The Untapped Potential of Waluigi

Waluigi so cool. Waluigi so great.
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[@mr.selyumor5402]

I want a goofy stealth/combat platform we game with wario and waluigi heisting and getting into trouble. I know people would buy that

[@maxthatdude]

That sounds like a pretty solid idea. A heist seems like it would fit the two characters.

[@Mr.Meme222]

I had this idea a while ago for a Waluigi solo game called Waluigi's Cheap Casino. The idea was that you, as Waluigi, had to scam people with your casino without getting caught.

[@masonasaro2118]

ah, like a business sim where you’re encouraged to play dirty

[@Mr.Meme222]

@@masonasaro2118 absolutely

[@pimfaster]

cheep cheep casino?

[@True-South]

2004: Wario (Super Mario 64 DS) 2013: Rosalina (Super Mario 3D World) 2023: Daisy (Super Mario Bros Wonder) 203X: Waluigi?????

[@lifeform83]

He'll probably be on Super Mario Odyssey 2, the super Mario Bros movie, or the next smash bros game.

[@maxthatdude]

@@lifeform83 personally i don't think so, but a man can dream...

[@lasercraft32]

I actually really like Gooigi. He doesn't portray _any_ emotion at all, but that's actually what differentiates him from Luigi (who is very expressive). Being emotionless and devoid of any thought is part of the charm.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

My favourite scene in the game is that one where the ghost tries to scare Gooigi and doesn’t react at all, even getting poked

[@lamegamertime]

I remember seeing a Luigi's Mansion 3 video by Arlo where someone mentioned a "Waluigi's Motel" in the comments. That's what I would want to see.

[@maxthatdude]

I guess thats fitting for Waluigi lmao

[@orangeslash1667]

​@@maxthatdude The only reason why Waluigi was created is to give Wario a partner in the sports games, thats it. Unlike the other Mario bros, Waluigi was created in the spinoffs . Fun Fact: In Mario Tennis on the GBA, Waluigi was playable but Wario wasn't.

[@Cheesetendo]

I actually like the idea that Waluigi was a pro tennis player Wario hired to be his tennis partner for an unfair advantage and after that they just became friends, giving Waluigi an invite to all the Mario Party's. It would explain why he never shows up outside of the side games.

[@MechasterReal]

The name for Waluigi is a pun on warui (Japanese for bad/evil) and Luigi. Wario’s name also follows it alongside the upside down M

[@Stormister]

I always thought of Waluigi as a tragic character. He seems to blame others for his failure in life, saying things like "everybody cheated!" when he loses in Mario Kart. Which is parallels his legacy as a character, never succeeding at being more than a side character. Either his own game or being playable in a mainline game could give him the redemption he's looking for.

[@Brandon_Does_Art]

I never noticed the sticker detail before.

[@maxthatdude]

I don't blame you it's extremely minor lol

[@lasercraft32]

We need Wario and Waluigi as DLC in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

[@Rezector]

yeah seriously, imagine a completely different game where instead of peach and daisy, it’s wario and waluigi. or maybe even like a hero’s story / villain story. similar to sonic adventure 2

[@lasercraft32]

@@Rezector Why replace Peach and Daisy when Blue and Yellow Toad are _right there?_

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Rezector The problem is that because Waluigi was created in the spinoff games, is the reason Nintendo wants to keep in the spinoff games.

[@FlamePurple]

@@lasercraft32EXACTLY bro leave Peach and Daisy be,replace the two generic colored toads. they ain’t even the RED one,THE MAIN ONE. so what’s the point? 💀

[@OrangeToadGamer]

I honestly think Waluigi will get his chance in the spotlight one day, whether its his debut as a playable character in Smash or his own game/a playable appearance in a mainline game

[@maxthatdude]

I guess only time will tell...

[@emberthefox4951]

Wario and Waluigi were actually considered for NSMBWii. They opted not to use them for honestly pretty bullshit reasons. They felt like they'd have to give Wario a fart attack, which would have given him an unfair advantage (something they suddenly became way more comfortable with from U onwards), and Waluigi was just too weird. I can kinda see a genuine reason with Waluigi, he's so tall that it may have caused gameplay problems, but still.

[@TheWispGuy]

I think you're sort of misremembering that. The interview for the game did mention Wario, but not Waluigi. That was Peach. Regardless, I kind of feel like Miyamoto's response for why they weren't playable was meant to be more of a joke rather than taken seriously. I do agree that Waluigi's height might be a problem. Perhaps they could resize him a bit to make it work like they did with Peach & Daisy in Wonder, though I'm not sure how "off" he may look if they do.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@TheWispGuy Wario was already used in Shake it.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

According to an old Nintendo magazine, Waluigi is an actor that Wario hired. Waluigi isn't even his real name. That's why his costume is cheap and he's often described as chasing the spotlight.

[@maxthatdude]

That sounds interesting, but I've never heard anything about this concept. Any proof?

[@lasercraft32]

One idea I saw somewhere (forgive me I don't remember who came up with it) was that Waluigi could take over the Wario Ware series, and Wario could return to the Wario Land series (which has been missing in action for a very long time now). The random chaotic micro-games of the Wario Ware series would fit in perfectly with Waluigi's personality. (Of course, Nintendo would never do this...)

[@maxthatdude]

eh, idk. I don't think WarioWare would be the same without Wario.

[@lasercraft32]

@@maxthatdude Yeah. Waluigi would make a good co-host though.

[@Jethcon]

what about vice-versa? warioland is pretty much a dead series, so why not revive it into waluigiland or something

[@maxthatdude]

@@Jethcon I can kind of see that working I guess. It could be similar to how Wario sort of took over the Mario land series with Super Mario Land 3.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Jethcon How would Waluigiland be better than Wario Land????

[@CaveMiner]

I really want Waluigi to get his own game or at least be the player 2 for a Wario game

[@achannel467]

Gamers, he didn’t mention Taco Stand, what has the world come to

[@maxthatdude]

my bad. I know of it's existence but I didn't really feel like looking into it.

[@blocks4857]

I love Waluigi as much as you do but the reason hes not in any mario or wario game is because there aren't many situations that call for a "Bad Luigi". Also Nintendo doesnt hate Waluigi, it may feel like it but Miyamoto did like Waluigi's design.

[@SueZQue83]

I remember an old flash game with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi in a Mario & Luigi style RPG and ever since then I’ve always wanted something like that in an official capacity

[@frizzyrascal1493]

Some of these flash games had super interesting concepts, sad how so many of them don’t even exist anymore. The 2000’s decade was so cool.

[@CaveMiner]

It still bugs me to this day that there is a 4th door in SM64DS that should definitely have been for Waluigi, otherwise it looks so out of place. I’m sure Nintendo never even considered Waluigi since Yoshi was the 4th character. Originally that door was probably for Yoshi before they opted to allow you to switch to Yoshi by going in the same door twice

[@maxthatdude]

Yeah it's really such a strange oddity. That empty white door will forever haunt me...

[@Andypatino7612]

So true, my cousin made me believe in fighting the rabbit king with a rocket launcher. Yeah, I find it hard to believe him, but you know I'm persistent until I got that star...

[@ashref2222]

When I read the words "untapped potential", the first person that immediately comes to my mind is Rosalina. But that's such a crazy thing to say, isn't it? Why would someone believe that a character, who had too many mainline games' appearances, still get considered underrated or has "untapped potential"? Well that's me right there. I'm that Rosa f*g who shamelessly think that Nintendo did nothing meaningful with her since 2007. In fact, they straight up never knew what to do with her after Galaxy 1. She's literally the perfect example of a one-off character being forced to join the main cast. And thanks to that decision, look at her right now; she's literally just there, doesn't even have that reserved persona from Galaxy that made her stand out anymore. I can go on and on about how each game after her debut never did her character justice, but I won't bother myself because apparently, people don't care. Just look it up on KZbin; there's absolutely not a single video criticising her post-Galaxy state, and that says a lot about her current situation.

[@maxthatdude]

I suppose you're right. Very valid points.

[@1BeautifulDuck]

Warui Luigi Waruigi Waluigi Get it? It's still a pun.

[@vianabdullah2837]

They gotta tap Good-Feel or WayForward to make a Wario Land game with Waluigi is a playable character. Or a 64 DS remake.

[@willnack5315]

I have 2 ideas for games for this fan favorite meme character: 1: a stealth-based puzzle game where Waluigi is hired by Bowser to kidnap Peach (again) since he’s recovering from his last adventure. Spoilers, Bowser doesn’t pay and Waluigi undoes all that he did! 2: a goofy Mech-based Combat game which displays Waluigi’s ability to make something decent as cheaply as possible as his starter mech is a lawn chair taped to two inverted treadmills with a clear plastic tube to protect himself and an old baseball launcher jerry-rigged to the “cockpit” to fight! As the game progresses, you can upgrade your oversized modern art piece into a full-blown proper mech.

[@maxthatdude]

I like the idea of a stealth-based game with Waluigi. I think it would be funnier though if he just ended up failing on his own due to bad luck and/or incompetence.

[@L0rdOfThePies]

My favourite waluigi headcanon is that he has a very regular full time job so he can’t go on adventures. He loves sports though he always makes time tor sports

[@fco64]

It's funny how L is real was actually real in mario 64 which makes possible that Waluigi can be in mario 64 DS Also to be fair in Luigi mansion 3 I would rather see Daisy as player two instead of Waluigi because they went to an hotel they could bring Daisy with them

[@seantaylor424]

A game store near me once mocked up a game case to be "Waluigi's Taco Stand" and the back had 4 "screenshots" with captions underneath depicting features in the supposed game. The first three were goofy but seemed mostly-plausible for a game while the fourth screencap was Waluigi holding his head and the caption underneath read, "WAAAAAAAAAAA!" I wisht that game was real. I wish the proposed games here were real.

[@TheWispGuy]

10:19 Funny you bring up Wario: Master of Disguise. An official Japanese Manga called Dr. Mario-kun had Waluigi don a Thief Disguise alongside Wario. Waluigi even sort of takes over the role of Goodstyle there. Search up "The connections between Waluigi and the Wario series" and you should find Wario Franchise Appreciation Blog's post about it.

[@maxthatdude]

Wow that's actually really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheWispGuy]

@@maxthatdude You're welcome!👍

[@danielnasby7695]

I'm sick of people saying that Wario and Waluigi aren't brothers. It's just many different sources say different things and Nintendo has more so just worded it as "relationship unclear" which only further demonstrates their lack of attention for Waluigi.

[@maxthatdude]

Agreed. I think they made this aspect needlessly over complicated.

[@BareBandSubscription]

Yes, Waluigi is almost certainly “untapped”.

[@cammysmith227]

A full-fledged Waluigi Pinball would be awesome

[@jayden6360]

Man i just have to say amazing video. this was on my recommended and i loved it and how much effort you put into attention to detail and your facts and ideas were all amazing. After finishing the video i was going to your account to watch more vids and was absolutely shocked you have 44 subscribers i genuinely thought i was watching a big high quality youtuber based on how well this video was put together and made and how much i enjoyed it. keep doing what your doing you’ve gained a sub!

[@maxthatdude]

Thanks, It's surreal to me that someone would say something nice like this about one of my videos. I really appreciate it. :)

[@srious_gamer1717]

I think Waluigi has great potential for his own game, for instance, imagine a stealth/action game starring Waluigi with MGSV: Ground Zeroes gameplay/openness, Luigi’s mansion characterization/collects thin elements, and Persona 5’s unique area theme/decorations!

[@Mr.ye.]

The upside down L is called the Greek letter Γ γ (Gamma) and Waluigi has that because his name in Greek is Γουαλουίτζι

[@Rezector]

saw this video on my feed, started watching and was surprised to see your sub count. you definitely deserve 10’s of thousands of subs.

[@maxthatdude]

Appreciate the kind words. Thanks for your support! :)

[@welchrebooted4739]

I think the best way to slowly go about waluigi being part of the main line games 1. have Waluigi be player 2 in a Wario adventure game 2. have Waluigi be a secondary antagonist/rival to Luigi in a Luigi's Mansion 4 (maybe even a secret character) 3. have him and Wario be bosses and/or playable characters in a mainline Mario game 4. give him his own game after all that 5. after all that, let him join smash honestly think Waluigi is just potential wasting away, he is suppose to be Luigi's Wario and Wario's Luigi but never gets the chance to properly show it off (not counting spinoff games) and IDK how people don't see it and just see a meme

[@jtdx_]

Pretty strange Waluigi is never in Wario games. Great vid!

[@maxthatdude]

Thanks. I also found that odd myself.

[@JustJulyo]

Waluigi can be his own genre of gaming

[@vistoparaaustralia9978]

Also he’s a villain in Mario D.D.R

[@wantedasylum1091]

As much as I want Waluigi to have more roles that're better than just tennis and golf, Nintendo says otherwise thus they get the final say. One of my friends straight up has the guy as his least favorite Mario character, that's how underutilized Waluigi is.

[@orangeslash1667]

The one time Waluigi was more than Wairo's partner is when Waluigi was the villain of Mario Party 3. Why, Luigi is the protagonist. So if Luigi's Mansion 4 came out, Waluigi could be a villain in that game.

[@Ronster1225]

I’d like another remake of Super Mario 64 for like they did on the DS but for the Switch with updated modern graphics. Keep Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario but add Wauligi, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong as playable characters. Also add a day and night feature where the paintings change at night to something completely different giving you brand new levels to play as while still keeping all the original ones during the day.

[@Blockulous]

dang your content is super good keep up the good work

[@maxthatdude]

Appreciate it!

[@PopcornBunni]

Something people seem to always miss about Waluigi's name and symbol. Waluigi and Wario's names are derived from the word "waru" or "bad [guy]" combined with the names of their hero counterparts. When writing foreign words in japanese, certain consonant sounds have default japanese kana that get used. For example, Peach is written as 「ピーチ」("Piichi"). The default kana used for R (and L) is 「ル」(ru) while the default kana for W is 「ワ」 (wa). Occasionally, character names may be shortened using English consonants to match their japanese length names, especially on older games that needed to save as much cartridge space as possible. Wario's name is 5 characters in English, but only three in Japanese ワリオ. Using the same number of english characters, it would be written "WRO" Waluigi, meanwhile, is written using 5 kana in japanese- ワルイージ ("Waluiiji"). In english, this would be rendered as WRIIJ. When turned upside-down, L is not a capital letter, but it does heavily resemble the lowercase "r." This matchess Wario's symbol very cleanly, especially when the two stand next to each other. Side-by-side, Wario and Waluigi's hats would read "W r" or, " WARU" (Bad guys).

[@DiegoElDiego2801]

Γ

[@alexpotts6520]

In terms of Waluigi's name, it's better in Japanese, being a play on the word "warui" meaning "bad". They were kind of lucky that the same pun they used for Wario also kind of works for Luigi.

[@Stoneeeeemo]

17:30 purple guy???

[@vistoparaaustralia9978]

Erm actually he’s a costume in Mario odyssey

[@jumpmananimatic4166]

Great vid! Sub earned!

[@maxthatdude]

Hey thanks. Your support means a lot to me. :)

[@0liivers]

S.Hideto's Waluigi is my canon Waluigi

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

I think if we added Waluigi into 64 ds we could easily give him the P-balloon power Mario has as he already has the wingcap

[@masonasaro2118]

Waluigi has too much style for that power... Grace is another matter.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@masonasaro2118 The one time Waluigi was more than Wairo's partner is when Waluigi was the villain of Mario Party 3. Why, Luigi is the protagonist. So if Luigi's Mansion 4 came out, Waluigi could be a villain in that game.

[@ultimate_pleb]

Alternate title: 20 minutes of reason why wahluigi deserves be in smash

[@fco64]

Reason number one: it's waluigi

[@orangeslash1667]

@@fco64 When you think about Waluigi being an Assist Trophy is more fitting for this character, because he cheats to win.

[@brucekent3131]

A great poem...? Arg

[@MagolorFromKirbysreturntodream]

Considering how Nintendo runs nowadays there will probably be a Wario and Waluigi DLC for Wonder in maybe a month

[@maxthatdude]

Would be cool, but I highly doubt it to be honest. (I would love to be proven wrong about this)

[@DiegoElDiego2801]

If it ever comes out, It will have Wario only

[@alexisskyewalker6989]

Waluigi proves that you don't need the spotlight to be #1. 😎

[@anna_3035]

The reason why nintendo doesn’t use Waluigi that often is probably that his design is very similar to a character in a japanese cartoon. (Seems like a rip-off maybe) A fun idea for Waluigi I had is that he appears like a rival in Luigi‘s mansion. Maybe he tries to get fame by saving Mario or he tries to collect money and own the villa. He could appear regularly sabotaging Luigi, creating more puzzles. It’s now a race who can get to King Boo first. Waluigi does in the end and gets captured immediately. Luigi now saves everyone, including him. This whole dynamic could lead to a lot of cool and funny moments I think. And Waluigi wouldn’t be just player #2 or villain #2. He would be his own special thing, adding more to the game.

[@oxedward4738]

It’s kind of crazy to me that people act like being included as an assist trophy in smash bros is not major. Waluigi is a character who exists to be a Luigi version counterpart to Wario and nothing else really. The fact that he’s in smash bros at all is pretty impressive. There are tons of devs who’d kill to have their character included in smash bros.

[@theangryevilscientist2646]

Obviously, Waluigi's games are the sports games. Why else does he only show up there?

[@marklashante8909]

I feel Nintendo doesn't incorporate Waluigi in other games because they don't see his character as appealing enough. In the sense they don't believe people find the idea of playing as him necessarily intriguing. His character didn't have a lot of inspiration behind his conception and design, unlike Wario who was conceived as the new villain for Mario Land 2 (and was featured in commercials for the game). Also prior to Mario Wonder, Daisy was 'in a similar spot' to Waluigi as she was also delegated to exclusively spin-off appearances (with the exception to her debut). But then she was added to Wonder to ensure the playable roster catered to both girls and boys. Waluigi as an intellectual property does not have that utility. Nonetheless, I personally feel adding Waluigi to something like a Wario game would undeniably amplify its appeal and Nintendo should see that.

[@ryanlee5512]

2:46, well there is. Waluigi’s whole character is that he is the ULTIMATE loser. his creation is a distortion of a distortion (using wario’s likeness, based off of Luigi, who is based off from Mario) by all accounts he the polar opposite of Mario on a grid, which suggest he’s everything Mario isn’t. He’s character reflects that he wants to be relevant in universe, and NEVER Succeeds. Contrast to the popular Mario that’s in every game Nintendo regulates Waluigi to spinoffs because he is completely irrelevant. Waluigi’s identity being based on the other plumbers makes him a very weak character on his own, he only works in spinoffs because it fits his character blending in the giant cast, Nintendo ran with this and poke fun at it in super Mario odyssey’s costume. The sticker on his hat shows how distant he is compared to the rest of the plumbers who are all embroidered. he not relevant enough to earn a “true” status.

[@myusernameiscooldude]

Blue toad is a pure soul and a blessing upon the world, replacing him with anything would be a crime and make the world a worse place. Yellow toad is kinda sus though and he can leave.

[@maxthatdude]

Alright, I'll admit, Blue Toad is kind of cool...

[@Andypatino7612]

Yeah, I see why he's in some mainline Mario games because of SMB2, the American version. Yellow Toad is odd, but I like him.

[@HitoriSanzo]

13:00 nintendo shoving toads down our throats like we're someone's daughter while nextlix and chill is disgusting to me. The danm things are annoying and sound awful, wario and waluigi are villains and wouldn't make sense having them saving the princess but that excuse sucks, Wario is playable in sm64ds it makes no sense.

[@superjumpbros64]

Mm

[@masonasaro2118]

i always wanted waluigi to have his own take on the old flash game abobo’s big adventure, where he’s in a parody of a different game each level. maybe the story would be that he’s pitching different spinoff ideas to nintendo, like he’s literally giving an elevator pitch to miyamoto himself, and the 2 banter about waluigi’s ideas while you play. basically warioware but lanky and less subtle, like waluigi himself. heck, if we’re going the meta route, maybe we could get some jokes about the game industry through the dialogue.

[@jacklansdale77]

Alright idk who the fuck yellow toad is but blue toad is a G so

[@RpJesus_1]

Word where the fuck was yellow toad when 3d world happened? THATS RIGHT he was sleeping in like a little bitch

[@maxthatdude]

Blue Toad is kind of a G I suppose...

[@Andypatino7612]

Raspberry & Piss Toad, lol.

[@Farhill9]

I dunno, waluigi probably isn’t real or canon to the mainline series 💔

[@blocks4857]

Waluigi has a costume in Mario Odyssey

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

Mario has no canon and even if it does then he is just some lonely guy

[@orangeslash1667]

@@aigeneratedwauigi2696 The one time Waluigi was more than Wairo's partner is when Waluigi was the villain of Mario Party 3. Why, Luigi is the protagonist. So if Luigi's Mansion 4 came out, Waluigi could be a villain in that game.

[@krabovg]

Г

[@maxthatdude]

Г is real

[@tonythetiger1600]

An upside-down L is r lol