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-'''Luigi''' is [[Mario]]'s younger but taller twin brother, the secondary protagonist of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], and the main protagonist of the ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series. Throughout his life, he has lived in Mario's shadow, developing both cowardly and heroic tendencies. Despite this, Luigi has helped and fought alongside his brother on many occasions. ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Game & Watch]] marks his first appearance, in which he is an exact copy of Mario. He went on to gain a different color and be used to facilitate a second-player option. However, as Luigi established himself throughout the ''Super Mario'' franchise, he gained his own identity as a character.
+'''Luigi''' is [[Mario]]'s younger but taller twin brother, the secondary protagonist of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)]]'', and the main protagonist of the ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)]]''. Throughout his life, he has lived in Mario's shadow, developing both cowardly and heroic tendencies. Despite this, Luigi has helped and fought alongside his brother on many occasions. ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Game & Watch]] marks his first appearance, in which he is an exact copy of Mario. He went on to gain a different color and be used to facilitate a second-player option. However, as Luigi established himself throughout the ''Super Mario'' franchise, he gained his own identity as a character.
 ==Creation and development==
 Luigi was created when [[Gunpei Yokoi]] set out to produce ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/0/1/ Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Vol. 1 Ch. 2]. Retrieved May 2, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/column01/180619#i-4 『パックマン』にはじまり『スーパーマリオ』でひとつの完成形に達した“キャラクターの身体機能”「なんでゲームは面白い？」第11回]. Retrieved May 2, 2023. (Contains quote from Yokoi found in 「横井軍平ゲーム館」.)</ref> After observing the two-player competitive and cooperative gameplay of the arcade game ''{{wp|Joust (video game)|Joust}}'', he and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] wished to incorporate a similar style of gameplay into their game.<ref>[https://loderun.blog.ss-blog.jp/2005-09-18 『マリオブラザーズ』の元ネタは『ジャウスト』？ （その１）]. Retrieved May 2, 2023. (Addendum quotes an interview with Miyamoto found in 「ゲーム・マエストロ Vol.1」.)</ref> Their answer to ''Joust''{{'}}s stork-riding player 2 was Luigi, a younger twin brother to Mario, with whom he could compete or cooperate. Like Mario, Luigi received his name from [[Nintendo]] of America. Coincidentally, his name was also noted to be similar to the Japanese word 「類似」 (''ruiji''), meaning "similar",<ref>[http://www.vgfacts.com/attachments/full/2/3293.png News article covering interview with Shigeru Miyamoto]. Retrieved January 24, 2015.</ref> possibly a reference to how Luigi was originally a simple palette swap of Mario. With the 2-player mode in mind, Nintendo and publishing companies such as Atari gave Luigi immediate publicity, making him the star and center of attention in many [[List of advertisements|advertisements]] for the game.<ref name="mbcommercial">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G0PA7lDRO8 Commercial for Atari Mario Bros. featuring a live-action Luigi.]</ref><ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mania/a/print/mb-atari.jpg Print ad for ''Mario Bros.'']</ref>