10 Perfect Luigi Storylines For Super Mario Bros 2 That Will Fix His Biggest 2023 Movie Complaint

Luigi has 10 perfect storylines that could be featured in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, with these arcs fixing the biggest complaint of the 2023 movie. Luigi is one of the two titular Mario brothers, with him being equally as important as Mario in many of the games. However, Luigi was seriously sidelined throughout most of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, as he was held captive by Bowser during the film. Luigi’s smaller role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie is one of the biggest criticisms of the film, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 needs to fix this by focusing on a bigger Luigi storyline.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 is definitely happening, with it bringing back Mario, Peach, Bowser, and the rest of the gang for another exciting adventure in the universe of Nintendo’s immensely popular franchise. Luigi was also a major character in the original film, and while he played a big role while the brothers were still in the real world, he quickly gets pushed out of the spotlight upon arriving in the Mushroom Kingdom. Luckily, the Super Mario video game series is full of fantastic Luigi storylines that would make for great movies, and one of them should be integrated into The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2.

10 Luigi Gets A Haunted Mansion (& Fights King Boo)

Luigi’s Mansion

The Luigi’s Mansion spin-off series is the first time that Luigi was properly put in the spotlight, with him starring in his own game. The game follows Luigi winning a mansion, with him arriving only to discover that it is haunted. Luigi fighting ghosts and other creepy characters would make for an incredibly fun sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with it even being teased in the first film. King Boo is often the main villain of the Luigi’s Mansion games, and since the character already appeared in the first film, he could be set up as one of the villains for the second movie.

9 Luigi Has To Save Mario From Bowser

Mario Is Missing!

Luigi was captured by Bowser and saved by Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 could flip things by having Bowser kidnap Mario and be rescued by Luigi. This would put Luigi in the role of the film’s main protagonist, undoubtedly fixing the problem of him being sidelined in the first movie. This story has actually already been tried in the notorious SNES game Mario Is Missing!, meaning that there is a precedent for Mario being the one to get kidnapped.

8 Luigi’s Adventure In The Waffle Kingdom

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Luigi is a character that frequently appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but his story in the game is pretty interesting. Throughout the game, Mario meets up with Luigi at random points, with Luigi filling Mario in on an epic saga of his adventure in the Waffle Kingdom. The Waffle Kingdom storyline is surprisingly fleshed out in the game, and giving Luigi his own side adventure in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 would be a fun way to reference this goofy background gag.

7 Luigi Becomes Mr. L

Super Paper Mario

One incredibly interesting way to further flesh out Luigi’s character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 would be to portray him as a villain. Luigi is one of the main protagonists of Super Paper Mario, but throughout the game he actually transforms into the villainous masked vigilante Mr. L, with this mysterious figure facing off against Mario and the gang several times. Since the first film was all about how strong Mario and Luigi’s relationship was, pitting them against each other in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 would add a fun twist to this dynamic.

6 Luigi’s Yoshi’s Island Origin Story

Yoshi’s Island

Mario and Luigi both get origin stories in Yoshi’s Island, and these could come into play in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Yoshi is teased in the Mario movie’s post-credits scene, meaning that the dinosaur will undoubtedly play a big role in the sequel. While the first Mario movie confirms that Mario and Luigi were actually born in the real world, the Yoshi’s Island series has featured some time travel, meaning that The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 could definitely figure out a way to merge these storylines together.

5 Luigi Teams Up With A Time-Traveling Baby Luigi

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Speaking of time travel, The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 could also team Luigi up with a time-traveling version of his past self, Baby Luigi. In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario and Luigi are united with baby versions of themselves, with the fun time travel and alien invasion story making for a unique narrative for Illumination’s upcoming sequel.

4 Bowser Eats Mario & Luigi

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

One of the weirdest Mario stories can be found in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, with Bowser accidentally eating Mario and Luigi, causing them to be stuck inside Bowser’s body throughout the game. This entry is often considered to be the pinnacle of the Mario & Luigi spinoff RPG series, meaning that many fans would be itching to see it and its great Luigi role appear in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2.

3 The Super Mario Gang Travels Inside Luigi’s Mind

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

The most Luigi-centric Mario RPG story by far occurs in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, in which Mario has to travel inside Luigi’s dreams in order to fight an all-new threat to the Mushroom Kingdom. Throughout the game, thousands of different versions of Luigi are seen inside of his dreams, with this definitely counterbalancing the lack of Luigi in the first movie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 has a pretty good chance of adapting a story that takes place in dreams, as Super Mario Bros. 2 did this, and the story of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team would be a great choice.

2 Luigi’s Romance With Princess Daisy

Mario Kart Wii

Mario has always had a relationship with Peach, and while it hasn’t been as obvious, Luigi has been paired up with Princess Daisy for a while now. While Luigi and Daisy’s romance has always been a big deal to the Super Mario fandom, it has also been hinted at in the games, with the two having a massive romantic statue in Mario Kart Wii. Due to the video game medium, Luigi and Daisy’s relationship hasn’t had a lot of time to be explored in the games, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 could finally do this storyline justice.

1 Mario & Luigi Work Together To Stop Bowser

Super Mario Bros.

Ever since the original Super Mario Bros., taking down Bowser has been a dual effort from both Mario and Luigi. While Luigi does pitch in at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, his being kidnapped by Bowser means that he has much less of a hand in it in the first movie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 should simply keep Mario and Luigi united throughout, with their combined battle against Bowser fixing the first movie’s main criticism.