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Waluigi (ワルイージ) was created by Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet. He has not appeared in the main platformer games, but Mario can wear his costume in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is the same age as Luigi and he wears black (though sometimes dark purple) overalls, a dark purple shirt, and a dark purple hat with a yellow upside-down and flipped L, resembling the Cyrillic letter Ge (Г). His nose, like Wario's, is a different color (dark pink) than his face, and has a sharp, large shape. His smile, also like Wario's, is an evil grin with huge white teeth. He has elf-like shoes that are colored a dark orange and his body type is strangely lanky and tall. His mustache forms upside-down L-shapes just as Wario's form Ws.

Waluigi's first appearance was in the Mario Tennis games for the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64, as Wario's doubles partner (Wario and Waluigi have been paired in all pair sports since). Later, along with Princess Daisy, he joined the Mario Party series' roster in Mario Party 3, in which he owns an island full of explosives. He has been a playable character in many entries in the series since, as well as various Mario sports games and the Mario Kart series. He acts as an antagonist in Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix, in which he wreaks havoc in the Mushroom Kingdom by pilfering special objects called the Music Keys to hypnotize the world with his dancing, thus enabling him to conquer it. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waluigi is one of the characters who can be summoned using the Assist Trophy item and as an alternate costume for Luigi (although this is only Luigi in Waluigi's palette). When summoned, Waluigi attacks opponents by striking them with a tennis racket and by angrily stomping on them until they become temporarily stuck in the ground.

Waluigi ranked in the 10th slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list; the site explained that he gets the shaft worse than Luigi, and should at least get his own puzzle game.

Concept and creation
Waluigi was originally designed by Fumihide Aoki, Waluigi is portrayed as an exaggerated version of Luigi; he has long and skinny arms and legs, a large moustache, and a bellicose cackle. His voice is provided by Charles Martinet. Waluigi has two meanings in Japanese. Waluigi's name is a Portmanteau of "evil"(Warui in Japanese) and "Luigi"(Ruigi in Japan), forming "Evil Luigi", as apposed to the common misconception that his name is just taken from Wario's name. The Japanese word for "bad" or "evil", warui, is also a condescending apology, instead of ones which are more polite. Waluigi is pronounced in Japanese as Waruiji, an anagram for Ijiwaru, Japanese for "mean-spirited". The symbol on his hat is identical to the Greek letter Gamma (Γ), which is pronounced similarly to "W".

Physical Appearance
Waluigi usually wears a purple undershirt under black overalls, orange shoes, and a purple cap that covers short, brown hair. He has a large, pink nose, a thin mustache which is straight (horizontal) and pointed up at the edge, and grey eyes. He also has long legs which sometimes work to his advantage in sports. The yellow symbol on his hat is a vertical mirror image of Luigi's L which forms a Γ, just as Wario wears a W in contrast to Mario's M. Just like his partner, Waluigi is the extreme form of his rival. While Luigi is tall and skinny, Waluigi is very tall and very skinny. Many biographies describing him in Mario sports games mention (and poke fun at) his odd facial elements, including his sharp jaw, pointy nose, and flat feet. He has the ability to swim through the air, summon thorned purple vines, and to contort his body in odd ways, especially into the shape of his logo, after which he can spin around and create a tornado around himself. He has an accent similar to a stereotypical "Mafia" or New York accent, and is known to say his name aloud, which he seems to enjoy doing. His Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy reads as follows. "This tall, thin, evil-looking guy seems to be Luigi's rival. He works hard at his mischief: Waluigi reportedly spent a lot of time training for his debut in Mario Tennis by honing his ability to antagonize the Mario brothers. While it's general knowledge that he's the same age as Luigi, his relationship to Wario is unclear."

Personality
Waluigi is a very overconfident character with a temper easily set-off. Waluigi is quick to taunt his opponent, break into victory dance, and cheer for himself. Likewise, he is easily angered when his opponent makes even a little progress, and will often throw a temper tantrum as a result. In his first appearance, Mario Tennis, Waluigi was personified as a dark and even sinister character. However, his recent appearances portray Waluigi more as a form of comic relief, often making wisecracks and bearing the brunt of slapstick violence.

Appearances in Games
Showing up in nearly every multi-player game as a sports partner to Wario, Waluigi's appearances have been entirely in spin-off titles. Waluigi made his debut in Mario Tennis, and later appeared in Mario Power Tennis, and Mario Tennis: Power Tour. Also notable is that Mario Power Tennis was the first to feature Waluigi's unique ability to swim through the air, a move that has recurred in other games. Waluigi also appeared in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. He was also an unlockable character in Mario Golf: Advance Tour.Waluigi marked his first appearance in the Mario Kart in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In Double Dash!!, he was available from the start, but had to be unlocked in Mario Kart DS. He is playable in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Waluigi appeared as the main villain in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, stealing the music keys from Truffle tower in order to hypnotize the world. Waluigi has appeared in every Mario Party game since the third installment of the series except for Mario Party Advance. In Mario Party 3, he could only play in multi-player mode, but he has been a fully playable character in every other game. There is an alternate Waluigi costume that Mario can wear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. By wearing both the L Emblem and the W Emblem together, Mario will wear a purple undershirt and black overalls, Waluigi signature attire.

Waluigi went on to appear in Mario Superstar Baseball and again in Mario Hoops 3 on 3. Waluigi showed off his soccer skills in Super Mario Strikers abd it's sequel Mario Strikers: Charged where he became known for making a very controversial gesture similar to the "crotch chop". His most recent appearance is in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, having a 10/10 in skill, the highest of all other characters. He appeared in the "Boxing" and "Rainshower" minigames in Game & Watch Gallery 4. He hasn't made an appearance in any Wario Land or WarioWare games other than a minor appearance in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where he appears in a handful of micro-games, either cap-less or clad in cycling helmet and goggles similar to the clothes Wario wears that series. Waluigi will be appearing in the upcoming games, Mario Kart Wii and Super Mario Stadium Baseball. He will also be appearing as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he will violently kick a character into submission then, either finish them off with a final kick or hit them with a tennis racket, the latter being a reference to his first appearance being in Mario Tennis.