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|name=Wario Waft | |name=Wario Waft | ||
|image=[[File:Wario Down B SSBU.gif|300px]] | |image=[[File:Wario Down B SSBU.gif|300px]] | ||
|caption=Wario Waft in ''Ultimate'' | |caption=A fully charged Wario Waft in ''Ultimate'' | ||
|user=[[Wario]] | |user=[[Wario]] | ||
|universe={{uv|Wario}} | |universe={{uv|Wario}} | ||
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'''Wario Waft''' ({{ja|ワリオっぺ|Warioppe}}, ''Wario Fart'') is [[Wario]]'s [[down special move]], which makes use of his flatulence to attack opponents. The move was first revealed in the E3 2006 trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', albeit with Wario creating a much larger explosion than what can be performed in the games. | '''Wario Waft''' ({{ja|ワリオっぺ|Warioppe}}, ''Wario Fart'') is [[Wario]]'s [[down special move]], which makes use of his flatulence to attack opponents. The move was first revealed in the E3 2006 trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', albeit with Wario creating a much larger explosion than what can be performed in the games. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Wario Waft is an attack which automatically charges as a match goes on. When Wario uses his down special, he will fart, with his fart becoming more powerful the more time it has had to charge, ranging from a tiny "poot" to a massive explosion (which has high knockback and damage). The move has four stages and Wario's stomach grows as the move charges. If Wario eats using his [[Chomp]], it will make his Waft charge faster. Like [[Oil Panic]], this is one of the few chargeable moves where the charge is retained after the user is KOed. | Wario Waft is an attack which automatically charges as a match goes on. When Wario uses his down special, he will fart, with his fart becoming more powerful the more time it has had to charge, ranging from a tiny "poot" to a massive explosion (which has high knockback and damage). The move has four stages and Wario's stomach grows as the move charges. If Wario eats using his [[Chomp]], it will make his Waft charge faster. Like [[Oil Panic]], this is one of the few chargeable moves where the charge is retained after the user is KOed. | ||
At minimum charge, Wario performs a small fart. The fart will [[trip]] any opponent it hits, although it deals no damage and it has very high ending lag, | At minimum charge, Wario performs a small fart. The fart will [[trip]] any opponent it hits, although it deals no damage and it has very high ending lag, as Wario will scratch his head while looking at the screen sheepishly. This makes it almost completely useless to use, especially within a 1v1 match. | ||
After 15 seconds, Waft reaches its second stage. Wario performs a bigger fart which damages nearby opponents. The move is faster than a Waft with no charge although it is still quite weak and it is overall mostly useless. The move's damage also additionally scales as time goes on, making it stronger the longer Wario waits to use it. | After 15 seconds, Waft reaches its second stage. Wario performs a bigger fart which damages nearby opponents. The move is faster than a Waft with no charge although it is still quite weak and it is overall mostly useless. The move's damage also additionally scales as time goes on, making it stronger the longer Wario waits to use it. | ||
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After 55 seconds, Waft reaches its third stage. Wario performs a bigger, faster and stronger fart, which propels him upwards. It is his fastest fart, having lower startup and ending lag than his other farts. It also has solid KO potential and its damage scales over time, potentially making it even stronger. | After 55 seconds, Waft reaches its third stage. Wario performs a bigger, faster and stronger fart, which propels him upwards. It is his fastest fart, having lower startup and ending lag than his other farts. It also has solid KO potential and its damage scales over time, potentially making it even stronger. | ||
At a full charge (110 seconds), Wario starts flashing orange and Waft reaches its fourth and final stage. Wario performs his largest and most damaging fart which propels him very high upwards. The move comes out more slowly than a half charged waft, although the move has super [[armor]] on startup and Wario himself has a powerful hitbox while he is rising. It is also his most powerful Waft starting from ''Smash 4'', giving Wario players an incentive to fully charge his Waft. While the move does grant Wario a lot of height, Wario has no protection from the upper blast zone, resulting in him being KOed if he Wafts too close to the blastzone; however, this is only a major issue in ''Brawl''. The height received also allows the move to be used as a [[recovery]] option, though using it as such is risky due to | At a full charge (110 seconds), Wario starts flashing orange and Waft reaches its fourth and final stage. Wario performs his largest and most damaging fart which propels him very high upwards. The move comes out more slowly than a half charged waft, although the move has super [[armor]] on startup and Wario himself has a powerful hitbox while he is rising. It is also his most powerful Waft starting from ''Smash 4'', giving Wario players an incentive to fully charge his Waft. While the move does grant Wario a lot of height, Wario has no protection from the upper blast zone, resulting in him being KOed if he Wafts too close to the blastzone; however, this is only a major issue in ''Brawl''. The height received also allows the move to be used as a [[recovery]] option, though using it as such is risky due to its lengthy charge time and the loss of a precious and potent KO move. However, this move does not leave Wario [[helpless]], meaning it is nonetheless useful for recovery, as it can be followed up with [[Corkscrew]] and allow Wario to recover from incredibly far off the stage. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The Wario Waft move is unique to ''Smash Bros.'', though it is directly inspired on Wario's crude personality and his general love for {{s|wikipedia|toilet humor}} as seen in multiple game manuals and promotional websites for many of his games. One of the first instances concerning Wario and farting is the Japanese manual for ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land II}}'', where Wario mentions that his {{s|mariowiki|Hot Wario}} reaction was not produced "because his fart caught on fire". | The Wario Waft move is unique to ''Smash Bros.'', though it is directly inspired on Wario's crude personality and his general love for {{s|wikipedia|toilet humor}} as seen in multiple game manuals and promotional websites for many of his games. One of the first instances concerning Wario and farting is the Japanese manual for ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land II}}'', where Wario mentions that his {{s|mariowiki|Hot Wario}} reaction was not produced "because his fart caught on fire". Another instance of Wario using his flatulence was in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Strikers Charged}}'', where Wario's Mega Strike would have him bloat and inflate, only to release the gas offensively. In fact, it's likely that ''Mario Strikers Charged'' served as direct inspiration as it was one of the only instances of Wario's grotesque nature being weaponized. | ||
While the emphasis on vulgar humor is not unprecidented within the character's history, farting was not necesarilly a signature trait for Wario before ''Brawl'' - Japanese marketing materials gave more significance to Wario's pooping habits than his farting, and animated American marketing materials - while less vulgar overall - would often animate Wario with saliva rolling off of his mouth. Toilet humor was first implemented into ''Wario'' games themselves with the advent of the ''WarioWare'' franchise, which has featured topics such as toilet paper, overgrown snot, and the ''{{s|wikipedia|Manneken Pis}}'' statue, though such humor is not assigned to Wario any more than most other members of the cast, and typically relegated to unnamed microgame characters, with the only character with a notably tangible relationship to bodily fluids being Dr. Crygor, who has been portrayed as having unstable toiletary habits as far back as the first game. | |||
While farting would later be part of the actual games that feature Wario around the development of ''Brawl'', such as being one of Wario's special items in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart Arcade GP}}'' (namely, {{s|mariowiki|Fart Gas}}), or in the {{s|mariowiki|He Who Smelt It...}} microgame from ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Smooth Moves}}'', none of thoses instances of farting work the same way as how Wario Waft works in ''Smash'', as the former two act more like clouds of some sorts, instead of being an explosion that hurts anyone in contact like the move in ''Smash''. | While farting would later be part of the actual games that feature Wario around the development of ''Brawl'', such as being one of Wario's special items in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart Arcade GP}}'' (namely, {{s|mariowiki|Fart Gas}}), or in the {{s|mariowiki|He Who Smelt It...}} microgame from ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Smooth Moves}}'' where the player must gust away Wario's farts, none of thoses instances of farting work the same way as how Wario Waft works in ''Smash'', as the former two act more like clouds of some sorts, instead of being an explosion that hurts anyone in contact like the move in ''Smash''. Farting would also become used in international marketing materials for ''WarioWare'' games as opposed to just Japan following ''Brawl''. | ||
Wario Waft would later make an appearance as Wario's skill in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}'', as well as in the {{s|mariowiki|Blow Away Chain Chomp!}} minigame from the [[Nintendo DS]] version. | Wario Waft would later make an appearance as Wario's skill in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}'', as well as in the {{s|mariowiki|Blow Away Chain Chomp!}} minigame from the [[Nintendo DS]] version. | ||
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*In ''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'', Wario's stomach sticks out of his shirt slightly when he has a fully charged fart ready. In ''Smash 4'', his entire torso bulges with a fully charged fart. | *In ''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'', Wario's stomach sticks out of his shirt slightly when he has a fully charged fart ready. In ''Smash 4'', his entire torso bulges with a fully charged fart. | ||
*As seen on the above graph, Wario-Man gets to higher charge levels (except the last) faster than regular Wario does. However, this does not actually speed up the charging process; the two forms simply use different formulas when calculating what charge level the move is at. | *As seen on the above graph, Wario-Man gets to higher charge levels (except the last) faster than regular Wario does. However, this does not actually speed up the charging process; the two forms simply use different formulas when calculating what charge level the move is at. | ||
*A fully-charged Wario Waft is the only special move which does not damage the user but is nonetheless capable of causing a [[self-destruct]] with the top [[blast line]] (outside of ''Smash 64''). KOing oneself by going past the top blast line is otherwise impossible without the assistance of an opponent or exterior factors (such as [[push]] forces). | |||
**Contrary to common belief, this is not due to the move dealing knockback to Wario, and in fact if Wario activates the fully-charged Waft while already above the upper blast line, he is KO'd instantly, before the boost even occurs. | |||
{{Special Moves|char=Wario}} | {{Special Moves|char=Wario}} |