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{{form infobox
{{form infobox
|image=[[File:Ball o' String Wario WL3.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Ball o' String Wario WL3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Wario Land 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|powers=Bounce off of walls, no control, defeat all enemies, break yarn blocks
|powers=Bounce off of walls, no control, defeat all enemies, break certain blocks
|item=Silky, Spider Silk
|item=Silky, Spider Silk
|applies_to=[[Wario]]
|applies_to=[[Wario]]
}}
}}
'''Ball o' String Wario'''<ref>''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet, page 23.</ref> (also parsed '''Ball-O-String Wario'''<ref>Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 93. "''To get there, you’re going to have to be nailed by the caterpillar, becoming a rolling, Ball-O-String Wario.''"</ref>) is one of [[Wario]]'s transformations in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. Getting covered in [[Silky]]'s or [[Anonster]]'s spider silk turns the player into Ball o' String Wario, a rolling yellow yarn ball. In this form the player rolls back and forth across a level, bouncing off walls, until they eventually unravel back into Wario. In this state, the player can break through [[Yarn Block|yarn block]]s.
'''Ball o' String Wario'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=23|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2000}}</ref> (also parsed '''Ball-O-String Wario'''<ref>{{cite|author=Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=93|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=February 5, 2001|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3090-8|quote=To get there, you’re going to have to be nailed by the caterpillar, becoming a rolling, Ball-O-String Wario.}}</ref>) is one of [[Wario]]'s reactions in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. Getting covered in [[Silky]]'s or [[Anonster]]'s spider silk turns the player into Ball o' String Wario, a rolling yellow yarn ball. In this form, Wario rolls back and forth off walls uncontrollably, able to break any [[Itodama Block]]s on his way, until he eventually unravels and become dazed.
 
Ball o' String Wario shares some traits with [[Snowman Wario]] and [[Flaming Wario]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
StringWarioSS.PNG|Ball o' String Wario rolling around  
StringWarioSS.PNG|Ball o' String Wario rolling around  
Wl3 silk block.png|A Yarn Block that Ball o' String Wario can break
Wl3 silk block.png|A Itodama Block that Ball o' String Wario can break
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="いとだま">糸玉</span><ref>''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 23.</ref>
|Jap={{ruby|糸玉|いとだま}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel'' instruction booklet|page=23|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2000}}</ref>
|JapR=Itodama
|JapR=Itodama
|JapM=Ball of Yarn
|JapM=Ball of Yarn
|Spa=Wario Bola de Cuerda<ref>[http://www.guiasnintendo.com/3_GB_GameBoy/waland3/waland3_sp/welcome.html Official ''Wario Land 3'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
|SpaM=Ball of String Wario
|Fra=Wario - boule de fil<ref>''Wario Land 3'' European instruction booklet, page 58</ref>
|FraM=Wario (yarnball)
|Dut=Klosbol Wario<ref>''Wario Land 3'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 11: "Transformatievaardigheden".</ref>
|Dut=Klosbol Wario<ref>''Wario Land 3'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 11: "Transformatievaardigheden".</ref>
|DutM=''(roughly)'' Bobbin thread ball Wario
|DutM=''(roughly)'' Bobbin thread ball Wario
|Ger=Knäuel-Wario<ref>''Wario Land 3'' European instruction booklet, page 38</ref>
|Fre=Wario - boule de fil<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=58|language=fr|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|GerM=
|FreM=Wario (yarnball)
|Ita=Wario-gomitolo<ref>''Wario Land 3'' European instruction booklet, page 116</ref>
|Ger=Knäuel-Wario<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|language=de|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=
|GerM=Ball of Thread Wario
|Ita=Wario-gomitolo<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=116|language=it|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=Ball (of Yarn)-Wario
|Spa=Wario Bola de Cuerda<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=Ball of String Wario
}}
}}


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{{Wario forms}}
{{WL3}}
{{WL3}}
[[Category:Wario forms]]
[[Category:Wario forms]]
[[Category:Wario Land 3 forms]]
[[Category:Wario Land 3 forms]]
[[de:Knäuel-Wario]]
[[de:Knäuel-Wario]]

Latest revision as of 10:55, August 30, 2024

Ball o' String Wario
Ball o' String Wario
Artwork from Wario Land 3
Applies to Wario
Item needed Silky, Spider Silk
Power(s) given Bounce off of walls, no control, defeat all enemies, break certain blocks
First appearance Wario Land 3 (2000)

Ball o' String Wario[1] (also parsed Ball-O-String Wario[2]) is one of Wario's reactions in Wario Land 3. Getting covered in Silky's or Anonster's spider silk turns the player into Ball o' String Wario, a rolling yellow yarn ball. In this form, Wario rolls back and forth off walls uncontrollably, able to break any Itodama Blocks on his way, until he eventually unravels and become dazed.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 糸玉いとだま[3]
Itodama
Ball of Yarn
Dutch Klosbol Wario[4] (roughly) Bobbin thread ball Wario
French Wario - boule de fil[5] Wario (yarnball)
German Knäuel-Wario[6] Ball of Thread Wario
Italian Wario-gomitolo[7] Ball (of Yarn)-Wario
Spanish Wario Bola de Cuerda[8] Ball of String Wario

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  2. ^ "To get there, you’re going to have to be nailed by the caterpillar, becoming a rolling, Ball-O-String Wario." – Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady (February 5, 2001). Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3090-8. Page 93.
  3. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  4. ^ Wario Land 3 Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 11: "Transformatievaardigheden".
  5. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 58.
  6. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 38.
  7. ^ 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 116.
  8. ^ Official Wario Land 3 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2024.