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** [[Badass Cape]]: The Cape powerup in [[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]].
** [[Badass Moustache]]: Back then, it was tough to draw a mouth on an 8-bit sprite, so he was instead given his iconic moustache.
*** It doubles as a stat in the ''[[Mario and Luigi|Mario & Luigi]]'' sideseries: the more badass your mustache is, the better chances you have to land a critical hit, and the better discounts you can get in shops!
* [[Balloon Belly]]: Literally with the P-Balloon and with Mario's flower ability in ''[[Super Mario 64|64 DS]]''
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: While they usually use [[Drop the Hammer|hammers]] or magic; the two are perfectly capable of fighting like this, and will do so.
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*** "Mario's number one!"
** Luigi:
*** "Okiedokie!" Whenever you hear Mario say "Let's-a-go!" in the [[Mario and& Luigi]] series, you ''will'' hear Luigi reply with this, whether he actually does or not.
*** "Mario!"
*** "Go Luigi!"
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** [[Playing with Fire]]: with a Fire Flower, this is their most commonly used power. Sometimes even without a Fire Flower.
*** [[Fireballs]]: Provides the page image.
** In the [[Mario and& Luigi]] series, as well as some other games, Luigi gets lightning based powers to compliment Mario's fire-based ones.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: They do quite a bit of spinning. For example, there's the [[Super Mario World (video game)|Spin]] [[Super Mario Sunshine|Jump]], the [[Super Mario Galaxy|Star Spin]], and the [[Super Mario World (video game)|Cape spin]].
* [[Flying Brick]]: Except with flight replaced by extraordinary jumping ability.
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* [[Gratuitous Italian]]
* [[Ground Pound]]
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Mostly Mario, though Luigi is one from time to time. Sometimes they utter [[Speaking Simlish|Italian Simlish]] in the ''[[Mario and Luigi|Mario & Luigi]]'' series.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Well, they're brothers, but still.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: In the old cartoons, you'll see them using wrenches, plumber's snakes, plungers, and pieces of pipe as weapons.
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** Mario Exceptions:
*** [[Unskilled but Strong]]: ''[[Mario Golf]]''
*** [[Glass Cannon]]: ''[[Mario and& Luigi]]''
** Luigi Exceptions:
*** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Frequently, [[Difficult but Awesome|his only weakness is his traction]].
*** [[Fragile Speedster]]: ''[[Super Mario 64]] DS''.
*** [[Stone Wall]]: ''[[Mario and& Luigi]]''
*** [[Weak but Skilled]]: ''[[Mario Golf]]''
* [[The Messiah]]: Both are portrayed this way, especially when they're working together.
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Mario is the Red Oni: agressive, competitive, and reckless; while Luigi is the Blue: calm, thoughtful, and cautious.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: To an extent. Mario is always the aggressive go-getter, while Luigi is more prudent, often to the point of cowardice.
* [[Signature Move]]: Their [[Goomba Stomp|Jumping]] of course. [[Fireball|Fireballs]] as well. Lampshaded in ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' and ''[[Mario and& Luigi]]'' where NPC characters recognize Mario on sight when he jumps.
* [[Stock Super Powers]]
** [[In a Single Bound]]: Mario's jumping abilities are legendary, and Luigi's are even better. Though, Mario seems to be somewhat more coordinated than Luigi, since in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', he does a front flip in his triple jump, while Luigi just kicks his feet to go upwards.
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* [[Talking to Himself]]: Charles Martinet voices Mario, Wario, Luigi, Waluigi, and Toadsworth (as well as their [[Dawson Casting|younger (if not, baby) selves]])!
* [[Wall Jump]]: One of their abilities as of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It [[Ascended Glitch|originated out of a glitch]] in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Drop the Hammer|Hammers]] in [[Donkey Kong]], [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]], [[Super Mario RPG]], [[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]], and [[Mario and Luigi|Mario & Luigi]].
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: They're on the receiving end of this frequently.
 
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* [[Acrofatic]]: [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-13-miyamoto-explains-why-mario-is-chubby recently explained] that his chubbiness is the result of games back in the 80's only being able to register collisions with squares. Doesn't stop him from pulling off all sorts of acrobatic feats.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Bowser
* [[Badass in Distress]]: Four times: ''[[Mario Is Missing]]'' (which is safely [[Fanon Discontinuity|forgettable]]), ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]] [[Updated Rerelease|DS]]'', and ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. Not to mention several minor incidents in the ''[[Mario and Luigi|Mario & Luigi]]'' series.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Just... Don't threaten to hurt his friends. Especially his brother. He REALLY doesn't take it well.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Sorta. Just listening to him in the 3D games makes it obvious he's enjoying himself as he traverses dangerous terrain, dodges obstacles, and battles all sorts of monsters, in comparison to Luigi's more serious tone while doing so. He's also known to be rather competitive.
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** Actually, [[Did Not Do the Research|they toast bread]]. Toasting toast would probably give you burnt toast.
* [[Celibate Hero]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Most definitely this in the ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series. In fact, every female<ref>If you don't believe the [[She's a Man In Japan|Japanese stuff]] about Vivian being male</ref> playable character in ''[[Paper Mario: theThe Thousand -Year Door|The Thousand-Year Door]]'' kisses him at least once.
* [[Chrome Champion]]: Metal Mario.
* [[Dance Sensation]]: "Do the Mario!"
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* [[Humble Hero]]: Originally, but that changed as games got more sophisticated.
* [[Ideal Hero]]: In every game he is in, he is always an ideal hero, which comes with being [[The Everyman]].
* [[I Have Many Names|I Have-a Many Names]]: Some call him [[Donkey Kong|Jumpman]], or [[Paper Mario: theThe Thousand -Year Door|The Great Gonzales]], or [[Super Paper Mario|Butterball]], or [[Super Mario Galaxy|New Bee]], or Hero of Legend.
* [[Implied Love Interest]]: Princess Peach.
* [[It's All About Me]]: At first, he was a [[Humble Hero]], but Mario has been falling in this role more and more with more sophisticated games. He takes losing badly, sees no problem with stealing someone's food and nonchalantly telling them he did so, and generally treats Luigi badly (though it's really not any worse than your typical big brother teasing).
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** Although, he did seem pretty much madly in love with Princess Eclair in the second Paper Mario game, as well as hints of having a crush on Rosalina in [[Super Mario Galaxy|Galaxy]], and Daisy in the spinoffs and a few non-game depictions, leading him into [[Bi the Way]] territory.
* {{spoiler|[[Apocalypse Maiden]]}}: In [[Super Paper Mario]].
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Twice. Once in Superstar Saga, and once in the old Super Mario Adventures comic. Inverted off-screen in ''[[Paper Mario: theThe Thousand -Year Door]]'', where his Bob-omb partner Jerry only follows him to keep him from going in a dress again.
* [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: As a victory pose. While grinning.
* [[Balloon Belly]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Don't'' make fun of the 'stache, ''don't'' call him a pushover, and '''never''' hurt his friends.
* [[Brother Chuck]]/[[Demoted to Extra]]: Semi-example--after ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' in 1991, Luigi more or less dropped off the face of the planet aside from small cameos or supporting appearances in multiplayer games like ''[[Mario Kart]]'' or ''[[Mario Party]]'' till [[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]] in 2001, and didn't appear as a playable character in any main series games or RPGs until ''[[Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in 2003 and ''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' in 2006--basically he was stuck in [[Comic Book Limbo]] for nearly a decade. He was, however, in [[Mario Is Missing]], [[Fanon Discontinuity|which most fans don't want to remember.]]
** [[Breakout Character]]: Despite this setback, Nintendo seems to have caught onto his popularity; every main series game since ''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' features him as a playable character in some capacity (often as a [[Secret Character]] of some sort), side series frequently feature him prominently (''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the ''[[Mario and& Luigi]]'' series, and ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]]'' being notable examples), and he often gets major roles in cutscenes of the sports spinoffs. Despite being the poster boy of neglected sidekicks, he is still one of the most prominent characters in the series.
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Luigi's pretty laid-back most of the time, but proves to be incredibly intelligent when he actually applies himself, even showing shades of being a [[Gadgeteer Genius]].
* [[Butt Monkey]]: [[It Sucks to Be Weegie|A comic series]] [http://www.interrobangstudios.com/potluck/index.php?comic_id=11 is devoted to him being one!]
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* '''[[Cowardly Lion]]''': Can easily become [[The Determinator]] if you threaten his friends.
* [[Cowardly Sidekick]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: [[Paper Mario (franchise)|Three]] [[Mario and& Luigi|recent]] [[Super Smash Bros|games]] have given Luigi a place as an evil entity in an ancient text, a dark secret from his past, and the power to create a void of nothingness said to come from the darkness in his heart, respectively. He's not [[Ron the Death Eater|a villain outside of fanfiction]] just yet.
** [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]] has a [[Mythology Gag]] where there are two characters, Talon and Ingo, who resemble Mario and Luigi. "Mario" owns a ranch, but is lazy and spends most of the time napping. "Luigi" does most of the work, but "Mario" gets all of the credit. "Luigi" grows bitter after spending all of his time in "Mario"'s shadow and eventually sides with Ganon to overthrow "Mario".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: In ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigis Mansion]]'' and the cartoons.
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* [[Garfunkel]]: Despite being the one with "famous" in the etymology of his name, Luigi is generally referred to as being "in his brother's shadow".
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Especially as Mr. L, but shows a bit of this when he isn't fulfilling the "Lazy" in [[Brilliant but Lazy]]
* [[Happy Dance]]: Happens frequently, especially in [[Mario and& Luigi]]. In some games, it turns into happy ''breakdancing''.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Hinted at during ''Partners in Time'' by way of an apparent [[Noodle Incident]].
** And his Final Smash trophy in [[Super Smash Bros]]., which clearly states that the [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Negative Zone]] is "a reflection of [[The Dark Side]] he embraced in his brother's shadow."
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* [[Speaking Simlish]]: "Siki-siki! Medabe!"
* [[Techno Babble]]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: He treats some inventions this way (such as the espresso machine in ''[[Mario and Luigi|Mario & Luigi]]'')
 
 
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