With the hype around Smash Bros. Ultimate, this has truly been the peak of Waluigi’s popularity. The tagline of Ultimate has been ’everyone is here’, referring to every character from every Smash Bros. and then some. However, one notable figure from Nintendo is conspicuously absent from the roster; our purple leggy boy Waluigi. Like Wario is to Mario, Waluigi is Luigi’s unpleasant counterpart in the Mario franchise. First introduced in Mario Tennis on N64, Waluigi’s character has always had a following, but this year has brought new fans into the fold. Fans across the world were begging for the purple long boy to be included in the Smash Ultimate roster alongside so many of his friends and enemies.
Memes, fan arts, and #waluigiforsmash ruled the Internet, spamming Twitch chats and Twitter feeds for weeks. He is an assist trophy, but it is not the same. The creator of Smash, Masahiro Sakurai, at the time of publication, has not heeded his fans’ cries and left Waluigi off of the fighter list, much to the fandom’s dismay.
While we are sad that Waluigi will not be throwing it down with other iconic Nintendo figures, we still have each other. There are many amazing fan arts of Waluigi out there to soothe your sadness and make you laugh, but we are going to look at a very specific type of Waluigi art; the crossover kind. Talented artists across the net have merged their favorite characters with our favorite purple villain to create some fabulous pieces. Settle down, twirl your mustache and check out some kids characters reimagined as Waluigi.
27 Welcome To Hallo-WAH Town!
Artist: Greenie
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a favorite Halloween/Christmas movie for many, standing alongside greats such as Hocus Pocus. The animation is quality and the music is iconic, but hear me out; all of this, but with Waluigi as Jack Skellington.
Waht’s this? Waht’s this? There’s laughter in the air.
Imagine the puns, the evil laughter, the WAHs. I’m not saying that The Nightmare Before Christmas would be better with Waluigi in it, but it certainly would not be worse.
26 Cute! It’s WALU-E!
WALL-E was a touching movie that wrapped serious subjects like climate change and consumerism in a cute robot love story. The adorable space adventure of one trash robot was a stirring cinematic tale that is loved all over the world.
What would a robotic Waluigi laugh sound like, I wonder?
I imagine that if Waluigi was WALL-E the movie would have been a little less adorable and emotional. I can almost hear his tiny robotic WAHs now. Just imagine WAHs instead of beeps and you’re pretty much there.
25 Waluigi Needs You
Artist: Sekhmet17
A call to action, this is the rallying cry from our Lord and savior Waluigi to the fans. Here, he wants us to use our voice to get him trending and let Sakurai hear our cries for Waluigi to enter the Smash Ultimate fray.
Too bad, it is not Waluigi time just yet.
I do not know about you guys, but I personally am feeling a little inspired not just by this post but by how the Internet can come together and wish for something together.
24 Music To Our Ears
Most people will remember the Gorillaz’ iconic album ‘Demon Days’ from 2005. It is a classic album with many amazing tracks on it that will be remembered for a long time to come.
Did we just improve on perfection? I think so.
Now, as awesome as the original tracks are, let us take a moment to imagine our favorite Gorillaz tracks sung by our favorite Mario character Waluigi. If you checked out the two videos I suggested up top this will be easier for you.
23 The Meme Levels Are Over 9000
I know I used a dead meme, so what? Sue me (please don’t I am a poor graduate). Moving on, Dragon Ball is a huge franchise and has buried itself in the hearts of fans all over. Bet you did not think he would get the Waluigi treatment, huh? Well, here he is, powering up to prove himself and his might so that he may be included in Smash. We all know that he would top the tier list - perhaps this is why he has not been added yet.
22 A Wahsset To The Medical Field
Artist: Doctor Waluigi
Going to the doctor can make you feel anything from nervous to excited to terrified. For people like me who get really anxious when they go see their doctor or the hospital, it can be really tough. We all know that our health is important, but often put off seeing the doctor because of anxiety or just procrastination. However, if you walked into the surgery to discover that Dr. Waluigi was going to take care of you, would you not feel relieved?
21 Waluigi Will Reveal The Truth
Artist: Antonio Demico
I am a Moira main, so this is pretty weird but satisfying to see. It almost looks like a cyberpunk Waluigi cosplay, which is awesome to think about. While both Moira and Waluigi are tall, morally grey and like the colour purple there is not much else that they share. Either way, this is a rad skin concept that I would absolutely grind to get while WAH-ing into the voice chat while I suck out the souls of my enemies and defeat them.
20 Do You Hear The People Sing, Sakurai?
Artist: Matthew Taranto
Musical theater nerds rejoice! The absolute classic and world famous play Les Miserables is not exempt from our leggy boy’s grace. Here, we see our boy being not just one character, but all the important characters in the timeless classic.
After you hear it, you’ll want one listen more.
‘One Day More’ has never sounded so unique or so memeable. Just go and watch the full video here if you want to grace your ears with the sound of Waluigi giving it his all.
19 Pretty Guardian, Sailor Wah!
Sailor Moon is arguably the most famous magical girl animation in existence. It is the foundation for many tropes and cliches in anime and has even influenced western TV. The show has a precious place in the annals of animation history and the hearts of a generation. I never imagined that Waluigi would become a pretty guardian, but hey that is the joy of the Internet. I think it is awesome and wanted to show it to you so here you go!
18 Good Grief, Waluigi
Artist: Cookinhippo
How does one explain JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures? It’s a wild series that has been running for forever and is loved all over the world. It is hilarious, ridiculous and plain absurd at times but will never stop being entertaining.
Can we get a crossover going?
Something so outlandish is not too crazy for our purple boy Waluigi, it seems. This rendition of him is so perfect that I cannot picture the series without him all of a sudden.
17 Waluigette Coming At You
Artist: Revo
This cutie may look familiar to you. This rendition of Waluigette was inspired by not only the now-deceased Bowsette meme but also the iconic Wendy’s restaurant mascot. In case you are not a meme connoisseur or have been without Internet for a while, let me explain. Nintendo announced a new item for the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe which transforms Toadette into a version of Peach for a short time. This revelation got the Internet wondering and it created other versions, such as Bowsette and, evidently, Waluigette.
16 Elementary, My Dear Wario
Sherlock is a clever show with a truly dedicated fanbase across the Internet. It was a great reimagining of the classic character and brought Sherlock to a new generation of fans. If you have been on the fandom side of the Internet for a while, you may remember its long-running reign as a member of Superwholock, the massive multifandom crossover that dominated Tumblr, Wattpad, and fanfiction sites everywhere. It seems like the sneaky gent has made his way into this fandom as well.
15 All Around Me Are Familiar Faces…
Artist: Kirk Coronacion
Spongebob memes are arguably the best memes. They are so relateable that it hurts at times. How many of us wanted to be like Spongebob, only to realize that we have become Squidward over the years? Here, we have a classic Spongebob meme reimagined as Waluigi feeling left out of Smash. You can almost hear a forlorn WAH when looking at this sad scene. Maybe one day our boy will be able to join his friends in the fight.
14 Wobbuffet Wahves You!
Another Pokémon entry, this time Wobbuffet gets the Waluigi treatment. Wobuffet is cute and Team Rocket’s worst Pokémon. It has counter, which can be good, but he mostly just wants to have a good time; remind you of anyone? Waluigi only features in support games like Mario Tennis Aces or Mario Party. He is a soft but sneaky boy who just wants to play with his friends and have fun. Even if that means punching them in the face sometimes.
13 Isabelle Shows Her Support
Artist: Just Fream
Remember how I said that there were many people who wanted Waluigi in Smash? Well, there are also a lot of people of want a new mainline Animal Crossing game. It has been announced for next year, thankfully for my mental health, but what we did not expect was to see Isabelle on the Smash Ultimate roster. Isabelle is the best girl of Animal Crossing and I would say fight me but I will fight you as Isabelle in Smash. You and me, Final Destination stage, let’s go.
12 The Powerful, Prestigious, Popular…Waluigi?
Undertale has fast become one of the most popular games of this decade. An indie game made by Toby Fox, Undertale is an RPG in which you are a human child who must travel through an underground monster world to get home.
Imagine dating him in the game - waht a surprise!
However, it is not as simple as you think. Here, Waluigi has merged with my favorite character from Undertale, Papyrus, and become almost as cool as him.
11 Welcome Back To Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza
Artist: Gamer Boy
Five Nights At Freddy’s is almost a household name at this point. What started as a first foray into horror quickly became an almost overnight hit. Now there are not only games in the series but books and soon a movie will hit theatres. But who is this Waluigi supposed to be? There is a character called purple guy who is currently believed to be William Aften, a father who made the animatronics and ended multiple children’s lives. Since Waluigi’s colour is purple, this fan art kind of makes sense.
10 Breath Of The WAH
Artist: hotdiggedydemon
This GIF is actually hypnotizing. Here, we have Link or Waluigi rushing to save his beloved Wario from the evil clutches of Ganon. Look at how determined he is, singleminded in his goal. Wario looks grossly ethereal fluttering in the glittering sky. I am not joking when I say I stared at this for five minutes instead of writing the paragraph above (and also this one). Sorry if you accidentally did that as well. I’m sure no-one saw.
9 The Aventures Of Waluigi
Artist: Elwensa
Waluigi has crossed the pond! Here he has merged with the character Shin from the French web series Aventures. Shin and Waluigi have similar body types and are both charming characters, so I can see where the artist was going with this. He actually looks pretty dang cool, almost like a ninja and toad looks super cute as Icy. It feels weird seeing Waluigi without his iconic mustache and purple coloring, but it is also refreshing.
8 Just Because You Haven’t Found Smash Yet, Doesn’t Mean You Won’t
Kermit the frog has done a lot for the world. He teaches valuable lessons about life to kids and gives grow-ups a moment’s relief from the agony of existence with memes. Kermit is truly an icon of TV and the Internet, so it is no wonder that memes and childhood memories would come together to create this fanart. This particularly salty meme is another Smash one. Did you want another Kermit meme? Too bad, Waluigi time!
