Editing Luigi

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:''For fighter info, see [[Luigi (SSB)]], [[Luigi (SSBM)]], [[Luigi (SSBB)]], and [[Luigi (SSB4)]].''

 

|name         = Luigi

|image       = [[File:Luigi SM3D World Artwork.png|200px]]

|caption     = [[File:MarioSymbol.png|50px]]

Official artwork of Luigi from ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 3D World}}''.

|firstgame   = ''[[mariowiki:Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' (1983)

|lastappearance= ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8}}'' (2014)

|console     = Arcade

|species     = Human

|gender       = Male

|homeworld   = Mushroom Kingdom

|creator     = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]

|voiceactor   = [[Charles Martinet]]

|interwiki   = supermariowiki

|interwikiname= Super Mario Wiki

|interwikipage= Luigi

'''Luigi''' ({{ja|ルイージ}}, ''Ruīji'') is a character in the [[Mario (universe)|Mario series]]. He is the younger brother of the more-famous [[Mario]], but is still a prominent character (and second only to his older brother) in the series of the same name. He has featured as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and will be a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

Interestingly, Luigi is only one of two characters (alongside [[Jigglypuff]]) to appear in all three ''Super Smash Bros.'' games as an [[unlockable character]]. The criteria to unlock him often has a relation to the number 2, in reference to his status relative to Mario.

[[File:Luigi Original.gif|thumb|left|Luigi, as he appears in ''Mario Kart 64''.]]

Two years after his brother, Mario, made his first appearance in the Arcade classic ''Donkey Kong,'' Luigi would make his first appearance in ''[[Mario (universe)#Mario Bros.|Mario Bros]]'' for the arcade as the character the second player would control. His appearance is a palette swap of [[Mario]], the difference being he's colored with green instead of red. He was named after a pizza parlor which was near Nintendo of America's headquarters called "Mario & Luigi's".  

Luigi would then once again be featured in the world-famous ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the NES, which saw the two brothers traveling through the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] for the first time to rescue [[Princess Peach]] (then called "Princess Toadstool") from the evil Koopa King, [[Bowser]]. Here Luigi was clad in a green shirt, white overalls and white hat contrasted to his usual green color scheme. In ''[[supermariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (both the U.S. and Japanese versions) he would be established as actually having a superior jumping ability to Mario, but having worse traction. However, the U.S. Version did establish that Luigi was both taller and thinner than his older brother. In ''[[supermariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Luigi once again looked no different than Mario.

Over the years, while Mario appeared in more and more games, Luigi started taking a back seat to his older brother, even being left out of some games entirely. While he appeared as the solo playable character in ''[[supermariowiki:Mario is Missing!|Mario is Missing!]]'', this was not a "true" Mario title. The most notable of these was Luigi's complete absence in the world-famous ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' which garnered some controversy. He also did not appear in ''[[SuperMarioWiki:Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Sunshine]]'' after that, although he did appear in the [[supermariowiki:Super Mario 64 DS|Nintendo DS remake of Super Mario 64]] as a playable character along with [[Yoshi]] and [[Wario]].

However, he would soon make his first appearance in a fighting game in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and following that, garnered the spotlight in his own game ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' which launched the [[GameCube]]. Since then, Nintendo has made a more conscious effort to include Luigi in more games, playable or otherwise, he starred alongside Mario in the [[supermariowiki:Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario and Luigi'' games]] for the [[nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[nwiki:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] and was a playable character in ''[[supermariowiki:Super Paper Mario|Super Paper Mario]]'' (after appearing as a non-playable character in the first two [[supermariowiki:Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' games]]). He has even been made into a playable character in ''[[supermariowiki:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' after the game is beaten as Mario. In ''[[supermariowiki:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', he makes a playable appearance by temporarily replacing Mario for the duration of certain levels. Luigi had also appeared in the sequel to ''Luigi's Mansion'', ''[[supermariowiki:Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon|Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] as the main protagonist once again. Things have since been looking up for Luigi, and while he is less famous than Mario, he is a popular character among gamers.

==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==

[[File:Luigi SSB.png|left|thumb|Official artwork of Luigi in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]Luigi's first appearance in a fighting game is the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' as one of the four secret playable characters. He can be unlocked after completing the Target Test with all of the original 8 playable characters. Luigi's abilities are [[Clone|almost identical]] to {{SSB|Mario}}'s, but with a few differences. His [[B]]-move is also a [[Fireball]] except colored green rather than red, and is not affected by gravity like Mario's, so it floats in the air. His [[up special]] is also an uppercut third jump called the [[Super Jump Punch]], but it does only 1% damage if the hit is indirect. If the hit is direct, it can do up to 25% damage. His [[Down B]] is called the [[Luigi Cyclone]] which is similar to the [[Mario Tornado]], but it sends the opponent flying away from Luigi almost straight up and is often used as a combo finisher. Luigi's taunt is also the only taunt that can damage opponents.

Luigi is ranked 10th/11th on the current [[tier list]] (tied with {{SSB|Link}}), mainly due to his floatiness and awkward physics.

:''Though often hidden in his older brother 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 always seems to be in the background, he has many fans who eagerly await his appearance.''

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==

[[File:Luigi SSBM.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Luigi, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]

Luigi returns in ''Melee'' as a secret character. He can be unlocked in the adventure game by finishing the first stage with the number "two" in the timer, which will cause Luigi to take {{SSBM|Mario}}'s place in the subsequent battle, or by playing 800 VS. matches. Finishing the first stage with the number "two" in the timer may be a reference to the fact that Luigi has always been considered second to Mario. Luigi's [[side special move]] gives him a unique ability, the [[Green Missile]]. Luigi charges up, and when this is finished, launches himself forward as though he were a missile (hence the title). This can be used as a recovery move along with his [[Super Jump Punch]]. He also has many all-new Normal Moves. Luigi is ranked 13th on the [[tier list]] in A tier, placing him in the very middle along with his brother {{SSBM|Mario}}.

As a playable character, Luigi is featured on three trophies - his normal trophy, acquired by beating Classic mode with Luigi on any difficulty, and "Smash Red" and "Smash Blue" trophies won by beating Adventure and All-Star modes, respectively - as well as a fourth, styled after his appearance in the GameCube launch title [[supermariowiki:Luigi's Mansion|''Luigi's Mansion"]].

His normal and "Vacuum Luigi" trophies read as follows:

'''Luigi'''<br>

''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.''

*''[[Mario (universe)#Mario Bros.|Mario Bros]]'', Arcade 1983 (NES)

'''Vacuum Luigi'''<br>

''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?''

*[[Luigi's Mansion (game)|'''Luigi's Mansion''']]; 11/01 (Gamecube)

File:Luigi Trophy Melee.png|Classic Mode trophy

File:Luigi Trophy (Smash).png|Smash [Adventure Mode] trophy

File:Luigi Trophy (Smash 2).png|Smash [All-Star Mode] trophy

File:Vacuum Luigi Trophy Melee.png|Vacuum Luigi trophy

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==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==

[[File:Subspace DDD,Luigi,ness.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Luigi together with [[King Dedede (SSBB)|King Dedede]] and [[Ness (SSBB)|Ness]] in the Subspace Emissary.]]

Luigi is once again an unlockable character and can be unlocked by playing twenty-two vs matches, completing [[Classic Mode]], or by getting Luigi to join the party in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]]. The main difference between Luigi now and his ''Melee'' appearance is his Final Smash, the unorthodox [[Negative Zone]]. Luigi is ranked 28th on the [[tier list]] in E tier.

Luigi has a trophy that is awarded each time the [[Classic]] mode is completed with Luigi on any difficulty. See [[Negative Zone]] for the trophy description of Luigi's [[Final Smash]].

:''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.''

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==In ''Super Smash Bros. 4''==

[[File:Luigi SSB4.png|thumb|150px|right|Luigi in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]

Luigi has been confirmed to appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' to acknowledge the Year of Luigi. He is the second character after [[Captain Olimar]] to be confirmed to return after E3 2013. This is also the first installment of the series to announce Luigi as a playable character before the game's release. Whether Luigi will once again be an unlockable character remains to be seen.

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