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|first_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])

Waluigi was originally conceptualized as Wario's brother<ref name="Aoki Instagram">[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz344UUyyAY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Thank you for 1000 subscribers!] (November 20, 2023). "Thank you.😄It seems like the two of them have a relationship like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same. When I first designed Waluigi, I intended him to be Wario's brother, but...😅". ''Instagram''. Retrieved November 21, 2023</ref> and referred to as such in some early material.<ref name="brothers1"/><ref name="brothers2"/><ref name="brothers3"/> However, later sources have instead described them merely as partners,<ref name="martinet"/> including the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series containing several explicit statements that the two are unrelated.<ref name="unrelated"/>

During the development of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', the game had many classic ''Super Mario'' characters, but few were humans, and [[Wario]] did not have a partner for doubles. Then, designer [[Fumihide Aoki]] came up with the idea to make a rival for [[Luigi]]. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was consulted in order to help with the design. Between the development cast, names like "Jeroji", "Jinani", and "Waigi" popped up, until it was decided that the name would be "Waruiji", portmanteau of the words "Warui" and "Ruiji". It was also decided that the character would be the extreme to Luigi's height and lean body, just as Wario was the extreme to Mario's round and short body. According to [[Shugo Takahashi]], [[Yoichi Kotabe]] put on the finishing touches for Waluigi's final design.<ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/waluigi-interview-221021/ "The secret history of Waluigi"], September 2008, ''[[Nintendo DREAM]].''</ref>

During Waluigi's development, [[Camelot Software Planning|Camelot]] also had the proposition of designing a Wario version of [[Princess Peach]], but this idea was dismissed by [[Nintendo]] for not being cute enough. A Wario version of [[Princess Daisy]] was suggested in turn, but was also turned down.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001209080900/http://www.camelot.co.jp/gimon/gimon13.html Japanese Camelot Q & A]. Retrieved August 4, 2017.</ref> Aoki later revisited the "Wapeach" concept for ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', only for his design to be rejected again due to a lack of characters to pair her with.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0TpKyDSfOy/?img_index=1 "I thought that Walpeach's proposal would be accepted depending on the design, but I guess something was missing in this plan.🥲" - Yuzumpo]. Instagram. Retrieved December 1, 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0TpKyDSfOy/?img_index=1 "I remember that the reason was that there were no characters to pair with her.🤔" - Yuzumpo]. Instagram. Retrieved December 1, 2023</ref>

The section also claims: "''He's so bad, he sold Luigi's underwear on EBay. Which raises an interesting question… who bought the stuff?''"<ref>''Nintendo Power,'' “Mamma Mia! It’s Waluigi!,” September 2000, p. 12</ref>

Waluigi makes his debut in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In the opening of ''Mario Tennis'', several characters are introduced as participants in a tennis tournament. Wario and Waluigi watching from afar while lurking on the sidelines of the court. The two then appear in front of the trophy to interrupt the final match between Mario and Luigi. Waluigi states that they want to play, but Luigi declines and mocks Waluigi, which upsets him. 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 alongside a [[Boo]], knocking Wario and Waluigi onto the ground. Everyone becomes worried at first, but Bowser and the Boo reveal that they just want to play tennis too. Mario allows the villains to play, and everyone cheers. A [[Bob-omb]] then appears and explodes inside the stadium.

[[File:Wario and Waluigi MPT intro.png|thumb|left|Bowser, Wario, and Waluigi interrupt the final match.]]

Waluigi reprises his role as a playable character in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. When the game starts, he is seen holding a [[Camelot Software Planning|Camelot]] sign.

 

During the opening cinematic, Wario and Waluigi have a doubles match against Mario and Luigi. The match ends in Mario and Luigi winning.

 

Later on, Wario and Waluigi head to the entrance of the Peach Dome, where they notice the tournament board, which shows that they have been eliminated. In retaliation, they decide to vandalize the picture of the Mario Bros. on the board using crayons. However, a force of [[police]] sees them in the act and attempts to arrest them. Wario and Waluigi run from the police for a while before opening a door that leads to a trap, 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 goes on.

 

During the night of the final match, Wario and Waluigi unknowingly appear, which suddenly interrupts the Mario Bros. against [[Yoshi]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. They are booed, and decide to throw [[Bob-omb]]s at the Mario Bros. as a means to seek revenge. Bowser aboard a hot-air balloon rigged with explosives comes to aid, while Wario and Waluigi bring in a cart loaded with Bob-ombs. They unleash a barrage of bombs, but Mario, Luigi, Koopa, and Diddy Kong use their tennis rackets to knock back the explosives, which causes significant damage to the [[Peach Dome]]. Bowser launches 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 hurls a Bob-omb at Bowser's balloon. Since the balloon is loaded with Bob-ombs, it crashes into the ground near Wario and Waluigi, generating a ginormous explosion. The three faint as a result, while Mario, Luigi, and the others escape unharmed.

 

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'', Waluigi appears as Luigi's final opponent, where he attacks by elbowing and kicking in contrast to Luigi's punches. Waluigi is controlled by the second player in Link Cable multiplayer.

 

In ''Rain Shower'', he appears only on Hard Mode, where he moves the lines around, putting the other characters (including Wario) in danger of Bowser's water balloons.

Waluigi also appears in the game ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. He is also an unlockable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''. He can be unlocked only via transfer between the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] games.

During the opening cinematic, Waluigi alongside with Wario are seen spying on Mario's quartet. Wanting to do golfing their own way, Waluigi and Wario meet up with Yoshi and a Koopa Troopa, challenging them to an exhibition golfing adventure. At one point, Waluigi is doused with sand after Wario makes a shot to get out of the bunker zone. As Waluigi's ball is near the hole, he putts multiple times, only to fail by all accounts. Yoshi and Koopa are tired of waiting and abruptly doze off. Waluigi and Wario then meet up with Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]], wanting to challenge them instead.

 

After Wario hits a golf ball that sail deep into the forest, [[Bowser]] in his [[Koopa Clown Car]] appears, and he has a black eye from Wario's golf ball. Bowser starts shooting [[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, but Bowser returns.

 

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 Mario's ball bounces off Wario and Waluigi, giving them black eyes too, and knocks the Bob-omb off Bowser's hand. The Bob-omb explodes on Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser.

 

Waluigi is a default playable character in ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''. His shot path is to the right while he can hit the maximum at 209 yards. He has slightly above average impact and spin with relatively average control. His shot height is medium.

For his eagle animation, Waluigi jumps, makes several poses, and pirouettes. He makes the poses without pirouetting for his birdie animation, for his par he points his hands forwards, for his bogey he has a look of disappointment, and for his double bogey animation he holds his fist to his chest, makes exaggerated screeches, and falls onto the ground.

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 (kart)|Zipper]], and the [[Gold Mantis]]. He is unlocked if the player completes the Retro Grand Prix in 100cc. He again has his own course, [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]], which is the third track of the Flower Cup. A large figure of Waluigi appears near the end of the course.

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Waluigi reappears in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. He now only shares stats with Donkey Kong and Roy.

Waluigi reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character, where he is classified as a Super driver. Waluigi's [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] is the [[Double Bob-ombs]]. His self-titled course, [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]], returns from ''Mario Kart DS''; the figure of Waluigi is now a moving cutout. The [[London Tour]] introduces a bus driver variant of Waluigi, known as '''Waluigi (Bus Driver)''', in which he wears a pair of plaid pants, a matching cap, a white dress shirt, and a striped necktie; his special skill is the [[Triple Bananas]]. He also has a vampire-clad variant known as '''Waluigi (Vampire)''' that debuted in the [[Halloween Tour (2021)|2021 Halloween Tour]], whose special skill is the [[Bob-omb Cannon]]. Waluigi represented a team during the Team Rally of the [[Wario vs. Waluigi Tour]], and his team won the rally.  

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 opening cinematic, Waluigi attempts to slide into home plate, but Peach throws the ball to Yoshi at home to apply the tag, and Waluigi comes up short, being out. In the end, Wario's team loses the tournament. In the final cinematic that plays after completing Challenge Mode via Special Cup, Waluigi along with Wario come to the baseball field at night, seemingly in league with Bowser.

Waluigi is a Technique character. His pitching stat is outstanding, rivaled only by Bowser. As a result, Waluigi has a quick fastball. Waluigi has a [[Laser Beam]] that can help prevent characters running home, although it is slower than other Laser Beams, and a [[Super Jump (Mario Baseball series)|Super Jump]] that can help catch high balls. Waluigi's other stats are below average.

 

Waluigi's Power Shot is the [[Liar Ball]]. In Challenge Mode, it can be unlocked only 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 reprises his role as a playable character and team captain in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. During the last of the four cinematics, Waluigi and Wario sabotage a cannon that is being used for the Bob-omb Derby by inserting a [[Bullet Bill]] into it. The Bullet Bill launches prematurely, aiming directly towards Mario, until [[Bowser]] emerges out of nowhere and uses his bat to hit the bullet, which brings Wario and Waluigi with it, sending the two blasting off at the speed of light.

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 their 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.

Waluigi plays the role of an antagonist in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''. During the game, he steals the [[Music Key]]s from [[Truffle Tower]]. Waluigi tries to use the keys to make himself the best dancer so he can "hypnotize the rhythmless masses" with his moves and "flood the world with chaos."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycjdtdKWTRM</ref> Waluigi, however, gives three of the Music Keys to other "bosses", retaining only one. He attacks Mario (or Luigi) and [[Toad]] with a barrage of Bob-ombs after the heroes travel to Truffle Tower to confront him, causing the heroes fly down a Warp Pipe. Eventually, after the two engage in a dance-off, Mario (or Luigi) defeats Waluigi and recovers the first Music Key.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====

He also appears as a Technique-type playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition]]'', added on March 20, 2020, where he retains his statistics from the arcade version of the previous installment.

===Other appearances and references===

Just like his partner, Waluigi is the extreme form of his rival. While Luigi is tall and skinny, Waluigi is taller and skinnier, just as Wario is obese in contrast to Mario. According to the [[Wario's Warehouse]] site, Wario routinely puts Waluigi on a [[Wikipedia:Rack (torture device)|rack]] to make him even taller<ref>"''The warehouse is filling up nicely now - even Waluigi's terrifying stilt-like legs aren't long enough to reach the top of the piles of tips and cheats we've amassed. Maybe I should put him back on the rack for a bit.''" Wario's Warehouse. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref>. Luigi's facial elements are also exaggerated in Waluigi. Waluigi has a very sharp jaw and a pointy chin. Waluigi's sharp, handlebar mustache is an exaggeration of Luigi's soft and fluffy mustache. Many bios describing him in ''Super Mario'' sports games mention (and poke fun at) his features, including his sharp jaw, lanky proportions, pointy nose, and flat feet.

Like fellow ''Super Mario'' characters [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]], Waluigi is portrayed by [[Charles Martinet]]. Waluigi speaks with a strong Italian accent, just like the aforementioned characters, though he speaks in a nasal tone. Waluigi, like Wario, is more verbose in the ''Super Mario'' games than most other characters, due to consistently speaking in full sentences. Waluigi mostly drops the "-a"s during contractions, as evidenced by several cutscenes in the ''Super Mario'' sports titles. However, there are exceptions, such as in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where Waluigi will say "Let's-a go!" or "I'm-a gonna win!" when selecting him. However, there are times where Waluigi's voice acting is limited, in which case, he has in-game text to show what he's saying. In this case, Waluigi speaks intelligibly, but with slang. Waluigi drops the "g"'s in his sentences, or makes use of the word "ain't" on a frequent basis. Waluigi also has a habit of name-calling, since he consistently calls other characters "fools" or "idiots", as well as saying "Hey, dummy!" to his own teammates in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. In many of his appearances, Waluigi makes a "WAA!" sound whenever he loses, or gets hurt from hazards and other characters' actions; this sound, as well as Waluigi frequently calling his opponents "cheaters", are recognizable aspects of his speech.

Waluigi is personified as a comic relief character and a boastful, ill-tempered foil to the more humble and gentle Luigi. He has bad chemistry with most other characters besides Wario, and is an openly rude and mean-spirited troublemaker. He has a perpetual scowl and is quick to anger, with earlier bios stating that he dislikes others being happy. In his one outing as a central antagonist in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix'', Waluigi claims that his reason for obtaining the Music Keys is to be the best dancer in the world, while bragging about using his power to spread chaos and control "the masses". In ''Mario Tennis Aces'', Waluigi points out that his and Wario's reasons for attaining [[Lucien]] was so that they could become the best tennis players in the world. Waluigi's original bio in Mario Tennis also pointed out that he seeked to become as popular and as beloved as the Mario Brothers<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nm8j/chara/walu.html</ref>. His victory celebrations often highlight his self-aggrandizing nature and vanity, and occasionally contain vulgar elements as well, such as in ''Super Mario Strikers'' where one of his victory animations involve him performing a {{wp|pelvic thrust}}.

However, despite his overconfidence, Waluigi is also characterized by comedic misfortune and the great amount of self-pity he displays at other times. According to his voice actor [[Charles Martinet]], Waluigi feels that good things are always happening to others and not to him, causing him great frustration. Martinet considers his self-pity to be "the cornerstone of Waluigi's character",<ref name="martinet">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090324092141/http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=12729 Charles Martinet Celebrates 15 Years of Wario with Kombo]" (Archived). ''Kombo.com''. Retrieved April 1, 2015.</ref> such as how he constantly points out his own disadvantages and is quick to attribute his losses to his opponents cheating, while hypocritically taking pride in his own cheating. While Waluigi has many unsavory characteristics and appears aggressive at times, Martinet has nevertheless stated that he prefers to play up Waluigi's more conceited and self-pitying traits, as he feels that direct hostility is unfitting for ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' villains<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pLWlgzfx3s&feature=related The Eurogamer TV Show: The Voice of Mario, Charles Martinet] (Accessed on 8-2-09)</ref>. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Waluigi shows a bit more sportsmanship; after his scout mission is cleared, he subtly states the gang cheated but commends them for their sneakiness, and congratulates them when they beat the [[Wario Muscles]] in a ball game along with accepting the player's decline for one.

Since Waluigi has the same first two letters of Wario, Waluigi's name may be considered an offshoot of Wario's name derived from Luigi rather than Mario. Waluigi's Japanese etymology has several meanings that refer to his personality. In Japanese, the "r" and "l" make the same sound, so Luigi can be pronounced in Japanese as "Ruīji", and Waluigi can be pronounced as "Waruīji". "Waruīji" is a [[Wikipedia:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of "warui", the Japanese word for "bad" or "evil", and "Ruīji". However, "warui" can also mean "poor", "hateful", "abominable", and "inferior", representing Waluigi's reputation and his place compared to Mario and Luigi. Additionally, ''warui'' also means to make a condescending apology, as opposed to a polite apology, referring to Waluigi's arrogance. "Waruiji" (with short "i") is also an anagram of the Japanese word "ijiwaru", which translates to "someone who is bad" or "mean-spirited".<ref>"''Perhaps the only thing more unwieldy than his smash returns is his clumsy name, which, believe it or not, comes from a rearrangement of the word "igiwalui"&ndash;Japanese for someone who's bad.''" ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 135 (August 2000), page 16. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref> "Ijiwaru" also translates to other harsh words such as "sadistic", "malicious", and "unkind".

Waluigi has been portrayed as Luigi's main rival since his first appearance in ''Mario Tennis'', where the two challenge, mock and glare at each other. The ''Mario Tennis'' Japanese website states that Waluigi resents that Luigi is more liked than he is, wishing to defeat him and Mario in order to take their place and become respected himself.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nm8j/chara/walu.html</ref> This is also seen in the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' where Waluigi stalks his rival and states that he is going to be the "greatest superstar in the world" after he defeats Luigi. The two also share bad chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''. Another aspect of Waluigi's rivalry with Luigi is that both share apparently a romantic interest in Princess Daisy. Waluigi's crush and the resulting soft spot he has for the princess was stated in the official ''Mario Party 4'' guide, and when partnered up in the series, their team names include "Awkward Date," "Double Facers," and "Skinny Stars," although there is little evidence otherwise that confirms this relationship. Daisy, meanwhile, does not return Waluigi's affections, however, and the two share bad chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

Despite sometimes bickering, Waluigi and Wario have generally been shown to be sports partners, sharing good chemistry in the baseball games and often teaming up in sports events and spinoff titles. According to Fumihide Aoki, Waluigi was intended to be Wario's brother but pictured their current relationship as that of "like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same."<ref name="Aoki Instagram"></ref>. Although they have been called brothers in the original ''Mario Tennis'' website,<ref name="brothers1">(August 17, 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20000817231440/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mariotennis/waluigi.html Mario Tennis 64: Introducing Waluigi]. ''Nintendo'' (Wayback Archive). Retrieved February 20, 2018.</ref> [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide<ref>"''Waluigi is Wario's little brother–a tall, lithe, smarmy fella with a really bad attitude.''" Young, James. ''Mario Tennis'': [[Prima Games|Prima's]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 27.</ref> and certain Nintendo of Europe sources such as Wario's Warehouse<ref name="brothers2">In [[Wario's Warehouse]], Wario (in first-person writing) refers to Waluigi as his brother two times, in the articles based on ''[[Wario's Warehouse#Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Wario's Warehouse#New Super Mario Bros.|New Super Mario Bros.]]''</ref> or the ''Mario Kart DS'' website,<ref name="brothers3">"''Wario's weird sibling constructed this high-speed track inside a giant pinball table; complete with bumpers, flippers, ramps and enormous steel spheres that bounce you around like - well, like a pinball. Make sure to bring plenty of aspirin for this race.''" - [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]] description, [http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartds/ European ''Mario Kart DS'' website]</ref>{{dead link}} various websites, guides and games since then have only described them as partners, with some explicitly stating the two are not related. In a 2008 interview with ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'', [[Shugo Takahashi]] stated that the two are not friends or brothers, or even blood-related.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230704235024/https://www.ndw.jp/waluigi-interview-221021/ ワルイージ誕生秘話（2008年 9月号より）]. ''Nintendo DREAM'' (Archived on July 4th, 2023), retrieved July 4th, 2023.</ref>

Waluigi's trophies in both ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' indicate that their relationship is unclear. The Official Prima Guide for ''Mario Party 5'' states Wario and Waluigi are not related,<ref>"''Wario and Waluigi aren't brothers, but that didn't stop them from showing up and challenging the Mario Bros. in Mario Tennis.''" Stratton, Bryan. ''Mario Party 5'': [[Prima Games|Prima's]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 4.</ref> while website bios for ''Mario Party 10'' and ''Super Mario Party'' call Waluigi Wario's accomplice and sidekick, respectively. Contrary to the European website, the Japanese website for ''Mario Kart DS'' only describes Waluigi as Wario's partner, while the European website for Mario Kart Wii calls him Wario's cohort.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230601093327/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/amcj/chara/index4.html キャラクター＆カート-「隠しキャラクター」]. Japanese ''Mario Kart DS'' website (Archived on June 1, 2023), retrieved June 20, 2023.</ref>

A News Brief in [[Blizland]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' states that "Wario and Waluigi aren't brothers".<ref name="unrelated">{{media link|Winter Olympics News Brief.png|Screenshot from ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''}}. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 4, 2022.</ref> A question for the Athlete Characters Quiz in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' revolves around Wario's and Waluigi's noses, and its announcer, [[Omochao]], offhandedly says that the two of them are not related. Waluigi's profile in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' describes him as Wario's partner. In the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', a line of dialogue from a [[Mii]] states again that Waluigi is not Wario's brother. Finally, in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', a trivia fact about Waluigi states that he is not Wario's brother, while its website states he's Wario's pal.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230625221109/https://www.olympicvideogames.com/marioandsonic/us/ Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 official website]. ''OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 - THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE'' (Archived on June 25, 2023), retrieved June 25, 2023.</ref>

Wario merely calls Waluigi his "sneaky pal" when the two were briefly in opposition in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', and the two refer to each other as pals or buddies in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''. The [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/kids/character/index.html ''Kids'' section of Nintendo Co., Ltd. site] describes Waluigi as Wario's partner, stating they don't appear to be brothers,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/kids/character/waluigi/index.html Nintendo's official Japanese bio of Waluigi]. The last sentence states 「ちなみに、ワリオとはよくいっしょにいるけど、{{hover|兄弟|きょうだい}}ではないらしいよ。」, which translates to ''By the way, even though Wario is often with [Waluigi], they don't appear to be brothers.''</ref> while [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html ''Mario Portal''] and the Official Home of Super Mario websites also describe Waluigi as Wario's partner, sidekick, pal and accomplice.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200117065706/http://mario.nintendo.com/characters/ The official home for Mario - Characters]. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://mario.nintendo.com/characters/ The official home of Super Mario - Characters]. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref> Charles Martinet, who voices both characters, has stated his belief that they are simply "two nice, evil guys who found each other."<ref name="martinet" />

In addition, it has been implied that Waluigi is on particularly bad terms with the yellow [[virus]] from the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series. In a June 12, 2020 post made by the official ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' social media accounts, which announces an in-game event where 20 of the then-available 21 doctors had their staffing rates increased by 1.5<ref>Drmarioworld_EN (June 12, 2020). [https://twitter.com/drmarioworld_en/status/1271246333429477377?s=21 Yellow: "Looks like doctor staffing rates are currently 1.5 times higher than normal. 20 doctors are available for staffing, and you can see them from Details under Staffing. As for that one I don't get along with... Yep, there you go." #DrMarioWorld]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 20, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20200612013034/https://twitter.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1271246333429477377 Archived] June 12, 2020, 01:30:34 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref><ref>Dr. Mario World (June 12, 2020). [https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=736156413786921&id=405022973566935&set=a.480040666065165&source=54&refid=13&__tn__=%2B%3E Yellow: "Looks like doctor staffing rates are currently 1.5 times higher than normal. 20 doctors are available for staffing, and you can see them from Details under Staffing. As for that one I don't get along with... Yep, there you go."] ''Facebook''. Retrieved March 20, 2022.</ref>, the virus suggests that one doctor was omitted (Dr. Waluigi<ref>Sam Hard (June 15, 2020). [https://youtu.be/XLI7dW8NRkQ Dr. Mario World: 38 staffing pulls; 16 doctors]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 20, 2022.</ref>) because they do not get along.

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!width=20%|Description

!width=20%|Release

!width=20%|Format

|01

|[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Tennis'']]

|2000

|[[Nintendo 64]]

|02

|[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|''Mario Tennis'']]

|2000

|[[Game Boy Color]]

|Main Antagonist, Opponent (Story Mode), Playable character (Party Mode)

|2000

|Trophy

|2001

|[[Nintendo GameCube]]

|2002

|Boss and Playable character (Multiplayer)

|2002

|2003

|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''  

|2003

|''[[Mario Party 5]]

|2003

|2004

|2004

|Playable character  

|2004

|15

|Unlockable opponent

|2005

|[[Nintendo DS]]

|Primary Antagonist, Boss

|2005

|2005

|2005

|Cameo  

|2005

|2005

|Unlockable playable character  

|2005

|2005

|24

|2006  

|2007

|2007

|[[Wii]]

|2007

|2007

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''

|2007

|2007

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''

|2007

|Cameo as Assist Trophy, Trophy, Sticker

|2008

|2008

|Playable character

|2008

|2009

|''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''

|2009

|Arcade

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''

|2009

|Wii

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''

|2009

|Nintendo DS

|2010

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''

|2011

|Playable character

|2011

|43

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''

|Playable character

|2011

|2012

|''[[Mario Party Whirling Carnival]]''

|2012

|2012

|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''

|2012

|Nintendo 3DS

|Unlockable playable character

|2013

|2013

|[[Wii U]]

|2013

|2014

|2014

|Cameo as Assist Trophy, Trophy

|2014

|Cameo as Assist Trophy, Trophy

|2014

|Playable character

|2015

|Playable character ([[Costume Mario]])

|2015

|2015

|58

|Playable character

|2016

|2016

|2016

|2016

|2017

|2017

|2017

|Non-playable character (amiibo)

|2017

|2017

|2017

|2018

|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]

|2018

|2018

|73

|2018

|Assist Trophy, Cameo as Spirit

|2018

|2019

|Unlockable playable character

|2019

|Cameo (Artwork)

|2019

|2019

|2020

|80

|2021

|2021

|2022

*Coincidentally, a「ワルイージ」<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''. Page 107.</ref> (''Waruīji'', "Waluigi") previously appeared in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha adaptation]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', but it was Luigi temporarily succumbing to his dark side and not a separate character.<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''. Page 108.</ref>