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Green Luigi
Dec. 25th, 2024 09:14 am I'm not quite sure what to make of this yet.
Because of the name, there is an effort to drag in a cartoon character from various Mario Brothers video games to portray the Human Luigi in memes. It is an awkward fit because the cartoon character, who wears green, is resolutely mustachioed, and the human Luigi is resolutely clean shaven. Also, Green Luigi is short and cutesy, and Human Luigi is tall and very serious.
There occasionally is an effort to model Green Luigi on the Human Luigi. In particular I saw a extradition perp walk with hatless Green Luigi dressed in an orange prison suit, with a taller frame and a younger face - although the mustache was not forsaken. He was surrounded by identical turtles in green, carrying spears. Everyone's face was angry, including Green Luigi.
The reason I am taking note of this is that the Green Luigi memes have a very angry edge to them. Some of them are outright advocating further death/trouble for other CEOs and their "class".
The other reason is that I don't think there is any effort to bring in any lore about Green Luigi from his context. So, other than the name, there doesn't seem to be a narrative reason to make this cartoon character the avatar of the Human Luigi.
Because of the name, there is an effort to drag in a cartoon character from various Mario Brothers video games to portray the Human Luigi in memes. It is an awkward fit because the cartoon character, who wears green, is resolutely mustachioed, and the human Luigi is resolutely clean shaven. Also, Green Luigi is short and cutesy, and Human Luigi is tall and very serious.
There occasionally is an effort to model Green Luigi on the Human Luigi. In particular I saw a extradition perp walk with hatless Green Luigi dressed in an orange prison suit, with a taller frame and a younger face - although the mustache was not forsaken. He was surrounded by identical turtles in green, carrying spears. Everyone's face was angry, including Green Luigi.
The reason I am taking note of this is that the Green Luigi memes have a very angry edge to them. Some of them are outright advocating further death/trouble for other CEOs and their "class".
The other reason is that I don't think there is any effort to bring in any lore about Green Luigi from his context. So, other than the name, there doesn't seem to be a narrative reason to make this cartoon character the avatar of the Human Luigi.
