Luigi (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This article is about Luigi's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Luigi.

“	He can jump higher than his older brother, Mario. His Up Special, Super Jump Punch, will gain maximum damage and launching power when hitting the opponent right at the start. It truly is a "Special" move. He also uses his new Poltergust for his throw!	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Luigi
Universe	Super Mario
Also appears in	64 Melee Brawl 3DS/Wii U
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Poltergust G-00
Tier	B+ (39)
Character Statistics
Number of Jumps	2
Can Crawl	Yes
Character Stats
Weight	Middleweight
Voice Actor
Voiced by	Charles Martinet

Luigi (ルイージ) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, representing the Super Mario series. He was revealed during the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct on June 12th, 2018. He is classified as Fighter #09.

How to Unlock

• Play VS matches, with Luigi being the 33rd fighter unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Mario or any character in his unlock tree, with Luigi being unlocked after Ike.
• Have Luigi join the party in World of Light.

Luigi must be fought and defeated on Luigi's Mansion (the Omega version during World of Light).

Moveset

Attributes

• Much like his older brother, Luigi is a middleweight and shares certain moves with his sibling. However, in comparison, he is a bit slower, floatier, and more sluggish in terms of movement. All of this makes him Mario's semi-clone.
• Luigi now possesses a Tether grab as well as an Aerial grab, but it cannot be used as a Tether recovery.
• Luigi is capable of Crawling.

General Moveset

Note: The gifs used are not accurate representations of their standard knockback settings from 0%

Attack	Damage	Description
Jab - Jab / Straight / Rump Thrust	First and second hits: 2% Third hit: 4%	Similar to Mario's Jab, though instead of ending with a kick after the two punches Luigi instead does a hip bump. The two punches can jab lock. The hip bump can move him slightly forward.
Grab & Pummel - Suction Shot & Poltergust Shock	Pummel: 1.3%	Grab: Performs the Suction Shot move from Luigi's Mansion 3 where he uses the suction cup and rope attachment of the Poltergust G-00 to grab opponents. It can also be performed in the air, where the suction cup will detach after firing and act as projectile (that cannot be reflected); however it can't be used as a Tether recovery. Pummel: Repeatedly vacuums in the opponent with the Poltergust.
Edge Attack	9%	Thrusts his feet forward whilst getting up.
Front Floor Attack	7%	A sweepkick similar to Mario's, though Luigi uses both of his feet.
Back Floor Attack
Trip Attack	5%	Another sweepkick, but with only one foot.
Dash Attack - Flurry Punches	Hits 1-4: 2% Hit 5: 4%	Performs five childish punches as he runs forward.
Aerials
Neutral Aerial - Luigi Kick	Full hit: 12% Late hit: 6%	A Sex Kick. Resembles the Jump Kick from Super Mario 64.
Up Aerial - Air Slash	Full hit: 11% Late hit: 7%	A bicycle kick just like Mario; compared to his brother, Luigi's kick launches at a lower angle and has a smaller hitbox, but is better at horizontal combos.
Forward Aerial - Crown Chop	8%	Performs a downward karate chop.
Back Aerial - Rear Drop Kick	Feet hitbox - Clean hit: 14% Late hit: 8% Leg hitbox: 8%	An aerial dropkick.
Down Aerial - Drill Kick	Clean hit: 10% Late hit: 8%	A diagonal double-foot corkscrew stomp. A clean hit can Meteor Smash aerial opponents. Based on Mario's original Down Aerial prior to Super Smash Bros. Brawl as well as Giant Luigi's Drill Stomp attack during the Mount Pajamaja boss fight from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Tilts
Up Tilt - Cat Uppercut	6%	Performs an uppercut whilst jumping up. Much like Mario's Up Tilt, it can combo into itself at early percents, but it is slightly stronger.
Forward Tilt - Middle Kick	9%	A hook kick that can be angled.
Down Tilt - Heel Kick	5%	A heel kick while crouched down. It can be used in quick succession, even allowing to combo into itself. Its speed also makes it an effective Edge-guarding tool.
Throws
Up Throw - Poltergust Reel	Throw: 8% Collateral: 6%	Swings the opponent upward and shoots them straight up from the Poltergust G-00. Luigi can also hit other characters with whomever he launched.
Forward Throw - Slam	8%	Performs the Slam attack from Luigi's Mansion 3, where he will forcefully slam the opponent to the ground with the Poltergust G-00.
Back Throw - Slam	10%
Down Throw - Poltergust Drop	3% (both hits)	Slams the opponent directly under him and performs a Ground Pound. Serves as a combo starter or a follow-up into another attack.
Smash Attacks
Up Smash - Lead Headbutt	Head hitbox: 14% Body hitbox: 12%	A headbutt arching upwards. Similar to Mario's own Up Smash, but Luigi's has both a sweetspot and a sourspot.
Side Smash - Hell Thrust	15%	A powerful knifehand thrust. It can be angled.
Down Smash - Double Kick	Body hitbox: 15% Legs hitbox: 14%	A powerful, wide reaching sweep kick that hits on both sides. Much like his Up Smash, this also has a sweetspot and a sourspot. It is his fastest Smash Attack.

Special Moves

Luigi's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Fireball
Side Special	—	Green Missile
Up Special	Super Jump Punch
Down Special	Luigi Cyclone
Final Smash	—		Negative Zone	Poltergust 5000	Poltergust G-00

On-screen appearance

Luigi will say "Let's-a go!" in a worried tone as he jumps out of the Warp Pipe. The pose he assumes while exiting the pipe resembles his appearance on the boxart for Luigi's Mansion.

Idle Poses

Taunts

• Luigi says "Hoh, hah, hee, heh, hoo!" with five sequential poses in his Up Taunt as follows:
  • The V-Sign for when he collects an item in Luigi's Mansion.
  • A double-handed point in the direction he is facing whilst wearing a scared expression.
  • A standing pose that resembles one of his promotional artworks for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
  • A crouching pose that resembles one that he will do in the original Mario Golf after scoring a Bogey.
  • A scared-looking pose that resembles his appearance on the box art for Luigi's Mansion.
• Luigi will perform a Plank in his Side Taunt while saying "Pow pow". Due to how the plank is uniquely positioned in the Z-axis as well as how low he goes, most grounded attacks will miss him entirely.
• Luigi's Down Taunt resembles the animation he performs when losing a minigame in Mario Party 2. It is one of the few Taunt Attacks in the game, as the kick deals 2% with high knockback, which makes it a surprisingly viable combo starter. It can also Meteor Smash opponents who are hanging on a ledge, making it a one-hit KO.

Up Taunt

Side Taunt

Down Taunt

Victory Screens

• In Luigi's second screen, he will say "Bang bang" when he presents his finger guns to the screen. He will continue to alternately point between his left and right sides after the Fanfare finishes.
• Luigi's third screen recreates an animation from the original Super Smash Bros. that he performs when he's selected in the Character Select Screen, as well as being a modified version of his Dash Attack.

Aesthetic

• To match with the general aesthetic of Ultimate, Luigi's overall color scheme is much more muted, making him resemble closely to his recent appearances in newer Mario games. He is also more expressive, notably looking angry when charging Green Missile, visibly wincing in his Throws, and looking scared while dodging.
• Luigi's dash has been altered to make it resemble his running animation from Luigi's Mansion.
• Luigi's midair jump is meant to match his jump animation from Super Mario Bros. 2.
• If Luigi collides with a wall after performing Green Missile, he will briefly and comically jut out from it before freeing himself.
• Some of the Mario series' iconic sound effects are carried over into Smash and play with certain actions, such as when Luigi jumps off the ground or when he performs Super Jump Punch.

Classic Mode: Luigi's Nightmares

Luigi's congratulatory picture

As Luigi has become known for his timid and cowardly nature, his route features opponents that are associated with creepiness and horror. This is also extended to the stages, as they are all in gloomy areas or at night. The song "Title/Ending - Super Mario World" will play during the end credits.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Toon Link (x4)	Luigi's Mansion	"Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion (Brawl)"
2	Giant Ridley	Brinstar	"Sector 1"
3	Bayonetta	Umbra Clock Tower	"The Legend of Aesir"
4	Mii Brawler (x3) Mii Swordfighter (x2) Mii Gunner	Luigi's Mansion (Battlefield form)	"Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion (Brawl)"	A Horde battle. Each Mii Fighter is wearing a specific hat and outfit combination to match the route's theme: Mii Brawler: Hockey Mask and SSB T-Shirt Devil Horns and Vampire Garb King K. Rool set Mii Swordfighter: Magic Hat and Ashley Outfit Majora's Mask and SSB T-Shirt Mii Gunner in the Bear set
5	Link	Midgar	"Death Mountain"
6	Little Mac, then Giant Mr. Game & Watch	Luigi's Mansion (Omega form)	"On The Hunt - Gloomy Manor Ver. - Instrumental"	Little Mac in this particular outfit is a reference to the Greenies from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Giant Mr. Game & Watch is not shown in the match intro screen, and Items will not spawn.
7	Bonus Stage
Final	Dracula	Dracula's Castle	First phase: "Nothing To Lose" Second phase: "Black Night"	The match is a callback to Simon and Richter's reveal trailer, where Luigi explores Dracula's Castle.

Role in World of Light

Luigi's location in World of Light.

Luigi is absent from the World of Light opening cutscene, though he was vaporized and captured by Galeem alongside the rest of the cast (excluding Kirby) when the world was engulfed in light.

Luigi is not found until The Dark Realm, as he was one of the many fighters that were stolen from Galeem by Dharkon. He is located in the Mysterious Dimension, but the player must first beat the Link (The Legend of Zelda) Spirit Battle and then rescue Meta Knight.

Fighter Battle

No.	Spirit	Type	Power	Stage	Song
09			10,600	Luigi's Mansion (Omega Form)	"Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion"

Palette Swaps

Green	Based on his current appearance in recent Mario games.
Orange	Most likely resembles Mario's color scheme from Pinball, although Luigi's cap is orange instead of the matching blue.
Pink	Referred to as "Strawberry Luigi" in the original Super Smash Bros. website. Resembles Luigi's outfit from Wrecking Crew.
Cyan	Most likely resembles Ice Luigi because of his cyan color, with purple overalls instead of green ones. Also resembles Mario's appearance on the American cover art for Mario Bros.
White	Based on Fire Luigi.
Purple	Based on Waluigi. However, the L on his cap is purple rather than yellow.
Blue	A darker version of Luigi's Player 2 costume in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon's ScareScraper, as well as based on Mario's appearance on the Game & Watch box art for Donkey Kong Jr.
Yellow	The artwork for this alternate costume shows the "L" on his cap as yellow instead of its actual light blue color in-game. Resembles the appearance of a boy on the boxart for the New Wide Screen rerelease of the Game & Watch game Manhole, but with grayish brown shoes instead of red ones. Also resembles his appearance in the Atari XE port of Mario Bros., although Luigi's cap is yellow rather than green.

Gallery

Luigi's fighter card

Luigi's unlock notice

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Mario Bros.

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Luigi's Mansion 3

Video

09 Luigi – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Trivia

• Due to what becomes of him in the events of Simon and Richter's reveal trailer, Nintendo UK's Twitter account shared a post simply saying "Luigi is okay" shortly after the Nintendo Direct. BBC News also put out a mock obituary for Luigi.
  • Following the trailer, Luigi is nowhere to be seen for the rest of the first Ultimate Direct. He was also one of five to not show up in any of the gameplay footage, with the other four being R.O.B. and the Mii Fighters.
• Much in the same case with Yoshi and his eighth palette swap, Luigi is the second character to contain elements from a game released after Ultimate; in his case, he uses the Poltergust G-00 from Luigi's Mansion 3.
• Like with Greninja and Kazuya's own Taunt attacks, Luigi cannot cancel his Down Taunt mid-animation.
• Luigi is the only member of the Original 12 to be found in The Dark Realm in World of Light. He is also the only one of the 12 that is found in a sub-area.
  • He is also the last of the Original 12 to be rescued.
• Luigi performing Green Missile in the air in the panoramic artwork for Ultimate is a potential nod to Super Smash Bros. Melee's full cast photo where he can also be seen doing the same thing.
• Prior to patch v3.1.0., the Warp Pipe in Luigi's entrance animation lacked proper lighting effects.