The Empty Page: "Critical Perspectives on Waluigi"

[AuthenticM]

My girlfriend sent me this. It's from 2013, but I had never read it before.

I, We, Waluigi: a Post-Modern analysis of Waluigi by Franck Ribery

Waluigi is the ultimate example of the individual shaped by the signifier. Waluigi is a man seen only in mirror images; lost in a hall of mirrors he is a reflection of a reflection of a reflection. You start with Mario – the wholesome all Italian plumbing superman, you reflect him to create Luigi – the same thing but slightly less. You invert Mario to create Wario – Mario turned septic and libertarian – then you reflect the inversion in the reflection: you create a being who can only exist in reference to others. Waluigi is the true nowhere man, without the other characters he reflects, inverts and parodies he has no reason to exist. Waluigi's identity only comes from what and who he isn't – without a wider frame of reference he is nothing. He is not his own man. In a world where our identities are shaped by our warped relationships to brands and commerce we are all Waluigi.

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There's more at the link, but it's quite short, so I'm not pasting everything here.

Paging Dan Ryckert

 

[Stopdoor]

he wants no part of the (Mario) party.

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Citation needed, pretty sure Waluigi lives for the Mario Party. That's like his defining quality.

To choose to play as Waluigi is the ultimate act of false consciousness, you may tell yourself you can engineer some kind of enjoyment when in reality this cynically designed character is playing you.

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Woah there.

 

[Mudo]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

 

[Mars People]

He's never been more than a crap tennis partner.

 

[Cryptosporidium]

2deep5me.

Waluigi is a pure represenation of the proletariat class

 

[The Unsent]

I thought Waluigi was a time remnant of Luigi who turned evil.

 

[Lylo]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

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Mario Tennis: Power Tour (GBA)

 

[Glassboy]

Waluigi desperately needs his own game. Nintendo please. He is easily the most interesting character in Nintendo's lineup.

 

[J-Tier]

Waluigi needs his own game indeed. Something really self-aware and stupid.

 

[Corporal]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

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Super Mario Strikers.
That, or one of the Mario Karts.

 

[mnemonicj]

I remember him in a N64 tennis game.
He was fun to control.

 

[Mudo]

Thanks :) I've always thought a game starring Waluigi is a no brainer but it still hasn't happened :/ I mean if Wario can get his own game why shouldn't Waluigi!

 

[J-Tier]

I also think we need a game starring Daisy.

 

[Phendrift]

It's so funny because all of this resulted from wario not having a partner in Mario tennis

 

[IfSleepoversCouldTalk]

Waluigi's duality with his nemesis, Mr. Eyeballs, is one of gaming's most underrated relationships.

 

[StraySheep]

Lol the structure of this is giving me flashbacks to my film studies courses, just with each section being way longer.

 

[nampad]

I, We, Waluigi: a Post-Modern analysis of Waluigi by Franck Ribery

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I am sure it isn't THAT Franck Ribery but it would be hilarious if it was.

 

[rstzkpf]

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Nintendo probably hates him because Camelot created him instead. It's one thing to make new enemies or villains for an RPG or spinoff, but a new inverted Mario Bro? A Wario Bro, if you will. Blasphemy.

 

[ASaiyan]

I want Waluigi's description in the next game he's in to be "A reflection of a reflection".

 

[Conciliator]

I Am Waluigi

 

[StrmSrg]

Waluigi was at his best in Mario Party 3.

Remember when Waluigi kicked the crap out of Bowser in front of Baby Bowser and then forced you to go to his private island that's rigged with explosives?

 

[Joltik]

To waa or not to waa, that is the question.

 

[Asbsand]

Waluigi will always be the real Weegee to me

 

[Lulu]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

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Double Dash

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

I am sure it isn't THAT Franck Ribery but it would be hilarious if it was.

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There was a Gaffer who went by this handle, I'm assuming it was him (not the professional soccer player).

 

[Deleted member 11413]

Waluigi desperately needs his own game. Nintendo please. He is easily the most interesting character in Nintendo's lineup.

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I'm not sure I'd go that far, lol.

 

[Zyrox]

There was a Gaffer who went by this handle, I'm assuming it was him (not the professional soccer player).

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Post doesn't end in "Yours, Franck" though.

Waluigi is great. Should really get his own game. Hopefully he'll be playable in the next Smash Bros at least.

 

[Necron]

Waluigi really needs his own game. I'm not sure what kind of game that'd be though.

 

[Tizoc]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

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All of them

 

[Apopheniac]

So is he an inversion of a reflection or a reflection of an inversion?

 

[deft]

Waluigi really needs his own game. I'm not sure what kind of game that'd be though.

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The best game for Waluigi would be a Bennett Foddy-style Gymnastics Simulator.

 

[KillstealWolf]

What is the best game Waluigi has been in??!

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That DDR Mario Game was one for the ages, I'll say that.

 

[Altered]

"waluigi should get his own game"

Nobody at Nintendo gives a shit about Waluigi. Not even the WarioWare team. Hell he wasn't even top priority in the rushed MK7.

 

[Bronx-Man]

At least give Waluigi some expansion pack DLC thingy for Odyssey in his name. Fuckin' Toad got one of those.

 

[Mudo]

Welp thanks for all the replies - so basically he is in sports games mostly? not playable in any action/adventure/platform games? I've got the tennis game on GBA but have not played it so I check that out