Luigi

**Luigi Mario** is a deuteragonist in The Yoshi franchise. He is a former video game star, famous for the *Luigi's Mansion* game series, brother of Mario, and the adoptive uncle of Yoshi who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom. He is voiced by Gabriel Combs.

## 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.

#### Personality Traits

Unlike in the games, Luigi is a tad bit cranky, but is brave and heroic.

## 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 & 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.

## Biography

#### Early Life

In the 1980's, Luigi used to live with Mario and defend the Mushroom Kingdom for a living. Eventually, they became so popular that Nintendo made a video game franchise about them. However, Luigi was jealous of Mario stealing the spotlight and branched out to start his own video game series. He tells Mario, who believes it to be a joke. Luigi takes offense to this and runs away, starting his video game series, *Luigi's Mansion*. He became successful but eventually retired and began living in Delfina Plaza alone.

#### Season Two

Many years later, Yoshi and his friends come to visit him to warn him about Iggy and Dry Bones trying to capture him. They ask him to return to the Mushroom Kingdom with them to stop Iggy and Dry Bones. He is reluctant at first, but eventually agrees. At the Mushroom Kingdom, he is captured immediately, but he escapes with the help of Lindsay. During the final battle, Yoshi attempts to sacrifice himself for the others, but Luigi rescues him. After all of that, Yoshi remains under his care as he moves to the Mushroom Kingdom to start a new life.