Waluigi

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Waluigi as a captain in Super Mario Strikers.
Waluigi
Species	Human
Relatives	Wario (possible brother)
Voiced by	Charles Martinet
Debut	Mario Tennis

Making his debut in a sports game (Mario Tennis 64) Waluigi is to Luigi what Wario is to Mario. Despite criticism as being a shallow character and solely appearing in sports games and other spin-off titles, Waluigi has firmly established himself as a major character among the lineup of Mario characters. He's easily the tallest of all the characters, despite being an extremely wiry fellow. Unlike Wario, he speaks in a whiny, nasally voice.

Background

Like Wario does with Mario, he takes on many of Luigi's attributes. From what we know of Luigi and Wario, it is possible to discern Waluigi's personality.

From Wario, we can easily expect Waluigi to be greedy, selfish, and have generally bad hygiene. The Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour intro provides some characterization in which he and Wario are seen actively trying to beat and humiliate other golf players. He also shows rivalry (and possibly jealousy and hate) for Luigi as well.

From Luigi, we can expect him to have considerable skills in jumping, technology, but be a bit clumsy. And while Luigi is constantly portrayed as an unknown character, it's quite likely in the Mushroom Kingdom that Waluigi is a good deal less famous than Wario.

Attempts at Villainy

Mario Party 3 features Waluigi (and Daisy) as new characters to the series. In Story Mode, a player will ultimately face Waluigi on the board known as Waluigi's Island, an otherwise pleasant island that has been overrun by Piranha Plants. As it turns out, this island originally belonged to Luigi, but Waluigi destroyed it in his hatred of the younger Mario Bro.

In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, Waluigi steals the stage as the villain who breaks into Truffle Towers and scatters the Music Keys, keeping the blue key for himself. While he had planned to wait for the rhythm of the Mushroom Kingdom to fade and then make himself a dancing star, he is beaten in a dance contest and grudgingly surrenders the key to Mario.

Sports

Waluigi has appeared primarily in sports games and other Mario spin-offs.

• Golf: Waluigi is playable in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and [Mario Golf: Advance Tour]] (where he is unlocked by transferring 27 Best Badges from Toadstool Tour).
• Kart Racing: Waluigi is playable in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (where is partnered with Wario), Mario Kart DS (where he is unlocked by completing the Retro Grand Prix in 100cc Mode), Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (where he did not appear in the prequel), and in Mario Kart Wii.
• Tennis: Waluigi is playable in Mario Tennis 64, Mario Tennis GBC (through the Nintendo 64 transfer pak), Mario Power Tennis and Mario Tennis: Power Tour.
• Baseball: Waluigi is a playable captain in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers.
• Soccer: Waluigi is also a playable captain in Super Mario Strikers, and in Mario Strikers Charged.
• Basketball: Waluigi is playable in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Itadaki Street DS.
• The Olympics: Waluigi is playable in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Waluigi also appears in the Mario Party games as a playable character, starting in Mario Party 3. In Mario Party 3 he was originally only playable in Party Mode and was an opponent in Story Mode. In all later games he was playable in all modes. Waluigi was playable in Mario Party 4, Mario Party 5, Mario Party 6, Mario Party 7, Mario Party 8, Mario Party-e, Mario Party DS and Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party. Also, he will be playable in Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2.

Other Appearances

• Waluigi appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He attacks by stomping characters into the ground and then either giving one a mighty kick or a slap with his tennis racket. His colors also appear as alternate colors for Luigi. The Assist Trophy is accompanied by a normal Waluigi trophy, the description for which stating that he spent a long time working quietly in the shadows of the Mario Bros. until he finally became strong enough to compete with them in Mario Tennis.

Trivia

• In Japanese, the word 'warui' means bad. In Japan, 'L' and 'R' are interchangeable, making 'waruigi' and 'warui' rather similar.
• The upside-down 'L' on Waluigi's hat is probably meaningless, but it could either be a lower case r or the greek letter 'gamma'.
• Waluigi had also appeared in trophy form in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, equipping both an L and W Emblem at the same time will give Mario a Waluigi color scheme.