Waluigi

"Hey! You might be getting better, but nobody cheats better than Waluigi! You got that?!"

- Waluigi

Waluigi is Luigi's evil counterpart and rival, as well as Wario's partner. Deliberately created to be a selectable character in various multiplayer games, Waluigi made his debut in Mario Tennis and has been making regular appearances in Mario Party and spin-off titles ever since. He has been playable in several games to date, although none of them can be classified as mainstream adventures in the Mario series. He has been voiced by Charles Martinet ever since his first appearance.

A Sketchy Past
The details of Waluigi's past are unclear, as he is an extremely undeveloped character with no confirmed back story. Waluigi simply appeared in the Marioverse as an apparently long-time resident with no explanation regarding his background. Waluigi has evidently been antagonizing Mario and, more so, his brother, for quite some time, even before his debut. He is confirmed to be the same age as Luigi and it was clear from the opening movie intro in Mario Tennis that he and Luigi have been at odds before.

A Stolen Stamp
Waluigi first truly proved that he was an antagonist in his second appearance, Mario Party 3. After clearing every other game board, Mario and his friends were ambushed by the villain. Waluigi stole the Mischief Star Stamp, and challenged the other party members to a duel his own board of explosive traps: Waluigi's Island.

An Evil Alliance
Waluigi and Wario's antics have been the primary focus of the opening movies in several Mario sports titles. Of particular note is the intro movie in Mario Power Tennis. Wario and Waluigi, greatly angered by the fact that they were beaten by the Mario Bros. during a tennis tournament, vandalized a poster of the Mario Bros., but were caught, and chased by a gang of robotic cops. On the run from the police, Wario and Waluigi stumbled across Bowser's workout room, where the three formed an alliance to prove their superiority to Mario and Luigi. They interrupted the Mario Bros.'s match against Yoshi and Donkey Kong and, after receiving a negative reaction from the crowd, attempted to destroy the Mario Bros. with Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills. This mainly failed though, ending up with the whole Peach Dome exploding when Bowser's blimp of Bob-ombs accidentally crashed into the ground.

Games
Showing up in nearly every multi-player game as a sports partner to Wario, Waluigi's appearances have been entirely spin-off titles.

Mario Kart Games
Waluigi marked his first appearance in the Mario Kart Series in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In Double Dash!!, he was available from the get-go, but had to be unlocked in Mario Kart DS.

He is playable in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Mario Party Games
Waluigi has appeared in every Mario Party game since the third installment of the ever-popular series, except for Mario Party Advance. In Mario Party 3, he could only play in multi-player mode, but he has been a "fully" playable character in every other game.

Mario Tennis Games
Waluigi made his debut in Mario Tennis, and later appeared in Mario Power Tennis, and Mario Tennis: Power Tour. Both Mario Tennis and Mario Power Tennis hold importance in the Mario canon, the first, of course, for Waluigi's grand entrance, and the other for developing Waluigi's character, showing his determination to defeat and even destroy the Mario Bros. Also notable is that Mario Power Tennis was the first to feature Waluigi's unique ability to swim through the air, a move that has recurred in other games. Strangely enough, Waluigi is featured in Mario Tennis: Power Tour, and Wario is not. This is the only time that Waluigi has been in a game that Wario has not.

It may be noted that Waluigi appeared much more evil in Mario Tennis than in later appearances, with a continuous groaning sound (as if a psychotic maniac), sinister laughter (in a more evil tone than in later appearances, a change that Wario would similarly later under-go), and at times glowing eyes (which could be seen in replays whenever he scored a point - not counting set, match and, consequentially, championship points).

Mario Golf Games
Waluigi proved to be a good golfer in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. He was also an unlockable character in Mario Golf: Advance Tour. He could only be unlocked if a Nintendo GameCube to GameBoy Advance Link Cable was used.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Waluigi played a pivotal role in the plot of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. During the events of the game, the strange villain stole the Music Keys from Truffle Tower. Attempting world domination, Waluigi tried to use the keys to make himself a better dancer so that he could "hypnotize the entire world" with his fancy footsteps. However, due to his klutzy nature, Waluigi lost three of the Music Keys, retaining only one. He also attacked Mario (or Luigi) and Toad with a barrage of Bob-ombs after the heroes traveled to Truffle Tower to confront him. Eventually, after an explosive dance-off, Mario (or Luigi) defeated Waluigi and recovered the first Music Key. He swipes them all at the end and it is a huge dance-off. Note this is Waluigi's only game as the main villian.

Other Sports
Waluigi went on to appear in Mario Superstar Baseball. Strangely, whenever Waluigi charged up his hits in this game, they tended to have less power instead of more. Waluigi's pitching skills were top-notch, and his strength in the throwing and jumping departments were made known.

He also appeared in Mario Hoops 3 on 3, where he made use of his ability to swim through imaginary water with his special Twist Dunk shot.

Waluigi showed off his soccer skills in Super Mario Strikers, where he proved to be a very crude opponent. He made a very controversial gesture which is seen as similar to the "crotch chop". While some were a bit startled by Waluigi's behavior, this actually increased his popularity to other players. Waluigi's egotistical attitude was also brought out into the forefront of his character in this game.

Segtendo
Waluigi is a skill player in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Out of all characters, Waluigi has the highest skill level, a perfect 10/10. He performs excellently in aquatics, archery, and anything with skill.

Miscellaneous Appearances
In Game & Watch Gallery 4, Waluigi appeared in the modern version of Boxing as Luigi's final opponent. In Rainshower, Waluigi would try to mess up the player's work on Hard mode.

For quite some time, Waluigi was totally absent from any Wario game, which was strange, considering his ties to Wario in the Marioverse. However, he has recently had an (albeit minor) appearance in Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. He appears in a handful of micro-games, sometimes cap-less, sometimes clad in cycling helmet and goggles.

Future Appearances
Waluigi will be appearing in the upcoming games, Mario Kart Wii and is speculated to appear in Super Mario Stadium Baseball.

Waluigi also appears as a Sticker and an Assist Trophy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He appears with a tennis racket in hand, which is a reference to his debut in Mario Tennis. He kicks his chosen opponent into the ground. He then finishes up by kicking the victim with incredible power, possibly resulting in an instant KO. He may also hit the player with a tennis racket, instead of a power kick, possibly giving the same results. This appearance depicts his color scheme slightly differently than his regular appearances; examples are his brown shoes instead of orange, and his black overalls instead of dark blue.

Physical Description and Traits


Waluigi usually wears a purple undershirt under black overalls, orange shoes, and a purple cap that covers short, brown hair. He has a large, pink nose, a thin mustache which is straight (horizontal) and pointed up at the edge, and gray eyes. He also has long legs which sometimes work to his advantage in sports. The yellow symbol on his hat is a vertical mirror image of Luigi's L which forms a Γ, just as Wario wears a W in contrast to Mario's M.

Just like his partner, Waluigi is the extreme form of his rival. While Luigi is tall and skinny, Waluigi is very tall and very skinny. Many biographies describing him in Mario sports games mention (and poke fun at) his odd facial elements, including his sharp jaw, pointy nose, and flat feet.

Waluigi's clothing also breaks the palette-swap color scheme in place from Mario and Luigi. Mario and Luigi have the same colored pants, with their signature colors being opposites (red and green). With Wario and Waluigi, while the signature colors are still opposites (yellow and purple), their pants are not matching colors. Waluigi was designed to wear black pants rather than the purple of Wario (in order to not be monochromatic), which breaks from the previous system of color-coding.

Personality
In his first appearance, Mario Tennis, Waluigi was personified as a dark and even sinister character. The only sounds he made were groans accompanied by evil laughter. However, his recent appearances portray Waluigi more as a form of comic relief, often making wisecracks and bearing the brunt of slapstick violence.

Waluigi is a very overconfident character with a temper easily set-off. Waluigi is quick to taunt his opponent, break into victory dance, and cheer for himself. Likewise, he is easily angered when his opponent makes even a little progress, throwing a temper tantrum.

Oddly enough, if he wins in Mario Party 8, he holds out a long, red rose. This may be considered he has a sweet side (but takes pride not showing it). This could also be him showing off his vain side, and could be related to his Wall-luigi ability.

Powers and Abilities

 * Waluigi's standard abilities include jumping, punching, kicking, and throwing harmful objects.
 * In the way of weaponry, Waluigi prefers the Bob-omb, although he also favors the Sparky Sticker. In Mario Party 3, Waluigi used a snippy Piranha Plant in battle.
 * In Mario Power Tennis, Waluigi could distort his body into the shape of his logo, dance wildly, and create a tornado which would spin his opponent every which-way. He could also swim through the air, an ability which was present in Mario Hoops 3 on 3, as well.
 * Waluigi's special pitch in Mario Superstar Baseball is the Liar Ball, which allows him to throw two balls, one of them being a Whiskered Eggplant. It is rumored that the eggplant can make anyone it comes in contact with vomit.
 * Waluigi's Super Strike in Super Mario Strikers is called the Drop Rocket.
 * Waluigi and Wario both possess Professor E. Gadd's Coin Vacuum Orb in Mario Party 7 and can use it to steal a random amount of coins from opponents.
 * In Mario Strikers Charged, Waluigi showed the ability to summon and control thorny, purple vines, which he uses for his Wall-Luigi! Super Ability. He also uses them as a whip in his Mega Strike
 * In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waluigi is able to stomp characters into the ground, a skill even Mario hasn't yet displayed.

Name
Waluigi has two meanings in Japanese. The Japanese word for "bad" or "evil", warui, is also a condescending apology, instead of ones which are more polite. Waluigi's name is a portmanteau of "evil" and "Luigi", forming "Evil Luigi". However, some think his name is a cheap offshot of Wario's name, not knowing the name's Japanese origins.

Waluigi can also be pronounced in Japanese as Waruiji, an anagram for Ijiwaru, Japanese for "mean-spirited". Also worth noting is that the same sound is used for L and R in Japanese.

Appearances in Other Media
The unseen character Dark Dirk from Valiant's Nintendo Comics System imprint may resemble Waluigi; as Dark Dirk is the apparent doppelgänger of Dirk Drain-Head, a character nearly identical to Luigi. Waluigi also was featured as a recurring character in Wario's Warehouse, a series of articles on the Nintendo of Europe website dealing with various games on Nintendo platforms (not necessarily games with Nintendo characters).

Trivia

 * There is a recolor costume that Mario can wear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door which resembles Waluigi's clothing pallet. By wearing both the L Emblem (Luigi) and the W Emblem (Wario) together, Mario will wear a purple undershirt and black overalls.
 * Waluigi was one of the Marioverse characters chosen to appear as spaces in the board game Nintendo Monopoly. Waluigi was the least expensive character to purchase, and as such he was also one of the least profitable characters.  The cost to purchase him was $60.
 * According to the official Mario Power Tennis website, Waluigi can be contacted via the following address: Waluigi, 26 Grimace Lane, Mushroom Kingdom, IMG EEK. The last part is a pun of "I'm geek."
 * Waluigi seems to have connections with the Wrecking Crew games.
 * Waluigi and Foreman Spike both have similar noses, and their devious grin looks the same.
 * In Mario Superstar Baseball, Waluigi's Liar Ball move revolved around his favorite food, the eggplant. In, Wrecking Crew, Eggplant Men were enemies.
 * The Gold Mantis, one of Waluigi's karts in Mario Kart DS, was a construction crane.
 * Waluigi's song in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix was a remix of the bonus game music for Wrecking Crew.
 * One of Luigi's costumes in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a pallet swap for Waluigi's color scheme.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Melee
''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.''

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
''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 Golf: Toadstool Tour

 * Distance: 209
 * Star Distance: 260
 * Trajectory: Draw
 * Height: 1.5/5
 * Impact: 3/5
 * Control: 2/5
 * Spin: 1.5/5

''Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Kart: Waluigi Racer Special Item: Bob-omb Weight Class: Medium

''Mario Kart DS
Karts: Standard WL; Gold Mantis; Zipper

''Mario Power Tennis
Type: Defense Defensive Power Shot: Swimming Return Offensive Power Shot: Whirluigi
 * Stats:
 * Power: 3/5
 * Speed: 2.5/5
 * Reach: 4.5/5
 * Serve: 3.5/5
 * Lunge: 3/5
 * Control: 3/5

''Mario Superstar Baseball
Teams: Waluigi Mashers, Waluigi Flankers, Waluigi Smart-Alecks, Waluigi Mystiques Type: Technique Starting Team Captain: Wario Status: Secondary Team Captain Stats: Player Profile:
 * Batting: 1.5/5
 * Pitching: 4.5/5
 * Fielding: 2/5
 * Running: 2/5
 * Strong Point: Pitching
 * Special Talents: Laser Beam, Super Jump
 * Trajectory:
 * Field: Left
 * Height: Low
 * Special Ball: Liar Ball
 * Default Batting Position: Left
 * Default Throwing Arm: Left
 * Sweet Spot: The "Γ" on the bat
 * Compatible Relationships: Wario, Magikoopa
 * Bio: "Luigi's eccentric rival. Waluigi is a hardworking player who has been training night and day to gain enough power to best Luigi. The eggplant that his Liar Ball delivers is said to have the power to make those who touch it lose their lunches."

''Super Mario Strikers
Type: Offensive Captain Super Strike: Drop Rocket Jersey Number: 0

''Mario Hoops 3 on 3

 * Baller Name: The Question
 * Type: Technical
 * Special Dunk: Twist Dunk
 * Letter to Tap: W

Mario Party 7
Special Orb: Coin Vacuum

Character Figure Description
''This sly guy cuts a cool figure in his purple getup. And his dastardly cunning knows no equal. At least, that's what Waluigi tells himself!''

Badge Description
''Complete Story Mode with Waluigi. This is the badge given to a player who shows cunning.''

Official Artwork
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Quotes

 * "Uh-oh! What's going on here?!" – Mario Tennis
 * "Look! I'ma dance! I'ma sing! I'ma so happy! Hahahahah!"" – Mario Tennis
 * "Don't expect mouth-to-mouth." – Mario Power Tennis
 * "Ehh... Not bad... for you..." – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
 * "You're cheating!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
 * "Oh, come on!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
 * "Wahh. This looks too easy." – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
 * "Eh, they're all just jealous! He-heh-heheh-heh!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
 * "Waah! What did he do to win the spot on the tour, eat the golf balls? Playing against the great Waluigi, he's just got to know that he's playing for the second place! Wahahah! What a loser!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour about Petey Piranha
 * "Waluigi Time!" – Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * "I hereby claim this Music Key in the name of...er...um... Waluigi!" – Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
 * "Awh Yih! (Oh Yeah)" – Mario Kart DS
 * "Let's go already!" – Mario Kart DS
 * "You Lousy!" – Mario Party 7
 * "Waluigi's number one!" – Mario Hoops 3 on 3
 * "Too easy! Yeah! Heh heh heh... losers!" – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Heh heh heh... yeah!" – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Hello! Buh-Bye!" – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Yeah?! You made-a CHEESE!! Uh...Shaddap!" – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Want the ball? Eh? HERE! Hahahah!" – Mario Strikers Charged(Waluigi throws the ball at a random sidekick on your team)
 * "Wa-lu-i-gi, yeah, yeah, YEAH!" – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Uhh, Ah ah ah! heh heh heh heh." – Mario Strikers Charged
 * "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyahh!" Mario Tennis: Power Tour
 * "Heh heh heh... Waluigi number one!" Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
 * "Nyaahh... Waluigi get you next time" Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games