The King of Second Bananas has appeared as his veteran self in the latest Smash Bros. Edition, with one crazy final Smash.
Luigi's Green Missile and Super Jump Punch are keys to most of his advanced tactics. After his downward throw and the Luigi Cyclone, he can follow up with with aerial attacks that can lead to Green Missile and Super Jump Punch. Make sure your opponent thinks you're always going for an aerial attack, and they'll do anything to avoid it. This is where you catch them with a Green Missile or a Super Jump Punch immediately after they evade.
It only takes three perfect Super Jump Punches to KO most characters – fewer in some cases – and it is significantly more powerful than any of his Smash attacks. As soon as you see a character with 75% damage or more, try your hardest to hit them with it. If they're in a huge mob of people, jump into the battle and shield, dodge, or roll until you see a chance where you can KO them before your opponents do. The Super Jump Punch is very fast at executing and will execute faster than any other attack that powerful in the entire game. Making it one of (if not the) most dangerous moves in the game.
Luigi punches twice then knocks opponents with his butt.
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Side Kick
Luigi jabs sideways with his open hand.
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Arch Punch
Luigi swings his hand above his head.
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Low Kick
Luigi sticks his foot out awkwardly.
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Multi Punch
Luigi throws a flurry of punches. Only good for damage racking
Air Attacks
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Attack
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Drop Kick
Luigi kicks. The kick gradually gets weaker
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Karate Chop
Luigi brings his hand down. Very fast and great combobility
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Back Kick
Luigi kicks backwards
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Flip Kick
Luigi kicks upwards
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Spin Kick
Luigi kicks while spinning. You can hit opponents downwards with this attack but it's not easy.
Pummels and Throws
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Pummels/Throws
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after grab
after grab
after grab
Nosebutt
Luigi nosebutts his opponents
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Spin Throw
Luigi spins once and throws forward
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Muiti Spin Throw
Luigi spins multiple times and throws backwards. His strongest throw.
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Upwards Hurl
Throws opponents upwards
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Throwdown
Luigi throws the opponent downwards. At low percentages, it can combo into an up smash. Great for getting a good 20%-30% quickly. Use it often.
Smash Attacks
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Standard Attack
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Slap Attack
He unleashes his most powerful hand attack. When aimed upward, and fully charged, it become the most powerful attack in the game (excluding final smashes), exceeding even Ike's Eruption, and Ganondorf's Reverse Warlock Punch at high percentages. This property is extremely useful in the Home Run Contest.
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Head Attack
Luigi headbutts his opponent. Has similar properties to Mario's, but with more vertical knockback.
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Spin Kick
Luigi sweeps his legs 360° around his body. Again, similar to Mario's, but has more vertical knockback.
Special Attacks
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Special Attack
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Fireball
Unlike Mario's fireballs these are not affected by gravity, making it near impossible to hit opponents that aren't on the same latitude as Luigi with it.
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Green Missile
Has a 1 in 8 chance of misfiring, launching Luigi a much greater distance. Used for recovering great horizontal lengths. Often recommended over his Super Jump Punch for recovery.
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Super Jump Punch
Luigi always lands on his head. Using this standing right next to an opponent results in much greater damage and possibly a one-hit KO. However, it leaves Luigi very vulnerable if it misses. Use with caution.
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Luigi Cyclone
Luigi spins around, damaging enemies in the process. At the end of the attack, the enemies are flung into the air. Follow this attack with an aerial attack. Also, if you repeat pressing B mid-spin, your jump will increase in height like a third jump. Which is best if done in slow motion.
Taunts
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Taunt
He strikes a bunch of different poses.
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He stiffens up and falls down, teetering on his stomach.
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He does a shy little kick. This actually does damage and knocks opponents back. If performed on a edge-grabber, it will perform a homerun-bat strike downward.
Final Smash
Negative Zone: Luigi dances around and projects a circular field around himself that inflicts random status effects on any opponent that enters it. Those effects are:
Drastically reduced attack power.
Greater launch distance when hit.
Increased likelihood of slipping.
Steady increase in damage percentage.
Flower growth on head.
Dizziness.
Uncontrollable taunting.
Sudden sleepiness.
Decreased movement speed.
During the attack, enemies are left weak and exposed to Luigi's attacks. Recommended attacks include Luigi's Super Fire Punch and charged smash attacks. But pretty much anything (even his Down Taunt!) has the potential to be lethal.