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|image=[[File:Wanda.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of '''Wanda'''.
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|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|species=Sprite
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])}}
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
'''Wanda''' is a character in ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. She is a fairy who is the fabled subject of a [[Yōsei no Mori|mythical forest]], but when [[Mario]] is attacked by [[Wario]] in her domain, she takes it upon herself to guide the former to safety.<ref>{{cite|page={{file link|WarioToMonogatari.png|2}}|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> She was designed by [[Game Freak]] employee {{wp|Ken Sugimori}}.<ref>{{cite|author=ゲームフリーク公式チャンネル|language=ja|date=June 7, 2019|url=youtube.com/watch?v=9ttzYfWTGFg|title=【公式】ゲームフリーク30周年企画「マスダの部屋｣ 第三回【#ゲームフリーク ひみつきち#28】|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Akihito Tomisawa's twitter">{{cite|url=x.com/hitoqui_ponko/status/1632782982758166528|language=ja|title=そこに、任天堂サイドから「どうせなら任天堂のキャラを載せようや」という提案があり、僕らもその方がどう考えても売れるので承諾してマリオとワリオになった。でもギリギリでワンダちゃん（杉森建のオリジナルキャラ）を残してもらった.|date=March 6, 2023|publisher=X|accessdate=April 7, 2023}}</ref> She is named after the wand she carries.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/hitoqui_ponko/status/1676976345656733698|language=ja|title=たしかにそうですね。名前のワンダちゃんの語源はワンダーではなく、手に持った杖（wand）から命名しました。|date=July 6, 2023|publisher=X|accessdate=November 26, 2023}}</ref>
}}
==History==
'''Wanda''' is a sprite who first appeared in the Japanese-only [[Super Famicom]] release, ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. In this game, she played an important role of being the sole playable character who had to guide Mario and his friends (blinded by [[bucket|buckets]] from [[Wario]]) towards their goal by providing safe paths for them to take.  
===''Mario & Wario''===
[[File:Timed Block Panel.PNG|thumb|left|190px|Wanda guiding a blinded Mario through a stage of ''Mario & Wario'']]
In the game ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', the player controls Wanda using the [[Super Famicom Mouse]], providing a safe pathway for the aimlessly-wandering [[Princess Peach]], [[Mario]], and [[Yoshi]], who have had [[bucket]]s and other objects dropped on their heads by [[Wario]] and were all separated from [[Luigi]]. Her role is to create safer pathways by utilizing her [[magic wand]] to alter the surroundings of the environments and obstacles that were in the way of the blinded heroes. If she does not clear the obstacles in front of the blinded characters, the level would not be able to be completed as the blinded characters would not be able to reach their target destination. During the bonus minigames after every ten courses, she uses a [[hammer]] to hit Wario's plane for [[coin]]s. In the ending, Wanda is seen presenting the "THANK YOU" message on the screen as the heroes defeat Wario and celebrate her success.
 
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
[[File:Peaceful Woods KC Mario.jpg|thumb|Wanda blowing up the Peaceful Woods at the beginning of ''Super Mario: Wario no Mori''.]]
Wanda appears in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] manga adaptations of ''Mario & Wario'' and ''Wario's Woods'', replacing the Sprite in the latter.
 
In the [[Mario & Wario (manga)|first story arc]], she helps Mario, Peach, and Yoshi in saving Luigi from Wario's clutches by filling the pits with blocks and saving the heroes from fatal falls.
 
In the [[Super Mario: Wario no Mori|''Wario's Woods'' story arc]], she is shown to be a potion maker, hoping to one day create a potion that makes her as big as a human. However, every single potion she makes always explodes. With her explosive concoctions (which replace the Bombs), she helps a young Mario in saving a young Peach and [[Birdo]] from a young Wario that had just freed [[Fauster]], a demon sealed ages ago by a Toad hero whose [[Yūsha Kinopio Kamen|helmet]] was given to Mario by the Fairies.
 
In the second act, set years later after the first, Wanda is banished from the Fairies' album by the [[Chiyōrō-sama|fairy elder]] due to another explosive potion of hers. This is revealed to be a saving grace, as Fauster is once again freed by Wario and uses the power given to him by having an [[Baby Luigi|infant Luigi]] sacrificed to him to turn all the fairies into stone, except for Wanda. In their journey to defeat Fauster, Wanda and Mario are accompanied by Peach and Birdo. After defeating [[Goro]], the group splits up and Wanda goes with Mario, who gets hypnotized by [[Mad]]'s mermaid voice. Wanda attempts to free Mario from the trance by creating a potion that would wake him up, but it explodes, freeing him from the mermaid spell. After Fauster completely regains his power and fuses with Luigi into a giant Luigi-esque demon, Wanda attempts to create an exploding potion and finally manages to create the desired growing potion and becomes a giant. Wario, however, re-writes her name on the Fairies' album, and she is instantly petrified. Distraught by the situation, Wanda cries a tear that lands on Mario, making him [[Mega Mario|bigger]] and leading him to defeat Fuaster, saving the world, the petrified fairies, and Luigi.


Although Wanda's first appearance did not come to the United States, she reappeared in another [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] puzzle game, ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', which was also the last (licensed) game released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. In both versions of ''Wario's Woods'', Wanda played the role of [[Toad]]'s helper as he attempted to save the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] from Wario.
In the latter story arc, Wanda is shown to have two unnamed Fairy friends, which always console her when the elder scolds her.


After only appearing in two games, Wanda has yet to make a returning appearance.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Bucket SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|Wanda in volume 9 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''|left]]
Wanda first appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]] of the manga series ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', who is seen attempting to help Mario remove a bucket on his head. However, when Bowser approaches to help them, he trips and lands on Wanda, causing the two to become fused together for the rest of the ''Mario & Wario'' arc that extends to the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 10|next volume]]. Bowser has control of Wanda's magic and, while still getting used to it, takes advantage of the situation to prank Mario. During the final battle, the fusion spell expires and the two return to normal.


==History==
Like in ''KC Mario'', Wanda replaces the sprite in the ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'' arc, between [[Super Mario-kun Volume 11|volume 11]] and [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|13]]. In this issue, Wanda saves herself from Wario's invasion and arrives at Peach's Castle Garden to ask for help, after which Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]], Yoshi, and later Birdo join her.
===''Mario & Wario''===
[[File:Timed Block Panel.PNG|thumb|left|190px|'''Wanda''' guiding a blinded Mario through one of the levels of ''Mario & Wario''. Her role is to create a safe pathway for the blinded heroes.]]
In the game ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', the player controlled Wanda using the [[Super Famicom Mouse]], providing a safe pathway for the aimlessly-wandering [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Yoshi]], who have had [[bucket|buckets]] dropped on their heads by [[Wario]]. She was able to create safer pathways  by utilizing her wand to alter the surroundings of the environments and obstacles that were in the way of the blinded heroes. If she was not able to clear the obstacles in front of the blinded characters, the level would not be able to completed as the blinded characters would not be able to reach their target destination. During the bonus minigames after every ten courses, she uses a [[hammer]] to hit Wario's plane for [[coin]]s. In the ending, Wanda would be seen presenting the "THANK YOU" message on the screen as the finally bucket-removed heroes defeat Wario and celebrate Wanda's victory.


===''Wario's Woods''===
Wanda role is relatively marginal in both arcs, mostly giving the heroes information about the locations and bosses and using her magic to make blocks appear or pass some bombs.
[[File:Wario's Woods Demonstration.png|right|thumb|'''Wanda''' (top) creating bombs with her wand to help Toad clear monsters in ''Wario's Woods'' (SNES).]]
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In both versions of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', Wanda (only referred to as "the '''Sprite'''") is called upon the help of the Mushroom Kingdom hero, [[Toad]], to help save her home of the [[Wario's Woods (place)|Peaceful Forest]] (later to be known as Wario's Woods) from Wario's attack. Along with Birdo, Wanda stayed along the sidelines as Toad took on Wario's monsters and his elite minions. However, she plays a key role by helping Toad clear out monsters by providing him with [[bomb (item)|bombs]]. Ultimately she played an important role as she helped Toad tremendously to save the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and her home by thwarting Wario's plans through defeating his monsters and minions as well as Wario himself.


While Wanda helped Toad throughout the game, there are times when she could not. Such times include the moments where the antagonistic Wario replaces Birdo on the screen. As Wario makes his appearance, he will replace Wanda with a [[Pidgit]] that will simply shower down more monsters on Toad's battlefield instead of providing bombs like Wanda did. However, she will return once Wario leaves and Birdo returns to support Toad.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
While Wanda herself does not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the description for the [[bucket]] [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] mentions her role in ''Mario & Wario''. Wanda is only seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', although as a Novice-class [[smashwiki:Support spirit|support spirit]]. The [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] boosts the power of the user's magic-based attacks. The corresponding spirit battle involves battling a tiny [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U#Palutena|Palutena]], who is accompanied by Mario, Peach, and Yoshi. The core extracted from Wanda's spirit can be combined with [[Princess Shokora]]'s core to summon the [[Sprixie Princesses]]' spirit, or with [[bulbapedia:Smeargle (Pokémon)|Smeargle]]'s core to summon [[wikirby:Elline|Elline]]'s spirit.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
==Profiles and statistics==
[[File:Bucket SuperMarioKun 9.jpg|thumb|left|100px|'''Wanda''' in volume 9 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]]
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
Wanda appears briefly  in volume 9 of the Japanese exclusive manga series ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. [[Bowser]], however, crushes her, and Bowser transforms into a fairy.
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ワンダ (JP) / Wanda (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Wanda.jpg|110px]]
|shusshin=妖精の森
|seikaku=世話好き
|tojo_gemu=M&W
|desc='''<big>魔法のつえでみんなを守る妖精ワンダ</big><br>
「私の役目は、バケツをかぶせられ前が見えないマリオたちを魔法のつえで誘導すること。ワリオのいたずらにも困ったもんね」<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 25]}}</ref>
|origin=Fairy Forest
|disposition=Caring person
|game_appearances=M&W
|eng_desc='''''<big>Wanda, the fairy who protects others with her magic wand</big><br>
''"My job is to guide Mario and his friends, who are covered with buckets and can't see what's ahead, with my magic wand. I'm also stuck in the middle of Wario's pranks."''
}}


Wanda makes a notable appearance in the eleventh volume. The portion that she appears in is based on the story from ''Wario's Woods''. Additionally, her role mimics that of her role from that game. In this issue, Wanda arrives to Peach's Castle Garden and searches for help in order to support her as she tries to stop Wario and his plans. Eventually, Wanda finds the heroes Mario, [[Luigi]], Toad, and Yoshi throughout her search and the four agree to help her on her quest to stopping Wario.
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=118
|name=Wanda
|image=[[File:SSBU_Wanda_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Super Mario'' Series
|type=[[smashwiki:Support spirit|Support]]
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=Magic Attack ↑
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|opponents=Tiny [[Palutena]], [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Yoshi]]
|conditions=
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
|stage=[[smashwiki:Green Greens|Green Greens]] ([[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield]])
|song=Mario Paint Medley
}}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
While Wanda herself does not appear in the game, the description for the [[Bucket]] trophy mentions her role in ''Mario & Wario''.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:WandaM&W.png|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
Wanda.jpg|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
File:WandaWW.gif|''[[Wario's Woods]] (SNES)
Mario & Wario - Wanda guide art.png|''Mario & Wario''
WandaM&W.png|''Mario & Wario'' sprite
KC Deluxe MW Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]]''
Wanda-Bowser SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|Volume 9]]
Mario-kun-11.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 11|Volume 11]]
Kunissue13.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]]
Wanda_and_the_fairies_SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]]
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 1.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
SMMPB3 Cover.png|''Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario''
SMMPB3 Activity 3.jpg|''Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario''
SMGPB6 Cover.png|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity1.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity2.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity3.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity4.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Activity5.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down 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!''
SMGPB6 Activity8.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMGPB6 Back Cover.jpg|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!''
SMPBS5.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 5: Wanda's Birthday''
Mario&WarioCommercialMarioLuigiWanda.png|Commercial for ''Mario & Wario''
Morimoto Masuda MW Figure Photo.jpg|Photo of [[bulbapedia:Shigeki Morimoto|Shigeki Morimoto]] and [[bulbapedia:Junichi Masuda|Junichi Masuda]] with figures of [[Wario]] in the [[Bulldog]] and Wanda
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワンダ<ref>''Mario to Wario'' instruction booklet, pages 2 & 6.</ref>
|Jap=ワンダ
|JapR=Wanda
|JapR=Wanda
|JapM=-
|JapM=Wanda
|Fre=Wanda
|Ita=Wanda
|ItaC=<ref name=SSBM>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[Bucket]] [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee|trophy]]</ref><ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=241}}</ref>
|Rus=Жизель
|RusR=Zhizel'
|RusM=From ''жезл'' (''zhezl'', "staff")
|Spa=Wanda
|SpaC=<ref name=SSBM>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[Bucket]] [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee|trophy]]</ref>
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In preview material for the canceled international release, Wanda was nicknamed "Barrio".<ref>{{cite|date=November 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #14|page=46}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #13|date=October 1993|page=14|quote=However, the biggest help is in the form of a mysterious little fairy armed with a magic wand which can make blocks appear from nowhere, thus allowing Mario to cross otherwise impassable gaps. And so it falls to our winged wonder, whom we shall call Barrio, to save our superhero!}}</ref>
**Additionally, it states that the reason for the blocks during gameplay is because "Psychic Potential Block Fields" can be sensed by fairies.<ref>{{cite|date=November 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #14|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #13|page=16|date=October 1993|quote=This filling in blocks business isn’t as easy as it sounds. For starters, you can’t just bung a block anywhere. It’s only possible to create a block where there is a Psychic Potential Block Field. Luckily, being a fairy, it’s possible for you to see the oft-ignored aurae that appear as a white outline. Even then there are loads of different kinds of block to deal with.}}</ref>
*Wanda was originally created for the earlier, monster-themed versions of ''Mario vs. Wario''. [[Game Freak]] requested to keep the character when the game shifted to using ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters.<ref name="Akihito Tomisawa's twitter"/>


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Wanda
Wanda spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Spirit artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Species Fairy
First appearance Mario & Wario (1993)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Wanda is a character in Mario & Wario. She is a fairy who is the fabled subject of a mythical forest, but when Mario is attacked by Wario in her domain, she takes it upon herself to guide the former to safety.[1] She was designed by Game Freak employee Ken Sugimori.[2][3] She is named after the wand she carries.[4]

History[edit]

Mario & Wario[edit]

Wanda guiding a blinded Mario through a stage of Mario & Wario

In the game Mario & Wario, the player controls Wanda using the Super Famicom Mouse, providing a safe pathway for the aimlessly-wandering Princess Peach, Mario, and Yoshi, who have had buckets and other objects dropped on their heads by Wario and were all separated from Luigi. Her role is to create safer pathways by utilizing her magic wand to alter the surroundings of the environments and obstacles that were in the way of the blinded heroes. If she does not clear the obstacles in front of the blinded characters, the level would not be able to be completed as the blinded characters would not be able to reach their target destination. During the bonus minigames after every ten courses, she uses a hammer to hit Wario's plane for coins. In the ending, Wanda is seen presenting the "THANK YOU" message on the screen as the heroes defeat Wario and celebrate her success.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

Peaceful Woods in KC Mario
Wanda blowing up the Peaceful Woods at the beginning of Super Mario: Wario no Mori.

Wanda appears in the KC Deluxe manga adaptations of Mario & Wario and Wario's Woods, replacing the Sprite in the latter.

In the first story arc, she helps Mario, Peach, and Yoshi in saving Luigi from Wario's clutches by filling the pits with blocks and saving the heroes from fatal falls.

In the Wario's Woods story arc, she is shown to be a potion maker, hoping to one day create a potion that makes her as big as a human. However, every single potion she makes always explodes. With her explosive concoctions (which replace the Bombs), she helps a young Mario in saving a young Peach and Birdo from a young Wario that had just freed Fauster, a demon sealed ages ago by a Toad hero whose helmet was given to Mario by the Fairies.

In the second act, set years later after the first, Wanda is banished from the Fairies' album by the fairy elder due to another explosive potion of hers. This is revealed to be a saving grace, as Fauster is once again freed by Wario and uses the power given to him by having an infant Luigi sacrificed to him to turn all the fairies into stone, except for Wanda. In their journey to defeat Fauster, Wanda and Mario are accompanied by Peach and Birdo. After defeating Goro, the group splits up and Wanda goes with Mario, who gets hypnotized by Mad's mermaid voice. Wanda attempts to free Mario from the trance by creating a potion that would wake him up, but it explodes, freeing him from the mermaid spell. After Fauster completely regains his power and fuses with Luigi into a giant Luigi-esque demon, Wanda attempts to create an exploding potion and finally manages to create the desired growing potion and becomes a giant. Wario, however, re-writes her name on the Fairies' album, and she is instantly petrified. Distraught by the situation, Wanda cries a tear that lands on Mario, making him bigger and leading him to defeat Fuaster, saving the world, the petrified fairies, and Luigi.

In the latter story arc, Wanda is shown to have two unnamed Fairy friends, which always console her when the elder scolds her.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Bucket. Page 121, volume 9 of Super Mario-kun.
Wanda in volume 9 of Super Mario-kun

Wanda first appears in volume 9 of the manga series Super Mario-kun, who is seen attempting to help Mario remove a bucket on his head. However, when Bowser approaches to help them, he trips and lands on Wanda, causing the two to become fused together for the rest of the Mario & Wario arc that extends to the next volume. Bowser has control of Wanda's magic and, while still getting used to it, takes advantage of the situation to prank Mario. During the final battle, the fusion spell expires and the two return to normal.

Like in KC Mario, Wanda replaces the sprite in the Wario's Woods arc, between volume 11 and 13. In this issue, Wanda saves herself from Wario's invasion and arrives at Peach's Castle Garden to ask for help, after which Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, and later Birdo join her.

Wanda role is relatively marginal in both arcs, mostly giving the heroes information about the locations and bosses and using her magic to make blocks appear or pass some bombs.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

While Wanda herself does not appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the description for the bucket trophy mentions her role in Mario & Wario. Wanda is only seen in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, although as a Novice-class support spirit. The spirit boosts the power of the user's magic-based attacks. The corresponding spirit battle involves battling a tiny Palutena, who is accompanied by Mario, Peach, and Yoshi. The core extracted from Wanda's spirit can be combined with Princess Shokora's core to summon the Sprixie Princesses' spirit, or with Smeargle's core to summon Elline's spirit.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ワンダ (JP) / Wanda (EN)
Wanda
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん 妖精の森 Place of origin Fairy Forest
性格せいかく 世話好き Disposition Caring person
登場とうじょうゲーム M&W Game appearances M&W
魔法のつえでみんなを守る妖精ワンダ

「私の役目は、バケツをかぶせられ前が見えないマリオたちを魔法のつえで誘導すること。ワリオのいたずらにも困ったもんね」[5]

Wanda, the fairy who protects others with her magic wand

"My job is to guide Mario and his friends, who are covered with buckets and can't see what's ahead, with my magic wand. I'm also stuck in the middle of Wario's pranks."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#118 Wanda
Wanda spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Magic Attack ↑
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Tiny Palutena, Mario, Peach, Yoshi
Conditions
  • Defeat the main fighter to win
  • Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Stage Green Greens (Battlefield)
Song Mario Paint Medley

Gallery[edit]

  • Mario & Wario

    Mario & Wario

  • Mario & Wario sprite

    Mario & Wario sprite

  • Artwork used for a Super Mario Christmas-themed puzzle

    Artwork used for a Super Mario Christmas-themed puzzle

  • Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario

    Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario

  • Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario

    Super Mario Maze Picture Book 3: Mario versus Wario

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

    Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!

  • Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 5: Wanda's Birthday

    Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 5: Wanda's Birthday

  • Commercial for Mario & Wario

    Commercial for Mario & Wario

  • Photo of Shigeki Morimoto and Junichi Masuda with figures of Wario in the Bulldog and Wanda

    Photo of Shigeki Morimoto and Junichi Masuda with figures of Wario in the Bulldog and Wanda

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワンダ[?]
Wanda 		Wanda
French Wanda[?] -
Italian Wanda[6][7][8] -
Russian Жизель[?]
Zhizel' 		From жезл (zhezl, "staff")
Spanish Wanda[6] -

Trivia[edit]

  • In preview material for the canceled international release, Wanda was nicknamed "Barrio".[9][10]
    • Additionally, it states that the reason for the blocks during gameplay is because "Psychic Potential Block Fields" can be sensed by fairies.[11][12]
  • Wanda was originally created for the earlier, monster-themed versions of Mario vs. Wario. Game Freak requested to keep the character when the game shifted to using Super Mario characters.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 2Media:WarioToMonogatari.png.
  2. ^ ゲームフリーク公式チャンネル (June 7, 2019). 【公式】ゲームフリーク30周年企画「マスダの部屋｣ 第三回【#ゲームフリーク ひみつきち#28】. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b March 6, 2023. そこに、任天堂サイドから「どうせなら任天堂のキャラを載せようや」という提案があり、僕らもその方がどう考えても売れるので承諾してマリオとワリオになった。でもギリギリでワンダちゃん（杉森建のオリジナルキャラ）を残してもらった.. X (Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ^ July 6, 2023. たしかにそうですね。名前のワンダちゃんの語源はワンダーではなく、手に持った杖（wand）から命名しました。. X (Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 25.
  6. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Melee Bucket trophy
  7. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 241.
  9. ^ November 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #14. Page 46.
  10. ^ "However, the biggest help is in the form of a mysterious little fairy armed with a magic wand which can make blocks appear from nowhere, thus allowing Mario to cross otherwise impassable gaps. And so it falls to our winged wonder, whom we shall call Barrio, to save our superhero!" – October 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #13. Page 14.
  11. ^ November 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #14. Page 48.
  12. ^ "This filling in blocks business isn’t as easy as it sounds. For starters, you can’t just bung a block anywhere. It’s only possible to create a block where there is a Psychic Potential Block Field. Luckily, being a fairy, it’s possible for you to see the oft-ignored aurae that appear as a white outline. Even then there are loads of different kinds of block to deal with." – October 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #13. Page 16.
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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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