Editing Wario (universe)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Wario'' (universe)}}

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|developer        = [[Nintendo]]

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|firstinstallment  = ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}'' (1994)

|latestinstallment = ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare Gold}}'' (2018)

The '''''Wario'' universe''' ({{ja|ワリオ|Wario}}, ''Wario'') known officially in-game as '''''WarioWare''''', refers to the ''Smash Bros.'' series' collection of characters, stages, and properties concerning the subfranchise of the world-famous {{uv|Mario}} game franchise centered on series anti-hero [[Wario]]. Wario's franchise is split into two major subseries, the ''{{iw|mariowiki|Wario Land|series}}'' series and the ''{{iw|mariowiki|WarioWare|Series}}'' series. ''Wario Land'' is a series of platformer games with cartoon mayhem, bizarre humor and somewhat unsettling imagery, a more deranged take on the normally cheery and child-friendly ''Mario'' archetype; ''WarioWare'' is a series consisting of collections of many fast-paced and quirky "microgames", minigames ranging from 4 to 8 seconds in length played in rapid succession. Its appearances in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series have thus far mostly adhered to the ''WarioWare'' series.

In mid-1989, early in the [[Mario (universe)|''Mario'' franchise]]'s release history, [[Nintendo]] released the Game Boy platformer ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land}}'', in which [[Mario]] traveled to a far-off land to rescue [[Princess Daisy]]. This gave way to a subseries of handheld platformers; the second game in the series, ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins}}'', which was released for the Game Boy in late 1992, debuted a new antagonist that resembled a larger, portlier, more thuggish counterpart to Mario, [[Wario]]. Wario, originally presented in a more straightforward, villainous light, takes over {{s|mariowiki|Mario's castle}} while Mario is away, then when Mario returns he must go on a quest to collect the six titular {{s|mariowiki|coin}}s that are the keys to his castle in order to defeat Wario and reclaim it from him. Wario, for a time, then became a recurring ''Mario'' villain. ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Wario}}'' (a Japan-only release for Super Famicom in 1993) and ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario's Woods}}'' (released in the West in December 1995) both featured Wario enacting revenge plots against Mario and his friends. In one of Nintendo's first crossovers with a third-party franchise, ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman}}'', a Game Boy installment of the Hudson Soft franchise ''Bomberman'', the Bomberman must prevent Wario from plundering his home planet.

Wario was then permanently assigned a new role and outlook in the ''Mario'' universe, which is the one that still defines him to this day--that of a less-malicious anti-hero motivated by a comically insatiable greed. Like [[Yoshi]] and [[Yoshi (universe)|his own relevance in the ''Mario'' games]], Wario forever became part of the collection of recurring ''Mario'' side characters that would take part in a variety of ''Mario'' games, such as being a selectable racer in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Kart|Series}}'', a selectable "board piece" in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' and a major playable character in other ''Mario'' spin-off titles, while at the same time beginning to star in his own games.

The "third" game in the ''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario Land|Series}}'' subseries, ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}'', became the first game in the ''Wario Land'' series of platforming titles for various platforms, a series which established a style of platforming different from the familiar ''Mario'' formula of jumping and bouncing on enemies and focusing more on physical attacks such as running tackles. The scenarios in ''Wario'' platforming games typically center around Wario's greed-motivated adventures and the incidental deeds of goodness he commits for others while doing so, such as defeating a more threatening villain in his quest to claim the reward money. Early in his own games, Wario briefly had an equally greedy rival of his own, a female pirate named {{s|mariowiki|Captain Syrup}}, who had only recently made a return appearance in 2008's ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}'' (the most recent ''Wario''-centric platformer) after a decade of absence. The ''Wario Land'' series had also spawned sequels.

Starting from 2003, Wario additionally and regularly starred in a more deranged, parodic, borderline scatological series of party games entitled ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare}}'', with an all-new cast of bizarre side characters and a very different twist on the established party game formula. In these games, Wario gets the idea to strike it rich by founding his own video game company and getting all of his friends from his home city, {{s|mariowiki|Diamond City}}, to program hundreds of extremely simple games for him. The gameplay itself resembles an extended, rapid barrage of extremely simple "games", each lasting mere seconds and taking no more than one or several appropriately timed button presses to complete ("microgames"), and the number of microgames a player can complete before failing a set number of times is set as their high score. The microgames display a variety of surreal imagery, including Wario having to jump at the right time in order to avoid getting run over by a giant hot dog on wheels, reenactments of classic scenes from old Nintendo games, and successfully guiding a finger into a nostril. Different installments of the series for different platforms have featured their own, unique twists to the gameplay dependent on the hardware of the console itself.

Wario first became playable in 2008's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the ''WarioWare'' sub-series is recognized as Wario's "home franchise", separately categorized from the ''Mario'' series in a similar fashion to {{uv|Yoshi}} and {{uv|Donkey Kong}}.

''Wario'' was not recognized as a distinctive universe in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as there were no playable characters nor stages based on the franchise. However, there were trophies for Wario and the {{s|mariowiki|Bucket}}. In addition, one of Mario's [[alternate costume]]s in both ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' is a yellow and purple color scheme based on Wario's attire.

===Characters===

*[[File:WarioIcon(SSBB).png|50px|right]]'''{{SSBB|Wario}}''': The franchise's first playable character. By default, Wario is dressed in his biker jacket as he is seen in the ''WarioWare'' series, but he also has his original plumber overalls as {{SSBB|alternate costume}}s, giving him twelve different costumes in total. Wario has the move [[Wario Waft]], which allows his to release gas he has built up over the match as a form of atomic flatulence.{{clear}}

====Assist Trophies====

*'''[[Kat & Ana]]''': These twin ninja kindergarteners use their ninja skills and slash in multiple "X" formations on the stage, damaging any foes that make contact with their attack. This is the only Assist Trophy originating from one of the ''Mario'' subseries.

===Stages===

*[[File:Icon-wariowareinc.gif|right]]'''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''': Occasionally, the stage takes the player from the main "elevator" into a microgame, which they can complete to obtain a reward. Some microgames can damage or knock back characters.{{clear}}

''See [[List of SSBB Music (WarioWare, Inc. series)]]''.

*'''WarioWare, Inc.''' - A slight alteration of the main menu theme from ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!}}'', as well as the title screen from the same game. It is the theme of the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''WarioWare, Inc. Medley''' - A medley of a large number of songs heard in the first title of the series, ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!'', including the opening theme, Wario's theme, as well as {{s|mariowiki|Dribble & Spitz's}} theme among others.  It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage. This song is also played during Wario's [[Classic Mode]] credits.

*'''Ashley's Theme''' - A big band version of the vocal theme song of Ashley in ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Touched!}}'' It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Ashley's Theme (JP)''' - The same as the above song, but with Japanese lyrics. It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Mike's Song''' - A 50's rock-and-roll version of the vocal theme song of Mike in ''WarioWare: Touched!'' It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Mike's Song (JP)''' - The same as the above song, but with Japanese lyrics. It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Mona Pizza's Song''' - A fully redone version of the vocal theme song of Mona in ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Twisted!}}'' It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Mona Pizza's Song (JP)''' - The same as the above song, but with Japanese lyrics. It is used on the WarioWare, Inc. stage.

*'''Wario's victory theme''' - Shares similarities to many ''Wario'' games, featuring musical qualities from both the ''WarioWare'' series and the ''Wario'' platforming series. It would be implemented into the first stage music for the game ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}''.

''See [[List of SSBB trophies (WarioWare series)]]''

*{{SSBB|Wario}}

''See [[List of stickers (WarioWare series)]]''

==In ''Super Smash Bros. 4''==

Allusions were made to the ''Wario'' series prior to the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', but it was not revealed that Wario himself would return until after the release of {{for3ds}} as he is now an [[unlockable character]]. As in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the majority of the ''Wario'' content in ''Smash 4'' comes from the ''WarioWare'' titles. A significant amount of focus was put on the popular ''WarioWare'' character [[Ashley]], who appears as an Assist Trophy. While most of the character-specific music pieces from ''Brawl'' did not return, both versions of "Ashley's Song" return along with a brand new arrangement. A costume set based on Ashley was released as [[downloadable content]] for {{SSB4|Mii Swordfighter}}s. Otherwise, ''Smash 4'' features content from ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Wario}}'', which were released between ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.

===Characters===

*[[File:WarioIcon(SSB4-U).png|50px|right]]'''{{SSB4|Wario}}''': a crude, pompous treasure-hunter from {{s|mariowiki|Diamond City}} and one of [[Mario]]'s oldest rivals. Unlike in ''Brawl'', where he was a starter, Wario must be unlocked. Wario is slightly larger and has more fluid animations. The swelling of his head and hands in some of his attacks has been compared to his attacks from ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario World}}''. He now has eight alternate costumes as opposed to twelve in ''Brawl''.

===[[Mii Fighter]] costumes===

====Costumes====

*{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSB4|s=24x24px}}'''[[Ashley|Ashley Outfit]]''' ([[Mii Swordfighter|Swordfighter]]): this outfit is based on Ashley,  a young witch from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' who otherwise appears in ''Smash 4'' as an Assist Trophy. The outfit was released with a corresponding black wig as downloadable content on February 3, 2016. The Mii wields Ashley's shape-shifting companion Red transformed into a scepter as a weapon. An official Mii based on Ashley's likeness can be downloaded via QR code on the official site.

====Hats====

*'''[[Wario|Wario's Cap]]'''

*'''[[Ashley|Ashley Hat]]''' ([[DLC]])

Assist Trophies from the ''Wario'' series. In addition to those listed, Wario's partner in crime from the ''{{uv|Mario}}'' series '''[[Waluigi]]''' returns from ''Brawl''.

*'''[[Kat & Ana]]''': a pair of kindergartners who practice {{s|wikipedia|ninjutsu}}. Like the Pokémon [[Latias & Latios]], Kat and Ana fly across the the screen and slice opponents with their katanas. They cannot be harmed by opponents and they do not harm the summoner.

*'''''[[Ashley]]''''': a young witch from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' When summoned, she conjures a purple cloud that causes a variety of effects, similar to [[Togepi]]. All opponents caught in the cloud are slowed, but she may also turn fighters invisible, or make [[food]] items damage fighters instead of heal them. Her design derives from ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Wario}}''. In the Wii U version, Ashley's hair turns white and her irises turn red when she conjures the cloud. These are details carried over from the ''WarioWare'' games.

*'''[[Kat & Ana]]''' (<span style="color:#FF0000">Red</span>): a pair of kindergartners from ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!}}'' All collisions with walls and ceilings are automatically [[tech]]ed.

*'''[[Ashley]]''' (<span style="color:#0000FF">Blue</span>): a young witch from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' She slows down the spinner on the board when used.

===Stages===

*[[File:WarioWareIncIconSSB4-3.png|75px|right|link=WarioWare, Inc.]]{{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''' ([[Unlockable stage|unlockable]]): staged in the elevator shaft of Variety Tower from ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!}}'' It is a transitionary stage where the elevator brings the fighters to one of nine microgames, seven of which are from ''Mega MicroGame$!'': {{s|mariowiki|Arrow Space}}, {{s|mariowiki|Blowin' Up}}, {{s|mariowiki|Crazy Cars}}, {{s|mariowiki|Kitty Cover}}, {{s|mariowiki|Lose Your Marble}}, and {{s|mariowiki|Sole Man}}. The other two are unique to ''Smash Bros.'': Don't Move - which requires players remain still - and Taunt - which requires players to [[taunt]] the self-obsessed {{s|mariowiki|Jimmy T.}} Successfully completing a microgame usually awards the player with a status effect that could benefit them in battle. WarioWare, Inc. is one of the possible stages to appear in Level 4 of [[All-Star Mode]] as a [[home stage]] for Wario. Its [[Ω form]] is columnar.

====''for Wii U''====

*[[File:GamerIconSSB4-U.png|75px|right|link=Gamer]]'''[[Gamer]]''' ([[Starter stage|starter]]): staged in {{s|mariowiki|9-Volt}}'s bedroom from ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Wario}}''. The main platform is 9-Volt's desk, where his mother {{s|mariowiki|5-Volt}} acts as a stage hazard. When 5-Volt looks at the fighters, a beam of light is sent to them and damages them for 20% with high knockback. Fighters can avoid this by hiding behind objects. She can appear from the doorway, window, TV, or, if the stage is set a certain way she will appear from a gaming pad or picture from an easel. Fake-outs can also appear. The layout of the stage changes each time the stage is played. It is one of the possible stages to appear in Level 4 of [[All-Star Mode]] as a [[home stage]] for Wario. Only its [[Ω form]] can accommodate [[8-Player Smash]], which takes place on the desk but without any of the books or writing utensils.

====Original tracks====

Arrangements and remixes unique to ''SSB4''.

*'''Ashley's Song Ver. 2''' an operatic arrangement of "Ashley's Song" from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' It plays on the Gamer stage. It is exclusive to Japanese releases of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', but it is used in international trailers to promote the [[downloadable]] Ashley set for Mii Fighters.

====Returning tracks====

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''WarioWare, Inc.''': a disco-influenced arrangement of "Title" from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!'' It plays on WarioWare, Inc. and Gamer.

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''WarioWare, Inc. Medley''': a medley of pieces from ''Mega MicroGame$!'', including "9-Volt (Intro)", "Jimmy T. (Boss)", "Dribble and Spitz (Intro)", "Dr. Crygor (Intro)", "Wario (Intro 2)", and "Title". It plays on Gamer.

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''Ashley's Song (JP)''': an arrangement of "Ashley's Song" from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' It plays on the WarioWare, Inc. stage in Japanese releases and Gamer.

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''Ashley's Song''': an arrangement of "Ashley's Song" from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' It plays on the WarioWare, Inc. stage in English releases and Gamer.

====Source tracks====

*'''Ruins''': from ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}'' It plays on Gamer. It is the only piece of content in ''Smash 4'' explicitly from the ''Wario Land'' series.

*'''Gamer''': from ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Wario}}''. It plays on Gamer.

====Victory fanfares====

*'''Victory! Wario''': an arrangement of the first few bars of "Ruins" from ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' It is sourced from ''Brawl'', which was in development at the same time as ''Shake It!''

The ''Wario'' series returns for ''Ultimate'', featuring ''WarioWare''  and ''Wario Land'' series representation.

===Characters===

*'''{{SSBU|Wario}}''': Wario returns as an unlockable fighter bringing his famous Shoulder Barge as his new dash attack.

*'''[[Ashley]]''': Returns from ''Smash 4'', functions as she did before.

===Stages===

*{{GameIcon|ssbb}} '''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''': Returning as a retro stage.

*{{GameIcon|ssb4-u}} '''[[Gamer]]''': Returning as a retro stage.

*{{GameIcon|ssbb}} '''WarioWare, Inc.''': heard in Wario's character trailer.

*{{GameIcon|wiiu}} '''Ashley's Song (JP) (for 3DS / Wii U)''': seen in the updated November demo build. Now appears in all versions rather than being a Japanese exclusive.

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==Games with elements from or in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

===''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins}}''===

[[Wario]] debuted in this game and is a playable character in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''. His classic outfit in his first appearance is used as one of his alternate costumes. Wario's color scheme is also used as one of Mario's alternate costumes in most of the games.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}''===

In ''Brawl'', Wario's forward smash is his signature {{s|mariowiki|Dash Attack}}, which originated from this game. This was removed in ''Smash 4'', but was brought back for ''Ultimate'' as Wario's dash attack.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Virtual Boy Wario Land}}''===

''{{s|mariowiki|Tiny Wario}}'' appears as a sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land 2}}''===

Wario's current short-sleeved shirt, which was first seen in this game is part of his alternate costumes. Also Wario's sprite colors is used as one of his alternate costumes in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

===''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!}}''===

Wario, who is playable in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'', is dressed in his ''WarioWare'' outfit, which was first seen in this game. Wario's neutral special, [[Chomp]], is based on a single microgame called ''{{s|mariowiki|Hot Dog Hog}}''. In addition, the stage [[WarioWare Inc.]] is based off not only several "Microgames" in this game, but also the pig elevator in this game. [[Kat & Ana]], whose first appearances were in this game, appear as an [[Assist Trophy]] together in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''. The Wario & Bike and {{s|mariowiki|Mona}} & Moped appear as stickers in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', while five other stickers are from the GameCube port.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Wario World}}''===

Wario's neutral jab, up smash (headbutt), forward throw in ''Brawl'' (back throw in ''SSB4''), down throw ({{s|mariowiki|Ground Pound}}), and his ledge grabbing animation all come from this game. The Wario World Symbol appears as a sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Wario's custom move, ''Inhaling Chomp'', is loosely based on {{s|mariowiki|Hyper Suction}} from this game as well.

===''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Twisted!}}''===

Wario's Final Smash, [[Wario-Man]], originated from this game.

===''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Touched!}}''===

[[Ashley]], a lonely teenage witch who first appears in ''WarioWare Touched!'', is an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'' and has a theme song from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' that was remade specifically for ''Brawl''. Various character appear as stickers in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' depicting their artwork for this game. Two of the microgames appear (slightly altered) in Wario's home stage, WarioWare, Inc. and [[Gamer]]. The bouncing Wario nose creatures from this game's title screen appear as stage hazards in [[PictoChat 2]].

===''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Smooth Moves}}''===

All of the voice samples of Assist Trophy Kat & Ana and of Wario's responses in the WarioWare, Inc. stage are lifted directly from this game. Three stickers are from this game.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake it!}}''===

Wario's crawling animation and Ruins's theme are found in this game.

===''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Wario}}''===

Gamer, a minigame in ''Game & Wario'', appears as an stage in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. Additionally, 5-volt reprises her role as in ''Game & Wario''. Kat and Ana's designs in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' are based on their appearance in this game.

*The ''Wario'' universe is the only {{uv|Mario}} sub-series with playable characters to not have been introduced in the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''

*While Wario's victory theme clearly matches the beginning of the Stonecarving City theme from ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', it is debatable as to which came first. ''Super Smash Bros Brawl'' was released on January 31, 2008, while ''Shake It'' was released on July 24, 2008, meaning that ''Shake It'' was most likely still in development at the time of ''Brawl's'' release. It is probable that Wario's victory theme was pulled from ''Shake It'' before its actual release.

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