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=Background=
 
=Background=
  
After being kidnapped by Bowser in 'Super Mario Bros.', she suffers the same fate in 'Lost Levels', both times rescued by Mario and Luigi. In 'Super Mario Bros. 2' she shows she can keep up with the two brothers and helps to save Sub-Con. In 'Super Mario Bros. 3' she instructs Mario to help rescue several kings in the surrounding lands, but just as the brothers succeed, she too is kidnapped. As usual, she is once more rescued again. In 'Super Mario World', while vacationing with the brothers, she was kidnapped by Bowser and subsequently rescued. In 'Super Mario RPG', she was kidnapped by Bowser, but before Mario could rescue her, she was sent flying through the sky by Exor's arrival. She spent some time locked in Booster's Tower, when she was rescued by Mario and Bowser. At that point she traveled with Mario on his quest to stop Smithy.
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==Early Years==
  
In 'Mario 64', after she was kidnapped by Bowser shortly after inviting Mario over for cake, she was (unsurprisingly) yet again rescued. In 'Paper Mario', her castle was lifted high in the air and was locked in her room. With the help of Twink, she provided invaluable information to Mario on his quest. In 'Super Mario Sunshine', she is kidnapped while vacationing on Delfino Island, by none other than Shadow Mario. She is startled to find out that Bowser Jr. thinks she is his mother. She is (surprise!) rescued by Mario again and they enjoy the remainder of their vacation. In 'Mario & Luigi' she is about to be kidnapped, but thanks to some inside info, she quickly replaces herself with a dud. Once revealed to not have been kidnapped, she assists the brothers in a small way throughout the adventure. In 'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door', while vacationing with Toadsworth, she finds a treasure map to the Crystal Stars. While it is in route to Mario, she is kidnapped by the X-Nauts. At their hidden base, she befriends the computer TEC and helps provide Mario with some information throughout his quest. In 'New Super Mario Bros.', Peach is yet again kidnapped by Bowser Jr. and carried across eight worlds before she is finally rescued by Mario.
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Though often a hero, Luigi started off his career as the kidnapped victim in need of rescue. In [[Yoshi's Island (game)|Yoshi's Island]] while still a baby, he and the stork are captured by [[Kamek ]] and must be rescued by Mario and the clan of yoshis. Baby Luigi is again kidnapped in [[Yoshi's Island DS]] and after being rescued, it is revealed he was part of seven [[star pieces]]. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi also appear in "Mario & Luigi: Partners in time", where they are seen to already know the Baby [[Princess Peach]]. The three often play together and foil Baby Bowser's early attempts to capture the princess. The two babies also teamed up with their adult counterparts on a time-travelling adventure to defeat the alien Shroobs. It is possible that the Baby Mario Bros. made several other visits to the future, as Baby Luigi appeared as a playable character in [[Mario Kart: Double Dash]].
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==Adult Life==
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Later in life, Luigi comes along with Mario in '''Mario Brothers''' where the two take on several monsters. In [[Super Mario Bros]], they then take on their first known adventure in their adult years to stop Bowser and save the princess, repeated again in [[Super Mario Bros 2|Lost Levels]]. In [[Super Mario USA|Super Mario Bros 2]], Mario's 'dream' involves Luigi (As well as Peach and Toad) as they stop Wart. In [[Super Mario Bros 3]] the duo work together to save the seven kings of various lands, go through [[Dark Land]] and save the princess again. In [[Super Mario World]], the two take a much deserved vacation with the princess, but Bowser's plans once more foils their good time and they save the yoshis and the princess. At this point Luigi seems to stop actively being involved in adventuring and contents himself to watch the house. However, he's forced to face one of his greatest fears - ghosts - in [[Luigi's Mansion (game)| Luigi's Mansion]].
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In that game Luigi wins a mansion in a contest he didn't enter. He enlists Mario's help to investigate the mansion, but Mario disappears. So Luigi goes alone and finds the mansion is haunted by countless ghosts. Luckily he meets with Professor [[Elvin Gadd]], who entrusts Luigi with ghost-busting technology such as the [[Poltergust 3000]]. With this equipment Luigi explores the mansion and captures all the ghosts, eventually saving Mario after [[King Boo]] is defeated. The mansion disappears afterwards, but Professor E. Gadd uses the money Luigi gathered during the adventure to buy him a new mansion. Luigi does not seem to be inhabiting it.
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Though left out of key adventures, he is reluctantly pulled into Mario's adventure in Beanbean Kingdom in [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]] when Bowser initiates Luigi into the Koopa Troop. Luigi busts some moves in [[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]] to recover the four Music Keys (though he is the inherent Player Two), while he and Mario team up with their younger selves in 'Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time' to stop the [[Shroob]] invasion.
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In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]], Luigi is content to stay at home until he receives an urgent letter from the Waffle Kingdom. Leaving home at that moment, he sets out to rescue the [[Princess Eclair]] by reuniting the lost pieces of a magical compass. He is anxious to tell Mario of his travels, though his many companions seem to paint a different version of his story. In fact, his adventures become so popular that a smash hit book 'Super Luigi' is released in several volumes and becomes a best seller. Despite rescuing the Princess Eclair, he wastes no time to leave her behind and return to Rogueport and tell Mario the rest of his story.
  
 
=Personality=
 
=Personality=
  
[[Image:Babypeach.jpg|thumb|100px|Peach as a baby.]]Peach is characteristically defined as being the nicest person you could hope to meet. Although her kingdom may lack in fundamental things such as a real military force, the people in it are generally prosperous and there is very little hardship. Though she has been kidnapped by Bowser multiple times, many of those times she has made some effort to assist Mario and Luigi in some way (whether it's throwing a Super Mushroom from the Clown Copter or sending intel she found). She has also done some work in helping other kingdoms, even if it's just sending the two plumbers to help, such as in 'Yoshi's Safari' when she sends them to help Jewelry Land. She also has large celebrity fame on the level of Mario (if not more). She has many fans and admirers around the world. Her voice itself is also considered to be exceptionally pure, so much that only hers could awaken the Beanstar. Like most of Mario's friends, she's an active racer and enjoys tennis and golf.
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[[Image:Babyluigi.jpg|thumb|100px|Luigi as a toddler.]]Luigi's personality is much more defined than his brother's. A coward at heart, he is deathly afraid of ghosts. Although it is hinted at that he and Daisy are an item, there has been no significant development in this relationship. He is often used to dejection as so often he is referred to 'that green guy' to people who only recognize Mario. Despite this, he still admires his brother. He even secretly wishes to be as good a plumber as his brother. In 'Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga', when his brother needs rescuing, Luigi has himself hypnotized to think he is Mario, so he'll be brave enough to rescue him. Although he may seem to have a habit of over exaggerating and cowardice, he's still a reliable hero who will come to the aid of his friends if Mario is not there to do it first.
  
 
=Trivia=
 
=Trivia=
  
* The name 'Toadstool' is never in the Japanese games. It was a creation of translators that was later fixed in later games (most notably Mario 64) to be her name 'Peach'. As a result, Toadstool became her surname, despite not being 'canon' in Japan.
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* Like Mario, his original outfit was different. He used to wear green overalls with a white shirt.
* Her father, the Mushroom King, is mentioned in the manual of Super Mario Bros. but never officially appeared. In the movie, the Mushroom King literally IS a mushroom fungus that covers the entire dinosaur city.
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* Besides being available in competitive play, Luigi is playable in adventure mode of [[New Super Mario Bros]] by holding the L and R buttons together when starting the game. However, his abilities are the exact same as Mario.
* She's not the first girl to be rescued by Mario. Pauline has to be rescued in the game that started it all - Donkey Kong.
 
* In SMB3, she says "Sorry, but you're princess is in another castle... haha! Just kidding" like the mushroom retainers do in SMB and Lost Levels.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:01, 25 January 2007

Luigi.jpg
Luigi in Super Mario 64 DS.
Luigi
Species Human
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Relatives Mario (brother)
Debut Mario Bros.


The younger of two twin siblings, Luigi is often considered the least popular of the duo. This is not altogether true, since he has his own fan club in the Mushroom World and has been known to go on adventures himself. Although not nearly as popular as his older brother, he does have several key advantages. While not nearly as graceful, he has proved himself to be superior in jumping to Mario on many occasions. He has also been known to be more inclined to technology than his brother, though that alone may just be attributed to circumstances.

Background

Early Years

Though often a hero, Luigi started off his career as the kidnapped victim in need of rescue. In Yoshi's Island while still a baby, he and the stork are captured by Kamek and must be rescued by Mario and the clan of yoshis. Baby Luigi is again kidnapped in Yoshi's Island DS and after being rescued, it is revealed he was part of seven star pieces. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi also appear in "Mario & Luigi: Partners in time", where they are seen to already know the Baby Princess Peach. The three often play together and foil Baby Bowser's early attempts to capture the princess. The two babies also teamed up with their adult counterparts on a time-travelling adventure to defeat the alien Shroobs. It is possible that the Baby Mario Bros. made several other visits to the future, as Baby Luigi appeared as a playable character in Mario Kart: Double Dash.

Adult Life

Later in life, Luigi comes along with Mario in Mario Brothers where the two take on several monsters. In Super Mario Bros, they then take on their first known adventure in their adult years to stop Bowser and save the princess, repeated again in Lost Levels. In Super Mario Bros 2, Mario's 'dream' involves Luigi (As well as Peach and Toad) as they stop Wart. In Super Mario Bros 3 the duo work together to save the seven kings of various lands, go through Dark Land and save the princess again. In Super Mario World, the two take a much deserved vacation with the princess, but Bowser's plans once more foils their good time and they save the yoshis and the princess. At this point Luigi seems to stop actively being involved in adventuring and contents himself to watch the house. However, he's forced to face one of his greatest fears - ghosts - in Luigi's Mansion.

In that game Luigi wins a mansion in a contest he didn't enter. He enlists Mario's help to investigate the mansion, but Mario disappears. So Luigi goes alone and finds the mansion is haunted by countless ghosts. Luckily he meets with Professor Elvin Gadd, who entrusts Luigi with ghost-busting technology such as the Poltergust 3000. With this equipment Luigi explores the mansion and captures all the ghosts, eventually saving Mario after King Boo is defeated. The mansion disappears afterwards, but Professor E. Gadd uses the money Luigi gathered during the adventure to buy him a new mansion. Luigi does not seem to be inhabiting it.

Though left out of key adventures, he is reluctantly pulled into Mario's adventure in Beanbean Kingdom in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga when Bowser initiates Luigi into the Koopa Troop. Luigi busts some moves in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix to recover the four Music Keys (though he is the inherent Player Two), while he and Mario team up with their younger selves in 'Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time' to stop the Shroob invasion.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi is content to stay at home until he receives an urgent letter from the Waffle Kingdom. Leaving home at that moment, he sets out to rescue the Princess Eclair by reuniting the lost pieces of a magical compass. He is anxious to tell Mario of his travels, though his many companions seem to paint a different version of his story. In fact, his adventures become so popular that a smash hit book 'Super Luigi' is released in several volumes and becomes a best seller. Despite rescuing the Princess Eclair, he wastes no time to leave her behind and return to Rogueport and tell Mario the rest of his story.

Personality

Luigi as a toddler.

Luigi's personality is much more defined than his brother's. A coward at heart, he is deathly afraid of ghosts. Although it is hinted at that he and Daisy are an item, there has been no significant development in this relationship. He is often used to dejection as so often he is referred to 'that green guy' to people who only recognize Mario. Despite this, he still admires his brother. He even secretly wishes to be as good a plumber as his brother. In 'Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga', when his brother needs rescuing, Luigi has himself hypnotized to think he is Mario, so he'll be brave enough to rescue him. Although he may seem to have a habit of over exaggerating and cowardice, he's still a reliable hero who will come to the aid of his friends if Mario is not there to do it first.

Trivia

  • Like Mario, his original outfit was different. He used to wear green overalls with a white shirt.
  • Besides being available in competitive play, Luigi is playable in adventure mode of New Super Mario Bros by holding the L and R buttons together when starting the game. However, his abilities are the exact same as Mario.