Random: Relax You Guys, Luigi's Not Dead - He's Just 'Resting His Eyes'

I wasn't worried. They'd never kill Mario's brother. Ever.

I HATE to see that yesterday.
I Stopped watching the Direct immediately after it got even worse in my eyes.
Nothing worthy to watch.

@Anti-Matter But will you buy the actual game?

My little nephew cried apparently ! o_O

My sis' told me that it was a shock for him when he saw that.
He doesn't want the game for Christmas anymore...

@Matthew010
No & NEVER !

I loved it. Even knowing the reveal beforehand didn't spoil the trailer.

@Anti-Matter Oh. Ok.

It's worth pointing out Luigi's death was trending more than anything revealed during the Direct. This is the worst timeline.

I loved it! It was a really fun way to introduce the new characters.

People upset that he died? He's a video game character, he dies hundreds of times every time you play.

I absolutely adore Death’s design here.

at the end i think his spirit died of freight and made a 2nd ghost.

how about a Luigi's Mansion spin-off where we're on a quest to return his soul to his body?

@Ogbert
But showing an Explicit Death like that was Insulting for some peoples.

@MagicEmperor I prefer death's castlevania lament of innocence form more.

@Anti-Matter I'm sorry, but what? How is it insulting in any way, shape, or form?

@HyliasHero I guess its insulting to immortals and maybe some religion's that believe in one's death to end in a separate form like reincarnating.

It is just a giant conspiracy. See, with Luigi dead... No need for a Waluigi...

Seeing how long it's been since Konami Killed Castlevania and Sakurai has managed to bring life to it again (like he did Mega Man and Kid Icarus and Fire Emblem) and I wouldn't worry about old Luigi.

@Anti-Matter How? I've seen Mario drown, be squashed, burned, get electrocuted, fall into an abyss, all sorts of deaths through just playing his games. Luigi is no different.

Myth “Nintendo machines are for kids”

Nintendo know their main purchasers and players are adults and thus have trailers killing off their main characters in not safe for kids footage.

Brutal.

First ROM sites and Then Luigi....

Nintendo are on a killing spree.

Guys, remember that Anti-Matter gets really upset when confronted with adult themes. He views Nintendo doing this to Luigi as a personal slight. And he already hates Smash for including Bayonetta, since she's from an M rated game.

@Cobalt Is Anti-Matter your little nephew?

Most people getting upset at Luigi's "death" on a trailer tend to be edgy, hipster snowflake types.

Grab a tissue, wining toddlers 🤣
dont confuse games with reality. Wipe those bubbles of snot and grow up.

Please, don't send Anti-Matter off on one!

Gooooood, goooooooooood. Now do the same the Waluigi! Just don't bring him back afterwards. Mwahahaha.

@Ogbert

Indeed Also, ridley killed mario and megaman.
King K destroyed his imposter. Donkey shot someone with banana.
ridley destroyed samus ship.
in luigis mansion mario was trapped in a painting.

People Whining about a cutscene, serieus?

Lol the comments. Pure magic

@R_Champ
lol waluigi is already dead, he didnt make the selection 🤣 in Mario tennis he was destroyed by a tennis bal.

I actually didn't even think twice about it as I was more focused on how cool it was that Simon Belmont had just been revealed. I can't see why it's a big deal.

I said it yesterday and I'll say it today again
I REALLY want a Luigi's Mansion game that looks like that!

@geordie lol. By the way, South Shields is mint. Not been in years but yup

@maruse this needs to happen

He's just resting his eyes, forever.

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@CrazyMetroid
Pardon ?
You don't have any right to say like that.

@Anti-Matter Why is it insulting? just out of curiosity.

I loved this cutscene, it was funny and reinforced how silly SSB can get with such a huge cast.

Like Looney Toons, Daffy Duck was hurt every few seconds and came out fine.

@VexingInsanity
Showing Luigi being slashed by a Grim Reaper and his soul get out from his body was Very Insulting attitude for me.

I thought it was a great reveal trailer, and am somewhat amused at the thought of a Smash Bros trailer triggering Anti-matter to the point where he immediately turned off the direct.

That’s how we know the year of Luigi has now definitively ended.

Luigi has been killed an uncountable number of times through decades of gaming. Dumped in lava. Impaled on spikes. Crushed by Thwomps. Lost in bottomless pits.

It's hysterical that all it takes is one tongue-in-cheek cutscene to get under people's skin.

@Yasume

My nephew is 7 years old so he doesn't speak English at all !
Make your own conclusions !

@Zuljaras
Pardon ? Morons ?

@Anti-Matter Give me a break. Come back to the normal way of life and thinking. Be a logical video game player.

I don't think it's anyting to be upset about personally but can we stop with the namecalling?
I thought we were better than this guys!

I was like "DAMN!!" then lol'd afterward. Then I got to thinking: What if "Ghost Luigi" was a hint at a mechanic for a 3rd Luigi's Mansion? Great, and now, I've hyped myself on an idea that probably won't happen. Damn you Sakurai lol!

I have to admit I was shocked to see Death's strike actually land and swipe Luigi's soul from his body. I thought a Belmont was going to interrupt it. Kudos to the cinematic team for going there.

I will admit that watching Luigi fall victim to death was quite jarring, especially in such a dark and gritty setting, but it fit the Castlevania universe. And they clearly intended for the death to be comedic and temporary, as his “spirit” was clearly returning to his body at the end of the trailer. Besides, didn’t Luigi spend two whole games vacuuming up spirits like that?

@NintendoFan4Lyf I was just thinking that all these cutscenes could point to something like that.

And agreed, lay off @Anti-Matter . Some folks are going way too far. Let someone express their opinion and agree, disagree, or feel indifferent to it. Don’t try and invalidate their opinion.

Folks upset about Luigi’s scene could also maybe have hope that a new Mansion game will come of it

Slightly off topic.
Only managed to watch the direct this morning and was blown away considering I expected a bit of a snorefest of technical moves etc.

All those options man. It's amazing.
Stage morphing! The music!

Now in the next trailer Luigi goes back into his body, and angry at past events becomes Waluigi, who then is killed off by Rex, game complete.

Luigi is now part of King Boo's crew.

Definitely one of the best reveal trailers though K. Rool’s immediately topped it. Overall, I enjoyed the whole thing.

@HobbitGamer Well said!!!

@Anti-Matter Ignore them all! To each their own. But I disagree with you. I loved the trailer. IMO it was the best Smash reveal ever!!!!

@Yasume 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Anti-Matter Luigi is not a real person. He is a video game/cartoon character. He cannot "die".

@Nomad hey, it’s a big deal because random whiners on the internet said so. How dare you imply that it shouldn’t be a big deal? /s

It didn't upset me, but to each his own.

Guys, Luigi’s fine! Dr. Mario fixed him up. Thank Sakurai for bringing Dr. Mario back, otherwise Luigi would be toast.

These trailers were very well made!

@Anti-Matter You stating this is an explicit death and insulting really makes me think more and more you are just trolling us with how you feel about things lol.

The guy plays fashion designer on the DS, is always talking about wanting to see chibi shirless ripped men in video games. He is a weird sexually confused man child. Cut him some slack.

@NintendoFan4Lyf Exactly, and thank you for being the first one to step up for @Anti-Matter. I didn't quite understand the logic behind so many people getting their knickers in a twist (to coin a phrase) over someone's opinion. Suggests other issues on their part, really. But anyhow. Along with the villain fanfare, it seems like yesterday's Direct got a fair bit of Luigi focus too, since the sound test clip showing the girl using the Switch as an MP3 player featured Luigi's Mansion music too. Coincidence? Probably. But I hope not, lol

@Tyranexx If Luigi remains a ghost, he could also haunt those girls in Fatal Frame.

Seeing Luigi in the Castlevania universe, facing all those monsters was surprising. While I admit the trailer was a WEE BIT frightening, the scene where Luigi gets slashed wasn't out of place. Almost all the scenes with Luigi were slightly serious, but clearly cartoonish(Luigi had some cartoonish cutscenes in the Luigi Mansion Series). Even Luigi getting striked had sprinkles of sillyness.

From the comments i've seen on Youtube about this, it's mostly taken as some kind of joke(like what happened to Mega Man and Mario).

@Anti-Matter I have as much right to express my opinion as you do. And right now my opinion is that you need to grow up. Don't watch trailers if all you ever complain about is mature content. I think Hasbro is the company you should be a fan off.

I have to admit the last thing I expected in a Nintendo trailer was Luigi killed by a scythe in a gothic castle.

Then I remembered I've killed Luigi at least 2000 times since the mid 80's and realized I'm the bigger monster.

@NEStalgia Lol, yeahXD

Some people have WAY too much time on their hands. LOL

This was really creepy for a usually family-friendly Nintendo Direct, in my opinion.

My reaction to that scene was "oh God NO"

I thought the video was funny and clever; Luigi's mansion gear has no effect on the actual horror monsters in Dracula's Castle. And also, Luigi is afraid of ghosts, so the most logical thing to do for humor's sake is to make him a ghost.

Also, remember, this isn't the "actual" Luigi. Canonically, the Smash Bros. series takes place in the Master's imagination. All the characters are just statuettes/figures/etc. that are "brought to life" in the mind's eye. So this kind of thing is not at all out-of-place in a session of playing pretend with figurines of characters who are fighting each other shrug

@DawgP Holy crap, you're right!

Lol people suck.

So does Kirby.

Well I feel like the weird one. My first (maybe second) thought wasn't that he got x_x but that he can now fight ghost on a even plane like Ichigo in Bleach.

That would make for an interest game gimmick. They can be sneaky on Luigi becoming a ghost like they did to Zelda in LoZ: Spirit Tracks. Not dead, just seperated from the body due to dark magic.

I was a little surprised by it. Slaughtered with a scythe by a terrifying reaper didn't seem to fit the character but Smash Bros is all about the crossover

Also, i think luigi laid the foundation of this storymode (spirits) if that is the actual name.
in brawl they turned into trophies/statues and their posessed copies. Who knows what will happen here, but i think it will be a masterpiece looking at the part where dracula apeared or the monster hunter creature.

@edgedino Fair enough!

I loved it! Very well made trailer, craftsmanship really.

people are talking Luigi Mansion 3 for the switch judging from his appearance in the trailer especially the new suction machine model on his back.....Keep them crossed

I personally loved it. It was shocking that Nintendo would be that brutal with one of its beloved signature characters. What it showed to me is that this is a new Nintendo that isn't afraid of taking a pretty bold risk - especially with its top characters. We think Mario, Luigi, Peach, Kirby, etc are all invincible, but when they aren't, it stuns us and leaves an impression. watching reaction videos from the Direct and people were laughing, silent, stunned... but they were all shocked because it was unexpected. And that is the kind of Nintendo we need to see glimpses of - the one that brings us unexpected surprises and isn't afraid to go against what is safe on occasion.

@kuromantic I did not discriminate, I merely described some of the things he posts about. "Sexually confused" and "man-child" could be considered insults, but I would let him marry a chibi shirless ripped male, I would bake their cake. But the man is further way from me in video game taste than my 13 year old niece. That's why I said: let him be. I mean, this was by far the best character intro in the history of smash.

@flapjack-ashley It's weird to say, but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that scene with Luigi.

It's cool to see your favourite characters go all-out/get beaten in an intense fight(ESPECIALLY IN THEEEESSSSSE CINEMATIC ANIMATIONS).

Hopefully Peach is next...she's so annoying to fight against:/

My 3 year old asked at bed time “what happened to Luigi” and stated the mummy scared her. Nintendo scaring the kiddos.

@Super_Smash_Lad “Hopefully Peach is next...she's so annoying to fight against:/”

Grins like a Cheshire Cat You mad? 😁 She is my main, but I would love to see her participate in one of these trailers.

@MagicEmperor "You mad" I sure do:)

She can be so tricky to fight against(especially technical peach mains). A lot of Peach mains like to jump then quickly fall to the ground(I think it has a name, but can't recall) deceiving you that she would use an aerial, but then quickly goes for a grab or some other attack.

I find her the most pressurizing character in the game both on shield AND mentally. Look at Samsora, possibly the best Peach player out there. He'd be a nightmare to fight against.

To top it all off, she has THE most annoying victory animation in the game..to me at least>

Anyway, it would be nice to see her in one of these next trailers:) Even if she doesn't lose a "1-UP"

@Super_Smash_Lad I hear you! I try not to play trollish or like a jerk, but she can be deceptively maddening in the right hands. Corrin used to drive me up the wall, for some reason, but I guess practice and exposure help! As for the victory animations, yeah, she’s not always peachy and sweet. “Ohhhh, did I win? ;D”

He’s just in the Shadow Realm/Next Dimension

@Al_Godoy
"The guy plays fashion designer on the DS, is always talking about wanting to see chibi shirless ripped men in video games. He is a weird sexually confused man child. Cut him some slack."

How lovely....
Is that an Insult toward me ?

LUIGI MANSION 3 FOR SWITCH....

This is what the trailer is about especially with the new machine on his back and the strange plungers he was shooting on the Mummy

All I can say is that castlevania stuff just made me want a castlevania title on switch so much!

Unbelievably, this story has actually made it onto BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45127783

@TheRealKyleHyde Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!?!?

Even BBC thinks it's news worthy! Hopefully they don't say negative about gamers:/

Thanks for sharing:)

@MagicEmperor I used to struggle with Corrin initially. Her LONG range would catch off-guard almost every time. But with Luigi, she's almost combo-foodXD She still gets on my nerves though:/

This video of luigi shows he is immortal! grim reaper took his soul, but luigi just returns to his body. His only weakness is that he is scared of ghosts lol. He was already past out before grim reaper tried to take his soul.
when he returns into his body he will turn into Super luigi wearing his cape and do a Kamehameha at draculas castle. So dont worry.

Well this comment section was a wild ride!

I loved the trailer, and the inclusion of a spirit mode seems more likely with every reveal!

His ghost returned to his body at the end, so nothing to worry!