Mr. L

Not to be confused with Mr. I.

Mr. L
Artwork from Super Paper Mario
Species	Human
First appearance	Super Paper Mario (2007)
Latest appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)
Portrayed by	Charles Martinet

“The Green Thunder strikes like lightning!”

—Mr. L, Super Paper Mario

Mr. L, also known as The Green Thunder or The Mysterious Mr. L, is a brainwashed version of Luigi who appears in Super Paper Mario, serving as one of Count Bleck's minions. According to The InterNed, Mr. L's theme song is titled "Mr. L, Green Thunder". He is a major antagonist and eventually becomes the game's final boss, Super Dimentio by fusing with Dimentio and the Chaos Heart. Before becoming Mr. L, Luigi tries to stop Count Bleck from using the Chaos Heart; however, after being trapped in Castle Bleck, Luigi gets brainwashed by Nastasia, turning him into Mr. L.

General information

Physical description

Mr. L strongly resembles Luigi, though he is dressed in a black glossy jumpsuit that retains his former overalls' large buttons. He also wears a green bandana around his neck. His cap has a black background and a reversed "L" instead of the normal white background and normal "L". Over his face is a black mask which seems to make his eyes and eyebrows appear white. His gloves and shoes are dark gray, and are slightly given more pronounced shading. Mr. L, unlike standard Luigi, is shown to have a belt.

While it is somewhat obvious that Mr. L is a brainwashed Luigi to the player, the other characters in Super Paper Mario do not make the connection, though they do feel like they know him in some way.

Personality

Mr. L's trademark pose

Mr. L is very cocky and is always praising up himself, a stark contrast to the chicken-hearted, reluctantly brave Luigi. He thinks highly of himself and is not slow to reveal it, often trying to openly annoy other in-game characters. He has a sophomoric belief in his often-boasted-of abilities, as he is very shocked at his failures as their series begins. He is very daring, and as such reveals an attraction to Princess Peach and jealousy of Mario's jumping ability. His loyalty to Count Bleck, while very deep (with him greatly longing to impress the count), is never explained, and he seems to care little about the expenses worlds would pay had Bleck's plans realized, something that seems to be the result of Nastasia's brainwashing.

Mr. L has two catchphrases: "L-ater," which he continuously proclaims when exiting Castle Bleck, and "Have at you!", his battle cry. He has become well-known for his introduction (actually done only once in the game, not counting a shortened version featured in his new-minion orientation), in which he is given a repeated, blurring closeup as he spins around and strikes a pose, shouting "MR. L!" as rotating green rays are emitted from his body. He also has a knack for nicknaming, referring to Mario as "Mr. Jumpsallthetime," Peach as "Ms. Alwaysgetskidnapped," or Bowser as "Mr. Getsfoiledallthetimebytheredguywiththemoustache" during their first confrontation; this may imply that he still retains some of his memory from when he was Luigi, as he subconsciously recognizes who Mario, Peach, and Bowser are. He also nicknames himself "the Green Thunder".

Mr. L's brainwashing twists Luigi's brotherly bond with Mario, replacing it with affection towards his robotic "brother", his spaceship Brobot.

Powers and abilities

Mr. L's abilities are largely the same as those of Luigi. He runs and jumps just like Luigi, with low traction and a high jump. He also has the ability to super jump, a move that Luigi can use much later in the game, which he uses to attack Mario, Peach and Bowser. He can also use Shroom Shakes, like the other heroes.

However, Mr. L has some skills that Luigi does not, or merely has not yet shown, namely his inventiveness. Though Luigi has been known to have run a mechanical-themed board in the Mario Party series, his mechanical skills haven't been consistently shown to match that of Mr. L. Mr. L has the intelligence to build, upgrade, and pilot his own robot, which he calls Brobot, throughout the course of Super Paper Mario, pioneering the art he refers to as brobotics.

History

Super Paper Mario

An unconscious Luigi regains awakens in a corridor of Castle Bleck after a failed attempt to stop Count Bleck from marrying Princess Peach to Bowser and securing the Chaos Heart. He meets an unnamed Goomba and another named Gary that trick him into helping them escape the castle. Luigi makes an attempt at saving his group and Peach, but ends up coming to a dead end, where he is eventually cornered by Nastasia's forces, who hypnotizes Gary, causing the unnamed Goomba to join with Count Bleck's side. Though Luigi's fate is not explicitly seen, he is shown to be tackled by the troopers and is seemingly about to be hypnotized by Nastasia (foreshadowing Mr. L) just as the scene is cut.

Mario and Squirps versus Mr. L and Brobot.

Mr. L himself is first seen in the Whoa Zone, where he kicks Squirps in a room before the statue of Squirpina XIV and the resting place of Outer Space's Pure Heart. After quickly trash-talking the three heroes, he engages them in a brief mini-boss battle with them. During this battle, he is able to heal himself using Shroom Shakes, but the heroes can use Thoreau to steal these shakes for themselves. After his 40 Heart Points are depleted, Mr. L falls to the ground and compliments the heroes on their battle skills, but quickly summons his mechanical "brother", Brobot, to finish them off. With the effect of the screen ripping in half, the characters are all transported to the depths of space, where Mr. L and Brobot battle them above what flipping would reveal to be a green, vector-graphic-filled mountainous expanse. Using Squirps's Squirp Squirt Beam, the heroes destroy Brobot and the villain plummets back down to the ground. With one last boast of a future ability to prevail over the heroes, Mr. L escapes, allowing them to obtain the Pure Heart.

Mr. L next appears in the Castle Bleck intermission after Chapter 4, the beginning of which focuses on his "new-minion orientation." Mr. L is shown here to be boastful even around fellow minions of Count Bleck, seeing his comrades as weaklings and "junior minions". O'Chunks and Mimi react negatively to this, with Mimi noting to Mr. L that he too, had been, defeated; Mr. L's response is that he was "merely scouting" Mario, and would soon defeat him. With a cry of "L-ater!", Mr. L jumps off to Castle Bleck's unseen repair bay. Count Bleck later quotes a section of the Dark Prognosticus stating the potential of the man in green, whom Count Bleck reveals is Mr. L.

In the intermission after King Croacus IV's defeat, Mr. L expresses a longing to make another attempt at destroying the heroes with his newly-repaired and improved Brobot. However, Nastasia relays a command from Count Bleck for the minions not to attack, and Mr. L thus could not carry out his plans. Mr. L then proceeds to whine, until Dimentio, encouraging the fulfillment of his own gambit, appears and convinces Mr. L and Mimi to attack anyway in saying that Count Bleck would be pleased if they were to end the heroes' games.

Mario battles Mr. L in Brobot L-type in The World of Nothing.

As laid out, Mr. L encounters the heroes once again in the obliterated Sammer's Kingdom, where he takes the stone Pure Heart of Sammer's Kingdom for himself and engages the heroes in battle along with his improved Brobot. After he is beaten, he flees, allowing the heroes to obtain the stone Pure Heart.

After Mario's team leaves the World of Nothing, Mr. L is shown in a cutscene where he ponders his inability to beat the heroes to himself. Shortly afterward, Dimentio appears, attempting to destroy him on the apparent basis that he, having lost once more, would be unable to show his face to Count Bleck (in actuality, Dimentio plans to undo Mr. L's hypnotism and reunite Luigi with Mario so they could help him destroy Count Bleck; he also uses his ambiguous help to Mario as a basis to convince him to join him in the battle against Bleck). Dimentio successfully sends Mr. L, to The Underwhere. In the process of doing so, Luigi is cured of Nastasia's hypnosis and reunites him with Mario (at which point Mr. L's theme plays). Luigi joins the heroes in their quest.

Later in the game, Dimentio plants a Floro Sprout seed in Luigi's mind to ensure his cooperation when creating Super Dimentio. In the English localization, Luigi calls himself Mr. L while under this state, but the original Japanese release does not refer to him as such.

Super Smash Bros. series

Mr. L's trophy model in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mr. L is mentioned in Paper Luigi's trophy as Mister L. The sentence states that Luigi only has a rumored "close relationship" to Mr. L and misattributes Luigi's brainwashing to Count Bleck. However, this could have been intentionally done to not spoil the ending, as Mr. L is not revealed to be Luigi until the end of the game.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mr. L appears as a trophy. It can be unlocked by playing solo Cruel Smash as Luigi and surviving for a whole minute.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mr. L is an Attack-type Advanced-class primary spirit with great power at the expense of granting the user weakness to water-type attacks. In World of Light, the Mr. L spirit is found in the Lost Woods portion of the Sacred Land sub-map in the Dark Realm. In the spirit battle, the player faces Luigi (in his Waluigi-based palette) on the Luigi's Mansion stage, which is fog-covered unless a fog immunity support spirit is equipped.

Super Mario-kun

Mr. L's appearance in Super Mario-kun.

Mr. L appears in volume 37 of Super Mario-kun. Unlike in the game that inspired this volume, characters are not fooled by Mr. L's disguise, to the point where Bowser makes fun of Mr. L for being a poor disguise. While the battle appears to be a losing one, especially after Mr. L summons the Brobot, the Pure Heart reacts to Mario's sincere attempts to reach out to his brother and brings a large number of Happy Flowers his way. As Mario and co. grab a Happy Flower, Mr. L turns back into Luigi, his memories fully restored.

Tattles

First Battle: "That's Mr. L. This new hire of Count Bleck's a real mystery man... Max HP is 40. Attack is 3. He uses his high jump as a weapon... And that powered-up super jump is quite...super... He has no other outstanding features of note. And why does he remind me so much of Mario...?"

Brobot: "That's the Brobot. This super robot is one of Mr. L's creations... Max HP is 255. Attack is 4. Defense is 3. Defense against fire is 6. It is loaded with different weapons that allow it to attack from any angle... Just try to avoid its attacks and use Squirps's beam when you get a chance... And try to grab a few Choco-Bars that float by..."

Brobot L-type: "That's Brobot L-type. Mr. L pulled out all the stops to make this one... Max HP is 64. Attack is 5. Defense is 4. Defense against fire is 8. Most of its moves are the same, but it can now use its hands or tackle you... He seems to be weak to explosions, so try using Boomer on his feet... You remember that after setting a bomb, you can press 1 again to set it off, right?"

Profiles and statistics

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Mr. L
	Max HP	40	Role	Boss	Location(s)	Whoa Zone (4-4)
	Attack	3	Card type	Uncommon
	Defense	0	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Map 27
	Score	2000
	Card description	So...who's this mysterious Mr. L character? Is this what the Prognosticus foretold?
List of Catch Cards     191      192      193	Tattle	That's Mr. L. This new hire of Count Bleck's a real mystery man... Max HP is 40. Attack is 3. He uses his high jump as a weapon... And that powered-up super jump is quite...super... He has no other outstanding features of note. And why does he remind me so much of Mario...?

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trophy Mr. L

Category: Series Related

() Appears in: Wii Super Paper Mario (04/2007)

() Trophy Box: 13: Paper Mario

How to unlock: Play Solo Cruel Smash as Luigi and survive for 1 minute.

He calls himself the Green Thunder, but Mr. L's true identity is a mystery, forever concealed beneath his stylish green hat. With his incredible skill of jumping really high, he makes a valuable addition to Count Bleck's evil forces. Coincidentally, for the whole of Mr. L's reign of terror, Luigi is nowhere to be seen. How odd... (American English)

Calling himself The Green Thunder, Mr. L keeps his true identity forever concealed beneath his stylish green hat. With his incredible skill of jumping really high, he makes a valuable addition to Count Bleck's evil forces. Incidentally, for the whole of Mr. L's reign of terror, Luigi is nowhere to be seen. How very odd... (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Spirit #100 Mr. L
	Series/game	Paper Mario Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	2
	Class	Advanced
	Strength / effect(s)	Attack Water Weakness
	How to obtain	World of Light (Sacred Land); Spirit Board
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	Luigi
	Conditions	Hazard: Fog The stage is covered in fog The enemy favors special moves The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly
	Stage	Luigi's Mansion (Ω)
	Song	The Grand Finale

Gallery

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  Catch Card

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  Trading card

• Mr. L's laugh

Quotes

• "Oh, me? Just one of Count Bleck's more promising minions. The Green Thunder... MR. L!"
• "Just because you're in red doesn't mean you're strong. Have at you!"
• "Ooh, the evil king of all charlatans! Do I look scared? Have at you!"
• "No one's coming to save you this time, dearest princess! Have at you!"
• "Hey, Mr. Jumpsallthetime! NOW we'll see who's the better jumper!"
• "Hey, Mr. Getsfoiledallthetimebytheredguywiththemustache! I'll foil your FACE!"
• "Hey, Ms. Pink n' Frilly! Try not to get kidnapped before I defeat you! Have at you!"
• "Hey, Ms. Alwayskidnapped! I'll kidnap your FACE!"
• "I uh... got to go deflavorize the Brobot's uh... Flavorizer."
• "Hey there, butterball!"
• "Hey, King Incompetent! I'm gonna hatch an evil plan on your FACE! Have at you!"
• "I was just scouting him, dear. Next time, he will be mine!"
• "But Brobot craves his daily smash! I can't just loiter here! There's no action!"
• "L-ater!" - Mr. L
• "Looks like your Pure Heart thing got broken. I guess Pure Hearts can't handle the end of the world. Heh. Whatever, I'll swipe it just for kicks."
• "Meet my new friend... BROBOT L-TYPE!"
• "Not a funny joke, Dimentio... If I wanted to laugh, your face is inspiration enough!"
• "Hey, now! Whoa! What's this! You've lost your mind, Dimentio!"

Names in other languages

Mr. L

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ミスターＬ Misutā Eru	Mister L		[?]
Dutch	Mr. L	-
French	Mister L	Mister L		[?]
German	Meister L	Master L		[?]
Italian	Mr. L	Mister L		[?]
Korean	미스터 L Miseuteo El	Mister L		[?]
Portuguese	Sr. L	Mr. L
Russian	Мистер L Mister L	Mister L		[?]
Spanish	Sr. L	Mister L		[?]

The Green Thunder

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ミドリ色のきこうし Midoriiro no Kikōshi	Green Nobleman		[?]
French	Le Tonnerre Vert	The Green Thunder		[?]
German	Der grüne Donner	The green Thunder		[?]
Italian	La Saetta Verde	The Green Thunder; "saetta" is a poetic term for thunder.		[?]
Korean	초록색의 귀공자 Choloksaek-ui gwigongja	Green Nobleman		[?]
Russian	Зелёный Гром Zelonyy Grom	Green Thunder		[?]
Spanish	El Bandolero Verde	The Green Bandit		[?]

Notes

• Mr. L shares many similarities with Lord Crump from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, in that both of them are arrogant underlings of their games' primary antagonists, both command massive mechanical creations as well as updated versions of them, and both of them don disguises that are fairly easy to see through by the player, so much so that Mario's partners often lampshade it.
• Mr. L's self-given nickname could be a reference to Luigi's Thunderhand ability from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
• Shadoo's first form (Dark Luigi) looks identical to Mr. L instead of normal Luigi.