While the Game & Watch version of the game has one player control both brothers, the arcade version features Luigi as the character that the second player would control. In this case, his overalls and shirt were green and black, respectively in addition to contrasting with Mario's red and blue color scheme, Luigi's color scheme came about because of the limited color palettes in the arcade version of Mario Bros. Luigi's original design, both in official artwork and gameplay, was a palette swap of Mario. Coincidentally, his name was also noted to be similar to the Japanese word 「類似」 ( ruiji), which means "similar", and further ties into his formative years being essentially identical to Mario other than color. Luigi's name is said to have been inspired by a pizza parlor called "Mario & Luigi's", which was located near Nintendo of America's headquarters. However, Luigi's actual debut was in the otherwise unrelated Game & Watch game of the same name. To this end, he created Luigi, Mario's twin brother, for the arcade game Mario Bros. Two years after the widely acclaimed classic Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto wished to incorporate the two-player competitive and cooperative gameplay of the arcade game Joust into his own game. This appearance inspired his design for Super Smash Bros. Official artwork of Luigi from Mario Party. Īs a member of the " perfect-attendance crew", Luigi has been featured as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. Originally debuting as a near-exact copy of his marginally older twin brother Mario, Luigi gradually developed his own appearance and personality, to the point of becoming the co-star and deuteragonist of their home series, as well as the main protagonist of his own spin-off series. Luigi ( ルイージ, Luigi) is a character in the Mario series. Official artwork of Luigi from Luigi's Mansion 3. Little sideways movement but can rise far.Ī slow but powerful whirlwind slap that sends opponents flying sideways.For the smasher, see Smasher:Luigi. Charges quickly but does not do much damage.įlies farther and faster than normal, but slides on the ground if he misses.Įasier to get a critical at the start, but does not travel far.Ĭan bury opponents on the way down, but no criticals on the way up.Ī spin that pushes opponents away. Throws a slow moving icy ball that can freeze opponents at higher damage.įlies sideways in a straight line. Throw a fireball that bounces along the ground, losing power. Quickly sucks opponents into the Poltergust (30%), and then launches them (10%) Luigi throws his opponent on the ground and ground pouns on him. Luigi spins his enemy around and throws the enemy behind him. Luigi spins his enemy around and throws the enemy in front of him Luigi grabs and knocks his head against the opponent. Luigi spins and traps his opponent in his spin. If charged too much, Luigi will stop and take a breath. The longer it's charged, the farther it goes. WIll get stuck in wall, Has a 1/10 chance to be super effective. Occaisionally his fist will be on fire.Ĭhargable/ Random Misfire. Luigi spins aroundwith his feet pointing down. Luigi thrusts his hand into the target.Ĭhargable. Luigi swings his head and hand into his opponentĬhargable, Will automatically fire when full. Luigi goes through a cycle of punching twice and then bumping. You can view his official Super Smash Bros. He also has taunts and animations that are similar to his appearances in the Mario and Luigi RPG series. Luigi's fireballs also are not affected by gravity: they travel in a straight line forward.Īppearance wise, Luigi's colors lean more towards the primary side, but otherwise, wears his iconic overalls, green shirt and trademark green "L" cap. His Super Jump Punch can set people on fire, something Mario's cannot do. His Down Special, instead of F.L.U.D.D., is the Luigi Cyclone, which he uses to hit opponents multiple times. His Side Special, instead of the Cape, is the Luigi Rocket, which he uses to propel himself forward. He also moves faster and jumps a bit higher than Mario does, reflecting his character in Super Mario Bros. His fighting style reflects his cowardly nature and reluctance to fight. He plays similarly to Mario, but with a few subtle and not-so-subtle changes. Luigi has been a playable character in every Super Smash Bros. Luigi is timid and easily scared, but can be just as brave as his older brother. He is very similar to Mario, however, he is taller, slimmer, and wears green as opposed to Mario's red. He is Mario's younger brother, and joins him in some of his adventures. series and is the deuteragonist of the franchise.
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