Editing Kat & Ana

{{character infobox

|image=[[File:WWGIT Kat and Ana.png|x240px]]<br>Artwork of Kat (left) and Ana (right) from ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''

|species=Humans

|first_appearance=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])

|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

|latest_portrayal=Kat: [[Stephanie Sheh]] (2018-present)<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/stephaniesheh/status/1022159078666133504|title=It’sa me... NOT Mario!|author=Sheh, Stephanie|date=July 25, 2018|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=June 24, 2024|language=en}}</ref><br>Ana: [[Fryda Wolff]]<ref>{{cite|url=frydawolff.com/2018/08/04/warioware-gold-penny-and-ana|title=''WarioWare Gold'' – Penny and Ana|publisher=Fryda Wolff|language=en|date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> (2018-present)

{{quote|We're not just ninjas– we're also the stars of [[List of implied locations#Mystical Ninja Elementary|Mystical Ninja Elementary]]'s upcoming school play!|Kat & Ana|WarioWare: Touched!}}

'''Kat''' and '''Ana''' are major human characters in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. They are ninja twin sisters who attend [[Diamond City Kindergarten]] and adore nature, especially animals and flowers. [[Kat & Ana's House|Their house]] is located in a park in [[Diamond City]]. Their names are a pun on the word "{{iw|wikipedia|katana}}", a type of Japanese samurai sword. They debut in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' as two of [[Wario]]'s friends who help him produce [[microgame]]s.

Kat & Ana are introduced in the opening cutscene of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', in which Wario invites them and other friends of his to join his company [[WarioWare, Inc.]] as game developers.

 

[[File:Kat and Ana prologue 2 WarioWare Mega Microgames.png|thumb|left|The evil spirit Boneheads has possessed the prince and caught Ana.]]

In Kat & Ana's story, a villainous skeleton spirit named [[Boneheads]] appears over the [[Diamond City Castle|Castle]] in Diamond City at night. He takes possession of the [[Player|prince or princess]] who sleeps under the roof. Ana appears along with her [[Ana's Crew|crew]] consisting of five other ninjas to save them. They attack Boneheads, but he easily defeats all of them with his two lengthy swords. Because of her defeat, she assigns her animal companion [[Don the Sparrow]] to carry a letter calling for help to her sister Kat. After he flies off, Boneheads also captures Ana and ties her in a rope.

 

Kat resides with [[Shadow the Dog|Paw the Dog]] at an unknown place far away from Diamond City. Don the Sparrow arrives as she steps out of the house, and he drops the letter in front of her. Shortly after, Kat hears Ana's crying and heads for Diamond City with Paw. On their way, they travel across various Japanese landscapes.

 

When Kat and Paw arrive at the Castle, they encounter Boneheads at the entrance, who then jumps to the roof. Kat and Paw make it through the many floors of the Castle and eventually reach the roof. Kat battles him, but but fails to defeat him, so Paw joins the fight and morphs into a giant blade. With the help of Paw, Kat finally defeats Boneheads after some effective slices and causes him to fall apart. The prince/princess is saved from Boneheads' influence and Kat rescues Ana by cutting her rope. Afterwards, Kat, Ana, and the prince/princess stand in front of the castle while Paw chases Don. The two then walk to the [[Gelateria]] where they sit on the store's awning. In the stage's intermission, Kat unsheathes a {{wp|Dango|hanami dango}}, rose, or lollipop.

In the epilogue to Wario's second story, Kat & Ana are with the other WarioWare Inc. employees to confront Wario about their lack of payment. They stand in shock when Wario runs away.

Kat & Ana's microgames are themed after nature, and thus all of them feature animals or plant life in some way. The song [[Four Seasons]] plays throughout their stage.  

In ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', Kat & Ana created microgames of the [[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Nature|Nature]] genre. All games involve animals or plants.

In the unlockable [[minigame]] [[Jump Forever]], Kat & Ana swing the rope that Wario has to jump. In the unlockable minigame taken from ''[[Mario Paint]]'', [[Fly Swatter]], the [[Bob-omb]] appearing in the congratulations sequence has been replaced by Kat.

In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', Kat & Ana perform in a television show called ''Super Show'' after [[9-Volt]]'s entrance. Under the headline "Karate", they show off their ninja techniques. However, what occurs next is unknown, because Wario's television set bursts.

Kat & Ana's nature microgames return, and they are two of the ten selectable characters in the multiplayer games. Their minigame is called [[Wobbly Bobbly]], where players each try to balance on a stack of upside-down turtles while playing microgames.

In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Kat & Ana go on a field trip with their kindergarten class on the Diamond Knoll. Their pets, Shadow the Dog and [[Shuriken the Falcon]], come along with Kat & Ana. The teacher instructs the children not to bunk. During the trip, Ana discovers a beautiful flower. While Kat takes a stroll, she and her two animal friends pause at the flower. Ana decides to show the flower to Kat and chases after her. However, Kat damages a beehive with a stick when she arrives. The bees get furious for being disturbed, so Kat & Ana sprint away from the swarm. They abscond into a wooden cabin and rest there for a moment.

 

However, Kat & Ana are not alone. They encounter the [[Diamond Troll]]. He immediately prepares his attack, so Kat & Ana quickly change to their ninja uniforms and attack him with their swords. Then, Kat & Ana charge their blades and shoot out a sword beam at the Diamond Troll. Shortly before they can attack, Shadow the Dog and Shuriken the Falcon crash right into the cabin and hit the ceiling. Then, they plummet into the Diamond Troll and all three are knocked out. Kat & Ana are speechless for a moment.

Following these events, Kat & Ana decide to return back home, but after they open the door of the cabin, the swarm of bees reappear. The two ninja sisters and their animal pals escape from the swarm in front of the sunset.

In [[Wario-Man]]'s story, the alien [[Orbulon]] gives Kat, Ana, [[Mona]], 9-Volt, and [[18-Volt]] a flight in [[Oinker|his new UFO]]. All five humans sit on seats behind Orbulon.

In ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', Kat & Ana's microgames involve a particular style of gameplay rather than a specific visual theme. In this game, their set of microgames is called Tap Out and requires to press only {{button|gba|A}}.

[[File:Kat and Ana prologue WarioWare Touched.png|thumb|Kat & Ana remark on the monkey after they find it stealing their bananas.]]

Ana and Shadow the Dog stay in their house in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' Ana wants to eat bananas, so she opens the door to the room where the bananas should lie on a dish. She is shocked when she notices that the bananas are gone, and hectically searches the room. During this, Shadow the Dog notices animal footprints in the house. He informs Ana of the tracks by barking. She now also notices the tracks and sets off to find the banana thief. Before heading out, Ana writes a note for Kat so that she can know where to find her. Ana and Shadow the Dog dash out the door to chase after the culprit. Kat reads the note and catches up to her to retrieve the stolen bananas with Shuriken the Falcon.

 

 

In ''WarioWare: Touched!'', the name of Kat & Ana's set of microgames is [[List of microgames in WarioWare: Touched!#Ninja Scribble|Ninja Scribble]] and involves scribbling and drawing with {{button|ds|Stylus}}.

[[File:Kat and Ana prologue WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|thumb|left|Kat & Ana come to the Diamond Dojo's rescue.]]

In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', the gargantuan, red [[Elephant Ogre]] comes to Diamond Dojo and stands in front of it at night. The concerned Sensei in the Dojo faces the monstrous being who suddenly lets out a piercing shriek. Quickly, Kat & Ana come to the Dojo's rescue. Ana gets inside the Dojo to reach the Sensei. When she arrives, she notices the [[Li'l Ogre]] bugging the Sensei and yanking his hair. Outside, Kat battles face to face with the Elephant Ogre. She activates her clone powers and five duplicates appear simultaneously, in which the clones immediately attack the giant with their swords. The Elephant Ogre's club and Kat's sword press each other, but then the Li'l Ogre shouts to stop the fight.

 

 

Kat & Ana briefly appear in [[Tiny Wario]]'s ending cutscene, where Wario runs past the WarioWare, Inc. crew as he is chased by the [[Splunk]]s.

In ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'', Kat & Ana's set of microgames involves the forms The Remote Control, The Sketch Artist, The Chauffeur, and The Samurai.

Kat & Ana also work as editors of Wario's one-shot newspaper, "[[The Weekly Wario]]". They write about rumors involving the [[Form Baton]].

 

====''WarioWare: Snapped!''====

 

 

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====

 

In ''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase'', Kat & Ana return to their original role and host a new set of Nature-themed microgames again. Unlike the original WarioWare which featured microgames about animals and flowers, the microgames in this set for the game are limited to only animals.

 

====''Game & Wario''====

Kat & Ana appear in ''[[Game & Wario]]'', where they host the [[Patchwork]] minigame. In the minigame's introduction, Kat and Ana are seen slicing rolls of colorful fabric with their sword in order to make different patchworks like flowers and a horse.

 

 

Kat & Ana also appear in the ''[[Game & Wario#Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection|Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection]]'' series, a series showcasing pictures of often questionable quality made in the game's Miiverse Sketch mode. Kat appears as the host of the fifteenth episode themed around turtles, while Ana is the host of the second episode themed around peacocks.

 

[[File:Kat and Ana Hug Gold.png|thumb|225px|left|Kat & Ana hugging about their eating challenge.]]

Kat & Ana first appear in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' accepting Wario's offer to make games for him for the Wario Bowl, in which they host the second stage of the Touch League with a That's Life theme.

 

 

They are later seen as part of the Dancing Team, dancing at [[Club Joe]] with Jimmy T, Mona, [[Dr. Crygor]], [[Mike]], [[Penny]], [[Young Cricket]], [[Master Mantis]], and [[Fronk]]. They bring a large amount of food that attracts several customers to the club.

 

At the end of the story, Kat & Ana are among the group who demand their part of the money Wario made from the Wario Bowl. After Wario accidentally lets the briefcase with the tournament money fall off from his hands, Kat becomes disappointed to find out that the money Wario had with him was actually very little, with Ana deducing that Wario had probably spent most of it beforehand. They later gladly split the rest of the money with their friends.

 

 

Kat & Ana appear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' In the game's story mode, the duo appears in the opening cutscene, eating food alongside [[Lulu]]. When Wario announces the completion of his new game, Kat & Ana become eager to see the finished product. However, Wario's console malfunctions, causing Kat to believe that something is wrong with the game. Wario tosses his console upwards in frustration, which sucks Kat & Ana, along with the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees, into the game world.

 

Their stage is the Nature stage, which is available after the Remix stage is completed. In the pre-stage cutscene, Wario and co. find Kat & Ana in front of their stage. The gang notices their constant jumping, and the ninjas state that they are unable to control their movement (although Kat believes that it is due to their abilities as ninjas). Kat states that she and Ana have seen a [[game bug]] enter their level, and enlists the gang to assist them in exterminating it.

 

 

 

Like [[Dribble & Spitz]], Kat is controlled by Player 1 and Ana is controlled by Player 2; with the exception of the Variety Pack and select Wario Cup challenges, the player always controls Kat in single-player. As playable characters, Kat & Ana constantly jump, and can be moved left and right with {{button|switch|leftstick}}. Pressing {{button|switch|a}} makes them throw a shuriken horizontally; Kat faces and throws shurikens to the right, and Ana faces and throws to the left. With these abilities, Kat & Ana can cover a large area of the screen and clear out many objects with their attacks (e.g. [[Witch! Which?]] and [[Apple Drop]], two of the 6 games that are considered a good fit). However, these advantages are overshadowed by their many disadvantages. Because of their nature of constant movement, the player must time their movements to pass certain microgames without touching undesired objects (e.g. [[Rock Candy (microgame)|Rock Candy]], [[Fishy Felines]]). The inability to control their vertical positions also means that it may be difficult for the player to land accurate hits with the projectiles, such as in [[Matching Masks]], which is especially difficult for Kat herself, requiring the player to target the correct mask with near-perfect precision. Because of these disadvantages, Kat & Ana have 25 microgames that deem them a bad fit (the most out of any character, tied with [[9-Volt]]), but a more balanced amount of microgames that deem them a below-average or average fit (70 and 79 respectively).

 

 

 

 

Kat & Ana appear again, along with the entire WarioWare crew, in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where [[Volcano Wario]] threatens the island. After Jimmy T volunteers to dance in order to calm the volcano down, Kat & Ana offer to help as well. Eventually, everyone defeats Volcano Wario and calms the volcano down, allowing the crew to continue with their vacation.

 

 

 

In ''[[Wario World]]'', an icon of Kat can be found in [[Treasure Square]]. It is used to represent a demo of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' consisting of an infinite version of [[Munch a Bunch]].

{{multiframe|[[File:Kat and Ana Brawl.jpg|200px]] [[File:Kat n ana smash 4.jpeg|200px]]|size=420|Kat & Ana in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (left) and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (right)}}

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Kat & Ana both appear as [[Assist Trophy]] characters that soar across the stage and slash players with their swords. They return as such in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', but use their updated ''Game & Wario'' appearance from the time.

 

Kat & Ana also appear throughout the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] in the form of items. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', each of them have their own [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]], and they also appear together on a [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'', they are also featured in the form of a trophy. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kat & Ana are featured as a {{iw|smashwiki|master spirit}}. In {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}}, Kat & Ana own their own dojo in {{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}, where they teach spirits the Ninja Style, which provides a major increase to movement speed, falling speed, and the power of grabs, throws and attacks with items, but decreases the power of regular attacks and special moves, and also decreases defense and weight.

 

[[File:Rhythmware Katana.jpeg|150px|thumb|left|The duo's appearance in the Wario... Where? set.]]

Kat & Ana make an appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. The ninja twins appear in the set's version of {{iw|rhythmheaven|Catchy Tune 2}}, with the player controlling them as they catch oranges and pineapples bouncing down some steps towards them.

Kat and Ana are kindergarteners who are ninjas. In the installments up to ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', they have blue eyes and a slender build; in ''[[Game & Wario]]'', they have solid black eyes. Since ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', they have their eyes brown, and possess a thicker build. Despite similar facial structures, their hair and facial features are different. Kat has pink hair with a straight-cut fringe that is tied up in an upright pointed ponytail held by a purple hairband, longer eyelashes, and angry eyebrows, compared to Ana who has her red-orange hair with messy fringe tied up into two large pointed pigtails, short eyelashes, and calmer eyebrows.

===Personality and abilities===

Kat & Ana are often depicted of possessing surprising abilities; they have been seen cloning themselves, jumping higher than the average human can, and defeating enemies more than twice their size when working as a team. Many of these powers are classic ninja techniques. Despite this, Kat & Ana are also displayed as quite naïve. While Kat is usually portrayed as being more focused and mature, in ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' she disturbs a nest of bees without thinking things through. Kat acts bossy which sometimes results in making Ana cry, but she cares deeply for her. Ana is quieter and more cautious than her sister. Kat & Ana are said to love especially animals and flowers, respectively. In ''WarioWare Gold'', they are shown to have big appetites and enjoy eating large amounts of food.

The sisters are good friends with [[9-Volt]], as revealed in their diary.<ref name=Diary/> It is unknown how they became friends with Wario.

As an Assist Trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', Kat & Ana were voiced by [[Leslie Swan]], who was a localization manager for [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], and Sara Rades. While neither of them are listed in the voice credits of either game, the sound test in the Japanese version of ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' confirms them as the voice actress of the characters, though it does not specify who voices which character.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/W8Tvuzs.png]</ref>

In ''WarioWare Gold'', Kat and Ana are respectively voiced by [[Stephanie Sheh]] and [[Fryda Wolff]]. They would reprise their roles in ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'' and ''WarioWare: Move It!''.

===''WarioWare'' series===

====Profile page from the ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' manual====

<blockquote>''We're Kat & Ana! Yep, we're cute, we're kindergartners, and we're ninjas! We like plants and animals so much that we included them in our games. Apparently, we're graduates of [[Wario]]'s school of kindergarten–at least, that's what the graffiti on the wall said! If I remember correctly, the teachers weren't too happy about that...''</blockquote>

====Profile information from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''====

=====Kat=====

=====Ana=====

*'''Special Skill:''' Weapon "Makibishi"

====Website bio from ''WarioWare: Touched!''====

====''Game & Wario'' character card====

 

 

*'''Rank C''' &ndash; ''Kat is a ninja who's still in nursery school. Though Ana's twin, Kat is a little older and full of energy.''

 

=====Ana=====

 

====''WarioWare: Get It Together!'' ====

*"''These constantly jumping ninja twins can fire off a barrage of shuriken on command, with Kat throwing to the right and Ana to the left.''"

 

*"''Ana is the quieter, ever-so-slightly younger half of the Kat & Ana ninja duo. But this kindergartener is always happy to follow her twin sis, Kat, into the fray.''"

 

*'''Day job:''' "''I'm a kindergartner in Diamond City. Oh, and also a ninja!''"

*'''About Ana:''' "''Every day she makes me a little prouder! But she's still hopeless without me, so I make sure we race and play lots of games together.''"

*'''CEO Comment:''' "''Kat is Ana's big sister! I went to their kindergarten WAY before they did, and yet she has the nerve to call a trailblazer like me "stinky"?! Next time I see 'em, I'll gift 'em a REAL stinker, and we'll see how they like that! What they really oughta do is teach me the ninja art of getting rich! Wahaha!''"

 

=====Ana=====

*'''Day job:''' "''I'm a kindergartner in Diamond City. My big sis is better at it, but I'm a ninja too!''"

*'''Specialties:''' "''Caltrops! Oh, and the art of transformation! I can even transform into a flower!''"

*'''Hopes and dreams:''' "''I'm going to work hard so I can be a full-fledged ninja one day! But I wanna be a florist too!''"

*'''About Kat:''' "''She can be a little scary sometimes, but she's ALWAYS there when I need help! One day, I hope I get to return the favor and help her too.''"

 

|name=Kat & Ana

|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy301.png|130px]]

|appears_in='''GBA''' ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$''<br>'''Wii''' ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''

|desc=Twin female ninjas who attend Diamond City Kindergarten. Kat, the older of the two, has pink hair, while the younger Ana has orange hair. Both of the girls are still very young, but they're also very respectful and address their superiors as budding ninjas should. Kat and Ana have a soft spot for living things. Kat loves cats, and Ana is attracted to flowers.  

|effect=[Slash] - Attack +4

 

|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:KatAnaTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:KatandAnaWiiU.png|100px]]

}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====

{{Spirit

|no=735

|name=Kat & Ana

|image=[[File:SSBU_Kat_&_Ana_Spirit.png|100px]]

|series=''WarioWare'' Series

|type={{iw|smashwiki|Master spirit|Master}}

|slots=Dojo

|effects='''Ninja Style'''<br>{{color|crimson|'''Major Increase:''' Throw Power, Grab Power, Item Attack, Move Speed, Fall Speed}}<br>{{color|royalblue|'''Decrease:''' Attack Power, Special-Attack Power, Defense, Weight}}

|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}})

|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Sheik (SSBU)|Sheik}} ×2

|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: Throwing Types

|stage={{iw|smashwiki|Suzaku Castle}}

|song=The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley

}}

==Quotes==

*"''Surprise! Kat & Ana make their appearance!''"

*"''If we teach our style, theeeeese are the effects!''"

*"''Train together with us!''"

*"''Yaaaay! Exciting!''"

*"''What's wrong?''"

*"''Wanna quit training?''"

*"''All right, that's it!''"

*"''For [number]00SP, we can teach Ninja Style right away!''"

*"''Amazing. We did it!''"

==Gallery==

 

*The music in Kat & Ana's epilogue in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' is the same as during the level select in the [[Golden Pyramid]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''.

==References==

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