Editing Kat & Ana

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|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.

====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''====

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.

[[File:Male Royal WWIMM.png|thumb|Kat & Ana's quest is over.]]

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 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.

 

It turns out that the Elephant Ogre has just been searching for the Li'l Ogre, probably his child. With the Li'l Ogre on his hand, the Elephant Ogre peaceably leaves during the sunrise. Kat waves to say goodbye, but she suddenly notices that the actual Li'l Ogre is still there. The silhouette on the Elephant Ogre's hand is actually Ana. She desperately waves with her arms and cries.

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]].

In ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'', Kat & Ana run the newly opened [[Wario Park]] along with Wario, Mona, and [[Jimmy T|Jimmy T.]] All of their microgames in this game require two players. Completing their microgames make them remark on how close the players are, just like them. They also wear pink boots with purple socks along with Mona, but Mona wears green boots and light blue socks.

 

 

 

 

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 also appears as depicted on a bowling pin in the [[Bowling]] minigame with the other characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kat & Ana host a two-player mode called [[Switching Gears]]. Kat represents player 1, while Ana represents player 2. Both of them take turns between clearing microgames and keeping the microgame window open.

===''Wario World''===

[[File:WW Microgames Demo Kat.png|frame|left]]

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]].

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{{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.

Kat and Ana are always depicted wearing scarves, tank tops, gauntlets, puffy shorts, and shoes; they also have yellow Japanese swords on their backs. Earlier installments have them wear socks and shoes, while later ones replace those with a pair of flats. In ''WarioWare Gold'' and later installments, the volume and length of Kat and Ana's shorts and scarves, respectively, has been exaggerated. Kat's ponytail holder, scarf, gauntlets, shorts, and socks are colored in magenta, while her top and shoes are blue; and vice versa for Ana. In ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'', they wear an exclusive pink uniform, which consists of a hat, dress, and boots, all of which have magenta accents; their ponytail holders, headsets, and bottoms are colored magenta.

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====

=====Kat=====

<br>-''Loves animals, especially turtles''

 

-''Kat's younger twin sister''

<br>-''Kindergarten student''

====''WarioWare Gold'' character card====

=====Kat=====

*'''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.''

*'''Rank B''' &ndash; ''Kat is fairly rough-and-tumble on the playground. She never misses a game of tag. No one can catch her!''

*'''Rank A''' &ndash; ''Kat is skilled in katana techniques and those for shuriken too. Bad guys don't stand a chance against her.''

=====Ana=====

*'''Rank C''' &ndash; ''Ana is a ninja who's still in nursery school. Though Kat's twin, Ana is a bit younger and very watchful.''

*'''Rank B''' &ndash; ''Ana likes to play with animals at school. Some like Ana so much, they follow her all the way home.''

*'''Rank A''' &ndash; ''Ana is very skilled in the techniques of transformation. She can even make herself look like a flower.''

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*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]]''.

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