Editing Switch (Wario Land 4)

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{{item infobox
|title=Switch
|image=[[File:WL4-Frog Switch Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of [[Wario]] jumping on the switch
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
{{quote|This switch has an ignorant little frog face!! Once you step on it, hurry up and get back to the [[vortex]]!|[[Wario]]|''[[Wario Land 4]]'' instruction booklet}}
A '''switch''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2001}}</ref> also referred to as a '''Timer'''<ref>{{cite|date=Fall 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 3|page=56|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Portal Switch''',<ref>{{cite|date=March 2002|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Issue 114|page=59}}</ref> is an object appearing at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. When Wario [[jump]]s on a switch, it opens to reveal a ticking time bomb, and any solid [[Kaeru Block]]s turn transparent and vice-versa. [[Wario]] then yells, ''"Hurry up!"'' (or occasionally ''"No-no-no... Hurry up!"'' or ''"H-H-Hurry up!"''), the game's theme becomes more intense, and the player is given a certain amount of time to escape the level by returning to the [[vortex]] at the beginning of the stage. If Wario does not escape before the timer runs out, his [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|coin]]s and score will quickly deplete. If the score reaches zero, Wario will be forced out of the level and back to the main map. In [[Fiery Cavern]], the switch turns the level into ice. In [[Hotel Horror]], there are two doors that have a frog sign on them. Those doors open only when the switch is hit. The [[Golden Passage]]'s switch is located at the beginning of the level in all modes.

In ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'', a switch is located in the middle of [[starfywiki:Undersea Ruins|Kaitei Iseki]], where it opens a new area.
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The times given by the switches vary on the [[Wario Land 4#Game mode|game mode]]. The times are listed in the table below, including the times to defeat the in-game [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]].
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Level
!Normal
!Hard
!S-Hard
|-
!colspan=4|[[Entry Passage]]
|-
|[[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]
|1:00
|0:15
|2:30*
|-
|[[Spoiled Rotten]] (boss)
|1:00
|0:30
|0:15
|-
!colspan=4|[[Emerald Passage]]
|-
|[[Palm Tree Paradise]]
|1:30
|0:45
|4:30*
|-
|[[Wildflower Fields]]
|2:30
|1:20
|0:50
|-
|[[Mystic Lake]]
|3:00
|2:00
|1:30
|-
|[[Monsoon Jungle]]
|4:00
|2:45
|2:00
|-
|[[Cractus]] (boss)
|4:00
|3:00
|2:00
|-
!colspan=4|[[Ruby Passage]]
|-
|[[The Curious Factory]]
|3:30
|2:50
|2:30
|-
|[[The Toxic Landfill]]
|5:00
|3:30
|2:30
|-
|[[40 Below Fridge]]
|4:00
|3:30
|2:00
|-
|[[Pinball Zone]]
|6:00
|5:15
|3:30
|-
|[[Cuckoo Condor]] (boss)
|4:00
|3:00
|2:00
|-
!colspan=4|[[Topaz Passage]]
|-
|[[Toy Block Tower]]
|4:00
|2:30
|2:00
|-
|[[The Big Board]]
|3:00
|2:30
|2:00
|-
|[[Doodle Woods]]
|6:00
|5:15
|4:00
|-
|[[Domino Row]]
|4:00
|3:00
|2:00
|-
|[[Aerodent]] (boss)
|4:00
|3:00
|2:00
|-
!colspan=4|[[Sapphire Passage]]
|-
|[[Crescent Moon Village]]
|3:30
|2:45
|2:00
|-
|[[Arabian Night]]
|4:00
|3:00
|1:30
|-
|[[Fiery Cavern]]
|5:00
|4:00
|2:45
|-
|[[Hotel Horror]]
|4:00
|3:15
|2:00
|-
|[[Catbat]] (boss)
|4:00
|3:00
|2:00
|-
!colspan=4|[[Golden Pyramid]]
|-
|[[Golden Passage]]
|9:30
|6:00
|3:30
|-
|[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
|6:00
|5:00
|4:00
|-
|colspan="4"align="center"|*Switch position changes
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
FrogSwitch.png|The three stages of a switch
WL4-Frog Switch HoH.png|The switch in the [[Hall of Hieroglyphs]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4-Golden Passage Switch.png|[[Wario]] must hit the switch in order to open the [[vortex]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4-Ice Switch.png|The switch turning the level into ice in the [[Fiery Cavern]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4 Prerelease 40 Below Fridge.png|[[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|Pre-release]] screenshot of [[40 Below Fridge]], which includes the switch
WL4-Densetsu no Starfy 3 Frog Switch.png|The switch in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]''
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!.oga
|title1=Switch
|description1=Music that is heard when the switch is hit
|length1=0:30
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイッチ<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' instruction booklet|page=13|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2001}}</ref>
|JapR=Suitchi
|JapM=Switch
|ChiS=青蛙机关<ref>{{cite|title=瓦力欧寻宝记 (''Wǎlìōu xúnbǎo jì'') instruction booklet|page=15|language=zh-hans|date=2004|publisher=iQue|author=iQue}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Qīngwā Jīguān
|ChiSM=Frog Switch
|Spa=interruptor<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=90|language=es-es|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Spa2=Rana Azul<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/wario4/wario4_sp/welcome.html|title=Official ''Wario Land 4'' website|publisher=Guías Nintendo|language=es-es|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
|SpaM=switch
|Spa2M=Blue Frog
|Fre=commutateur<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=50|language=fr|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|FreM=switch
|Ger=Schalter<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=30|language=de|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|GerM=Switch
|Ita=interruttore<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=110|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita2=Ranocchio<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=111|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=switch
|Ita2M=Froggie
}}

==Trivia==
*A redesign of this switch is [[tcrf:Wario Land: Shake It!/Unused Object Graphics#Frog Goal|unused]] in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' It is still mostly functional and activates [[shake block]]s.

==References==
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[[Category:Wario Land 4 objects]]
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