Waching daily Jun 6 2017

You probably know Luigi as the most famous sidekick in gaming history.

A second fiddle.

The guy who's always destined to be Player 2.

Luigi spends so much time in his older brother's shadow, it's easy to forget that he's a fully

fledged character on his own.

And, depending on the media he's appearing in, not a particularly nice one.

Here's a look at the most terrible things Luigi has ever done.

Just in it for the cash

In 1986, Nintendo and Grouper Studios released an hour-long anime produced to promote the

Japanese release of Super Mario Bros. 2, later known to American gamers as The Lost Levels.

While the movie is a reasonably faithful adaptation of the first couple Mario games, there's one

big difference: in the film, Luigi is the absolute worst, and we're not just talking

about his bizarrely mis-colored costume.

While Mario's motives are noble, Luigi only agrees to join him on the quest after being

promised all the gold coins they find on the adventure.

As a result, he spends the whole cartoon greedily searching for gold, even at the risk of his

friends' lives.

This version of Luigi isn't just greedy, either.

While tripping on mushrooms, he punches Mario in the face.

And when the group runs low on food, Luigi even thinks about eating Kibidango, the Mario

Bros.' dog-like companion.

Yikes, dude.

Mad with power

Over in Germany, gamers were treated to Club Nintendo, a magazine filled with absolutely

insane comic strips.

One of the most jarring is Super Mario: In the Flush of Speed, where Luigi becomes a

cop and uses his newfound authority to make Mario's life a living hell.

First, he pulls Mario over for going too fast — apparently, when he's riding Yoshi down

the city streets, Mario needs to obey all the regular traffic laws.

Next, Luigi scolds Mario for referring to him as Luigi and not "Officer Luigi," as befits

his new position.

Finally, when Mario hops off Yoshi's back by spin-jumping — which, let's remember,

is the only way to dismount the dinosaur in Super Mario World — Luigi informs his brother

that spin-jumps are strictly prohibited between 1 and 3 p.m.

And while Luigi's a stickler for the rules, he's not corrupt: he fines Mario — his own

brother — 60 coins for his transgressions.

That's right: family means nothing in Officer Luigi's totalitarian dystopia.

All talk

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi is revealed to be a lying blowhard, as it

turns out all the supposed adventures he boasts about throughout the game are complete fiction.

For example , Luigi says that, in order to defeat a monster, Luigi threw the squid-like

Blooper named Blooey at the boss' weak spot.

According to Blooey, that's true, but Luigi conveniently leaves out the part where he

missed, sending Blooey flying into a puddle of lava.

Even worse, the general public actually buys his propaganda, as books based on Luigi's

adventures begin appearing in the game.

Though, given how little credit he gets for his real adventures, it's hard to blame him.

Totally uninhibited

In Super Paper Mario, Luigi isn't just comedic relief — he's also the game's main villain.

According to the Dark Prognosticus, a book of prophecies written by an unknown author,

the "man in green" is the perfect host for the Chaos Heart, which will destroy the world.

That man in green is, of course, Luigi.

After being captured by the master hypnotist Nastasia, Luigi's inhibitions are released

and he becomes the sinister Mr. L. Openly jealous of Mario's abilities, Mr. L teams

up with a new robot buddy and spends the game attacking Mario.

He even makes a move on Princess Peach!

And that's even before the mercenary Dimentio fuses with Luigi and tries to bring about

the end of the world using the Chaos Heart.

So was it all mind control?

Or did the bad guys just unleash Luigi's true feelings?

All we can say for sure is: watch your back, Mario.

Fraternal abuse

Most of the time, Luigi's love-hate relationship with his brother ends up coming across as

passive-aggressive.

But in Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, there's nothing passive about it.

Early in the game, both brothers get hammers, which they can use in combat and to solve

puzzles.

While Mario uses his hammer in reasonable ways, like destroying obstacles that block

his path, Luigi uses his to beat on his older brother.

Pummeling Mario is the only way to proceed in the game, but you better believe it hurts.

One of the main reasons to use Luigi's hammer is to transform Mario into Mini-Mario — y'know,

the form Mario takes when he's damaged by an enemy, leaving him unable to break bricks

and teetering on the brink of death.

But hey, it also allows Mario to pass through small passages, so why not gamble with your

brother's life?

Looks like Luigi is working out some serious issues here.

Tellingly, Luigi doesn't even flinch when he learns he has to hit Mario on the head.

That's not a loving brother.

That's a cold-hearted menace.

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