Character Sheet: Waluigi

WALUIGI

Today, let us begin with our two new characters introduced in this last run of games. Specifically, we have one more or less entirely built around the concept of these games, and the other one's a bit more extrapolation, but certainly overdue extrapolation:

1. Mario Kart

2. Waluigi

Oh, Waluigi. My dear, sweet Waluigi. How long I have waited to see your face join this blog. Waluigi is a special character, in the hearts of many fans. He was created for Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 as a partner to Wario, and has only ever appeared in sports/party games ever since, not once crossing over into a mainline game, or even in a Wario games. Making a moveset for him is a little odd, seeing as all of the games he appears in are not built around specific character abilities, but since he is a near constant regular across all of them, it seems only right to build a moveset for him representing all of the multi-player sports (etc.) games as a whole. While, as with Mario Kart yesterday, there may be characters who represent a specific sports or party game, Waluigi will pull from all of them, and maybe even a little from his brother the way Luigi would Mario. Let's just jump right into it, shall we?

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Waluigi Racket

This one is based on Mario Tennis. It's only fitting, being his first game and arguably the series he is most associated with. He will toss a ball into the air and serve it across the stage, lighting it up with purple flames as often occurs in the tennis games.

Side B: Slide OR Gold Mantis

Now, I had two trains of thought here. One would represent both the Baseball games and his starring role in the "story" mode of DDR Mario Mix, with his sliding across the stage, kicking his legs into people and knocking them over, OR he might pull out his Gold Mantis excavator vehicle from Mario Kart DS and extend its arm forward, doing damage to opponents while scooping any items over to himself, playing into his greedy nature.

Up B: Spin Jump

This one is based on both the Mario & Sonic Olympics games, and the very flamboyant rose-in-teeth spin thing he's become known for. Basically, he will spin into the air like a figure skater, rose in teeth. This will also borrow a little from Wario's corkscrew so it works all around.

Down B: Bomb Derby

This one combines golf and his penchant for explosives. Waluigi will drop a bomb on the ground, line up his shot with his putter, and send it flying. You can time just when to hit the bomb to control where in its arc it will explode. You could even just drop it and walk away.

Final Smash: Waluigi Pinball (OR DDR)

What I'd like to see is Waluigi Pinball, based on Mario Kart DS. Basically, he would strike out at a character. Any hit would be taken into a cutscene, where they end up in the middle of a giant pinball table. A gigantic Waluigi appears above the table and plays a round, taking out the players with the giant pinballs. If we wanted to go a little smaller, he could just do an epic routine in DDR, and the characters get hit by his sick moves.

Entrance: Would it be mean if I had him break out of an assist trophy?

Taunts: Up, he would spin and pose with his rose. Side, he would do that swim-in-the-air thing he does. Down, he would crouch and wring his hands together in a sinister manner.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's adjust our rosters just a bit.