So how bout that Waluigi!?

#126
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Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:26

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scyphozoa wrote...

WaBowser would be a great hero...just sayin

Wowser?

But i don't think the "wa" has a real meaning. When they created Wario, the only thing they did was take the "M" on mario and turn it upside down, to reflect the "opposite" personality of Wario. Now for Luigi, if you tun the "L" upside down you end up with a "gamma" character, and well, "Gammauigi" is not exactly an appealing name. Waluigi has a much better sound. ^_^

Edit: Scyphozoa nijae'd me! :ph34r:

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#127
Seagloom

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:27

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scyphozoa wrote...

without any understanding of japanese, i think the above is the most likely case. they needed to make an opposite version of Mario (a villain) so they flipped the "M" into a "W" and Wario was born. In order to keep some level of consistency, they just applied the "W" to Luigi. But he couldn't be Wuigi (as cool as that might be), so they just crammed an "a" in there so it would be phonetically appealing.

just my guess

I used to think that too. It makes sense in Wario's case... but it doesn't explain why they used it with Waluigi. Maybe because an inverted L doesn't translate into anything? :huh:

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#128
Wicked 702

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:27

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OIC, thank you much.

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#129
crysischaos

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:27

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#130
chiliztri

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:32

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crysischaos wrote...

Ooh, is that from Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games?

Another game Waluigi has been in.

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#131
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Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:33

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Seagloom wrote...

scyphozoa wrote...

without any understanding of japanese, i think the above is the most likely case. they needed to make an opposite version of Mario (a villain) so they flipped the "M" into a "W" and Wario was born. In order to keep some level of consistency, they just applied the "W" to Luigi. But he couldn't be Wuigi (as cool as that might be), so they just crammed an "a" in there so it would be phonetically appealing.

just my guess

I used to think that too. It makes sense in Wario's case... but it doesn't explain why they used it with Waluigi. Maybe because an inverted L doesn't translate into anything?

*Frantically points up, towards my other post*

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#132
Seagloom

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:34

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Kerridan Kaiba wrote...

I have that for the PSP, I love Felicia though. Have her sitting on my wall with Rex Raptor.

Wasn't Daisy Luigi's girlfriend or something? Peach's sister or were they friends?

She was the princess in Super Mario Land; the first Mario game for the original Gameboy. A kinda meh game but pretty fun at a time when playing Mario on the go was a novelty. I think she appeared in later spin-off games. I'm unsure. Either way it's odd Nintendo uses such an obscure character. I would prefer Pauline. At least more than two people know who she is.

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#133
Seagloom

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:35

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MrHimuraChan wrote...

*Frantically points up*

I stand corrected.

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#134
Kohaku

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:37

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Thanks for that Seagloom.

I don't know what's up with Nintendo and all their lost characters. It's sad when you forget they were even in a game.

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#135
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Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:37

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Seagloom wrote...

MrHimuraChan wrote...

*Frantically points up*

I stand corrected.

*Offers a croissant* ^_^

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#136
crysischaos

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:39

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chiliztri wrote...

Ooh, is that from Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games?

Another game Waluigi has been in.

It's the Mario soccer game

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#137
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Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:41

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crysischaos wrote...

It's the Mario soccer game

Ahah, awesome.

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#138
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Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:41

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Erm... does anyone else remember that oooold cartoon called "The Wacky Races"? More precisely, the character "Dick Dastardly"?

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#139
crysischaos

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:43

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Look-a-likes?

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#140
Kohaku

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:44

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I loved that MrHimuraChan. Before my time but I still watch repeats on Boomerang.

Robbie Rotten does look like him actually....

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#141
chiliztri

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:45

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^^ That dude from Lazy Town doesn't have a stache though.

I see some similarities though.

If Sportacus wasn't the good guy, I'd say he looks like Waluigi because of the moustache.

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#142
Seagloom

Posté 14 avril 2010 - 02:47

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He does remind me of Dastardly a bit. I used to watch Wacky Races reruns growing up. I didn't make the specific connection to Waluigi though. On a vaguely related note, that guy needs some sleep. Ring around the eyes... >.<