Ranking How USELESS Luigi is in Every Mario Game

Luigi's usefulness is a roller coaster from game to game. Sometimes he's just as good as Mario, and other times he's more helpless than Princess Peach.
Today, we're looking at Luigi's character in every mainline Mario game and ranking him from worthless to elite.

[@dinoman6481]

Underestimated how broken Luigi can be in Mario 64 DS. He makes some stars borderline trivial.

[@mattadams1178]

I swear I cheesed at least 30 stars with his helicopter spin

[@MBYui]

Yes he is literally god tier

[@watergirl929]

lol right. Luigi literally breaks the game.

[@E-102GammaMKII]

Absolutely

[@RockinTheSillyPalace]

I swear I've gotten at least 50 stars thanks to Luigi's backflip

[@Catrunop]

Luigi isn’t useless, he is the definition of powerful.

[@petrjemyval]

That's why Brent (from the yt chanel: King of Skill) uses him in Mario party

[@Luigi_Fans_Unite]

Luigi jumps higher and further. He’s truly #1

[@Legendaryprinceplumber]

He's legendary and brave enough to fight his fears

[@TheAxolotls123]

LEVEL DOWN😨😨😨

[@NathanielVilla-eb7be]

Luigi is the 🐐

[@riahlexington]

Luigi’s backflip in SM64 DS is broken lol

[@JumpyNedved]

You didn't include all the elite plays he does in Mario Party, he wins by doing nothing.

[@JeremymKlinger]

Facts 😂

[@RedMango.]

Yooooo the guy from the Parashockx comics

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Or Smash Bros Melee where his taunt can kill lvl 9 CPUs.

[@Legendaryprinceplumber]

Luigi is just legendary. He isn't useless, he just fights through to be brave enough to fight back. His heroic deserves a lot of love. Never let you're fears consume you're whole life 💚.

[@zimbo127]

Luigi isn't useless you just dont meet his standards

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Yeah.

[@Realburninghouse]

This man clearly doesn’t know that Luigi wins, by doing absolutely nothing at all.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Well, I do.

[@WarioEnthusiast]

Luigi isn't completely worthless in Mario Odyssey, he can make grinding coins really easy and you can buy moons with that.

[@WackoMcGoose]

True, but the tier list is based on how Green Mario is as a _playable character._ In Odyssey, he... isn't.

[@debeb5148]

You grievously underanked Mario Galaxy Luigi. He can actually get past the levels really fast having that higher jump. Luigi in Mario Galaxy is actually pretty insane, he should have been in S too.

[@bees__kneecaps]

Plus- when you rescue him in the first gameline in those galaxies, doesn’t he give you stars?

[@debeb5148]

@@bees__kneecaps Pretty much. This video is for memes I guess, but he straight up overlooked pretty much everything that makes galaxy Luigi really cool.

[@pikminman13]

I basically always play as him and prefer him. I just deal with the sliding, it’s rarely a problem. The jump height breaks most of his unique appearances where it matters for him to have it.

[@michaelthex2684]

Mario 64 DS, Luigi is the only character who can rescue Wario without glitches.

[@Hippolf]

Luigi is better in almost every game where he has different attributes from Mario, sounds like a skill issue if you think he's a downgrade

[@JeremymKlinger]

It is a skill issue 100%. Therefore: hard mode

[@alptugraakan7490]

He isnt even useful most of the time.Im tired of mario fans acting like mario characters are perfect

[@reddeath5791]

I’ve played most Mario games where that’s the case and the only times where I think that’s actually true are in Super Mario 64 DS and maybe 3D World. All Luigi has is a higher jump and no traction

[@Meowmere_YT]

@@alptugraakan7490 f_ck you mean? hes basicly mario but can jump hight and is a bit faster

[@mrgamemaster7761]

@@Meowmere_YTBecause of his lack of traction which removed the ability to be precise on certain levels and makes ice levels much more difficult

[@melvierce786]

"he'll fit well in lil bro" 😂🤣💀

[@JeremymKlinger]

😟

[@thatonekirb87]

Yea

[@WackoMcGoose]

_looks at the camera knowingly_ Mwah! Goodnight, everybody!

[@marofakz]

🤨

[@4thDownProductions]

@@JeremymKlinger I think you forgot how in super Mario Wii that once you lose on a level like 20 times the Luigi block will appear and the game auto-clears the level with Luigi.

[@Souless_mario]

Cannonically, luigi is the most powerful character in the the mario universe, his true power is just hidden by the developers.

[@snailofkale]

hello might i a( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)might i ask if you’re referencing a particular 2007 wii release

[@eggward6329]

What about the Mario & Luigi series? I think he’s pretty useful in those games. Cuz…he’s another party member.

[@masteroox]

He would be just lil bro for first 2 games. In M&L: Paper Jam... probably below lil bro

[@Poyomini]

In Dream Team, he would definitely be in Elite tier, but only in the Dream World. In the Real World, Lil' Bro rank, without a doubt.

[@blackshine2636]

luigi cannot be a lil bro in those games, the game is full of puzzles where both of the bros are needed. With and without eachother. Heck luigi had a whole adventure saving mario with the poisson mushroom in superstar saga. (Even tho that mario also had to save luigi from a pole where poppy was there). a whole ass "mini" boss with the piranha plant dude. and saving marios ass again in bowsers inside story with those bean looking sock thingies I think. Paper jam may looks like the weakest where he was shown, but he did save both mario and paper variant in the forest with king boo in it. I think that this franchise brings the most of it (dream team is a year of luigi game)

[@CSP_chicken]

How about super paper mario? That game... whoof, that would be conflicting to rank

[@commodorex]

Friendly reminder Luigi is able to become immune to almost all damage in nearly every game, with BiS being a standout. (His HP is higher than Mario's, using the shell item won by playing hide and seek with a child toad he can literally tank the dark star's attacks effortlessly)

[@strangefoxox1588]

If you count the RPGs game,Luigi is BROKEN with the tandems.Obviously Elite tier

[@phantom9831]

Not to mention how important he is to the entire game in dream team

[@coconutgun325]

@@phantom9831 he IS the entire plot in dream team

[@solidzack]

Giant Luigi is the very definition of Elite

[@coconutgun325]

@@solidzack he is damn iconic and memorable for sure

[@MoebiusX9]

He isnt useless, hes winning by doing absolutely nothing.

[@superdean9966]

oh shut up

[@Meowmere_YT]

@@superdean9966 no forcing opinions

[@JohnM1911]

@@superdean9966that’s not cool man

[@alptugraakan7490]

Thats a fanmade feat

[@MoneyHusi]

Human like you shouldnt allowed to have an opinion​@@superdean9966

[@BidinkGameZ]

It doesnt matter how useful he is in mario games,but he's insanely useful in luigis mansion

[@JeremymKlinger]

Facts

[@rocbot9479]

I disagree, professor Egad is more important

[@coconutgun325]

I mean what did you expect that literally his own spinoff series

[@brianharvey2847]

​@@coconutgun325 woooosh

[@thehunterjk2521]

“When you unlock Luigi you’re rescuing Luigi.” 😂

[@LF21Hungry]

just wanted to comment that luigi has an altered design in some versions of mario world and mario bros 3 where he is skinnier than mario, PLUS, there are still all special levels ahead of you when luigi is saved in mario 3d land, meaning he should've been put a little higher on the list

[@bannedname5036]

There's a couple stars in Galaxy 2 that Luigi is a lot better for getting, such as the green star in Stone Cyclone Galaxy where you need a triple jump to reach it. His higher jump requires less precision for it. He can also flat shortcut some levels in Super Mario Bros 2. Take the second stage, where his crouch jump lets him skip the Phanto and key by jumping to the higher ledge.

[@HyperLexus]

luigi in 3d world is literally goated. he's not an easy mode like peach or rosalina but god he feels SO FUN to play.

[@rubyruff2713]

Luigi wins by doing nothing but the. Death stare

[@Average_PlayerFromRoblox]

meanwhile all 3 luigi's mansion games have him in elite because hes the only playable character... apart from gooigi in luigi's mansion 3 but is still practically luigi

[@Oscorpior99]

Luigi in Mario & Luigi games: 🗿😎

[@1_Flare]

especially dream team

[@Oscorpior99]

@@1_Flare true

[@redbool1115]

For real. He’s just the best one on dream team and paper jam

[@solidzack]

He's my favorite in Superstar Saga and Dream Team for his unique set of Bros. Attacks, and also because he has his heroic moments in Superstar Saga and is literally the most important character in Dream Team

[@riahlexington]

His high and long jumps are good in Mario 2 tho. And for speed runs he’s useful in certain situations. Only Luigi and toad are used in any%. But yeah I guess he is hard to use.

[@alptugraakan7490]

Luigi and peach are awesome in smb2

[@ander_studios_yt9044]

I love how in the super paper mario saga, he is the fucking definition of powerful, super paper mario for the wii? You can replace mario with luigi, and on origami king, holy shit you tell me we used the help of multiple ppl and boats to cross the sea, and when we get on our destiny, paper luigi is there just chillin, and he got so soon... FUCKING SWIMMING

[@snailofkale]

the series is called paper mario. super paper mario *ONLY* refers to _Super Paper Mario,_ released in 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. this is also unfortunately the only game where Luigi’s presense seems to be more than a joke, but god does it pay off

[@Mario4736]

3:35 you are forgetting that he is used to beat some stages, only he can get the power up to go through walls (vanish Luigi)

[@jakobchristensen4511]

And he has the backflip.

[@nintendoswitchfan5581]

In 3D World speedruns Luigi is so fast and SM64DS is backflip is crazy

[@anthonymartinez7614]

Luigi quite literally carries the story in Mario and Luigi Dream Team

[@Toadie5]

Well luigi had his own sprite in super Mario advance mario World which is cool and he had his abilities which is also cool

[@pjdougherty6442]

I find it hilarious that he doesn’t help in Odyssey. At this point, Peach has been kidnapped so routinely, Luigi actually doesn’t care anymore and would rather focus on his balloon game while Mario fixes shit.

[@genarftheunfuni5227]

In Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, Luigi gets his own unique sprites with the lankier look Automatically the best way to play SMW

[@josephlavecchia8069]

Elite in Mario 64 DS is correct, but because of his backflip jump float, not because he’s the dealer 🤣

[@reddeath5791]

No, Luigi being the dealer makes him elite, the backflip is the cherry on top

[@cheezbunni3530]

Ok so quick thing I wanted to mention, in NSMBWII there’s a feature where if you’re playing single player you can hit a green block to activate “luigi guide” which has a cpu clear the level for you as luigi, implying that luigi is more competent than mario in that game

[@parmsnik]

See now I wish you would count the rpgs, the Mario and LUIGI games have perfect Luigi power and personality. Like he's not a green Mario but the different powers he has for his brother is just as useful as Mario".

[@AbsurdlySilly]

Finally someone makes a video like this! Great to see the attention given to green bro, with all necessities too! Also sad that I can’t get the portable dock in Canada, but it looks like a very nice product

[@JuneBugSammy]

This man made me realize Super Mario bros. 3 and world are the best Mario games just by saying they're the best Mario games.

[@alptugraakan7490]

2 words Galaxy and odyssey

[@jonyjo3622]

​@@alptugraakan7490completly different, you can't compare 2D and 3D

[@alptugraakan7490]

@@jonyjo3622 last time i said that to someone who said "sonic colors is worse than kirbys return of dreamland",they hit me with a "i can compare whatever i want"

[@RobbyMac64]

@@alptugraakan7490 That's 3 words

[@alptugraakan7490]

@@RobbyMac64 it wouldnt make sense if i said "64 odyssey" amirite?

[@froggyQ]

"Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing." © Luigi, probably.

[@noahbanana7526]

Wheres the Mario and Luigi Series? That has to be higher than elite.

[@DementisXYZ]

Main line games only

[@noahbanana7526]

@@DementisXYZ :'(

[@solidzack]

He's Lil Bro in Partners In Time and Bowser's Inside Story, possibly Elite in Superstar Saga and definitely Elite in Dream Team

[@Yoshi76257]

I feel like you should’ve included the advance version of the 2D games along with SMB Deluxe where Luigi is different in at least SMW Super Mario Advance 2

[@steffanheijst4614]

Yes Luigi Is My Favoriete Character In The Series 🪠💚

[@bracken8782]

Fun fact: in 3d land, luigi doesn’t actually play differently to mario at all, his slippery physics were removed. His jump is slightly higher, but only by a miniscule amount.

[@glauciarochelle]

the reason why luigi is so slippery is becuse to renference the físics of mario bros arcade game

[@septimustache6359]

Bro really underestimating Luigi's jump

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video Bro!

[@Priincipal-pe9mp]

In Mario Maker 2, if you fail a level from the history mode too many times, Luigi will actually ask you if you want him to show you how to beat it.

[@zachywacky1]

He's playable in all of nsmb2 if you do local multiplayer, so he should be ranked higher there imo

[@JeremymKlinger]

I didn’t even think of that, that’s valid, don’t know if it would raise it much, but that’s a fair point

[@zachywacky1]

@@JeremymKlinger I mean, I don't know many people played the co op, but I think lil bro is probably fair

[@cronasan6931]

While I understand the idea that in most games his trademark unique abilities can be give & take with the slipperyness being a main issue for a slight,y higher jump he is legit the best character in 64 DS The traction is almost none existent if there at all & he has a ton of abilities only in that game including the ability to slow his decent, run on water! & spin like when bouncing off Shy Guys after doing a Backflip all while having the biggest jump Ik this doesn't really matter much since you ranked his role in that game as high as you can but I thought it'd be worth mentioning

[@aaronjones6299]

Isn’t Luigi like consider one if the best characters to uses for speed running in mario bros 2.

[@pacoramon9468]

Luigi in 64DS is the most broken character of the game. He beats all levels by spawning the back jump.

[@jakob8372]

3:41 that cod aw sound effect fits perfectly to the gamble connoisseur Luigi

[@ryancavanagh8630]

Love your stuff!

[@TurquoiseStar17]

In Super Paper Mario, Luigi's high jump KO's a certain late-game boss in about 10 seconds. The devs may not have intended it, but still one of his greatest moments.

[@snailofkale]

within the lore (which seems to be loosely included in these) he is EXTREMELY powerful as well, but would probably go into a “making things worse” tier as that power was used for evil (tho not of his own free will)

[@Kirby_Blue_Game]

‏‪0:10‬‏ Princess Luigi

[@PrincetoonsYT]

as a former Super Mario Run player I have to agree Luigi is a top tier character in the game

[@poobix1300]

Actually in 3D land you unlock the second (harder) campaign at the same time as unlocking Luigi, and his physics work a lot better in that game. I’d put him at least lil bro if not higher.

[@Ephraim225]

Do you have ANY idea how many chunks of level SMB2 Luigi can cut across with a single jump

[@AnimationDude_]

Luigi's so useful that he could be as useful as Mario whilst doing absolutely nothing

[@ta3844]

I’m sad you didn’t include Mario and Luigi Partners in Time. I love that game.

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

He's not being useless, he's doing absolutely nothing.

[@DanHoger]

Imagine thinking Luigi is hard mode in SMB2 USA. His high jump make many platforming areas a breeze. He can also access certain areas that other characters can't, making him valuable in finding secrets and shortcuts.

[@ddnava96]

Luigi isn't useless. He's so powerful he wins by doing absolutely nothing

[@SamTRC]

Luigi in my eyes has always been a “risk reward” type of character. His slippery shoes might screw you up but if you get used to it, then you can do a lot more than you can with Mario. Therefore, I don’t feel like a tierlist on how good he is in each game is accurate. Still good video though!

[@MarioTrioNumber1]

Meanwhile Luigi joins Princess Peach in worthless cornor afterwards.

[@amokriinprolgiid3409]

Blasphemy! Luigi is best boi! He's never useless! He's the green goat!

[@DanialProhozdenia]

Interesting fact: when SMW was packaged with all-stars release luigis sprites actually got updated from green mario to more modern design but i dont remember if he gets any new moveset here

[@rdtworld9720]

Can't agree about SMBUSA. There are some levels that are perfect for Luigi because of his higher jump (1-2 and 5-2 come to mind immediately). Also as others mentioned, he's pretty broken in 64DS

[@SubPLS51]

man FR forgot about all the Mario Kart's.

[@marmite-land]

Luigi has been the "meta" in Mario Games consistently since SM64DS, with 3DLand and 3DWorld, 64DS being where his spin jump is absolutely broken and can let you skip huge portions of levels and even cheat your way to stars. He is slightly better than Mario in 3DL and 3DW

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

I'm pretty sure that you can play as Luigi in NSMB2 the same way as in NSMB. Just hold down L and R while selecting a file, no beating the game required first.

[@HobbCap]

4:10 Ok you got to admit it this screen is iconic

[@ShadowDragon-cw7wb]

The fact that Luigi can just casually leave a planets gravity in Galaxy games by just triple jump makes him all powerful!!! Can you include Mario and Luigi as well as RPG and Paper Mario?

[@bunnyhatzuicecream]

My question is why wasn't Luigi in Mario Land 1? It makes sense considering Daisy was kidnaped.

[@JustinBrown-tk7ku]

I would have a luigi series take place from there

[@Mojojojo9001]

I mean I guess they’d have a hard time making him stand out from Mario since the game is in black and white

[@RobbyMac64]

Because LuigixDaisy didn't exist when 1 dropped

[@bunnyhatzuicecream]

@@RobbyMac64 But Luigi X Daisy existed in NES Open Tournament Golf which initially released in 1987 2 years before Mario Land initially released in 1889.

[@RobbyMac64]

@@bunnyhatzuicecream Nes open released in 1991. Two years after Daisy. 1987 was when Family Computer Golf: Japan Course released which Daisy was not in as she didn't exists yet.

[@onlookerofthings6029]

Luigi is used a lot in Mario 2 USA speedruns so he has more potential than Mario instead of "hard mode" meaning basically no advantage like Lost Levels

[@ctez7067]

I know this is just about main games. But including smash, rpg, paper, kart, and luigi mansion (bc you included games where luigi is gone...but mario is the one who needs saving in them)

[@ctez7067]

Oh shit also mario and sonic Olympic games, golf, tennis, striker, inside story, Mario party, Mario maker, Mario and rabbis, all stars... uh that's prob most of them

[@nintendoswitchfan4953]

In super paper mario luigi becomes a litteral multiverse destroying god 💀

[@Mildicadew]

Bro wrong with 3D land, he’s unlocked for the entirety of the second half of the game in that one

[@Rykyuby]

Luigis mansion 1-3: am i a joke to you?

[@brichan1851]

Why is Luigi’s appearance in Super Mario World from the INCLUDED version of Super Mario All-Stars (not the original, but the one where Super Mario World is also on the Super Mario All-Stars cart) not included? He’s taller. He jumps further/higher, and is a tad slower and floatier. He would probably make Hard Mode status, but this version should have been included. Just my opinion.

[@coolbr63]

If Luigi wasn't so shy and scared, he'd be a more powerful than Mario lol

[@evolutioner8573]

wow yey i liked that peach useless vid im gona watch it now

[@evolutioner8573]

I really liked this to! Are you gona do more? Dont just have to be mario ckarackters. tails, knuckles and Amy in sonic games, would by pretty interesting. Also thanks for hearting my comment😊.

[@silly408]

Bro, in mario and luigi dream, luigi is basically the star player

[@JackEscaped]

In Mario 64 DS Lluigi Backflip Jump is op and breaks many levels bypassing intended routs and obstacles. Cleary this Isn't a game Jeremy actually played.

[@SnowPrincessSally]

Disagree on 3D Land, the special worlds may technically be bonus levels but they're functionally the second half of the regular game, and the only real bonus level was Special 8-Crown.

[@cantin8697]

Honestly, how difficult he is to control in some of the games makes me appreciate him more. Like, he can do just as Mario can even when his movement is harder.

[@NMG1591]

Did you know in new super mario 2 if you hold down l and r you will get to play as luigi just like the origanal

[@TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

I literally played as Luigi almost the entire time I was playing NSMBDS and I can definitely that it’s worth it as he’s got a good performance.

[@LuigiStorm]

luigi is the best mario character and most powerful

[@lightyearpig12]

Luigi isn’t useless, he’s only holding back his true power.

[@the_epic_memer553]

I will not accept the luigi slander. he has saved marios ass several times, he has a job, a wife who doesn't get "kidnapped" every other week, he is the definition of an upstanding guy, also he owns a mansion so he makes more bank then mario.

[@Tmaster2590]

You forgot about Super Mario Advance games. In Super Mario Advance 2 Luigi's jump is the most floaty it's ever been, you don't even need a cape feather to clear large jumps. In Super Mario Advance 4 Luigi jumps a little higher and stays in the air slightly longer, but you can also use him as extra powerup storage.

[@superjumpbros64]

*You Can Now Play As Luigi*

[@Madick07]

I will never be the same after seeing Luigi’s wrath in that Mario kart 8 replay

[@videogamingfreak13]

What's with the noise in the aspect ration bars? It's the distraction of not leaving them black but without the "professionalism" of actually having something.

[@Bacons4Lyfe]

Fun Fact: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World Has a Better Luigi Sprite

[@AnotherDuck]

In SMB2 Luigi can bypass puzzles and challenges since he can just jump higher (and longer). His slower jumps also makes platforming easier. Game's easier with him compared to Mario, not harder. Saying he's hard mode isn't even a skill issue; it's plain wrong.

[@supernintendogames1]

3:23 Luigi litterally breaks the game with his backflip spin Tingy and is litterally the best character because of it.

[@Damdaaa]

6:26 that's my tierlist lol, what a surprise

[@mushmello526]

What about Mario Maker 2? He straight up solves levels for you in godspeed

[@TimmyDaTurtle]

Hold up... Wait a minute. You forgot the mario advance series. Luigi isnt just green mario anymore, especially for mario world and 3

[@TheQuietFoodChemist]

Luigi is Dang Stier in Dream team!

[@luigimario5114]

5:14 You forgot that Peach gets kidnapped again after beating Special World 8

[@williamhardee8863]

I never saw Luigi’s unique physics as a hindrance.