Luigi

"I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

- Luigi

Luigi is Mario's younger brother. He first appeared as a palette swap of Mario in Mario Bros. arcade game. He wears green instead of red and is taller and slimmer than Mario. While Mario is everyone's favorite superstar, Luigi is not nearly as well known among the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Early Life

 * Main Article: Baby Luigi

During the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, he and the stork carrying him to his parents were captured and held by the evil Magikoopa, Kamek. Fortunately, they were rescued by Baby Mario (who had managed to escape abduction) and the heroic Yoshis. Baby Luigi also appears as a baby in distress in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's sequel, Yoshi's Island DS.

Of Plumbing
Luigi's first appearance was in Mario Bros. where he was simply a palete swap of Mario, with the same controls and abilities.

In this game, Luigi and Mario were portrayed as plumbers. While working in the sewers one day, the Bros. found the pipes infested with Shellcreepers, Slipices, and many other monstrous creatures. The Brothers attacked the monsters and were eventually able to cleanse the sewers of them.

The New World
In Super Mario Bros.(which took place directly after the original), after Mario and Luigi fought the monsters, they found a special pipe that took them to the Mushroom Kingdom. They were told by the Mushroom King that an evil king named Bowser (who he had actually met as a baby) had kidnapped the princess of the kingdom and her Mushroom Retainers.

Mario and Luigi decided to help the kidnapped princess and rescue her from the king of Koopas. The brothers fought many enemies, defeated Bowser, and saved the princess and the Mushroom Retainers.

Later, in The Lost Levels, the bros. were once again called to save the Princess from the Koopa Troop. This time, Luigi could jump higher and further than Mario, although he had less traction.

Both Mario and Luigi decided to spend the remainder of their lives in the Mushroom Kingdom.

A Very Odd Dream
One day, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad all dreamed that they were in a very strange world called Subcon that was under attack. The culprits were King Wart and his large army of dream creatures.

The next morning, the four friends decided to go on a picnic, and happen stumble upon the strange world they had dreamed of. They found that everything they had been told was true; it was under the rule of the evil Wart.

In Subcon, Luigi could jump higher than all of his friends, and kicked his legs when he was in the air, decreasing the speed of his descent. He was the third strongest in the group.

After they went through various different worlds, defeated various enemies and bosses, and had defeated Wart, Luigi woke up to see this was only a dream.

The Koopa Strikes Back!
Bowser wasted no time in returning. He traveled now with a massive Airship and his children in Super Mario Bros. 3. He transformed all of the kings in the world into odd creatures, and then proceeded to make his children kings of all the different lands.

Mario and Luigi were called upon to save the day again, and as heroes they went on another adventure to save the Mushroom Kingdom. After defeating the Koopalings, and turning the kings back to their regular state, the brothers went to the Dark Land to save the kidnapped Princess Peach.

After saving the princess once again from Bowser, the tuckered plumbers returned to their home in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Vacation Gone Awry
After the events of Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess Peach decided that Mario and Luigi should go take a vacation in Dinosaur Land. Mario, Luigi and Peach hopped on a hot air balloon to get to the tropical island and landed.

Luigi had found a magical Feather on the island that allowed anyone who grabbed it to turn into cape form. Mario and Luigi flew around Dinosaur Island. When they returned, they found Peach missing again.

Bowser and his children had kidnapped Princess Peach along with seven Baby Yoshis and Yoshis. Luigi met Yoshi, a dinosaur, who helped him rescue the princess.

Where's Mario?
In Mario is Missing! Mario was kidnapped by Bowser and it was up to Luigi to find him. During his quest, Luigi learned about geography and battled Bowser's seven children, traveling across the real world to find Mario!

This game was similar to Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Because this game was an edutainment, many people say it was more of an insult to the green plumber, rather than an asset. This game marked his solo-adventure debut.

Luigi's Wish
While Luigi doesn't appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, in Star Hill Luigi made a wish (that he wants to be a good plumber, just like his big brother). In the ending of the game, Luigi is also the leader of the parade. Finally, Luigi hosts the manual of Super Mario RPG.

The Diary
During the events of Paper Mario, Luigi kept a diary where he wrote about various things, such as how he dislikes being left out of adventures with his brother. During the end credits, Luigi is the leader of the parade again. An entry in his diary foreshadows his next solo quest, Luigi's Mansion.

A Spooky Quest
During Luigi's Mansion, Luigi won a mansion in a contest he hadn't even entered. Luigi called Mario and asked him to visit the mansion. Mario got to the mansion first, but when Luigi arrived at the mansion, Mario was nowhere to be found and ghosts haunted the mansion. Luigi met Professor E. Gadd and received the Poltergust 3000, a vacuum that allowed him to capture ghosts.

Luigi went through the mansion, defeating many ghosts, in order to save his helpless brother from the King of all Boos. After defeating all of the spooks, the professor turned them into paintings. Luigi saw that Mario had been turned into a painting as well. With the help of E. Gadd, he was freed from his pastelle prison. After Mario was rescued, he went with Peach on another vacation, but this time, without Luigi. Luigi most likely didn't come because E. Gadd was so pleased with his work, he created a new mansion over the haunted one, which Luigi probably decided to relax in.

Brothers Again
After Mario returned from his latest adventure, in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Luigi had to go on another adventure. When Cackletta stole Princess Peach's voice Mario and Luigi had to go to the Beanbean Kingdom to get it back.

Luigi wanted to stay, but after a series of tragic and hilarious events, he ended up going with Mario. Mario and Luigi used the Koopa Cruiser to get to the Beanbean Kingdom and save Princess Peach's voice from Cackletta and Fawful.

Luigi sees how much help he is to Mario, and decides to stay on the adventure, even though he was fearful the majority of the time.

Paper Luigi
While Mario saved Princess Peach and got the Crystal Stars in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi also had a mission of his own. After every chapter in the game, Mario can hear Luigi's story in Rogueport.

When telling Mario the story, Luigi exaggerates and tells a few lies to make the story better and make himself sound much more heroic, but Luigi's partners almost always secretly tell Mario what really happened. Later, Luigi gets interviewed and 5 Super Luigi books are sold.

Luigi's adventure involved rescuing Princess Éclair of the Waffle Kingdom from the Chestnut King. Luigi's story sounded extremely similar to Mario's in most aspects. He usually messed up during his adventure, such as accidentally knocking his partner Blooey the Blooper into lava.

Oddly enough he also appears in the audience when in battle. He also cheers Mario on during the final battle with the Shadow Queen. One of the word bubbles says "YOU GO BRO" in green letters. His fan club, whose members include Toadia and a Toad from Petalburg, was also given two mentions in the game.

Luigi Busts a Move
Luigi (Mario is also the optional hero) danced to save the Mushroom Kingdom during the events of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Waluigi went to Truffle Tower to steal the Music Keys and grant him the power to "hypnotize the rhythm less masses". However, after he opened the door, all but one key flew to various locations in the Mushroom Kingdom. One of the music Keys went down the sea, another one to Mushroom Park and another one to Freeze Mountain Toad, witnessing these events, rushed to tell Luigi. If all keys, were not returned, they could fall into the wrong hands.

Ever the hero, Luigi set out to find all four Music Keys, along with Toad. Using the S.S. Brass to navigate, Luigi challenged the key owners to dance-offs. Luigi then challenged Waluigi (and other creatures) to a dance-off and got all four Music Keys back.

After Luigi retrieved all the keys, Bowser accosted them. Bowser retreated into his castle and Luigi followed him on the S.S. Brass. Mario did the "Final Dance Off" with him and got the Music Keys back. All the keys were subsequently returned to Truffle Tower.

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Wario Unite!
In Super Mario 64 DS while Mario goes to Princess Peach's Castle, Luigi is captured by A Big Boo (presumably King Boo). Luigi later gets saved by Mario; however Luigi finds out that when Mario entered the castle Princess Peach was gone. She had been kidnapped once again.

Luigi decided to help Mario save Peach. Yoshi and Wario save the princess. After going through different worlds to retrieve the Power Stars, the four defeated Bowser and got the princess back.

Back in Time
Again, both Mario brothers unite in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The princess had recently used E. Gadd's Time Machine and she'd gone back in time. Mario now has to go save her, and wants Luigi to help him again.

Both brothers go back in time, to find Peach. However when they go to the past, they're in the time when the Shroobs attack! Mario and Luigi meet their younger selves, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, who will help them find the princess.

The brothers look all over the past Mushroom Kingdom collecting Star Shards. After finally collecting enough, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi go to the past of Princess Peach's Castle, which has been turned into Shroob Castle.

Luigi and company defeat all the enemies, and defeat Princess Shroob, Elder Princess Shroob and Shrowser. They finally save Peach, go back to their own time, and watch as Baby Mario and Baby Luigi go back to their time.



Bowser and Bowser Jr. Attack!
Once again, in New Super Mario Bros., Princess Peach was kidnapped and had to be saved by Mario. This time she had been kidnapped by Bowser Jr., Bowser's son, who Luigi had not fought before.

Mario went to save the princess with a little help from Luigi. Luigi is a secret character in this game and his role is the same as Mario. He can be used by pressing L and R at the same time while selecting a file.

The Enigmatic Mr. L
In the game Super Paper Mario Luigi was playable. He is noticeably braver here, rushing in to save Princess Peach, jumping on Bowser, and calling Count Bleck a goon. His special move is a jump that is so powerful it sends him out of the screen. He is the last character to be unlocked, joining Mario's party in the interlude between Chapters 6 and 7.

Brainwashed by Count Bleck's assistant, Nastasia, Luigi becomes Mr. L, also known as The Green Thunder. Before Mario could get his hands on the fifth Pure Heart, Mr. L made his dramatic appearance in the Whoa Zone. He attacks with a super jump and can use Shroom Shakes during battle. When he is bested in combat, he reveals his trusted giant-robot "brother", Brobot, which he attacks Mario with in space. When he was defeated, he vowed to return. Later, at Count Bleck's lair, Mr. L did not seem pleased with Bleck's minions, going so far as to call them "junior" minions and calling them weak.

He returned as a boss in Chapter 6, after the Sammer Kingdom was destroyed. Here, he fights with Brobot L-Type. After being defeated, Dimentio betrays him and sends him to The Underwhere. He loses all memory of his having been Mr. L and turns to normal. Mario finds him scared in The Underwhere, and Luigi joins Mario on his quest. Eventually, he faces Dimentio in Castle Bleck alone, not even with a single Pixl by his side. Nevertheless, he manages to defeat Dimentio, but gets knocked out by Dimentio's suicidal attack. Princess Peach finds and awakens him. He later rejoins Mario with Peach and Bowser and the four heroes' power makes Count Bleck defeatable. With Luigi's help, the heroes defeated Count Bleck and saved the universe. However, Dimentio snatched the Chaos Heart, saying that it was Mr. L's turn to shine once more. Suddenly, a brainwashing sprout emerges from Luigi's head and puts him under Dimentio's control. Dimentio says the Dark Prognosticus states that he is the chosen one to absorb the Chaos Heart. Luigi fuses with the Chaos Heart and Dimentio to become Super Dimentio. The other three heroes defeated Super Dimentio, and turned Luigi back to normal. Luigi then witnessed Lord Blumiere and Lady Timpani use their love to stop The Void.

Mr. L's name and attitude were likely taken from Mr. T, a wrestler. His personality and attire also seem to be similar to the "gentleman thief" archetype of classic literature.

Other Appearances/Spin-offs
Luigi is also playable in all of the Mario Party and Mario Kart series, as well as the Mario sports games. He often gets his own course, usually the first and most simplistic.

Luigi is a team captain in Mario Strikers Charged. He is a Balanced player, and his Mega Strike uses electricity. His Super Ability is Super Luigi!

Luigi also appeared in Itadaki Street DS, where he joined many of his friends and Dragon Quest characters. He also appeared in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and is set to appear in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Super Mario Galaxy has 2-player cooperative play, but it is still unknown who the second player is. Although unconfirmed, it is very likely to be Luigi.

He makes a cameo in Yoshi's Story in the level Torrential Maze in the second world. His name is printed in the background of the stage.

Super Smash Bros. series
Luigi is a secret (unlockable) character in the fighting genre game Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. He is unlocked by beating Bonus stages as all eight of the default characters, and then beating Luigi.

He also appears as a secret character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the sequel for Super Smash Bros. To unlock him, one had to play the Adventure Mode. When finishing the first stage of it with a 2 in the seconds of the remaining time, there would be a short cutscene with Luigi kicking Mario off the stage. The player then had to battle Luigi and Peach instead of Mario and Peach. If Luigi is beaten in less than a minute, then when finishing the Adventure Mode, Luigi would appear again to challenge the player.

It is currently unknown if Luigi will return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He has good chances for Masahiro Sakurai (Sora Ltd.) had said that he would like to return the original 12.

Profile Information from Super Smash Bros.
''Though often hidden in his older brother Mario's shadow, Luigi is, in reality, very popular. Taller than Mario, Luigi also jumps higher. Although he didn't appear in Super Mario 64, in Mario Kart 64 he performed to the best of his ability. For one who seems to always be in the background, he has many fans who eagerly await his appearance.''

Classic
''Although Mario's younger brother has always played second fiddle, Luigi finally garnered the spotlight with his very own game, Luigi's Mansion. Things are looking up for the eternal understudy; he's even picked up his own rival in Waluigi. The day he's referred to as the "lean, mean, green machine" may not be too far off.'

Adventure
''Luigi has worse traction than his brother, but he's a more powerful jumper. His Fireballs aren't affected by gravity, so they fly straight horizontally. The Green Missile is similar to Pikachu's Skull Bash, but there's a 12.5% chance of a spontaneous misfire. Luigi's taunting pose inflicts minor damage.''

All-Star
''Smack someone with Luigi's Super Jump Punch, and if the timing is just right, it will become a Fire Jump Punch of incredible strength. However, Luigi can only jump straight up when delivering this blow, and if his aim is a bit off, he'll only do a single point of damage. The Luigi Cyclone sucks foes in and twirls them about.''

Trophy Information for Vacuum Luigi
''In a strange twist of fate, Luigi wins a huge mansion in a contest he didn't even enter, and the place turns out to be haunted! After meeting a weird professor named Elvin Gadd, Luigi enters the place armed with a flashlight and a ghost-sucking vacuum cleaner. Mario's trapped somewhere in there! Can Luigi save him?''



Physical Description
Luigi is very similar to his older brother in appearance, although Luigi is slimmer and taller. His face is notably thinner and chinless. Luigi has a smoother moustache and light blue eyes. He wears unfaded denim jean overalls, brown work shoes, and a green undershirt. Luigi's hat is similar to Mario's, being green against red and having an "L" replace Mario's signature "M." In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he has red and white striped socks.

Abilities
Luigi's abilities are usually the same as Mario's, with only a few minor differences. Luigi jumps higher than Mario, but usually has lower traction. In Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, he is seen spitting fireballs. In Super Mario 64 DS Luigi can run across a small amount of water with a running start. With the Power Flower, he can come invisible and walk through enemies and certain walls. In the Super Smash Bros. games his fireballs are green and unlike Mario's levitate. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Luigi is given the ability to harness and release electricity with a technique known as the "Thunderhand".



Roles Taken
Luigi is a hero, but usually a sidekick. In the Mario & Luigi games, he is a cowardly sidekick who is occasionally forced to be brave. He is the hero of a separate adventure the player don't get to play or see in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door where he is a coward and changes the story to make himself look more heroic. In Super Paper Mario he was not a sidekick, but rather one of the four heroes, which has him equal to Mario. Also in Super Paper Mario, he was brainwashed by Nastasia to become a villain, Mr. L, and again later was brainwashed by Dimentio to become Super Dimentio, the final boss.

Personality
Luigi is as kindhearted as his brother, but is portrayed in the games as timid and the tip of a coward. He also worries a little and is self-conscious. But, quite a few times, he overcomes his fears and acts like a real, brave hero, like in Luigi's Mansion. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he seems to be a bit arrogant and a liar, as he changes the story of his adventure to make himself look better, or he might have just wanted to impress Mario (which is more understandable since Mario always steals the limelight). His partners claim his stories are false. In Super Paper Mario his cowardliness is rarely shown, and he acts very brave and boldly rushes into dangerous situations, showing that his travels in the Waffle Kingdom have made him grow braver.

Luigi is also sort of clumsy. For example, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he accidentally bumped one of his partners, Blooey, into a volcano while trying to stop evil. Mostly he is very agile and can do many stunts Mario only wishes he can do, such as doing a Spring Jump without any Ultra Boots in Super Paper Mario.

In Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, the Star Gate (which supposedly knows all) passes Luigi as "unworthy" to enter. This may have something to do with Luigi's "dark secret from his past," which it also mentions. Apparently, Luigi did something either embarrassing or foolish which he has kept a secret ever since. This may mean that Luigi indeed has a dark side (if the secret is taken as a negative thing) or a conservative, quiet side (if the secret is taken as an embarrassing thing).

Whereas Mario almost says nothing (a point is made out of this in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars with Toad and The Thousand-Year Door with Doopliss), Luigi is proven to be quite the chatter box in the Paper Mario series. In Super Paper Mario, Luigi is almost "Mario's Mouth." He does all the speaking for Mario in the beginning of the game (a role later taken by Tippi), he talks a lot as Mr. L, etc. Once he joins Mario's party, however, he mostly only talks during scenes where the four heroes are shown together, similar to Peach and Bowser.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Luigi is consistently portrayed as being the smarter of the two.

Mario
Mario is Luigi's one and only confirmed brother. Mario's abilities are similar to Luigi's. Unlike Luigi, his personality is brave and strong. Since Mario usually goes on his adventures without him, Luigi is often depicted as jealous of him and wants more fame, though he's usually too timid and scared to try. Luigi may also be jealous of some of Mario's more obscure skills, as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars indicates that one of Luigi's deep desires is for his plumbing abilities to match those of his brother. The Super Mario Kart manual also states that Mario and Luigi have long been engaged in a friendly rivalry, this has been hinted in Both Mario Tennis and Power Tennis.

Princess Peach
Princess Peach is Luigi's friend. She usually plays the "Damsel-in-Distress" and is usually rescued by Mario and Luigi. It is hinted that Luigi, like Mario, has a crush on her. Luigi is seen swooning over her in her Mario Power Tennis victory scene with hearts in his eyes, indicating that Luigi has romantic feelings for her.

Bowser
Bowser is Luigi's first enemy and one of his only ones. Bowser changes sizes through the games, as he is sometimes about the same size as Luigi and occasionally far larger. Luigi and Bowser have almost always been enemies, but Bowser's main rivalry is with Mario; Luigi now has his own rival, King Boo. It may be worthy of note that, in Super Paper Mario, Luigi was (likely in an attempt at humor on Nintendo's part) seemingly unaware of Bowser's almost clichéd past attempts, stalling to realize that Bowser was the sort of person who would kidnap Princess Peach and even then not remembering Bowser's name until he actually encountered the Koopa King.

Toad
Toad is one of Luigi's friends. Toad usually helps Mario and Luigi telling them tips, and directly adventured with the brothers in Super Mario Bros. 2. He does seem like more of a "helper" than a friend to Luigi, though. Besides giving Luigi tips and the occasional pick-me-up, Toad doesn't spend nearly as much time with Luigi as he does with Mario. There is a Toad that claims to be Luigi's number one fan in Super Mario 64 DS and a Luigi Fan Club in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that is headed by Toadia (who happens to believe Luigi to be a fraud and Mario in green clothes to be the real Luigi).

Wario
Wario is Mario's alleged doppelgänger and rival. Luigi can be seen hanging out with Wario in the beginning moments of Mario Party 4 and saved him from Chief Chilly in Super Mario 64 DS, suggesting that the two may have some sort of mysterious friendship. In the past, Baby Wario saved Luigi from Kamek once along with Yoshi and other characters. Also, someone who looks a lot like Wario, Waluigi (also said to be Wario's brother), is one of Luigi's rivals. Wario seems to have a competitive rivalry with Luigi in the Mario Party intro when they were arguing whether being a superstar required brains or brawn.

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is Mario's old enemy from the Donkey Kong era. While Luigi doesn't seem to have any relationship with Donkey Kong, a younger version of Donkey Kong saved Luigi when he and Donkey Kong were babies. However, this Baby Donkey Kong might have been Cranky Kong. Disregarding the baby form, DK and Luigi don't really have any other connections, other than those in sport spin-off games.

Yoshi
Main article: Yoshi Yoshi is one of Luigi's oldest friends. When Luigi was kidnapped when he was a baby, a Yoshi and Baby Mario went to save him. Luigi occasionally rides Yoshi, although Yoshi has been known to be as good as Luigi on his own two feet.

Princess Daisy
Daisy is Peach's best friend and Luigi's rumored love interest. One of Daisy's only appearances between Super Mario Land and Mario Tennis was as Luigi's caddy for NES Open Tournament Golf, just as Peach was Mario's caddy; this would be the first implication of a relationship between the two, spawning the rumors that are mentioned in Daisy's trophy biography in Super Smash Bros. Melee: "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach." In Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, Daisy is Luigi's doubles partner when he is selected for the doubles tournament. In the Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour beginning, Daisy calls upon Luigi in the same way Peach calls upon Mario. When the two are paired up in some Mario Party games, their team name is "Steady Sweeties". In Mario Superstar Baseball, Luigi and Daisy are "buddy players" and they share good chemistry, whereas Daisy does not share chemistry with Mario. In Mario Power Tennis, when Daisy wins a tournament, Luigi gives his trophy to her. She first says to Luigi "Hey sweetie!". Nintendo has not explicitly said anything regarding their official status. As a result, the Luigi/Daisy relationship is still a mystery and is widely speculated and debated by fans to this day.

Waluigi
Waluigi seems to nurture an especially hostile grudge against Luigi for unknown reasons. His motives are also prey for speculators. Some say that, like Wario, Waluigi's primary ambition is greed, while others suggest that he has more sinister motives. Judging by his grand schemes, Waluigi is probably more ambitious than Wario. While Wario mostly acts out of greed, Waluigi has attempted world domination. He wants to gain power over others (only to be knocked back due to him being way over his head). However, Waluigi's actions seem to be mainly out of spite towards the Mario Bros., once again, for unknown reasons.

King Boo
King Boo appears to be Luigi's Bowser. They seem to be arch enemies all the time. In Luigi's Mansion, King Boo was the one who took Mario and sent all of the rest of the ghosts out to attack him, and that was before they had even met face-to-face. Also, in Super Mario 64 DS, Luigi was locked up by a remade Big Boo who looked identical to (and therefore may have been) King Boo. In Mario Superstar Baseball, Luigi and King Boo have terrible chemistry together. Despite these points of rivalry, the reasons for Luigi and King Boo hating each other so has never been revealed by Nintendo, but it's still pretty sure that Luigi hates King Boo a lot because of Boos seem to be his worst fear.

Luigi's Voice
Luigi's voice has varied in various games, unlike his brother, whose voice has basically stayed the same since Super Mario 64. Luigi has had a high and low voice quality in many of his appearances. His voice sounds like Mario's but with a "mouse" type pitch to it. The player can sample this in the Mario Party series when the player chooses him or get a star with him as your player. Two notable quotes he'd say are "Good Choice" (Mario Party 3) and "Yeah, Luigi has got it again!" (Mario Party 6). His voice in the Super Smash Bros. Series was just samples of Mario's voice from Super Mario 64. In Super Paper Mario, his voice changes again, with a rougher and deeper Italian voice.

The Green Plumber's age
Luigi's age is very controversial to many Mario fans. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island states he and Mario are twins, while in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 they refer to them as just brothers. It's also noted that he's Mario's younger brother, even when he outreaches his famous brother in height. This could be an accident or purposeful change.

It is possible, however, that they are twins, and Luigi is the younger twin, having been born a few minutes later.

Anime


The first animated Luigi appeared in the anime movie The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach, where he was voiced by Yuu Mizushima. For some reason, he was miscolored in the movie as wearing a blue cap and overalls and a yellow shirt, although it may be worth noting that, at the time of The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach ' s creation, Luigi had not yet been given a consistent palette and his current color scheme had not been introduced in-game. The anime also marked the first time Luigi was ever given a personality; The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach depicted Luigi as very greedy, typically thinking only of profits and characterized by his pickaxe and shovel, both of which he used to mine for Coins. (As a matter of fact, Luigi often left adventuring with Mario and Kibidango to search for Coins, though he usually ended up helping them progress in various ways through his miserly efforts.) Luigi in the anime was also noticeably more serious and less dreamy than Mario, and he seemed to lack his brother's almost otherworldly connection to Princess Peach.



Luigi also appeared in another Mario anime movie, the Super Mario Amada Series, which depicted as wearing his traditional blue and green clothing. Luigi only appears in the last story of the Super Mario Amada Series film, Shirayukihime (Snow White) appearing just in time to save Mario and Princess Peach from Bowser, who was portrayed as the stories' wicked queen.

Other
Later, he was played by John Leguizamo in the Super Mario Bros. movie. He also appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, (where Danny Wells portrayed him) and the other Western cartoons The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World (both of which gave his role to Tony Rosato); it is interesting to note that The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! originated Luigi's cautious, easily-frightened personality which was later (possibly by coincidence) adapted to the main game canon in Luigi's Mansion. Though these are the only widely-known depictions of Luigi in other media, it is perhaps interesting to note that the character was first played in live-action (by an unknown actor) in a certain Mario Bros. commercial, more specifically one for the Atari 2600 version.

Portrayals
Luigi has been voiced/portrayed by:
 * Yuu Mizushima in The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach.
 * Danny Wells in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
 * Tony Rosato in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World cartoons.
 * Charles Martinet in most of the video games.
 * John Leguizamo in the Super Mario Bros. movie.

Mario Hoops 3 on 3 Information

 * Baller Name: Mushroom Dynamite
 * Type: All-Around
 * Special Shot: Green Fire Shot
 * Letter to Tap: L

Mario Superstar Baseball Information

 * Teams: Luigi Gentlemen, Luigi Vacuums, Luigi Mansioneers
 * Type: Balanced
 * Starting Team Captain: Mario
 * Status: Secondary Team Captain
 * Stats:
 * Batting: 5/10
 * Pitching: 6/10
 * Fielding: 6/10
 * Running: 6/10
 * Player Profile:
 * Strong Point: Might
 * Special Talents: Wall Jump, Super Jump
 * Trajectory:
 * Field: Center
 * Height: Normal
 * Special Ball: Fireball
 * Default Batting Position: Left
 * Default Throwing Arm: Right
 * Sweet Spot: The "L" on the bat
 * Compatible Relationships: Daisy, Mario, Peach
 * Bio: "The younger Mario bro. He's a better jumper than Mario but lacks good traction. Always in Mario's shadow, Luigi tends to be low-key but is always a dark horse in athletic contests. Despite perpetually finishing second, his excellent form and green Fireball make him a force."

Mario Party 7 Information

 * Partner: Mario
 * Special Orb: Fire Orb

Catch Card


Card Type: Rare

Card Description: The mean green bro is here again to back up his brother. He's got a vertical jump like you wouldn't believe.

Trivia

 * On The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Luigi was revealed to be able to speak Pidgit.
 * Luigi's number in Super Mario Strikers is two. This is because he is the "second brother".
 * Luigi was the second best "property" in Nintendo Monopoly, losing only to his famous brother, Mario. Here, he replaces Park Place and costs $350.
 * Luigi's emblem in various games is his trademark L.
 * Luigi's emblem in the Super Smash Bros. Series is a Mushroom.

Names Luigi is Sometimes Called

 * The Luigi Kid
 * Mama Luigi (by Yoshi)
 * Master Luigi (by Toadsworth)
 * Mr. Green (by Bowser)
 * Green guy (by Bowser)
 * Mr. Green Mario Brother Guy (by Bowser)
 * Mr. Green 'Stache
 * Green
 * Mr. Lean 'n' Green
 * Mr. Greenie
 * Green Beanpole (by the green rabbit on the roof of Princess Peach's castle)

Quotes
This section chronicles some of Luigi's most memorable quotes.

Quotes in Video Games

 * "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" - Mario Kart 64
 * "MARIO!/MARIOOO?/Mario?" - Luigi's Mansion and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * "Amana Toto Toso Ray Bardo." - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * "Ahh Mamma miaaa!!" - Mario Kart 64
 * "Aww, mamma mia!" - Super Mario Advance series
 * "Who's number-a one now?! Meegi!(Luigi with a me in front)" - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * "Just what I needed!" - Super Mario Advance
 * "Good Choice." - Mario Party 3
 * "Yeah, Luigi has got it again!" - Mario Party 6
 * "Go Weegi!" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * "Yeah! I'm-a the party star!" - Mario Party 4
 * "Oh, Luigi lost..." - Mario Party 6
 * "I was one hot sacrifice, bro." - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * "You go, Bro" - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * "Oh, me? Just one of Count Bleck's more promising minions. The Green Thunder... MR. L" - Super Paper Mario
 * "Just because you're in red doesn't mean you're strong. Have at you!" - Super Paper Mario
 * "I got to deflavorize the uh, flavorizer" - Super Paper Mario
 * "Bye bye!" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * "I'm practically a popsicle, Mario. Are we there yet?" - Mario is Missing!
 * "I hope she made lotsa spaghetti!" - Hotel Mario
 * "And you gotta help us!" - Hotel Mario
 * "Looks are decieving, when Koopas are involved!" - Hotel Mario
 * "You bring a light?" - Hotel Mario
 * "Over there!" - Hotel Mario
 * "...There's fire!" - ''Hotel Mario
 * "It's that creepy Bowser's laugh!" - Hotel Mario
 * "Yay for me, Luigi." - New Super Mario Bros.
 * "Thank You very much-a" - Mario Hoops 3 on 3
 * "That's my bro, always bouncing back! Like me! I bounce too!" - Super Paper Mario''
 * "Wowee Wowee!" - Mario Party 8
 * "Gotcha!" - Mario Kart DS

Quotes in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

 * "I'm allergic to mountains!" - "The Bird! The Bird! / Neatness Counts"


 * "Hey, Super Mario! Super-cook their goose!" - "The Bird! The Bird! / Neatness Counts"


 * "C-c-crama's here in-in Koopalot? Uh, I mean, uh, Koopa's here in Cramalot? I mean, uh, shee, let's split this place!" - "King Mario of Cramalot / Day of the Orphan"


 * "I'm gonna have a baby!" - "King Mario of Cramalot / Day of the Orphan"


 * "Fellon? I never fell on nobody!" - "Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid / All Steamed Up"


 * "Oh no! End dend! I mean, dend dead! I mean shee, we're trapped!" - "Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid / All Steamed Up"


 * " We shoulda rented a camel with air conditioning!" - "Mario's Magic Carpet / Marianne and Luigeena"


 * "Look at that loot! Diamonds, gold, rubies! It must be worth over a hundred bucks!" - "Mario's Magic Carpet / Marianne and Luigeena"


 * "He's too busy eating, Mario! He's your kind of horse." - "The Great Gladiator Gig / Bonkers from Yonkers"


 * "Leapin' lasagna! This room's bigger than the Brooklyn Public Library!" - "Mario and the Beanstalk / Bats in the Basement"


 * "I th-think I liked it better when we outnumbered them!" - "The Great BMX Race / Mama Mia Mario"


 * "Yo, my brother: the pasta vampire." - "Count Koopula / Magician"


 * "Gee, that Mario. He can pulverize a pasta factory and still have room for dessert!" - "The Adventures of Sherlock Mario / Plumbers of the Year"


 * "Gee. Mario gets the brainstorms, and I get the backaches!" - "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...? / Mario Hillbillies"


 * "Let's really keep it a secret that we're agents, uhh, by stayin' here"! - "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service / 9001: A Mario Odyssey"


 * "Eh, it was nothin'! Danger is our business!" - "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service / 9001: A Mario Odyssey"


 * "Annette Funicello? Where?" - "Mario and Joliet / Fake Bro"


 * "Pluggin' up pipes goes against everythin' we stand for!" - "Too Hot to Handle / Time Out Luigi"


 * "Zelda of Legend! Next of from scenes! Some me show halfwit you!" - "Too Hot to Handle / Time Out Luigi"


 * "The dungeon? I'm allergic to dungeons!" - "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men / Flower Power"


 * "Better make that "The more for Mario"!" - "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men / Flower Power"


 * "We're stuck here like hairballs in a drainpipe!" - "Mario Meets Koop-zilla / Fortune Teller"''


 * "Hey! I may be crazy, but I'm not dumb!" - "Mario and the Red Baron Koopa / Gorilla My Dreams"


 * "This place is emptier than a flushed drainpipe!" - "The Ten Koopmandments / The Artist"


 * "I want my mommy!" - "The Ten Koopmandments / The Artist"


 * "The Koopas are coming! The Koopas are coming! The Koopas are coming!" - "The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming! / Zenned Out Mario"


 * "Aww, Toad. Did'ya hafta say dead?" - "The Trojan Koopa / Texas Tea"


 * "How ooga bugga-mugga wa-ooga-ma!" - "Quest for Pizza / The Painting"


 * "Ouch! Someone's standin' on my toe, and it's not me!" - "The Great Gold Coin Rush / Game Show Host"


 * "Mario's mind was where it always is: on pasta." - "Karate Koopa / Adee Don't"


 * "Relax, princess! He knows who he is! Mario's always gone ape for meatballs!" - "Mario of the Apes / Chippie Chipmunks"


 * "I'm a chicken of the sea!" - "Mario of the Deep / Two Bums from Brooklyn"


 * "The only good thing so far is: we got to ride the roller coaster without a ticket!" - "Flatbush Koopa / Opera"


 * "Stop him, Mario! Tell him Italian food is not on his diet!" - "Crocodile Mario / Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes"


 * "I knew we should've built this raft with brakes!" - "Crocodile Mario / Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes"


 * "Bein' garbage really makes a guy feel down in the dumps!" - "Star Koopa / Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush"


 * "Koopa was scary enough when he was just a slimy reptile!" - "Robo Koopa / Captain Lou is Missing"

Quotes in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

 * "There, now it's even hotter!" - "Oh, Brother!"

Quotes in Super Mario World

 * "Well like they say in Brookyln, early to bed, early to catch the worm; or is it the bagel?" - "Mama Luigi"
 * "And i found myself, face-to-face, with a Fire Sumo!" - "Mama Luigi"
 * "That's Mama Luigi to you Mario!" - "Mama Luigi"