. The unlikely trio set off to help out Mario, Donkey Kong, Samus, Fox, Link, Yoshi, Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Marth, Mr. Game & Watch, Falco, Pit, Captain Olimar, Lucas, Diddy Kong, the Pokémon Trainer, and Ike. Luigi, along with Ness, then watch Dedede fight Bowser, and later help him convince Wario to join them. After they turned everyone back to normal, they all fought Tabuu. Template:Endspoiler
Special Moves
Fireball
Luigi used green fireballs in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and still used it in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Although the move was called Fireball, the same name as Mario's move, it differed slightly in both appearance and effect. Luigi's fireballs were green, matching his choice of clothing, and the fireballs were not effected by gravity. This meant the fireballs will always go straight and won't bounce on the ground. However, other than that, nothing else was changed. Kirby could use Green Fireballs when he sucks up Luigi.
Green Missile
The Green Missile is Luigi's side B special move in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. When executed, Luigi flies like a rocket across the stage, smashing into any other characters and burning them. Luigi is able to charge this move up, which will allow him to fly farther and harder than usual. This would cause more damage to the opponent, sometimes rocketing the foe into the skies. In Brawl, Luigi can hold the charged Green Missile attack until he takes damage from an opponent. Green Missile is actually a better horizontal recovery than his Super Jump Punch attack, because Luigi's Super Jump Punch can only go straight up. This attack compensates for his slow lateral air speed. The attack is very similar to Pikachu's Skull Bash attack, as stated by Luigi's trophy. Luigi's Green Missile has a 12.5% chance of overpowering and going too far and causing more damage to his opponents (in Brawl a missfire didn't go as far as in Melee, making it less risky).
Super Jump Punch
The Super Jump Punch is a jumping move Mario, Luigi, and Dr. Mario can perform in the Super Smash Bros. series. It is executed by pressing B while holding the control stick upwards at the same time. When Luigi performs it, he jumped forward like Mario in the original SSB, but he jumps straight up in Melee and Brawl. Therefore, his Green Missile is usually a better recovery move. When Luigi performed it without being adjacent to the opponent, only 1 coin flies out of the enemy and only 1% damage is dealt. But if Luigi does this adjacent to the enemy, the enemy becomes cloaked in fire and receives up to 25% damage. If done perfectly on the original SSB, the opponent flies away into the background for a KO while a scream-like sound is heard. Luigi's helpless falling state was the same as Mario's in the first two games, but the helpless animation was completely different in Brawl. Luigi would become seemingly topheavy and get his head stuck in the ground after performing his Super Jump Punch in Brawl. This leaves Luigi defenseless and wide open for an attack for a short period of time. If used correctly, the Super Jump Punch could be a Meteor Smash.
Luigi Cyclone
Luigi Cyclone was a special move that Luigi can perform in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. After pressing B while tilting the Control Stick in the down position, Luigi would spin around in similar fashion to Mario's Mario Tornado. He would pull in nearby opponents, spin them around, severely damaging them in the process, and then fling them in the air, which will leave them open for more attacks. However, the move takes a while to use. Because of its lack of effect on a single opponent, the move was best used when surrounded. Also Luigi Cyclone had the ability to move faster than Mario Tornado making it ideal if characters are far from Luigi. In all three games, the cyclone allowed Luigi for vertical movement if the B button is pressed repeatedly. However, in Brawl, Luigi could fly a lot farther up. The Cyclone was also changed in Brawl to make it more similar to the Mario Tornado, i.e. it would suck in foes instead of just launching them away and also it's much easier to gain height.
Negative Zone
Negative Zone was Luigi's Final Smash in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. It was a rather bizarre Final Smash. After Luigi broke open the Smash Ball and utilizing it, he started dancing around in a strange, almost hypnotic way, and a large green circle appeared on the stage, which had a fairly large radius. Everything in the circle was altered to look like a negative or inverted image, hence the name. Any opponents caught in this circle would be affected by a variety of effects, such as uncontrollable taunting. They could escape from the circle and possibly avoid the effects after leaving the circle. They would be affected while the green circle is still on the stage, and will stay affected a little bit after the circle disappears. Luigi remained to be able to move at full speed,which gave him a clear advantage over his opponents for a short period of time. The effects wore off after a while, when the green circle started to shrink. It was stated in Luigi's Final Smash trophy that Negative Zone was a sorcerer's magic attack that was fueled by his dislike of being in his brother's shadow.
The effects were:
- Drastically reduced attack power
- Greater launch distance when hit
- Increased likelihood of slipping
- Steady increase in damage percentage
- Flower growth on head
- Dizziness
- Uncontrollable taunting
- Sudden sleepiness
- Decreased movement speed
- Tumbling midair (the player couldn't use his/her midair jump)
Other Moves
Dash Attack
If the player presses A while Luigi was running at full speed, he would perform a dash attack. His dash attack involved doing repeated hits to inflict damage on opponents. Most of the hits were weak, but the last hit tended to have more knockback than the other hits (although that was easier to notice in Brawl). This move appeared in all three installments of the Super Smash Bros. series.
Other Appearances
Luigi also appeared in Itadaki Street DS, where he joined many of his friends and Dragon Quest characters. Luigi's emblem in various games was his trademark L. In Mario and Wario Luigi appeared as the games goal and the player had to navigate the level to get to Luigi.
He made a small cameo in Yoshi's Story in the level Torrential Maze of the second world. His name was printed in the background of the stage.
Additionally, Luigi's image can be seen in a small window in the Hyrule Castle Courtyard in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when Young Link encounters Young Zelda for the first time.
Personal Information
Physical Description
Luigi is very similar to his older brother in appearance, although Luigi is slimmer and taller. His face is notably thinner and chinless. Luigi has a smoothed mustache and light blue eyes. He wears unfaded denim jean overalls, brown work shoes, and a green long-sleeve shirt. Luigi's Hat is similar to Mario's Hat, being green instead of red and having an "L" replace Mario's signature "M." Artwork for the Mario & Luigi series has consistently depicted Luigi as wearing red and white striped socks; this trait is not present in any other games.
Mario and Luigi's color preferences are reflected throughout the land in the form of various enemies, such as Koopa Troopas and Cheep Cheeps, who also come in red and green varieties. These foes even reflect the brothers' personalities, with red ones being more aggressive and green ones acting cautious. In fact, Mario and Luigi are not the only known red and green brothers, with similarly color-coded siblings including Cork and Cask, Red and Green, the Armored Harriers, and Gigi and Merri. When tattling the younger of the Armored Harriers, Goombella theorizes that it may be some sort of rule that younger brothers must wear green, offering a possible explanation for Luigi's trademark green shirt and hat.
However, Luigi has not always chosen to wear his usual green and blue clothes. Mario Bros. originally dressed Luigi in a black shirt and green overalls, although artwork showed his shirt to be red. Wrecking Crew egregiously[1] gave him a magenta pair of overalls and helmet, seemingly leaving him shirtless. Even Super Mario Bros. gave its Luigi a green shirt and white overalls (although Super Mario Bros. Deluxe replaced this with a less aberrant brown shirt and green overalls, leaving his original colors to Fire Luigi, who usually has an inverse scheme), despite the fact that his usual palette and appearance had emerged in artwork.
Luigi is rather infamous for being a palette swap of Mario in his earlier adventures. This applies to Mario Bros., Wrecking Crew, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and even the rare solo quest that is Mario is Missing!. Luigi's first unique sprites came in Super Mario Bros. 2, in which his artwork appearance conveniently coincided with the tall Mama's sprite.[2] Nintendo of Japan would not adapt Luigi's artwork differences to his in-game sprite until Super Mario Kart, although Luigi's various models have been unique almost ever since, even in remakes of games where he was originally a palette swap (such as Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, Super Mario Advance 2, and Super Mario Advance 4).
Both Mario and Luigi have been described as "cutesy," to the extent that Shigeru Miyamoto considered redesigning them to "become a bit more grown-up" in the GameCube era, for instance by removing their trademark V sign.[3] However, aside from NinINiIn addition to actual gameplay differences, Luigi often executes his moves differently than his brother. In Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, Luigi jumps with his legs back and descends with them forward, kneels when sliding, and, interestingly enough, appears to spit fireballs rather than throwing them. The Super Smash Bros. series and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! give Luigi green fireballs, and in the former games his fireballs levitate. Perhaps most famously, Luigi's jumping animation in Super Mario Bros. 2 is merely his walking animation sped up; although Luigi's "kicking" jumps were momentarily ignored, they returned in the Super Mario Advance series, complete with a high-pitched warbling sound effect in Super Mario Advance 2 and 4. Luigi's aforementioned scuttle from Super Mario 64 DS also involves walking in mid-air, and the Eternal Understudy "kicks" during his Triple Jump in Super Mario Galaxy.
Luigi has also exhibited many unique traits in various sports and spin-off games, despite usually being a balance character like his brother. In games such as Mario Kart Wii, Luigi has a higher top speed than Mario, but has lower handling and acceleration. In the Mario Golf series, Luigi his with less power than his brother but features better control, although his shots consistently curve left. Luigi is slightly faster than Mario in Mario Superstar Baseball, and reveals his special pitch and swing (the Tornado Ball and Tornado Swing, respectively) in Mario Super Sluggers.
Despite his skills, Luigi is also somewhat clumsy. For example, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he accidentally bumps one of his partners, Blooey the Blooper, into a volcano while trying to stop evil, burning him to a golden crisp but not killing him. Usually, though, he is very agile and can do many stunts Mario can not, and in fact appears to be the best jumper in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Roles Taken
Luigi is a hero, but usually a sidekick, although in some media and games he is referred to as a partner. In the Mario & Luigi games, he is the cowardly partner to Mario, and is occasionally forced to be brave. He is the hero of a separate adventure the player doesn't get to play or see in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where he is a coward who changes the story to make himself look more heroic. In Super Paper Mario he was not a sidekick, but rather one of the four heroes, which made him equal to Mario. He was also brainwashed by Nastasia to become a villain, Mr. L, and was later brainwashed again by Dimentio to become Super Dimentio, the final boss. His sidekick role was completely different in Mario is Missing! and Luigi's Mansion, where he was the sole main character who had to rescue Mario.
Nicknames
Since Mario has starred in many more games and has been on many more adventures than Luigi, he has received most of the popularity. Almost everyone knew who Mario was. Luigi, on the other hand, has smaller popularity compared to Mario's and is unknown to most. Luigi's nicknames usually have to do with the color of his clothing.
- The Luigi Kid – The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
- Mama Luigi (by Yoshi, and later himself) – Super Mario World show
- Plunger Puss (by Larry Koopa) – Mario is Missing!
- The Eternal Understudy - Super Smash Bros.
- Master Luigi (by Toadsworth) – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Mr. Green (by Bowser) – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Green Guy – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Princess Peach
- Mr. Green Mario Brother Guy (by Bowser) – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Green Stache (by Bowser); Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- Mr. Lean 'n' Green – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Mr. Greenie – Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Green Beanpole – Mario Party 8
- Man in Green ( By Dark Prognosticus) – Super Paper Mario
- Mr. Lime-Green – Luigi's Mansion
- The Mustachioed Green Baron – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Mr. Eyeballs (by Waluigi) – Mario Power Tennis
- Sweetie (by Daisy) – Mario Power Tennis
- King of Second Bananas (by Colonel) – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Green Wimp (by Bowser) – Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- The Green Thunder – Super Paper Mario
- Green Wonder – Super Smash Bros Brawl
- Weegee (by himself, a fan based joke based off a pose from the game Mario is Missing when he is standing still.)
Interactions with Other Characters (ABC Order)
Bowser
- Main article: Bowser
Bowser is Luigi's first enemy. Luigi and Bowser have almost always been enemies, but Bowser's main rivalry is with Mario. It may be worthy of note that, in Super Paper Mario, Luigi was seemingly unaware of Bowser's almost clichéd past attempts, stalling to realize that Bowser was the sort of person who would kidnap Princess Peach, and even then not remembering Bowser's name until he actually encountered the Koopa King. Similarly, Bowser does not recognize Luigi when they meet in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, although he does remember who he is in Super Paper Mario.
King Boo
- Main article: King Boo
King Boo was the main boss of Luigi's Mansion, starting a bitter rivalry. The two of them don't seem to work together very well, two examples being the bad chemistry between the two in Mario Baseball and the fact that Luigi claimed King Boo's old crown in Luigi's Mansion. In Super Mario 64 DS, Luigi was locked up by King Boo. While not as extreme, Luigi's negative relationship with King Boo could be a reflectant of Mario and Bowser's lengthy rivalry. Though, oddly, King Boo has shown he can act somewhat civilly to Luigi, and makes small talk before blowing him back to the Foyer in Luigi's Mansion if Luigi shows up at the Secret Altar door before he has enough Boos.
Mario
- Main article: Mario
Mario is Luigi's older twin brother. Luigi often joins Mario in missions to save Peach, but Mario tends to go on adventures without him. Despite their lifelong sibling rivalry[4] and Luigi's jealousy toward Mario, Mario and Luigi have always maintained a unique "brotherly love" for each other which is further proven when Luigi rescues his brother in Mario is Missing! and Luigi's Mansion. Baby Mario himself aided Yoshi in Luigi's rescue in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS. Luigi also has a great admiration for his older brother and looks up to him, wishing to be "a great plumber like [his] brother Mario" in Super Mario RPG. Mario and Luigi are automatic partners in most games.
Princess Daisy
- Main article: Princess Daisy
As previously noted, one of Princess Daisy's only appearances between Super Mario Land and Mario Tennis was in NES Open Tournament Golf, where she caddied for Luigi just as Peach did for Mario; this would be Luigi's first documented interaction with Daisy. After Daisy appeared as an optional automatic partner for Luigi in Mario Tennis, Luigi and Daisy have been portrayed as a couple on numerous occasions, such as in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, where they are seen golfing alongside Peach and Mario. Some of their team names from the Mario Party series include "Steady Sweeties," "Tango Tanglers," and "Shy Sidekicks." Perhaps the most telling occurrence was in Mario Power Tennis, wherein Daisy says to Luigi, "Hey, sweetie! I'll take that," while receiving her trophy from Luigi. Also, in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, Luigi and Daisy are "buddy players," and they share very good chemistry. Most recently, in Mario Kart Wii, there is a giant statue on the Daisy Circuit that shows the two holding hands and dancing together.Arguably the greatest evidence for any existing relationship between Luigi and Daisy is in the Super Mario Bros. film, released in 1993. Luigi and Daisy were quite clearly depicted as being infatuated with one another in this movie. Nintendo's only official word on this matter came in Super Smash Bros. Melee, where Daisy's trophy biography states, "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach".
Princess Peach
- Main article: Princess Peach
Princess Peach is portrayed to be Luigi's very close friend. In any game where Luigi can switch Mario for the same role, Peach reacts to him in the same manner she does to Mario, like in New Super Mario Bros., where Peach will give Luigi a kiss after he saves her. Similarly, Super Mario Galaxy's identical storyline for both Bros. has Rosalina referring to Peach as both Mario and Luigi's "special one." Luigi is seen swooning over Peach after she blows a kiss in her Mario Power Tennis victory scene. They were both together in Mario Power Tennis in Diddy Kong's and Koopa's endings. In Super Paper Mario, Luigi comes to Peach's rescue in an attempt to stop Count Bleck and the wedding between Peach and Bowser, focusing on Peach rather than attempting to save Mario. The two share chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball, and are called "Green Eschort" in Mario Party 5.
Rosalina
- Main article: Rosalina
Rosalina met Luigi in Super Mario Galaxy. Luigi helped her by aiding Mario in retrieving the Power Stars. In Battlerock Galaxy, he tells Mario that he'll only give him the Green Star if he tells Rosalina that he found it for her. Upon collecting all 121 stars with both Mario and Luigi, Mailtoad sends a picture when the player talks to him in the Grand Finale Galaxy. Luigi's picture shows him, Rosalina, and the Toad Brigade with Peach's Castle in the background, while Mario's is of him, Peach, and three Lumas on the first planet of Good Egg Galaxy.
Toad
- Main article: Toad
Toad directly adventured with the brothers in Super Mario Bros. 2. Besides giving Luigi tips and the occasional pick-me-up, Toad doesn't spend nearly as much time with Luigi as he does with Mario. The various Toads' opinions of Luigi in Super Mario 64 DS greatly differ from onGAAAAAAAAAAAAe another, with one denying that he could have retrieved so many Power Stars and another referring to Luigi as "The world's most inept and least charismatic brother," while another refers to himself as Luigi's biggest fan and another states that "We'll have to call you the Luigi Brothers soon!". Toads also acted as Luigi's major allies in Luigi's Mansion, giving special items (such as keys) and allowing the player to save their game. In the Mario cartoons, Toad appears as both a helper and a close friend of Mario and Luigi. Toad has been on good terms with Luigi for a very long time.
Waluigi
- Main article: Waluigi
Waluigi nurtures an especially hostile grudge against Luigi for unknown reasons. In Mario Tennis, Luigi made a gesture at Waluigi which Waluigi reacted negatively to. It is stated in the Mario Party 4 guide that Luigi has a crush on Daisy and so does Waluigi. This might be a reason that the two share rivalry. In all, they have bad chemistry in all the games they appear in together. Their Relationship is similar to Mario and Wario's.
Wario
- Main article: Wario
Wario was saved from Chief Chilly by Luigi in Super Mario 64 DS. In the past, Baby Wario saved Baby Luigi from Kamek along with Yoshi and other characters in Yoshi's Island DS. Wario seems to have a competitive rivalry with Luigi, as shown when they argue over whether being a superstar requires brains or brawn in the Mario Party introduction. Wario also enjoys tying Luigi's shoelaces together.[5] Nintendo Power has stated that Wario is the cousin of Mario and LuigiTemplate:Fact, but this hasn't been confirmed.
Yoshi
- Main article: Yoshi
Yoshi is one of Luigi's oldest friends. When Luigi was kidnapped as a baby in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi and Baby Mario went to save him. The two saved Baby Luigi again in Yoshi Touch & Go and Yoshi's Island DS. Luigi occasionally rides Yoshi, such as in Mario is Missing!. In the Super Mario Mario's shadow, Luigi is, in reality, very popular. Taller than Mario, Luigi also jumps higher. Although he didn't appear in Super Mario 64, in Mario Kart 64 he performed to the best of his ability. For one who seems to always be in the background, he has many fans who eagerly await his appearance.
Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophies
| # | Name | Image | First Game/Move | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Luigi (Classic) |
Mario Bros. Arcade 1983 |
Although Mario's younger brother has always played second fiddle, Luigi finally garnered the spotlight with his very own game, Luigi's Mansion. Things are looking up for the eternal understudy; he's even picked up his own rival in Waluigi. The day he's referred to as the "lean, mean, green machine" may not be too far off. | |
| 47 | Luigi [Smash] (Adventure) |
B: Fireball Smash B: Green Missile |
Luigi has worse traction than his brother, but he's a more powerful jumper. His Fireballs aren't affected by gravity, so they fly straight horizontally. The Green Missile is similar to Pikachu's Skull Bash, but there's a 12.5% chance of a spontaneous misfire. Luigi's taunting pose inflicts minor damage. | |
| 48 | Luigi [Smash] (All-Star) |
Up & B: Super Jump Punch Down & B: Luigi Cyclone |
Smack someone with Luigi's Super Jump Punch, and if the timing is just right, it will become a Fire Jump Punch of incredible strength. However, Luigi can only jump straight up when delivering this blow, and if his aim is a bit off, he'll only do a single point of damage. The Luigi Cyclone sucks foes in and twirls them about. | |
| 272 | Vacuum Luigi | Luigi's Mansion 11/01 |
In a strange twist of fate, Luigi wins a huge mansion in a contest he didn't even enter, and the place turns out to be haunted! After meeting a weird professor named Elvin Gadd, Luigi enters the place armed with a flashlight and a ghost-sucking vacuum cleaner. Mario's trapped somewhere in there! Can Luigi save him? |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Trophies
| # | Name | Image | Appearance(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Luigi | NES Mario Bros. GCN Luigi's Mansion |
Mario's younger twin brother. He's shy and quiet and overshadowed by his sibling, but he's actually quite talented. His jumping ability surpasses Mario's, and his all- around skills let him overcome any problem. He's a bit cowardly and really afraid of ghosts. Even so, in Luigi's Mansion, he was charged with cleaning up a whole house full of spirits. | |
| 60 | Negative Zone | WII Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
Luigi's Final Smash. As exotic music plays, he performs a dance befitting a sorcerous incantation. A barrier envelops him, negatively impacting all in his area. Random effects include getting launched, sleeping, moving in slow motion, tripping, fainting, and losing attack power. This technique is a reflection of the dark side he embraced in his brother's shadow. | |
| 149 | Paper Luigi | WII Super Paper Mario | The legendary hero Mario's younger brother. He's teased by Koopas and Goombas alike and is sometimes called "green mustache guy." He goes missing after Bowser and Peach's wedding. He's known for his jumping prowess--his special move is the High Jump. It's said he has a close relationship to the masked man brainwashed by Count Bleck and known only as "Mister L." |
Stickers (Brawl)
| Image | Game | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| File:MandL2 BabyLuigi.jpg | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | Launch Power +5 Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser |
| File:LM Luigi Flee.jpg | Luigi's Mansion | Launch Power +8 |
| File:Luigi MLSS Sticker.jpg | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Launch Power +23 Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser |
| File:PAPER LUIGI.jpg | Super Paper Mario | [Electric] - Attack +20 |
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | [Flame] - Resistance +19 Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser |
Bio from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Writers Bible
Mario couldn't have a better teammate than his younger in age, but bigger in size, little brother Luigi, even though they approach their adventures with very different attitudes. Luigi always wishes Mario would take more time to weigh the risks before he leaps, swims, or flies into the unknown. But no matter how much he questions Mario's plans, Luigi always loyally follows him into the wildest dangers any Koopa could conceive. Luigi is your basic soft touch. A defender of downtrodden Mushrooms and Koopa-nabbed maidens. Naive, trusting and innocent, Luigi is not a bumbling fool. It's just that he's so nice and straightforward, which allows him to be sucked into a Koopa scheme, a Toad prank, or a Mario madcap plan.
Trivia
- On The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Luigi was revealed to be able to speak Pidgit.
- Luigi has only one game that refers by his name: Luigi's Mansion (excluding the Mario & Luigi series). However, Mario has hundreds.
- Although Luigi lives in his brother's "Shadow", he is also known throughout the Mushroom Kingdom.
- Mario dislikes Luigi being the "Shadow" of the family, and wishes to change that. It is shown that Mario always had a heart for his brother other than Peach.
- Luigi was the second best "property" in Nintendo Monopoly, losing only to his famous brother, Mario. Here, he replaces Park Place and costs $350.
- Luigi appears in Animal-Crossing as a furniture item called the Luigi Trophy. Its interesting to note that Luigi's Trophy is made of Silver whereas Mario's is made of Gold, the reason is likely to show Luigi's status as Mario's younger and less recognized brother (many characters including Bowser forget his name).
- The first live-action portrayal of Luigi was in a commercial for Mario Bros. from 1983[6]. Mario himself would not appear in live-action until The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! aired in 1989.
- Luigi is the second most playable character in the Mario series.
- Luigi's rival in the Mario and Sonic Series is Shadow. Oddly enough, Shadow is more like Wario (being anti-heroes) than he is to Luigi.
- In both Super Mario 64 DS and Mario Kart DS, it is Luigi who battles Chief Chilly.
- Luigi appeared in more episodes from the Mario DIC cartoons, than any other character (including Mario). In fact he appeared in all 91.
- Bowser calls Luigi "Green Stache" in the Mario and Luigi series, but calls him Luigi in the Paper Mario series.
- Luigi has his own Dialogue in the Paper Mario series, but Mario does not.
- In the Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts writing in the word "Weegee" will make a plumber appear... A clear reference to Luigi and the way in which he pronounces his name.
- In Super Mario Bros. 2, his higher jump somewhat resembles Yoshi's Flutter Jump. This is also noticeable in Super Mario 64 DS.
- Luigi's overalls changed color throughout the series. Mostly, his overalls are blue, but his overalls have been known to be purple.
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- ^ ScrewAttack criticizes Luigi's bizarre palette in Wrecking Crew alongside the game as a whole, calling Wrecking Crew "as boring as Luigi is purple."
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- ^ The Super Mario Kart manual (page 21) states that "Mario and Luigi have had a friendly rivalry that goes back to their childhood."
- ^ Wario Land 4 official website (now defunct) (Accessed on 7-3-09)
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