Wario (SSB4): Difference between revisions

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|ranking = 41

Wario is ranked 41st out of 55 on the tier list. This is an enormous drop from his 10th out of 38 position in ''Brawl'' resulting as his worst placement in the series so far. Like in ''Brawl'', Wario surprisingly possesses great aerial mobility and good overall mobility for a heavyweight, with great aerial attacks and a strong ground game to complement such. He has great setups with most of his aerial attacks and his signature Wario Bike, as his aerials have low ending lag and can be used to help him score KOs.

*Clear [[Multi-Man mode|100-Man Smash]].

Wario must then be defeated on [[WarioWare, Inc.]]. Defeating him will unlock both him and the stage.

*{{nerf|Wario's [[air acceleration]] has been reduced catastrophically (0.34 → 0.12) no longer being the highest by a drastic margin (now only being the second highest). This greatly hurts his aerial game, no longer allowing him to weave in and out at high speeds.}}

**{{change|Forward smash no longer has [[transcendent priority]].}}  

***{{nerf|However, this makes it much easier to challenge the move with other strong ground moves.}}  

**{{nerf|Forward smash has twice as much startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 9-11 → 18-19), no longer being one of the fastest forward smashes.}}

***{{nerf|Altogether, these changes make forward smash much harder to land and significantly easier to challenge or punish, significantly hindering its utility.}}  

**{{nerf|The removal of [[DACUS]] significantly hinders up smash's approach potential.}}  

*{{nerf|All aerials have longer animations (49 frames → 57 (neutral), 37 frames → 50 (forward), 49 frames → 55 (back), 47 frames → 54 (up), 41 frames → 74 (down)). This increases the amount of time Wario cannot grab the ledge after one of his aerials, especially down aerial.}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has a shorter duration (frames 4-5 → 4).}}  

***{{buff|However, this makes it connect more reliably into the second hit.}}  

**{{nerf|The first hit's hitbox has been moved slightly upwards (y offset: 6 → 7). This hinders its ability to hit opponents on the ground while also failing to increase the move's upwards reach due to its smaller hitbox.}}  

**{{nerf|The second hit's hitbox has been moved slightly downwards (y offset: 6 → 5). This hinders its ability to hit opponents above Wario while also failing to increase the move's downwards reach due to its smaller hitbox.}}  

**{{buff|Forward aerial's hitboxes have been repositioned further forward (z offset: 9/4 → 11/5), increasing the move's range.}}  

**{{change|Forward aerial's clean hit has altered knockback (20 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/97).}}  

**{{nerf|Up aerial has a smaller hitbox (8.5u → 7.3u).}}  

**{{nerf|The loop hits deal less damage (2% → 1.3%), decreasing down aerial's maximum damage potential (16% → 11.8%).}}  

*{{change|Wario's forward and back throw's have swapped animations.}}

**{{nerf|Wario releases opponents from back throw much later (frame 21 → 48), making it significantly easier to DI.}}

***{{buff|However, its total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 55 → 70), giving it less ending lag.}}  

**{{buff|Corkscrew covers more vertical distance and can now [[edge sweet spot|ledge snap]] during the loop hits. This along with the removal of [[edge hog]]ging significantly improves its recovery potential.}}  

**{{change|Unlike in ''Brawl'', where only his stomach bulged out from under his shirt slightly as Wario Waft charges, Wario's entire torso now physically bulges to the point where his frame actually becomes wider while his [[Wario Waft]] is charging.}}

*{{buff|Jab links more reliably, and the second hit has bigger hitbox sizes and an additional hitbox.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|Jab 1 (hitbox 0) angle||65°||55°

|Jab 1 (hitbox 0) base knockback||35||45

|Jab 1 (hitbox 1) angle||75°||72°

|Jab 1 (hitbox 1) knockback growth||50||40

|Jab 1 (hitbox 1) base knockback||28||38

|Third hitbox added on jab 2, positions adjusted. || ||

|-

|Jab 2 hitbox sizes||5.5/3.5||5.8/3.8/3.3

|}

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|dashdesc=Wario dives to the ground and slides forward. Hits longer than one might expect it to. An early hit sends the opponent upwards with moderate knockback, while a late hit sends opponents behind Wario, and allows for unique setups and KO combos due to it being guaranteed to trip while [[lock]]ing floored opponents, which can set up into an attack, grab or even [[Wario Waft]] if timed properly.

|fsmashname=   

|nairdesc=Wario inflates his belly and spins in the air with his arms and legs spread wide. Very fast startup at frame 4 and with only 12 frames of ending lag after the hitboxes cease. Despite it resembling a [[sex kick]] due to having a long duration alongside clean and late hits, the attack actually has two separate hitboxes that act independently from each other. As a result, both hits can combo into each other at low percents. The late hit can lead into another aerial and even [[Wario Waft]]. However, the first hit only lasts one frame.  

|pummeldesc=Pokes his opponent in the torso. Fairly quick. References Wario's set of microgames in WarioWare: Touched!, which are tap-based.

|floorfdesc=Wario gets up and pokes both forwards and backwards. Another reference to WarioWare: Touched!

|nsc1desc=Behaves like Wario's regular Chomp but with a suction effect. The throw does slightly less damage and the bite is also significantly slower. Most likely based of {{s|mariowiki|Hyper Suction}}, a move Wario could perform in ''Wario World''.

|nsc2desc=Wario exhales garlic breath at his opponent. If they are next to Wario, they will be stunned as if their shield was broken allowing for a follow-up attack. Farther opponents get knocked away and tripped. This all comes with the cost of significantly increased startup and ending lag, and the move cannot be used to eat items.  

|ssdefdesc=Wario mounts his trademark Wario Bike to run over his opponents. During this period, Wario gains [[knockback]]-based [[armor]], taking up to 20 KB. The bike has 18 HP. Tilting the opposite direction will make him turn around, dealing more damage if the opponents are slammed by the back tire. Holding up will produce a wheelie at full speed, and pressing down during a wheelie makes the bike perform an extremely powerful ground slam, but this leaves Wario defenseless until it ends. Lastly, when Wario dismounts the bike, he can destroy it, throw it at opponents, or eat it with Chomp. In the air, the bike gives a small initial vertical hop along with a free jump via dismounting it. Can withstand 18% before breaking. If the bike is on or offscreen, but not destroyed, Wario cannot summon another bike. If the player tries to do so, it will trigger an animation where Wario looks around searching for it. Wario can also ride anyone else's Wario Bike, but will only use his own equipped custom variant of the move.

|dsdefdesc=A fart that grows in power the longer it is unused, and its charge cannot be lost in any way except using the move, and the charge is lost if the move is interrupted. The charge can be accelerated by Chomping items. There are 4 levels of charge, all with varying effects: at no charge, the waft will always trip opponents but deals no damage and is the slowest waft (frame 16), the second level is the the second slowest (frame 10), the third level (half-charged) is the fastest (frame 5) and has good KO potential, and the fully charged waft gains increased knockback, a huge hitbox, [[armor]] (frame 5-10), and sends Wario flying upwards with a headbutt that has equally powerful KO potential to go with respectable recovery. Takes ~110 seconds (not including eating) to fully charge.

|victory-desc=A shortened remix to the theme of {{s|mariowiki|Stonecarving City}} from ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}''.

==In competitive play==

*{{Sm|Abadango|Japan}} - Was considered the top Wario player in the early metagame. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Umebura 12}} and 4th at {{Trn|EVO 2015}} with him alongside {{SSB4|Pac-Man}}. Later dropped both characters for {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} and {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}.  

*{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} - Placed 3rd at {{Trn|SKTAR 4}} and {{Trn|KTAR XV}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|KTAR XIV}} alongside {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}. Later dropped both characters for {{SSB4|Cloud}}.

===Tier placement and history===

Wario was at first considered to be a character around the same potency as in the ''Brawl'' metagame, with players considering the changes to the game's physics to have benefited him, which was initially supported by the addition of [[rage]] improving his KO potential, while some of his finishing moves were buffed themselves. Despite his below average playerbase, players such as {{Sm|Abadango}}, {{Sm|Glutonny}} and {{Sm|TheReflexWonder}} demonstrated his capabilities in competitive play by adapting to a more deceptive playstyle through skillful use of [[Wario Bike]]. Even so, players would soon realize he had also lost the great potency on his aerial game, now being just slightly above average. His well-regarded status would also drop after Abadango dropped him in favor of {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}. Regardless, and after an extremely solid 5th place at [[MLG World Finals 2015]] from Reflex, Wario was eventually placed at 21st on the first ''4BR'' tier list.

However, Wario's tournament representation and results have remained rather scarce, in particular due to the majority of the mid- and low-tiered characters eventually outperforming him in several tournaments, and the changes to the game's physics having also demonstrated they had reduced a lot of his potency at camping, to the point he had to rely much more on baiting and KOing a careless opponent with his more powerful, albeit slower moves. Eventually, Wario dropped to 34th place on the second tier list before slightly dropping to 36th on the third tier list. While Glutonny's dominance and great placings throughout Europe remained consistent towards the end of the game’s lifespan, his difficult matchups against common top-tiers like {{SSB4|Sonic}} and {{SSB4|Cloud}} remained extremely prominent in hindering other Wario players from advancing in bracket, and Reflex’s inactivity slowed Wario’s metagame development. As a result, he has dropped to 41st on the fourth and current tier list.

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''A living embodiment of gross, this villain hates Mario and loves money. He claims to have known Mario since childhood, but who can tell if that's true? In Smash Bros., he's a seriously agile heavyweight fighter. He can store up his trademark Wario Waft for explosive results. Did I mention he's gross?''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''If someone who hated Mario tried to draw an ugly version of him, it'd probably end up looking just like Wario. The greedy villain claims they used to be childhood friends, though... In this game, he's a heavy fighter with heavy-hitting attacks. The longer you go without using his Wario Waft move, the more explosive it'll be when you..."let it out".''

 

{{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)|console2=GBA|game2=WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!/Minigame Mania (PAL) (05/2003)}}

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! If you use this to gobble up healing items, they'll work better! When using his Wario Bike side special, you can jump off, pick it up, and throw it. But please, for the love of all things garlicky, JUMP OFF BEFORE YOU RIDE OFF THE STAGE.''

 

 

{{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)|console2=GBA|game2=WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!/Minigame Mania (PAL) (05/2003)}}

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''With just a little nibble of garlic, humble everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes farther too. And like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in midair. Just like they all do it, right?''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''Just a little nibble of garlic, and the humble Everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes further too. And of course, like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in mid-air. That's how they all do it...right?''

 

WarioTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

WarioManTrophyWiiU.png|[[Wario-Man]]

*Since Wario is part of Luigi's Final Smash trophy, Wario can be seen in the game before he is even unlocked.