Weegee

**Tier** | D Tier

## General

Weegee is a Photoshop meme that is based on Luigi's apearance in the DOS PC game Mario is Missing!. Luigi has a strange appearance in this game compared to others, with paler colors and an awkwardly stiff stance. This was pointed out in the 4chan forums in 2007, as seen here. Because of his strange look, he became the subject of "facebombing" and other memes. One of Weegee's well-known "powers" is that his gaze will freeze any other who looks him in the eyes and transform the victim into a clone of Weegee. Weegee is generally regarded as a creepy and evil character, but his true alliances are unknown.

## Attributes

Weegee is a character who has a totally unique fighting style that reflects his origins as a meme. Most of his attacks are based on memes or involve characters from the Mario universe. For instance, he transforms into Malleo during his Forward Throw and uses a Fire Flower. Some of his attacks are seemingly random, as in his Forward Tilt, where a light saber emerges from Weegee's chest.
Weegee is the heaviest character in SSBC, surprisingly. He is very difficult to KO vertically as a result, but his high falling speed makes him more vulnerable to horizontal KOs than may be expected for his weight class. His movement abilities are below average, so Weegee relies on his zoning moves and traps to win battles. His Forward Tilt, Side Smash, Neutral Aerial, Forward Aerial, and Back Aerial provide great ranged pokes for Weegee, beating out many other attacks at long range due to their disjointed hitboxes. However, these moves are generally slow and require good timing. Weegee can outspace some opponents, but he lacks a reliable finisher. His Smash Attacks pack a decent punch, but they are slow, making them difficult to land.

Weegee has a great projectile attack in his Mirror Theory (SIde B). It's a homing projectile that is large and tough to outmaneuver at mid-range. The downside to it is that only one instance of the projectile may be on-screen at a time. This move makes an effective edgeguard due to its size and homing properties, and it's great for running away while on-stage. Weegee relies heavily on this move for spacing.

Weegee is a very strange, unorthodox character with mixed effectiveness. He has some attacks that are not as effective as others in many scenarios, making him a relatively tough character to learn. His overall weirdness, ease of being gimped, and array of "specialized" moves grant him a spot in C tier (35th) in the current tier list.

## Weegee's Normal Moves

**Combo**

* Weegee kicks down, then punches forward, then proceeds to twerk multiple times. He can keep twerking by holding the Attack button, Finally finishes with a forward butt attack, and morphs into Big Chungus, ending the move.

**Side Tilt**

* Weegee quickly slashes forward with a lightsaber.

**Up Tilt**

* Weegee spins his head around.

**Down Tilt**

* Weegee's legs shift out of the ground and infront of him, stabbing nearby foes.

**Dash Attack**

* Weegee runs forward, slashing downward with an axe. You hold the Attack button down to make him continue to run.

**Side Smash**

* Weegee stretches his leg forward like a cartoon to hit the opponent.

**Up Smash**

* Weegee moves his head as its briefly turns big.

**Down Smash**

* Weegee does the Default Dance from Fortnite, causing giant flaming roses to appear on either side of him when he finishes dancing. He has Super Armor while he dances.

**Neutral Air**

* Weegee turns into Weegas for a brief moment.

**Forward Air**

* Weegee makes multiple Weegee heads appear in front of him.

**Up Air**

* Weegee fires a laser beam out of his mouth upwards, using the Shoop Da Whoop.

**Back Air**

* Weegee looks behind him, blowing up a blue colored Weegee with his stare.

**Down Air**

* Weegee's legs shift downward, shaping himself into an anchor.

**Forward Throw**

* Weegee smacks the opponent with a fire flower.

**Up Throw**

* Weegee throws the opponent upwards and shoots blasts out of his hands at them.

**Back Throw**

* Shaggy Rogers appears and does a long monologue about the frozen opponent being a sheriff before Weegee does a Green Missile-like attack.

**Down Throw**

* Weegee goes full Dio Brando and performs several strikes with both arms to the grounded opponent.

**Ledge Attack**

* Weegee gets up on his knees and covers his hand in dark energy to attack enemies.

## Weegee's Special Moves

 Side Special
 Up Special
 Down Special
 Final Smash

## Trivia

* The sprites Weegee uses are directly edited from those used in "Mario is Missing!"
* Weegee was infamously included in Crusade in version 0.8, as he was part of the roster plan according to the developers and has since been removed as of version 0.9.2. In April 1st, 2021, Weegee made his grand return to the match with a semi-resprite and some new normal attacks.

## Notable Appearances

*Note that Weegee is not in any actual game, that is because he's only used as sprites in the MS-DOS version of "Mario Is Missing!".*