Editing Rudy

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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Rudyclownsprite.png|118px]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario Land 3''
|full_name=Rudy the Clown
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
}}
{{quote|Ahh..Ah-hah-HAH! Finally I am myself again! Now I can rule [[music box (world)|this world]] and the outer one as well!! I need you no longer, [[Wario]]! I shall crush you like a bug!|'''A hidden figure'''|[[Wario Land 3]]}}
'''Rudy''', originally known as "'''A hidden figure'''" or a "'''mysterious monarch''',"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 133|page=58|date=June 2000|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is the main villain of both ''[[Wario Land 3]]'' and ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''.

He is only referred to as "a hidden figure" in ''Wario Land 3'', later being given the name "Rudy" in the English version of ''Dr. Mario 64'', and he is later referred to by Wario as "Rudy the Clown" in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. In Japanese versions, Rudy is never referred to by a specific name, even in the ''Dr. Mario 64'' port of ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=themushroomkingdom.net/mario-in-japan/drm64|title="Dr. Mario 64: From English to Japanese"|publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom}}{{better source}}</ref>

Rudy is typically designed as a clown with green skin, a big red nose, prominent green lips, clothes with skull patterns, and detached floating hands by his sides. However, Rudy has arms in concept artwork, though not in the game because the graphics that required the arms was not manageable.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20030215204435/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0005/03/page2.html|title=ゲームボーイができるまで（ソフト開発編）　企画・デザイン・グラフィック|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
===''Wario Land 3''===
[[File:Rudy the Clown WL3 battle.png|thumb|left|160px|Wario battling a hidden figure]]
[[File:Rudy the Clown concept art.png|frame|Concept art of a hidden figure's true form.]]
A '''hidden figure''' appeared to Wario as a giant shadowy face in [[The Temple]] after Wario had been sucked into the [[music box (world)|world inside a music box]], setting the events for ''Wario Land 3''. A hidden figure claims to be the god of the world that Wario was drawn into, but an evil being sealed away his powers in five [[Music Box|music box]]es. A hidden figure asks Wario to recover them and break the seal, and he manages to convince an unwilling Wario to begin his journey by offering to return him home and keep any treasures he collected. A hidden figure stays at The Temple for the duration of Wario's journey, guiding him on where to go next.

At the end of Wario's journey, a {{wp|plot twist}} occurs where after Wario delivers the five music boxes, which free a hidden figure from their combined tune, a hidden figure reveals his true form and turns out to be the main villain of the game. A hidden figure not only turned all of the inhabitants into monsters, but he also tricked Wario into undoing the curse that the inhabitants put on a hidden figure so that he would not take over the world.

A hidden figure proceeds to battle Wario. His attacks are the only moves powerful enough to give the player a [[Game Over]], not eject Wario from the field; specifically, Rudy uses his hands to try and grab or smash Wario. There is no opportunity to pause the game, unlike other battles. A hidden figure grabs more frequently after two hits and becomes even angrier after three.

First, Wario must jump on a hidden figure's hands, leaving them on the floor. Damage can be dealt to a hidden figure by grabbing the fist and throwing it at his nose. After four hits, a hidden figure is defeated, also returning the inhabitants of the music box world to normal. The inhabitants fulfill the false promise that a hidden figure had given: by sending Wario back to his own world and allowing him to keep every treasure he had obtained.

===''Dr. Mario 64''===
[[File:Rudy DM64 sprite.png|frame|left]]
The character returns as the main antagonist in ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', now officially named as Rudy.

In the story, Rudy has a cold, so he has [[Mad Scienstein]] steal some [[Capsule#Dr. Mario 64|Megavitamins]] from [[Dr. Mario]]. As expected, Dr. Mario tries to get the stolen Megavitamins back, but it becomes a triadic conflict when Wario also arrives to try and steal the Megavitamins. The chase led them all to Rudy's castle, where Rudy took the bottle for himself, leading to a confrontation between Rudy and the character selected.

If Rudy is defeated by Dr. Mario, he uses the Megavitamins to cure Rudy. However, if Wario defeats Rudy, Rudy is not cured because Mad Scienstein snatches the Megavitamins, and Wario continually chases him to no end.

In multiplayer modes, Rudy has the highest-level AI along with [[Metal Mario]] and [[Vampire Wario]].

===''Fortune Street''===
Though he does not physically appear, Rudy is referenced in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. When Wario builds a circus tent on the game board, he states "This is gonna be the best circus ever... as long as Rudy the Clown doesn't show up!"

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ナゾのぞう <small>(''Wario Land 3'')</small> / ナゾのゾウ
|JpnN=''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''
|JpnR=Nazo no Zō
|JpnM=A Mysterious Figure
|Spa=Payaso<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/3_GB_GameBoy/waland3/waland3_sp/welcome.html|title=Official ''Wario Land 3'' website|publisher=Guías Nintendo|language=es-es|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref>
|SpaM=Clown
|Chi=神秘像
|ChiR=shén mì xìang
|ChiM=Mysterious Figure
|Ita=Personaggio misterioso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2000|language=it|author=Nintendo|page=103}}</ref>
|ItaM=Misterious character
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Clowns]]
[[Category:Demons]]
[[Category:Final bosses]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Dr. Mario 64 characters]]
[[Category:Wario characters]]
[[Category:Wario Land 3 bosses]]