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'''Wart Steht Unter Strom''' (English translation: ''[[Wart]] is tensed up'') is the name of a 2-page comic published in the 5/1991 issue of the German [[Club Nintendo]] magazine.
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[[File:WartstehtunterStrom CN.jpg|thumb|The opening panel of "Wart steht unter Strom"]]
"'''Wart steht unter Strom'''" is a two-page comic published in the 5/1991 issue of the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine. The comic serves as a small lesson in recycling.


== Plot Synopsis ==
==Plot synopsis==
The cartoon features "[[Wart]]," who is actually [[Bowser]] given an incorrect name, playing some sort of ''{{conjectural|Super Wart Land}}''-like game (since it features him as the protagonist) on a [[Game Boy]] while outside. Just as he is seemingly about to finish the game, the batteries of his Game Boy expire. Annoyed, he throws them away, and they land right in front of [[Mario]]'s shoes just as he appears with [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. He rebukes Wart and reminds him that batteries are not to be thrown away but to be disposed of in containers. This makes Wart even angrier, resulting in a fight between the two of them. However, Wart soon gets electrified by his batteries, and Princess Toadstool sneers at him. In the end, Mario's advice is to use a Battery Set in order to protect the environment. The still-flashing Wart replies that he is just about to get one.


The cartoon features Wart (who, despite the name, is obviously [[Bowser]]) playing an unknown [[Game Boy]] game outside. Seemingly he is just about to finish the game when the of his Game Boy batteries expire. Annoyed, he throws them away, right in front of [[Mario]]'s [[Mario's Shoe|shoes]], who appears in this moment. He takes Wart to task and reminds him that batteries are not to be thrown away but to be disposed of in containers. This makes Wart even angrier, resulting in a fight between the two of them. Wart, however, soon gets electrified by his batteries which makes [[Princess Peach]], who was brought by Mario, sneer at him. In the end, Mario's advice is to use a Battery Set in order to protect the environment. The still flashing Wart replies that he is just about to get one.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Wart steht unter Strom
|GerM=Name is ambiguous; can be translated in English as either "Wart is tensed up" or "Wart is electrified"
|GerC=<ref>[[:File:WartstehtunterStrom CN.jpg|Opening panel]]</ref>
}}


== Trivia ==
==External links==
*[http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/5034689743_26040c9ccf_b.jpg The comic]


* The Game Boy game Wart is playing does not really exist since it seems to feature himself as the protagonist, as seen in one picture.
==References==
*The comic's name is ambiguous, as it can either mean ''"Wart is tensed up"'' or ''"Wart is electrified"''.
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Revision as of 03:21, December 11, 2024

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Wart playing the GameBoy.
The opening panel of "Wart steht unter Strom"

"Wart steht unter Strom" is a two-page comic published in the 5/1991 issue of the German Club Nintendo magazine. The comic serves as a small lesson in recycling.

Plot synopsis

The cartoon features "Wart," who is actually Bowser given an incorrect name, playing some sort of Super Wart Land-like game (since it features him as the protagonist) on a Game Boy while outside. Just as he is seemingly about to finish the game, the batteries of his Game Boy expire. Annoyed, he throws them away, and they land right in front of Mario's shoes just as he appears with Princess Toadstool. He rebukes Wart and reminds him that batteries are not to be thrown away but to be disposed of in containers. This makes Wart even angrier, resulting in a fight between the two of them. However, Wart soon gets electrified by his batteries, and Princess Toadstool sneers at him. In the end, Mario's advice is to use a Battery Set in order to protect the environment. The still-flashing Wart replies that he is just about to get one.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Wart steht unter Strom[1] Name is ambiguous; can be translated in English as either "Wart is tensed up" or "Wart is electrified"

External links

References