#luigi number one

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I like fat Luigi, he looks so happy when he eats! >w< And is also so effective when he lands. Like a happy bomb. A happy calorie bomb.

[freezeyourchill]

it's tough being mr videogame himself sometimes

(text-free and brothership spoiler versions below the cut!)

[geminialchemist]

As someone who always plays as Luigi when I have the option, this is honestly what it feels like.

[ravenkings]

gonna be real with you guys, i'm increasingly entertaining the idea that luigi didn't actually do it

[pianokantzart]

Hey Piano!

The other day I was looking through Mario movie stuff (A.k.a how I spend most of my free time) and I came across this!

It’s more of a size chart but we still kinda get an idea of how tall everyone is in the movie….so yeah!

Okay, the height difference between Mario and Peach has me convinced that Mario is definitely shorter than 5'1 in this universe. I added a red line here to represent how tall Mario would actually be without his hat:

If each line represented one foot, Mario would be about 5'4, but if that were the case Princess Peach would be 7 feet tall, and Bowser would be almost 12 feet tall (if we're including his shell.)

It is commonly believed that Princess Peach is 6 foot. So, If we recalculate accordingly... that would mean that each line represents roughly 10.3 inches. Based on this assumption, I present to you the new canon heights of the Mario cast:

Do what you will with this information.

[idiosynchratic-anomalocaris]

Mario: Bowser, will you do me the honour of becoming my brother-in-law? Luigi: Did you just propose to Bowser for me? Mario: WELL, SOMEONE HAD TO!

[free-luigi-mangione]

i'm not saying people shouldn't talk about him or that we shouldn't find him hot.

i just believe that certain people are only contributing to his dehumanization which isn't what he needs rn. a lot of fanfic blogs on here (of which i'm not a fan of) advocate for him, share updates, everybody was so heartbroken after seeing him on feb 21st. that's people who thirst over him all the time, but they're very active and vocal and bring the attention where it needs to be whenever something happens.

but the people who are like "omg let me see the sex tapes plz!11!" joke and that's it, without even try to open people's eyes on what the fuck is wrong with the media then it's useless. they're using him as a trend, like he's not a guy that hasn't chosen to be a part of this circus and doesn't deserve all of this. like you said, this is a 'out of sight, out of mind' generation, so they probably have a laugh, retweet and then scroll past it.

like i said, it was just "selfish" wishful thinking because people are being truly heartless towards him, tho i agree that this is better than radio silence. but some of the attention is making people forget he's a human being in a very dangerous situation, imo.

as always, you spit the facts 10/10 i have nothing to add

[vocalux]

— luigis number one fan

when an individual is luigis number one fan !

— luigi is a character of mine , the kitten drawn on the flag !

— i made this more as a joke flag for me and my friend , i just posted it so j wouldnt lose it ! but if somehow someone wants to use it , no problem !

[megamagimugi]

@lowemein I accidentally clicked on your profile and...

My guy, you've set my repaint of this Brothership moment as your header!! I'm very flattered, thank you so much😁 I'd appreciate being credited though!

@bberetd Look Boma, now I'm also famous enough for this😎

[ghostbustingreen]

𝑌𝑒𝑝-- 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑙𝑒, 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑!

[darkstarcore]

Hey!!! Stop that!!!!!!

[freezeyourchill]

I finished Brothership and I have so many thoughts but I'm gonna start with the most divisive: Starlow's character is not just 'an asshole to Luigi for no reason' and here's why

(Spoilers for Brothership and past M&L RPGs but nothing too endgame-y, just Starlow's introduction and an optional sidequest)

I think Brothership showcases everyone at their best in terms of characterisation and it was so so nice to see (I'll probably make a post about Mario after this because I'm so insane about him) but I've seen some people getting mad at Starlow for referring to Luigi as 'Mario's brother' in her intro scene:

So I thought I'd share a bit about what I think of Starlow as a whole. People love to dunk on her because she makes a lot of jabs at Luigi in the past games, and while I agree that some comments she's made were excessive, I don't think people understand her much as a character and dismiss it all as 'being a bitch for no reason'.

Thinking back to BIS, she came to the Mushroom Kingdom to help with an incurable disease. There seems to be no solution, but then the concept of the Mario brothers solving every unsolvable problem is introduced to her. When she finally meets them, her first impression is this:

Mario leaps to action as soon as a threat appears as he's known to always do, and listened attentively to what was being discussed at the meeting. He's proactive, brave, and capable.

Meanwhile, Luigi is sleeping on the job and missed all of this entirely.

I say this with all the love in my heart and as Luigi fan #1, but in this situation I can understand why Starlow didn't like Luigi at first. And the thing about Starlow is that she's not going to be subtle about it if she doesn't like you. That's just the way she is; she's brash, honest, and judgemental. She gives credit where she thinks credit is due and won't hesitate to get sassy with someone if they're being a pain.

Luigi is not at all the only person on the receiving end of this, but it's more noticeable with him for three reasons: 1) He's much more sensitive to what Starlow says, 2) Starlow interacts with the bros the most because she travels with them, and 3) Luigi is Nintendo's favourite punching bag and this was what mostly everyone in the game did.

As the story progresses, she's quick to assess the brothers and this was likely her conclusion, which was at the time an unfortunately common perspective: when 'the Mario brothers' solve a problem, they mostly mean Mario. Luigi tags along because they're brothers and doesn't contribute much because he's a wuss who lets Mario take charge.

Obviously, that isn't true. Luigi can be clumsy and more reluctant to throw himself into danger than his brother but the fact that he deals with at times such debilitating anxiety and still pushes through goes to show just how hard he tries. He also contributes plenty, but the key here is that Starlow didn't know that. Most of the Mushroom Kingdom didn't know that at the time either. The first thing she saw was him sleeping through an important meeting and a fight with an invading Bowser (who she also may not have known did this on the regular, so it's not seen as such a big deal), so she figured pretty quickly that Mario was the actually reliable one here.

Moving along to Dream Team and Paper Jam, Starlow still isn't the biggest fan of Luigi for a few reasons, mostly being that he's kinda the reason the plot of both games happened. She knows now from BIS that Luigi can pull his weight when he absolutely has to, but he's a bit of a klutz and does have a habit of getting into Situations. In her eyes he's a bit of an idiot even if his heart is in the right place, and she doesn't hesitate to make her opinion known because that's the kind of person she is.

I'm not saying she's right to dislike him, but this outlook is fairly reasonable considering 1) she still doesn't understand him or his struggles, 2) again this is how most people in the Mushroom Kingdom regard Luigi, and 3) she's seeing Mario in comparison, something that everyone else is also guilty of.

If a crisis calls for a hero and anyone in the kingdom had to pick between Mario and Luigi to do it, they'd pick Mario every time. Mario is able to roll with the punches and throw himself into danger without letting any misgivings about it show. He's dutiful, responsible, protective, and gets things done without a fuss. Luigi, with all of his kindness and creativity and courage, can't do that in the same way as his brother, because he's not his brother. Starlow sees that in the same way everyone else did: because Mario doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve, Mario is more dependable.

But Starlow also has her nicer moments with Luigi, which people seem to forget about. People like to talk about how she rips into him in Paper Jam when he loses the book to the point of making him cry, but what they don't mention in that discussion is that she apologises immediately:

This isn't Starlow having a grudge against him or wanting him to feel terrible, this is just how she deals with everyone. If someone messes up, she's going to let them know exactly why and how. She's not used to someone like Luigi, filled with anxiety and sensitive to the sass that she would give anyone if they made a mistake. But she also acknowledges that she can come off as a lot meaner than she intends, and this isn't mean-spiritedness as much as just not knowing how else to talk to people.

This is also obvious later in Paper Jam when she gives Luigi an awkward little pep talk:

It's not in her nature to be so earnestly encouraging. She's polite and friendly to those who are polite to her such as Peach, she's to-the-point and pragmatic with Mario, and she's sarcastic and teasing to Bowser because she knows he won't take it personally and that's how she expresses friendship. But when faced with Luigi, someone who doesn't react well to her natural snark, she doesn't know how to handle it. So she gives it her best go, and it works; Luigi picks himself up and goes into the spooky forest to save his brother(s) because his care outweighs his fear, something that Starlow now realises.

Then we finally get to Brothership. By this point everyone including Peach and even Mario seems to better understand Luigi's struggles with anxiety (and autism, he is the autism allegory, trust) and Starlow has reached a point where she can respect Luigi despite his differences to Mario. She's happy to see them in Concordia and greets them both properly:

So why does she still call him 'Mario's brother'?

Because jokes and snark are how she shows her affection and she really doesn't know how else to do it. Bullying people is her love language, which is why her and Bowser have such a nice dynamic. Starlow understands now that Luigi tries really hard to be useful and Luigi understands now that Starlow isn't trying to make him feel bad.

Luigi is my favourite character of all time and they could never still never make me hate Starlow. She's just flawed and full of personality like the rest of us.

[fagbearentertainment]

EEE ITS HIM!!!! ITS THE BOY!!!! :D

[hxroic-wxlls-fxrever]

@youreourdoublestars

Mario when anyone even so much as jokes about the idea of Luigi being any less than him.

[pianokantzart]

Time to write about an insanely talented poker player who knows the game like the back of his hand! First things first...

[cosmosarcana]

Hu5h