Luigi (SSBB)

This page is about Luigi's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Luigi.

Luigi
Luigi
Universe	Mario
Appears in	SSB SSBM SSBB
Availability	Unlockable

Luigi (ルイージ, Ruīji) is an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His moveset seems essentially unchanged, though some of his potential disadvantages from Melee appear to have been removed (very low friction, very low falling speed, very low horizontal air speed). His dash attack has the same animation and effect, except the last blow now has some knockback, making this move not quite so easy to punish. Another minor change is that his voice is no longer a recycled Mario voice sped up, but his deeper voice from recent games.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play 22 matches in Brawl, then defeat Luigi
• Beat Classic Mode using no continues, then defeat Luigi
• Get Luigi to join your party in The Subspace Emissary

Attributes

While many consider Luigi a clone or semi-clone of Mario, there are some important differences between them. Like Mario, his Fireballs are spammable and help his approach, but, Luigi’s are not affected by gravity, which can be good or bad, depending on the situation. Luigi is also a good juggler due to his speedy attacks and his own speed. His jabs, tilts, and aerials are considered fast and to have high priority. His neutral aerial his also a Sex Kick and can often kill at medium percentages on most characters. He is also able to chain throw many characters when they are at low percentages. His smashes, like most of his attacks, are considered fast and somewhat strong. His specials are also considered good and great for recovery. If one keeps pressing the special attack button during Luigi Cyclone, Luigi will rise up and this can be repeated in a manner similar to Koopa Hopping. His Side Special, the Green Missile, can be used for horizontal recovery to make up for the lack of horizontal recovery from his Super Jump Punch. The Super Jump Punch is unique in the fact that if sweetspotted, it will become the Fire Jump Punch, a much stronger version that deals fire damage. His Taunt is also unique in the sense that it can hit opponents and deal 2% of damage, however if used when the opponent is on the ledge, it is almost always a meteor smash KO. His Final Smash, the Negative Zone, is strange in the sense that it creates a bubble which, if opponents enter, can have many hazardous effects.

Changes from Melee to Brawl

• Has his own voice.
• The last hit of his dash attack does more knockback.
• Luigi Cyclone can be used to travel far distances, even in midair.
• Taunt does 2% damage and has set upwards knockback, and has the Ping sound effect. It also is a more powerful Meteor Smash.
• Forward and Down Aerials have less knockback.
• Side Special can sweetspot edge.
• If the Green Missile hits a wall, Luigi will sometimes get stuck for a brief moment and have to pull himself free.
• Up Special travels further vertically and horizontally, but makes Luigi more defenseless if it misses a target, and has a new Helpless animation, he falls upside-down.
• Luigi Cyclone is much more useful in Brawl than it was in Melee. It now rises like Dr. Tornado while still having the same landspeed.
• Green shirt and hat are darker green.
• Overalls are rolled up at the end of his legs.
• Overalls have a slight purplish tint, just like in the original game.
• Green Missile can be charged for as long as wanted now though after a few seconds charging it has already reached full power (Luigi starts flashing and ceases to move).

Strategies & Tips

• Luigi is unique because he has 4 jumps: a first jump, a double jump, his Luigi cyclone and up B, giving him very good recovery ability.
• Make good use of your Fireball which can be good for raising damage from a distance.
• During Luigi Cyclone, after a character is knocked back, keep spinning towards them for more hits.
• Since Super Jump Punch has lots of lag and only does 1% damage if indirect, save it for when a player is asleep, dazed, or in a Pitfall for a nice clean hit.
• A fully charged Green Missile is an excellent KO move. Charging and waiting for someone to come can be a good strategy.
• Up smash is excellent for KOing off the top of the screen.
• The Super Jump Punch is an excellent move to use against players when in their helpless state, if one can time it perfect though.
• Forward smash can be angled upwards and downwards similar to many forward tilts. Angling the Forward smash can effect the angle that the opponent is launched. To angle it hold up or down on the control stick/pad while charging. Angling it upwards causes more vertical knockback while angling downwards causes more horizontal knockback. When used properly the player can score lower percent KOs.
• Neutral aerial is a Sex Kick
• By rapidly tapping B, Luigi Cyclone is excellent for recovery

Event Matches

• Event 19: Wario Bros.- On Mario Bros, you play as Wario against Mario and Luigi.
• Event 29: All-Star Semifinal Regulars- Select your character to fight against the original 4 hidden characters on Yoshi's Island.

Co-Op Event Matches

• Co-Op Event 9: Those Who Stayed in Onett- KO Luigi and Yoshi, playing as Lucas and Ness on Onett.
• Co-Op Event 11: The Great Remodeling Battle- As Luigi and Peach, obtain 300 coins without damaging Luigi's Mansion at all.
• Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle- Select your character and take on the entire roster on Battlefield.

Role in Subspace Emissary

Earlier in the story, Luigi is seen in a green area by some hills. A few Waddle Dees walk by, giving Luigi clueless stares but Luigi is utterly scared by them. He is then ambushed by King Dedede and is turned into a trophy. Using Luigi's trophy to bait Wario, Dedede ambushes him with an army of Waddle Dees before driving off with Wario's cargo, with Ness, a princess, and Luigi's trophies in it. At his hideout, Dedede puts a badge on Luigi (comically on his nose), Ness, and the princess's trophies, before the ceiling collapses on them, and Bowser takes the princess's trophy. But after every character in the Subspace is turned into trophies by Tabuu, the Dedede Badges on Luigi, Ness, and Kirby (who got the princess's badge) bring them back to life. Ness and Luigi bring King Dedede back to life, who thanks them with a big hug before they depart into the Subspace and rescue everyone else. When Wario attacks Dedede, Luigi and Ness come to Dedede's aid, much to Wario's shock. Wario later decides to join them after some thinking. After this, Luigi joins the other heroes as they attack Tabuu.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

• Neutral Attack - Punches twice with both hands and then thrusts his butt out.
• Dash Attack - Luigi swings his arms multiple times. The last hit has more knockback than Melee.
• Strong Side - Luigi does a roundhouse kick. Can be tilted in different directions.
• Strong Up - Luigi does an upwards kittenswipe that is great for juggling.
• Strong Down - Luigi does a tripping kick for minimal damage. Can be used to Meteor Smash opponents from the edge right underneath his foot.

Smash

• Side Smash - Luigi does a spearhand that can be tilted with good knockback.
• Up Smash - Luigi does an upwards headbutt similar to Mario's Up Smash, but better knockback.
• Down Smash -Luigi does a twisting breakdancing sweepkick with excellent vertical knockback.

Other

• Ledge attack - Flips over the edge, kicking the opponent during the flip.
• 100% Ledge attack - Slowly gets up and kicks.
• Floor attack -

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral Aerial - Luigi does sex kick that has great vertical knockback. There is absolutely no horizontal knockback in this attack, but if hit during the first few frames, your foe might become star K.O.ed.
• Forward Aerial - Luigi does a karate chop that has moderate horizontal knockback.
• Back Aerial - Luigi does a backwards kick similar Mario's with similar knockback. Luigi's new bair is similar to his Fair in the original Smash Bros.
• Up Aerial - Luigi does a flip kick that is great for juggling.
• Down Aerial -Luigi does a quick down spin kick. Can spike in parts of the hitbox. Spike hitbox seems to change after every hit.

Grabs & Throws

• Pummel - Luigi head slams the opponent.
• Forward Throw - Luigi does a spin once and throws forward.
• Back Throw - Luigi spins three times and throws backwards. Amazing knockback and is a strong killing move when foe is at high damage.
• Down Throw - Luigi slams to the ground. Can combo in with U-smash at low percentages; Nair at higher percentages.
• Up Throw - Luigi turns to the screen and throws foe in the air.

Costumes

• Green+Blue Overalls (Default) - Luigi's default costume that he is seen in in all of his games.
• Fire Luigi (Special) - Luigi in his fire outfit, like Mario has his. He has white and green overalls now.
• Orange+Blue Overalls - Seems to be based off the Fire Luigi costume in Super Mario Bros. 3
• Pink Overalls - Just a pink version of Luigi's overalls.
• Blue Overalls - A light blue version of Luigi's overalls.
• Waluigi Wardrobe (Special) - Luigi in Waluigi's clothing, which are purple-colored. Luigi's hat also has the colors and patterns of Waluigi's.

Special Movements

Taunt

Up: Does a variety of humorous poses very quickly in a set order: Faces the screen with one hand on his waist, the other giving the peace symbol, next he turns to the right slightly, pointing his hands that direction. Then, he places his right hand just below his mustache, as if he is thinking. Then he turns away from the screen, crouching, as if hes sad, and finally, he faces the screen once more, with both hands on his face, giving a frightened look. The switch between each expression is so fast, it can't be seen unless the game speed is slowed down a bit. He also makes a sound during each expression: Ho! Ha! Hm! He! Hoo!

Side: Becomes stiff, falls on the floor, then seems to balance himself back up again.

Down: Kicks at the ground (does 2% damage and has much stronger fixed knockback than in Melee). Gives a bashful "Hm."

On-Screen Appearance

Jumps out of a Warp Pipe, while posing fearfully, saying "Let's a go." in a gloomy voice.

Idle Stance

• Rubs his nose, stretches it out and releases it, making it slap onto his face.
• Scratches his head (same as in Melee).

Victory Pose

• Victory Theme: Mushroom Kingdom Theme
• Turns around with his hat lopsided and makes gun motions with his fingers saying "Bang, bang." Strangely, he rotates his wrists into the gun position, and his nose also rotates.
• Childishly swings his arms at the air and gasps twice with exhaustion, similar to one of his victory poses in Melee and his character selection pose in SSB64.
• Falls to the ground two times, stiff as a board, also similar to the one from Melee.

Clapping Pose

Has a sad face and slowly claps.

Wii Remote Choice

Makes a small grunt as if he's picking something up. Sounds like "heeee-yah!"

Credits Music

• Luigi's Mansion Theme

Trivia

• Luigi's trophy in Subspace Emissary is different from his collectible trophy. Instead of adjusting his hat, Luigi holds his hands to his face making a surprised expression, which is one of the poses from his up taunt. This distiction is unique to Luigi. Possibly this is because of his expression of his capture when he was hit by King Dedede's Hammer.
• Luigi Requiring 22 vs. matches to unlock is a reference to him being second fiddle to his brother.
• One of Luigi's alternate costumes is Waluigi, as to Mario with Wario's outfit. This is most likely because they are rivals.
• Another of Luigi's alternate costumes is Fire Luigi.
• Luigi's trophy pose is similar to Mario's idle pose in SSBM in were he is adjusting his hat.
• When you choose Luigi on the character select screen, the narrator announces Luigi's name as if suggesting that you should use him, in a skeptical voice. "Luigi..."
• When you see Mario and Pit chasing Ancient Minister after they both land you can see relics behind them, these same relics can be seen on Luigi's scene where the first Waddle Dee is coming from, which means Luigi wasn't too far behind Mario and Pit.
• Luigi's crawling animation (which is literally him walking from his crouch) is also used in Super Mario Galaxy.
• Along with Ness, Luigi is one of the first unlockable characters by playing brawls but one of the last to be unlocked in the Subspace Emissary.
• When a Green Missile is used and Luigi hits a wall, he will sometimes get his head stuck and will do a funny animation of himself pulling out his head from the wall.
• Luigi's crowd chant only has two or three people to it, as opposed to a large group. This could be a running joke to how he is the lesser Mario brother referenced in previous Mario RPG games.

External Links

• DOJO!! page