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|image=[[File:VBWL-Bulldog Artwork.PNG|200px]] <br>[[Wario]] flying the '''Bulldog''' seaplane.
|image=[[File:MnW-Wario.png|200px]] <br>[[Wario]] flying Bulldog
|description=A purple or red seaplane that is seen throughout the [[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]].
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])  
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
}}
}}
{{Quote|One day during my vacation in the [[Awazon river basin]], I landed my trusty seaplane, Bulldog, and decided to relax in the shadow of the beautiful [[Aldegara Waterfall]].|Wario|Virtual Boy Wario Land}}
{{quote|One day during my vacation in the [[Awazon river basin]], I landed my trusty seaplane, Bulldog, and decided to relax in the shadow of the beautiful Aldegara Waterfall.|Wario|Virtual Boy Wario Land}}
'''Bulldog'''<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=11}}</ref> is a small airplane sometimes used by [[Wario]]. It is depicted as a generic purple or red miniature monoplane in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', as a seaplane in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', and as a biplane in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.
==History==
===''Mario & Wario''===
[[File:MWWarioSprite.png|frame|left]]
Bulldog was first used by Wario in ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. In a [[minigame]] between level areas, [[Wanda]] can hit Wario in Bulldog with her [[hammer]].
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The '''Bulldog'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 11.</ref> is a seaplane [[Wario]] uses in the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]] of games.
===''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''===
[[File:MKMV Scene 8.png|thumb|Bulldog in ''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video'']]
Wario also rides Bulldog during his battle with [[Bunny Mario]] in ''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''. When Bunny Mario first encounters Wario, he uses Bulldog to fire at Bunny Mario, causing him to fall down. However, Bunny Mario uses a stick of bamboo to launch himself back upwards and punch Bulldog, defeating Wario.
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==Appearances==
===''Wario's Woods''===
===''[[Mario & Wario]]''===
[[File:Warwoodr-6.png|thumb|left|Toad's bomb destroys Bulldog]]
[[File:MnW-Wario.png|frame|Official Artwork of Wario's plane.]]
In ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', Wario uses Bulldog to patrol the skies over the [[Wario's Woods (location)|woods]] and cause trouble for [[Toad]], who seeks to free the forest from Wario's control. At the end of the Round Game mode in [[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|the SNES version]], Toad throws a [[bomb]] at Wario's [[Wario Castle|castle]] as he flies around worriedly in Bulldog. The bomb's explosion causes Bulldog to break, sending Wario flying out of it and falling to the ground.
[[File:SNES_-_Mario_%26_Wario_-_Wario.PNG|frame|Wario.]]
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[[File:SNES_-_Mario_%26_Wario_-_Wario%27s_Plane.PNG|frame|Wario's plane.]]
 
The Bulldog was first used by Wario in the 1993 Puzzle Game ''Mario & Wario''. In a mini-game between level areas, [[Wanda]] can hit Wario in the Bulldog with her [[hammer]].
===''Wario Land'' series===
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====''Virtual Boy Wario Land''====
===''[[Wario's Woods]]''===
{{multiframe|[[File:VBWL-Wario Bulldog Flying Sprite.png]]|Wario flying Bulldog in ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''|align=left|size=127|bg=black}}
In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version, Wario uses the same plane from ''Mario & Wario'' to patrol the skies over the [[Wario's Woods (place)|woods]] and cause trouble for [[Toad]], who seeks to free the forest from Wario's control.
Bulldog appears in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' as a seaplane.
===''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''===
 
[[File:MKMWarioBattle.png|thumb|left|The Bulldog plane seen in ''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''.]]
During the events of the game, Wario takes a vacation to the [[Awazon river basin]], and he decides to land Bulldog in a lake near the Aldegara Waterfall. Relaxing by the river, he soon falls asleep. He is then awoken because a mysterious [[beaver (Virtual Boy Wario Land)|beaver]] emerges from the lake and spits water in his face. The beaver quickly moves out of sight while Wario spots some strange creatures carrying treasure. The creatures enter a cave within the Aldegara Waterfall, and Wario decides to follow them. When he returns from his adventure, Wario finds that his seaplane has attracted many of the lake's creatures, who have found it amusing to damage Bulldog while Wario was not around. The beaver then gives Wario an idea for transportation, which varies depending on how much money Wario obtains by the end of the game. The modes of transportation from the worst ending to the best ending are: two fans, a dirigible powered by peddling, a dragon and its children, and a remote controlled airplane in which Wario sits on top of the glass covering for the cockpit. If all the treasures and the most amount of money are collected, Wario gets a vase and a carpet. The game does not get to the damaged airplane scene, but instead cuts to Wario riding the flying carpet while keeping the money he has, as well as a woman in a bunny-themed outfit.
Wario also rides the Bulldog during his battle with [[Bunny Mario]] in ''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''. [[Wario]] steals the treasure of a certain school. [[Princess Peach]] informs [[Mario]] of the theft, and he goes forth to search for the thief. He grabs a [[Carrot]] and becomes [[Bunny Mario]] (from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''), who defeats Wario during a get-away attempt in his Bulldog. Mario recovers the stolen treasure and saves the day.  
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===''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''===
[[File:VBWL-Bulldog Plane Sprite.PNG|frame|Bulldog sprite in ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''.]]
{{multiframe|1=<div style=background:black>[[File:VBWL-Wario Bulldog Flying Sprite.PNG]]</div>|align=left|size=127|2=Wario flying Bulldog in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''.}}
On a vacation to the [[Awazon river basin]], Wario decides to land the Bulldog in a lake near the Aldegara Waterfall. Relaxing by the river, he soon falls asleep. He is then awoken because a mysterious [[Beaver]] emerges from the lake and spits water in his face. The Beaver quickly moves out of sight while Wario spots some strange creatures carrying treasure. The creatures enter a cave within the Aldegara Waterfall, and Wario decides to follow them. When he returns from his adventure, Wario finds that his seaplane has attracted many of the lake's creatures, who have found it amusing to damage Bulldog while Wario wasn't around. The Beaver then gives Wario the idea of flapping two fans in order to fly home.
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===''[[Wario Land 3]]''===
====''Wario Land 3''====
[[File:Bulldogbp9.png|frame|right|The Bulldog seen in the opening cut-scene of ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.]]
[[File:Bulldogbp9.png|frame|right|The plane in ''Wario Land 3'']]
In the new game introduction, Wario flies what appears to be the Bulldog over some woods when suddenly, it runs out of gas. Unharmed, Wario comes across a cave where the [[Music Box]] that contains the [[Music Box World]] is located. This opening cannot be seen again until the player wipes the save data.
In the opening cutscene of ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Wario flies what appears to be Bulldog over some woods, when suddenly, it runs out of gas. Unharmed, Wario comes across a cave where the [[Music Box|music box]] that contains the [[music box (world)|music box world]] is located.
 
===''Mario and the Incredible Rescue''===
In the short children's book ''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]'', the eighth chapter has Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]] and Toad fighting Wario, as he rides a plane dropping [[Bucket]]s on the group. Eventually, Mario and Yoshi manage to put one of the Buckets on Wario's head, blinding him and causing him to spiral out of control. The plane is not mentioned by name, but considering the fight is a nod to ''Mario & Wario'' with the buckets and plane, it is very possible that it is Bulldog.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SNES - Mario & Wario - Wario's Plane.PNG|Bulldog without Wario
Mario & Wario - Wario guide art.png|Guide artwork
KC Deluxe MW Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]]''
Wario falls from Bulldog SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]]
MKMV Box Art.jpg|''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''
SMMPB3 Cover.png|''Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario''
SMGPB6 Activity6.jpg|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity7.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
Morimoto Masuda MW Figure Photo.jpg|Photo of {{iw|bulbapedia|Shigeki Morimoto}} and {{iw|bulbapedia|Junichi Masuda}} with figures of [[Wario]] in Bulldog and [[Wanda]]
VBWL-Bulldog Plane Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
VBWL-Bulldog Artwork.png|Artwork of Wario in Bulldog from ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブルドッグ<span class="explain" title="ごう">号</span><ref>''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet, page 2.</ref><ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>
|Jpn=ブルドッグ{{ruby|号|ごう}}
|JapR=Burudoggu-gō
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=7}}</ref>
|JapM=Bulldog unit}}
|JpnR=Burudoggu-gō
|JpnM="Bulldog" +「号」(''-gō'', a suffix used for ships)
}}


==References==
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Revision as of 11:38, April 4, 2025

Bulldog
Wario in Bulldog.
Wario flying Bulldog
First appearance Mario & Wario (1993)
Latest appearance Wario Land 3 (2000)
“One day during my vacation in the Awazon river basin, I landed my trusty seaplane, Bulldog, and decided to relax in the shadow of the beautiful Aldegara Waterfall.”
—Wario, Virtual Boy Wario Land

Bulldog[1] is a small airplane sometimes used by Wario. It is depicted as a generic purple or red miniature monoplane in Mario & Wario, as a seaplane in Virtual Boy Wario Land, and as a biplane in Wario Land 3.

History

Mario & Wario

Wario in Bulldog.

Bulldog was first used by Wario in Mario & Wario. In a minigame between level areas, Wanda can hit Wario in Bulldog with her hammer.

Mario Kirby Meisaku Video

Artwork of a scene from Mario Kirby Meisaku Video.
Bulldog in Mario Kirby Meisaku Video

Wario also rides Bulldog during his battle with Bunny Mario in Mario Kirby Meisaku Video. When Bunny Mario first encounters Wario, he uses Bulldog to fire at Bunny Mario, causing him to fall down. However, Bunny Mario uses a stick of bamboo to launch himself back upwards and punch Bulldog, defeating Wario.

Wario's Woods

Toad's bomb destroys Bulldog

In Wario's Woods, Wario uses Bulldog to patrol the skies over the woods and cause trouble for Toad, who seeks to free the forest from Wario's control. At the end of the Round Game mode in the SNES version, Toad throws a bomb at Wario's castle as he flies around worriedly in Bulldog. The bomb's explosion causes Bulldog to break, sending Wario flying out of it and falling to the ground.

Wario Land series

Virtual Boy Wario Land

A sprite of Wario flying Bulldog, seen in the title screen of Virtual Boy Wario Land.
Wario flying Bulldog in Virtual Boy Wario Land

Bulldog appears in Virtual Boy Wario Land as a seaplane.

During the events of the game, Wario takes a vacation to the Awazon river basin, and he decides to land Bulldog in a lake near the Aldegara Waterfall. Relaxing by the river, he soon falls asleep. He is then awoken because a mysterious beaver emerges from the lake and spits water in his face. The beaver quickly moves out of sight while Wario spots some strange creatures carrying treasure. The creatures enter a cave within the Aldegara Waterfall, and Wario decides to follow them. When he returns from his adventure, Wario finds that his seaplane has attracted many of the lake's creatures, who have found it amusing to damage Bulldog while Wario was not around. The beaver then gives Wario an idea for transportation, which varies depending on how much money Wario obtains by the end of the game. The modes of transportation from the worst ending to the best ending are: two fans, a dirigible powered by peddling, a dragon and its children, and a remote controlled airplane in which Wario sits on top of the glass covering for the cockpit. If all the treasures and the most amount of money are collected, Wario gets a vase and a carpet. The game does not get to the damaged airplane scene, but instead cuts to Wario riding the flying carpet while keeping the money he has, as well as a woman in a bunny-themed outfit.

Wario Land 3

The plane in Wario Land 3

In the opening cutscene of Wario Land 3, Wario flies what appears to be Bulldog over some woods, when suddenly, it runs out of gas. Unharmed, Wario comes across a cave where the music box that contains the music box world is located.

Mario and the Incredible Rescue

In the short children's book Mario and the Incredible Rescue, the eighth chapter has Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Toad fighting Wario, as he rides a plane dropping Buckets on the group. Eventually, Mario and Yoshi manage to put one of the Buckets on Wario's head, blinding him and causing him to spiral out of control. The plane is not mentioned by name, but considering the fight is a nod to Mario & Wario with the buckets and plane, it is very possible that it is Bulldog.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブルドッグ号ごう[2][3]
Burudoggu-gō 		"Bulldog" +「号」(-gō, a suffix used for ships)

References

  1. ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
  2. ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 2.
  3. ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 7.
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Mario & Wario
Main characters Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Wanda • Wario • Yoshi
Enemies Dodorigesu Jr. • Guriguri • Komorin • Tsubōn • Unibo
Stages Yōsei no Mori • Yosu Ko • Kumotori Yama • Kōri no Dōkutsu • Honō no Dōkutsu • Pukupuku Kai • Balloon Bridge • Karakara Sabaku • Wario no Niwa • Wario Tei • EXTRA
Items & obstacles 1-Up Mushroom • Bucket • Coin Block • Elevator • Flip-Flop Block • Fūsen Block • Hammer • Jump Block • Magic Wand • Nebaneba Block • Rock Block • Star • Switch Block • Time Kinoko • Timer Block • Toge Block
Other Bulldog • Staff • Gallery • Media
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Virtual Boy Wario Land
Characters Wario • Beaver
Wario's forms Bomb Wario • Bull Wario • Eagle Wario • King Dragon Wario • Sea Dragon Wario • Small Wario
Locations Awazon river basin
Minigames Coin Game • Heart Game
Bosses Guard • Dinosaur Fish • Sand Fish • Tank and Operator • Demon Head
Enemies Angry Watermelon • Big Blob • Big Mouth • Blade-Face • Bomb • Bomb-Bat • Chain-Saw Fish • Coo-Coo • Chippy • Crawling skull • Dark Tortoise • Face Ball • Fire Octopus • Flame Mask-Guy • Flying fowl • Honey-Bee • Horned frog • Horned spearman • Lightning Saucer • Little Face Ball • Magma Saucer • Mask-Guy • Mastah Mosquito • Mole Burrower • Plant Chomper • Pollen Plant • Thorny Fish • Thorn Rocket • Thorn-Ball • Torny • Vase • Vase-Based • Waterfall Climber
Items and objects Bulldog • Coin • Big Coin • Big Heart • Diamond • Dragon Crystal • Eagle Statue • Elevator • Garlic bottle • Gate key • Heart • Jump Transporter • Treasure • Viking helmet • Waterfall • Watermelon Spring
Further info Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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