Lil' Shoot You

Not to be confused with the song of the same name, "Lil' Shoot You"

Lil' Shoot You

## Description

**Lil' Shoot You** (birth name unknown) is a main character in the Lil' Shoot You story arc. He is a professional rapper and producer currently based in New York City, New York, USA. He is the brother of Gangsta Mario.

## History

### Lil' Shoot You Adventures

Luigi's story begins in the Mario & Luigi residence one morning when he decides that he wants to pursue a career as a rapper. Mario proceeds to insult him numerous times, leading Luigi to move to New York City to attempt a life in this career. When he gets to New York City, he flies a borrowed helicopter on top of the Statue of Liberty (mistakenly referred to by Luigi as the "Statue of Liverdale"). From the top of the statue, he notices a far-off building, which he instantly recognizes as The Rapper House. Upon entering The Rapper House, he finds The Rap Game and asks for him to make him into a rapper. The Rap Game agrees under one condition, that he is able to choose Luigi's rap name. He chooses the name Lil' Shoot You, although this was nothing but a transition into what was supposed to be Luigi's assassination. The assassination attempt fails, though, and Luigi instead shoots him several times.

Filled with newfound motivation, Luigi goes on a confident walk through the city, legally changing his name to Lil' Shoot You somewhere around this time. This confidence ends once he steals Ping Pong's car and uses it to mow down several pedestrians, killing both Chunky Kong and Officer Eggman while injuring Baller Jr. His actions get him sent to prison soon after. As he is complaining in his cell, the warden shows up, revealing himself to be Steven Armstrong.

The next day, he is given the information that his trial is scheduled for tomorrow. Upon hearing this, he uses his phone call to hire Saul Goodman as his lawyer. On the day of his court hearing, he realizes that Saul is one of the worst lawyers he's ever seen, and expects to be declared guilty. Right after the judge, Kratos, states his verdict, Mario crashes through the courthouse's window, causing an explosion that ends up killing multiple people, including Saul, Baller Jr, and Kratos. As he tries to leave with his brother, he is stopped by Armstrong, who, after taking Goku's power, declares that he will fight Lil' Shoot You. The two proceed to battle in an epic and cinematic fashion. After an explosion throws Lil' Shoot You against a building and he is shot several times by a minigun, Warden Armstrong realizes that he is not injured at all. When he realizes this, he picks him up, flies him into the clouds above Manhattan, and violently throws him down, inadvertently hitting two unrelated citizens in the process. When Armstrong comes down, Lil' Shoot You proceeds to attack him, to no avail. However, this encounter ends when Mario appears behind Armstrong and fatally shoots him. Lil' Shoot You tells Mario about his new music career, causing him to silently walk away, filled with nothing but defeated envy. Lil' Shoot You realizes that he needs to flee the scene, which he does.

## Quotes

### Lil' Shoot You in Manhattan

* "Oh my goodness. Where am I? Oh yeah, this must be... Real Life New York."
* "I'm fed up with this city. I don't want to be a rapper anymore. I want to steal a car... And kill something."
* "Holy Molehh!!!! It's the statue of liverdale."
* "Oh. Well then, call me Lil' Shoot You! 'Cause I'm gonna shoot you, dude."

### Lawyer Up

* "Dude, you can't arrest me. I have a career now. Stupid."
* "This actually goes kind of hard, this goes crazy, man. If I ever get out of here I gotta make this a #1 hit radio single on the Billboard New York Times."
* "Mario, you almost saved me from life, what are you doing?"
* "I'm gonna kill you."
* "Yeah, I got signed to a record company when I killed some guy. That's not an admission of guilt, I didn't do it, actually. But I di- I did, to get the na- to get the record label... Sign... Me. I did."

## Trivia

* Lil' Shoot You uses he/him pronouns. This is a subtle nod to the fact that he's male
* In Wario Land 5, Lil' Shoot You can be unlocked as a secret playable character. His appearance in this game is not canon, however.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZE6j1WgrdM
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t13XC5UPNlY