Waluigi, Unraveled

Dear Doug Bowser, I made this video for you. Please make a Waluigi video game.
Best wishes,
Brian David Gilbert
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[@user-uw2tw3nx6s]

The fact that Doug Bowser has watched this video almost 3 million times surely means something is in the works by now

[@tacochu9923]

I would love to see BDG make a comprehensive list of Zelda temples ranked by how well they actually serve as a place of worship

[@LadyGrayce]

the fact that brian hasn't regrown his mustache in the almost 2 years since this was released leads me to believe he only grew it in the first place for this joke

[@camilligoulart3220]

having a crush on brian feels like having a crush on john mulaney but slightly to the left

[@tardersauce3578]

I love how Brian’s pathological hatred of Luigi we assume as simply for comedic effect is revealed as the central plot

[@billyweed835]

Daily reminder: Doug Bowser actually DID see this video. He tweeted about it and everything!

[@aimelle3]

The reason they didn't announce a casting for Waluigi in the Mario animated movie is because they knew they couldn't best this.

[@TheWinterscoming]

I honestly don't care about most of this deep lore but somehow the character you have made of an almost lovecraftian researcher who delves too deep into arcane lore surrounding these modern gods until he suffers an existential crisis is just... Amazing

[@bigtbuckhunter]

Opening with a "wah" then following it with a "I'll get better" is perfect foreshadowing

[@lucienfelten8439]

What I love about this is how much sense it makes. In jaleousy of his brother, Luigi went so far as to invent an alter ego for himself, because Mario had Wario. He tried to give it traits that he thought were opposite to his, but ended up spilling his ambitions and desires into Waluigi's personality; he made him a cheater, because he considers himself to be righteous, but also made him skilled and hard-working, reflecting just how low his self-esteem is. The biggest tragedy, in all this, is that while trying to become more relevant by creating a rival for himself, Luigi created an

[@SnapCube]

Wah

[@thebluegecko64]

Fun Fact: The song playing during BDG's emotional self-discovery, "vesti la giubba", translates roughly to "put on the costume", and reflects the sentiment of the "tragic clown", smiling on the outside, but crying on the inside. Fitting for the events.

[@Maven_Design]

"I'm not a Waluigi..."

[@cass1115]

If Waluigi is the id to Luigi’s ego, that implies the existence of a third facet of Luigi: the superego.

[@mage14]

If Chris Pratt can be Mario then god damnit Brian David Gilbert can be Waluigi

[@tofuuvi1566]

NSFW means “not safe from waluigi”

[@pseudotasuki]

"I'm a Luigi."

[@jga5821]

"Waluigi is the ultimate example of the individual shaped by the signifier. Waluigi is a man seen only in mirror images; lost in a hall of mirrors he is a reflection of a reflection of a reflection. You start with Mario - the wholesome all Italian plumbing superman, you reflect him to create Luigi - the same thing but slightly less. You invert Mario to create Wario - Mario turned septic and libertarian - then you reflect the inversion in the reflection: you create a being who can only exist in reference to others. Waluigi is the true nowhere man, without the other characters he reflects, inverts and parodies he has no reason to exist. Waluigi’s identity only comes from what and who he isn’t - without a wider frame of reference he is nothing. He is not his own man. In a world where our identities are shaped by our warped relationships to brands and commerce we are all Waluigi." - I, We, Waluigi: a Post-Modern analysis of Waluigi by Franck Ribery

[@fwiji9598]

Man, I can't believe Doug has watched this video over 1.5 million times.

[@lionturbulence]

POV: You are Doug Bowser