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{{Quote|Here's a [[smile]] for you!| | |image=[[File:WL4-Item Shopkeeper Box Cover.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of the shop owner. | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]]) | |||
'' | }} | ||
{{Quote|Here's a [[smile]] for you!|Shop owner|Wario Land 4}} | |||
The '''shop owner'''<ref>{{cite|title=[[Nintendo 3DS]] Ambassador Program digital manual bio|quote=You will be able to buy items from an Item Shop before facing a boss. You can buy these with the medals you won in the mini-games. Once you have purchased an item, you will automatically proceed to the boss chamber. The shop owner will then come and use your purchased item on the boss.}}</ref> is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. It is the keeper of the [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]], where the shop owner sells items to [[Wario]] that can assist him in defeating [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]]. When an item is purchased, the shop owner follows Wario to the boss room. There, they use the purchased item against the boss. For some items, the shop owner even transforms into various creatures to inflict damage. The shop owner highly resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]] and has been described as a "strange little dude".<ref>{{file link|WL4 Little Dude.png|Screenshot from the ''Wario Land 4'' official European website}}</ref> Their true identity is [[Princess Shokora]], who takes the form of a [[Kuro Neko|black cat]] due to a curse set on her by the [[Golden Diva]]. | |||
The shop owner also appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Unlike in the game, they lack a nose. They use the Large Lips move to help Wario defeat [[Aerodent]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
WL4 Item Shop Logo.png|Item Shop logo | |||
WL4-Sound Room Clip1.gif|Video clip in the [[Sound Room]] | |||
WL4-Sound Room Clip2.gif|Video clip in the Sound Room | |||
Item Shopkeeper Smile.png|The shop owner in the [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]] | |||
WL4 Item Shopkeeper Sprites.png|Sprites from ''Wario Land 4'' | |||
WL4-Unused Item Shopkeeper Sprite.png|The shop owner on a skateboard ([[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|unused]]) | |||
ItemShopkeeper SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=アイテム{{hover|店|ショップ}}の{{hover|店長|てんちょう}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' volume 28|page=162}}</ref> | |||
|JapR=Aitemu Shoppu no tenchō | |||
|JapM=Item Shop's manager | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*When an item is used against the final boss [[Golden Diva]], instead of | *When an item is used against the final boss [[Golden Diva]], instead of the shop owner leaving the room after the item has been used, they stay and transform into the black cat, which then confronts the Golden Diva. The black cat still appears if Wario does not purchase an item, but comes in later after Wario. | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{WL4}} | {{WL4}} | ||
[[Category:Shapeshifters]] | [[Category:Shapeshifters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Princesses]] | ||
[[Category:Shopkeepers]] | [[Category:Shopkeepers]] | ||
[[Category:Undead]] | |||
[[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]] | |||
[[Category:Wario allies]] | |||
[[Category:Wario Land 4 characters]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:44, September 12, 2024
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 Artwork of the shop owner. | |
| First appearance | Wario Land 4 (2001) |
- “Here's a smile for you!”
- —Shop owner, Wario Land 4
The shop owner[1] is a character in Wario Land 4. It is the keeper of the Item Shop, where the shop owner sells items to Wario that can assist him in defeating bosses. When an item is purchased, the shop owner follows Wario to the boss room. There, they use the purchased item against the boss. For some items, the shop owner even transforms into various creatures to inflict damage. The shop owner highly resembles Mr. Game & Watch and has been described as a "strange little dude".[2] Their true identity is Princess Shokora, who takes the form of a black cat due to a curse set on her by the Golden Diva.
The shop owner also appears in Super Mario-kun. Unlike in the game, they lack a nose. They use the Large Lips move to help Wario defeat Aerodent.
Gallery[edit]
Item Shop logo
Video clip in the Sound Room
Video clip in the Sound Room
The shop owner in the Item Shop
Sprites from Wario Land 4
The shop owner on a skateboard (unused)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイテム店の店長[3] Aitemu Shoppu no tenchō |
Item Shop's manager |
Trivia[edit]
- When an item is used against the final boss Golden Diva, instead of the shop owner leaving the room after the item has been used, they stay and transform into the black cat, which then confronts the Golden Diva. The black cat still appears if Wario does not purchase an item, but comes in later after Wario.
References[edit]
- ^ "You will be able to buy items from an Item Shop before facing a boss. You can buy these with the medals you won in the mini-games. Once you have purchased an item, you will automatically proceed to the boss chamber. The shop owner will then come and use your purchased item on the boss." – Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio.
- ^ Screenshot from the Wario Land 4 official European website
- ^ Super Mario-kun volume 28. Page 162.
