Editing Dash Attack

[[File:Wario Dash Attack WarioWorld.png|thumb|250px|Wario does the Dash Attack in ''Wario World''.]]
{{quote2|With my 'body slam', I'm not afraid of [[Brown Sugar Pirates|pirates]].|[[Wario]]|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' instruction booklet, page 4}}
The '''Dash Attack'''<ref>''Wario World'' instruction booklet, page 7 and 8 (British English) or pages 9 and 10 (American English).</ref>, also known as '''Shoulder Bash'''{{ref needed}}, '''Body Slam'''<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 11.</ref><ref>''Super Game Boy Player's Guide'', page 27.</ref>, '''Barge'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 22.</ref>, '''Wario Attack'''<ref>''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', ''[[Loot Scoot]]'', info</ref>, '''Dashing'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide, page 4.</ref>, or simply '''Attack'''<ref>''Wario Land II'' instruction booklet, page 5.</ref><ref>''Wario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 5.</ref><ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>, is [[Wario]]'s signature attack. It consists of Wario charging at high speed while ramming everything on his path using his powerful shoulders. It first appeared in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and has since then appeared in many games featuring Wario, most prominently in the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]]. Its main purpose is to attack enemies, but it can also be used to hit switches or break open [[treasure chest]]s and [[block]]s.

==History==
===[[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]]===
This move is a simple attack in these games; it can be used to attack one enemy at a time or to destroy [[block]]s, and normally allows Wario to move faster than running. [[Jump]]ing in the middle of this attack changes it into a '''Jump Attack'''<ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 9.</ref>, which ends upon landing or turning around. The [[cave master]] from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' makes use of a similar attack when he is confronted by Wario in order to knock him out of the arena, forcing Wario to restart the battle; in turn, Wario must attack the cave master the same way three times to claim victory. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', it can be upgraded to break harder blocks and attack several enemies at once. ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' was the first game to introduced the name '''Dash Attack''' (and subsequently its aerial variant '''Jumping Dash Attack''')<ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 10.</ref>, however, unlike its contemporary usage, this term was used to describe a more powerful variant of the same ability where Wario quickly rushes as his speed greatly increases; then, he is able to run into multiple blocks and enemies without stopping. He is also able to break the more solid, blue blocks. His regular attack is also present, but compared to this "Dash Attack", it is less powerful and Wario bounces back against blocks. To avoid future confusion in later games, the name Dash Attack was given to Wario's regular attack, with the original "Dash Attack" move getting removed, but also giving Wario different alternatives to perform similar moves like the [[Max Fastosity Dasherator]]s seen in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''.

===''[[Wario's Woods]]''===
When [[Toad]] takes time in a round, [[Wario]] will temporarily take the place of [[Birdo]] and perform an attack periodically, knocking the [[Thwomp#Wario's Woods|ceiling]] a step downwards.

===''[[Wario World]]''===
[[File:WW Dash Attack screenshot.png|thumb|Wario using Dash Attack toward a large Magon in ''Wario World'']]
In this game, the Dash Attack makes [[Wario]] take off in a burst of speed when the player presses the {{button|gcn|R}} Button. This is handy for quickly moving around or barreling through enemies. Another move, coupling a Dash Attack with a [[punch]], can be executed by pressing, holding, and releasing the {{button|gcn|B}} Button.

===''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series===
In the ''WarioWare'' games, the Dash Attack appears in a few microgames referencing the ''Wario Land'' games, for example, in [[Loot Scoot]], it enables Wario to break through walls and repel mummies to escape an avalanche of gold and treasure; another example is found in a microgame simply titled  [[Wario Land (WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase)|Wario Land]] (specifically based on ''Wario Land 4'') where Wario must use the Dash Attack to successfully take out a [[Spear Mask]] while avoiding its front spear.

===''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''===
In ''Wario: Master of Disguise'', [[Thief Wario]] can use a short-ranged Dash Attack. Unlike in past platformers featuring the move, Wario does not dash forward while executing it, instead immediately returning in place.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''====
The attack appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as Wario's [[Smash attack (move)|forward smash]]. Like in ''Wario: Master of Disguise'', he stays in one spot while executing it (unless in his [[Wario-Man]] form).

====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''====
The attack makes a return in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', this time as Wario's dash attack. It behaves closer to the Dash Attack from the original ''Wario Land'' games, covering a longer distance.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Wario - Nintendo Character Manual.png|Nintendo Character Manual
WarioLandArt1.png|thumb|right|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
Bull Wario VBWL.png|''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''
Warioland2coverwario.png|''[[Wario Land II]]''
WL2 WarioAttack.png|''Wario Land II''
MarioLand2Wario.png|''Wario Land II''<br>([[Wikipedia:Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)|Nintendo Magazine System]])
Wario Dash Attack WarioWorld.png|''[[Wario World]]''
Thief Wario WMoD artwork.jpg|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Wario's Woods005.png|100px|left|thumb|Wario using the attack in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' title screen.
Wario Land 2 S 2xx-5.png|Wario knocking the [[cave master]] in ''Wario Land II''.
Wolfenboss.PNG|Wario attacking during [[Wolfenboss]]' battle in ''Wario Land 3''.
WL4 Super Ram Screenshot.png|The original "Dash Attack", seen in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''.
Dash Attack Wario Brawl.png|The Dash Attack Wario uses as a forward smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
Dash Attack Wario-Man Brawl.png|The Dash Attack  utilizes its more traditional properties during [[Wario-Man#Super Smash Bros. series|Wario's]] [[Final Smash]].
Mt Lava Lava.png|Wario attacking a [[Volcannon]] in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
Dash Attack Wario Ultimate.png|Wario's Dash Attack in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
WLSML3JetWarioSprite.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''<br>([[Jet Wario]])
VBWLBullWarioSprite.png|''Virtual Boy Wario Land''<br>([[Bull Wario]])
WL4-Ram.png|''Wario Land 4''<br>(Normal)
WL4 Ramming Sprite.png|''Wario Land 4''<br>("Dash Attack")
DNS3 Dash Wario.png|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Dash Attack===
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="たいあ">体当</span>たり<span class="explain" title="こうげき">攻撃</span><ref>''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 3.</ref><br>''Taiatari Kōgeki''<br><span class="explain" title="たいあ">体当</span>たり<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><br>''Taiatari''<br>アタック<ref>''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 5.</ref><ref name=Advance>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, pages 7 and 10.</ref><br>''Atakku''<br>ダッシュアタック<ref name=Advance/><ref>''Wario Land Shake'' Japanese instruction booklet, pages 19, 24 and 25.</ref><br>''Dasshu Atakku''<br>ショルダータックル<br>''Shorudā Takkuru''
|JapM=Tackle Attack (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')<br><br>Tackle (''Virtual Boy Wario Land'')<br><br>Attack (''Wario Land II, Wario Land 3'' and ''Wario Land 4'')<br><br>Dash Attack (''Wario Land 4'', ''Wario World'' and ''Wario Land Shake'')<br><br>Shoulder Tackle (''Wario: Master of Disguise'')
|Spa=Empellón (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')<br>Ataque relámpago (Dash Attack variant, ''Wario Land 4'')<br>Ataque raudo (''Wario Land: Shake It!'')
|SpaM=Shove<br>Lightning attack<br>Swift attack
|Ger=Rippentriller (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')
|GerM=Rib Trill, possibly a pun on Lippentriller (lip trill), a type of trill performed on brass instruments
|Ita=Attacco fulmineo
|ItaM=Rapid attack
|Fra=Attaque smash (''Wario Land 3'') 
|FraM=Smash attack}}

===Jump Attack===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジャンピングアタック<ref>''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 6.</ref><ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 9.</ref><br>''Janpingu Atakku''<br>ジャンピングダッシュアタック<ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 10.</ref><br>''Janpingu Dasshu Atakku''
|JapM=Jumping Attack<br><br>Jumping Dash Attack (''Wario Land 4'')}}

==Trivia==
*[[Roy Koopa]] is shown to possess a similar attack in his dummied sprites for ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' as well as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', [[Baby DK]] has [[DK Dash Attack|this move]], rather than [[Baby Wario]].

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