Waluigi (SSF2)

Waluigi is a new starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was teased during the Day 3 livestream at Super Smash Con 2018, officially revealed as part of the Day 3 livestream at Super Smash Con 2019, and added to the game in Beta 1.2. His sprites are fully custom and are based on his appearance as an Assist Trophy in the official Super Smash Bros. games.

Waluigi is currently ranked 24th in the tier list for Version 1.3.1.2 of the game. He has a lot of weird, unorthodox attacks that behave in ways that break the typical conventions of moveset design, making him a nightmare to fight against without significant matchup experience. He has long reach on many attacks and decent frame data, giving him a solid neutral and combo game. His Piranha Plant, in addition to enhancing his combos, offers great stage control while also giving him a way to effectively zone out his opponents when used in conjunction with the Waluigi Dice. He has a strong recovery overall, as his Whirluigi travels a long vertical distance while his Purple Torpedo grants him extra horizontal distance. His edgeguarding tools are versatile, as he can choose to play it safe with his projectiles from onstage or use any of his aerials to great effect offstage. He also has decent KO moves like forward smash, up smash, forward air, forward throw, and sweetspotted Whirluigi.

However, Waluigi has poor traction, which makes him difficult to control and makes followups out of shield more difficult due to the extended pushback. His tall frame makes him easy to shield poke and leaves him vulnerable to juggles. Despite his range, he lacks disjointed hitboxes, extending his hurtboxes significantly while making it difficult to fight sword-based characters like and. He also has some recovery issues, as his Whirluigi doesn't snap to ledge and is unsafe on-hit if he doesn't get the sweetspot at the end of the move, leaving him vulnerable to edgeguards before that point.

Waluigi's strengths marginally outpace his weaknesses, putting him near the top of mid tier.