Luigi has a secret meaning?

[gamemaster1991]

I came across an interesting fact about Luigi that I want someone who know Japanese to double check. The trivia I found was that Luigi's Japanese name (ルイージ or Ruīji) is the same thing as/a pun off of the Japanese word for "Similar," as his sprites are just recolors of his brother's. I would love for this to be true but since I can't speak/read Japanese, I have no way of knowing. Can someone debunk/prove it for me?

[Artwark]

Well you can do this.

The name is the proof that the character has the same appearance of mario only with a different swap color indicating that only the second player can play as him.

[gamemaster1991]

Well you can do this.

The name is the proof that the character has the same appearance of mario only with a different swap color indicating that only the second player can play as him.

The name is just that. A name. I have his Japanese name and someone's word on what it means, but that's it. I went to a few sites to see if it is true but came up with nothing. I even went to a translation site and got (形) 同じような; 相似の ((Similar form); of the resemblance) and putting in his Japanese name, I just got Luigi. Unless someone can prove me wring, It looks like I just wasted my time.

I hate it when people give out fake facts because it makes me look stupid. I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time if this is false.

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OK. Time to look really stupid in front of everyone right now. After writing that last post, I did one last search of "Luigi similar" on a different search engine. Low and behold, I was lead to the one place I avoid going when researching trivia, Wikipedia, and guess what, they have a news articular on the Super Mario Bros. http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=J...ario&hl=en

So it turns out that Luigi's Japanese name, Ruīji, is similar in spelling to ruiji meaning "similar." I could only find the Japanese spelling for Luigi, so if someone could provide it for me, I would be grateful, though it could just be the same thing from reading the paper.

[CryingWaffles]

Yeah, I think this has been said countless times. Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi's names are puns based on Japanese words.

[Kakariko Kid]

Check this out - http://www.woodus.com/forums/?showtopic=27856. This will explain Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi.

[becksiobros49]

I came across an interesting fact about Luigi that I want someone who know Japanese to double check. The trivia I found was that Luigi's Japanese name (ルイージ or Ruīji) is the same thing as/a pun off of the Japanese word for "Similar," as his sprites are just recolors of his brother's. I would love for this to be true but since I can't speak/read Japanese, I have no way of knowing. Can someone debunk/prove it for me?

That is correct, check out the dykg's video on the mario series, it mentions it.

[Psychospacecow]

Hey beck, this is two year old trivia. 1991 here is probably the reason that's in the video.