
Luigi doing his "Death Stare".
- Not to be confused with Weegee
Luigi's Death Stare is a internet meme about Luigi in Mario Kart 8 doing a "death stare" at his opponents (similar to Weegee's Death Stare) after either passing them, hitting them with his vehicle, or knocking them out with a weapon from the item box. He also gave his opponents death stares if they attacked him.
History[]
Luigi's Death Stare started out as a video called Waluigi vs Luigi.[1] The video was posted by a YouTuber named Rizupicorr on May 30, 2014. The video showed Luigi knocking out Waluigi with a Green Shell, then doing a "Death Stare" at him. The video gained 60,000 views. Another Video called Luigi's Death Stare was posted by a YouTuber named Mega Beardo on the same day the other one was posted. This video showed Luigi trying to overtake his older brother Mario. The video gained 5,000 views.[2]
Web usage[]
The meme did not grow to be popular until May 31, 2014 when a YouTuber named CZbwoi made a parody of it using the original clip, which showed the scene while playing the 2006 song Ridin' by Chamillionaire.[3] On June 2, 2014, the video gained 40,000 views and 11,000 likes.
Luigi's "death stare" further grew in popularity after a post titled "Luigi Death Stare" featuring a GIF of the scene was posted to Reddit's r/gaming board on June 1. [4]The post received a positive reception from the community, garnering over 3,000 upvotes and over 800 comments, enticing other users to post parodies of their own. The topic was soon brought up on a number of different gaming forums and news sites, such as The Independent, IGN, Polygon and Pixelitis.[5][6][7][8] On the same date, Tumblr user Scarfydog posted a video on Tumblr featuring the same clip made into a Dear Sister Parody.[9] Within 48 hours, the post managed to gain more than 95,000 notes. The video became so popular that it was featured on Fox 5 News.
See also[]
Trivia[]
- The name itself is similar to Weegee's Death Stare.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgEJuPhasNA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBCHzNhiCc0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpxDuNFBVj8
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/26zzea/luigi_deathstare/
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/luigis-death-stare-will-make-you-want-to-buy-mario-kart-8-9469361.html
- ↑ https://www.ignboards.com/threads/luigi-death-stare-in-mario-kart-8.454020477/
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2014/6/2/5772704/luigi-death-stare-mario-kart-8-wii-u-nintendo
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141203081848/http://www.pixelitis.net/news/luigis-overly-creepy-death-stare-mario-kart-8
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140729075236/http://scarfydog.tumblr.com/post/87465890953/scarfydog-reblog-if-you-cry-every-time