Luigi: Difference between revisions

While he was originally supposed to appear in the final version of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'',<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/super-mario-3d-world/0/6</ref> Luigi appears in its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', instead as an unlockable character. Luigi was one of the characters to be invited to the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], along with Mario and [[Wario]]. However, [[Bowser]] trapped everyone inside the castle walls and paintings, with Luigi and the other heroes being locked behind a door with the [[Luigi Key|key]] to his door being guarded by [[King Boo]]. To unlock Luigi, Mario has to go to the top floor of [[Big Boo's Haunt]] and jump into the Luigi painting, which brings Mario to the [[Big Boo Battle]] course. Defeating King Boo rewards the player with the key needed to unlock Luigi. Once Luigi is unlocked, [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's Cap]]s can be found on every course after he has been rescued. The Luigi's Cap allows the wearer to mimic Luigi's appearance, attributes, and abilities perfectly, save for his voice. Through standard means, Luigi is the only character who can save [[Wario]] from [[Chief Chilly]]'s grasp, as he is the only character who can walk through the mirror in the [[Snowman's Land]] room by using his invisibility power to get to Wario's painting. While Luigi is needed to collect certain [[Power Star]]s, he is not required to complete the game.

While the instruction booklet for ''Super Mario 64 DS'' says that he has the greatest agility, Luigi's acceleration is actually lower than Mario's. He does, however, have higher top speed. He can also swim faster than the other characters. Luigi is also one of the best jumpers, along with Yoshi, and gives out the biggest distance by long-jumping. His attacks do the same amount of damage to enemies as Mario's, but he moves a little slower while carrying enemies and objects. If Luigi performs a backward somersault, he does a [[Spin Jump]], like what happens when any of the characters jump on a [[Fly Guy]] or [[Spindrift]]. Luigi can additionally [[scuttle]] for a short period of time after any of his forward jumps, and he can run on water for a few seconds due to being lighter on his feet. Luigi's ability from a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] is to turn [[Vanish Mario|invisible]], similar to the invisible power Mario gets in the original game when wearing the [[Vanish Cap]]. This ability allows him to evade enemies and run through certain interfaces such as steel grates; however, Vanish Luigi cannot go through ice, unlike Vanish Mario.