Okay, what is the deal.....with Waluigi?

[manuel]

famousringo said:

JerzeeBalla said:
The worst part is his name, even THAT was lazy. Mario has Wario. Simple play on the name. Naturally Wuigi doesnt fly, so they needed something else. But Luigi just gets a Wa- thrown in front? It could have been something silly like Luwigi, Weegeelu or something stupid, but at least it would have shown an ounce of effort.

'Warui' is the Japanese word for bad. So Waluigi is literally 'bad Luigi.' It's a pun which is lost in translation.

There's even a second pun lost in your translation as well. ;)

Yes, "warui" means "bad". -> Waluigi = bad Luigi.

So far so good.

If you say his name several times in a row you'll get the word "ijiwaru" (waluIGIWARUigi...). Ijiwaru means "malicious", "ill-tempered", "cruel" or "nasty".