Luigi Keychain

Luigi Keychain.  This little keychain has movable arms and is a great way to take gaming memories with you.

Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ, Ruīji) is Mario’s younger, taller, thinner twin brother. He is a major protagonist of the Mario series. Luigi has helped and fought alongside his brother on many occasions. Throughout his life, he has lived in Mario’s shadow, developing both cowardly and heroic tendencies. Mario Bros. marks his first appearance in the Mario series and his debut in general. Originally a palette swap of Mario, Luigi was created to facilitate a second player option. Since the two-player mode was dropped from most main Super Mario games beginning with Super Mario Land, Luigi has gained his own identity and personality. This is especially noticeable in installments for the Luigi’s Mansion series of games, as well as the Mario & Luigi.

Luigi’s first playable appearance is in Mario Bros., where he is simply a palette swap of Mario with the same controls and abilities. There are no other differences in physical appearance. In the game, Luigi and Mario are portrayed as plumbers, who are trying to rid the sewers where they are working from Shellcreepers, Slipices, and many other monstrous creatures.  Luigi appears in Super Mario Bros., where he has the same jumping powers, same traction, and the same running speed as Mario. He is only playable in 2-player mode.  Luigi appears in the Japan-only sequel of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. For the first time, Luigi could now jump higher and further than Mario, but he has less traction. He was no longer the second player, but a different playable character.

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