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Luigi's state of being in the shadow of his brother shows strongly in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. An example would be the way Luigi is almost never happy, how his commentary is very monotoned, and how one of his taunts is a bashful kick of the ground. Also, his Final Smash, Negative Zone, seemed to have developed because of living in his brother's shadow forever. Additionally, whenever the crowd cheers for Luigi, not too many people are heard cheering for him and when the announcer says Luigi's name, he sounds a little surprised. [[Solid Snake|Snake]]'s codec conversation even has the Colonel refer to Luigi as the "kid brother" and "king of second bananas", despite Snake's protests. Despite this, however, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] did not intend to play up Luigi's overshadowed status, instead aiming to make him "everyone's favorite man in green."<ref name="smash"/> Luigi's state in the shadow of Mario is present in other ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games, since the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' addresses him as the "eternal understudy" when he's unlocked; ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' also refers to him in a similar manner, and his cinematic in the game's Adventure Mode shows him [[smashwiki:Footstool Jump|Footstool Jump]]ing on Mario, signifying his tiredness of being number two. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', whenever a Palutena's Guidance conversation is activated when fighting against Luigi, Viridi and [[Palutena]] are quick to point out Luigi's status as "number two" in relativity to Mario, even though [[Pit]] held him in a higher regard.

 

The ''Super Smash Bros.'' games make Luigi a comical, yet depressive figure, which is evident by his aforementioned unhappiness, his violent taunt, quiet commentary, and origin of Negative Zone, yet, several other actions show Luigi behaving childishly. These include: his dash attack, where he swings his arms aimlessly while keeping a humorous panicking expression; his neutral attack, where he hits opponents with his butt for the third hit; his up tilt, where he "paw swipes" the opponent with his fists while closing his eyes; the aftermath of his [[Super Jump Punch]], where he falls upside-down; his idle poses, where he scratches the back of his head sheepishly or humorously pulls his nose before wincing in pain; and his victory poses, which have him do the following: breathing heavily with his eyes half-closed, falling stiff and {{wp|planking}} on the ground (also one of his taunts), or childishly making finger pistols and pretending to shoot his opponents (which is supported by him saying "Bang, bang!").