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{{character-infobox | |||
|image=[[File:WaluigiMP8a.PNG{{!}}250px]]<br>'''Waluigi''' striking a pose. | |||
|full_name=Waluigi | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' ([[2000]]) | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|affiliation=[[Wario]] | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' ([[2012]]) | |||
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] ([[2000]]-present) | |||
}} | |||
{{Quote|Hey! You might be getting better, but nobody cheats better than Waluigi! You got that?!|Waluigi|Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour}} | |||
'''Waluigi''' (Japanese: ワルイージ, ''Waruīji'') is [[Luigi]]'s very tall and skinny rival, and [[Wario|Wario's]] partner. Waluigi made his debut in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', and since then, he has made playable appearances in many of the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series']] spin-off titles. He has been voiced by [[Charles Martinet]] ever since his debut. His name is derived from the Japanese words, ''Warui'' and ''Ruīji'', meaning "bad" and "Luigi". | |||
The details of Waluigi's past are unclear since he has no confirmed background, although he has evidently been antagonizing the Mario Bros., especially Luigi, for quite some time before his debut as seen in the opening of ''Mario Tennis'', where he and Luigi confront each other. | |||
==History== | |||
===''Mario Tennis'' series=== | |||
[[File:WaluigiTennis64.gif|thumb|left|Waluigi debuted in ''Mario Tennis''.]] | |||
Waluigi makes his debut in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. He makes an appearance as a playable character in every game in the ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis series]]''. He is also an unlockable character in ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]]. He can only be unlocked if a [[Transfer Pak]] is used. ''Mario Power Tennis'' is the first to feature Waluigi's ability to swim through the air, a move that has recurred in other games. Waluigi is playable in the Game Boy Advance version while Wario is not. This is the first and only time that Waluigi has been in a game that Wario is not in. | |||
====''Mario Tennis''==== | |||
[[File:WarioWaluigi.jpg|thumb|right|Waluigi with his doubles partner Wario in ''Mario Tennis''.]] | |||
In the opening of ''Mario Tennis'', several characters play in a tennis tournament. Wario and Waluigi lurk on the sidelines of the court, and seem upset that they were not invited. The two interrupt the final match between Mario and Luigi, and Waluigi states that they want to play. Luigi declines and mocks Waluigi, which upsets Waliugi. Waluigi and Luigi prepare to fight as they walk up to each other. Mario tries to stop them, but Wario stands in his way. Suddenly, [[Bowser]] falls from the sky, knocking Wario and Waluigi onto the ground. Everyone prepares to fight him, but Bowser reveals that he just wants to play tennis. Mario allows Bowser, Wario, and Waluigi to play, and everyone cheers. However, the celebration is cut short when a [[Bob-omb]] explodes inside the stadium, harming everyone. | |||
====''Mario Power Tennis''==== | |||
[[File:Triumvate.jpg|thumb|left|The triumvirate interrupt the final match.]] | |||
In the intro movie in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Wario and Waluigi face the Mario Bros. in the first round of a tennis tournament. Mario and Luigi defeat them. | |||
Some time after the match, Wario and Waluigi head to Peach Dome, where they notice the tournament board which shows that they have been eliminated. They decide to vandalize the picture of the Mario Bros. on the board in revenge. However, a group of [[Buckethead]]s sees them in the act and attempts to arrest them. Wario and Waluigi run from the Bucketheads for a while before hiding in a side room, which turns out to be an entrance to Bowser's workout room. The three then form an alliance, and Bowser has Wario and Waluigi train there while the tournament continues. | |||
The duo hijack the final match of the tournament; the Mario Bros. against [[Yoshi]] and [[Donkey Kong]], turning it into a rematch. They are booed, and decide to fire [[Bob-omb]]s at the Mario Bros.. Bowser helps them in a giant balloon full of Bob-ombs. However, the Bros. and the other characters hit the Bob-ombs back at Wario and Waluigi with their tennis rackets, blowing up parts of the [[Peach Dome]]. Bowser fires a [[Bullet Bill]] at Mario, but he deflects it with his tennis racket, sending it into Wario and Waluigi's Bob-omb launcher, which malfunctions and fires a Bob-omb at Bowser's balloon. Since the balloon was full of Bob-ombs, it crashes into the ground near Wario and Waluigi, causing a huge explosion. The three faint as a result. | |||
===''Mario Party'' series=== | |||
Waluigi makes an appearance as a playable character in every game in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] since the third installment, except for ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', he is only a playable character in multiplayer mode, but he has been fully playable from the beginning in all other games that he appears in. | |||
Waluigi's only major appearance that does not simply include him as a playable character is in his second appearance, ''Mario Party 3''. After clearing the penultimate board, Mario and his friends are ambushed by Bowser, who announces that the protagonists have to fight him for the [[Mischief Star Stamp]]. | |||
[[Tumble]] then realizes the Star Stamp is missing and Waluigi reveals that he has stolen it. Bowser attacks Waluigi for the stamp, but is defeated. Waluigi then challenges the other party members to a duel on his own board of explosive traps: [[Waluigi's Island]]. However, once Waluigi is defeated, he forfeits the Star Stamp. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | |||
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|caption1='''Waluigi''', in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. | |||
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Waluigi makes his first appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where he appears as a trophy, via Classic Mode or Lottery. | |||
Waluigi later appears as a [[Sticker]], [[Trophy]], and an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He appears with a tennis racket in hand, which is a reference to his debut in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. He kicks his chosen opponent into the ground, and finishes up by delivering one final kick or a blow with his tennis racket to the victim. This appearance depicts his color scheme as slightly differently than his regular appearances; examples are his brown shoes instead of orange, and having black overalls instead them being a very dark shade of purple. Also, one of Luigi's alternate costumes resembles Waluigi's outfit. | |||
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series=== | |||
[[File:Waluigi-GWGallery4Boxing.png|frame|left]] | |||
Waluigi only appears in one game in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series, ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''; he appears in the games ''[[Boxing]]'' and ''[[Rain Shower]]''. In ''Boxing'' he is Luigi's final opponent. In ''Rain Shower'' he only appears in hard mode, where he moves the lines around. | |||
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===''Mario Golf'' series=== | |||
[[File:MGWaluigi.PNG|thumb|120px|right|Waluigi is renowned for his poor putting ability.]] | |||
Waluigi also appears in the game ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. He is also an [[unlockable]] character in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''. He can only be unlocked via transfer between the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] games. | |||
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''==== | |||
[[File:WalgolfTT.jpg|thumb|left|Wario and Waluigi celebrate in ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''.]] | |||
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Wario and Waluigi see the Mario Bros. golfing with [[Princess Peach]] and [[Princess Daisy]]. Jealous of their good golfing, they challenge Yoshi and a [[Koopa Troopa]] to a game of golf. However, Wario ends up getting sand in Waluigi's face in a sand trap, and Waluigi cannot putt his ball into the hole, which causes their opponents to fall asleep. The duo then challenges Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]]. | |||
During this game, Wario hits the ball hard enough that it flies into the forest across the hole. Wario and Waluigi celebrate until they hear a loud roar. The two look up and see [[Bowser]] in his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and he has a black eye from where Wario's golf ball hit him. Bowser starts firing [[Bullet Bill]]s at the two until they escape via a yellow [[Warp Pipe]] that is too small for the Koopa Clown Car to fit through. Wario and Waluigi come out the other side of the pipe and stop to catch their breath, but Bowser catches up to them and prepares to throw a Bob-omb at them. | |||
Wario and Waluigi try to escape from Bowser by going through an enormous metal door. Meanwhile, Mario hits his ball with his golf club just as Waluigi is able to open the door. At that moment the ball Mario just hit bounces off Wario and Waluigi's heads and into Bowser's hand, knocking the Bob-omb down. The Bob-omb explodes on Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. | |||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | |||
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | |||
[[File:Normal wariowaluigi.jpeg|thumb|right|Waluigi, along with Wario, from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.]] | |||
Waluigi makes his first appearance in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' as a playable character. In the game, he is available from the start, and is classified as a middleweight character. The [[Waluigi Racer]] is Waluigi's personal kart, and his default partner is [[Wario]]. Waluigi and Wario both share a special item, the [[Bob-omb]]. He also has his own course, [[Waluigi Stadium]], which is the last course in the Flower Cup. | |||
====''Mario Kart DS''==== | |||
Waluigi also appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. He is an unlockable playable character. Again, he is a middleweight racer. Waluigi has three karts, which are the Standard WL, the [[Zipper]], and the [[Gold Mantis]]. He is unlocked if the player completes the Retro Grand Prix in 100cc. He again has his own course, [[Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS)|Waluigi Pinball]], which is the third track of the [[Flower Cup]]. | |||
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''==== | |||
[[File:MKAGP2 Waluigi.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Waluigi's artwork in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.]] | |||
Waluigi appears in the arcade game, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. He is one of the playable all-around racers. Waluigi even has his own cup, the '''Waluigi Stage'''. There are only two races, [[Stadium Arena]] and [[Waluigi Stadium#Mario Kart Arcade GP 2|Waluigi Stadium]]. | |||
====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | |||
[[File:Mariokartwii.waluigiart.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Waluigi, riding on his Standard Bike L, from ''Mario Kart Wii''.]] | |||
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Waluigi is a starting, playable character. While he typically is in the middleweight class, Waluigi is marked as a heavyweight racer, due to his height. Also, in ''Mario Kart Wii'', Waluigi is given an acceleration bonus that is tied with that of [[Toad]]. He also provides a drift bonus and a small off-road bonus. Waluigi Stadium from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' also returns as a retro course in the [[Banana Cup]]. | |||
====''Mario Kart 7''==== | |||
Unlike with his past ''Mario Kart'' appearances, Waluigi does not return as a racing participant in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. However, [[Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS)|Waluigi Pinball]] makes an appearance as one of the game's retro tracks. | |||
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===''Mario Baseball'' series=== | |||
Waluigi appears as a captain in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. He also appears as a captain in the game's sequel, ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Whenever Waluigi charges up his hits in this game, they tend to have less power instead of more, though it has increased accuracy. Waluigi sports relatively high pitching stats in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', and even though [[Princess Peach]] and [[Boo]] have higher pitching stats in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Waluigi's pitching stats are still relatively high, and it is tied with his fielding stats. | |||
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''==== | |||
[[File:WaluigiBaseball.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Waluigi pitching a baseball.]] | |||
[[File:MSB WarioPalace.jpg|thumb|left|Waluigi using his power up, the [[Whiskered Eggplant]], in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.]] | |||
In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Wario gets an invitation to Bowser's baseball tournament. With the help of his teammates, Waluigi and Donkey Kong, he advances to the finals, where he faces Mario's team. During the game, Waluigi attempts to slide into a home run, but slides too short and is tagged out. In the end, Wario's team loses the tournament. Waluigi later reappears in the last cutscene, on Bowser's team, along with Wario. | |||
Waluigi's Power Shot is the [[Liar Ball]], only unlocked by purchasing the Whiskered Eggplant: while pitching, Waluigi throws both a regular baseball and an eggplant to confuse the batter of their target; when batting, Waluigi hits both an eggplant and a baseball, confusing the fielders of which ball to catch. Waluigi features the highest pitching stats (tied with Bowser) in this game, but at the cost of his other skills being average. | |||
====''Mario Super Sluggers''==== | |||
[[File:Mss hrc wario waluigi.png|thumb|left|Waluigi before having his plan foiled by Bowser.]] | |||
Waluigi and Wario hatch yet another scheme to harm the Mario Bros. in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. While Mario is hitting Bob-ombs shot from a pitching machine, Wario and Waluigi sneak up and load a [[Bullet Bill]] into it. Just as the Bullet Bill is about to hit Mario, [[Bowser]] jumps in front of Mario and whacks the Bullet Bill back to Wario and Waluigi, launching them high into the sky. | |||
Waluigi has one of the highest pitching and fielding abilities, but he has one of the smallest hitboxes for his normal swings. He is left-handed for both batting and fielding, just like in the predecessor. However, unlike the predecessor, Waluigi's star pitches and star swings are not affiliated with eggplants. Waluigi's Star Pitch is once again the Liar Ball, which, instead of having the effect from the previous game, has him throwing a large baseball, which turns back to normal size upon reaching the batter; this can cause the batter to lose his or her timing with the swing. Waluigi's Star Swing is the [[Liar Swing]], which makes the baseball travel in a zig-zag path through the air. | |||
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