Wario (SSB4)

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

Wario (ワリオ, Wario) returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014 alongside Ness and Falco, coinciding with the North American and European release of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. This time around, he is unlockable, as opposed to being available from the start in Brawl.

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 defeated 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 defeated on Gamer.

Changes from Brawl

Wario received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition from Brawl to Super Smash Bros. 4. While his aerial speed and acceleration has been slightly reduced, he has been given multiple improvements to his recovery options to compensate. Many of his moves have extended lag, but deliver much more knockback, such as his new forward smash. Wario's ground game has been improved, with many of his attacks having less start-up lag and the Wario Bike being much stronger and more reliable, although with the bike's inability to break into projectiles, this significantly limits Wario's approach options. Wario's enhanced air game has been re-balanced, with his up and down aerials being less reliable and his forward and back aerials delivering increased knockback. Wario's notorious grab release animation that plagued him in Brawl has also been fixed for SSB4.

Aesthetics

• Wario's appearance is largely the same as it was in Brawl, although his overall color scheme is now brighter due to the aesthetic used in SSB4, which also makes his color scheme more akin to how he appears in the WarioWare series. Additionally, his chin has become more pronounced and his arms are also more muscular.
• Wario's animations are somewhat more fluid than in Brawl. This is especially noticeable in his new dashing animation.
• The gaseous effect created by Wario's Wario Waft now has a cartoonish style, whereas in Brawl, it has a more realistic style.
• Unlike in Brawl, where only his stomach bulged out from under his shirt slightly, Wario's entire torso now physically bulges to the point where his frame actually becomes wider while his Wario Waft is charging.
• The animation of both Wario's initial and secondary jumps now differ from Brawl. For example, holding back upon Wario's initial jump, now results in him doing a back flip.
• Wario now blinks, as opposed to in Brawl, where his eyes always remained open unless he was asleep or injured.

Attributes

• Wario's falling speed has been increased (from 1.4 in Brawl to 1.61 in SSB4).
• Wario walks slightly slower (from 0.85 in Brawl to 0.847 in SSB4).
• Wario dashes faster (from 1.35 in Brawl to 1.5 in SSB4).
• Wario's aerial acceleration, while still higher than a majority of the cast's, has been reduced (from 1.222 in Brawl to 1.21 in SSB4).
• Wario now hauls heavy items such as barrels and crates much faster.

Ground attacks

• Wario can no longer use the Gatling Combo, which noticeably hinders his offensive game since he was one of the most proficient users of it in Brawl.
• Neutral attack deals less damage.
• Forward tilt is sped up.
• Down tilt has much less ending lag and deals less knockback, which can help it lead into finishers such as Wario Waft and forward smash.
• Down tilt deals less damage.
• Forward smash is now a fist-inflating backhand punch. Compared to the old shoulder tackle, it has much more range and knockback.
• New forward smash is slower, lacks the launch resistance and transcendent priority of his old forward smash.
• Up smash is now a head-inflating headbutt that hits once similar to Mario's headbutt, which makes it stronger and more reliable overall. It also has invincibility frames lasting between frames 8 to 15.
• Down smash has less endlag and due to an increase in knockback, is a much more reliable killing move.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral and up aerials have slightly more landing lag.
• Neutral and down aerials no longer make 8-bit-style sounds on execution.
• Neutral aerial has a longer-lasting hitbox.
• Back aerial has slightly less landing lag and auto-cancels out of a short-hop. It also deals 2% more damage and has much more knockback.
• Up aerial deals 4% less damage and is weaker.
• Down aerial has more knockback.
• Down aerial deals less damage and has more ending lag. It also can no longer penetrate shields and is less reliable to rack up damage.

Throws/other attacks

• Wario's forward and back throws have swapped places.
• Forward throw delivers much more knockback.
• Back throw now damages bystanders, similarly to Mario's, Dr. Mario's, and Luigi's.
• Up and down throws deal slightly more damage.

Special moves

• Chomp cannot be held as long.
• Using Chomp on certain projectiles and items (including his bike) now heal Wario for 1% (or 1.5x in the case of Food) and slightly increases the charge of Wario Waft.
• Chomp can now be used on energy projectiles, but Wario does not heal or get any Waft charge from eating them.
• Wario faces slightly more to the screen while using Chomp, unlike the previous installment, where he faces straight.
• Wario Bike continues to deal damage after Wario dismounts, with it being able to muscle through almost any opposing projectile, thus giving Wario a pseudo-projectile and a new approach option.
• Ending a wheelie now slams the bike on opponents for high damage and incredible knockback.
• Wario can no longer fall off his bike simply from riding or making turns. This allows him to ride around indefinitely until he is hit or the player dismounts. In addition, hitting an opponent with the Wario Bike while turning sharply now results in a heavier hit with increased knockback.
• Wario Bike can now be respawned immediately after being broken or disappearing from the screen, with an orange blink flashing on Wario being a visual indicator that it has respawned.
• Throwing the Wario Bike now does increased damage to opponents, with a properly charged throw dealing up to 26% damage.
• Wario Bike's wheels cannot be used as throwing items when the bike is destroyed, and disappear upon contact with the ground or the move is re-used.
• Wario Bike is less effective at shielding Wario from projectiles as he rides it. Wheelies can no longer be held indefinitely, and can only be done at one height. Wario can no longer dismount his bike during a wheelie, even if he rides offstage.
• Wario Bike lasts an extremely long time while on the ground, requiring player intervention (such as intentional destruction or re-mounting it) before Wario can use it again. Of special warning is that in Smash Run, wandering too far away from the bike will forbid Wario from summoning another as it does not despawn anymore from simply leaving the player's view. This forces him to return to a missing bike or hoof it thereafter.
• Corkscrew covers more vertical distance and can now sweet spot the edge. Corkscrew has considerably more knockback and with proper timing, can be used to KO near the upper blast line.
• Corkscrew deals less damage.
• Wario Waft has significantly more knockback at maximum charge. It is also much more difficult to self-destruct on the uppermost blast line with a fully charged Wario Waft.
• Wario Waft does less damage and gains less altitude.
• Wario-Man lasts for a lesser amount of time.
• With the functions of Wario's side smash altered, Wario-Man can no longer dash forward while performing his side smash.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			4%	Wario steps forward and delivers a downwards punch followed by an uppercut.
			5%
Forward tilt			13%	Wario winds back and delivers a power punch.
Up tilt			10%	Raises both hands above his head, raising the roof.
Down tilt			4%	Stabs his index finger at the ground in front of him. Can be done in quick succession.
Dash attack			7% (clean), 4% (late)	Wario dives to the ground and slides forward. Hits longer than one might expect it to. An early hit hits the opponent upwards with moderate knockback, while a late hit hits the opponent behind Wario and is guaranteed to trip, which can set up a grab if timed properly.
Forward smash			19% uncharged, 26% fully charged	Wario winds back greatly with his fist, and delivers an enormous backhanded punch.
Up smash			16% uncharged (sweetspot)/13% uncharged (sourspot), 22% fully charged (sweetspot)/18% fully charged (sourspot)	Wario performs a hard-hitting headbutt. Deals more damage if he hits opponents in the first two frames.
Down smash			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			6% (clean), 4%(late)	Wario spins in the air and crashes down with his arms and legs spread wide.
Forward aerial			7% (clean), 4%(late)	Wario poses and kicks his foot out in the air.
Back aerial			12%	Wario thrusts his head backwards in mid-air.
Up aerial			13%	Wario claps his arms and feet together in mid-air.
Down aerial			11%	Wario turns upside down and spins, drilling with his head.
Grab			—	Wario's grab range is above average.
Pummel			2%	Pokes his opponent in the torso.
Forward throw			12%	Wario hits them forward with his butt while posing.
Back throw			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			11%	Wario tosses the opponent up and bumps them with both his fists.
Down throw			8%	Throws the victim on the ground and sits violently on top of them. Hits the opponent at a low angle behind Wario, which can set up a dash attack at low damage.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Wario gets up and pokes both forwards and backwards.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Wario spins around with his fist extended.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Wario thrusts his fists in front of him, then kicks his legs behind him.
Edge attack Edge getups			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	Wario bites forward, chewing on any opponents who are caught. It can be used to consume items, healing 1% damage. Eating explosives will cause them to blow up inside of Wario, but the explosion will damage nearby foes. Healing items consumed with Chomp heal 1.5x more damage than normal. All of the above shorten the charge time for the Wario Waft.
	Custom 1	Inhaling Chomp	2% for each bite, 4% for throw	Behaves like Wario's regular Chomp but with a suction effect. The throw does slightly less damage. The Chomp is also signifcantly slower.
	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)	Wario mounts his trademark Wario Bike and runs over his rivals. 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, another powerful attack, but will leave Wario defenseless until it ends. Lastly, when Wario dismounts the bike, he can destroy it, throw it at opponents, or eat it with Chomp.
	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%	Wario spin-jumps into the air, hitting enemies multiple times. The move can be steered left or right.
	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)	Wario unleashes a gigantic fart on his foes. The move charges by not using it over time, which can be accelerated by Chomping items. There are 4 levels of charge, all with varying effects.
	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	Wario eats a garlic clove and transforms into Wario-Man. While he's transformed, Wario-Man has permanent super armor, launch resistance, and drastically amplified agility and strength. Distinct from other transformation final smashes in that his moves have significantly less end lag and his aerials grant him infinite recovery. His down throw meteor smashes when used on a ledge, and his specials are boosted to the extreme, particularly his Wario Bike and Wario Waft. However, taking damage will reduce the time this Final Smash lasts.

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 that his jaw unhinges, so he has to manually put it back with his hands. Unlike in Brawl, this taunt includes a much louder and more pronounced clicking sound.

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, once for each time he holds up a hand, with 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

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! 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-Man

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?

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?

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Alt.(3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

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  Wario-Man

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.
• Wario's uniquely high aerial friction no longer applies when grab released, meaning characters can no longer combo him out of a release.

1.0.6

• Bike Glitch on Palutena's Temple fixed.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Overalls Wario costume.

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  Wario's amiibo

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  Riding his Bike.

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  Using Chomp on Olimar.

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  Taunting next to Waluigi, Mario, and Luigi.

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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 with Peach.

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  Turning with his Bike.

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  Getting stomped on.

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  Wario along with Mario and Luigi both in Waluigi's color scheme.

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 and his Wario Land alternate costume, Wario's moveset in SSB4 no longer references the Wario Land series.
• He is the only character to have fewer alternate costumes in SSB4 than in Brawl (going from 12 options to 8 options).
  • He also uses the same pose for both costumes, as opposed to Brawl where both costumes had different poses.
• Wario's All-Star trophy in the 3DS version resembles his Super Mario 64 DS artwork.
• Wario is one of the only five veterans not to appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's opening movie, the other four being Falco, Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B. and Dr. Mario. All of these characters are unlockables.
• Wario is the only character in the game to be able to taunt while using a special move.