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Wario and Waluigi RPG: Can it work?

Considering Waluigi has the exact same personality as Wario, I think they'ed run into some problems making the main two not feel like they're overlapping. All I hope is that the next M&L game doesn't try to cram as much content into itself as Dream Team does, there's no reason for there to be three final boss fights in a row, or a Dream World Maze with its own boss fight right after a real world maze with it's own boss fight. All in all though I wouldn't mind the idea of the M&L team working with the idea of more Mario characters and more teams, imagine DK randomly popping up or something. XD
 
They could just play off of that the same way they play off the fact that Luigi is second best to Mario all the time.

eh no. Because I don't even like that dumb joke when they do that to luigi. And they don't even hang out that much to faciilitate that jokes existence, I'm not even sure the party and kart games are canon to what little canon that mario and wario have. Waluigi might not even exist outside of those games, and that dancing game. He might not even be a thing.

They could however just use the bunch of cool Wario Ware characters with actually personalities and create a unique story that utilizes them.

When am I getting Black Mage Ashley, and Monk Young Cricket. And Nine Volt as a summoner class, that summons other nintendo characters.
 
Considering Waluigi has the exact same personality as Wario, I think they'ed run into some problems making the main two not feel like they're overlapping.

I'm not sure they're the same, at all. Wario is a lazy, greedy, disgusting rapscallion - Waluigi just wants to see the world burn while doing pirouettes.
 
Wario isn't even a villain anymore. WaLuigi might be, wario is an entrepreneur and tresure hunter.

Waluigi is a villian i guess, a villian of dance mayble. I dunno he's dumb.
 
I want to say there was a Charles Martinet interview where he pitched his dream Waluigi game, where you had to cheat to win. I could see a mechanic like that being fun in an rpg, like being able to attack when it's not your turn, or poisoning enemies items.
 
Just include the two in the next Mario & Luigi title as a secondary team. It doesn't even need to be entirely focused on them, just for them to be included in a game that's not a freaking sports/party title would be awesome enough.
 
Thats a great idea, OP.

If nintendo is listening and don't want to bet on their bizzaro characters carrying a whole game, wouldn't it be cool at least to make another Mario & Luigi rpg and have Wario & Waluigi doing some crazy stuff for half of it? You could alternate between the duos each chapter...sounds like a good way to ease people into this ridiculous pair...maybe have an insane switcheroo near the end where Mario gets stuck working Waluigi & Wario & luigi could screw things up together in the meantime.

Edit: beaten by manytoons by like 1 second? Good idea, guy!
 
Your literally telling a lie

He has actually no connection to waluigi.

Like none.

They aren't even related.
They only interaction they have had is sports games, barely.


Tell me what Non party Kart game you have actually seen them interact in, I'll wait.

An actual wario game, where waluigi is in it. Interacting with wario showing that they have some sort of relationship.
 
If Waluigi was never in another game ever, I would be entirely fine with that.

I like you.

waluigi is the biggest mistake nintendo has ever made

I like you too.

if fans want it...!

... you can guarantee nintendo won't do it

Nintendo won't do anything like this because nobody wants it. I don't even believe the people in this thread who say they want it actually want it. I'm starting to believe Waluigi is some sort of gigantic troll, and people who claim to like him are just in on the joke. IT'S A CONSPIRACY

Wario appearing in (or even being the star of) a M&L game is a great idea, but Waluigi doesn't even exist in what little Mario canon there is.
 
I'd love to see the next Mario & Luigi game have Wario & Waluigi as sort of a Team Rocket style pair of losers constantly trying to one-up the others, but never actually succeeding. Their greatest value is as slapstick buddies bumbling about.
 
I always find it amusing how some people scream "this character is dumb and has no personality" when the guys who created it, never gave it a chance.

I mean, a guy who is a sore loser, likes to lie, cheat and steal towards his goals has less personality than Mario?


How would a RPG featuring wario and waluigi about them trying to do a get rich scheme going horribly wrong at the last second, be a bad idea?

They could even make it about them trying to steal some treasure that Bowser stole from Peach only to have it recovered by Mario and Luigi at the last second and it still would be a good RPG story for those characters.
 
Wario and Waluigi: Partners in Crime

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I'm not sure they're the same, at all. Wario is a lazy, greedy, disgusting rapscallion - Waluigi just wants to see the world burn while doing pirouettes.

So the only difference is that one is greedy and vulgar? Cause at least to me, they're both very similar on the surface. Don't get me wrong though, I do want to see the M&L games incorporate more Mario characters, maybe get to play as Peach next time instead of having to save her.

They have different ambitions, I think. Also, there's some sort of sensitive (maybe even romantic) side to Waluigi with all his ballet moves and roses and whatnot.

Let's not forget that Wario is fat and totally unathletic, while Waluigi is lanky and flexible. Plenty of differences to explore, I would say.

(Also, why are you making me write about this, lol.)

Maybe I'm wrong and don't know a lot about the two characters personalities, I rarely play as Waluigi, but I was talking about how they act, not how they look. They both seemed to have been created for the sole purpose of being the opposite of both Mario and Luigi, because of this they, again appear very similar in their ambitions and actions, to me. I think a rpg with them could work, but maybe as just side characters. Regardless there are other side Mario characters I'd like to see in a Mario rpg more-so than either Wario and Waluigi, though some of them would have to be changed slightly. Dasiy for example, could be quite an interesting character if she was a go-getter Buttercup like character, but I think that'd go against whatever tiny bit of personality she has.

Finally, you chose to reply, lol :P
 
So the only difference is that one is greedy and vulgar? Cause at least to me, they're both very similar on the surface.

They have different ambitions, I think. Also, there's some sort of sensitive (maybe even romantic) side to Waluigi with all his ballet moves and roses and whatnot.

Let's not forget that Wario is fat and totally unathletic, while Waluigi is lanky and flexible. Plenty of differences to explore, I would say.

(Also, why are you making me write about this, lol.)
 
eh no. Because I don't even like that dumb joke when they do that to luigi. And they don't even hang out that much to faciilitate that jokes existence, I'm not even sure the party and kart games are canon to what little canon that mario and wario have. Waluigi might not even exist outside of those games, and that dancing game. He might not even be a thing.

They could however just use the bunch of cool Wario Ware characters with actually personalities and create a unique story that utilizes them.

When am I getting Black Mage Ashley, and Monk Young Cricket. And Nine Volt as a summoner class, that summons other nintendo characters.

Lmao, it doesn't have to make sense. Nothing about Mario or Wario makes sense.
 
Lmao, it doesn't have to make sense. Nothing about Mario or Wario makes sense.

True.

Then again, what you ask of require anyone outside of the Party/kart/sport games to acknowledge waluigi's existence.

And they don't , they don't even acknowledge wario's existance, most of the time. They just regulate him to his own games. I don't see anyone making that hypothetical game, not going for the bunches of characters wario ware has, for waluigi.
 
Technically? Yeah. But I mean who would want to play that in all honesty? They are probably Nintendo's worst "big" characters. Time would be better spent making another Mario/Luigi game.
 
True.

Then again, what you ask of require anyone outside of the Party/kart/sport games to acknowledge waluigi's existence.

And they don't , they don't even acknowledge wario's existance, most of the time. They just regulate him to his own games. I don't see anyone making that hypothetical game, not going for the bunches of characters wario ware has, for waluigi.
That what ridiculous narrative is for. Just write some self aware craziness. It doesn't have to actually be cohesive like a Zelda.
 
Technically? Yeah. But I mean who would want to play that in all honesty? They are probably Nintendo's worst "big" characters. Time would be better spent making another Mario/Luigi game.

Plenty of people would want to play that game. Also, I don't care about your stance on Waluigi, but Wario stars in two of Nintendo's best and most interesting franchises (Wario Land and Wario Ware). I have to object because the design of those games is decidedly connected to Wario's 'personality'.
 
I feel like the narrative could be far more ridiculous and funny with those characters, instead of no personality Not Dick Dastardly that is waluigi.

And it could make for a far more interesting rpg, instead of a carbon copy of mario and luigi but with one guy nobody really cares that much for.

Plenty of people would want to play that game. Also, I don't care about your stance on Waluigi, but Wario stars in two of Nintendo's best and most interesting franchises (Wario Land and Wario Ware). I have to object because the design of those games is decidedly connected to Wario's 'personality'.

This is a good point, it also brings me to another point.

Wario's best outings ( ALL HIS OUTINGS ) are waluigi-less.

Why not bounce a wario rpg of things people are already familiar with wario wise.

" hey you remember that weird minigame game you bought with the witch girl , thats an RPG now, its made by square enix and it has a job system, go nuts "
 
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Mario&Luigi + Wario&Waluigi would be the best imo. M&L games have great humor and animations and I'm sure they would make hilarious scenes with Wario and Waluigi.
 
I don't know about having their own game, but I'd love to just see Wario/Waluigi be the villains in a mainline Mario game.
 
I'm not big into the Mario RPG series (apart from the original Square one), but a Wario-themed RPG that plays something like Wario Ware crossed with Half-Minute Hero would be awesome.
 
Why the hell would you try to jam them into a RPG?

Something in the likes of Warioland would surely be more appreciated than putting them into a RPG. There's no need to stuff characters into a RPG, especially when they don't make sense.
 
Wario and Waluigi: Partners in Crime

Perfect first post.

Im in for it and also in for a Peach and Daisy RPG.

Super Princess Peach sequel would be cool but Daisy would inevitably be replaced by Rosalina.

I actually think the Mario & Luigi series would be the best way to utilise Nintendo's lesser characters in a non-party/sport context. Not as much sales pressure as having their own game, built on the back on an existing successful franchise, the humour and style would all fit well. I'd buy a Wario & Waluigi / Peach & Daisy RPG game.
 
Heh I actually had an idea like Paper Mario where Wario teams up with his Wario Ware friends and Waluigi is actually the antagonist, upset over his lack of inclusion in non-spin-off games. :P
 
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