Luigi

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Background Info
Costumes
Moves List
-Weak Attacks
-Recovery Attacks
-Taunt
-Strong Attacks
-Running Attack
-Smash Attacks
-Throws
-Aerial Attacks
-Special Attacks





Background Info

Luigi is the less famous brother of Mario. He looks similar to Mario except he wears a different colour costume, is taller, thinner, and has a slightly different moustache and a higher pitched voice. He's featured in many Nintendo games.
In the game, Luigi is at about the same weight as Mario, but can jump higher. The two brothers share many identical moves, but there are a number of attacks where Luigi differs from Mario, probably more than you think there are.
To be able to use Luigi, you must complete the break the targets bonus with all 8 original characters. You can do this during bonus stage practice or during single player game. The last character you use to complete the bonus will be challenged by Luigi at Peach's Castle. Beat him at the one stock battle and you can use him. If you lose, just complete the break the targets again with your best character and you'll be challenged again. Hopefully, you can get him in one try. He's not that hard to beat.
Personal Stage: Peach's Castle
Personal Symbol: Mushroom
Entrance: Luigi comes out an warp pipe that comes out from the ground
Character Choosing: Luiging does his fists of flurry and then yells "Hoo Hoo!"

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Costumes

C up: the original Luigi costume with the green cap and shirt, and the purple suspender pants, white gloves, and brown shoes. This is the green team costume.
C left: girly Luigi with pink shirt and cap and red pants. This is the red team costume.
C down: Luigi with light blue cap and shirt and dark blue pants. This is the blue team costume.
C right: a tanned Luigi with white cap and shirt, blue pants and no gloves. Looks like a Jamaican version of Luigi.

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Moves List

Weak Attack

Buttons: A, A, A, while on the ground
Damage: 2%+2%+4%
KKT score: over 300% for the 4% kick
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: This is actually Mario's punch punch kick combo from the game Mario 64. Luigi first jabs with left, then with his right fist, then kicks with his right foot while yelling each time he delivers a blow.
My Opinion: This weak combo is fairly useless in most cases. However when the opponent has high damage, it might be possible to use this combo as a set up for a power hit. Still not that great.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5

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Recovery Attack 1

Buttons: When lying back to the floor, press A
Damage: 6%
KKT score: none, constant power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi swipes both sides beside him with his legs and gets back up. Luigi is invincible when he does this.
My Opinion: Nothing to say about this really, since its your only attack option when lying on the floor facing up. Can get Luigi back on the offensive if you manage to hit an opponent. Useful for clearing people who happen to stand too close to Luigi for their own good.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Recovery Attack 2

Buttons: When lying face down on the floor, press A
Damage: 6%
KKT score: none, constant power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Same as the face up one. Luigi swipes both sides beside him with his legs and gets back up. Luigi is invincible when he does this.
My Opinion: It's Luigi's other recovery attack. Not much to say about that. It happen less often than the first recovery attack since most of the time victims of hard hits will lie face up.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Edge Attack 1

Buttons: When hanging on the edge with damage lower than 100%, press A
Damage: 6%
KKT score: none, constant power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi pulls himself up quickly and delivers a quick kick with both feet. Luigi is invincible when he does this.
My Opinion: Edge attacks can save lives, if you can time them. This attack can get edge guarders out of the way and therefore save Luigi from danger. Use it only if no one's around or the edge guarder is standing close to the edge. Experienced players will stand a bit away from the edge if you (as any character) manages to hang on to it, so you need to evaluate the situation before you use the edge attack.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Edge Attack 2

Buttons: When hanging on the edge with damage over 100%, press A
Damage: 6%
KKT score: none, constant power
Startup: Slow
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Short
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi slowly pulls himself back on to the stage, then delivers a light kick to the ankles with his right foot. Luigi is invincible when he does this.
My Opinion: This is worse than the low damage edge attack, but it's the only thing Luigi has when he's over 100% damage. Same guidelines as above.
Rating: 2 out of 5

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Taunt

Buttons: L when on the ground
Damage: 1%
KKT score: none, constant power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Very Short
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi scuffs his heel against the floor while looking downwards and hands behind his back.
My Opinion: Well, this is the only taunt in the game that can cause damage. The offence part of this move is useless in real gameplay, but it's fun to experiment with. The taunt itself isn't too good since it's not very noticeable and has no sound effects.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (rated as a taunt, not as an attack)

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Roundhouse Kick

Buttons: Tilt stick sideways + A on the ground. You can tilt the control stick slightly so that the kick angles a bit up or down. Damage: 10%
KKT score: 151%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Medium Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi spins to his right and delivers a kick with his right foot.
My Opinion: This is one of those moves that looks identical to Mario's corresponding move but actually is not. This move does less damage than Mario's and is less powerful. Of course, this doesn't really matter since you'll rarely use this move anyways, unless you still haven't learned how to smash. Not very useful in my opinion, and pretty weak too.
Rating: 2 out of 5

Ankle Poke

Buttons: Tilt stick downward + A on the ground
Damage: 7%
KKT score: 221%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach: Short
Flight Path: slightly lower than regular, but not flat
Description: Luigi pokes with his left foot while in a crouching position.
My Opinion: One of the few moves where Luigi has a completely different one than Mario. In this case, Luigi got the worse one. This is even more useless than the roundhouse kick. It's pathetically weak and short ranged. Don't bother trying this unless you are going for a bonus in single player.
Rating: 1 out of 5. This is crap. Excuse my language.

Spinning Uppercut

Buttons: Tilt stick upward + A on the ground
Damage: 10%
KKT score: star finish at 113%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Medium Short
Recovery: Slow
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Straight up
Description: Luigi spins to the left and punches straight upwards with his right hand. He spins 360 degrees during the move.
My Opinion: This move isn't all that great, but it is the best strong attack Luigi has. It can kill light characters and is a pretty fast move. The lateral range for this move is short but the vertical range is okay. You can use this move to setup for a headbutt or can use it to juggle people with low damage. Not too bad, but not brilliant either.
Rating: 3 out of 5

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Fists of Fury

Buttons: A while running
Damage: 2% times max. 5 hits
KKT score: none, no power at all
Startup: Fast
Duration: Long
Recovery: Slow
Reach: Short
Flight Path: None, since it's so weak
Description: Luigi closes his eyes, yells, and swings his fists like a madman while running. Looks pathetic and such a let down of the name.
My Opinion: This is one of the worst moves in the game. It has no power, has no purpose except to annoy, and it's easy for others to dodge it or block it then lay the smackdown on Luigi. Need I say more? To be honest, I use this fairly often when I use Luigi. This is because the fists of fury is the only running move Luigi has, so there's no choice when you try to run into a battle. Even though, avoid this move if you can.
Rating: 1 out of 5

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Power Punch

Buttons: Smash sideways + A while on the ground. You can tilt the control stick so that the punch angles up a bit.
Damage: 15%
KKT score: 85%
Startup: Medium Slow
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Medium Long
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi will pull his right fist back and swings it forward with force while yelling at the same time.
My Opinion: Finally, we're on to the good stuff. This is another one of those "looks identical to Mario's but is not" moves. Again, this move is weaker than Mario's power punch. For a long time, I thought the two brothers had the same forward smash, but after some testing, I found out they are different. Even though this move is kind of weak for a smash attack, it is still pretty strong and can KO often. It has slightly longer range than the breakdance smash but is weaker and only hits in one direction. Besides, you can't help not use it. It's still a lot better than the roundhouse kick.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Breakdance

Buttons: Smash down + A while on the ground
Damage: 17%
KKT score: 78%
Startup: Medium
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi does the break dance while yelling by supporting himself using his arms and sweeps both legs in front of him and then behind him. The legs rotate in a clockwise direction if looking from straight above Luigi.
My Opinion: This is identical to Mario's breakdance smash. I think this is one of the best down smashes in the game. It's got power, reach, and isn't too slow. I love using this knock people out of the way. This smash will earn Luigi a fair number of KOs. You should use this when the opponent is rolling around Luigi, very close to Luigi or if there are multiple opponents around Luigi. This is a great clear out move and can be used to get Luigi out of tight spots.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Whiplash Headbutt

Buttons: Smash up + A while on the ground
Damage: 19%
KKT score: star finish at 59%
Startup: Medium fast
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Slow
Reach: Medium when considering the vertical reach. It can also hit people who stand beside Luigi. The forward reach is longer than the back, but both are pretty short.
Flight Path: Straight up
Description: Luigi yells as he pulls his head back, then headbutts upwards and forward with tremendous force.
My Opinion: This is the best up smash in the game hands down. I know it is kind of slow, especially the recovery time, but it makes up for it in pure power. Notice the very low KKT score. Remember that KKT is tested on a relative low part of the stage, so if the score will be even lower if tested on a higher platform. This smash is very powerful and has a great KO rate, especially against light characters. Even DK can't escape doom if he's over 110%. Other good things about this smash is that not only can Luigi his people above him, but he can hit people who stand close beside him. Also this smash has no partial hits, which means all hits delivered are at the maximum allowed power. I use this smash to defend against air attacks, juggle, and of course, send people into the sky. For the curious people, it's true; Mario has the same smash.
Rating: 5 out of 5. It's that damned good.

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Spin Toss

Buttons: Grab (press R or Z + A) while on the ground, then push stick forward, press A, press R, or wait for a few seconds
Damage: 16%
KKT score: 87%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Reach (of Luigi's grab): Short
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi grabs an opponent with both hands, then spins to his right while holding on to the victim, and lets go after spinning around once.
My Opinion: One more of those looks identical to Mario's moves but is not. You must be thinking that I must have a lot of free time and have no life so I could find this out. Well, I have to admit it's true, but I like to have free time. Don't you? At the beginning, when I tested this move on my N64 emulator, I thought damage was wrong, but after checking on my system, I found out that it really did 16%. Anyways, Luigi's forward throw is actually quite strong and sends people fairly far. It's good to have a strong forward throw because it's easy to get into a throwing frenzy with a forward throw than a back throw. This throw is also pretty fast, so there's less chance of it being interrupted. This throw can also get rid of people around Luigi because Luigi can use the victims as a weapon while he's throwing.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Triple Spin Toss

Buttons: Grab (press R or Z+A) while on the ground, then push stick backward
Damage: 12%
KKT score: 105%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Long
Recovery: Fast
Reach (of Luigi's grab): Short
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi grabs a victim with both hand, then starts rotating to the left and yelling "Yahoo!" at the same time. He spins around two and a half times with the opponent in his hands then lets go, sending the opponent away.
My Opinion: You must be getting sick of this by now, but this is another moves that looks like Mario's but is actually not. In this case, Luigi got the short end of the straw by getting a weak back throw. This is one of the weakest back throws in the game. It has a hard time KOing people, especially heavy people like DK. Other than the power difference (which is pretty significant by the way), this throw is identical to Mario's back throw. It's a pretty funny throw to watch and Luigi can bash people away by using his victim as a sort of club, but this throw is just too weak to be good.
Rating: 3 out of 5

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Jump Kick

Buttons: A or R while in the air
Damage: 14%
KKT score: 103%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Medium Long
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Short
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi extends his left foot out forward a little bit and holds this pose for a while.
My Opinion: This is a so-so move. It has acceptable power and damage, but the reach is too short. This move is also hard to time because only the initial hit gets full damage. Like almost all air move, the partial hit from this move is very weak. In the case of Luigi (and Mario), you are better off using their forward and backward kicks that have better reach and more power. The only case that I can think of the this move will do better is when there are opponent in front and behind Luigi at the same time, since this move hits a little bit behind too. Then again, you might be better off using the tornado than this.
Rating: 3 out of 5. Luigi has better kicks in the air than this one.

Corkscrew Jump Kick

Buttons: A or R + push stick forward in the air
Damage: 16%
KKT score: 91%
Startup: Medium Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi extends both feet forward to kick and corkscrews in the process.
My Opinion: This is a pretty good air move. It isn't too slow and it's pretty powerful. This kick will easily kill light opponents, but it'll take very high damage to kill the likes of DK and Yoshi. One annoying thing about this move is that on many occasions it tends to send the victims in the opposite direction than you expect them to fly, so when you try to KO a person but the kick sends them to the centre of the stage, it can be frustrating. This is Luigi's standard air combat move and should be used often along with the back aerial kick. It's also pretty good for jumping off the stage and kicking recovering people away.
Rating: 4 out of 5. Booting people in the face is fun. I don't mean in real life; I mean in the game.

Superman Kick

Buttons: A or R + push stick backwards in the air
Damage: 16%
KKT score: 91%
Startup: Medium Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Medium
Flight Path: Regular
Description: Luigi extends both feet backwards to kick anyone behind him. For a short moment there he looks like Superman flying in the air. The kick completes and Luigi somersaults foward and goes back to neutral air position.
My Opinion: Same thing as the forward kick. Use it to kick people in the air. This is also a pretty good move.
Rating: 4 out of 5

Flip Kick

Buttons: A or R + push stick upwards in the air
Damage: 12%
KKT score: Star finish at 124%
Startup: Medium Fast
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Medium
Reach: Medium Short
Flight Path: Ranges from vertical to 45 degrees
Description: Luigi flips backwards, extending his left foot out to kick anyone in front, above and even slightly behind him in the air.
My Opinion: I don't really like this move. One reason is that it is real easy for you to time it incorrectly and deliver a partial hit or miss. The other reason is that this move is weak. Luigi can kill Jiggly or Kirby with this move, but you are not likely to see the heavyweights get KOed by this. This move can't really juggle either, but it is your only choice as Luigi for an aerial move that hits upwards, so you are stuck with it.
Rating: 3 out of 5

Drill Kick

Buttons: A or R + push stick downwards in air
Damage: 3% time max 8 hits
KKT score: none. This move can't spike and has no power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Medium
Recovery: Slow if Luigi hits the ground, fast if he stays in the air.
Reach: Medium Short
Flight Path: None, since this move has no power. It does push opponents back when they are on the ground and stuns them a little bit.
Description: Luigi will corkscrew downward with his body at a slight diagonal angle to the ground. This is accompanied by funny sound effects.
My Opinion: This drill isn't a very good move. It can't spike and has almost no power at all. It doesn't even do that much damage since it's very unlikely Luigi will land all the hits. However, the one redeeming factor for this move is its ability to buffer into a fire punch. The drill kick/fire punch combo is one of Luigi's deadliest weapons and mastering this drill kick will help your chance of successfully pulling the combo off. Remember to Z cancel when Luigi hits the ground. This shortens the recovery time so Luigi is more likely able to strike first.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5, only because of the fire punch combo.

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Fireball

Buttons: B
Damage: 6%
KKT score: none, no power
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Fast
Range: Medium, about two thirds way across Kirby's stage
Flight Path: none. The fireball can push an opponent back if he/she is on the ground and cause stunning.
Description: Luigi swings his right hand forward and a green fireball will come out of his hand and fly straight forward, accompanied by classic fireball sound effect. The speed of the fireball isn't very fast. The fireball will disappear in smoke when it runs out of range. It will bounce back if it hits a wall. If the fireball hits an opponent or an item or gets cancelled out, it will explode, burning and stunning the thing that gets hit.
My Opinion: Luigi's fireball is an okay projectile, but personally I like Mario's better. The range of Luigi's fireball isn't long and it goes straight instead of bounces. This move is useful when trying to raise people's damage up or you can use this to hit people when they are trying to jump back on to the stage. The stun caused by the explosion will hinder their recovery.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Super Jump Punch/ Coin Punch/ Fire Punch/ Flaming Jump Punch... (so many names)

Buttons: Push stick up + B. You can use the stick to control whether Luigi jumps left of right.
Damage: 25% for fire punch
KKT score: star finish at 34%
Startup: Fast
Duration: Short
Recovery: Slow
Reach: Long since Luigi jumps upwards when he does this.
Flight Path: Straight up
Description: One of the classic moves of the Mario brothers. Luigi will holds his right fist up and jump considerable distance upwards with the classic sound effects of course. The horizontal distance is kind of short. Usually when someone gets hit by the punch, one measly coin pops out and the opponent take a pathetic 1% damage and barely moves. Sounds like this move is crap right? Yeah, if the coin thing happens, but once in a while, when you time it just right, a baseball bat smash sound will be heard and Luigi will send opponents rocketing into the air in pain and on fire with his super duper flaming coin punch of DEATH!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!! Okay, I need to calm down... but this is basically what this move looks like. After using this move, Luigi can't do anything else until he lands or gets hit by something.
My Opinion: This move can be godly and can put fear into your opponents if you know how to do it right. If you screw up just a little, Luigi will get one coin out of each opponent and cause 1% of damage, while leaving himself vulnerable to retailiation. The only way a fire punch will happen is when Luigi is standing very close to the target or more accurately that his right fist has to overlap the target when he initiates the punch. Only the first part of the punch can set people on fire. One way to pull this off is by drill kicking the target first then fire punch because the drill kick will stun the target and put Luigi in the right position. This combo is not easy to pull off because there's a significant lag time after the drill kick hits the ground. You need to Z cancel to shorten the lag so Luigi can recover and go into the fire punch. Usually Luigi won't be able to just jump in or walk into someone and fire punch them, because they'll notice him and give him a painful reminder not to try that stupid stunt again. Of course, if there is an opportunity to be taken advantage of, then go for it. For example, if Samus tries to grab Luigi and misses, walk Luigi over and send Samus up into the sky to remind her not to try that again.
This is also Luigi's third jump. It's not bad because it gains Luigi significant altitude and has a high priority that usually will go through an edge guarder's move. However, the horizontal component of the jump punch leaves somethings to be desired. Oh well, nothing is perfect.
Rating: 4 out of 5 for the fire punch and recovery function. 1 for the coin punch.

Luigi Tornado

Buttons: Push stick down + B. Tap B to make Luigi move slightly upwards if he's on the ground or hover in mid air if he's in the air. If someone is caught in the tornado, tapping B will move Luigi up even more. Use the control stick to move Luigi left and right during the tornado.
Damage: 18%. This is not a mistake. You might be thinking that Tony has gone out of his mind. I assure you that I'm fine. Usually the tornado delivers a 15% hit but the last hit delivered by the tornado causes 18% of damage. This hit sounds deeper and louder than the normal hits the tornado delivers. If you don't believe me, then go test it yourself.
KKT score: star finish at 54% for the 18% hit
Startup: Fast
Duration: Long
Recovery: Slow
Reach: Medium Short, but you can move Luigi a bit laterally.
Flight Path: Straight up or steep diagonal
Description: Luigi holds up his fists, yells "Yahoo!" and spins around rapidly. Anyting that happens to be beside him at the time will be hit. Luigi will stop with his arms and legs in jumping jack position.
My Opinion: This tornado is very different than Mario's, even though they look the same. Luigi's tornado delivers one big hit that sends people flying. This move is actually pretty powerful, even with the 15% hit. The last hit of the move is even more powerful than the headbutt, which means it's extremely powerful, but it's hard to pull off. The bad thing about the tornado is that it lasts too long, which give other opportunity to attack Luigi. I usually use this move to clear out space around Luigi and to KO people who have high damage. Careful usage will yield you a number of kills.
Rating: 4 out of 5.

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