Luigi (Super Mario 64 DS)

Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ, Hepburn: Ruīji, pronounced [ɾɯ.iːʑi]; English: /luˈiːdʒi/ loo-EE-jee, Italian: [luˈiːdʒi]) is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario. Defined by his kind-hearted, yet cowardly demeanor, Luigi appears in many games throughout the Mario franchise, oftentimes accompanying his brother

His first apperance in a 3d Mario platformer game was Super Mario 64 DS, and he is known for being the best character in the game.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) His backflip, which can allow you to get hard to reach red coins, and stars that you are required to use other characters for, such as the lonely mushroom on Tall Tall Mountain and the star on the top of the snowman in Snowman's Land.
 * 2) Some people even used him to skip parts of Rainbow Ride, and you might be able to reach the top of the castle by using him.
 * 3) He's the fastest character in the game.
 * 4) Unlike Mario (and Yoshi at the beginning) for the most part, he is completely optional and sometimes it's not required to play as him thanks to the game allowing other characters use the Luigi hat.
 * 5) His flutter jump can allow him to cross large gaps that some of the other characters can't reach, such as the huge gap at the start of Hazy Maze Cave.
 * 6) He has the highest jump ability in the game, which lets you skip large parts of levels in the game.
 * 7) He's required to unlock Wario, and you can't unlock him without Luigi.
 * 8) His power flower ability, while taken from the original Super Mario 64, is still really cool, and can allow you to pass through objects.
 * 9) Like Mario and Wario, he has the ability to punch enemies, such as Boos.
 * 10) Overall, it was a great game to introduce him as a playable character in a 3D Mario game.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Like Wario and Yoshi, he can't wall jump, so some stars that require you to use him will be useless.
 * 2) Some players might not find the game challenging anymore by using him.