Wario

Wario
File:Wario WarioWareGold.png Official artwork of Wario from WarioWare Gold.
Universe	Wario
Debut	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017)
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Diamond City
Created by	Gunpei Yokoi
Designed by	Hiroji Kiyotake (original design) Ko Takeuchi (WarioWare)
Voice actor	Charles Martinet
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Wario

For the universe, see Wario (universe). For the Japanese Smash 64 player, see Smasher:wario.

Wario (ワリオ, Wario) is a character from the Mario series, who eventually became popular enough to spawn his own side-franchise. He has made several small cameos in the first two Super Smash Bros. games, and has been made a full playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4. He is known to be Mario's rival.

Character description

File:Warioloafing.png

Wario's appearance in the Mario and Wario Land series. Artwork from Mario Kart 7. Wario uses this outfit and color scheme in Brawl and Smash 4 as well, giving him a total of 12 and later 8 palette swaps, the most of any character in Brawl.

When Nintendo launched the Game Boy handheld system in 1989, Gunpei Yokoi's Super Mario Land launched with it. Mario's 8-bit adventure was so successful that one year later, a sequel arrived. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins takes place directly after the first game, when Mario comes home after defeating the evil alien Tatanga. When he arrives, he discovers that his castle has been taken over by his antagonistic, greedy counterpart, Wario, and he must retrieve the 6 Golden Coins hidden around the land to get his home back. In the final showdown, Wario was revealed to look very much like Mario himself, except fatter, more muscular, slightly shorter, and with a big, bulbous nose that had a jagged, pointy mustache jutting out of it. In a three-part battle, Wario uses the same power-ups that Mario had access to throughout the game, and adds his own abilities to the mix. Wario charges at his opponent with his shoulder, and crashes to the floor butt first, which become staple moves for the character in future games. When conquered by Mario, he reverted to a "tiny" form, and escaped out the window to search for better treasures.

And search for them he did, as he landed a starring role in the third game in the series, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. It takes place directly after Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in which Wario sets out to earn as much gold as humanly possible, so he can buy his own castle and rub it in Mario's face. This game played differently than the first two games, because Wario brought his own style with him. Instead of deploying acrobatics like Mario, Wario relied on his brute strength, and the ability to sport various hats that gave him different powers, such as a dragon hat that spewed fire. He also gained his own villain in this adventure, the equally greedy Captain Syrup, who captured a Genie to use for her own selfish purposes. By the end of the quest, Wario gives both Syrup and the Genie a sound thrashing, and pays the Genie to grant him his castle.

After antagonizing Mario and his friends yet again in games such as Wario's Woods and Mario & Wario, Wario continued to have three more adventures on various Game Boy platforms. In Wario Land II, Wario experiences a case of bad karma when Captain Syrup kicks him out of his own castle and steals it. Wario Land 3 involves Wario doing his first unselfish deed, saving the inhabitants of a music box from the devious Rudy the Clown - on the condition that he gets to keep all the treasure that he earned along the way. In Wario Land 4 he does what Mario had been doing for the last decade beforehand and rescues a princess. Through these games, Wario eventually evolved from the classification of "villain" and earned the title of "anti-hero".

After all these platforming escapades, Wario, now sporting biker gear as opposed to a yellow and purple version of Mario's duds, notices the boom of the video game industry, and decides to take advantage of this craze by forming his own game company. Due to his short attention span, instead of creating a single game of reasonable length, he opts to make over two hundred games, each of them a mere five seconds long. Too short to even be called "minigames", they were dubbed "microgames". Finally, since he was too lazy to make all these games himself, he hires a handful of his fellow residents of Diamond City to do his work for him, among them the feisty multi-talented Mona, and the Nintendo superfan 9-Volt. Thus, the WarioWare franchise was born.

Wario has also made appearances in a great number of Mario spin-offs, including the Mario Kart and Mario Party games, as well as a large number of Mario sports titles. In these titles, Wario is no longer evil, but more of a bumbling comic relief. His rumored brother bent on bothering Mario's brother, Luigi, is soon revealed, being named Waluigi. Like Donkey Kong, Wario also appeared as a baby in Yoshi's Island DS.

Due to Wario's popularity, he was one of the newcomers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Instead of being added as yet another Mario character, Wario enters the arena representing his own Wario franchise.

In Super Smash Bros.

Mario in Wario's outfit in Super Smash Bros.

Wario did not appear in the original Super Smash Bros. in any capacity. A popular rumor though claims he was planned to be playable in the game along with Bowser, King Dedede, Mewtwo, and many other characters, before being cut for space/time constraints. However, unlike the aforementioned three characters, no definitive official source has ever been found that proves Wario was ever planned to be included as a playable character.

As a color scheme

While he does not appear in the game, Wario's color scheme appears as a palette swap for Mario, though it has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Wario's trophy in Melee.

Official artwork of Mario's yellow alternate costume in Melee.

File:SSBM Yellow Mario Render.png

A render of Mario's yellow alternate costume in Melee.

In a 64-era poll of desired newcomers for a potential second Smash game, Wario was the 3rd most wanted character overall with 66 votes, after Bowser (169 votes) and Princess Peach (66 votes). However, despite Wario's popularity, Sakurai passed over him, as he did not want to include three newcomers from the Mario series. When Sakurai decided to add clones to the roster, Dr. Mario was chosen as the Mario clone; however, Sakurai did remark that he could have made Wario as the Mario clone instead, but had not done so. Sakurai also explained that he could've implemented Wario instead with the development time allocated to Mewtwo or Marth and Roy, but had opted not to to avoid an excessive number of Mario characters.

As a color scheme

Wario is once again referenced by a costume with his colors being sported by Mario. And like before, this costume change has no effect on gameplay. The only changes are his M is blue and the rivets and buttons are white.

Trophy

In addition, Wario has his own trophy in the game, unlocked by beating All-Star Mode on any difficulty level without continuing.

Trophy Info

An old acquaintance of Mario's. His failure to seize Mario's castle has fueled Wario's desire for a palace of his own. Wario has herculean strength and can do things that even Mario can't imitate. His unexpected skills include a talent with items and the ability to assume many roles, among them a snowman, a zombie, and a bat.

: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Wario (SSBB)

Wario in Brawl.

Wario is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His movelist draws inspiration from WarioWare, with the exception of his forward smash which is his iconic shoulder barge from the Wario Land series. As a fighter, his moves and maneuvers are animated in a choppy, frame-by-frame nature, causing Wario's movements to be be very erratic and sometimes comical in nature; this ranges from a dash where he appears to be dancing (similar to Mr. Game and Watch's movement), to a fart attack that builds up in power as time passes. Mario still has a Wario color scheme and the "M" on his cap is still blue and Wario still bears his WarioWare biker suit from his own series, as well as his original Mario-style suit from the Mario series and the Wario Land series. His Final Smash is Wario-Man, where he consumes garlic turning the already insane anti-hero into a more powerful caped "superhero".

Wario's combination of having heavy weight, a surprisingly small frame, and high air speed makes him a very defensive character who is difficult to KO. He is ranked 10th on the tier list in B tier.

Trophy Info

Wario's trophy in Brawl

Mario's self-styled rival. He loves money and gross humor. He often sets out in search of hidden treasure. His bold moves come from his superhuman strength and are completely different from Mario's moves. Aside from adventuring, he's also the chairman of game maker WarioWare, Inc. Its franchise game is WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$.

: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003)

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Tiny Wario	Virtual Boy Wario Land	SpecialLaunchResistance+026 +26	Wario
Wario & Bike	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	AttackBodySpin+021 Attack +21	Wario
Wario	Super Mario 64 DS	SpecialLaunchResistance+057 +57	Wario
Wario	Super Mario Strikers	AttackBite+015 Attack +15	Yoshi Wario Wolf Pokémon Trainer
Wario	WarioWare: Smooth Moves	AttackArm+030 Attack +30	Wario
Wario-Man	WarioWare: Touched!	AttackArmLeg+018 Attack +18	Wario

Tiny Wario (Virtual Boy Wario Land)

Wario & Bike (WarioWare: MMG)

Wario (Super Mario 64 DS)

Wario (Super Mario Strikers)

Wario (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)

Wario-Man (WarioWare: Touched!)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Wario as he appears in Super Smash Bros. 4

Wario was unofficially revealed as a playable character on September 11, 2014 in a Twitch livestream of the 3DS version, before being formally confirmed on October 3, 2014. Prior to his reveal, the Nintendo 3DS eShop listed Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS on a list of games that include Wario, though it was later removed when this was made public. A supposed report from the Australia Classification Board provided further evidence for Wario's inclusion, as his design and Wario Waft attack apparently contributed toward the game receiving a PG rating.

Wario's moveset is mostly unchanged, with the exception of him having his up and side smash attacks replaced with different moves. With the latter's removal, the Wario Land series is no longer represented in Wario's abilities. Wario's animations now are far more fluid, which is best exemplified with his new running animation. Wario also lost palette swaps, now only having 8 color swaps (4 biker, 4 overall) like every other character (except Little Mac), as opposed to his 12 color swaps in Brawl. He is now an unlockable character, as opposed to being a starter like he was in Brawl.

Mario also retains his Wario color scheme, except the "M" on his cap is green instead of blue.

In the transition from Brawl, Wario gained a number of decent buffs, yet the few nerfs he also received were relatively drastic. The removal of DACUS took away Wario's Gatling Combo, removing an effective part of his offensive game. While Wario's new forward smash delivers much more knockback, it is much slower in start-up lag, and also lacks the transcendent priority and armor of his old forward smash. His superb air acceleration was also reduced slightly, though it remains some of the best in the game. Some of the buffs Wario gained include extra utility to Wario Bike, as it can now be ridden indefinitely until Wario dismounts manually or is forced off by an attack. It can also now be pulled out immediately upon despawning, ending a wheelie can now slam down on opponents for huge knockback, and throwing it at opponents has the potential to cause large amounts of damage. Wario Waft was also given more knockback at full charge, making it even more deadly. Forward throw also received more KO power, granting a viable KO throw, especially close to edges. Wario currently ranks 41st out of 55 characters on the tier list; while he has secured some noteworthy results in tournaments, his overall representation and results are relatively uncommon when compared to Brawl.

Trophy Info

Wario

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?

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".

: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003)

Wario (Alt.)

With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! Hold the button, and he'll keep his mouth open. Also, if you 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. If you take one thing away from this, it's JUMP OFF. Don't ride off the stage.

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.

With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! Hold the button, and he'll keep his gob open too. Also, if you gobble up healing items, they'll have more effect! When using his Wario Bike side special, you can jump off, pick it up and throw it. Most importantly, though, you can JUMP OFF. No need to ride off the stage.

: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003)

Wario + Bruiser
Wario + Growlster

For most racers the finish line is the goal, but if you combine Wario with this bad boy, the game takes on a whole new meaning. And that meaning is to crash into everyone else. Behind the wheel of the Bruiser, Wario turns Mario Kart into a contact sport.

Even in a race for first place, it's possible to sort of ignore the whole winning thing and just focus on bashing into the other racers instead. Wario's that kind of guy, so obviously he'd choose a frame like the Growlster and use it to ram other drivers off the road. It's like he thinks Mario Kart is a combat sport or something!

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

• WarioAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt. (3DS)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

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  Wario + Bruiser

Trivia

• Wario is the first and currently only character to debut as a starter, but reappear as an unlockable in the next game.
• Wario is the only character that was introduced before Super Smash Bros. 4 that has never had fewer than 8 palette swaps.
• Wario once saw Mona kissing 9-Volt.