[Update] The above video is now a compilation of all the Luigi death stare you can handle.
Luigi is a one-man kart-racing meme machine in Mario Kart 8. In several slow motion videos and a handful of facial expressions, Mario Kart 8 has taught us more about Luigi’s inner badass than any game he’s been in so far. As his “death stare” expression very clearly states: the year of Luigi’s not over, motherf@$&ers. Screw fire flowers—he’ll burn a hole in you with those eyes.
If I buy a Wii U and Mario Kart 8, it’s all because of Luigi and the Internet. I’ve never been more excited about this game than I am right now, as I watch hilarious Luigi videos flood the Internet. You’ve won me over, Nintendo.
Finally, after all these years, Luigi has his moment to shine.
Don’t let that smile fool you, though. Years of pent up rage at being the eternal understudy have made him stone cold ruthless:
He doesn’t even care if it looks like someone else might have gotten the white-gloved upper hand:
Because Luigi is 100% pure unstoppable plumber. Bob-ombs? Get out of here with that weak s#@t:
He knows he’s hardcore, too. Just watch that look of knowing respect:
This one is even better, if only for the look of absolute glee on his face mid-death stare:
The game has been out for mere days at this point, but the death stare is already growing into a full fledged meme with fan art and everything:
“Luigi feeding on your nightmares, as featured in Mario Kart 8 (Also check this one). Luigi really gets the right kind of attention these days!”
“When you pass someone going painfully slow on the highway”
I don’t know about you, but I know which character I’m going to use when the new Smash Bros. games come out. You don’t want to f@%k with Luigi.
(via Polygon and Tumblr, featured image via CZbwoi)
- Mario Kart 8Â had its own Nintedo Direct for more info about the game
- You can buy your own real Mario kart
- The Mario Kart 8 trailers looked great, but they didn’t get me as excited as Luigi
Published: Jun 3, 2014 11:39 am