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Like fellow ''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 considerably menacing tone. Waluigi, like Wario, is more verbose in the ''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 ''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 in clear English, 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]]''. | Like fellow ''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 considerably menacing tone. Waluigi, like Wario, is more verbose in the ''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 ''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 in clear English, 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]]''. | ||
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According to the trophy description in ''Super Smash Bros Melee'', he also puts a lot of effort into his antagonistic schemes, although in the end, he never manages to succeed against his rivals. In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', the Waluigi Suit's description claims "This outfit makes you want to lurk in the shadows, waiting for a turn in the spotlight.", either further defining Waluigi to be envious of the Mario Bros, or a likely reference to Waluigi never being a major, or important character. The Waluigi hats description also says "It's rarely worn", likely alluding to Waluigi's few and insignificant appearances. | According to the trophy description in ''Super Smash Bros Melee'', he also puts a lot of effort into his antagonistic schemes, although in the end, he never manages to succeed against his rivals. In ''Super Mario Odyssey'', the Waluigi Suit's description claims "This outfit makes you want to lurk in the shadows, waiting for a turn in the spotlight.", either further defining Waluigi to be envious of the Mario Bros, or a likely reference to Waluigi never being a major, or important character. The Waluigi hats description also says "It's rarely worn", likely alluding to Waluigi's few and insignificant appearances. | ||
Waluigi has been shown as quite secretive about his personal life and has demonstrated a more cynical and skeptical point of view compared to the other characters, as even his oldest descriptions mentioned his egotism and his outsider status in the Mushroom Kingdom. However, recent games have played up Waluigi's hardworking and less malicious personality traits, as shown in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' when he sardonically warns the player that people won't cheer on them forever just because they win medals, and in ''Mario Gold: World Tour | Waluigi has been shown as quite secretive about his personal life and has demonstrated a more cynical and skeptical point of view compared to the other characters, as even his oldest descriptions mentioned his egotism and his outsider status in the Mushroom Kingdom. However, recent games have played up Waluigi's hardworking and less malicious personality traits, as shown in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' when he sardonically warns the player that people won't cheer on them forever just because they win medals, and in ''Mario Gold: World Tour'' when he interacts with the player character to either tell them to not let their victory get to their heads, or that they should be honest with themselves and happy because they earned it. Additionally, he remarks that his favorite thing to do in between rounds is just to relax and have fun. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||