Luigi



Luigi is Mario's younger brother who first appeared as a pallette swap of Mario in Mario Bros. for the Arcade (and later, for the NES). He wears green instead of red and is taller and slimmer than Mario. While Mario is everyone's favorite superstars, Luigi is not nearly as well known among the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. Countless times, especially in the Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi series, he is shown to be a coward, and rather clumsy. People in the Beanbean Kingdom never recognized him in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, simply referring to him as "greenie" or "the other guy". Several other games recognize that he is easily frightened. With his days on the NES as an exception, Luigi rarely goes on dangerous adventures when asked (fearing for his own safety), yet when Mario goes on one and nobody asks him, he is jealous.

Luigi's History
Luigi appeared in Mario Bros. where he helped his brother Mario defeat all the enemies coming through the pipes. He was the second player. He wore white overalls with a green shirt, but when he becomes Fiery Luigi, he becomes the same color as Fiery Mario.

In Super Mario Bros., Luigi went with Mario, to defeat the evil King Koopa, Bowser, and save Princess Peach and the Mushroomers. Luigi was the second player, as well. He was also playable by the first or second player in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. This was the first game where he jumped higher than Mario.

In Super Mario Bros. 2 Luigi appeared as a playable character. He had the same dream of Mario, and Luigi accompanied Toad, Peach and Mario on the quest to defeat Wart. He had a better jumping ability than the other players.

In Super Mario Bros. 3 Luigi was the second player again, and jumped the same as Mario. In the game he went with Mario again to defeat Bowser and his Koopalings to save Peach.

In Super Mario World, Luigi was slower than Mario, but had a better jumping ability, similar to Yoshi's flutter kick move.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island features Baby Luigi. While the Stork was carrying the twins, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, Kamek kidnapped Baby Luigi, while Baby Mario fell down on Yoshi's Island. For the whole game, Baby Luigi plays the role of the damsel, waiting for Baby Mario and Yoshi to rescue him. One notable inconsistency that appears in this game is that here, Luigi and Mario are twins, while other games refer to Luigi as the younger Mario bro.

Luigi got the starring role in Mario is Missing, a game similar to Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. Luigi had to find Mario while learning about geography.Because this game was an edutainment, many people say it was more of an insult to the green plumber, rather than an asset.

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Luigi is an unlockable, but can only be unlocked if a GameCube Gameboy Advance Link Cable is used to transfer data to and from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Luigi does not appear at all except in the credits. A star in Star Hill clearly says, that Luigi wants to become a good plumber, just like his brother, Mario.

In Super Mario 64, many fans have been doing rumors that Luigi is an unlockable character in the game. Many people also say that in the countyard of Peach's Castle on the Star Statue it says "L is real 2041". However, the words are mostly scribble, and you can barely read what it says. There was one person who made a video of Luigi in the game, but it proved to be a fake. They actually altered Mario's appearance with GameShark.

In Luigi's Mansion, Luigi won a mansion in a contest he never entered. Luigi called Mario and asked him to visit the mansion. However, Mario soon went missing. When Luigi went to the mansion, Mario was nowhere to be found and ghosts haunted the mansion. Luigi met Professor E. Gadd and recieved the Poltergust 3000, a vacuum that sucks up ghosts. Luigi eventually saved Mario from King Boo.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Luigi was the main character of the game along with Mario. When Peach's voice was stolen by Cackletta Luigi didn't want to help get it back, but Mario and Bowser forced him. Luigi possessed the thunder hand ability and could burrow underground.

Luigi actually had an adventure while Mario looked for the Crystal Stars in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Unfortunately, you could not play Luigi's adventure, but you could hear bits of it in Rougeport as he tells you his story. It's hard to tell what of the story is true and what is made up, as Luigi sometimes exaggerates to make himself look better, while his partners that joined his party disagree with some of what he says. You can also buy 5 Super Luigi books in the item shop, which tell Luigi's story in more detail, but often stretch the truth to extremes.

Luigi's adventure involved rescuing Princess Eclair 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. 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.

Luigi has appeared in New Super Mario Bros. as a hidden character and the second player in multiplayer. He goes on an adventure with Mario again to defeat Bowser, Bowser Jr., and get Peach back.

He also helps Mario (along with Yoshi and Wario) in Super Mario 64 DS. Luigi even has some special abilities of his own in this game.He goes with Mario and Wario to Peaches castle in the beggining of the game, and is then captured by king boo.

Luigi is also playable in 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 course.

Super Smash Bros. series
Luigi is a secret, (unlockable), character in the Fighting genre game Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64.

He also appears as a secret character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the sequel for Super Smash Bros. Here is how to unlock him. Do Adventure Mode with anyone you want, make sure that the seconds are something that ends with 2, then before you battle Mario and Princess Peach there will be a slideshow of Luigi taking Mario's place, then you battle Luigi and Peach instead, after you defeat Adventure mode you will defeat Luigi and then you can play him.

Luigi's voice
Luigi's voice has varied in various games, unlike his brother, who's 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. You can sample this in the Mario Partys when you choose him or get a star with him as your player. Two notable quotes he'd say are "Good Choice" (Mario Party 3) and "Yea Luigi has got it again!" (Mario Party 6).

The Green Plumber's age
His age is very controversial to many Mario fans. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island states him and Mario are twins, when 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 out reaches his famous bro. in height. This could be a accident or purpose change.

Luigi's journey out of the gaming world
His first movie was an anime movie, The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach, later, he was played by John Leguizamo in the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Portrayals
Was voiced/portrayed by:
 * 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 info

 * Type: All-Around
 * Special Shot: Green Fire Shot

Mario Superstar Baseball 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 a low-key but is always a dark horse in athletic contests. Despite perpetually finishing second, his exellent form and green fireball make him a force."

Mario Party Info

 * Partner: Mario
 * Special Orb: Fireball

Quotes

 * "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" (Mario Kart 64)
 * "MARIO!/MARIOOO?/Mario?" (Luigi's Mansion)
 * "Amana Toto Toso Ray Bardo." (Giberish from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
 * "Aww, mamma mia!" (Super Mario Advance series)
 * "Just what I needed!" (Super Mario Advance series)
 * "Who's number-a one now?!" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)