Wario (SSBU)

Wario in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Wario
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Wario-Man

“	Wario has unique attacks, like using his Wario Bike and releasing noxious gas. He can jump higher than normal by leaping from his bike, which comes in handy when recovering. For his Final Smash, he turns into Wario-Man and creates copies of himself for an all-out attack!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Wario (ワリオ, Wario) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018. Wario is classified as fighter #30.

As in Smash 4, Charles Martinet's portrayal of Wario from Brawl was repurposed for Ultimate.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Wario being the 24th character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Samus or any character in her unlock tree, being the seventh character unlocked after Cloud.
• Have Wario join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Wario must then be defeated on WarioWare, Inc.

Attributes

Wario is a highly agile heavyweight fighter with great aerial control and speed. While he isn't particularly fast on the ground, his ability to weave in and out of his opponent's space with aerial movement is a significant aspect of his character, along with the fact that he isn't particularly large like most characters in his weight class.

Furthermore, Wario boasts strong aerials, with his down and back aerials being potent kill moves, and his up aerial being a highly damaging juggling and combo tool. With the newly reduced universal jump squat, he can finally utilize his forward and neutral aerials as fast moves that can combo and pressure his opponents. Wario's air control and quick aerials also makes him effective at edgeguarding.

Wario's ground game contrasts with his air game in that it focuses more on power than speed. His forward tilt and forward smash are among the strongest in the cast, although the latter is extremely laggy and more for hard reads. His up and down tilts are great combo tools that could potentially lead to a kill move, and his new shoulder tackle dash attack is both extremely fast and one of the strongest dash attacks in the game.

While his grabs themselves have poor speed, they are generally very damaging, with his up throw even being able to combo into his up aerial. While Wario's attacks are slightly more on the slow and strong side, his incredible mobility and high weight allow him to overwhelm his opponents through smart reads and tricky movements.

Wario's specials are unorthodox and a huge source of his strength. Chomp is a fast and short ranged command grab that heals him if he lands it, boosting his already high survivability. It also has the potential to kill near the ledge and absorb items and projectiles which will heal him and charge his Wario Waft. The Waft is perhaps his most significant move, because with time, it is a highly damaging kill move with extremely fast start up. With the Waft in his arsenal, any match can be turned around with the right read. The Wario Bike is an important but risky move with many strengths and weaknesses. It can be used to surprise unsuspecting players as an approach tool that can blow past some projectiles, dismounted and thrown as an item with kill power, a very effective recovery tool, and a way for Wario to heal and charge his Waft when he eats it. On the flip side, Wario cannot shield or dodge while on the bike and is vulnerable, can have it thrown back at him, and if it is destroyed he must wait 6 seconds before using it again, which can leave him helpless while recovering as his up special, the Corkscrew is rather lackluster as a recovery on its own (although it is a decent out of shield option as it is his fastest).

For all of his strengths, Wario does have several weaknesses to counterbalance them. He has poor range and lacks projectile attacks outside of a dismounted Wario Bike, and thus must take a risk whenever he wants to do damage. And while his bike recovery can go a far distance, it is fairly easy to gimp him when he does it, so the Wario player has to be careful with when and how he uses it. Also, while Wario does have some fast moves, he is certainly slower and heavier on average than most characters that share his weakness of having poor range, so he can sometimes be overwhelmed in the neutral against small characters with good range like Olimar. Wario will have to use his high mobility to bait his opponents into making mistakes and capitalize on them with his highly damaging combos and powerful kill moves.

Overall, Wario is a mobile and versatile heavyweight brawler character that rewards patient players that know how to use his movement and his signature Waft special to their fullest. His damage potential and kill power rewards players heavily for finding creative ways to get around his poor range and lack of projectiles, and his versatile options give players just the tools to do it.

While his unorthodox style makes him a less popular pick than other characters, those that use him well have found great success in competitive play.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Wario's moveset has been slightly altered to be more reflective of the Wario Land series, as the series' iconic Shoulder Tackle and Ground Pound are now referenced in his dash attack and down throw respectively.

Wario has been significantly buffed in the transition from SSB4 to Ultimate. With a faster dash speed and higher air speed, Wario's overall mobility has been improved, allowing for both safer approaches and recovery. Directional airdodges also add a new option to his already great and versatile recovery. Changes to game mechanics have benefited him, as the universal 3-frame jumpsquat allows him to utilize his strong air game better than he previously could. Wario also received multiple new KO'ing options, most notably his new dash attack, which deals greater knockback, and can also be used as an effective tech-chasing tool. Chomp also now heals damage from Wario when biting an opponent or eating projectiles, overall improving his survivability.

Wario did receive a few nerfs however, the most notable being to the Wario Bike. Similarly to its Brawl incarnation, the bike can no longer be used immediately after despawning or being destroyed, forcing Wario to wait 6 seconds before it can be used again. As such, Wario cannot always rely on the bike for recovery, should he end up offstage while its cooldown is in effect. However, the bike's new scaled knockback helps compensate when used offensively as a projectile.

Because of these changes, Wario has been a very high-placing character in many Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments, due to players such as Tweek, Glutonny, Zackray, and kameme utilizing him to win major tournaments such as Tech Republic IV, Frostbite 2019, Umebura Japan Major 2019 and Get On My Level 2019 as well as high place finishes at GENESIS 6, Smash Ultimate Summit, 2GG: Prime Saga and Stunfest 2019 leading many to believe that he is a top-tier character or even among the best characters in the game.

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Wario's model features a more subdued color scheme. Similarly to his appearance in Brawl, his clothing now features simple detailing.
• In his biker outfit, Wario's jacket and helmet straps now have more physics-based movement.
• Wario now fully closes his eyes while asleep.
• Down taunt has a more comical, "poppier" animation, and is much faster.
• Wario's air dodge animation is slightly different with Wario's hands now being outstretched for the duration of the dodge.
• Wario now begins walking forward for the victory animation involving him patting his belly, then farting. He also keeps a shocked expression throughout, and takes slightly longer to sniff and scratch his head.
• Wario's head no longer faces the screen in his victory animation involving his bike.
• When Wario is footstooled, he has a different animation. Rather than his head acting like a spring, he now instead has a more traditional footstool animation.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Wario's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 6).
• Wario runs faster (1.5 → 1.65).
  • Wario's initial dash is significantly faster (1.3 → 1.837).
• Wario walks slightly faster (0.847 → 0.889).
• Wario's air speed is higher (1.21 → 1.271).
• Wario's gravity is higher (0.092 → 0.107).
• Wario's traction has increased (0.07 → 0.106). However, it is much lower relative to the cast, going from the 3rd highest to the 42nd highest. Despite this, this makes it easier for him to punish out of shield.
• Forward roll has more ending lag (FAF 29 → 30) and less intangibility (4-16 frames → 4-15).
• Back roll has more ending lag (FAF 29 → 35) and slower startup, subsequently reducing intangibility frames as well (frames 4-16 → 5-16)

Ground Attacks

• Neutral attack:
  • Neutral attack has more hitlag.
  • The first hit of neutral attack has less ending lag (FAF 31 → 29) and transitions into the second hit faster (frame 14 → 10).
  • The first hit has the Sakurai angle and deals less knockback, allowing it to connect into the second hit much easier at higher percents.
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt has a different animation. It is a heavy-handed slap.
  • Forward tilt's sweetspot deals consistent damage (13% (not angled)/14% (angled up)/12% (angled down) → 13%).
  • It has less base knockback (22 → 20) but more knockback growth (98 → 102), allowing it to KO earlier.
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt has less startup (frame 12 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 35 → 27).
  • It deals less damage (10% (clean)/6% (late) → 6%/5%) and knockback (BKB 65 (early)/30 (late) → 28 (early)/20 (late), KBG 74 (early)/50 (late) → 130 (early/120 (late)). While this reduces KO potential, it has much better combo potential.
  • It's body hitbox as an altered knockback angle (92 → 95).
    • It's late hit also has an altered knockback angle (80 → 90).
  • Up tilt no longer has any intangibility frames on Wario's head or arms.
• Down tilt
  • Down tilt more reliably combos into other fast moves at higher percentages, such as jab, dash attack, and forward tilt.
• Dash attack:
  • Wario has a new dash attack, his "Shoulder Tackle" Dash Attack from the Wario Land series, that was previously the basis of his forward smash in Brawl.
  • Dash attack deals more damage (7% (clean)/4% (late) → 11%/5%) and knockback (BKB 80 (early)/FKB 50 (late) → 60, KBG 70 (early)/100 (late) → 97), improving its KO potential.
  • Dash attack travels further.
  • Dash attack has slightly more startup lag (frame 4 → 5).
  • Its early hit has a longer duration (2 frames → 4).
  • It is no longer able to trip opponents.
• Forward smash:
  • Wario's fist on forward smash enlarges more, giving it slightly more range.
  • Forward smash does slightly more damage (19% → 20%), although its knockback growth was compensated (99 → 93).
    • Due to the lower knockback growth, the move kills later.
• Up smash:
  • Up smash has more horizontal range.
  • Clean up smash deals more damage (16% → 17%) with base knockback compensated (40 → 35).
  • Due to its late hit not having a damage buff, the lowered base knockback makes it weaker.
• Down smash:
  • Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 67 → 62).
  • Wario has a surprised facial expression when using down smash.

Aerial Attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag (Neutral: 12 frames → 7, Forward: 16 → 10, Back: 27 → 16, Up: 12 → 7, Down: 19 → 18).
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial has a much bigger hitbox on the first hit, and said hit has a late hit that deals 3%, which covers the entire frame gap between it and the second hit.
  • Clean hit of neutral aerial's first hit deals slightly less damage (6.5% → 6.0%).
  • Neutral aerial's second hit has more startup lag (frame 15 → 20).
  • Neutral aerial's second hit has a slightly stronger late hit near the end of the move, dealing 5%.
  • Neutral aerial has less ending lag (FAF 49 → 45).
  • Neutral aerial auto-cancels earlier (frame 44 → 43).
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has an altered animation which doesn't have Wario's head protrude as much as before, making it safer to use.
  • Back aerial does more knockback (BKB 20 → 21, KBG 100 → 106).
  • It's initial auto-cancel window has been shortened (frames 1-5 → 1-4).
• Down aerial has a slight animation change, with him putting his arms around his head, his hands together in a diving pose.

Throws/other attacks

• Grab:
  • All grabs are active for 3 frames instead of 2.
  • All grabs have more ending lag (Standing: FAF 29 → 35, Dash: 36 → 43, Pivot 35 → 38).
    • Dash and pivot grabs also have more startup lag (Dash: frame 8 → 11, Pivot: 8 → 12).
  • Wario's hand is placed lower when grabbing someone.
• Wario pokes slightly upward during his pummel animation.
• All of Wario's throws have been altered with more exaggerated animations.
  • Specifically, Wario's down throw animation appears more forceful, with Wario clenching his fists upon contact, making the move bear a closer resemblance to the Ground Pound from the Wario Land games.
• Up throw deals less damage (11% → 8%) and knockback, letting Wario combo out of it from low to mid percents.
• Up throw has more knockback growth (72 → 105).
• Down throw deals more damage (8% → 11%).
• Forward throw's launch deals less damage (12% → 8%), being significantly worse for KO'ing.
  • It has slightly more knockback growth in attempt to compensate (65 → 70).
• Forward throw has a collateral hitbox that deals 4%.
• Edge attack:
• Edge attack deals more damage (8% → 10%).

Special Moves

• Chomp:
  • Chomp now heals Wario while biting an opponent (0.6% per bite).
  • Chomp can now heal Wario if he eats most projectiles.
  • Chomp can now eat projectiles more easily.
  • Chomp deals more damage per bite (2% → 2.5%).
  • Chomp deals more knockback and is capable of KO'ing at high percents.
  • Chomp no longer has head intangibility.
  • Chomp has less ending lag after eating a projectile (FAF 35 → 25).
  • Chomp has more ending lag on whiff (FAF 37 → 41).
  • Chomp's explosion from eating explosives has less startup lag (frame 18 → 17) with identical ending lag, shortening its duration (FAF 73 → 72).
    • It also has reduced self-damage (5% → 3.6%).
  • Eating food items has significantly more ending lag (FAF 28 → 51).
  • Wario is unable to consume some stage items, such as fruits in Tortimer Island, via Chomp.
• Wario Bike:
  • Wario Bike has a 6 second cooldown before being usable again.
  • Wario Bike no longer bounces as much when thrown, giving fewer options as a projectile.
  • A thrown Bike has much more knockback than it had previously, capable of launching opponents a fair distance and KO'ing at high percents.
  • Wheelie slam comes out faster, to where it is able to hit opponents as soon as the bike drops down, allowing it to hit opponents in the air more easily.
  • Aerial Wario Bike has physics when Wario isn't riding it, rather than staying static in animation.
  • Wario now gets thrown forward and put into tumble when he hits a wall whilst riding Wario Bike.
  • Wario Bike releases smoke and sparks to signify how much damage it has taken.
  • Wario now continually pumps his fist while performing a wheelie with the Wario Bike.
• Corkscrew:
  • Corkscrew's hits connect more reliably.
  • Corkscrew has new hitboxes that are able to deal more damage. Increasing the moves maximum damage output (13% → 15%)
• Wario Waft:
  • Wario Waft's fart cloud's visual effects have been redone.
  • Wario now turns away from the screen when executing a fully-charged Wario Waft.
  • A fully charged Waft triggers Special Zoom.
  • Full Waft's late hit has hitlag.
• Final Smash:
  • Wario-Man is no longer a transformation. Instead, Wario now dashes forward, and if the rush connects, Wario-Man performs a cinematic comic book-style attack that launches enemies away at the end.

Update History

Wario has been slightly buffed via updates.

2.0.0

• Wario can grab ledges faster after using down aerial (76 frames → 72).

3.0.0

• Chomp can eat projectiles more easily.
• Chomp has less ending lag after eating a projectile (FAF 35 → 25).
• A yellow flash will manifest when Wario Bike is usable again.
• Wario is now able to consume the Staff with Chomp.
• The grounded state glitch has been fixed.
• Self-Destruct glitch with Wario-Man in Fourside has been fixed.

Moveset

• Wario can crawl.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			4%	A one-two punch. Among one of the worst neutral attacks in the game, due to its poor damage output, startup and range, although provides more reward than down tilt at lower percentages, since down tilt cannot combo reliably until then. Similar to his two punch combo from Wario World.
			5%
Forward tilt			13%	A quick, heavy-handed slap. The move can be angled, has considerable range and is a versatile kill option at ledge, with the down angled variant hitting every single ledge hang. Also disjointed due to his hand not possessing a hurtbox.
Up tilt			6% (clean), 5% (late)	Wario thrusts his outstretched hands upwards. Provides little knockback but is a potent combo starter, linking into many aerials and most notably, can confirm into Wario Waft. Also has a hitbox that lasts a relatively long time and the disjointed hands make it a good anti air move. Possibly based off of Wario's victory animation in Wario Land II upon unlocking Time Attack mode.
Down tilt			4%	Wario violently pokes the ground with his index finger, damaging opponents as he does so. Provides very little knockback and can combo into aerials and ground moves, most notably Dash Attack. Also provides disjoint due to the hands lacking a hurtbox, altough the hitbox itself is very narrow and can miss opponents that are even slightly above it. Likely based on the "Touch" themed microgames from the WarioWare series.
Dash attack		Shoulder Tackle	11% (clean), 5% (late/early, body)	Wario performs his signature "Shoulder Tackle" dash attack from the Wario Land series. A powerful kill move with an extremely short startup at frame 5. The late hit is weaker, but launches opponents at an upward angle, where Wario can potentially follow up with a juggle situation. The early hit has a sourspot inside Wario's body that is hard to hit and deals 5%.
Forward smash			20%	Wario winds back greatly with his fist, and delivers an enormous backhanded punch. Nearly the same range as his forward tilt. Has high endlag and the slowest startup of Wario's smash attacks, but is extremely powerful. The winding back can allow moves to whiff, thus being punished by the attack.
Up smash			17% (early), 13% (late)	A hard hitting, arcing headbutt. Wario's head enlarges significantly during the attack and extends upward, and has head intangibility, making it very disjointed. The attack has high launching power and covers a fair amount of both vertical and horizontal range, but has a comical amount of endlag, to the point where Wario would be standing and still be in lag. May be based on the third hit of his basic attack combo in Wario World.
Down smash			13% (early), 10% (late)	Spins on the ground thrice, bashing foes with his head. The move consists of three hits, though only one hit can connect. The first hit is capable of KO'ing at high percents while subsequent hits are much weaker. Hits most ledge hangs, although possesses high endlag, and the poor range makes it an unsafe move to use for the most part.
Neutral aerial			6% (hit 1, early/late, body), 3% (hit 1, late, arms), 4% (hit 2; early) 5% (hit 2; late)	Wario inflates his belly and spins in the air with his arms and legs spread wide. Very fast startup. The attack has two separate hitboxes that act independently from each other. Both hits can combo into each other at low percents. The late hit can lead into another aerial and even Wario Waft. Visually similar to Wario's crouch-jump from Virtual Boy Wario Land and Wario Land: Shake It!.
Forward aerial			7% (clean), 4.5% (late)	A quick kick forwards. The first few frames do more damage and knockback. Very low knockback, but starts up very fast, making it useful for gimping or escaping pressure, as well as being a decent poking tool. The late hit can lock and also combos easily into other aerials at low percents.
Back aerial			12%	Wario propels his head backwards. A viable KO move as it is his strongest aerial knockback-wise. Also has relatively low startup and sends at a somewhat low angle. Autocancels if used immediately after a short-hop.
Up aerial		Hand Slap	13%	Wario claps his hands and feet together in mid-air. His strongest aerial damage-wise with the best vertical knockback as well. A potent combo starter. If used after a fastfall, it can lead into an aerial and Wario Waft at low-mid percent. Also possesses disjoint due to the hands not having a hurtbox.
Down aerial			1.3% (hits 1-6), 4% (hit 7)	Wario puts his hands above his head and spins while upside down, drilling with his hands and head. The last hit has powerful diagonal knockback that can KO at high percents. When landing with it before the final hit, it can often lead into a half waft. If the move fails to connect into the subsequent hits, it can also weakly meteor smash the opponent, although it cannot get stronger due to its set knockback.
Grab			—	Grabs the opponent by the torso with one hand. Based on his one-handed grabs in the Wario Land series.
Pummel			1.6%	Pokes the opponent in the gut with his index finger. Likely based on the "Touch" themed microgames from the WarioWare series.
Forward throw			4% (throw), 8% (collateral)	Launches the opponent forward with his rear-end. Can kill lightweights at higher percents, but struggles to kill mid and heavyweights.
Back throw		Wild Swing Ding	7% (throw), 8% (collateral)	The Wild Swing Ding attack from Wario World. Grabs the opponent by the legs, spins them around three times and launches him/her behind himself, damaging those who come in contact with the spin, which can be good for getting opponents away if in a match with more than 2 characters.
Up throw			4% (throw), 4% (collateral)	Wario tosses the opponent up and punches them upwards with enlarged fists. Can link into up airs at low and low-mid percents.
Down throw			7% (throw), 4% (collateral)	Throws the opponent on the ground and slams them with his rear end. Hits the opponent at a low angle behind Wario, which can lead to follow ups. The move and exaggerated animation are based on the ground pound move from Wario Land and Wario World.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Wario gets up and pokes his finger both forwards and backwards. A potential reference to the "Touch" themed microgames from the WarioWare series.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Wario spins around, punching 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			10%	Crawls up the ledge and flips onto his back, attacking with his fists.
Neutral special		Chomp	2.4% (each bite), 5% (throw), 0.6% (self-heal), 13% (eating explosive), 3.6% (explosive self-damage)	Wario opens his mouth and closes it upon the opponent, chewing on those who are caught, healing 0.6% damage per bite. Has a long range and very fast startup. It can be used to consume items and projectiles, healing 1% damage from items, and a third of the damage by a projectile's base damage. Eating explosives will cause them to detonate inside of Wario, harming him, but the explosion will damage nearby foes. Healing items consumed with Chomp heal 1.5x more damage than normal. Consuming items lessens the time necessary to charge the Wario Waft. Based on the Hot Dog Hog microgame from the WarioWare series and the Hyper Suction move from Wario World.
Side special		Wario Bike	0.6%-11.2% (ram, varies depending on acceleration and timing, full speed consistently deals 11.2%), 8.3% (wheelie beginning, can combo with ram), 5% (wheelie), 13% (wheelie ground slam), 7% (turn), 3% (turn late, can hit twice), 3.5% (jumped off)	Wario climbs aboard his trademark Wario Bike and races around the stage, damaging opponents in his path. Tilting the opposite direction on the ground will make him turn around, dealing damage and killing at high percents, and tilting in the air can adjust the angle of the Wario Bike and his jump afterwards. Holding up will produce a wheelie, and pressing down during a wheelie makes the bike perform an extremely powerful ground slam. After dismounting the bike, Wario can destroy it, throw it at opponents, or eat it with Chomp. When thrown, the Wario Bike can launch opponents a fair distance, even KO'ing them at high percents. In the air, the bike gives a small initial vertical hop along with a free jump via dismounting it. After losing the Wario Bike, Wario cannot summon another bike for 6 seconds, and until he touches the ground again. If the player tries to do so before the cooldown ends or a Bike is already out, not within his reach, Wario will instead, look helplessly around the stage for his bike. The look animation can be cancelled if landing on the ground after initiating it in the air.
Up special		Corkscrew	5% (first hit), 1%-1.5% (hits 2-5), 4% (final hit)	Wario launches himself into the air, hitting enemies multiple times while spinning. The final hit has decent diagonal knockback with the hands, KO'ing at high percents. Wario's body has a hitbox that launches up, although is very difficult to hit due to the hand hitboxes taking priority.The move can be steered diagonally left or right. Possibly based on the Corkscrew Conk from Wario World. While both moves feature vertical ascension, the two moves are different visually.
Down special		Wario Waft	0% (no charge), 12%-15.5% (minor charge), 20%-29.9% (moderate charge), 27% (maximum charge), 20% (maximum charge headbutt)	Flatulence that grows in strength and knockback the longer it goes unused. Its charge cannot be lost in any way without using the move itself. By Chomping items, the Wario Waft charges faster by 1.5 seconds. There are 4 levels of charge, all with varying effects: at no charge, the waft will always trip opponents but deals no damage and is the slowest waft (frame 16), the second level is the the second slowest (frame 10), the third level (half-charged) is the fastest (frame 5) and has good KO potential, and the fully charged waft deals the most damage and knockback, has a huge hitbox and armor (frame 5-10), and also sends Wario flying upwards with a headbutt that has equally powerful KO potential, although is slower than the third level of charge (frame 9).
Final Smash		Wario Man	10% (tackle), 20.8% (successive hits; 1.3% each), 12% (fart), 10% (release), 52.8% (total)	Wario consumes a bulb of garlic and propels himself into his opponents. If the move connects, Wario transforms into the masked anti-hero, Wario Man from the WarioWare series and splits himself into multiple copies, dealing a series of blows to opponents caught into the attack. The final blow is delivered by an explosive fart that launches the opponents, KO'ing them at mid to high percents. The strength of the final fart is not affected by the charge of Wario's down special.

On-screen appearance

• Crashes onstage with his bike while laughing. Wario then jumps off and his bike explodes as he dusts himself off.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Belly-laughs so hard that his jaw unhinges, and has to manually close his mouth with his hands.
• Side taunt: Wiggles his butt at the screen with his hands extended in each direction while snickering.
• Down taunt: Faces the screen and shouts "Wah!" three times, with the third "Wah!" having the most enthusiasm. For each "Wah!" Wario holds up three fingers that form a "W" (his initials), first with his left hand, then his right, then both hands at the same time.
• Bike taunt: Laughs and faces the screen while doing his signature "W" hand sign with both hands, and then picks his nose with his left hand.

Idle poses

• Crosses his arms, fists clenched.
• Scratches his bottom while looking towards the screen.

Victory poses

• Pats his belly, then farts, sniffs his behind, and scratches his head, saying "Ooh!" in surprise.
• Does donuts with his motorcycle, stops facing the screen saying "Yes." plucks the end of his mustache, and holds up three fingers in the shape of a W.
• Laughs uncontrollably, falling on the ground and laughing still.

A remix of Stonecarving City's stage theme from Wario Land: Shake It!.

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In competitive play

Notable players

•  Glutonny - Widely known as one of the two best Wario players in the world. He has placed 1st at Valhalla II, Ultimate WANTED 1, Tech Republic IV, 3rd at Smash Ultimate Summit, 17th at GENESIS 6, 9th at 2GG: Prime Saga, and 2nd at Stunfest 2019 with wins over players such as Nietono, Zackray, Marss, and Light.
•  HIKARU - Used Wario to place 3rd at Umebura SP 2.
•  kameme - Placed 1st at Umebura Japan Major 2019 and 2nd at Umebura SP 3 in conjunction with Mega Man at both tournaments.
•  Tweek - The best Wario player in the world. Placed 1st at Let's Make Moves, Glitch 6, Frostbite 2019, and Get On My Level 2019. Placed 2nd at MomoCon 2019, 9th at GENESIS 6 and 7th at 2GG: Prime Saga.
•  Zackray - Uses Wario as a secondary, with wins over players such as Light and Abadango. Placed 2nd at 2GG: Prime Saga and 7th at Umebura Japan Major 2019.

Classic Mode: I'm-a Gonna Win!

All of Wario's opponents are champions who utilize brute strength and hard, heavy-hitting attacks, much like Wario himself.

While the English title refers to Wario's catchphrase in the international version of Mario Kart 64: "I'm-a Wario! I'm-a gonna win!", the Japanese title (オレ様怪力ナンバーワン！) more accurately reflects the theme of the route, translating roughly to "My super strength is number one!"

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Ganondorf	Coliseum	Death Mountain
2	Charizard	Pokémon Stadium 2	Victory Road - Pokémon Ruby / Pokémon Sapphire	Charizard's Pokémon Trainer is absent.
3	Ike	Arena Ferox	Against the Dark Knight
4	King Dedede	Fountain of Dreams	Gourmet Race (Melee)
5	King K. Rool	Kongo Falls	Crocodile Cacophony
6	Incineroar	Pokémon Stadium	The Battle at the Summit!	Items are absent.
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Final Destination	Master Hand (Less than 7.0 intensity) Master Hand / Crazy Hand (Intensity 7.0 or higher)	On intensity 7.0 and higher, Crazy Hand fights alongside Master Hand.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Wario has Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It! accompany the credits.

Role in World of Light

Finding Wario in World of Light

Although Wario does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (except Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Wario was one of the many fighters that fell under Dharkon's control upon Galeem's first defeat. He can be found in the Dracula's Castle sub-area. A switch must be pressed to change the orientation of the lever blocking him.

Fighter Battle

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
30		Wario	Attack	10,100	WarioWare, Inc. (Ω form)	WarioWare, Inc.

Spirits

Wario's default Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. Both the default and alternate Fighter Spirits are also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. As Fighter Spirits, they cannot be used in Spirit Battles and are purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

Wario also makes an appearance as a Primary Spirit as his alter ego, Wario-Man.

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  729. Wario

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  730. Wario (Overalls)

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  738. Wario-Man

In Spirit battles

As the main opponent

Spirit				Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
59	File:Chuck.png	Chargin' Chuck	Super Mario series	•Wario Team (×4)		1,800	Super Mario Maker (Battlefield form)	N/A	•The enemy favors dash attacks	Ground Theme - Super Mario World
87		Standard Bike	Mario Kart series	•Wario (×4)		2,100	Figure-8 Circuit	N/A	•The enemy's side special has increased power •The enemy has increased move speed	Mario Kart Stadium - Mario Kart 8
115	File:Eggplant Man.png	Eggplant Man	Wrecking Crew series	•Wario Team (x6)		1,900	Wrecking Crew (Battlefield form)	•Item: Golden Hammer	•Defeat an army of fighters	Wrecking Crew Medley
226		King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo	The Legend of Zelda series	•Wario		2,000	Bridge of Eldin	N/A	•The enemy favors dash attacks	Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
232	File:Groose.png	Groose	The Legend of Zelda series	•Wario		3,800	Skyloft	•Item: Exploding Types	•The enemy starts the battle with a Bomber •The enemy's throwing-type items have increased power •The enemy loves to jump	Ballad of the Goddess (Original)
396	File:Generalpigman.png	Pigma Dengar	Star Fox series	•Wario •Wolf		4,300	Lylat Cruise (Battlefield form)	•Move Speed ↑	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy has increased move speed when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy tends to avoid conflict	Star Wolf (Brawl)
448		Weezing	Pokémon series	•Wario		2,200	Pokémon Stadium	•Hazard: Poison Cloud	•The stage is covered in a poisonous cloud	Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (Brawl)
580		Master Belch	Earthbound series	•Wario		4,200	Mario Bros. (Battlefield form)	•Defense ↓ •Hazard: Sticky Floor	•The floor is sticky •You have reduced defense after a little while	Unfounded Revenge / Smashing Song of Praise
599		Mr. EAD	F-Zero series	•Giant Wario •R.O.B.		3,800	Big Blue	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy's dash attacks have increased power •The enemy can deal damage by dashing into you	Brain Cleaner
719		Specknose	Kid Icarus series	•Wario (×3)		1,800	Reset Bomb Forest	N/A	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Kid Icarus Retro Medley
734	File:Dribble Spitz Spirit.png	Dribble & Spitz	WarioWare series	•Wario •Pikachu		4,000	Saffron City	•Uncontrollable Speed	•All fighters move faster and can't stop quickly after a little while •The enemy favors side specials	WarioWare, Inc.
738		Wario-Man	WarioWare series	•Wario		13,700	WarioWare, Inc.	•Sudden Final Smash	•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash •The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly	WarioWare, Inc.
747	File:Countcannoli.png	Count Cannoli	Wario Land series	•Wario		1,800	WarioWare, Inc. (hazards off)	•Item: Transforming Types	•Items will be pulled toward the enemy	Ashley's Song
856	File:Frillard.png	Frillard	Animal Crossing series	•Wario •Isabelle •Villager		2,400	Town and City	N/A	•The enemy loves to taunt	Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store - Animal Crossing: Wild World
944		Soda Popinski	Punch-Out!! series	•Wario		9,300	Boxing Ring	•Item Tidal Wave	•Stamina battle •The enemy becomes more powerful after eating •Certain items will appear in large numbers	World Circuit Theme
1,123	File:Excitebike.png	Excitebike	Excitebike series	•Wario Team (×4) (,,x2)		3,800	Mario Circuit	N/A	•The enemy favors side specials	Excitebike - Mario Kart 8
1,184		Old Man Lobber	The Legendary Starfy series	•Wario (×3)		3,800	Tortimer Island	N/A	•The enemy's throws have increased power •The enemy favors grabs and throws	Tortimer Island Medley

As a minion

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
586		Salsa	Earthbound series	•Diddy Kong •Wario		1,700	Gerudo Valley (Battlefield form)	•Item: Banana Peel	•The enemy favors special moves	Mother 3 Love Theme	Fassad
655		L'Arachel	Fire Emblem series	•Robin •Sheik •Wario		1,600	Castle Siege	•Health Recovery	•The enemy is healed when the enemy's at high damage	Preparing to Advance	Dozla
736	File:Dr Crygor.png	Dr. Crygor	WarioWare series	•Dr. Mario •R.O.B. •Wario		3,400	WarioWare, Inc.	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win	Mike's Song	Wario
746		Princess Shokora	Wario Land series	•Peach •Mr. Game & Watch •Wario		2,900	Mushroom Kingdom II	•Item: Transforming Types	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Timed battle •The enemy tends to avoid conflict	Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It!	Wario
1,154	File:Dion Max and Jack.png	Dion, Max, & Jack	Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima	•Villager •Luigi •Wario		1,800	Tortimer Island	•Item: Beastball	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Village of the Blue Maiden	Max
1,313		Makoto Niijima	Persona series	•Sheik •Wario		3,000	Dracula's Castle (Ω form)	•N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy is invisible	Last Surprise	Johanna

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Wario's fighter card.

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  Wario taunting on WarioWare Inc..

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  Wario charging a forward smash on 3D Land.

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  Wario attacking Pit with his new forward tilt on Onett.

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  Wario performing Chomp on Tortimer Island.

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  Wario riding his Wario Bike ahead of Mario on Big Blue.

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  Wario teetering on the Spirit Train.

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  Wario's new dash attack.

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  Ken kicking an airborne Wario on Onett.

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  Wario getting pummeled by Giga Mac.

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  Luigi kicking Wario on the Bridge of Eldin.

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  Wario struck by Pichu's up smash on Pilotwings.

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  Piranha Plant attempts to bite a chomping Wario on Skyloft.

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  Wario buried near R.O.B. on Gaur Plain.

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  Ryu kicking a bike-riding Wario on Suzaku Castle.

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  Wario using Chomp to eat Young Link's bomb on Castle Siege.

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  Wario riding his bike behind Bewear on the Bridge of Eldin.

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  Wario performing his neutral air in Town and City.

Trivia

• Wario's entry on the Japanese Super Smash Blog was on August 2nd, 2018, the same day WarioWare Gold was released in Japan.
• Wario's buttons on his overalls in the E3 video, his showcase video, and one of his website screenshots were incorrectly gold, as opposed to their usual white. However, in the final game, the error was corrected.
• Wario and Meta Knight are the only playable antagonists that are not fought by their respective main protagonists in Classic Mode. However, both characters are anti-heroes to some degree, as Wario has performed some heroic deeds in the Wario Land series despite his generally coarse attitude.
• One of the Japanese website screenshots that show Wario using his neutral aerial shows him doing the move with an angry expression on his face, which was changed in the final release with Wario having a happy expression while using the move.