Wario (SSB4)

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Wario in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Wario
Other playable appearance	in Brawl
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Wario-Man

Wario returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014 alongside Ness and Falco, but was leaked beforehand on September 11th by a leaker's Twitch stream. This time around, he is unlockable, as opposed to being available from the start in Brawl.

His appearance is largely the same, except with his chin being more pronounced, his arms are also more muscular, and the colors being overall brighter, more akin to the WarioWare series.

He retains his biker outfit from the WarioWare series, as well as his overalls from the Mario games. He is voiced by Charles Martinet, who voices the character in all but a few of his appearances, as well as Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi, using the same voice clips from Brawl.

How To Unlock

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

• Clear 100-Man Smash.
• Play 30 VS Matches.

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

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Play 20 VS Matches.
• Clear 100-Man Smash

Wario must then be fought on Gamer before being unlocked.

Changes from Brawl

Wario has been overall buffed even though he was a high tier character in Brawl. A number of his moves are both faster and stronger, but his projectile game has worsened.

• Wario dashes faster.
• Forward tilt is sped up.
• Down smash has less endlag.
• Neutral aerial has more range.
• Down tilt is sped up.
• Wario's up-smash is replaced with a head butt similar to Mario, Luigi and Dr. Mario's, which is stronger.
• Wario now never falls off his bike unless hurt.
  • In addition, he can now slam his bike on opponents by pressing down while performing a wheelie.
  • However, it is harder to get off the bike then it was in Brawl.
  • The bike also less priority, now being destroyed or knocking off Wario by projectiles that it could out-prioritize in Brawl. Thus losing his best option to deal with projectiles and making his approach worse.
• Corkscrew covers more vertical distance and can sweet spot the edge now.
• Back aerial has slightly less landing lag.
• Wario's forward smash is no longer the Shoulder Bash, but instead is a backhanded punch similar to Mario and Luigi's old foward smash in SSB64, which has more range and knockback.
  • However, it is slower, lacks the launch resistance and transcendent priority of his old forward smash.
• Wario can heal himself by 1% by eating projectiles with Chomp, including his bike.
  • Eating items with Chomp now increases Wario Waft's charge.
  • However, Wario cannot hold his Chomp move as long as he could in Brawl.
  • He now faces slightly more to the screen while using Chomp, unlike the previous installment, where he faces straight.
• Wario Waft gains less altitude.
  • It also does less damage.
  • It also does not gain launch resistance like it did in Brawl.
• Wario Bike's wheels cannot be used as projectiles when the bike is destroyed, and disappear upon contact with the ground.
  • However, Wario can use Chomp to eat the wheels and recover health before they land.
• Neutral and up aerials have slightly more landing lag.
  • Up air also deals 4% less damage.
• Down aerial has more ending lag.
• Wario-Man has a shorter duration. Unlike in Brawl where his forward smash attack, the Shoulder barge covered much more distance as Wario-Man, Wario-Man's new forward Smash is no different from regular Wario.
• Wario's animations are somewhat more fluid than in Brawl.
• Wario's back and forward throws from Brawl have swapped places.
• Unlike his Brawl incarnation, where only his stomach bulged out from under his shirt slightly, Wario now physically bulges when his Wario Waft is charging, to the point where his frame actually becomes wider. It is unknown if this change affects his movement however.
• Wario's Wario Waft now has a cartoonish style, where in Brawl, it has a more realistic style.

Like a number of other characters in the games, Wario's facial expressions are much more exaggerated than before. One example of this is that he now scowls when performing an attack.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack		Double Punch	4%	Wario steps forward and delivers a downwards punch followed by an uppercut.
			5%
Forward tilt		Power Punch	13%	Wario winds back and delivers a punch.
Up tilt		Palm Push	10%	Raises both hands above his head, raising the roof.
Down tilt		Button Pusher	4%	Stabs his index finger at the ground in front of him. Can be done in quick succession.
Dash attack		Sliding Tackle	11%	Wario dives to the ground and slides forward.
Forward smash		Wario Wack	19% uncharged, 26% fully charged	Wario winds back greatly with his fist, and delivers an enormous backhanded punch.
Up smash		Knock-out Headbutt	16% uncharged, 22% fully charged	Wario performs a hard-hitting headbutt.
Down smash		Body Spin	13% uncharged, 18% fully charged	Spins on the ground, bashing foes with his head. First hit has good knockback, subsequent hits have gradually weaker strength.
Neutral aerial		Skydive Body Slam	6%	Wario spins in the air and crashes down with his arms and legs spread wide.
Forward aerial		Kung-Fu Kick	7%	Wario poses and kicks his foot out in the air.
Back aerial		Head Slam	12%	Wario thrusts his head backwards in mid-air.
Up aerial		Party Clap	13%	Wario claps his arms and feet together in mid-air.
Down aerial		Body Drill	11%	Wario turns upside down and spins, drilling with his head.
Grab		—	—	Wario's grab range is above average.
Pummel		Poke	2%	Pokes his opponent in the torso.
Forward throw		Butt Bounce	12%	Wario hits them forward with his butt while posing.
Back throw		Wild Swing-Ding	7%, 8% on others who touch the opponent being spun	Spins the foe around and throws him/her forward, damages those who come in contact with the spin.
Up throw		Vertical Double Fist Bump	11%	Wario tosses the opponent up and bumps them with both his fists.
Down throw		Ground Pound	8%	Throws the victim on the ground and sits violently on top of them.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)		Double Poke	7%	Wario gets up and pokes both forwards and backwards.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)		Spin Punch	7%	Wario spins around with his fist extended.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)		See-Saw Thrust	5%	Wario thrusts his fists in front of him, then kicks his legs behind him.
Edge attack Edge getups		Fist Slide	8%	Crawls up the ledge and flips onto his back, attacking with his fists.
Neutral special	Default	Chomp	2% for each bite, 5% for throw
	Custom 1	Inhaling Chomp	2% for each bite, 4% for throw	Behaves like Wario's regular Chomp but with a suction effect. It might do less damage.
	Custom 2	Garlic Breath	6%	Long startup, but Wario exhales bad breath at his opponent. If they are next to Wario, they will be stunned as if their shield was broken. Farther opponents get knocked away and tripped.
Side special	Default	Wario Bike	10% (damage varies on wheelie, turning, and slamming)
	Custom 1	Speeding Bike	8%	Wario's bike is super fast, but it cannot turn around. Does more damage head on than wheelieing.
	Custom 2	Burying Bike	8%	Wario's bike moves slowly but does increased damage and buries opponents. Has a special animation if Wario performs a wheelie.
Up special	Default	Corkscrew	13%
	Custom 1	Widescrew	9%	Wario can control the angle of his up special. It can go nearly horizontally. It has much less distance than the default, though.
	Custom 2	Corkscrew Leap	0%	Wario jumps extremely high. This deals no damage.
Down special	Default	Wario Waft	27% (maximum charged)
	Custom 1	Rose-Scented Waft	24% (maximum charged)	Wario's waft puts a flower on his opponent. Has little knockback, but the flower racks up damage fast.
	Custom 2	Quick Waft	18% (maximum charged)	Wario's fart charges faster and he does damage as he rises into the air. Less damage and knockback than the regular waft.
Final Smash		Wario-Man	Varies

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Chomp	Inhaling Chomp	Garlic Breath
Side Special	Wario Bike	Speeding Bike	Burying Bike
Up Special	Corkscrew	Widescrew	Corkscrew Leap
Down Special	Wario Waft	Rose-Scented Waft	Quick Waft
Final Smash	Wario-Man

Taunts

Up: Belly-laughs so hard, his jaw unhinges, so he has to manually put it back with his hands.

Side:Wario wiggles his butt at the screen with his hands extended in each direction and he teasingly snickers.

Down: Wario faces the screen, holds up three fingers with his left hand that seem to form a "W" for Wario and then does the same with his right hand after putting away his left hand. Then, he holds them both out at the same time. Wario utters "Wah!" three times for each time he holds up a hand, the third "Wah!" having the most enthusiasm.

While riding Wario Bike (in any direction): Wario laughs and faces to his right and does his signature "W" sign at the screen with both hands and then picks his nose with his left hand.

Idle poses

• Crosses his arms, fists clenched.
• Scratches his bottom.

On-Screen Appearance

Crashes in sideways on his bike while laughing, jumps off and his bike explodes while he dusts himself off.

Victory Fanfare

A shortened remix to the theme of the first stage of Wario Land: Shake It!.

Victory poses

• He does a donut on his bike, makes a "W" sign with his hand, saying "Yes!", then pulls on his mustache and makes the "W" sign again, process repeats.
• He laughs gloatingly and then falls over, rolling on his back.
• Pats his belly, releasing a fart that after smelling, results in an "Oooh..." from Wario.

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Wario

NA: 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?

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".

Wario (Alt.)

NA: 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.

Wario + Bruiser (NA)/Wario + Growlster (PAL)

NA: 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.

PAL: 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

• WarioAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

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  Wario in his Bruiser Kart

Update history

1.0.4

• Change to DI system results in removal of "wectoring", a glitch allowing Wario to rocket back onstage just after being able to act after knockback.
• A bug where he got sent farther from the air grab release and could not combo out of is fixed.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Overalls Wario costume.

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  Riding his Bike.

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  Using Chomp on Olimar.

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  Taunting next to Waluigi.

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  Attacking Sheik.

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  Using an un-charged Wario Waft.

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  Using Corkscrew as Wario-Man.

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  With Ashley and Kirby.

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  Being attacked by bees.

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  Turning with his Bike.

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  Getting stomped on.

Trivia

• Wario is the only character that debuted as a starter to be made unlockable in a later game.
• With the removal of the Shoulder Bash as his forward smash, Wario's moveset in SSB4 no longer references the Wario Land series.
• He is one of two characters to have fewer palette swaps in SSB4 than in Brawl (going from 12 options to 8 options), the other being Olimar (if Alph isn't counted).
• Wario's All-Star trophy resembles his Super Mario 64 DS artwork.