Waluigi



"I'm-a Waluigi, the winner!"

- Waluigi

Waluigi is Luigi's evil counterpart and rival, and is generally Wario's partner. He made his debut in Mario Tennis, and was deliberately created to be a selectable character in various multiplayer games. Waluigi has appeared in several games, although none of them are actually Mario's primary adventures. He regularly appears in Mario sports games, Mario Party games, and other "spin-off" titles. Due to his position as a "Filler Character" in the Marioverse, Waluigi is not considered a member of the Big Eight.

A Sketchy Past
The details of Waluigi's past are a mystery, as he is an extremely undeveloped character. He simply appeared in the Marioverse with no explanation to his background. From the scarce information that can be gathered from games, he has been antagonizing the Mario Bros. for quite some time; even before his debut in Mario Tennis.

Waluigi's Debut and Future
Waluigi first appeared in the game Mario Tennis as Wario's doubles partners. After his debut, Waluigi almost immediately rose up to the ranks of other Mario superstars, appearing in nearly every multiplayer game. He has appeared in every Mario Party game since the third installment of the ever popular series. Waluigi is also routinely available in the Mario kart and sports series.

The Villain Emerges
Waluigi performed his first truly villanous deed in his second game appearance, Mario Party 3. In this game, Waluigi was a Bob-omb wielding antagonist. After clearing every other gameboard, Mario and his friends were ambushed by the villain. Waluigi stole the Mischief Star Stamp, and challenged the partiers to a duel his own board of explosive traps: Waluigi's Island.

Waluigi and Wario's antics were the primary focus of the opening movies in several Mario sports titles. He once formed an alliance with Bowser and Wario in the intro to Mario Power Tennis to destroy the Mario Bros. with Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills.

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 travelled to Truffle Tower to confront the villain. Eventually, after an explosive dance-off, Mario (or Luigi) defeated the villain and recovered the first Music Key.

These incidents support the belief that Waluigi can still perform the same evil deeds as the rest of the bad boys, even though he may have a few setbacks.

Sports Events
Waluigi has appeared in the Mario Kart Series since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In this game, he was available from the get-go. However, he had to be unlocked in Mario Kart DS. Interestingly, Waluigi was one of only two villainous characters in Double Dash!! who was not a heavyweight (the other was Bowser Jr.).

Waluigi once again displayed his tennis skills in Mario Power Tennis. This time, Waluigi played solo, without his partner Wario. Waluigi also proved to be a good golfer in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Waluigi was an unlockable character in Mario Golf: Advance Tour. He could only be unlocked if a Nintendo GameCube to GameBoy Advance Link Cable was used.

Waluigi went on to appear in Mario Superstar Baseball. Strangely, whenever Waluigi charges up his hits in this game, they tend to have less power instead of more. Waluigi's pitching skills are top-notch, and Waluigi's strength in the throwing and jumping categories were taken advantage of in Baseball.

Waluigi showed of his soccer skills in Super Mario Strikers, where he proved to be a very crude opponent. 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.

Other 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 appeared in Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. He appears in a handfull of microgames, sometimes capless, sometimes clad in cycling helmet and goggles.

The Future
Waluigi has yet to star in his own game. There are rumors that Waluigi will be playable in upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Waluigi will be appearing in the upcoming games Mario Party 8, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and Itadaki Street DS (which is, interestingly, not confirmed to feature Wario).

Physical Description and Traits
Waluigi wears a purple cap with a yellow Γ symbol on it, as well as a purple undershirt and black overalls. He has a large, pink nose, orange shoes, and short, brown hair. His age is confirmed to be the same as Luigi's (and thus about the same age as Mario). Mario's evil counterpart, Wario, wears a "W", which is also an upside-down "M". Likewise, Waluigi wears a vertical mirror image of the letter "L".

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 also has a thin moustache that forms the letter "W".

Personality
In his first appearance, Mario Tennis, Waluigi was personified as a dark and even sinister character, especially in the intro movie. Waluigi's back was originally somewhat hunched, the only sounds he made were horrid moans and evil laughter, and he had glowing purple eyes whenever he would win. 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 almost always a cocky character. He is frequently shown to have a temper easy to set off. Waluigi is quick to taunt his opponent, break into victory dance, and cheer for himself. Likewise, he easily gets angry when his opponent makes even a little progress, throwing a temper tantrum. An excellent example of this is in Mario Power Tennis, in which he and Wario vandalized a poster of the Mario Bros. after losing a tennis match to them.

Waluigi is unpopular among citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom; it has been mentioned that he often spends Saturday nights alone while others are out. Whenever Waluigi interacts with characters in the Marioverse outside of his allies, he is usually met with rejection.

Powers and Abilities
Despite the fact that he has not been featured in any Mario platformers, Waluigi still has some unique, albeit strange, abilities of his own.


 * 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. The promotional art for Mario Party 3 features him holding a snippy Piranha Plant, implying that he uses them for his evil purposes as well.
 * 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 is called the Drop Rocket.
 * Waluigi and Wario both possess Professor E. Gadd's Coin Vacuum in Mario Party 7 and can use it to steal coins from opponents.

Speculation
As was previously stated, Waluigi is an undeveloped character. As such, speculation abounds around him. The most popular theories have to do with two categories: his relationship with Wario, and his motives for the evil deeds he performs.

Relationship with Wario
It is widely theorized that he and Wario are brothers, just as Mario and Luigi are brothers. Sources outside of games suggest that they are related, however, his trophy bio in Super Smash Bros. Melee makes it clear that his relationship with Wario is unclear. In Mario Party 6, placing him and Wario on the same team produces the team name "Wicked Bros.", which implies that they are brothers. However, placing Luigi and Yoshi on the same team gives them the name "Green Bros." Luigi and Yoshi are obviously not brothers. It can be inferred that Wario and Waluigi are at least good friends.

Motives
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. (especially towards Luigi), once again, for unknown reasons.

Criticism
Due to Waluigi's clunky name and the unoriginality behind his creation, Waluigi is disliked by many Nintendo fans, and is also criticized because of his role in the Marioverse as a "filler" character; that is, a character deliberately made to serve as an extra player in multiplayer games.

Waluigi's 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.

Trivia

 * There is an alternate Waluigi costume that Mario can wear in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. By wearing both the L Emblem and the W Emblem together, Mario will wear a purple undershirt and black overalls, just like Waluigi.
 * Despite Waluigi's lack of popularity among most fans, Waluigi was one of the few Marioverse characters chosen to appear as a purchasable character in 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.
 * Waluigi made a very controversial gesture in Super Mario Strikers which is commonly interpreted as a crude command to "suck" his crotch. While some were a bit startled by Waluigi's behavior, this actually increased his popularity to other players.
 * Waluigi's symbol (an "Γ") is also a letter in the Russian and Greek alphabets.
 * Waluigi seems to have connections with the Wrecking Crew games.
 * Waluigi and Foreman Spike both have similar noses, and their devious laughter sounds alike as well.
 * In Mario Superstar Baseball, Waluigi's Liar Ball move revolved around his favorite food, the egglant. 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 theme song for Wrecking Crew.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophy Info
"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."

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

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: 3/10
 * Pitching: 9/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 4/10
 * Strong Point: Pitching
 * Special Talents: Laser Beam, Super Jump
 * Trajectory:
 * Field: Left
 * Height: Low
 * Special Ball: Liar Ball
 * Default Batting Position: Right
 * Default Throwing Arm: Right
 * Sweet Spot: The "Γ" on the bat
 * Compatiable 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