Games - Luigi

	Games - Luigi

Luigi is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Luigi is the younger (sometimes twin, see Luigi's age, below) brother of Nintendo mascot Mario. He first appeared in Mario Bros. as the character controlled by the second player, and his role as the second player's character continued in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World. It is commonly believed among fans that his full name is Luigi Mario, as he and Mario are referred to as the Mario Brothers. This theory has been supported by Nintendo of America. Luigi's name was inspired by a pizza parlor near Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, called Mario & Luigi's. His name is also a pun on the Japanese word , meaning "similar", a play on the fact that his sprite was the same as Mario's in his original appearances. Luigi's voice is performed by Charles Martinet, the same actor who provides Mario's voice.

Game history

Because of software constraints of the time, Luigi initially appeared as a palette swap of Mario, identical except in terms of color. As technology improved, Luigi evolved into a physically distinct character, taller and thinner than his brother. He also can jump very high and is distinct by kicking his legs while jumping. This is at least in part due to the conversion of the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic to the American Super Mario Bros. 2, where Luigi's character replaced the thin, high-jumping Mama. Although Luigi is taller than his brother, he is actually the younger of the two.

Luigi's personality has also been developed over the years: he is depicted as being more nervous and panicky than his brother (a trait that spills over into gameplay; in some games Luigi is considerably harder to control). Other information states that Luigi is simply the smarter, more careful sibling. Other writers have sometimes suggested this is a complex related to being less famous than his brother. This has also been suggested in canon; one of the running jokes in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is that almost none of the characters, not even Bowser, knows Luigi's name. Also in its sequel, Mario and Luigi: Partner in Time Bowser refers to him as a green wimp and call Mario by his regular name. Also, in Super Mario 64 DS, while playing as Luigi, Toad will comment on Luigi being less important than Mario, although one toad in particular explains his respect for Luigi by giving him a star hidden from Bowser. In Super Princess Peach it states that Peach saved a Green Man and Luigi gets accidently thrown by her in her usual boss victory dance (holding hands with the character she saved and swinging around).

As Mario's Sidekick

When Luigi originally appeared, he was simply Mario with a different color pallette. Aside from wearing green instead of red, playing as Luigi was the same as playing as Mario.

In America's Super Mario Bros. 2 (not to be confused with Japan's Super Mario Bros. 2), Luigi was one of the four characters that players could choose to play as. He was characterized in the game as having the highest jump of all four playable characters. This particular feature made him quite popular among fans of the game. He also co-starred with his brother in a 2003 game called Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga (a Mario RPG along the lines of Paper Mario) in which the player controls both Mario and Luigi to save Princess Peach. Luigi and Baby Luigi are also playable in the sequel Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time for the Nintendo DS.

The Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World for Game Boy Advance featured the same playability for Luigi.

These distinctions are also present in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World for the Super NES.

Non-playable appearances

After Super Mario World, Luigi became less of a frequent character in Mario's platforming titles. In these more recent games, Luigi either has a minor role in which he is not a playable character, or he does not appear at all.

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Baby Luigi was kidnapped by Kamek the Magikoopa. He was freed due to the efforts of many Yoshis who helped defeat Baby Bowser. He also garnered a minor role in Super Mario RPG, where his only actual appearance had him leading the parade in the end credits. However, he was also seen in the game's instruction booklet, offering comments on various aspects of the game. Also, one of the wishes on Star Hill is clearly his.

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Games - Luigi

Game history

As Mario's Sidekick

Non-playable appearances

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