Luisley

Luisley is the slash ship between Luigi and Prince Peasley from the Super Mario fandom.

Canon
Luigi and Peasley first meet after Mario and Luigi find him on top of Hoohoo Mountain. However, Peasley was transformed as the monster Dragohoho. After a brawl and a short explanation of why they were there, Peasley gives Luigi an autographed, yellow rose as a means of being allowed into the Beanbean Castle. He then flies away on a floating bean, leaving Luigi spinning in the dust.

When Peasley reveals the location of the four beanstar pieces, Luigi exclaims in joy, only to have Peasley poke him several times with his sword. Luigi's face goes red with embarrassment. They meet again during the fight with the Piranha Bean, in which Peasley is a small projectile the player must avoid. Only Luigi is playable in this section. Once the fight is over, Peasley thanks him and gives him a Bean Fruit—not before being hit in the head with a hammer to revert to his regular size. Peasley also accidentally calls Luigi 'zero' instead of 'hero,' causing Luigi to blush once more.

With all the pieces collected, Peasley comes up with a plan to use a fake Beanstar instead. This fails due to Fawful figuring it out and Mario and Luigi bringing along the real Beanstar. Luigi then has to disguise himself as Princess Peach, reclaim the real Beanstar, and use both rope and Peach's dress as a parachute. Peasley flies up to his locale to collect the Beanstar. However, the rope begins to tear. Peasley attempts to catch Luigi, but this also fails due to Luigi being heavier than Peasley. Feeling that the rest is only the Beanbean Kingdom's problem and not the Mario Bros', Peasley flies up to the floating, Bowser's Castle to fight alone. However, the three of them end up fighting Fawful together, with Peasley thanking them once more and leaving Bowletta to them. Once Bowletta is defeated, Peasley comes back to warn them he had placed a bomb in the castle. They all escape, minus Bowser.

Peasley, Queen Bean, and Lady Lima say their farewells to the brothers, Princess Peach, and Toadsworth. During this, Luigi attempts to hug Peasley, but the prince dodges the hug. Although Luigi becomes upset from thisーgoing as far as crying, there are no hard feelings between them.

In a 4koma manga series made to promote the game, when Peasley gives Luigi his rose, Luigi begins to blush madly along with "doki doki" sound effects to complement this. This is a fairly common trope in romantic manga. However, Peasley states it is due to Luigi's stem-like appearance that causes roses to suit him. This upsets Luigi.

Quotes
"Heh heh heh... Yes, I think a rose matches your green perfectly!"

- Prince Peasley, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

"To think that you know such cool moves! You're a real zero!.. I mean, hero!"

- Prince Peasley, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

"Look at Luigi! Always showing off his Luigi dunk! Honestly!"

- Prince Peasley, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

Fanon
The ship mainly pulls from the fact Peasley is one of the few characters to not forget Luigi's name and treats him with respect typically. Unlike most NPCs, he forgets Mario's name constantly. However, there is no rivalry canonically between the red plumber and Beanish prince. Fanfics may portray otherwise, though. Luigi is also shown to appreciate Peasley highly. So much so that the ship portrays a one-sided love from Luigi's perspective. After the scene where Peasley pokes Luigi multiple times, for example, Luigi is shown to be blushing. It is worth noting that what Peasley was poking with his sword was Luigi's butt. Fans of the ship often joke about the poking scene constantly to where there is a five minute version on Youtube.

Peasley will also give important key items to Luigi only, showing that he favors the younger Mario brother.

Typically in fan art, the pairing is drawn with roses. This echoes back to Peasley's Rose during their first meeting. Art will usually have said flowers given to Luigi by Peasley, however rare occasions will have them drawn in a garden or flying on top of Peasley's flying bean. Luigi may also sometimes be drawn in his Princess Peach disguise in ship art, which mirrors both Superstar Saga and the comic Super Mario Adventures.

On February 2, 2011, a fan artist on DeviantArt created art of Prince Peasley himself saying the ship is annoying. Interestingly enough, on October 12, 2017, a meme by the name of 'Peasley Rant' was formed out of the image by shippers. The basic image involves large, red text saying 'What is the deal?!" and Peasley with his right fist in the air. Any text afterwards is typically edited to be another copypasta or meme. Rare instances may also have the image redrawn or have Peasley also be edited as well. In terms of common elements in fanfiction, fics with drama will usually involve Peasley having to marry someone else due to his status as a prince. Depending on the work, it may either involve the pair having to split up or them finding a compromise and continuing their relationship. Fanfiction may also have Peasley either act flirtatous towards Luigi or not regard the plumber as anything more than a friend, with the latter going into themes of unrequited love. Luigi is always the more timid of the pair. With that in mind, it brings up the potential of Luigi being the one confessed to instead or him coming out of his shell in stories. Marriage, exploration of the Beanbean Kingdom, and friends to lovers are also fairly common in Luisley stories. Certain fics may also include an OT3 or love triangle with Princess Daisy or Bowser as well.

Recently, fans have began to experiment with scenarios in which Luigi is Mr. L, a brainwashed Luigi from Super Paper Mario. While a similar trend has occured with Luiaisy, Luisley shippers typically avoid portraying Mr. L as a flirt or casanova and instead aim for angst or comedy. Certain tropes are also avoided.

As of now, the ship is the 9th most popular on AO3. Excluding crossover ships, it is the 8th. In the Luigi character tag, it's in 8th place including ships that do not involve Luigi, and it is the 5th most popular ship for Luigi. The Prince Peasley character tag, however, ranks the ship at 1st place in popularity. Websites such as Tumblr also have caused traction to form in the form of fanart instead.

Fandom
FAN FICTION


 * Prince Peasley/Luigi on FanFiction.Net
 * Luigi/Peasley on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Depending on what translation of the game is played, what Peasley mistakenly says to Luigi varies.
 * English has him refer to Luigi as 'zero' rather than 'hero.'
 * Japanese has him call Luigi a Goomba ('Kuriboo') instead of a 'bravo.'
 * German has him saying 'pants off to you' instead of 'hats off to you.'
 * In the modern language of flowers, yellow roses represent that of friendship and joy. Within the Victorian age, however, it portrayed feelings of jealously.
 * When Superstar Saga was remade for the 3DS, Prince Peasley was made to be shorter than both Mario and Luigi. Previously, he was taller than Mario. It is unknown as to why this change was made.
 * Another change involving Peasley is whenever he flips his hair. The remake replaced the white flash with a purple background that has sparkles in the mix. An example can be seen as in the Info Box. This change was likely made to prevent blinding players.

Variations

 * Bowuisley - the ship between Bowser, Luigi, and Prince Peasley
 * Luigi x Daisy x Peasley - the ship between Luigi, Princess Daisy, and Prince Peasley