Luigi

**Luigi** (ルイージ *Luigi*?) is a former plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom. Luigi is Mario's younger, taller twin brother.

Luigi is the deuteragonist of the *Mario* series and the main protagonist of *Luigi's Mansion* series and *Mario & Luigi* series.

## Profile

### Physical description

Luigi wears a green hat with an "L" symbol. He wears a long-sleeved green shirt and blue overalls on the inside. Luigi is a fair-skinned, tall human with a slim face. He has short brown hair and a dark brown mustache. He has bright blue eyes and wears white gloves and brown shoes.

In early games, Luigi was under Mario's shadow. Luigi is identical to Mario, but with different colors.

### Personality traits

Luigi is a very loyal, kind, and sensitive character. He is also optimistic, cheerful, quiet and kind-hearted like his brother, but unlike Mario is most insecure, shy, fearful and can be goofy and naive at times, Luigi aspires to be like his brother Mario and become the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom.

He tends to chicken out of situations that are beyond his capabilities. In the *Mario and Luigi* series, Luigi backed away from boss battles, but Mario reassured Luigi to fight with him. In *Luigi's Mansion* series, Luigi feared ghosts but adjusted his liking for ghosts and has a pet, Polterpup. Although Luigi is a plumber like Mario, other facets of his personality vary from game to game; Luigi always seems neurotic and timid, but is good-natured and can keep his temper better than his brother.

### Powers and abilities

#### Powers

* **Superhuman Strength:** Luigi can lift and press objects that are several times his weight, but not as much as Mario can. The exact upper limits of his strength are great. In *Super Mario 64 DS*, Luigi can lift King Bob-omb. Luigi showed an even more impressive feat of strength during the fight with Bowser. Luigi could lift him by the tail, spin him around and then throw him, but not as effectively as Mario and Wario. Luigi spins Bowser around faster and farther with more spins. Luigi's incredible strength also extends to his legs, allowing him to perform his signature move, the Jump Jump. Luigi is extremely good at jumping and is capable of leaping two stories high. He is the best jumper in the Mushroom Kingdom, even better than Mario.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Luigi has a significant level of durability. He can withstand great impacts, such as falling from a height of several stories or being struck by an opponent with superhuman strength, impaled, and explosions-- Luigi can also endure extreme environments, such as volcanoes and tundras. Also, he can withstand fire, electricity, and ice.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Luigi can maintain continuous physical activity for an indefinite time.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Luigi is capable of running up walls in *Super Mario World*, running across the surface of the water in *Super Mario 64 DS*, and outpacing sound in *Super Paper Mario*. Games display Luigi running faster than Mario.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Luigi can create and manipulate fire. This ability changes throughout the games he has appeared. In the platform games, such as *Super Mario Bros.*, Luigi needs a Fire Flower to gain pyrokinesis. But in the RPGs and *Super Smash Bros.* series, Luigi already has this power. Luigi is quite skilled at using fire like Mario is.
* **Electrokinetic:** Luigi has the power to mold lightning in his hand into a sphere, creating a powerful attack, called the Thunderhand, that can shock and damage enemies quite severely. Luigi only uses this move-in *Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga*.
* **Negative Energy:** As shown in *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, Luigi's Final Smash (Negative Zone) is creating a field of Negative Energy while dancing to exotic music. Some of the effects of this Final Smash include putting opponents to sleep, dealing damage, and causing foes to move in slow motion. This move is fueled by the sadness he felt for constantly being in Mario's shadow.
* **Super Form:** Luigi can use a Super Mushroom to transform into **Super Luigi**.

#### Abilities

* **Master Combatant:** Luigi has his own fighting style. However, he never uses it in his games, except in the *Super Smash Bros.* series.
* **Indomitable Will:** Luigi is shown to have a powerful force of will, completely free of evil or temptation. He gets scared a lot, but with the help of his friends, he can gain the courage to take on and defeat any foe.
* **Leadership:** He has some leadership skills, acting as a second in command, and is very focused when there is a goal to achieve.
* **Expert Vehicular Driver:** As shown in the *Mario Kart* series, Luigi is skilled in driving vehicles, such as karts and motorbikes.