I just realized, Lu and Mari not only sound like Luigi and Mario, but when you put the names together, it's "Lumari" which sounds like "Lumalee". Lu/Lubba's name is even Ru/Ruba in Japanese which coresponds with the Japanese name for Lumalee in modern appearances, "Rumari".
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I just realized, Lu and Mari not only sound like Luigi and Mario, but when you put the names together, it's "Lumari" which sounds like "Lumalee". Lu/Lubba's name is even Ru/Ruba in Japanese which coresponds with the Japanese name for Lumalee in modern appearances, "Rumari".