You: And the shy little plumber fell in the love with the big scary ghost
Me: Oh my god the shy little plumber fell in love with the big scary ghost. Follow.
Yes!! I enjoy a lot of Luigi ships, but Booigi definitely has to be my favorite! :D
Lengthy Booigi ramble under the cut because I can’t stop myself:
I’ve mentioned this before, but to me there’s just something inherently hilarious about viewing their relationship through a romantic lens. Maybe that’s because of how unconventional their “rivalry” is in canon?
Generally, in enemies to lovers, both characters have a shared animosity towards one another. However, in the Luigi’s Mansion games, it’s clear that this is very one-sided (LOL). King Boo never intended to see Luigi as anything more than some simple hurdle in his evil plans. So it’s funny to see his newfound hatred transform into something more akin to obsession (which he definitely needs to work on).
For Luigi, I don’t think he’s ever hated King Boo? He more or less just sees the ghost as a scary inconvenience. Although, (going into headcanon territory here) I feel like Luigi can’t help but notice how much King Boo seems to subconsciously respect him.
Like sure, the king might be dramatically ranting about how much he hates Luigi, but at least King Boo is taking the time to remember his name and other things about him. Not many other villains (or even allies) tend to offer Luigi that same type of treatment, so to see his supposed “biggest hater” do it is…weird.
Overall, the thing about Booigi is that compared to a lot of other Luigi x (insert villain) ships, their dynamic is a lot more balanced imo. As afraid as Luigi may seem in the games, he is always shown to be completely capable and brave. When fighting King Boo, they’re generally on equal footing with one another as well.
This balance really helps amplify their weird dynamic, because if both of them just calmed down a second, I’m pretty sure they would get along great! Their personalities bounce off each other well, and allow them to really enhance their strengths. They can bond over being constantly overshadowed by others or smth :)
Plus, I think their designs go nicely together! Booigi has this pretty green and purple color scheme going on!! 💚💜
Mhm! That’s exactly what I had in mind while drawing it! 💚💜
I’ve seen fan-works that use possession as a way for King Boo to “get back” at Luigi, so I wanted to explore a more positive twist on it! :D
I feel like King Boo and Luigi could totally use possession as a way to (quite literally) grow closer together. So yeah, it’s all about building trust and being in sync with each other!!