Luigi

Luigi is a character from the Super Mario and Super Smash Bros. fandoms.

Character
Luigi (ルイージ Ruīji) is Mario's younger, twin brother who occasionally helps him save Princess Peach from Bowser. Although more timid, he can be silly, naive and clumsy at times, Luigi has starred in his own adventures in games such as Luigi's Mansion. In-universe, he is constantly forgotten by others and is usually the butt of multiple jokes. Despite this, he is still regarded as a sweet, kind, optimistic and cheerful hero.

Canon
Princess Daisy

Luigi and Princess Daisy are close friends who are consistently teased as sharing romantic feelings with each other. Examples of this include statues of them dancing together, their team names in the Mario Party series, character descriptions, and dialogue between the duo. Despite their relationship being akin to Mario and Peach, Luigi has never canonically saved Daisy in any game.

Prince Peasley

Luigi and Prince Peasley are allies who work together in Superstar Saga. Multiple times, Luigi is shown to have a crush on Peasley, due to his constant blushing around the man, an official 4koma going into romantic tropes with the duo, and an attempt to hug Peasley. Peasley is also shown to regard Luigi positively, as shown by him remembering Luigi instead of Mario and only giving key items to Luigi.

Quotes
"I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

- Luigi, Mario Kart 64

"I don't give my name to scoundrels. Watch Luigi punish you for your badness!"

- Luigi, Super Paper Mario

Fanon
Although not as famous as his brother, Luigi is highly regarded in the Super Mario fandom as a fan favorite character. In some ways, he is liked moreso than even his brother due to his personality and role as a sidekick. Some also find his cowardly nature to be relatable.

In terms of romantic ships, most will ship Luigi with Princess Daisy due to canon evidence and opposites attracting. The same can be said for Luigi and Prince Peasley as a pair. However, recently, there has been an increase in content of the green plumber being romantically involved with Bowser. Multiple polyships have formed due to them being popular ships in the fandom. Thanks to an end game image of the duo after fully completing Super Mario Galaxy, a few fans ship Luigi with Rosalina.

It is worth noting that some of the ships listed may portray Luigi as Mr. L, a brainwashed Luigi from Super Paper Mario. Separate tags are used in these instances. This is due to his widely-differing personality in this state.

Super Smash Bros. has also promoted some crossover shipping. Characters shipped with Luigi include Solid Snake, Ryu, and Simon Belmont. Typically, the reasoning for these ships is their interactions from either story modes or trailers. However, some find appeal in Luigi being in a relationship where he's being taught how to get stronger.

Excluding romantic pairings, the Mario Brothers themselves are a fairly popular familyship. Some may portray the relationship in a toxic light, with Luigi being jealous of Mario, but many fans disagree with the notion, especially after the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The duo is commonly referenced in other forms of media. Art depicting Luigi as being friends with King Dedede and Ness is also fairly common.

Currently, on AO3, there are around 3,200 fics featuring Luigi. For the Mario fandom, Luigi has 2,500 fan fics at FanFiction.Net. The number is dramatically lower for Smash Bros, at around 300.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Luigi (Super Mario) tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Luigi (Super Smash Bros.) tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Mr. L tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Baby Luigi (Super Mario) tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Mr. L tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Baby Luigi (Super Mario) tag on Fanfiction.net

DEVIANT ART

PIXIV
 * ルイージ search on Pixiv
 * ミスターL search on Pixiv

TUMBLR

WIKIS
 * on
 * Luigi on Mario Wiki

Trivia

 * Luigi's first appearance in any form of media was in Mario Bros in 1983. It is also his first playable role in any game.
 * In 2013, to celebrate Luigi's 30th anniversary, Nintendo announced the year as the Year of Luigi. During this period of time, multiple games had Luigi as the central focus. Merchandise such as CDs and 3DS cases were also released to promote the event.
 * In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Luigi is shown to canonically dab. Paper Mario: Color Splash also makes reference to Luigi's Death Stare, a meme formed from Mario Kart 8.
 * Luigi's name in Japanese romaji is 'Ruīji.' With this in mind, Miyamoto has stated that the name was chosen due to it sounding like the Japanese word for "similar ." This fits with Luigi's role as the player 2 character. It also complemented Mario's name as both are Italian
 * According to several sprites and artwork for Mario & Luigi, Luigi wears red and white, striped socks. Starlow also tells him to "put his mustache back on," meaning it is likely fake and another accessory as well.
 * In Fortune Street, Luigi states his hobbies are the following: golf, tennis, basketball, and beating the player at Fortune Street. He also makes reference to 'speedrunning' in the Super Mario Bros. world.
 * He also makes frequent mentions of combing his mustache.
 * Luigi's likeness is depicted as a costume in some of the following game series: Tekken, Fatal Frame, and Monster Hunter.
 * When playing as Jeanne in her normal costume and using chain chomp in the Bayonetta series, she will wear Luigi's hat and mustache.
 * Luigi has appeared as an easter egg in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
 * His portrait can be seen at Hyrule Castle alongside Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, and Yoshi.