Editing Waluigi (section)

=== Legacy ===
Due to his popularity, Waluigi has been featured in popular culture in the form of memes, songs and poems. Elijah Watson of ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' chronicled his influence as an internet meme from 2008, describing him as "beloved by a part of the web".<ref name=Internetmeme>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Elijah |date=2017-07-22 |title=How Waluigi went from Mario Tennis character to all-time great meme |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/waluigi-memes/|access-date=2024-02-23 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2009, he appeared in the webcomic ''[[Brawl in the Family (webcomic)|Brawl in the Family]]'', which was renamed "Waluigi in the Family" for [[April Fools' Day]]. He became a recurring character, resulting in the webcomic introducing the catchphrase "Too bad. Waluigi time."<ref name=Internetmeme/> In a May 2021 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', host [[Elon Musk]] starred as Wario in a sketch in which he was put on trial for murdering Mario in a kart race, with [[Kate McKinnon]] dressed as Waluigi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Leah J. |date=2021-05-10 |title=I Don't Think Anyone At SNL Has Actually Played Mario Before |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/05/snl-mario-sketch-grimes-elon-musk/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Kotaku Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129234036/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/05/snl-mario-sketch-grimes-elon-musk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A phenomenon in the field of [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) known as the "[[Waluigi effect]]" was inspired by the character in reference to [[Carl Jung]]'s concept of the dark, repressed side of the human personality, which is based on the theory that AI has the potential to produce chaotic or harmful results.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Qureshi |first=Nabeel S. |title=Waluigi, Carl Jung, and the Case for Moral AI |url=https://www.wired.com/story/waluigi-effect-generative-artificial-intelligence-morality/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115235154/https://www.wired.com/story/waluigi-effect-generative-artificial-intelligence-morality/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |last2= |first2= |date=2023-07-13 |title=Elon Musk launches AI startup and warns of a 'Terminator future' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/13/elon-musk-launches-xai-startup-pro-humanity-terminator-future |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>