Waluigi is Luigi's lanky rival and Wario's partner. Waluigi made his debut in Mario Tennis, and since then, he has made playable appearances exclusively in the Mario franchise's spin-off titles. He makes an appearance as a playable character in all but one game in the Mario Tennis series. He has been voiced by Charles Martinet ever since his debut. His name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words warui, meaning "bad", and Ruīji, meaning "Luigi".
Waluigi is defined by his purple attire, nasally Italian accent, long handlebar-esque mustache (and other bizarre physical features), rude and trickster personality, rivalry with Luigi, and tendency to cheat.
Trivia[]
- At first Waluigi was going to be chosen for Ikran's doppelgangers in video games; unfortunately, she wasn't into the sports games, as she stuck with Wario instead.
- Waluigi was also the mascot of Ikran's former friend, Warlock Waluigi, until he soon changed to the Ferocious Warlock before their fallout.
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Mario Tennis 64
HD model
Mario and Sonic in the Olympic Games
Super Smash Bros 4 assist trophy
Waluigi slinging a cherry in Berry Basket in Mario Party 5
Mario dancing against Waluigi in DDR Mario Mix
Waluigi performing his Special Shot in Mario Tennis Aces
Waluigi possessed by Lucien in Mario Tennis Aces' Adventure Mode
Game & Watch Gallery 4 icon
Game and Watch Gallery 4
Waluigi assists with racket
Waluigi Hurdles in Mario and Sonic in the Tokyo Olympics
His surfing suit in the Tokyo Games
Paper Mario equipping both the W Emblem and the L Emblem, resembling Waluigi in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the only cameo of Waluigi in a Paper Mario game
Mario wearing the Waluigi suit in Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 7 cameo but not being playable
Waluigi sketch in Warioware Gold, the only cameo in a Warioware game
Waluigi vs. Knuckles
Waluigi- The Story You Never Knew - Treesicle