https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/30/16562010/super-mario-odyssey-luigi-playable >Super Mario Odyssey is packed with familiar faces, old and new. But one of the franchise’s most recognizable stars goes shockingly unseen in the Nintendo Switch game, which feels like a real kick in the pants for the perennial second fiddle, Luigi. >Luigi Mario, the lankier and less-loved (sorry!) Mario brother, is absent from Super Mario Odyssey. While he’s occasionally an unlockable playable character in his older twin’s adventures — or at least some non-playable presence — that’s just not the case in the globe-trotting Switch game.