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| {{Infobox Character General
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| |name=Waluigi
| | image=[[Image:Waluigi AssistTrophy.jpg|250px]]| |
| |image= [[File:WaluigiSMP2.png|170px]]
| | universe=[[Mario (universe)|Mario]]| |
| |caption=[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]
| | debut=''Mario Tennis''|}} |
| Official artwork of Waluigi in ''Super Mario Party''.
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| |universe={{uv|Mario}}
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| |firstgame= ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Tennis|N64}}'' (2000)
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| |games= ''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
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| |lastappearance= ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party Jamboree}}'' (2024)
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| |console= Nintendo 64
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| |species= Human
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| |gender = Male
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| |homeworld = Unknown
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| |creator = Fumihide Aoki
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| |voiceactor = {{s|mariowiki|Charles Martinet}}
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| |interwiki=mariowiki
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| |interwikiname=Super Mario Wiki
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| |interwikipage=Waluigi
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| '''Waluigi''' ({{ja|ワルイージ|Waruīji}}, ''Waluigi'') is an antagonistic character from the {{uv|Mario}} series.
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| ==Origin==
| | '''Waluigi''' (ワルイージ, ''Waruīji'') is a character from the [[Mario (universe)|''Mario'' series]]. |
| [[File:WaluigiTennis.png|thumb|left|Official artwork of Waluigi from the N64 version of ''Mario Tennis''. The racket seen in the image is the same one used by Waluigi in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.]]
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| Waluigi made his debut in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Tennis|Nintendo 64}}'' and has become a recurring character in later ''Mario'' spin-off games. He is a lanky man with a big, pink nose, a pointed mustache, pointed ears, and eyes surrounded by light blue rings. He wears dark indigo overalls, a purple undershirt, a purple cap with a yellow "Γ" gamma symbol, a pair of white gloves, and a pair of orange pointed shoes. In the ''Mario'' spin-off games, Waluigi is shown to have powerful legs, able to easily kick Bowser.
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| Waluigi is [[Luigi]]'s self-appointed rival and anti-hero counterpart, just as [[Wario]] is the rival of [[Mario]]. This rivalry began in the opening cutscene of ''Mario Tennis'' where Waluigi and Wario interrupt the final match between Mario and Luigi stating they want to play, but Luigi declines and mocks Waluigi, upsetting him. Like Wario, Waluigi is much raunchier than his counterparts, examples including his frequent use of roses, a universal symbol for romance, as well as his signature crotch chop in the ''Mario Strikers'' series. He is also very spiteful and vindictive, often joining Wario's pranks on others as a legitimate act of revenge. Oddly, despite appearing frequently as Wario's partner-in-crime in various ''Mario'' spin-off games, he has not physically appeared in a {{uv|Wario}} game. Currently, his only appearance in a ''Wario'' game is if a Waluigi [[amiibo]] is scanned in {{s|mariowiki|Wario's amiibo Sketch}} in ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare Gold}}'', in which Wario draws a poor quality picture of him. | | ==Character description== |
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| | Waluigi has so far only appeared in spin-off and party games, as opposed to the main platformer titles, save for a few negligible cameos. He is [[Luigi]]'s evil rival, in the same way that [[Wario]] is [[Mario]]'s evil rival. Along with this, Waluigi has a hat and gloves with a "Γ" gamma symbol, which is similar to Wario's "W", which is also an inverse or an upside-down "M". Unlike Luigi's green hat and shirt, Waluigi has a purple shirt and hat with black overalls, while his Γ symbol is yellow. He is believed to be Wario's younger brother (although this is unconfirmed) as well as one of his many friends. Waluigi was created by Camelot's Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by [[Charles Martinet]], like Wario and both Mario Bros. |
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
| | Waluigi is considered to be original to the [[Mario (universe)|Mario universe]] rather than the [[Wario (universe)|Wario universe]] since he has only appeared in Mario spin-offs and is yet to be seen in an actual Wario game (aside from a very brief cameo in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'', though this is debated, as many insist that it's just a caricature of Wario, not Waluigi). |
| ===Trophy===
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| The Waluigi trophy can be obtained through the Lottery once at least 250 other trophies have been collected.
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| |name=Waluigi | |
| |image=Waluigi Trophy Melee.png
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| |desc=This tall, thin, evil-looking guy seems to be Luigi's rival. He works hard at his mischief: Waluigi reportedly spent a lot of time training for his debut in Mario Tennis by honing his ability to antagonize the Mario brothers. While it's general knowledge that he's the same age as Luigi, his relationship to Wario is unclear.
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| |gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Mario Tennis|release1=8/00}}
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
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| ===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===
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| [[File:Waluigi Brawl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Waluigi as an Assist Trophy attacking in ''Brawl''.]]
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| Waluigi makes his debut as an Assist Trophy. He appears with brown shoes instead of his usual orange shoes, and is armed with his tennis racket from ''Mario Tennis''.
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| When summoned, Waluigi dashes at a random opponent on stage and stomps them into the ground (although he can stomp multiple opponents at once if others around are caught in the stomps). He stomps the victim(s) multiple times before unleashing a finishing blow with his tennis racket or a kick. His kicks [[meteor smash]] if the opponent is a little outside the stage. Unless he attacks constantly, his final attack has a pause which lasts about three seconds. He is relatively easy to avoid on the stage, as he can be avoided by simply jumping over him, and it can be quite easy to lure him off-stage; however, if opponents are careless, he can be quite deadly.
| | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== |
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| ===As an [[alternate costume]]===
| | Waluigi appears as a trophy in SSBM. |
| Waluigi's color scheme serves as {{SSBB|Luigi}}'s purple alternate costume. The "L" on his hat also changes to yellow. | |
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| ===Trophy===
| | :'''Waluigi''' |
| {{Trophy
| | :"This tall, thin, evil-looking guy seems to be [[Luigi]]'s rival. He works hard at his mischief: Waluigi reportedly spent a lot of time training for his debut in ''Mario Tennis'' by honing his ability to antagonize the [[Mario]] brothers. While it's general knowledge that he's the same age as Luigi, his relationship to [[Wario]] is unclear." |
| |name=Waluigi
| | :''Game: Mario Tennis'' (08/00) |
| |image=Waluigi - Brawl Trophy.png
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| |desc=A twig-thin man who sees himself as Luigi's ultimate rival. He spent a long time working silently in the shadow of the Mario Bros. before finally becoming strong enough to compete with them in Mario Tennis. Since then, he's had many brilliant game appearances. While the nature of his relationship to Wario is a mystery, the pair have hatched some devious schemes together.
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| |gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=N64|game1=Mario Tennis|console2=GCN|game2=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!}}
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| ===Stickers===
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| | {{s|mariowiki|Waluigi}}
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| | {{s|mariowiki|Mario Superstar Baseball}}
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| | {{SortKey|AttackSpecialsIndirect+008}}[[File:SpecialsIndirect.png|16px|link=Specials: Indirect]] Attack +8
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| | {{StickerHead|Mario|Yoshi|Luigi|Bowser|Peach}}
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| | {{s|mariowiki|Waluigi}}
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| | {{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Strikers}}
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| | {{SortKey|AttackSlash+015}}{{EffectIcon|Slash}} Attack +15
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| | {{StickerHead|Mario|Yoshi|Luigi|Bowser|Peach}}
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| {{StickerPicBox|Waluigi|Mario Superstar Baseball}}
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| {{StickerPicBox|Waluigi|Super Mario Strikers}}
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== |
| ===As an Assist Trophy===
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| [[File:Assist Waluigi Smash 4.png|thumb|left|200px|Waluigi attacking Luigi in {{forwiiu}}]]
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| Waluigi returns as an Assist Trophy, reprising his behavior from ''Brawl''.
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| As an Assist Trophy, like most of the on-stage Assist Trophies that are invulnerable to attack, Waluigi can be attacked and KO'd.
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| Similar to {{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, his appearance is more cartoonish, with less detail on his clothing and lighter, more solid colors used all around. Notably, his shoes are now closer to the proper orange coloring, as opposed to the brown shoes in ''Brawl''.
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| ===As an alternate costume===
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| Waluigi's color scheme returns as Luigi's purple alternate costume, and also serves as Mario's purple alternate costume. The "M" on the latter's hat also changes to yellow, however, the "L" on the former's hat is purple.
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| ===As a [[Mii Costume]]===
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| Waluigi serves as the basis for the default Waluigi's Cap headgear for the {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s.
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| ===Trophy===
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| Waluigi appears as a trophy in both versions. In {{forwiiu}}, it can be obtained by achieving a score of at least 85 in [[Rival Smash]].
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| |name=Waluigi
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| |image-3ds=WaluigiTrophy3DS.png
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| |image-wiiu=WaluigiTrophyWiiU.png
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| |desc-ntsc=A crooked mustache and a long, red nose—Waluigi has "villain" written all over him. He considers himself Luigi's rival. He's cunning and quick. When summoned into battle, he'll rush the nearest fighters and stomp them into the ground—then thwack them with his foot or tennis racket!
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| |desc-pal=Long, red nose? Handlebar moustache? Bendy body? Yep, this lanky schemer is Luigi's rival, Waluigi. In this game, he'll dash over to the nearest fighter and stomp on them to bury them in the ground. Then he'll finish them off with a big kick or a whack with his tennis racket. Ouch!
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| |gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=N64|game1=Mario Tennis|release1=08/2000|console2=Wii|game2=Mario Kart Wii|release2=04/2008}}
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| |gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=N64|game1=Mario Tennis|release1=11/2000|console2=Wii|game2=Mario Kart Wii|release2=04/2008}}
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
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| ===As an Assist Trophy=== | | ===As an Assist Trophy=== |
| [[File:Waluigi(Ultimate).png|thumb|left|200px|Waluigi as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | | Waluigi appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He has brown shoes instead of his usual orange shoes. When summoned, he dashes at a random opponent on stage and stomps them into the ground (although he can stomp multiple opponents at once if others around are caught in the stomps), in a manner similar to [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Headbutt]] or the [[Pitfall]]. He stomps the victim(s) multiple times before unleashing a finishing blow with his tennis racket or a kick. His kicks spike, so they can result in a hilarious and humiliating KO if the opponent is a little outside the stage. Also, unless he was constantly attacking, his final attack will have a pause which is about 3 seconds long. Also, he is relatively easy to avoid on the stage, but chances are he is going to attack someone once. |
| Waluigi returns as an Assist Trophy, reprising his behavior from ''Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.
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| The Waluigi Assist Trophy can be attacked and KO'd, which earns the player an extra point. [[Training Mode]] describes his Assist Trophy: ''Stomps on nearby opponents and then launches them with a racket.'' He cannot be summoned in the [[3D Land]], [[Midgar]], [[Mute City SNES]], [[Norfair]], [[Spirit Train]], and [[Suzaku Castle]] stages.
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| ===As an alternate costume===
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| Waluigi's color scheme returns as Mario and Luigi's purple alternate costume.
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| ===As a costume===
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| Waluigi's Cap returns as a default headgear for the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s.
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| ===Spirits===
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| Waluigi also appears as an Ace-class [[primary spirit]] and is featured on the {{h2|List of spirits (Super Mario series)|Standard Bike}} spirit, while Waluigi's ''Super Mario Strikers'' version appears as an Advanced-class primary spirit.
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| Both Waluigi Spirit Battles use a {{SSBU|Luigi}} puppet fighter.
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| The Waluigi spirit is fought on the [[Peach's Castle]] stage, with the latter and the music track referencing the {{s|mariowiki|Waluigi Pinball}} race course from ''Mario Kart DS'' based on the bumper and the two floating inward-angled platforms resembling pinball slingshots. During the battle, Waluigi appears as a hostile Assist Trophy.
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| The Waluigi (Super Mario Strikers) spirit is fought on the [[Wuhu Island]] stage's Swordplay Colosseum layout, referencing the soccer arenas in the ''Mario Strikers'' series, which takes place on a field in a crowded stadium. During the battle, the Soccer Ball item will appear, referencing the sport that this spirit's origin game is based on.
| | ===As a trophy=== |
| | Waluigi also appears as a randomly collectible trophy: |
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| ====Primary spirits====
| | [[Image:Waluigi_Trophy.jpg|thumb|Waluigi Trophy in ''Brawl'']] |
| {|class="wikitable sortable"
| | :'''Waluigi''' |
| ! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
| | :''"A twig-thin man who sees himself as Luigi's ultimate rival. He spent a long time working silently in the shadow of the Mario Bros. before finally becoming strong enough to compete with them in Mario Tennis. Since then, he's had many brilliant game appearances. While the nature of his relationship to Wario is a mystery, the pair have hatched some devious schemes together."'' |
| ! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
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| ! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
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| ! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
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| ! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
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| ! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
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| ! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
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| | 35 || {{SpiritTableName|Waluigi}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★★ || 3 || 2858 || 8579 || 1787 || 5362 || 962 || 2887 || Foot Attack ↑ || ''Super Mario'' Series
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| | 124 || {{SpiritTableName|Waluigi (Super Mario Strikers)}} {{Flag|North America}}<br>Waluigi (Mario Strikers) {{Flag|PAL}} || {{SpiritType|Grab}} || ★★ || 1 || 1614 || 6479 || 815 || 3271 || 737 || 2959 || Foot Attack ↑ || ''Super Mario Strikers'' Series {{Flag|North America}}<br>''Mario Strikers '' Series {{Flag|PAL}}
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| ====Support spirit====
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| | 87 || {{SpiritTableName|Standard Bike}} || ★ || 1 || Undamaged Speed ↑ || ''Mario Kart'' Series
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| |}
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| ==Gallery==
| | :*Mario Tennis (2000) |
| <gallery>
| | :*Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) |
| Waluigi_Smash_Brawl.png|Official render for ''Brawl''.
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| Wario Bros.jpg|Waluigi with Wario in Brawl
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| WaluigiDOJO.jpg|Waluigi in Brawl.
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| Waluigi Assist 4.png|Waluigi as an Assist Trophy in {{forwiiu}}
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| Waluigi (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U).jpg|Waluigi wielding his tennis racket in {{forwiiu}}.
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| WaluigiWiiUK.O.gif|Waluigi's KO animation in {{forwiiu}},
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| Waluigi Assist Trophy (SSBU).png|Waluigi as an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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| WAHttacked.gif|Waluigi getting hit and K.O'd by Marth in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ===As a color change=== |
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| | Luigi possesses a black and purple color swap which gives him a similar appearance to Waluigi. The L on his hat also changes to yellow, just like Waluigi's inverted L. The L, however, doesn't flip itself like Waluigi's does. |
| |ja={{ja|ワルイージ|Waruīji}}, ''Waluigi''
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| |fr=Waluigi
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| |es=Waluigi
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| |de=Waluigi
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| |nl=Waluigi
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| |ru={{rollover|Валуиджи|Valuidzhi|?}}
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| |ko={{rollover|와루이지|Waru-iji|?}}, ''Waluigi''
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| |zh={{rollover|瓦路易吉|Wǎlùyìjí|?}}, ''Waluigi''
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| ==Trivia== | | ===As stickers=== |
| *In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs&t=15m2s Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014], Waluigi was shown to be representing the ''Wario'' universe as opposed to the ''Mario'' universe. This change was not carried over to the final version of the game.
| | Waluigi also appears as two [[sticker]]s. One uses his artwork from ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', and the other one uses his artwork from ''Super Mario Strikers''. |
| **In that same Direct, when Waluigi is laughing, his mouth is open. In the final game, however, his mouth is always closed, even when he is laughing. This is strange, considering how in ''Brawl'', his mouth is open while laughing. This is fixed in ''Ultimate'', where his mouth is opened while laughing.
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| *Waluigi has been used to introduce a section of a [[Nintendo Direct]] discussing Assist Trophies, as shown in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs&t=14m28s April 2014 Direct] regarding ''SSB4'' where Sakurai starts the Assist Trophies section by explaining what they do with a Waluigi plush next to him. Waluigi was also used to demonstrate players being able to KO Assist Trophies in ''Ultimate''.
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| *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', if Waluigi doesn't reach the ground while stomping in the air, he will repeat the animation (it doesn't have a hitbox, and he doesn't make any noise while doing it either).
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| *Waluigi is one of the most consistently requested characters to be made playable in ''Smash'', and has a large, vocal fanbase that clamors for his inclusion as a playable character instead of an [[Assist Trophy]], citing his frequent appearance in ''Mario'' spin-offs alongside his unique, colorful personality and aesthetic. The Waluigi fanbase was most vocal after developer [[Masahiro Sakurai]] revealed that Waluigi would be reprising his role as an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' and spread memes, videos, artwork, and petitions to get Sakurai to make Waluigi playable; even {{s|wikipedia|The Washington Post}} noted the outpouring of support for Waluigi by making [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/06/12/waluigi-was-robbed-and-humiliated-by-nintendo-and-his-fans-are-furious/ a post] about him being "robbed and humiliated by Nintendo", likely as a jab at him being knocked out seconds after being seen. The clamor got even more intense when the [[Piranha Plant]], a common ''Mario'' enemy that had never even been playable in its own series before (and, ironically, was Waluigi's default partner in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party 3}}''{{'}}s Duel Mode), made the cut as a playable character, shocking many and leading people to post memes about how it got in the game before Waluigi. However, Nintendo clarified that while Sakurai is aware of the requests for Waluigi becoming a playable character, making him playable is overall his decision.<ref>Walker, Justin. [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/435z3m/nintendos-reggie-fils-aime-on-accessibility-whats-next-and-uh-waluigi/ Vice] (2018-07-27). Retrieved on 2020-06-05.</ref>
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| *Waluigi and [[Spring Man]] are the only Assist Trophies in ''Ultimate'' who use an English voice actor in all regions, and two of four in general to hold this distinction, with [[Kat & Ana]] and [[Saki Amamiya]] sharing this distinction as well.
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| ==References==
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| {{AssistTrophies}} | | {{AssistTrophies}} |
| {{Mii costumes}}
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| {{Mario universe}} | | {{Mario universe}} |
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| | == Trivia == |
| | On the Nintendo Homepage If you click on a broken link the following error message has a picture of waluigi next to it. |
| | [[Category:Trophies]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSBM)]] | | [[Category:Trophies (SSBM)]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSBB)]] | | [[Category:Trophies (SSBB)]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-3DS)]] | | [[Category:Mario Bros. Trophies]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)]] | | [[Category:Assist Trophies]] |
| [[Category:Spirits]] | | [[Category:Stickers]] |
| [[es:Waluigi]] | | [[Category:Mario universe]] |
| | [[Category:Wario universe]] |