Waluigi

Waluigi
Universe	Mario
Debut	Mario Tennis (2000)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 64
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Created by	Fumihide Aoki
Voice actor	Charles Martinet
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Waluigi

Waluigi (ワルイージ, Waluigi) is a character from the Mario series. He is Luigi's self-appointed and anti-hero counterpart of Wario; just as Wario is the rival of Mario. He is considered to be part of the Mario universe in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4.

Character description

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. Along with this, Waluigi has a hat and gloves with an "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 (though the game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on the Nintendo DS states they are not, saying that Waluigi is actually Wario's co-partner, despite the fact that he has never physically appeared in a WarioWare game, but as the game was mainly handled by SEGA, the authenticity of this is called into question) 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.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a trophy

The Waluigi trophy in Melee

Waluigi appears as a trophy in Melee, that can be unlocked through the Lottery once at least 250 other trophies have been collected.

Waluigi

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.

Mario Tennis (08/00)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As an Assist Trophy

Waluigi attacking as an assist trophy.

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). 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 3 seconds. Also, he is relatively easy to avoid on the stage, but chances are he is going to attack someone once.

As a trophy

The Waluigi trophy in Brawl

Waluigi also appears as a randomly collectible trophy:

Waluigi

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.

: Mario Tennis

: Mario Kart Double Dash

As a color change

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. Mario also has a black and purple color swap which also gives him a similar appearance to Waluigi in Super Smash Bros. 4, and the M on his hat becomes yellow.

As a sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Waluigi	Mario Superstar Baseball	AttackSpecialsIndirect+008 Attack +8	Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Yoshi
Waluigi	Super Mario Strikers	AttackSlash+015 Attack +15	Mario Luigi Peach Bowser Yoshi

Waluigi (Mario Superstar Baseball)

Waluigi (Super Mario Strikers)

As a playable mod

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Artwork from the creator of the mod, Marioking64DS

A modder by the name of Marioking64DS (and other modders) have created a fully functional, playable Waluigi for Brawl, sporting an entirely unique moveset. The Waluigi mod has been unofficially added into the most recent version of Project M, even having its own trailer.

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One of Waluigi's alternate costumes, based on Wario's biker outfit.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

Waluigi running away from the Mario Bros.

Waluigi returns as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. 4. His function is the same as in Brawl, albeit he can be defeated if he takes enough damage. Just like Mario and Luigi, his appearance is more cartoon-like, with less detail on his clothing and lighter more solid colors used all around. Of particular note are his shoes, which are now closer to the proper orange coloring, as opposed to the brown shoes in Brawl.

Luigi also retains his Waluigi-inspired palette swap (albeit without a yellow L), and Mario also gains a very similar costume in Smash 4.

As a trophy

The Waluigi trophy in for Wii U

The Waluigi trophy in for 3DS

Waluigi also appears as a challenge reward trophy, unlocked by achieving a score of at least 85 in Rival Smash:

Waluigi

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!

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!

: Mario Tennis (08/2000)

: Mario Kart Wii (04/2008)

Origin

Waluigi made his first appearance in Mario Tennis and has appeared in nearly every Mario spin-off since serving as Wario's partner. In Brawl and SSB4, Waluigi appears as an Assist Trophy wielding his tennis racket, which is a reference to his first appearance in Mario Tennis. He will try to stomp players into the ground; however, Waluigi has never done this in any other game, though several games such as Mario Party 3 has shown that he has very powerful legs (in the aforementioned game, he knocks out the usually highly durable Bowser with a single kick). His finishing move either involves kicking the player, or hitting the player with his tennis racket. His appearance has slightly changed in Brawl, Waluigi has orange shoes in the Mario games, not brown; although the orange shoes were retained in SSB4. The tennis racket he is holding has retained its design from Mario Tennis.

Gallery

• WaluigiTennis64.PNG

  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 and Smash 4.

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  Challenge unlock image

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  Waluigi mid-stomp in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trivia

• Strangely, in the Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014, he appeared to be representing the Wario universe as opposed to the Mario universe. This apparent change was not seen in the final version of the game, as seen in his trophy icon.