Waluigi plays the role of Luigi's arch-rival and accompanies Wario in spin-offs from the main Mario series, often for the sake of causing mischief and problems.
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Waluigi was created by Fumihide Aoki and is voiced by Charles Martinet.
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Waluigi's name is a portmanteau of Luigi's name and the Japanese adjective warui meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Luigi".
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Martinet stated that the cornerstone of Waluigi's personality is one of self-pity, a character who feels that everything goes right for everyone but himself.
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Waluigi borrows Wario's design principle as an evil, twisted version of his counterpart, pushing Luigi's leaner body type to the extreme, which renders him particularly skinny and angular, with a pointy chin and thin mustache.
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Waluigi is the same age as Luigi and wears black overalls, a purple long-sleeved shirt, a purple hat with a yellow "G" symbol, orange shoes, and white gloves with a yellow "G" symbol as well.
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Alongside Princess Daisy, Waluigi would join the Mario Party series starting with Mario Party 3, where he owns an island filled with traps and explosives.
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Waluigi makes a very brief appearance in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as a figurine in the opening a Rabbid version, named Bwaluigi, appears as a boss alongside Wario's Rabbid counterpart, Bwario.
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Gamervision editor Jonathan Cooper wrote an article entitled "Ten Reasons Waluigi is Awesome", listing such qualities as his developed personality, his role in Super Smash Bros.
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Chris wrote about how Waluigi, despite being constantly ridiculed for his lack of importance, has one of the strongest and most developed personalities of the cast.
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Kotaku editor Mike Fahey commented that Waluigi was his personal most annoying video game character.
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Waluigi describes such an act as "plunging to the bottom of the intellectual barrel".
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Waluigi calls Waluigi "disgustingly tall and thin" as opposed to Wario, who he calls a "fatass".
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