{"slug":"luigi-death-stare","name":"Luigi Death Stare","url":"/templates/luigi-death-stare.png","w":1199,"h":710,"top":"","bottom":"","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"luigi-death-stare-gif","label":"GIF Version"}],"description":"Luigi Death Stare meme maker. Mario's brother gives a cold, menacing sideways glare from his kart in Mario Kart 8. For when you want to look polite on the surface but murderous underneath.","keywords":"luigi death stare meme, luigi meme, mario kart meme, luigi glare, luigi death stare mario kart, luigi angry","year":2014,"origin":"From Mario Kart 8 (2014) on Wii U. Players noticed that Luigi's character model would occasionally glare sideways at other racers with an expression of pure, silent menace. The \"death stare\" went viral on YouTube and Reddit, with videos set to hip-hop beats showing Luigi intimidating his opponents. This still captures Luigi in a blue and yellow kart, green cap visible, eyes locked to the side with an intensity that does not belong on a Nintendo character. His white-gloved hands grip the wheel. A Toad racer is visible in the background, unaware of the threat. The meme works for any situation where someone maintains a polite exterior while internally raging. For another Mario character with unexpected intensity, see Mario Odyssey Shirtless.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Luigi is locked in and staring. Top text describes the situation. Bottom text adds the unspoken thought behind those eyes.","The death stare works best for passive-aggressive scenarios. What you said versus what you are thinking.","Wide format gives room for longer captions above and below the kart scene.","White Impact text with black outlines reads clearly over the colorful race track background.","Download Luigi's judgment as a PNG or share the stare with whoever earned it."],"exampleCaptions":["WHEN SOMEONE TAKES THE LAST PARKING SPOT","YOU SAW ME WAITING"],"exampleAltText":"Luigi Death Stare meme about someone stealing a parking spot you were waiting for","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-21","seo":{"aliases":["Luigi Glare Meme","Mario Kart Luigi Meme","Luigi Stare","Death Stare Mario Kart","Menacing Luigi"],"description":"Luigi sits in a blue, yellow, and green kart on a Mario Kart 8 race track, his white-gloved hands firmly on the wheel. He is not looking at the road. He is looking sideways, directly at whoever wronged him, with an expression that Nintendo almost certainly did not intend to be this threatening. His blue eyes are narrowed beneath his green cap. His mustache frames a mouth set in a flat line. In the background, a Toad racer passes by, oblivious. The track, the karts, the colorful scenery: all cheerful. Luigi's face: cold fury.","definition":"Luigi from Mario Kart 8 giving a cold sideways glare while racing. Used for situations where you are maintaining composure on the outside while seething on the inside.","useCases":[{"category":"Passive-Aggressive Moments","examples":["Smiling at the person who just cut in line while planning their destruction","Nodding along in a meeting while silently disagreeing with every word","Saying \"it's fine\" when it is absolutely not fine","Holding the door for someone who does not say thank you"]},{"category":"Competitive Situations","examples":["When your friend is winning at a board game and getting cocky about it","Watching someone else get the promotion you applied for","Your face when you lose a bet by one point","Seeing the person who beat your high score"]},{"category":"Sibling Warfare","examples":["When your sibling gets a bigger portion and your parents pretend they do not see it","The look you give when they touch your stuff","Watching them get praised for something you taught them"]},{"category":"Driving Rage","examples":["When someone merges without signaling right in front of you","The driver going 10 under the speed limit in the passing lane","Making eye contact with the person who stole your parking spot"]},{"category":"Customer Service Smile","examples":["Working retail when a customer asks to speak to the manager","Smiling at someone who just made an unreasonable request","The face you make when a client changes the brief for the fourth time"]}]}}