Luigi

Template:Infobox characterLuigi is a main character in the Super Mario video game franchise. He is the younger brother of Mario. He first appeared in the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and then in Super Mario Bros. as the second player, a role he continued to play in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. Luigi's name was inspired by the pizza restaurant near Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, which was called "Mario & Luigi's".

Due to software limitations at the time, Luigi initially had the same design as Mario but with a different color scheme (predominantly green). As technology improved, the character changed physically, becoming taller and thinner than his brother. Luigi's personality also developed, and he is said to be cowardly and nervous, with a tendency to always stay behind his brother. He is 175 cm tall and weighs 65 kilograms. Waluigi is his archrival, although Waluigi tends to increase their rivalry out of jealousy of Luigi's triumphs. He sometimes has a sort of friendly rivalry with his brother Mario, being considered "Mario's shadow".

History

Luigi is a video game character created by Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is usually described as the twin brother of Nintendo's official mascot, Mario. Luigi first appeared in the arcade game Mario Bros., where he was featured as a main character alongside Mario. Luigi has also occasionally been the one who directs the credits, such as in Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario. Since his debut, Luigi has appeared in many Mario games in the series, most often accompanying Mario as a central protagonist, but he has also starred as the main character in Mario is Missing! and Luigi's Mansion. In most mainline games where a two-player mode is available, Luigi fills the role of the second character, but he has also occasionally appeared as a playable character in a single-player game, either as part of a secret revealed in the game or as an unlockable. While Luigi was originally created as a character identical to Mario, except for being green instead of red, his prominent place in the Mario series has led to him adopting a personality and style all his own. He is typically described as cowardly, but when he does gain the courage to step up, he can be tough and overcome his fears. He is romantically linked to Princess Daisy in several games, one of them being Super Mario Golf, although Nintendo has apparently not confirmed anything about their relationship. Luigi also appears in Princess Peach. He is voiced by Charles Martinet, the same actor who provides the voices of Mario, Wario, Waluigi, and other characters in the Mario franchise.

2013: The Year of Luigi

Main article: The Year of Luigi

Luigi was the first character in the series to have a year dedicated to him, which was also a sales campaign for the Wii U console. This featured video games and promotions focused on the character.

Appearances

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Mario and Luigi trying to eliminate the pests in the drains.

Mario Bros.

Luigi appeared in Mario Bros., with the goal of helping his brother Mario eliminate the pests in the drains. In this game, he has the characteristics of Mario (except for the suit).

Super Mario Bros.

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Luigi in Super Mario Bros

In the Super Mario Bros series, Luigi is a playable character as a second player, something that would be repeated in Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World.

Super Mario Bros. 2

A single-player title, he was a character with speed, jumping, and strength abilities distinct from Mario's. He later went on to star in his own titles. In Super Mario Bros. 2, he was a playable character characterized by his long jumps. This attribute made him quite popular among fans of the game.

Super Mario 64 DS

Luigi appears in the remake of Super Mario 64. He can be unlocked as an unlockable character. Luigi is one of the guests at Peach's Castle, along with Mario and Wario. However, Bowser trapped everyone inside the castle walls and paintings, with Luigi and the other heroes trapped behind a door that needs to be opened with the key guarded by King Boo. To unlock Luigi, Mario must go to the top floor of the Haunted Mansion.

Luigi is the only one who can save Wario from Mr. Iceberg. Luigi has less acceleration than Mario, but he is faster and can swim faster than the others. He also has one of the highest jumps, along with Yoshi. Although Luigi is necessary to collect some Super Stars, he is not required to complete the game.

New Super Mario Bros.

In this title, he was a playable character in the "Mario VS Luigi" multiplayer system. In this game, if you press Mario and select the file by holding L+R and pressing A, you will play as Luigi instead of Mario.

Super Mario Galaxy

Luigi appears in Super Mario Galaxy as an unlockable character. When Bowser takes Peach's Castle, Luigi and the Toad Squad were inside, though they managed to escape and ended up lost in space. Luigi finds himself imprisoned in the Spooky Galaxy, and rescuing him is the goal of the first star. After rescuing him, Luigi goes off on his own in search of some Super Stars.

After the player collects 120 Super Stars and defeats Bowser again, they have to complete the entire process again, but this time with Luigi. Luigi has different attributes than Mario: he runs faster, but takes longer to accelerate and is harder to stop, he jumps higher and farther than Mario, and he also runs out of air more quickly underwater.

There are two Luigi models in the game: one playable and the other an NPC. The NPC is taller and slightly darker in color. When you rescue Luigi for the first time as Luigi, he will say goodbye to you, referring to someone who looks like him. After you rescue Luigi three times, he will refer to you as "me."

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Luigi appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as one of the main characters, alongside Mario, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad. In any mode, player one is Mario and player two can choose between the other three characters; however, Luigi can be played with only one player in Super Guide mode, where he can be controlled by pressing +. Luigi's properties are the same as those of Mario and the Toads.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Luigi appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where he often teams up with Mario and Yoshi to save the universe from being ruled by Bowser, and to retrieve the Star.

As a playable character, he is controlled the same way as in Super Mario Galaxy and is still unlockable. Luigi can be found at the beginning of some levels. Walk up to him and talk to him. He will then ask the player if he can jump. In this game, like in Super Mario Galaxy, he can jump higher than Mario, but is harder to stop. Additionally, completing levels with Luigi unlocks the Staff Ghosts for as many missions as the player can complete as Luigi. If the player uses the Co-Star Glow to spin in front of Luigi when he appears in a galaxy, he releases several Star Pieces.

Super Mario 3D Land

In this game (like Mario Galaxy 1 and 2), Luigi is an unlockable character. To unlock him, you must complete World 8 and have unlocked the Special Worlds. After this, go to Castle S1 and after throwing Bowser into the lava, you can rescue Mario's younger brother. To play as Luigi (after unlocking him, of course), on the touch screen you must press L and select a file. This way you can play as Luigi. Luigi is no different from Mario except for his running style and the Tanuki Suit design.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Like New Super Mario Bros., to play as Luigi you must press L + R + A on any file. However, multiplayer is also possible in story mode. This means Mario and Luigi can play on the same screen, and players can switch between being either plumber.

New Super Mario Bros. U/Deluxe

In this game, Luigi is one of the main characters, along with Mario, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad (and Toadette in the Deluxe version). Luigi doesn't have any abilities that distinguish him from the other characters, as they basically jump just as high and run just as fast.

New Super Luigi U

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Luigi in Hidden 8-Bit

Luigi is one of the main characters, along with Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, and Blooper. Luigi has the same abilities as in Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario USA), as he can jump higher in this game, but runs slower. This game is not recommended for people who dislike speedrunning, as the time limit for each level is 100 seconds, and like in the New Super Mario Bros. series, there are three Star Coins in each level. So, it's recommended that you be fast and furious if you dare to complete the game 100%. I should also mention that there are several Easter Eggs in some levels, so you should be alert, as you never know where one might be.

Super Mario Run

Luigi is an unlockable character and has the same abilities as in Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario USA). To unlock him, you must go to the Toad Shop in My Kingdom, in the Special section, and purchase Luigi's House. To do so, you must have 150 green and 150 purple Toads. You must obtain them in Racing mode.

Super Mario Odyssey

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Luigi of Balloon World

Luigi is not a playable character (although you can purchase his outfit), as he manages Balloon World. Depending on the outfit you wear, his reaction will change (the same goes for Bowser). Luckily, you don't need to purchase Nintendo Switch Online to play Balloon World, so it's completely free. Luigi's minigame is based on choosing a balloon to pop. Luigi will give you a time limit to complete the balloon-popping challenge. A good thing is that if you get lost, if you stand still, an arrow will appear above Mario indicating where you should go and the distance you have left to reach the balloon. As a reward for popping the balloon, Luigi will give you coins and occasionally runs promotions so you don't have to pay as much to play.

Super Mario Maker 2

Luigi is one of the playable characters aside from Mario, Blue Toad, and Toadette. None of these characters have unique abilities, so neither does Luigi. Luigi has his own sprites and/or designs for each game style (SMB, SMB3, SMW, NSMBU, and SM3DW). A curious fact is that he didn't appear in Super Mario Maker as a playable character. Instead, when you place your Luigi amiibo, a mysterious mushroom would appear. Upon picking it up, Mario would transform into Luigi, even with his voice.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

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Luigi's Furious Shadow from Bowser's Fury

In 3D World, Luigi (like all the characters) has his own abilities, the ones from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario USA). In the game, the character can jump high but runs slowly. Luigi is not an unlockable character, as he is part of the main character lineup along with Mario, Blue Toadstool, and Princess Peach. In Bowser's Fury, Luigi is not a playable character, as Mario arrives alone in that world. However, on some islands, a furious shadow will appear with his appearance, which we must chase in order to defeat him.

Paper Mario Saga

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In the Super Paper Mario game for Wii, Luigi is a playable secondary character, but to play as him, you have to defeat him, as he is under the mental control of Count Ash (known as Mr. L). In the final level, you have to fight him again, as a character named Dimentio controlled him and transformed him into a giant clown puppet (Super Dimentio).

Mario & Luigi: RPG Saga

In these games, Luigi, along with his brother Mario, plays a leading role, with the two brothers being the heroes of these games.

Luigi starred in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in 2003, where he had to work with his brother to save Princess Peach from the clutches of Witch Jiji and Minion Jiji (Gracovitz). Thus, the brothers travel to the Beanstalk Kingdom and must find the Star Beanstalk and prevent the evil witch's plans.

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the Shroob, a species of sinister aliens led by Princess Shroob, have conquered the Mushroom Kingdom's past and kidnapped Princess Peach, taking her back in time. Mario and Luigi travel to the past where they must work with Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to stop the threat of the dangerous Shroob.

It continued in this saga for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, where Luigi appeared at Peach's Castle to deal with the issue of Redonditis but fell asleep and was absorbed by Bowser who was being controlled by the evil Grácovitz, who had come to take revenge on the Bros brothers. Thus he will investigate with Mario and Aurelia, Bowser's body. The team will free the Master Ki nopio to Toadbert and try to free Peach, but she is kidnapped by Gracovitz to achieve his true goal: the Dark Star. Mario and Luigi will cooperate with Bowser (without him knowing) to stop Gracovitz's plans. Thus, Mario, Luigi, and Bowser will face, after much adventure and battle, Núcleovitz (a form of Gracovitz) ​​and Dark Bowser (a form of the Dark Star). After winning the battle, all the inhabitants inside Bowser will come to the surface, and peace will return to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Luigi will take on a major role (even more than in previous games) in [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.|Mario & Luigi Dream Team Bros., as we travel to Luigi's Luigi's dreams and meet a new character Dreamy Luigi (Luigi's alter ego in his dreams). Mario will learn to cooperate with Dream Luigi in the Dream World and learn all the uses and forms Luigi can take in his dreams. In this game, Bowser will team up with the evil Count Nightmare to steal the Dream Stone and take over Pillow Island. They will also kidnap Peach. Thus, the brothers (with the collaboration of Aurelia and Sleepybear) will have to face the two villains. Luigi's participation as a protagonist alongside Mario and Paper Mario in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. has also been announced.

More Games

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Luigi has starred in two games: the first was an "edutainment" title called Mario Is Missing! in 1993, which revolved around the plumber's travels around the world and answers questions related to his location. It was not produced by Nintendo. The second was Luigi's Mansion for the GameCube in 2001, where he had to save Mario from the evil King Boo, using the Poltergust 3000, a vacuum cleaner invented by Professor Fesor that is designed to catch ghosts.

Luigi has also appeared in both Mario Strikers games as team captain.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Luigi is also a playable character.

In Super Mario World 2 and Yoshi's Island for Nintendo DS, Baby Luigi was kidnapped by Kamek, the Magikoopa, while Baby Mario, aided by Yoshi, had to rescue him.

In the remake of Super Mario World for Game Boy Advance, Luigi is a more defined playable character: he jumps higher and has less traction than Mario.

Luigi also appears in the "Mario Party" video game series.

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With the debut of "Mario Tennis" for the Nintendo 64, Luigi also gained a rival: Waluigi.

Waluigi has only appeared in the Mario Party series, in "Mario Kart: Double Dash," "Mario Power Tennis," Mario Kart, and other sports and racing video games, but so far he hasn't appeared in adventure games.

Luigi appeared in "Paper Mario" for the Nintendo 64 and "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" for the GameCube as a non-playable secondary character. In the former, he appeared in his house and kept a secret diary in the basement, in which he wrote down Mario's adventures. In the latter, he lives his own adventure parallel to Mario's and tells his hilarious stories in the different locations in the game where they both meet.

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In the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, Luigi was portrayed

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by John Leguizamo, in which his appearance and personality change. He no longer has a mustache, looks younger, is the same height as his brother, wears a backwards cap of a different design, and, unlike in the games, is brave and daring.

In Wrecking Crew, he appears as the second player. Luigi has recently appeared in games such as Mario Party 8, Mario Party 9, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii.

In the Smash Bros. series

Luigi is a secret character in Super Smash Bros. and the sequel "Super Smash Bros. Melee". His fighting style is similar to Mario's, but he jumps higher, has less physical attack power than Mario (though his special attacks are more powerful and hit differently, in Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) Luigi once again appears as a hidden character, but with modifications that distinguish him more from Mario), stays in the air longer, and has less traction (Luigi has the least traction in the game, making him the best candidate for a rapid movement technique called wavedashing). His Green Missile was added to his arsenal in "Super Smash Bros. Melee." It is similar to Pikachu's Skull Bash which that He propels himself horizontally a distance determined by the length of time he charges the move. His special pose is the only one in both "Smash Bros." games that causes damage to enemies: it deals 1% damage and serves as a Meteor Smash as well. And unlike Mario's fireballs, Luigi's fireballs travel horizontally, although not as far as Mario's. In Melee, some of his moves and smash attacks have been changed. In the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he returns as a hidden character, and teams up with Ness and King Dedede to detransform all the heroes and fight Tabbu. Luigi will continue with almost the same moves as in Melee, although with some minor changes. In the previous Super Smash Bros. installments, Luigi was stronger than Mario in his special attacks, but in this latest installment, Luigi surpasses Mario in terms of knockout potential in all types of attacks. Luigi's current moves in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are:

• Fireball: This is almost the same as Mario's, although this one is green and moves in a straight horizontal line (Mario's fireballs bounce off the ground).
• Green Missile: Luigi propels himself and launches himself like a missile. This attack can be charged to accumulate more power, although occasionally Luigi propels himself in a more explosive manner (approximately one in eight times).
• Luigi Cyclone: Like Tornado Mario, Luigi performs a series of cyclone-like attacks by spinning around himself.
• Final Smash: Negative Zone: Luigi creates a sphere of light and begins to dance. After finishing dancing, the characters inside this sphere suffer various negative effects (falling asleep, slipping, slowing down, losing energy, and also causing flowers to appear on their heads). During this Final Smash, it can be used to attack opponents.
• Super Jump Punch: Luigi performs a jump typical of the Super Mario Bros. games that can be used to recover from a fall or to attack. It's an attack similar to Mario's, although it has changed in all Super Smash Bros. installments: It has become a more vertical attack, and because of this, if the attack doesn't land directly, it only delivers one hit, leaving Luigi vulnerable. On the plus side, if the attack is performed close to the opponent and a good hit is connected, Luigi sends the opponent flying upward in a powerful jet of fire. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, when Luigi performs
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  Luigi in SSB4
  this blow, he falls face down, plummeting to the ground.

Luigi reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U as a playable character. His appearance was revealed on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. On the Nintendo 3DS, he resembles the one from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros., while on the Wii U, he displays more developed graphics and a brighter tone than in previous installments. His confirmed attacks are: fireball, green missile, and super jump.

Trivia

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• In the video game Mario Kart 8, if you look closely at his face when he's holding a shell or looking at another racer, he'll make an angry face (dubbed the "death stare" (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/luigis-death-stare Luigi's death stare) by some fans, which is a very popular internet meme). The reasons for his face are unknown.
• In Paper Mario: Color Splash, to reach the final area of ​​the game (Bowser's Castle); Mario is driven by Luigi in his car (which is actually the default car from Mario Kart), and when they arrive, Baldo will reference the Luigi's death stare , saying that if any of Bowser's henchmen see him, he should use his Death Stare to scare them away.
• In Luigi's Mansion, it is possible to read Luigi's thoughts; for example, if you look at the Toad at the entrance of the mansion, Luigi will say that "the Toads' polka dots are adorable."
• Luigi's first form would have a yellow suit, similar to Wario's current design; however, fans disliked it and decided to change it to its current color.
• In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi speaks with a higher-pitched Mario voice because Luigi's characterization hadn't been chosen at the time.
• It was believed that Luigi could be unlocked in Super Mario 64 because the sign on the backyard fountain read "L is Real."
• The map that leads to the first mansion is found in Luigi's Mansion 2, Dark Moon.
• He is believed to be stronger than his brother Mario because he jumps higher. *In the video games Mario Kart 64 (Japanese Version), Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Excitebike : Bun Bun Mario Battle and Mario Kart: Super Circuit was not voiced by Charles Martinet, but by Julien Bardakoff.
• His name could be due to the fact that it sounds very similar to the similar Japanese word ruiji, which means similar.
• In Mario Party it is implied that within the group: Mario, Peach, Wario, Yoshi and Donkey Kong; he is the smartest.
• Since Next Level Games took on the mission of creating all the Luigi's Mansion games after the first installment, in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon the music became one of the most recognizable features of the series, great melodies such as The Library Piano would later appear in Luigi's Mansion 3 as a tribute and with the new iconic themes that this last game brought, it will surely be honored in the following ones.
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