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{{quote|You might be gettin' better, but nobody cheats better than me! You got that?!|Waluigi|Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour}}

Waluigi was originally conceptualized as Wario's brother<ref name="Aoki Instagram">{{cite|author=Yuzumpo|url=www.instagram.com/p/Cz344UUyyAY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D|title=Thank you for 1000 subscribers!|date=November 20, 2023)|quote=Thank you.😄It seems like the two of them have a relationship like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same. When I first designed Waluigi, I intended him to be Wario's brother, but...😅|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref> and referred to as such in some early material.<ref name="brothers1"/><ref name="brothers2"/><ref name="brothers3"/> However, later sources have instead described them merely as partners,<ref name="martinet"/> including the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series containing several explicit statements that the two are unrelated.<ref name="unrelated"/>

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====''Mario Kart DS''====

Waluigi also appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as an unlockable character. Again, he is a middleweight racer. Waluigi has three karts, which are the Standard WL, the [[Zipper (kart)|Zipper]], and the [[Gold Mantis]]. He is unlocked if the player completes the Retro Grand Prix in 100cc. He again has his own course, [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]], which is the third track of the Flower Cup. A large figure of Waluigi appears near the end of the course.

===Personality===

[[File:Waluigi MT64 glowing eyes.png|thumb|left|Waluigi with glowing eyes in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'']]

However, despite his overconfidence, Waluigi is also characterized by comedic misfortune and the great amount of self-pity he displays at other times. According to his voice actor [[Charles Martinet]], Waluigi feels that good things are always happening to others and not to him, causing him great frustration. Martinet considers his self-pity to be "the cornerstone of Waluigi's character",<ref name="martinet">{{cite|deadlink=yes|url=web.archive.org/web/20090324092141/http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=12729|title=Charles Martinet Celebrates 15 Years of Wario with Kombo|publisher=Kombo.com|accessdate=April 1, 2015}}</ref> such as how he constantly points out his own disadvantages and is quick to attribute his losses to his opponents cheating, while hypocritically taking pride in his own cheating. While Waluigi appears aggressive at times, Martinet has nevertheless stated that he prefers to play up Waluigi's more conceited and self-pitying traits, as he feels that direct hostility is unfitting for ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' villains<ref>{{cite|author=Dizko|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pLWlgzfx3s|title=The Eurogamer TV Show: The Voice of Mario, Charles Martinet|date=December 6, 2007|accessdate=February 10, 2024}}</ref>. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Waluigi shows a bit more sportsmanship; after his scout mission is cleared, he subtly states the gang cheated but commends them for their sneakiness, and congratulates them when they beat the [[Wario Muscles]] in a ball game along with accepting the player's decline for one.

   

[[File:Waa_advice.jpg|thumb|Waluigi speaks to the player in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'']]

|North America:<br>February 17, 2003

|Game Boy Advance

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|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''

|Nintendo 3DS

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|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|North America:<br>June 21, 2018