Luigi (SSBU)

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Luigi in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Mario
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Poltergust G-00

“	He can jump higher than his brother, Mario. His Up Special, Super Jump Punch, will gain maximum damage and launching power when hitting the opponent right at the start. It truly is a "Special" move. He also uses his new Poltergust for his throw!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Luigi (ルイージ, Luigi) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was revealed along with the rest of the roster on June 12th, 2018.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from Smash 4, Luigi's model features a more subdued color scheme. His hair and clothing now features simple detailing, similar to his design in Brawl.
• Like most of the returning roster, Luigi has become much more expressive than in the previous games.
• Luigi has a new walking animation. Luigi also has a new dashing animation akin to how he runs in Luigi's Mansion.
• Luigi's backward jumping animation was slightly altered: he now performs one backflip instead of two. His backward midair jumping animation was also slightly altered, having him flip less times
• Luigi's attacks that involve fire, such as his Fireball, have been given brighter, flashier particle effects.
• Luigi's "Waluigi" costume now has a green L instead of the purple L in Smash 4, which in turn replaced the original yellow L in Brawl.
• Luigi's head is slightly repositioned when using his neutral aerial.
• Luigi has new sidestep animations.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Luigi's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete.

Ground Attacks

• Forward tilt has an altered animation, now looking similar to Mario's forward tilt, except mirrored.
• Luigi has a new up tilt, a short uppercut, similar to the one he possessed in the original Super Smash Bros.
• Luigi has a new grab, the Poltergeist, which also functions as a tether grab, giving grab more range and an improved recovery in exchange for greater endlag.Super Smash Bros.

Throws/other attacks

• Luigi now has a tether grab, using his new Poltergust from Luigi's Mansion 3 and shooting a plunger attached to a rope. It can be used in the air just like most tether grabs, but it cannot be used to recover.
  • Because of this, Luigi's grab range is much longer, covering way more distance.
  • However, this now results in his grab having slightly increased startup lag and significantly higher end lag, making it more punishable if missing an opponent.

Special Moves

• Luigi's charging animation for Green Missile has been changed. He also now spins when Green Missile misfires.
• Green Missile covers less distance, making the move slightly worse in recovery.
• Like several other powerful attacks in the game, Luigi's Super Jump Punch sweetspot displays a dramatic slow motion effect when it successfully hits an opponent.
• Super Jump Punch has significantly decreased landing lag.
• Super Jump Punch travels higher.
• Luigi Cyclone now has a vortex form around Luigi when used.
• Luigi Cyclone now has longer endlag and does not lift as high, hindering its usefulness in recovery.

Gallery

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  Luigi taunting on Magicant.

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  Launching Cloud with a Super Jump Punch on Battlefield.

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  Tossing a Fireball on Skyloft.

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  Attacking Snake with his neutral jab on Coliseum.

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  Raccoon Luigi with Bewear on Pilotwings.

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  Attacking Wario with his neutral aerial on Bridge of Eldin.

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  Taunting next to Pikmin and Olimar on Distant Planet.

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  Splatted by Inkling on Luigi's Mansion.

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  Grabbed by Sukapon.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• In Simon's reveal trailer, Luigi was shown having his soul taken by Death, which led to humorous posts from the community claiming that Luigi had been officially "killed off". In turn, BBC News wrote a mock obituary for Luigi. Nintendo UK eventually responded with a short message of "Luigi is okay" as a nod to this event.
  • Luigi was not shown from the rest of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct (not counting menus and the like) of August 8th, 2018. Despite this, Mario and Mega Man were present in this Direct, even after what happened in Ridley's reveal trailer.
    • Luigi is also one of three characters to not appear in any in-battle footage in the Direct, the others being R.O.B. and the Mii Fighters.
• Luigi's Mansion 3 was teased before it was officially announced through Simon's trailer, as Luigi can be seen using the new Poltergust from the aforementioned game.
• Luigi's pose in the panoramic artwork for Ultimate is reminiscent of his pose in a group artwork for Melee.