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{{about|the character Wario|the franchise of the same name|[[Wario (franchise)]]}}
{{about|the character Wario|the franchise of the same name|[[Wario (franchise)]]}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMPWario.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Wario for ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|image=[[File:SMPWario.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|species=Human
|species=Human
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] (1997–present)
|latest_portrayal=[[Kevin Afghani]] ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]–present)
}}
}}
{{quote2|So admit it... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy, toned frame... I'm the perfect specimen of a man! ...What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up for widescreen display!|Wario|[[Wario World]] </span>instruction booklet<span>}}
{{quote|So admit it... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy, toned frame... I'm the perfect specimen of a man! ...What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up for widescreen display!|Wario|''[[Wario World]]'' instruction booklet}}
'''Wario''' is a recurring character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], designed to be an arch-rival to [[Mario]]. He is a muscular, hot-tempered, obese, and greedy character, usually playing the role of an anti-hero or an antagonist; he has also gone on to become the protagonist of his own self-named franchise, the ''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]'' franchise, including games such as the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series and the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. His name is a combination of Mario's name and the Japanese word ''warui'' ({{ruby|悪|わる}}い), meaning "bad."
'''Wario''' is a recurring character in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], designed to be an arch-rival to [[Mario]]. He is a muscular, hot-tempered, obese, and greedy character, usually playing the role of an anti-hero or an antagonist; he has also gone on to become the protagonist of his own self-named franchise, the ''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]'' franchise, including games such as the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series and the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. His name is a combination of Mario's name and the Japanese word ''warui'' ({{ruby|悪|わる}}い), meaning "bad".


It has also been found by credible leakers such as that bald guy on TikTok who says “VIDEO GAMES?!?” really loudly that Wario is the God of Heaven.
Wario is a creation of [[Hiroji Kiyotake]].<ref>[[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! staff]]</ref><ref>Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play [Disk 1], ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'', Vol. 118. (Translation available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20200809085717/https://www.metroid-database.com/old_site/m1/fds-interview-p0.php Metroid Database (Archived)])</ref> Long-time ''Super Mario'' artist [[Yoichi Kotabe]] also helped with the character's final design.<ref name="LeMonde">{{cite|author=Andureau, William|date=December 06, 2018|url=www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html|title=Les confidences du dessinateur historique des personnages Nintendo|publisher=Le Monde|accessdate=December 14, 2018|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190329164728/https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html}}<br>English translation: {{cite|author=Glowsquid|date=December 6, 2018|url=www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=40508.0|title=''Super Mario Boards''|accessdate=December 14, 2018|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200827003023/https://www.marioboards.com/threads/40508/}}</ref> Wario's defining traits are his yellow cap and purple overalls; larger build and remarkable strength; simple-mindedness;<ref>{{cite|quote=Though Wario's lacking in the speed and agility departments (not to mention intelligence)...|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' Instructional booklet|page=21}}</ref> gruff Italian accent; rude, reckless, and greedy personality; zigzag mustache (as well as other bizarre physical features); insatiable appetite for [[garlic]]; and rivalry with Mario. The ''WarioWare'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' titles depict him in a biker outfit: a jean vest, yellow gloves, and an aviator hat with goggles.  


Wario is a creation of [[Hiroji Kiyotake]].<ref>[[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! staff]]</ref><ref>Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play [Disk 1], ''Nintendo Dream'', Vol. 118. (Translation available at [https://www.metroid-database.com/old_site/m1/fds-interview-p0.php Metroid Database])</ref> Long-time ''Mario'' artist [[Yoichi Kotabe]] also helped with the character's final design.<ref name="LeMonde">William Andureau (December 06, 2018). "[https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html Les confidences du dessinateur historique des personnages Nintendo]". ''Le Monde''. Retrieved December 14, 2018 (English translation available [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=40508.0 here])</ref> Wario's defining traits are his yellow cap and purple overalls; larger build and remarkable strength; unintelligence;<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' Instructional booklet, page 21. "Though Wario's lacking in the speed and agility departments (not to mention intelligence)..."</ref> gruff Italian accent; rude, reckless, and greedy personality; zigzag mustache (as well as other bizarre physical features); insatiable appetite for garlic; and rivalry with Mario. The ''WarioWare'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' titles depict him in a biker outfit: a jean vest, yellow gloves, and an aviator hat with goggles.
Wario has two iconic vehicles usually seen in his series of titles: the [[Wario Car]] from the ''Wario Land'' series, and the [[Wario Bike]] in the ''WarioWare'' titles. In addition, he owns a plane called the [[Bulldog]], which appears in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'' and ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', among other titles. In ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario World]]'', he is depicted as owning [[Wario Castle|his own castle]]. The ''WarioWare'' series of games depicts him as owning a [[microgame]]-creating company called [[WarioWare, Inc.]] based in [[Diamond City]]. Wario also appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, in which he is classified under the ''Wario'' franchise, represented by his "W" symbol, separately from the ''Super Mario'' franchise.
 
Wario has two iconic vehicles usually seen in his series of titles: the [[Wario Car]] from the ''Wario Land'' series, and the [[Wario Bike]] in the ''WarioWare'' titles. In addition, he owns a plane called the [[Bulldog]], which appears in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'' and ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', among other titles. In ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario World]]'', he is depicted as owning [[Wario Castle|his own castle]]. The ''WarioWare'' series of games depicts him as owning a [[microgame]]-creating company called [[WarioWare, Inc.]] based in [[Diamond City]]. Wario also appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, in which he is classified under the ''Wario'' franchise, represented by his "W" symbol, separately from the ''Mario'' franchise.
==Creation==
==Creation==
[[File:SML2 Artwork - Wario Alt 3.png|thumb|Artwork of Wario which was included in the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Shogakukan interview. He is depicted as being sketched by a gloved hand showing a "K", which presumably signifies [[Hiroji Kiyotake]].]]
[[File:SML2 Artwork - Wario Alt 3.png|thumb|Artwork of Wario which was included in the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Shogakukan interview. He is depicted as being sketched by a gloved hand showing a "K", which presumably signifies [[Hiroji Kiyotake]].]]
The idea to introduce Wario as a new character originated during the development of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. The staff team aimed for a "change of pace", and to not be bound by the ideas which were continuously used in ''Mario'' games leading up to that time; they desired to provide Mario with a new objective.<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview">''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' official Shogakukan game guide, staff interview on pages 106-111 ([https://shmuplations.com/supermarioland2/ translation] provided by "Shmuplations", accessed September 10, 2016)</ref> Rather than having Mario fight for the benefit of someone else (such as [[Princess Daisy]] in ''Super Mario Land 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Super Mario Land|precursor]], and [[Princess Peach]] throughout other games), the staff wanted Mario to fight to win back something of his own. It was initially director [[Hiroji Kiyotake]]'s idea to introduce Wario as a new character that fits this change in objective, although several rejected characters were presented earlier which no one took a liking to. Before any actual character development, Wario's name was the first thing that was decided on, being derived from the Japanese word "warui", meaning "bad".<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> Wario's physical design and personality were based on the idea that a protagonist should have an arch-rival and nemesis. Kiyotake stated that Wario's relationship with Mario was inspired by the American comic book characters {{wp|Popeye}} and {{wp|Bluto}}. Bluto is physically well-built, motivated by self-interests, and more cunning than his counterpart, Popeye. He is the second ''Mario'' character to be inspired by Bluto with [[Donkey Kong]] being the first.
The idea to introduce Wario as a new character originated during the development of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. The staff team aimed for a "change of pace", and to not be bound by the ideas which were continuously used in ''Super Mario'' games leading up to that time; they desired to provide Mario with a new objective.<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview">''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' official Shogakukan game guide, staff interview on pages 106–111 ([https://shmuplations.com/supermarioland2/ translation] provided by "Shmuplations", accessed September 10, 2016)</ref> Rather than having Mario fight for the benefit of someone else (such as [[Princess Daisy]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', and [[Princess Peach]] throughout other games), the staff wanted Mario to fight to win back something of his own. It was initially director [[Hiroji Kiyotake]]'s idea to introduce Wario as a new character that fits this change in objective, although several rejected characters were presented earlier, which no one took a liking to. Before any actual character development, Wario's name was the first thing that was decided on, being derived from the Japanese word "warui", meaning "bad".<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> Wario's physical design and personality were based on the idea that a protagonist should have an arch-rival and nemesis. Kiyotake stated that Wario's relationship with Mario was inspired by the American comic book characters {{wp|Popeye}} and {{wp|Bluto}}, who is physically well-built, motivated by self-interests, and more cunning than his counterpart, Popeye. Wario is the second ''Super Mario'' character to be inspired by Bluto, with [[Donkey Kong]] being the first.


Kiyotake subsequently discussed his idea with his assistant character designer and co-director [[Takehiko Hosokawa]], with whom Kiyotake normally sought approval before presenting an idea to the rest of the game's staff. To Kiyotake's surprise, the idea to flip the "M" seen on [[Mario Cap|Mario's Cap]] to create a "W" received extremely enthusiastic support from the rest of the staff.<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> Wario went on to become the game's main antagonist by taking over [[Mario's castle]], which met the staff team's initial vision of diverting from the conventional objectives established by previous ''Mario'' games.
Kiyotake subsequently discussed his idea with his assistant character designer and co-director [[Takehiko Hosokawa]], with whom Kiyotake normally sought approval before presenting an idea to the rest of the game's staff. To Kiyotake's surprise, the idea to flip the "M" seen on [[Mario Cap|Mario's Cap]] to create a "W" received extremely enthusiastic support from the rest of the staff.<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> Wario went on to become the game's main antagonist by taking over [[Mario's castle]], which met the staff team's initial vision of diverting from the conventional objectives established by previous ''Super Mario'' games.


[[Yoichi Kotabe]] helped the development team of ''Super Mario Land 2'' with Wario's final design.<ref name="LeMonde"></ref> He drew Wario with Popeye's nemesis Bluto in mind, and also partially based Wario on {{wp|Mangiafuoco|Stromboli}}, the evil circus owner in {{wp|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Disney's ''Pinocchio''}}, to highlight his evil nature.<ref name="LeMonde"></ref>
[[Yoichi Kotabe]] helped the development team of ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' with Wario's final design.<ref name="LeMonde"></ref> He drew Wario with Popeye's nemesis Bluto in mind, and also partially based Wario on {{wp|Mangiafuoco|Stromboli}}, the evil circus owner in {{wp|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Disney's ''Pinocchio''}}, to highlight his evil nature.<ref name="LeMonde"></ref>


==History==
==History==
===Background===
{{main|History of Wario}}
{{main|Baby Wario}}
[[File:WarioLandBoxArt.jpg|thumb|right|Box art of ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', Wario's first playable appearance]]
Chronologically, Wario's first appearance is ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. As a child, [[Baby Wario]] is prone to tantrums, and already has a penchant for riches. Like all of the other children of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], in this game, he is kidnapped by [[Kamek]] and a time-traveling [[Bowser]] from the future, who are in search of the [[star children]]: seven legendary babies of unknown power, of which Baby Wario is, in fact, a member. However, he escapes the [[Koopa Troop|Koopas]]' clutches and instead joins [[Yoshi]] and friends, helping them for a brief amount of time by using his oversized magnet to attract coins and other metal objects. He eventually parts ways with the Yoshis to join a coven of [[Bandit]]s, only to reemerge in the game's final hours. Baby Wario is then last shown in the ending, arguing with [[Baby Bowser]] over a barge full of [[coin]]s. It is uncertain if he ever returned to his parents.
Wario's history spans several decades and includes many appearances throughout the greater [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Wario is the main character of the [[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]], which encompasses two main series of games, the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]] and the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. Wario was originally portrayed exclusively as a villain, as he makes his first appearance in the ''Super Mario'' franchise as the main antagonist of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. He continues to be the villain in other games until ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', which starts the ''Wario Land'' series of games that feature him as the protagonist and the playable character of each game. Wario is also featured in the ''WarioWare'' series, where he is the founder and owner of a game company, [[WarioWare, Inc.]] In both of these series, Wario is generally portrayed as an antihero, as his goals are in the interest of increasing his own wealth.


Later on in life, Mario and Wario become rivals. Since childhood, Wario was jealous of the more popular Mario.<ref name="ml2 manual">"While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell. This intruder goes by the name of Wario. He has been jealous of my popularity ever since we were boys, and has tried to steal my castle many times." ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' English instruction booklet, page 3.</ref> The exact nature of their childhood relationship is briefly shown in ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'', which reveals young Wario's bullying at the hands of a well-intentioned child Mario, who did not realize the lasting effect of his games.
Aside from games in the ''Wario'' franchise, Wario has been a playable character in one game in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] of platformers, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Wario has also been playable in nearly every game in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] and [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], as well as the vast majority of ''Super Mario'' sports titles, such as the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]] and [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. Wario has been involved in crossovers between the ''Super Mario'' franchise and other franchises; he is a playable character in every game in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], and he has been a fighter in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Wario has also made small appearances within games in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchises, as well as some cameo appearances in games outside of the ''Super Mario'' franchise.


===''Super Mario'' series===
==General information==
====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
===Nationality===
[[File:Wario SML2 artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Wario's appearance in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'']]
In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', as well as in all versions of ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', Wario is voiced by German translator [[Thomas Spindler]] and speaks two lines in German, including "''So ein Mist!''" (German for "oh, crap!").<ref name="Thomas Spinder">{{cite|author=Thomas Spindler|date=September 28, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcU8Yrqlqk&lc=UghfpAGb82YT6HgCoAEC|title=Comment on the video "Wario speaks German ('So ein Mist!')"|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 23, 2024}} ({{file link|YT Novizprimas 2014-05-12 -Thomas Spindler comment.png|Screenshot}}.)<br>Translated: ''This is 100% correct. Wario speaks German: he says (or rather, *I* say) 'So ein Mist!' The recording was done in a studio of the former Nintendo head office in Kyoto (not the new Nintendo premises in Kamitobaguchi), under the direction of Mr. Takashi Tezuka. [...] The concept behind Wario was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German. I hope that this resolves the issue once and for all.''</ref> According to a comment left by Spindler, Wario was envisioned to be German by Nintendo staff and he was directed to voice Wario accordingly.<ref name="Thomas Spinder"/> Despite this aspect of Wario's character having been ignored since the release of these games and [[Charles Martinet]] taking over the role, with Martinet's portrayal adopting a thick Italian accent similar to Mario and Luigi's, Wario's theme song in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' is in a style reminiscent of Germanic folk songs. Charles Martinet stated on November 6, 2020 that he did record a "Doh!  I missed!" voice clip for Wario.<ref>{{cite|quote=I’m the one who said it, and it is ‘Doh!  I missed!’.  Exactly that, and nothing else but that. ‘Doh!  I missed!’.|author=CharlesMartinet|date=November 6, 2020|url=twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1324696764721541121|title=Post|accessdate=Nov 6, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201106125517/https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1324696764721541121}}</ref> Though Spindler recorded Wario's lines for the Japanese market after being told Wario was originally thought of as German, Martinet did not receive this information when recording Wario's lines for English and portrayed Wario as Italian similar to Mario and Luigi.<ref>{{cite|author=Craddock, Ryan|date=November 6, 2020|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/random_charles_martinet_adds_to_decades-old_confusion_over_wario_doh_i_missed_dialogue|title=Nintendo Life, Charles Martinet Adds To Decades-Old Confusion Over Wario 'D'oh, I Missed' Dialogue|accessdate=November 6, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201117135821/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/random_charles_martinet_adds_to_decades-old_confusion_over_wario_doh_i_missed_dialogue}}</ref>
Driven by a lifetime of jealousy,<ref name="ml2 manual/> the adult Wario sought to take over [[Mario's castle]] in the country of [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]]. He attempted to do so many times,<ref name="ml2 manual/> but was always defeated until he stumbled upon a proper distraction: while Mario is away saving [[Princess Daisy]] from the clutches of [[Tatanga]] in [[Sarasaland]] during the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Wario takes over.<ref name="ml2 manual/> He hypnotizes the citizens of Mario Land with a magic spell<ref name="ml2 manual/> and scatters the six [[Golden Coin]]s, the keys to the castle, across Mario Land. Wario awaits Mario at the top of the newly-minted [[Wario Castle]] until Mario arrives for a showdown in his former throne room.


The final battle with Wario consists of three stages. The first stage consists of Wario charging across the room and stomping the ground, which causes the [[crystal ball (obstacle)|crystal ball]]s moving across the ceiling above to fall. During the second stage, Wario uses a [[Carrot]] and transforms into [[Bunny Mario|Bunny Wario]]. In this form, Wario leaps up and flutters across the screen before finally slamming the ground, again causing lights to fall from above. Finally, during the final stage of the battle, Wario uses a [[Fire Flower]] and turns into [[Fire Mario|Fiery Wario]]. At this point, Wario leaps across the screen and shoots fireballs after he lands.
===Speech===
Wario tends to speak more than his nemeses, Mario and Luigi, do. In [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy]] games, Wario does not have any voice acting, but he speaks through in-game text to express himself. During these games, he also tends to speak in slang, such as dropping his "g"'s and also using shortened words when describing Toad (such as "'Shroom" instead of "Mushroom"). He also speaks in various comic strips made during that time. Wario provides miscellaneous quotes as hints in the manual of the first ''Wario Land'' and narrates various parts in that of ''Wario Land II'', and the manuals of ''Wario Land 4'', ''Wario World'', and ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' are primarily written with him as the narrator. He does, however, briefly have a synthesized chuckle sound effect in ''Super Mario Land 2'', and also has a growling sound effect immediately before fighting him. In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Wario receives voice acting for the first time, provided by Thomas Spindler and Charles Martinet in the Japanese and overseas versions respectively. Spindler also voiced Wario for ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', but Martinet has voiced him in all other games in which he has received voice acting since then. Martinet portrays Wario with a deep, gruff voice to give him a "tough" demeanor, whereas Mario and Luigi are given higher-pitched, softer voices. Originally, his voice was similar to Mario and Luigi's but deeper, and over time, it became lower-pitched and rougher. In ''WarioWare Gold'' and especially ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'', Wario's voice has become increasingly hoarse due to Charles Martinet's aging; however, as [[Kevin Afghani]] succeeded Martinet in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', Wario's voice is similar to Martinet's portrayal of Wario prior to ''WarioWare Gold'', albeit a bit higher-pitched.


When Wario is defeated, he shrinks down to [[Tiny Wario|a diminutive size]] and punts a shoe at Mario before running off the castle's balcony, crying. With Wario gone, the spell is lifted, and Mario's castle returns to normal.
Wario speaks with a strong Italian accent, but there are several notable differences between his speech and that of Mario and Luigi. For example, Wario is less likely to refer to himself in the third person, as evidenced by quotes like "I lost! To a buncha losers!". Additionally, Wario adding "-a" after contractions is much less common, such as when he says, "Should've been called Wario Golf. Still, you gonna love it!" after the intro for the [[Nintendo 64|N64]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''. However, there are still some instances where this is not the case, such as ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where he says "It's-a me, Wario!" and "I'm-a gonna win!". Wario frequently speaks in full sentences; for example, he is heard saying "What, are you my caddy?" and "What is this dump?!" in the opening cutscenes of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', respectively, "Have a rotten day!" to his enemies in ''[[Wario World]]'', and "Take that, losers!" in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the inverse occurs: Wario's speech in these games primarily consists of grunts and yells, with only one meaningful word ("Yes!"). In the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series, Wario often speaks in full sentences that are conveyed by subtitles; ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' in particular gives Wario full voice acting for all of these lines. In some Japanese commercials, Wario was voiced by Chikao Otsuka, while starting in ''Gold'', he is voiced by [[Hironori Kondo]] in Japanese.


====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
In Japanese material, Wario refers to himself using the honorific "ore-sama" (オレさま), typically used in Japanese entertainment to denote highly arrogant and self-confident characters.<ref>{{cite|author=Mandelin, Clyde|date=June 1, 2019|url=https://legendsoflocalization.com/personal-pronouns-in-japanese/|title=Tricky Translations #4: "I" & "Me" in Japanese|publisher=Legends of Localization|language=en|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528221521/https://legendsoflocalization.com/personal-pronouns-in-japanese/|accessdate=May 28, 2024}}</ref> This is a consistent speaking pattern established since the original ''Wario Land'' and is reflected in the Japanese title for ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
[[File:Opening cutscene SM64DS.png|thumb|left|Wario in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' alongside Mario and Luigi]]
Wario is an unlockable playable character and one of the main protagonists of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', making his only playable appearance in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series to date. He (along with [[Luigi]]) comes to "crash the party" after Mario is invited to see [[Princess Peach]]. After the three enter the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], they are captured by Bowser's minions and locked behind doors that can only be opened with special keys. Wario is the last character that the player can unlock. His portrait is located in the mirror room on the second floor of the castle, on the other side of the mirror; the player must use Luigi's [[Vanish Mario|invisibility power]] to enter it. Once there, Luigi must get through a small icy stage and fight [[Chief Chilly]] to obtain the key.


[[File:Through The Jet Stream.png|thumb|Wario's metal form]]
===Personality===
Wario is the strongest of the four characters, but he is also the slowest at both running and swimming and has the lowest jump. He can break Black [[Brick]]s and can cause more damage to enemies with his attacks. Wario's [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] ability is [[Metal Mario|Metal Power]], which replaces Metal Mario from the original game. Wario can grab signs and ground-pound objects (such as pillars) with twice as much strength as the others. Also, he moves faster than Mario and Luigi when carrying enemies, including the [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]]; he also carries them on his back and throws them the farthest. In VS. Mode, Wario can stun opponents with his punches and kicks. He can lift stunned opponents, spin, and throw them as well.
[[File:Wario Treasure WarioWorld.png|left|thumb|Wario displays his greedy personality by hoarding treasure.]]
[[File:Wario Portraits.png|thumb|350px|Wario's self-portraits compared to his other subjects]]
Wario is extremely greedy and does anything to get money, as shown especially in the ''Wario Land'' series and in ''Wario World''. He is also a miser, as he never lets anyone else touch his treasure. Sometimes, his greedy nature even overtakes him and he occasionally loses control of himself, even going as far as to double-cross his friends. He is also shown to be childish at times, which is best demonstrated in the ending of ''Super Mario Land 2'', where he proceeds to cry like a baby after being reduced in size, only to punt his shoe at Mario before sticking his tongue out in a taunting manner while taking his leave. Wario's acts of heroism are usually driven by greed, such as defeating the [[Black Jewel]] and [[Shake King]] to recover his own valuables and obtain a new one, respectively, and rescuing [[Spriteling]]s so they can rebuild his castle or get treasure for him. In ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', he outright ignores [[Queen Merelda]]'s gratefulness for rescuing her, tossing her away in favor of immediately going after the nearby treasure. In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', he is the most receptive to [[Prezzy|Prezzies]] with high monetary value, such as the Piggy Bank and Red Gem.


Wario also makes appearances in two of his minigames: [[Coincentration]] and [[Intense Coincentration]].
Wario is also incredibly vain. He considers himself to be very good-looking, despite most others describing his face as ugly or downright frightening; Wario is considered scary to most of the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s (though not as scary as Bowser)<ref>{{cite|quote=Eek! Oh, i-it's you, Wario. You're looking as bad as ever. S-sorry! Sorry! Don't give me that dirty look. A-actually, now that I look closer, you look horrible. Erm, horribly healthy that is. I'm not just saying that. Have you been working out? [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is still trapped in the walls. We're all counting on your muscle to defeat [[Bowser]] and get the [[Power Star|Power Stars]]. Wait a minute. You wouldn't sneak one out of the [[Peach's Castle|castle]], right? Eek! J-just kidding!|author=Main entrance [[Toad (species)|Toad]]|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''}}</ref> and even [[King Boo]], as revealed in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Eee hee hee! I am Big Boo, the scariest of the spirits. Eek! What's this?! Your face... It would even scare a ghost. How horrible! You've got it backwards... I do the scaring around here! All right, now I'll put some real fear in that frightening face of yours! Eee hee hee!|author=[[King Boo]] during [[Big Boo Battle]]|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''}} King Boo refers to himself as "[[Big Boo (character)|Big Boo]]".</ref> Wario has constructed various monuments in his likeness, many of which illustrate his wealth. His palace in ''Wario World'' was filled with golden statues of himself before its destruction, which reappear in the game's best ending; in ''[[Welcome to Greedville]]'', the centerpiece of Wario's hometown is a golden statue of him surrounded by a golden fountain, and in the Modern version of ''[[Fire Attack]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Wario is seen defending a giant golden statue of himself. Wario's vanity is perhaps most apparent in the ''WarioWare'' titles, where nearly every microgame he makes references him in some way. If he does not fully or partially appear in the microgame himself, then at the very least, his nose and mustache will be placed upon a creature or object, though the player might need to clear or fail certain games to see this. In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''{{'}}s [[Wario's amiibo Sketch]] mode, when Wario is given an [[amiibo]] of himself as reference, he will draw a handsome, muscular version of himself in a detailed style resembling that of a {{wp|shōjo manga}}, but when given a different amiibo, he will draw a comically sloppy picture of any other character, implying that he can draw exceptionally well, but only bothers to do so in order to boost his own ego. He even does this with his supposed best friend [[Waluigi]]. In ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'', he is receptive to the Body-Builder Statue Prezzy, a statue of him with a well-toned body.


On the official [[Nintendo DS]] site, it states that he is allying with Mario to get Princess Peach's treasure. The Toads in the castle also take note of this.
Wario has been portrayed as simple-minded, with his bio from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' mentioning he lacks intelligence. His diagram in the instruction booklet for ''Wario World'' states he has relatively few brain wrinkles, meaning he has a reduced number of {{wp|neuron}}s and less processing power than normal. However, he occasionally is given bouts of high intelligence for comedic intent; for instance in ''Wario: Master of Disguise'', he invents the [[Telmet]] on his own in the span of a few moments and has a disguise called [[Genius Wario]]. [[Wario's Warehouse]] implies that he is smarter than Waluigi, though it is written from Wario's perspective and he depicts Waluigi as seemingly mentally impaired in it.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Wario's official bios and various games he appears in have established that his favorite food is [[garlic]]; according to [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Colonel Roy Campbell|Colonel Roy Campbell]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Wario constantly eats whole cloves of garlic, which gives him smelly breath that spreads onto fighters caught in his [[Chomp (Super Smash Bros. series)|Chomp]] attack. However, Hiroji Kiyotake originally envisioned Wario's favorite food as {{wp|crêpe}}s instead.<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> Wario is also known to be gluttonous and addicted to sweets, occasionally to his detriment, as shown in ''WarioWare: Touched!''.
Wario, along with the rest of the protagonists of ''Super Mario 64 DS'', makes an appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in Vs. Battle of the game's minigame mode, where he represents player 3. Wario also appears in [[Coincentration]] and [[Wanted!]].


====''Super Mario Maker''====
[[File:Wario reading WL4.png|thumb|upright=0.66|An example of Wario's poor hygiene]]
[[File:WarioSMM.png|thumb]]
Wario is also known for his lack of personal hygiene; he often picks his nose and forgets to clean his teeth, which can cause him problems due to his addiction to sweets. In ''WarioWare: Get It Together'', he is not receptive to the Toothbrush Prezzy, but is receptive to the Toilet Paper, Super-Fancy Toilet, and Golden Toilet Prezzies. Wario has also been shown, mainly in Japanese media, to enjoy jokes of a nasty and bizarre nature, an example being discussing the color and size of his waste on the Japanese website for ''Wario Land 4''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/awaj/heya/answer.html|title=ワリオ様の部屋~ワリオ様からの回答その1|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|archive=web.archive.org/web/20030622181309/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/awaj/heya/answer.html}}<br>Translated: ''Question: Wario, how big is your poop anyway? Answer: Hey! Stop it with the dirty jokes! Is something I should say!! However…since it’s a good question I’m going to answer it! Last night, I put down 10 plates of liver sauteed with leek, 10 crapes, 10 plates of rice curry. My morning poop was very yellow, it was a good color and a big one too! It almost touched the seat of the toilet! I know! The smell is a mix of tsukemono (pickled vegetables), raw eggs, carassius sushi. Try smelling it!''</ref> This aspect of his personality was not initially present, and was only introduced at around the release of ''Wario Land 4''. Wario's fondness for crude humor was generally removed during the game's localization, although it later became prominent in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', especially his extreme flatulence; an image in the first of those game's opening implies he may even sometimes defecate himself while doing so. However, he does have some level of standards for cleanliness, as in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', he is mortified to learn that the [[Pot of Luxeville]] he had been using as a crown was actually a chamber pot.


Wario appears in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' as one of several costumes available for the [[Mystery Mushroom]] in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style, wearing his outfit from the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'']] series. He can be unlocked by scanning a Wario [[amiibo]], or randomly from completing the Super Mario Challenge on any difficulty. Additionally, if the player taps the “M” in the MARIO in the title of the startup screen, it will turn upside-down into a "W", become yellow, and some voice clips of him can be heard.
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario's down special is [[Wario Waft]], which has him hold his flatulence in to unleash a {{wp|Methane|methane}}-esque explosion. Wario also scratches his buttocks in one of his idle poses, in addition to wiggling it toward the screen in one of his taunts, alluding to his fondness for crude humor. Wario's back throw also involves him hitting the opponent with his posterior while posing. Wario can be apathetic at times, which is shown when he laughs after turning [[Ness]] into a trophy and making [[Lucas]] run away from him in the Subspace Emissary story mode, as well as lying on the ground and laughing at his defeated opponents. Wario's [[Super Ability]], [[Gas Mask!]], has him flatulate loudly and daze the opposing team captain (as well as their teammates). Wario's opponents negatively react to this, and make humorous wheezing or choking noises (while saying things such as "Oh, Wario!" or "Excuse you!"); Wario himself responds, saying nasty lines such as "Juicy!", "Spicy!", or "Excellent vintage!". Wario's slightly deranged, bizarre behavior also appears here, where his "Away" entrance animation has him make a slicing motion with his hand under his neck, signifying death for his opponent. One of Wario's animations for scoring a goal shows him being thrown up by his teammates, while he laughs wildly. One of Wario's animations for enduring an opponent's goal has him violently grab the metallic [[Soccer Ball]] and mutter "I hate you, you stupid ball!". However, the ball explodes on Wario, thus leaving him speechless.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
Wario has frequently been used by [[Nintendo]] as a lighthearted comic relief character. This is evident in a handful of ''Super Mario'' and ''Wario'' games, where he humorously emotes, goes into long rants, or childishly rages in sports and kart races. Wario's double-sided humor comes into play in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', as shown in his animations and moves, as well as cutscenes involving him in the Subspace Emissary. In an internal safety training video for [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] released around the time of ''[[Wario World]]'', he repeatedly annoys the narrator with his hijinks, and misses a veiled insult from him when Wario claims to be "his own boss."{{ref needed|reason=A link to the video would be nice}}
Although Wario does not physically appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', his outfit and [[Wario Cap|hat]] can be purchased at the [[Crazy Cap]]. His cap costs 100 [[coin]]s or can be obtained by either scanning the Wario [[amiibo]] or getting 360 [[Power Moon]]s, and his clothes can be obtained with the same method as mentioned before, although they require 340 Power Moons instead of 360. The description for his hat is: ''A cap bearing a distinctive W. It doesn't fit well and kind of chafes.''", and the description for his outfit is: "''The kind of outfit you want to wash at least once before you wear it.''", referencing his poor hygiene.


===''Mario vs. Wario''===
According to the instruction booklet for ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', Wario was taught how to drive by [[Dribble & Spitz]],<ref>{{cite|quote=Oh, hey! Between us, we taught Wario how to drive! He'd never admit it, but it's true...|title=''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' North American instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref> although his ''Mario Kart 64'' trading card published by Nintendo Power states that while driving, Wario has committed "too many infractions to list", and that his license has been repeatedly revoked due to his reckless driving.<ref>{{cite|author=N64th Street [@n64thstreetgifs]|date=February 24, 2021|url=twitter.com/n64thstreetgifs/status/1364667642800398346?lang=en|title=Nintendo Power’s Mario Kart 64 trading cards.|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=May 21, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230522005949/https://twitter.com/n64thstreetgifs/status/1364667642800398346?lang=en}}</ref> In fitting with his personality, Wario seems to prefer loud, powerful vehicles, with the self-named [[Wario Car]] and [[Wario Bike]] being examples. According to the instruction booklet for ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', Wario exercises during his free time<ref>{{cite|quote=While listening to country music, I do ten sets of 100 push-ups each. That's how I can do such powerful attacks!!|title=''Wario Land 4'' North American instruction booklet|page=39}}</ref> and he is afraid of heights,<ref>{{cite|quote=My game has a lot of action in high places, but to tell you the truth, I'm afraid of heights!! Waaah! Scary! I'm wigging out!!!|title=''Wario Land 4'' North American instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref> although he is seen bungee jumping in ''WarioWare Gold''. According to the gamebook ''[[Warioland 4 (book)|Warioland 4]]'', Wario hates flowers<ref>{{cite|quote=I landed in a field full of flowers — yuck!|author=Wessel, Craig|title=''Warioland 4''|publisher=[[Scholastic|Scholastic Corporation]]|isbn=978-0439367110|page=63}}</ref> and sand,<ref>{{cite|quote=I hate sand, but what I hate even more was that there was no treasure in sight!|author=Wessel|title=''Warioland 4''|page=63}}</ref> and despite having an enthusiasm for it when he counts his treasure,<ref>{{cite|quote=Have I mentioned how much I love numbers? I really do. How else could I count my treasure? Though the numbers in this maze were starting to annoy me. As I explored I came across another number block.|author=Wessel|title=''Warioland 4''|page=29}}</ref> math is a weak subject for him.<ref>{{cite|quote=Once I was through the vortex, I entered a room with numbered blocks. ‘Uh-oh,’ I said. Math was never my strong point, so this sort of puzzle even puzzled a genius like me. My guess was that I had to have one number on all the blocks in order to get by. I chose 6 because it was the highest number.|author=Wessel|title=''Warioland 4''|page=35}}</ref>
[[File:Mario vs Wario Giant Wario Suit.gif|thumb|Wario attacking Mario in his giant Wario suit in ''Mario vs. Wario'']]
Wario makes his first, full non-game appearance in North America in ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'', a comic published by [[Nintendo Power]].


In ''Mario vs. Wario'', Wario sends Mario a letter saying "he wants to catch-up on old times". Actually, Wario has prepared a trap for Mario, wanting to get revenge on him for Mario constantly "bullying" Wario in their youth; Wario especially hated playing cowboys with Mario, as he was always the rustler who was captured by "Sheriff Mario" and locked away.
===Physical appearance===
[[File:Wario Body WarioWorld.png|thumb|right|upright=0.85|A diagram of Wario's body from the instruction booklet for ''Wario World'']]
According to the ''[[Wario World]]'' instruction booklet, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms), although he claims that this is just because of his clothes. He has broad, muscular arms, a large belly, and his excess fat overlaps the openings of his overalls. The diagram of Wario's body from the booklet shows that his arms and legs are pure muscle, meaning that the rest of his fat must be stored elsewhere.


As Mario makes his way to Wario's fortress, he defeats all of Wario's minions, oblivious to the fact they are trying to kill him. Meanwhile, an angered Wario watches Mario. Eventually, Mario reaches Wario's home and is confronted by a giant-sized Wario. As Wario begins trying to pummel Mario, Wario's opponent notices a plug on him and pulls it, deflating Wario's giant look-a-like costume.
Wario's skin ranges from a fair to tan complexion. His nose is pink, large, slightly pointed down, and he has large nostrils. His head is broad and rectangular, as is his mouth, which has blocky teeth and almost always assumes a fixed grin. He also has a round, thick, cleft chin. He has wide, round eyes, which were initially crooked in his early appearances, but have since changed to both face the same direction. They are outlined with a light blue, baggy ring similar to Waluigi's, and shaped by his cheeks and arched brows. He has very constricted black pupils that largely obscure his irises, which are of a navy blue shade.


After listening to Wario calling him a bully, Mario says that he didn't mean to "bully" Wario 20 years ago and apologizes. Wario, after hearing this apology, turns over a new leaf. Unfortunately, Mario suddenly pulls out a cowboy costume and "convinces" Wario to play cowboys again, with Mario as the sheriff once again.
Although Wario's body is much wider than other human characters, Wario is not as short as his stout posture makes him appear; he is noticeably taller than Mario and roughly as tall as Luigi, but he is still shorter than other characters, such as Peach and Waluigi.<ref>{{file link|Size chart.jpg|Size comparison chart of characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise}}</ref> His athletic abilities tend to make him a powerhouse character, as is supported by his body type.


[[File:Mario Vs Wario Birthday Bash.jpg|thumb|left|Wario in ''Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash'']]
Wario has light brown hair, which is the same color as Waluigi's. His hairstyle is similar to that of Waluigi's, having small flips at the back, swooped up bangs, and styled sideburns. In early games, his hair varied; in his debut in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', he is completely bald under his cap, while in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', he has a spiky shock of hair resembling a mohawk. He also has a large, black, zigzag-shaped mustache.
Wario also appeared in a second Mario vs. Wario comic, ''[[Mario vs. Wario#Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash|Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash]]'', in which he receives an invitation to Princess Toadstool's birthday party. Wanting to get the Princess the perfect gift, Wario rushes off to buy her a [[Samus Doll]] that he remembers that she wants.


Unfortunately, when Wario arrives at the store, he learns from the [[Koopa Troopa]] shopkeeper that a guy with a "big black mustache" had already bought the doll. Wario, enraged, believes Mario to have been the one who bought the doll and begins to leave until he notices a nearby creepy jack-in-the-box. Grabbing the jack-in-the-box, Wario pays for it and wraps it.
Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Wario's appearance changes. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', where Wario appears as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]], his undershirt is long-sleeved, while his skin has a tan complexion, reflecting his most recent appearances at the time in games such as ''Mario Party 3''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', where Wario debuts as a playable character, his design is updated to match his more recent appearances. In the game, Wario's undershirt is now short-sleeved in costumes which feature his original clothing, though his overalls and hair receive realistic details. In costumes featuring Wario's biker outfit, extra detail is given to his hair and shoes, and his denim jacket receives more pronounced textures. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Wario's design is updated to be vibrant and cartoonish, while his physique is more muscular, resulting in him appearing more in line with his recent appearances in games such as ''Mario Kart 8''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Wario receives a slightly subdued color scheme, while his hair and clothing receive simple detailing.


Later on, while at Princess Toadstool's party, Wario makes several unsuccessful attempts to switch the jack-in-the-box with Mario's present. After a lot of effort, Wario does so, only to be shocked when the Princess opens his present and the sinister jack-in-the-box pops out. As the Princess throws the jack-in-the-box away in horror, Wario accuses Mario of setting him up and starts fighting with him.
====Clothing====
Wario typically wears a plumber outfit with a cap and overalls, similar to that of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Waluigi]], with several key differences. He wears a yellow cap with a white streak on the rim, a yellow T-shirt and purple overalls with white buttons, and green pointed shoes. His cap has a light blue "W" printed on it, which exceeds the white spot space it is inside. He also wears white gloves, with the same light blue "W" printed on each glove. Wario's primary color, yellow, is the opposite color of purple, Waluigi's primary color, on the {{wp|RYB color model}}.


During this scuffle, it is revealed that Mario's present is also a creepy jack-in-the-box, and both Mario and Wario can only look on in surprise and dismay as Luigi gives his present to the Princess, the Samus Doll.
[[File:MP2 Wario.png|thumb|Wario's outfits in ''Mario Party 2'']]
Wario's outfit in older appearances is slightly different from his current outfit. Originally, his overalls were pink and he wore a long-sleeved yellow shirt. In appearances beginning with ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Wario wears a short-sleeved shirt.


===''Club Nintendo''===
In the ''WarioWare'' series, Wario dresses in a biker outfit, which consists of a yellow helmet with red stripes, goggles, and a blue "W" similar to that on his cap, a dark blue undershirt, a short-sleeved denim jacket, yellow fingerless gloves, pink jeans, and dark blue pointed shoes. This outfit is only used in the ''WarioWare'' series and the ''Super Smash Bros'' series. In both ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' and ''Virtual Boy Wario Land'', Wario uses an explorer's topee in place of his usual cap, which retains the blue "W" on the front, although he otherwise has a similar outfit to his standard outfit.
[[File:SM Die Verwandlung page 3 panel 6.png|thumb|Wario being created in "Super Mario: Die Verwandlung"]]
Wario makes several appearances in the comics of the German [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|''Club Nintendo'' magazine]]. He first appears in the comic "[[Super Mario: Die Verwandlung]]". Wario is accidentally created by a machine built by [[Dr. Light]], who wanted to cure Mario's pixelated look. Immediately after being created, Wario goes on a rampage, but Dr. Light, Mario, and [[Mega Man]] manage to catch him and make him disappear again. Other comics in the Club Nintendo magazine do not support this origin of Wario.


Wario is the main character in the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", an adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''{{wp|A Christmas Carol}}''. Wario, who is the owner of a [[Wario's Bomb Shop|bomb shop]], coldheartedly fires his clerk. The following night, several [[Ghosts of Christmas|ghosts]] visit him to tell him what he has done wrong. In the end, Wario decides to become a better man, and spends the holidays together with Mario and his friends.
In the ''Mario Strikers'' series, Wario wears a pair of shorts and a yellow T-shirt with a numbered jersey, as well as cleats. Specifically in ''Mario Strikers Charged'', Wario wears armor over his T-shirt and fist guards to protect himself.


During the events of the comic "[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]", Wario is the caretaker of the [[Nintendo Skyscraper]]. He is willing to sign a contract with the demonic [[Abigor]], pledging to hand over all the apartment keys to him. In return, Abigor promises to put a spell on Princess Peach, with the effect that she falls in love with Wario and forgets about Mario. As a result, Abigor and his fellows take over the skyscraper but soon get stopped by Mario and his allies. Peach is never seen being in love with Wario; instead, Abigor turned her into a zombie.
In ''Mario Party 2'', Wario's clothing changes depending on the board he plays on; as such, he can be seen in his standard outfit, a Western-themed cowboy outfit, a {{wp|Medieval Era|medieval}}-themed wizard outfit, or an explorer's outfit. In ''Mario Tennis Aces'', Wario wears a tennis outfit similar to that of Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi, consisting of a yellow cap with a white visor, a yellow T-shirt with white collars, purple shorts with yellow linings, and a pair of sneakers instead of pointed shoes.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario has 12 costumes, including his default overalls and biker outfit, while in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', his number of costumes is reduced to 8, including his default appearances.
Wario is a recurring character in the Japanese-published ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' comic book series by [[Yukio Sawada]]. He first appears in the chapters based on ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. The ''Super Mario-kun'' series also covers ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', where Wario travels across Kitchen Island, along with Mario and Yoshi.


===''Mario & Wario''===
''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' features 6 costumes for Wario's original appearance in a cap and overalls:
[[File:MnW-Wario.png|thumb|left|Wario in his plane from ''Mario & Wario'']]
In ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', Wario drops a [[bucket]] on Mario's head while he, [[Princess Peach]], and Yoshi are separated in a [[Yōsei no Mori|mythical forest]], making them lost and unable to find [[Luigi]]. Fortunately, the fairy of the forest, [[Wanda]], guides the wandering hero to Luigi, who takes off the headgear for them. Throughout the game, Wario continues to drop various objects on the heroes' heads.


Wario duels with Wanda after every world of the game. Wanda has to slowly but surely damage Wario's plane, the [[Bulldog]], with a [[hammer]]. During the final round, Wario's plane can no longer sustain damage, and Wanda blasts Wario out of the sky. Wario crash-lands near his [[Wario Tei|manor]], losing a fight with the heroes once more.
[[File:WarioSSBColors1.png]]
*The first is Wario's standard yellow cap and undershirt, purple overalls, and green shoes.
*The second consists of a red cap and overalls, brown shoes, and a blue undershirt, resembling Mario's appearance in the DIC ''Super Mario'' cartoons.
*The third consists of a cyan cap and overalls, a pink undershirt, and magenta shoes, resembling Mario's appearance on ''Mario Bros.''{{'}}s Japanese boxart.
*The fourth consists of tiger-orange overalls, a green cap and undershirt, and brown shoes, resembling Mario's appearance in ''Wrecking Crew''{{'}}s Japanese boxart.
*The fifth consists of a brown undershirt and shoes, a cream cap and overalls, and brown gloves, resembling [[Foreman Spike]]'s appearance in ''Wrecking Crew''.
*The sixth consists of a white cap, shoes, and undershirt, as well as dark blue overalls, resembling his in-game sprite from early ''Wario Land'' titles on the Game Boy.
Only the first four of these costumes return in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.


===''Wario's Woods''===
''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also features 6 costumes for Wario's biker outfit from the ''WarioWare'' series:
[[File:LargeWarioWoods.png|thumb|Wario in ''Wario's Woods'']]
Wario is also the villain in ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. For an unknown reason, Wario wants to take over the [[Wario's Woods (location)|woods]], and he sends an army to do so. This time, he is stopped by [[Toad]], [[Birdo]], and the forest [[sprite]]s. Toad battles Wario's evil creatures in a ''[[Tetris Attack]]''-esque game, stacking and matching creatures to destroy them.
[[File:Wario-s-woods-nes-screenshot-wario-talking-to-toad.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Throughout the cutscenes in ''Wario's Woods'', Wario discourages Toad by calling him disparaging names and telling him that he has no chance of defeating him.]]
Wario constantly appears in the box in the corner of the screen, making the [[Thwomp|ceiling]] fall on Toad, and sending in more animals. He also appears between levels, telling Toad to give up and go home. In the end, he uses a [[Fake Wario|fake version of himself]] to fight Toad before he finally steps out and fights him himself. In the end, the heroic Toad defeats Wario and saves the woods.


Upon defeating Wario in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version, Toad is seen chasing the helpless Wario out of the woods. However, in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version, Toad throws a large bomb at [[Wario Castle]], causing it and Wario himself to come crashing down, thus allowing peace to return to the woods.
[[File:WarioSSBBColors.png]]
*The first is Wario's default biker outfit, as it appears in the ''WarioWare'' series.
*The second consists of a white biker helmet, jeans, and fingerless gloves, as well as a black undershirt and a red vest and shoes.
*The third consists of maroon shoes, teal jeans and fingerless gloves, an indigo undershirt, and an orange biker helmet and vest.
*The fourth consists of a black undershirt and jeans, and a dark green biker helmet, fingerless gloves, and shoes.
*The fifth consists of brown shoes, a black vest and jeans, a white undershirt, and a red biker helmet and fingerless gloves.
*The sixth consists of maroon shoes, a cyan biker helmet and vest, a grayish-white undershirt, and dark gray fingerless gloves.


===''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!''===
''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' replace these with 3 new biker costumes, in addition to Wario's default biker outfit:
In ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]'', Wario stumbles upon the extra-dimensional portal to [[Bomberman]]'s homeworld. Seeing it as an opportunity to make a quick buck and earn some minions, he loots [[Bomberland]]. Bomberman and Wario must fight each other's [[Madbomber]]s for the fate of Bomberland.


During the game's post-credits cutscene, Wario is seen chasing Bomberman on a [[Moto|motorcycle]].
[[File:Wario Red SSBU.png|170px]] [[File:Wario Green SSBU.png|170px]] [[File:Wario Purple SSBU.png|170px]]
*The first consists of a red biker helmet, vest, and shoes, pale blue jeans, and navy blue fingerless gloves with fuchsia "W"s.
*The second consists of a green biker helmet and shoes, fingerless gloves with yellow "W"s, a yellow vest, and lavender jeans.
*The third consists of a purple helmet and shoes, periwinkle jeans, red-violet gloves with light blue "W"s, and a vest which is light blue in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and spring green in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.


===''Wario Land'' series===
Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario retains the same dark gray undershirt across all of his biker costumes in these games.
====''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''====
[[File:Wario artwork WLSML3.png|thumb|left|Wario in his hard hat in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'']]
Following his defeat at the hands of Mario in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Wario does not give up on his aspiration to one day have a castle of his own. Instead, his defeat leaves him yearning for a castle harder than ever,<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' North American instruction booklet, page 3. "''Remember Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins? Wario tried to take over Mario's castle, but he didn't have much luck. Wario, being the persistent guy he is, has not given up. Now, he wants a castle more than ever before.''"</ref> leading to a whole new treasure-hunting career.


In the events leading up to ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', Wario learns that the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]] led by the fearsome [[Captain Syrup]], operating out of [[Kitchen Island]], stole a massive golden statue of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]].<ref name="wl manual">''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' North American instruction booklet, page 3. "''One day, Wario while practicing being mean thinks to himself, "Rumor has it that the pirates of Kitchen Island have stolen the giant golden statue of Princess Toadstool. Mario is looking for it but, if I find it first, I could cash it in for a princess' ransom. With that cash and the pirates' other treasures and coins, I could buy a palace that is way bigger than Mario's pathetic excuse for a castle. Ga, ha, ha, ha...! What am I waiting for!?"''"</ref> With Mario already hunting for the statue, Wario sees an irresistible opportunity to show up his old rival: if he could find the statue before Mario, then Princess Toadstool's ransom combined with the plunder of the Brown Sugar Pirates gives him enough blackmail<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 26. "''In Super Mario Land 2, Wario took over Mario’s castle only to be humiliated and kicked out in the end. Now, he has returned and he’s even more evil than before. This time, Wario is after the golden statuette of Princess Toadstool. The statue was stolen by pirates and buried somewhere on Kitchen Island many years, ago. Wario hopes to get the statue and some added treasures from the pirates so he can blackmail Mario and Princess Toadstool for their safe return. In exchange for the priceless treasures, he wants a fat reward, all in order to build his own dream home. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 picks up where its predecessor left off—with nonstop, floor-to-ceiling jumping action. But now the tables have turned. You control a supercharged Wario with a new bag of tricks to throw at Mario.''"</ref> money to buy a castle even bigger and better than Mario's.<ref name="wl manual/> He has also trained himself since his defeat, even borrowing a few tricks from Mario's moves.<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 27. "''Wario was hardly idle during his absence. After weeks of practice and study, he learned a pair of new skills and also stole a few more from Mario. He is now prepared for his mission on Kitchen Island.''"</ref>
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In ''Mario Kart Tour'', during the Vancouver Tour, Wario wears a purple beanie, a pair of brown snow boots with beige fur trimmings, a brown and yellow hiking vest, a purple sweater with "W" patterns all over in white, blue jeans, a purple hiking backpack with green straps, and carrying a lantern. During the Wild West Tour in the same game, Wario wears blue jeans with a brown belt with a silver buckle containing a [[Super Star|Star]], a brown vest, yellow square patterned shirt, and a beige cap and purple neckscarf.


When he gets to the island, he has a full-out battle with the pirate crew, finally reaching Captain Syrup. After a long fight with the captain and her [[Genie (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Genie]], Wario escapes the collapsing castle with the pirate queen's loot. However, Wario's main objective, the golden statue of Princess Peach, gets reclaimed by Mario (whom it was stolen from originally by Captain Syrup). Fortunately for Wario, the genie is so grateful for being freed from Syrup that he gives Wario his pad, which materializes as anything from a birdhouse to a planet, based on how much treasure Wario has collected throughout the game.
In ''Mario Golf: Super Rush'', Wario's outfit consists of a yellow polo shirt with a purple collar, sleeves, and buttons, yellow and purple pants with a diamond pattern, a belt with a gold buckle with a "W" on it, green sneakers with gray soles, and a yellow cowboy hat with a blue "W" logo similar to his normal hat.
 
====''Virtual Boy Wario Land''====
[[File:Wario thumbs up VBWL.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Wario in ''Virtual Boy Wario Land'']]
During his vacation in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', Wario lands his plane, the Bulldog, next to the [[Aldegara Waterfall]]. Wario then spots some [[Mask Guy]]s entering the falls. Discovering a huge amount of treasure behind the falls, Wario is about to steal it all, but the treasures are swallowed up by the Earth. Wario vows to get his revenge on the creatures and steal their treasure, and he does.
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====''Wario Land II''====
Wario returns as the protagonist of ''[[Wario Land II]]''. In this game, Wario is indestructible, having no shortage of lives. Wario's nemesis, [[Captain Syrup]], and a few of her soldiers, the [[Pirate Goom]]s, steal Wario's treasure and flood his entire [[Wario Castle|castle]]. Wario quickly rises to the challenge, pursuing his enemies through a multitude of diverse locales to recover his riches and avenge his lost slumber. This particular adventure is unique to the franchise, as it incorporates many different endings and scenarios, resulting in a small choice during a particular level altering the outcome of the entire adventure. By defeating one of many final bosses, Wario corners Captain Syrup, exacts his revenge and reclaims his treasure. However, upon uncovering every possible treasure and defeating every final boss, Wario has the option to raid Captain Syrup's treasure horde and steal her treasure in a special Time Attack challenge.
 
====''Wario Land 3''====
[[File:WL3 S OutOfTheWoods1.PNG|thumb|left|Wario in ''Wario Land 3''. Due to graphical limitations, Wario appears clad in black and white.]]
In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', Wario stumbles upon an enchanted [[Music Box|music box]] and is whisked away to the [[music box (world)|mysterious world within]]. Upon his arrival, Wario is greeted by a mysterious oracle, who promises Wario his freedom and an ample supply of treasure for his compliance in recovering the five music boxes located in the vast world within the enchanted box. True to his nature, Wario agrees, under the impression that his efforts may prove lucrative.
 
After collecting the music boxes, Wario returns to the oracle's temple, where the monstrous figure reveals its true form as the horrific [[Rudy]]. Rudy reveals that he used Wario to collect the music boxes so that his powers could be restored, and that the "enemies" encountered throughout the game were the enchanted citizens of the music box world. In a climactic battle, Wario defeats the stubborn boss, resulting in his cavern collapsing around him. After narrowly escaping, Wario is greeted by the grateful citizens of the enchanted world, who thank him immensely for inadvertently saving their land. Their gratitude proves fruitful for Wario, as they allow him to keep any treasures he found in his adventure.
 
====''Wario Land 4''====
After reading about a [[Golden Pyramid]] filled with treasure in the [[:File:WL4-Newspaper.png|newspaper]], Wario takes to the pyramid in his [[Wario Car]]. There, he stumbles upon a [[Kuro Neko|black cat]], who leads him into a chasm in the ground. Wario soon discovers that he is deep within the pyramid walls, and proceeds to steal its [[legendary treasure|treasures]] as he searches for a way out. After battling through [[Wario Land 4#Passages|five worlds]], [[Wario Land 4#Passages|20 stages]], and [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|six bosses]], Wario gets to challenge the goddess of the pyramid, the [[Golden Diva]]. After defeating her, Wario discovers that the black cat was actually [[Princess Shokora]], the true goddess of the pyramid, whom the Golden Diva had cursed into a feline form. Her human appearance depends on how many [[treasure chest]]s have been collected; if he does not have enough riches, Wario's princess may turn out to be a child or a fat lady, something Wario is not pleased about, however upon collecting vast amounts of treasure, the princess reveals herself to be a beautiful, ethereal maiden. After successfully raiding the pyramid and pilfering a monstrous load of treasure, Wario returns home and treats himself to an all-you-can-eat steak buffet, which ironically costs a mere ten dollars.
 
Wario is also the starring character in ''[[Welcome to Greedville]]'', the microsite made to promote ''Wario Land 4''. Wario acts similarly to a tour guide, announcing and providing a brief description of each location in Greedville that the player enters. Additionally, Wario runs his own store named Wario Mart, and he hosts the three games in Wario's Arcade.
 
====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====
[[File:WLS1.png|thumb|Wario in ''Wario Land: Shake It!'']]
[[File:Wario WLSI art.png|thumb|left|Wario as he appears in ''Wario Land: Shake It!'']]
In ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', it is discovered that within an Ancient Globe on exhibition at a museum, there is another world called the [[Shake Dimension]]. The locale's peace is shattered by the [[Shake King]], who imprisons [[Queen Merelda]] and her loyal subjects (called [[Merfle]]s), and steals the legendary [[Bottomless Coin Sack]], which spits out coins whenever it is shaken.
 
[[Captain Syrup]] observes the Shake Dimension's crisis from the outside world. Setting her sights on the legendary treasure, but with no desire of doing the dirty work herself, she steals the Ancient Globe and sends it to Wario. True to form, Wario prepares to raid the beleaguered kingdom when a Merfle escapes to the outside world in hopes of finding help. When Wario hears of the Bottomless Coin Sack, he sets out to defeat the Shake King and thereby acquire that legendary treasure. However, as soon as he returns victorious from the Shake Dimension, Captain Syrup appears and steals the Bottomless Coin Sack from the bewildered Wario.
 
===''Mario's Picross'' series===
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While Wario was absent from the [[Mario's Picross|first game]] in the ''Mario's Picross'' series, he is prominently featured in its sequels ''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' and ''[[Picross 2]]'', where he acts as the host of the more difficult puzzles. In ''Picross 2'', Wario is seen with the topee from the early ''Wario Land'' games again, being comparable to Mario's archaeologist outfit.
 
===''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''===
In the Mario segment of the educational video ''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]'', Wario has stolen the treasure of a certain school. Mario, being informed by Princess Peach about this, searches for the thief, becomes [[Bunny Mario]] and manages to beat Wario who is also using his plane, the [[Bulldog]], and returns the treasure.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
[[File:Mk64wariostadium3.png|thumb|Wario in ''Mario Kart 64'']]
In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Wario debuts in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. In this game, Wario has low speed and acceleration, but his heavy weight can push nearly anyone off the road. For his racing debut, Wario has converted a motocross racing venue into a self-styled go-carting course, [[Wario Stadium]]. This long and dangerous course began a trend in the ''Mario Kart'' series of Wario having incredibly long and technique heavy tracks bearing his likeness.
 
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
Wario also appears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as a heavy character, capable of ramming most other drivers off of the road. This is the only mainstream ''Mario Kart'' title that features Wario where he does not receive a track bearing his likeness.
 
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Wario's partner is [[Waluigi]]. Wario can only ride the heavy karts, so his choices are limited. His default kart is the [[Wario Car]], and the [[Bob-omb]] is his special item. This game introduces [[Wario Colosseum]]; a 2-lap, roller coaster themed track bearing Wario's tastes. This track is known for being incredibly technical and is notable for being the longest track in the game. This is the final game that features Wario with long sleeves.


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series====
In ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'', Wario wears different outfits depending on the sport or activity being played. He can wear a yellow tank top with white stripes, which, depending on the event, may also have short sleeves, with black shorts, white socks, and green sneakers that are the same ones he wore in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''; a green, white, and black wetsuit while barefooted; a karate gi; black swimming trunks with a purple stripe while shirtless just like Waluigi's; or, in certain events, his normal outfit.
Wario is also a playable character in the ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series, being a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. In these games, Wario is once again a heavy character, rivaling the entire cast in weight and speed. Wario has several of his own tracks in the first two installments with the introduction of the Wario Cup. Wario's hometown of [[Diamond City]] appears as a racetrack in both installments, as well as a snow-themed version of the track named [[Snow Panic]]. Wario appears as a default character in the first two arcade games, but is unlockable in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''.


====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''WarioWare: Move It!'', Wario wears a different outfit during his vacation to [[Caresaway Island]], in place of his usual biker outfit. It consists of a yellow sun hat with a brown hatband and a blue "W" surrounded by a large white outline, a short-sleeved, light blue Hawaiian shirt imprinted with yellow garlic bulbs, a dark blue undershirt, white shorts, purple wristbands, and blue pointed shoes with white soles.
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Wario appears as a starter character, and is the third heaviest character in the game; beating [[Donkey Kong]] while coming behind [[Bowser]] and [[R.O.B.]]. Wario's karts are the [[Brute]], a car reminiscent of the Wario Car, the Standard WR, and the [[Dragonfly]], a red tractor (possibly a reference to Wario's farming roots in ''Wario Land 2''). As players progress, they can later use Wario on any kart, whether it is standard, or special. [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]] returns as a playable track, however rather than being a replica of the stadium found in ''Mario Kart 64'', this particular track is completely new, although it shares the motocross theme of the previous iteration, bearing dirt roads and death-defying jumps. This is also the first game where Wario wears his current short-sleeved shirt.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
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Wario later appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where he is classified as a large character. In this game, Wario features a small weight bonus and a small off-road bonus. He gets a strong mini-turbo bonus as well. The [[Wario Bike]] from the [[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]] series is a selectable vehicle in this game. Wario's track in this game is an incredibly technical course called [[Wii Wario's Gold Mine|Wario's Gold Mine]], featuring winding railroad tracks, low-flying [[Swoop]]ers and many gold-filled mine carts that serve as obstacles.
====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[File:Wario MK7.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Wario lounges lazily outside of his Bolt Buggy in ''Mario Kart 7''
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Wario is also a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and for the first time in the series, he is an unlockable character. Wario is a heavy character, and as a result, he gets one of the best speed and weight boosts among all the playable racers, balanced by having nearly all other stats poor. He is unlocked by winning the [[Flower Cup]] on 150cc. Wario also gets another new track, [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]]. This track takes place underwater and has some small platformed areas and ramps above water. This track appears to be inspired by ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', as [[Bull Wario]] can be seen adorning a banner and the shipwreck theme is reminiscent of the pirate theme present the ''Wario Land'' series. The music played on this track is a cover version of the overworld theme present in the aforementioned game. The computer Wario is most likely to be seen driving on the [[Standard Kart]], the [[Egg 1]], and the [[Bumble V]].
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8-Line-Wario-Pipe.gif|thumb|right|150px|Wario crashing into a Warp Pipe in a [[LINE]] sticker for ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Wario returns as a heavyweight racer in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', where he returns as a default character. In addition to his appearance, he receives a new track called [[Mount Wario]], a single-lap race down a snowy mountain. {{classic-link|DS|Wario Stadium}} returns as a retro course, albeit with anti-gravity features to enhance it. Wario's Gold Mine from ''Mario Kart Wii'' also returns as a downloadable racetrack. This leaves ''Mario Kart 8'' with the most Wario themed tracks in the history of the franchise. Much like in ''Mario Kart 7'', Wario is one of the heaviest racers in the game, rivaling Bowser, [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], [[Dry Bowser]], and the [[Mii|Large Mii]] in stats as a result; his weight also rivals that of [[Metal Mario]] and [[Pink Gold Peach]]. This in return means that Wario can potentially have the best possible speed and weight, but at the same time, have the worst possible acceleration, handling, and grip. His kart emblem is a purple "W" on a yellow background. Wario reappears in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This time, he only shares stats with Dry Bowser.
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Wario reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a Super driver with the [[Double Bob-ombs]] as his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. He has a few High-End variants: a hiker variant called '''Wario (Hiker)''' was introduced in the [[Vancouver Tour]] and is assigned the [[Bob-omb Cannon]] special skill; and a cowboy variant called '''Wario (Cowboy)''' appears as of [[Wild West Tour]] and has the [[Fire Flower]] special skill.
Wario had a Team Rally tour with Waluigi, known as the [[Wario vs. Waluigi Tour]]. this tour also marked the return of Wario Shipyard from ''Mario Kart 7''.
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===''Densetsu no Stafy 3''===
[[File:WarioStarfy.png|frame|Wario's appearance in ''Densetsu no Stafy 3'']]
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Wario appears throughout stage 8 ([[starfywiki:Undersea Ruins|Kaitei Iseki]]) in ''[[starfywiki:Densetsu no Starfy 3|Densetsu no Stafy 3]]'', after getting warped there via a large portal. In each level, Wario is affected by one of his three more common status effects - [[Puffy Wario]], [[Flaming Wario]], and [[Bubble Wario]], all of which Wario uses to help [[Starfy|Stafy]] complete the level. Throughout the stage, Wario assists Stafy with completing the levels, giving the player four different treasures - a [[Wario Cap]], a Wario nose/mustache set, a copy of ''WarioWare, Inc.'' with a Game Boy Advance, and a pile of gold. Wario teaches Stafy how to use his [[starfywiki:Shooting Star|Shooting Star]] ability after Stafy watches him [[Ground Pound]].
Wario's role is somewhat based upon the events of ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. Wario must locate a [[Switch (Wario Land 4)|switch]] before escaping the area and four gems to enter the boss room and battle [[starfywiki:Gachatakkoru|Gachatakkoru]]. At the end of the first level, Wario uses his [[Dash Attack]] to get rid of [[starfywiki:Starly|Stapy]] and [[starfywiki:Moe|Kyorosuke]], leaving just Stafy with Wario until the middle of Stage 8-4. When Stapy and Kyorosuke reunite with Wario, [[starfywiki:Kyorozou|Kyorozou]] confiscates the four gems off Wario, so Wario has to throw Stafy at Kyorozou to get them back. When Wario enters the boss room, he only gets kicked out of the room as if he failed the battle, but Stafy later uses his Shooting Star ability to defeat Gachatakkoru.
===''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle''===
In the motocross game ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'', Wario is a playable character in all episodes of the game except the first one. He rides a yellow bike.
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
[[File:Wario-FireAttack.png|frame|left]]
Wario is featured in all games of the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]] but the [[Game & Watch Gallery|first game]], and he appears in some of the Modern versions of [[Game & Watch]] titles. In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', he is the alternate playable character in ''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]'' and has to avoid falling objects. Wario is also an unlockable playable character in ''[[Ball]]''. ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' includes ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'', where Wario drives the delivery truck. Wario finally appears as the sole playable character in the game ''[[Fire Attack]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', and he has to defend a giant statue of himself from [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s with a [[hammer]]. He also appears as one of the characters [[Mario]] needs to protect from [[Bowser]]'s water balloons in ''[[Rain Shower]]'', appearing in the swing on the lower left. ''Mario Bros.'' is included again as well.
===''Mario Party'' series===
{{quote2|Wario! I gotta win!|Wario when winning a board in ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2''}}
[[File:Wario Party.jpg|thumb|Wario's appearance in ''Mario Party 4'' with his long sleeves]]
Wario has been in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] since the first game and has played a large role in the series, except for ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. He has his own level in ''[[Mario Party]]'' which stands as one of its hardest. Wario's color is purple, and in early [[Mario Party 4|''Mario Party'' games]] his sleeves are long, while in the rest, they are short. In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', Wario is one of the causes of the storyline, as he wants [[Mario Land (Mario Party 2)|Mario Land]] to be named Wario Land. This starts the argument that develops the party. Wario's special [[Orb]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is the [[Vacuum Orb]]. When used it lets Wario spin a roulette to steal some coins from each of his opponents, either 1 coin, 5 coins, or 10 coins. Only he and Waluigi can use it.
In ''Mario Party 4''-''7'', Wario has two losing animations while every other character has only one.
In ''Mario Party'', ''Mario Party 2'', and ''Mario Party 3'', Wario's voice sounded slightly deeper than in other games.
Wario's recent ''Mario Party'' appearances include ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. Additionally, Wario appears as one of the 10 playable characters in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.
===''Mario Golf'' series===
[[File:Mgwario.png|thumb|left|Wario in ''Mario Golf''. Wario's shoes are pink, but in the artwork, his shoes are green.]]
Wario appears as a playable character in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. He has a shorter drive than Mario in these games but is still one of the stronger golfers to choose from.
====''Mario Golf''====
In [[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Golf'']], Wario must be unlocked through the "Get Character" mode in single-player modes. For the N64 installment, Wario's shoes are pink in his models, which is inconsistent with his artwork for this and other games. His shot range is 250m. He also has three other color palettes in blue, white, and cyan. He is also playable in the [[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy color version]], but only in Exhibition Mode.
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
Wario reprises his role as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' as a default character. His drive distance is 210 yards while is star drive distance is 265 yards.
During the opening cinematic, Wario along with Waluigi are spying on Mario's quartet before challenging Yoshi and Koopa to a freestyle golf exhibition. At one point, Wario makes a shot to bail himself out of the bunker zone, which causes a cloud of sand to get into Waluigi's face. Wario's next shot travels through the woods, but the ball unknowingly returns, which means that Bowser has appeared, who is seemingly upset that the ball hit him and wants payback. Wario and Waluigi run away, but Bowser gives chase by riding his Clown Car. Wario and Waluigi escape in a warp pipe, but just when all seems to be safe between the two, Bowser finally catches up with a Bob-omb in possession. A ball from Mario approaches at extreme speed, which hits Wario and Waluigi before hitting Bowser, causing him to fumble the bomb, where all three are caught in the explosion.
====''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''====
Wario appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]], but he can only be played in Exhibition Mode.
====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====
Wario returns as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', and is seen eating burgers in the Castle Club's Royal Room. When the [[Mii]] talks to him, he will claim that he was there only for the food. His golf clubs and ball can be used by Miis, and his costume can be unlocked by collecting all the [[Star Coin]]s in the [[Seaside Course]].
====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Wario wears a specialized outfit for golfing and now has a longer drive than Mario. He is an All-Around character with the Lightning Blast as his Special Shot and the Jet-Pack Dash as his Special Dash.
===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario Tennis''====
Wario appears as a playable character in most games of the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]] since its [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64 installment]], where his sidekick Waluigi made his overall debut. Wario is generally portrayed as a power player. He was absent from ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' for the Game Boy Advance, despite Waluigi being featured in this game.
In the original ''Mario Tennis'', his shoe colors are corrected from ''Mario Golf'', although he still wears long sleeves despite that in his artwork and the game's title screen, he is shown wearing long sleeves.
====''Mario Power Tennis''====
[[File:Wario and Waluigi MPT intro.png|thumb|Wario and Waluigi posing in front of Bowser]]
During the opening cinematic in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Wario and Waluigi have the starring role. At the beginning of the cinematic, they are facing the Mario Bros. in the first round of a tennis tournament. They are easily defeated in the end. While viewing the tournament board, they notice that they have been eliminated, and decide to vandalize the picture of the Mario Bros. as a means of retaliation. They are found and chased by a group of [[police]] for their recent doings. As they try to outrun the police, Wario and Waluigi stumble across Bowser's workout room, where the three ally. Bowser then forces the two to undergo extreme training while the tournament goes on.
The duo hijacks the final match of the tournament; the Mario Bros. against [[Yoshi]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. They are booed, and decide to throw [[Bob-omb]]s at the Mario Bros. to show that they are there for revenge. Bowser aids them in a giant balloon full of Bob-ombs. However, the Bros. and the other characters hit the Bob-ombs back at Wario and Waluigi with their tennis rackets, which results in significant damage of the [[Peach Dome]]. Mario then counters a [[Bullet Bill]] fired by Bowser, which hits the Bob-omb machine and topples over, sending a Bob-omb at Bowser's balloon. Loaded with Bob-ombs, the balloon crashes into the ground near Wario and Waluigi with sheer force, causing a ginormous explosion. The three villains faint as a result.
In the blooper reel, [[List of Implied Characters#Wario's mother|Wario's mother]] calls him on his cell phone, revealing that his ringtone is the 8-bit ''Mario'' theme.
Like in most ''Mario Tennis'' games, Wario is a power character. His serving and hitting power are strong, although weaker than Bowser's and Donkey Kong's. He also has less reach than the two. The advantages he has include being able to run faster and control the ball better. His lunge, which involves his tumbling or doing a cartwheel, is also much longer. Wario's offensive power shot, the [[Thunder Cast Shot]] has him get bonked by a training machine in the opening, so when he hits the ball, the ball is encased in electricity. Any character that hits the shot without using a defensive power shot gets electrocuted. Any action is halted twice. For his defensive power shot, the [[Ultra-Hand Return]], Wario uses a stretcher with a glove to return the ball. If the ball is far enough, Wario may have to hop once or twice.
Wario's [[taunt]] has him shake his rear end while saying "Come on" three times.
''Mario Power Tennis'' also marks the last appearance of his original long-sleeved shirt.
====''Mario Tennis Open''====
Wario makes a return in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. He is relatively unchanged from ''Mario Power Tennis'', except he now wears his current short-sleeved shirt.  Tennis gear designed based on him can be used by Miis, and his costume can be unlocked by collecting 800 coins in [[Super Mario Tennis]] Level 1-4.
====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
Wario is once again playable in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', where he now has a new tennis outfit. He also serves as an antagonist in the game's Adventure Mode, where he and Waluigi hear about a legendary tennis racket named [[Lucien]] and opt to steal it for themselves. However, it possesses them, along with Luigi, forcing Mario to search for the five [[Power Stone]]s to stop Lucien. Mario finds three, while Wario and Waluigi find two, so they challenge Mario, Peach, and Daisy to [[Lucien Cup Finals|a tournament]] for ownership of the Power Stones. Wario and Waluigi face Peach and Daisy in a doubles match, in which they are defeated, while the possessed Luigi is defeated by Mario. Lucien and the Power Stones are then stolen by Bowser, who uses them to become [[Bowcien]]. After Mario defeats Bowser and breaks Lucien, Wario and Waluigi are returned to normal. They express disappointment at Lucien's destruction, believing that such a powerful racket could have made them the best tennis players in the world, causing Daisy to scold them of how that was what started the commotion in the first place.
===''Dr. Mario'' series===
====''Dr. Mario 64''====
Wario appears as one of the two playable characters in ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', the other being [[Dr. Mario]] himself. In the game's story mode, Rudy fulfills the role of the villain again. He sends out his minion [[Mad Scienstein]] to steal the Megavitamins from Dr. Mario since Rudy wants them for curing his cold. Wario attempts to get the Megavitamins as well to sell them for money but fails. However, Mad Scienstein manages to steal the medicine and escapes. The rivals Dr. Mario and Wario go after him and meet many creatures known from ''Wario Land 3'' on their way. Finally, either Dr. Mario or Wario can defeat Rudy and the doctor takes back his Megavitamins.
====''Dr. Mario World''====
[[File:DrMarioWorld - Icon Wario.png|thumb|right|Wario's icon from ''Dr. Mario World'']]
In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Wario is a playable doctor under the alias '''Dr. Wario'''. In stage mode, Dr. Wario's skill is represented by him opening a treasure chest containing diamonds and [[capsule]]s labeled with his W emblem, where it increases the number of capsules by three in normal stages or increases the timer by six seconds in challenge stages after activating it. In versus mode, Dr. Wario's skill is to temporarily lock the opponent's attack meter, preventing it from filling it up, making it so that they can only normally attack by eliminating all [[virus]]es in their play area while this effect is active. The effect lasts longer at higher levels, starting from three seconds at level 1, followed by five, seven and nine seconds for levels 2 to 4 respectively. Level 5's duration is the same effect as level 4, but the skill meter charges faster instead.
===''Wario World''===
{{quote|Welcome to Wario World!|Wario|Wario World}}
[[File:Wario Throne WarioWorld.png|thumb|Wario in ''Wario World''.]]
Wario makes a mistake when he steals a large [[Black Jewel]] in his first 3D adventure, ''[[Wario World]]''. It turns out that the black jewel is alive and evil, as it proceeds to turn all of Wario's treasure into monsters and kick him out of his castle. To regain his castle, Wario must traverse huge worlds, collecting his treasures, crushing huge monsters, and overcoming gigantic challenges as he goes. Along the way, he meets small forest pixies called [[Spriteling]]s, who aid him in his adventure.
After making his way through the transformed forests, castles, and deserts, Wario challenges the Jewel to a fight. The Jewel agrees, never dreaming that Wario had managed to free the Spritelings, which the Jewel had sealed away. It turns out the pixies are the only way to destroy the Jewel, and after a long battle, the Jewel shatters, and its spell dissipates. The Spritelings then offer to rebuild the castle; how well and how fancy it turns out depends on the amount of Spritelings the player has rescued.
The instruction manual for ''Wario World'' reveals several facts about Wario's personal anatomy.
*He sees with {{wp|Visual acuity|20/70 vision}}, even though his vision used to be "perfect". This is due to excessive studying.
*His hand grip reaches 80 {{wp|pounds per square inch|psi}}, allowing him to crush apples with ease. They are also "absolutely incredible for nose-picking".
*He weighs 140 kg (308 lbs), though he claims this is a result of his layered clothing.
*His abs have 10 rolls, though this may be 10 rolls of fat.
*His shoe size is 11, and his foot odor is strong enough to instantly knock out cockroaches, though he personally enjoys this smell.
*His brain has few wrinkles. The wrinkles in the brain allow for the storage of more {{wp|neuron}}s, meaning an improved processing power in thought - Wario believes the inverse, in that a wrinkled brain stems from overuse and results in "depletion of capacity".
**The diagram shows a cockroach lives in his brain.
*His teeth apparently have no cavities, as he claims to eat the bacteria that causes them. This is contradicted in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' in which he suffers from a series of debilitating cavities.
*He can perform over 100 push-ups in a single sitting.
*His stomach can hold 100 litres, and his bladder can hold 5 litres. The average human stomach and bladder can comfortably hold approximately 1 litre and 500 ml respectively.
**He has "never once thrown up".
===''WarioWare'' series===
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''====
[[File:Wario Ware Inc screenhop.png|thumb|left|Wario in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'']]
In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', Wario realizes the boom of the video game industry and takes it upon himself to found his own video game company, [[WarioWare, Inc.]] Wario hires his friends [[Mona]], [[Jimmy T]], [[Kat & Ana]], [[Dr. Crygor]], [[9-Volt]], [[Dribble & Spitz]], and [[Orbulon]] to create a series of lightning-fast minigames, dubbed [[microgame]]s. Wario's efforts prove to be fruitful and the game becomes a best-seller. While Wario initially tries to pocket all of the profits for himself, he is eventually forced to spread the wealth amongst his workers.
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''====
[[File:Wario WWMPG artwork.jpg|thumb|Wario in ''WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Game$'']]
In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', Wario and his friends return for another round of lightning-fast microgame action, albeit with a multiplayer twist. In this game, each of the microgames found in ''WarioWare, Inc,: Mega Microgame$'' returns as challenges for up to four players.
====''WarioWare: Twisted!''====
In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Wario and friends are immersed in the world of tilt-sensitive gaming after Wario's [[Game Boy Advance]] was altered to incorporate gyroscopic motion control. Fueled by greed, Wario again recruits his friends to create a series of seconds-long microgames that capitalize on the revolutionary motion control rather than the control pad. ''Twisted'' also introduces Wario's superhuman alter-ego, [[Wario-Man]] to the franchise.
====''WarioWare: Touched!''====
In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', Wario steals a mysterious dual-screened handheld gaming device from the [[Sewer Guru]]. Eventually, Wario discovers that the system is touch-sensitive and that this gimmick is an extremely drawing tactic for game sales. Wario promptly decides to cash in on the new system by having his friends and employees cobble up some brand new microgames that incorporate touch screen controls and microphone-centric activities.
====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', Wario is gorging himself on cakes when he is interrupted by a small creature called a [[Splunk]]. The creature steals Wario's cakes, and he chases it to the [[Temple of Form]], where he discovers the [[Form Baton]]. Wario takes it and gets chased out of the temple by a giant boulder. He soon incorporates the Form Baton into his video game empire, and as always his latest development is a huge hit.
In the [[Tiny Wario]] level, Penny gives Wario a new motorbike. He seems to enjoy riding it despite it being much too small for him, but he then suddenly gets sucked inside the contraption and is fired out the exhaust as several Tiny Warios. After they eventually recombine back into normal Wario, he is approached by a hoard of Splunks. They want the Form Baton back and chase Wario to the Form Temple, where he trips and drops the baton back in its place, receiving the creatures' gratitude.
====''WarioWare: Snapped!''====
[[File:WarioUtusu.png|thumb|150px|Wario's outfit in ''WarioWare: Snapped!'']]
In the Nintendo [[DSiWare]] game ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'', Wario opens a theme park called [[Wario Park]] and runs it along with [[Mona]], [[Jimmy T]], and [[Kat & Ana]]. Here, Wario and company push many microgames that make use of the [[Nintendo DSi]] camera. This game is notable for being one of the few games where Wario wears neither his WarioWare biker jacket nor his classic overalls for the duration of the plot.
====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====
Wario also appears in the game ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' Along with the title is a [[WiiWare]] title called ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''. In this game, half of Wario's employees quit working for him in favor of working for [[Diamond Software]]. Thinking quickly, Wario hires the owner of a local video game store to help finish some of his games and create new ones. Here, the player is in charge of creating microgames that incorporate touch screen controls. As the player progresses, Wario and Penny Crygor offer new lessons and tutorials that enhance the player's understanding of the creation of microgames.
====''Game & Wario''====
In ''[[Game & Wario]]'', Wario ceases production on seconds-long microgames in favor of lengthier mini-games that incorporate the use of the [[Wii U]] gamepad. True to form, Wario hires a lot of his friends to do some dirty work for him, and the colorful cast creates a myriad of mini-games for the new system. In classic ''WarioWare'' fashion, Wario eventually dons the garb of a costumed alter-ego and ends the game with a bang as [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]] in the minigame, [[Pirates]].
====''WarioWare Gold''====
[[File:Wario Money Gold.png|225px|right|thumb|Wario bathing in money.]]
In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', Wario steals a spherical gold object from [[Luxeville]], but otherwise subsequently runs out of money. When he heard that a new entry in the ''[[Pyoro]]'' franchise is the next bestseller in the video game industry, Wario comes up with the idea of the "[[Wario Bowl]]". In this contest, contestants must each chip in ten thousand coins for the chance of ten million coins being awarded to the victor. He then calls his friends and declares the money to be as good as his. He then laughs but laughs too hard and he faints. After recovering, he uses a trapdoor to transport to a computer room, where he then announces the start of the "Wario Bowl" games. However, he is unaware that a girl named [[Lulu]] plans to fight Wario for stealing the gold pot. Wario hosts the Intro microgames in each league, except for the Ultra League.
After four stages, Wario bathes in money, calling the thing a success, and he notices a stench coming from the pot he stole from before, brushing it off as the sweet smell of victory. After eight stages are cleared, Wario is shown napping. Waking up, he assumes that the gamers have given up and calls them chumps. But, upon realizing that the player cleared eight whole levels, Wario angrily decides to rage-nap, rage snoring loudly and causing one of the Alien Bunnies to cover its ears in annoyance in the process. After all stages are cleared, Wario has a wire on him (with the wire held by two Alien Bunnies) and jumps to promote the Ultra League, but ends up getting a wedgie in the process.
When the player beats both Ultra League challenges, the player finds themself at the final opponent, Wario himself. Wario reveals that he claimed the prize money for himself before putting on the pot. This engulfs Diamond City in darkness as Wario turns into [[Wario Deluxe]]. The player is then challenged by this new foe, and the final battle begins. When the player gets through 10 microgames, Wario Deluxe uses lightning to hide the control scheme for the next four microgames. After the player endures these four microgames, Wario Deluxe taunts the player that they can always give up. Suddenly, Lulu appears and pops Wario Deluxe's balloons, before Lulu clings onto the pot and tells the player to go and win the Wario Bowl, as Wario Deluxe demands Lulu to let go. This brings the control scheme back.
After the player completes the final Boss Stage, Wario Deluxe realizes that he lost, and after Lulu introduces herself as Luxeville's famous hero, Wario Deluxe comments that he doesn't see it. Lulu demands the pot back, and when Wario Deluxe refuses, the pot is forcefully removed, returning Wario Deluxe back into Wario. When Wario finds out that the pot he stole was Luxeville's only means of relieving themselves, he tells Lulu to take the pot. When Lulu leaves, Wario tells everyone to leave, but the cast roll is stopped by 9-Volt, and Wario finds that his friends have followed Wario to the stadium, wanting their share of the money. Wario desperately claims the money for himself and tries to run off, but trips. He is then restrained by [[Young Cricket & Master Mantis|Young Cricket]], and when Wario's friends find out that there is little money in the suitcase, it is revealed that Wario spent most of the money on the balloons, saying that balloons aren't cheap. Wario's friends then split the money evenly, much to Wario's chagrin.
====''WarioWare: Get It Together!''====
[[File:WarioWare GIT Screenshot.png|225px|right|thumb|Wario completes his latest game.]]
Wario appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' In the game's story mode, he appears in the opening cutscene, wrapping production on his new game. When the rest of his employees gather around him to see their finished product, his game system malfunctions, causing him to angrily throw it aside. The system suddenly hovers in midair, showing a mouth on-screen, which sucks Wario and his employees in the game, transporting them into the game world.
When Wario comes to, he realizes that he is wearing a jetpack and is flying, wondering if the game has affected his abilities. While wandering around the game world, he finds the entrance to his Intro Games level. He sees a [[Game bug|mysterious creature]] wander around and enter his level, ruining it (and its surroundings) in the process. He chases the creature into his own level.
In his story's opening cutscene, an asteroid shaped like Wario's nose with his moustache is seen floating in space. A ground control team witnesses the asteroid as it hurtles toward earth, hitting Orbulon in the process. While Wario is at [[Wario's House|his house]] playing a handheld video game, the asteroid hits his house, causing Wario to fall down the crater. Wario, still holding on his handheld device, yells at it to start.
After clearing three microgames, Young Cricket and [[18-Volt]] find Wario in his level, and join forces to defeat the creature that destroyed the level. After the level is cleared, the creature jumps out of the entrance, and Wario attacks it, turning the level (and its surroundings) back to normal. 18-Volt identifies the creature as a game bug, and the trio begins their journey to find the rest of the employees and exterminate the game bugs.
Throughout the course of the game, Wario and his crew find each crew member, and help them to defeat the game bugs within each level.
After a while, Wario and co. reach Wario's Anything Goes level, and witness a giant game bug known as the [[Mega Bug]] enter the level. The corruption it leaves behind is notably more severe than previously witnessed, and the team go to defeat the Mega Bug.
While the opening cutscene for Anything Goes starts similarly to the Intro Games cutscene, the screen glitches out and is covered with game bugs. The scene blacks out upon the asteroid impacting Wario's house, and instead shows Wario falling down an abyss with game bugs covering him, which transforms him into the [[Wario Bug]]. Wario and co. fight the Wario Bug, evading its interruptions, until its giant nose is plugged and it explodes, defeating it once and for all.
After the Mega Bug is defeated, the level returns to normal. Wario decides to keep it in the level, stating that its disruptive nature is perfect. Not long after, the crew finds the [[Supreme Developer]], who was responsible for transporting the crew into the game world. As all the game bugs have been exterminated, the Supreme Developer expresses his gratitude and opens a portal to allow the crew to return to their former world. Back in the real world, the crew wonders where the bugs came from. Wario reveals in a flashback that it was his poor programming that caused them to run rampant in the first place. This angers the rest of the crew, who chase him. He distracts them by noticing that several members still trapped within the game world. With hopes of finding treasure in his journey, Wario re-enters his game to help free the trapped inhabitants.
After rescuing his friends, Wario encounters the [[Pyoro|one responsible]] for kidnapping them and helps his allies defeat it. His celebration is short lived, as it is revealed that the culprit had nothing of value to offer Wario. Wario, without treasure yet again, scowls as he laments the fruitlessness of his long journey.
Wario is the first playable character in the game. As a playable character, Wario flies around with {{button|switch|leftstick}}. Pressing {{button|switch|a}} makes him perform a [[Dash Attack|dash attack]] horizontally in the direction he is facing, travelling a short distance in front of him. This ability allows him to push any heavy object effectively, (e.g. [[Rock-a-Bye]] and [[Fire Works]], the two microgames that deem him a good fit). However, being able to attack horizontally results in poor vertical ability (e.g. [[Piggy Pluck]], the only game considered a bad fit). Owing to his status as the first character, Wario acts as a tutorial or baseline character, with 10 microgames deeming him a below-average fit, 95 games deeming him an average fit, and 104 games deeming him an above-average fit.
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
[[File:WarioPoster MnL.png|frame]]
Wario makes a minor cameo appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In the [[Yoshi Theater (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Yoshi Theater]], a poster can be seen that shows his facial features under a "Wario" sign. Posters of [[Kirby]] and [[Starfy|Stafy]] can be seen next to the Wario poster as well. This cameo does not return in the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]].
Wario was also meant to appear in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' at the [[Starbeans Cafe]]. He was to try one of the drinks that Mario and Luigi prepared and reward them with an item called Wario's Greed. However, all the planned cameos, including Wario, were replaced by [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]] in the final version.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:W Emblem.png|frame]]
Though Wario himself doesn't appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a badge called the [[W Emblem]] appears. It changes Mario's clothes into Wario's and he is briefly mentioned in the description of the badge.
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', Mario (or Luigi) confronts Wario atop the Ferris Wheel in [[Wario's Carnival|his carnival]] with a [[Music Key]], supposedly given to him by Waluigi. Mario needs the Music Keys to stop Waluigi, but Wario refuses to give his up without a fight, and he challenges Mario to a dance-off for possession of the Key. In the end, Mario beats Wario manages to claim the Music Key and continue on his quest. Wario even talks about making his own dancing game for people built like him.
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
[[File:MSB Wario Batting.png|thumb|Wario batting in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'']]
====''Mario Superstar Baseball====
Wario appears as a playable character and team captain in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. He has notably good batting skills, but most of his other stats are at low levels. His home field is the [[Wario Palace]].
During the opening cinematic, Wario is seen at his palace, receiving a flyer that depicts Bowser with a description "Challenger Wanted". He is seen during an exhibition match against Donkey Kong's team, where Wario throws a pitch, in which Diddy Kong is seen bunting at, which results in a fair ball. Wario punches the turf out of frustration afterwards. Wario then has an exhibition match against Mario at Mario Stadium, where Wario hits a home run against Mario. Wario is congratulated by Waluigi, but Donkey Kong lands a punch so hard that it buries Wario. During the climax of the cinematic, Wario allows a walk-off home run by Mario and carelessly looks away.
During the final cinematic that shows after completing Challenge Mode on Special Cup, Wario along with Waluigi, who are seemingly in league with Bowser, come to the Field of Dreams at night.
Wario's [[Star Skill]] is called "[[Phony Ball]]". When pitching, Wario throws two semi-transparent cloves of garlic, with one disappearing when it passes the batter. When batting, Wario bats the baseball along with a clove of garlic in an attempt to mess up the fielders.
====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
Wario's reprises his role as a playable character and team captain in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Wario's uses new Star Skills. For his star pitch, Wario throws two miniature baseballs that travel slowly. One of these is fake and will disappear as it crosses the plate. During Wario's star swing "[[Phony Swing]]", he takes out a [[Bob-omb]] and hits it into the air along with the ball. The Bob-omb will land first and explode, creating an opening for the ball to land. While this move is impossible to counter with only one fielder, another fielder can take the blow of the explosion, allowing for the ball to be caught.
During the fourth and final cinematic, Wario and Waluigi are seen sabotaging a cannon during the Bob-omb Derby at Mario Stadium during the night. They rig the cannon with a Bullet Bill, which prematurely fires towards Mario. Bowser emerges out of nowhere and uses his own bat to hit the bullet, which takes Wario and Waluigi with it, sending the duo blasting off at the speed of light.
===''Mario Strikers'' series===
[[File:Wario Pose MSCF.png|thumb|left|Wario in ''Super Mario Strikers'']]
Wario is a captain that sports a yellow and purple uniform in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''. He is an aggressive captain in this game. His Super Strike is the [[Super Strike#Wario - Belly Blast|Belly Blast]].
In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Wario is an offensive player. As an offensive player, he is a very powerful shooter, and he is great at passing. However, he lacks speed and defensive abilities. Wario's deke is a ground-pound, which can avoid attacking players and possibly smash them through the ground or push them to an [[electric rail]]. Wario's Super Ability is [[Gas Mask]], where Wario emits flatulence. There is a meter for this Super Ability, which means Wario can use this until the meter is depleted or if either team makes a goal. Players, including Wario's teammates, that walk in the poisonous gas have their controls reversed.
Wario once again is present in ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', being a physical player similar to the last game, but now with good passing stats. His Hyper Strike is the Electric Ricochet.
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
[[File:Wario-MH3on3.gif|frame]]
Wario appeared as a playable character in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. Wario's character-type is Powerful and his stage court is the [[Wario Factory (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Wario Factory]] which has Bob-ombs that can be picked up and thrown as a weapon. Wario's [[Special Shot]] is the [[Move-It Dunk]] which can be done if the player taps the letter "W" twice.
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Wario appears in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', where he is classified as a Powerful type character. His court is once again the [[Wario Factory (Mario Sports Mix)|Wario Factory]]. Mario stated during his Press Conference to promote the game that it was difficult to convince Wario into participating. Once he mentioned the four sports to him, Wario finally decided to take part in Sports Mix.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQVjYNE2Kew Mario Press Conference]</ref>
Being a Powerful-type character, Wario's shots often pack a lot of power and can push back weaker characters pretty easily. In Dodgeball, instead of evading attacks, Wario attempts to repel dodgeball attacks with his rear end. However, this maneuver is rendered useless if the dodgeball is equipped with an item.
Wario's special shot involves him throwing a yellow bomb, which covers an area with gas. He then aims the ball/puck at the goal. In Basketball, the gas has an added effect, in which players caught in it are stunned. In Volleyball and Dodgeball, the gas merely covers the field. While the move does make it harder for opposing players to block or avoid Wario's shots, it also hinders Wario in that he has a harder time aiming for his target. As a result, this special shot is sort of like a double-edged sword.
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===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
[[File:Baby Wario on Yoshi YIDS artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Baby Wario in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
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''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' marked Wario's first chronological appearance. In ''Yoshi's Island DS'', Wario appeared in his baby form for the first time. [[Yoshi]] first finds Wario crying in an undersea cave, most likely abandoned by [[Kamek]] after throwing a tantrum. With only Baby Wario at his side, as all the other babies and the stork were swept away by a giant tsunami, Yoshi carries on with his journey and discovers many of Wario's abilities.
With his huge magnet, Wario can attract coins and other metal objects to him with ease. Not surprisingly, Wario is one of the heaviest babies, making it hard for the Yoshis to cross wide gaps with him. Wario and [[Yoshi]] eventually find the other babies safe and sound, and he decided to join the babies' team for good.
After going through five levels, Wario saw a line of [[Bandit]]s, each carrying a coin. As he was a very greedy baby, Wario jumped on the only Bandit with no coin, in the back of the line, hoping to snag some riches. It is unknown if he succeeded in getting the coins, or what the Bandits did to him. Just at the last level, Wario came back to help the Yoshis defeat [[Bowser]]. With Wario's help, Bowser was defeated, and all the babies of the world were saved. Although Baby Wario appeared in the game, it was not disclosed where he was born. At the end of the game, he got Bowser's treasure, but Baby Bowser plopped in, and again, they started to argue.
===''Wario: Master of Disguise''===
[[File:Wariozillascreenshot.jpg|thumb|Wario as [[Dragon Wario (Wario: Master of Disguise)|Dragon Wario]] in ''Wario: Master of Disguise'']]
In ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', Wario sees a TV show called ''[[The Silver Zephyr]]'', which is about the famous thief, [[Count Cannoli]]. Wario becomes jealous of the Count's skill, and comes up with a "brilliant idea"; he then invents the [[Telmet]] to get into the television show.
Wario's invention works and he lands on Count Cannoli, who drops his talking wand, [[Goodstyle]]. Wario steals the wand, which grants him unique form-changing abilities. Wario comes up with his own thief name: '''Purple Wind''', and uses his new powers to collect pieces of an ancient artifact called the [[Wishstone]], in hopes of having his wish of supreme wealth granted. Along the way, he's confronted by world-class thieves Count Cannoli and [[Carpaccio]], who are also after the Wishstone.
Unfortunately, The Wishstone unleashes the ancient demon [[Terrormisu]] once it's assembled. Terrormisu has the power to devour everything's souls, but Wario and [[Goodstyle]] manage to stop her rampage and trap her in an alternate dimension. Unfortunately for Wario, due to the technical limitations of the Telmet, he can't take the treasure he gathered during his adventure out of the TV.
===''Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!!''===
[[File:Wario ODWD.png|thumb|upright=0.66|left|Wario in the ''Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!!'' comics]]
Wario is the main character of a spin-off of the ''Super Mario-kun'' series titled ''[[Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!!]]'' by the same author. This comic book series is based on the ''Wario'' games ''Wario World'', ''Wario: Master of Disguise'' and ''Wario Land: Shake It!''
===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''====
[[File:Wario M&S.png|thumb|200px|Wario in the intro cutscene]]
Wario and his partner, [[Waluigi]] are playable characters in the crossover title, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''; Wario's character type is Power.
His six missions in Mission Mode are:
*100m - Cross the finish line while lunging forward and come in 2nd place!
*100m Freestyle - Get a 3 note (♪♪♪) rating 5 times when restoring stamina!
*Shooting - Hit 2 targets at the same time twice!
*Dream Long Jump - Pass through 10 rings!
*Dream Race - Collect all item boxes!
*Final - (Pursuit) Beat [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] when he's in top condition!
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
[[File:BlowAwayChainChomp.png|thumb|200px|left|Wario’s Story Mode minigame]]
Wario makes a return in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' once again as a Power-type character. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version's]] Adventure Tours mode, Wario and Waluigi challenge Mario and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] in [[Bobsleigh (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Bobsleigh]], but are defeated. Wario and Waluigi appear again to challenge Mario and Sonic in [[Snowboard Cross (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Snowboard Cross]], but they are defeated once again. Afterwards, they join the duo's team.
====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
Wario appears again as a Power-type playable character in the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', appearing in the opening with the other athletes and competing in [[Track Cycling - Team Pursuit]]. A Mii outfit based on Wario can also be collected for Miis to wear, and Wario appears as a character that can be spoken to in London Party mode to play minigames and earn stickers.
In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Wario is included in the Tricksters group, which means that he is only playable in certain [[Event]]s. In the Story Mode, Wario first appears trying to clear the [[Phantasmal Fog]] from [[Eton Dorney]] for his money-making scheme, but is stopped by [[Dr. Eggman]], who he challenges to an event. When Wario wins, Dr. Eggman allows him to try to break the [[Fog machine]], which he reveals is a hologram before running off. Wario finds Waluigi, and the pair challenge Dr. Eggman and [[Metal Sonic]] again, and after winning Waluigi distracts them while Wario destroys the real fog machine. Wario and Waluigi try to get some compensation from Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman, but later find out that they had been pursuing a hologram of Dr. Eggman. Wario later appears to call Mario, Luigi, Sonic and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] when they face Bowser and Dr. Eggman to support them and tell Dr. Eggman he still expects some money, and later appears at the opening ceremony. In the bonus episodes, Dr. Eggman sets up a match between Wario and Metal Sonic by offering [[Orbot]] and [[Cubot]] to Wario as a reward if he wins. Wario loses to Metal Sonic and gives the [[Fog urn]] to Dr. Eggman in exchange. A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Wario can also be obtained from the badge machine.
====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
Wario is playable in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.
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====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====
Wario appears as a playable Power-type character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''. Like most of the game's characters, Wario wears unique outfits depending on the event being played but wears his standard outfit in [[Dream Event]]s.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:Mario-WarioRecolor-SSBBrawl.png|thumb|left|One of Mario's recolors is based on Wario's regular outfit.]]
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|title=Wario
|emblem=Wario_Emblem.png
|image=WarioSSBU.png
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|standard=[[Chomp (Super Smash Bros. series)|Chomp]]
|side=[[Wario Bike]]
|up=[[Corkscrew (Super Smash Bros. series)|Corkscrew]]
|down=[[Wario Waft]]
|final=[[Wario-Man]]
|entrance=Rides his bike into the stage.
}}
====''Super Smash Bros.''====
Although Wario himself does not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', one of Mario's alternate colorations uses Wario's colors.
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Wario appears as a collectible [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], obtainable by clearing All-Star without continuing. Mario can also once again use an alternate costume based on Wario's colors.
According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], when expanding the roster, Wario was considered as being a slower but more powerful "model swap" of Mario, but this was rejected and the idea was ultimately applied to [[Dr. Mario]] instead.<ref>http://sourcegaming.info/2016/01/31/dufl-sources/</ref>
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====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
[[File:Wario SSBB.png|frame|left]]
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Wario first appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', available from the start. His standard costume design is his outfit that he is seen in during the ''WarioWare'' series. Unlike the other characters, Wario also has a full alternate costume in the form of his standard overalls; the player can only play as Wario in his ''WarioWare'' outfit in the Subspace Emissary, however. Like [[Donkey Kong]] and Yoshi, Wario has his own distinct emblem (the W on his cap) as opposed to being classified under the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise.
Wario's animations are rather quirky, due to moving in a stop motion-esque way. Two of Wario's trademark attacks are featured in this game; the Dash Attack is used as his forward smash, while the Wild Swing Ding is used as his forward throw.
Wario is one of the heavier characters in the game but has an unusually high aerial speed and small size given his weight. Wario's standard special is [[Chomp (Super Smash Bros. series)|Chomp]], which has Wario bite down on any opponents nearby and allows him to eat items. His side special is [[Wario Bike]], which has Wario ride forward on the Wario Bike. His up special is [[Corkscrew (Super Smash Bros. series)|Corkscrew]], which sends him into the air in a spinning motion. Finally, his down special is [[Wario Waft]], in which Wario farts to deal damage; the amount of damage depends on how much the move has been charged. His [[Final Smash]] is [[Wario-Man]], which transforms Wario and gives him increased attack power and speed.
In addition to his playable status, Wario's colors are still available as alternate colors for Mario.
=====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]=====
[[File:SubspaceIntro-Wario.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Wario's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary]]
In the Subspace Emissary, he apparently joins the [[Subspace Army]]; however, he is never seen with [[Bowser]] or [[Ganondorf]] or even the [[Ancient Minister]]. The official website confirms that he is indeed working for the army, although he takes his orders for granted and does whatever he wants. Early in the game, he shoots the princess that [[Kirby]] wasn't able to save from [[Petey Piranha]] with his large [[Dark Cannon]].
[[File:WarioPeachTrophy.png|thumb|Peach after being turned into a trophy by Wario]]
He escapes from the explosion of the [[Subspace Bomb]], taking the trophy with him. Later, at [[the Ruined Zoo]], he attempts to shoot [[Ness]], but Ness dodges every shot. He then aims for [[Lucas]], and Ness jumps in front of him, taking the shot and becoming a trophy. Wario then grabs the trophy as Lucas runs away.
[[File:WarioLuigiTrophy.png|thumb|Wario with his captured trophies]]
Later, he is traveling with a [[Cargo]] with the two trophies he currently has. In the middle of the road, he finds a Luigi trophy which he decides to take. However, as soon as he touches it, [[Waddle Dee]]s come from everywhere and attack him. They take the Luigi trophy from him, and [[King Dedede]] steals [[Wario's Cargo]], revealing that Dedede had planned this out to distract Wario. Later, Wario fights the [[Pokémon Trainer]] and Lucas in a desert. However, this time, Lucas beats Wario and turns him into a trophy, which the two leave lying on the ground. After [[Galleom]]'s Subspace Bomb explodes, the explosion sucks the Wario trophy inside. Wario is later found in [[Subspace (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Subspace]], where he is turned back to life by Kirby. He finds King Dedede and starts threatening vengeance, but Luigi and Ness rush to Dedede's aid, and Wario becomes shocked at his former captives defending who he perceived to be an enemy of theirs. Wario learns that [[Tabuu]] is the real leader of the Subspace Army and decides to join in the final battle against Tabuu.
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
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Wario returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where he appears as an unlockable character in both versions. To unlock him in the Nintendo 3DS version, the player has to clear 100-Man Smash or play 30 matches, then defeat Wario in a 1-stock match on the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc.]] stage. In the Wii U version, the player must either complete 100-Man Smash or play 20 matches, then defeat Wario in a 1-stock match on the [[Gamer (stage)|Gamer]] stage to unlock him. Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', however, Wario only has eight palette swaps; four for his ''WarioWare'' outfit, and four for his normal outfit. Mario also still has his Wario coloration.
Wario's moveset is mostly unaltered, though his forward smash is now a backhanded punch instead of the Dash Attack. Wario also receives a new up smash, which is a one-hitting, head-inflating headbutt. Additionally, Wario's forward and back throws have swapped places, meaning that the Wild Swing Ding is now his back throw.
On a side note, in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', players can actually see Wario before unlocking him if they clear All-Star mode as [[Luigi]], who is a starting character in this game; Luigi's [[Final Smash]] trophy has Wario present in it.
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
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Wario returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', retaining both his ''WarioWare'' and ''Wario Land'' appearances. A few of his normal attacks have changed, including his dash attack, which is now his [[Dash Attack|main attack]] from the ''Wario Land'' series instead of a dive; additionally, his side tilt has been altered from a straight punch to a backhand slap. For his Final Smash, Wario once again transforms into Wario-Man; however, instead of fighting as him, Wario dashes into his opponents, traps them and lands a flurry of punches before finishing them off with a Wario Waft attack. Possibly because of Mario incorporating costumes from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' for his alternate costumes, it is also the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' game where Wario is present as a playable character without Mario also using a palette swap based on Wario's outfit at the same time. As with several other returning characters, Wario's victory theme has been sped up.
Wario benefits from universal changes: his mobility is faster, his short hop timing is reduced, his aerials have less landing lag, his recovery is extended by the reintroduction of directional air dodges, and his offensive play is increased by the ability to use any ground attack out of a run and any aerial attack on ladders. Wario's forward tilt deals consistent damage, and his up tilt and down throw have their damage reduced; however, Wario's dash attack, forward and up smashes, and up throw all deal more damage, making his overall damage output higher.
=====Classic Mode route=====
Wario's Classic Mode route has him fight heavyweight opponents. Wario's Classic Mode route's name references his siganture quote from '' Mario Kart 64''.
{|class="wikitable"style="margin: auto;"
!colspan="5"|I'm-a Gonna Win!
|-
!width=20px|Round
!width=150px|Opponent(s)
!width=100px|Stage
!width=250px|Song
|-
!1
|[[Ganondorf]]
|[[Coliseum (stage)|Coliseum]]
|Death Mountain
|-
!2
|[[Charizard]]
|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
|Victory Road - Pokémon Ruby / Pokémon Sapphire
|-
!3
|[[Ike]]
|[[Arena Ferox]]
|Against the Dark Knight
|-
!4
|[[King Dedede]]
|[[Fountain of Dreams]]
|Gourmet Race <small>(Melee)</small>
|-
!5
|[[King K. Rool]]
|[[Kongo Falls]]
|Crocodile Cacophony
|-
!6
|[[Incineroar]]
|[[Pokémon Stadium]]
|The Battle at the Summit!
|-
!Final
|[[Master Hand]], [[Crazy Hand]] ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|[[Final Destination]]
|Master Hand<br>Master Hand / Crazy Hand ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|}
===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
Wario appears as a playable captain type character in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. In most sports he is classified as a Power type character, meaning his shots have more power (and speed), as well as giving him increased stamina in horse racing. In golf, his default drive is 214 yards, and his shots travel very low in a fade trajectory.
===Other appearances and references===
[[File:PMTTYD Mario W Emblem.png|thumb|200px|Mario dressed similarly to Wario in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
Wario appears as a property in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. He takes the place of Baltic Avenue and costs $60.
In ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'', Wario appears in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' set of badges that parodies ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', where he appears as the [[zeldawiki:Moon (Object)|Moon]].
Wario is also a playable character in ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]''. He is sold separately as a "Power Pack" expansion figure or as an included figure in the Walmart-exclusive "Value Pack" version of the Standard Edition.
If Mario wears the W Emblem [[badge]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', his cap and overalls resemble Wario's. The description even says "Changes Mario's clothes into Wario's clothes". Similarly, in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', the coloration for player 3's overalls (if they're a [[Mii]]) is the same as Wario's.
Wario appears in an internal [[Nintendo]] Merchandising Inc. safety video from 2003.<ref>Forest of Illusion. (June 4, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WNQfEUbByw Nintendo "NMI Safety Video" - Forest of Illusion]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 18, 2023.</ref> He initially dismisses Nintendo's safety guidelines, but later asks questions and assists the narrator in providing the viewer with safety instructions. At the end of the video, Wario claims he is his own supervisor at Nintendo, then complains about how the enemies in ''[[Wario World]]'' compromise his safety.
In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', during Kirby's first fight with King Dedede, Wario can be seen in the audience, along with Princess Peach, Mario, Luigi, and some Toads.
In ''Pilotwings 64'', one level allows the player to explore an island with a Mount Rushmore-like monument. One of the faces displayed on this monument is Mario's, which changes into Wario's when shot or crashed into.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Wario appears as a [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume for [[Costume Mario]], exclusively for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style. Additionally, if the player touches the "M" of "MARIO" from the title screen, it turns into a "W", and some Wario voice clips are played.
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Wario appears as a playable skin.
The game ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' features a character known as [[Bwario]], a [[Rabbid]] dressed as Wario, although Wario himself does not actually appear.
Although he does not appear physically in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', it is strongly implied Wario is Eccentric Millionaire in the game's Story Mode, due to his courses having coin-collecting as the main objective. Additionally, Eccentric Millionaire's course descriptions have slang like "ain't" and " 'em" in them, both of which are prominent in Wario's own speech pattern; lastly, his name references Wario's bizarre personality and mannerisms, and his successful [[WarioWare (series)|microgame business]]. Unlike other course creators who are implied to be ''Mario'' characters, Eccentric Millionaire does not use the same speech pattern as Wario himself in the Japanese version.
From September 17 to September 21, ''{{wp|Tetris 99}}'' ran the 24th Maximus Cup which featured a ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'' theme, where Wario is represented by the "I" tetromino.
==General information==
===Nationality===
In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' as well as in all versions of ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', Wario is voiced by German translator [[Thomas Spindler]] and speaks two lines in German, most notably "''So ein Mist!''" (German for "oh crap!")<ref name="Thomas Spinder">"''This is 100% correct. Wario speaks German: he says (or rather, *I* say) 'So ein Mist!' The recording was done in a studio of the former Nintendo head office in Kyoto (not the new Nintendo premises in Kamitobaguchi), under the direction of Mr. Takashi Tezuka. [...] The concept behind Wario was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German. I hope that this resolves the issue once and for all."''" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcU8Yrqlqk Comment left by Thomas Spindler on the video "Wario speaks German ("So ein Mist!")] (September 28, 2015). ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 10, 2017</ref>. According to a comment left by Spindler, Wario was envisioned to be German by Nintendo staff and he was directed to voice Wario accordingly<ref name="Thomas Spinder"></ref>. Despite this aspect of Wario's character having been ignored since the release of these games and [[Charles Martinet]] taking over the role, with Martinet's portrayal adopting a thick Italian accent similar to Mario and Luigi's, Wario's theme song in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' is in a style reminiscent of Germanic folk songs. Charles Martinet stated on November 6, 2020 that he did record a "Doh!  I missed!" voice clip for Wario.<ref>[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1324696764721541121 Charles Martinet on "Doh!  I missed!"] - Twitter, retrieved Nov 6, 2020</ref> Though Spindler recorded Wario's lines for the Japanese market after being told Wario was originally thought of as German, Martinet did not receive this information when recording Wario's lines for English and portrayed Wario as Italian similar to Mario and Luigi.<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/random_charles_martinet_adds_to_decades-old_confusion_over_wario_doh_i_missed_dialogue Nintendo Life, Charles Martinet Adds To Decades-Old Confusion Over Wario 'D'oh, I Missed' Dialogue] - Retrieved Nov 6, 2020</ref>
===Speech===
Wario tends to speak more than his nemeses Mario and Luigi do. In [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy]] games, Wario does not have any voice acting, but he speaks through in-game text to express himself. During these games, he also tends to speak in slang, such as dropping his "g"'s and also using shortened words when describing Toad (such as "'Shroom" instead of "Mushroom"). He also speaks in various comic strips made during that time. Wario provides miscellaneous quotes as hints in the manual of the first ''Wario Land'' and narrates various parts in that of ''Wario Land II'', and the manuals of ''Wario Land 4'', ''Wario World'', and ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' are primarily written with him as the narrator. He does, however, briefly have a synthesized chuckle sound effect in ''Super Mario Land 2'', and also has a growling sound effect immediately before fighting him. In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Wario receives voice acting for the first time, provided by Thomas Spindler and Charles Martinet in the Japanese and overseas versions respectively. Spindler also voiced Wario for ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', but Martinet has voiced him in all other games in which he has received voice acting since then. Martinet portrays Wario with a deep, gruff voice to give him a "tough" demeanor, whereas Mario and Luigi are given higher-pitched, softer voices. Wario speaks with a strong Italian accent, but there are several notable differences between his speech and that of Mario and Luigi. For example, Wario is less likely to refer to himself in the third person, as evidenced by quotes like "I lost! To a buncha losers!". Additionally, Wario adding "-a" after contractions is much less common, such as when he says "It should've been called Wario Golf! You're gonna love it!" after the intro for the [[Nintendo 64|N64]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''. However, there are still some instances where this is not the case, such as ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where he says "It's-a me, Wario!" and "I'm-a gonna win!". Wario frequently speaks in full sentences; for example, he is heard saying "What, are you my caddy?" and "What is this dump?!" in the opening cutscenes of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', respectively, "Have a rotten day!" to his enemies in ''[[Wario World]]'', and "Ha ha! Wario wins! Take that, losers!" in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the inverse occurs: Wario's speech in these games primarily consists of grunts and yells, with only one meaningful word ("Yes!"). In the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series, Wario often speaks in full sentences that are conveyed by subtitles; ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' in particular gives Wario full voice acting for all of these lines. In some Japanese commercials, Wario was voiced by Chikao Otsuka.
===Personality===
[[File:Wario Treasure WarioWorld.png|left|thumb|Wario displays his greedy personality by hoarding treasure.]]
[[File:Wario Portraits.png|right|350px|thumb|Wario's self-portraits compared to his efforts at painting any other subject]]
Wario is extremely greedy and does anything to get money, as shown especially in the ''Wario Land'' series and in ''Wario World''. He is also a miser, as he never lets anyone else touch his treasure. Sometimes, his greedy nature even overtakes him and he goes out of control occasionally, even going as far as to double-cross his friends. Wario is also known to be gluttonous and addicted to sweets, having even problems due to that, as shown in ''WarioWare: Touched!''. He is also shown to be childish at times, which is best demonstrated in the ending of ''Super Mario Land 2'', where he proceeds to cry like a baby after being reduced in size, only to punt his shoe at Mario before sticking his tongue out in a taunting manner while taking his leave. Wario's acts of heroism are usually driven by greed, such as defeating the [[Black Jewel]] and [[Shake King]], and rescuing [[Spriteling]]s in order for him to rebuild his castle or get treasure.
Wario is also incredibly vain. He considers himself to be very good-looking, despite most others describing his face as ugly or downright frightening. His palace in ''Wario World'' was filled with golden statues of himself before its destruction, and in the best ending, the statues are there once more. Wario's vanity is perhaps most apparent in the ''WarioWare'' titles. Nearly every microgame he makes references him in some way. If he does not fully or partially appear in the microgame himself, then at the very least his nose and mustache will be placed upon a creature or object (though the player might need to clear or fail certain games to see this). In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''{{'}}s [[Wario's amiibo Sketch]] mode, Wario will draw a handsome, muscular version of himself in a detailed style resembling that of a {{wp|shōjo manga}}, but for any other character will draw a comically sloppy picture.
Wario has been portrayed as simple-minded, with his bio from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' mentioning he lacks intelligence. However, [[Wario's Warehouse]] implies that he is smarter than Waluigi.
[[File:Wario reading WL4.png|thumb|upright=0.66|An example of Wario's bad hygiene]]
Wario is also known for his poor hygiene; he often picks his nose and forgets to clean his teeth, which is a problem, due to his addiction to sweets. Wario also is shown, mainly in Japanese media, to enjoy jokes of nasty and bizarre nature, an example being discussing the color and size of his waste.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/awaj/heya/answer.html (Japanese) Translated: ''Question: Wario, how big is your poop anyway? Answer: Hey! Stop it with the dirty jokes! Is something I should say!! However…since it’s a good question I’m going to answer it! Last night, I put down 10 plates of liver sauteed with leek, 10 crapes, 10 plates of rice curry. My morning poop was very yellow, it was a good color and a big one too! It almost touched the seat of the toilet! I know! The smell is a mix of tsukemono (pickled vegetables), raw eggs, carassius sushi. Try smelling it!''</ref> This aspect of his personality was not initially included until around ''Wario Land 4''. Wario's fondness for crude humor was generally removed during the localization, although it became prominent in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''.
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario's down special is [[Wario Waft]], which has him hold his fart in to unleash a {{wp|methane}}-esque explosion. Wario also scratches his butt in one of his idle poses, in addition to wiggling it towards the screen in one of his taunts, alluding to his fondness for crude humor. Wario's back throw also involves him hitting the opponent with his posterior while posing.  Wario can be apathetic at times, which is shown when he laughs after turning [[Ness]] into a trophy and making [[Lucas]] run away from him in the Subspace Emissary story mode, as well as lying on the ground and laughing at his defeated opponents. Wario's [[Super Ability]], [[Gas Mask!]], has him fart loudly and daze the opposing team captain (as well as his/her teammates). Wario's opponents negatively react to this, and make humorous wheezing or choking noises (while saying things such as "Oh, Wario!" or " Excuse you!"); Wario himself responds, saying nasty lines such as "Juicy!", "Spicy!", or "Excellent vintage!". Wario's slightly deranged, bizarre behavior also appears here, where his "Away" entrance animation has him make a slicing motion with his hand under his neck, signifying death for his opponent. One of Wario's animations for scoring a goal shows him being thrown up by his teammates, while he laughs wildly. One of Wario's animations for enduring an opponent's goal has him violently grab the metallic [[Soccer Ball]] and mutter "I hate you, you stupid ball!". However, the ball explodes on Wario, thus leaving him speechless.
Wario has been used by [[Nintendo]] to make him a lighthearted comic relief character. This is evident in a handful of ''Mario'' and ''Wario'' games, where he humorously emotes, goes into long rants, or childishly rages in sports and kart races. Wario's double-sided humor comes into play in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', as shown in his animations and moves as well as cutscenes involving him in the Subspace Emissary.
According to the official website for ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', Wario exercises during his free time. According to the {{wp|Choose Your Own Adventure|choose-your-own-adventure}} book ''[[Warioland 4 (book)|Warioland 4]]'', Wario hates flowers<ref>Wessel, Craig. ''Warioland 4''. Page 63. "''I landed in a field full of flowers — yuck!''"</ref> and sand<ref>Wessel, Craig. ''Warioland 4''. Page 63. "''I hate sand, but what I hate even more was that there was no treasure in sight!''"</ref>, and despite having an enthusiasm for it when he counts his treasure,<ref>Wessel, Craig. ''Warioland 4''. Page 29. "''Have I mentioned how much I love numbers? I really do. How else could I count my treasure? Though the numbers in this maze were starting to annoy me. As I explored I came across another number block.''"</ref> math is a weak subject for him.<ref>Wessel, Craig. ''Warioland 4''. Page 35. "''Once I was through the vortex, I entered a room with numbered blocks. “Uh-oh,” I said. Math was never my strong point, so this sort of puzzle even puzzled a genius like me. My guess was that I had to have one number on all the blocks in order to get by. I chose 6 because it was the highest number.''"</ref>
Wario is considered scary to most of the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s and even [[King Boo]] (though not as scary as Bowser), as revealed in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
===Physical appearance===
[[File:Wario Body WarioWorld.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Wario's body scan in full detail]]
According to the ''[[Wario World]]'' instruction booklet, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms), although he claims that this is just because of his clothes. He has broad, muscular arms, a large belly, and his excess fat overlaps the openings of his overalls; it is shown his arms and legs are pure muscle meaning the rest of his fat must be stored elsewhere.
His skin ranges from a fair to tan complexion. His nose is pink, large, slightly pointed down, and he has large nostrils. Wario's mouth is square-rectangle-shaped, as is his head, with blocky teeth and a fixed grin. He also has a round, thick, cleft chin. He has round black-eyes, which were initially wonky, shaped by his cheeks and arched brows. They are outlined with a light blue, baggy, ring similar to Waluigi's. He has very constricted pupils and his iris is of a very dark shade.
Wario is actually not as short as he appears. He appears much wider than others and he is noticeably taller than Mario. In fact, Wario is as tall as Luigi regardless of his stout appearance, but he is still shorter than others such as Peach and Waluigi.<ref>[[Media:Size chart.jpg|Size comparison chart.]]</ref> His athletic abilities tend to make him a powerhouse character, as is expected with his body type.
Wario has light brown hair, the same color as Waluigi's. His hairstyle is similar to that of Waluigi's, having small flips at the back, swooped up bangs, and styled sideburns. He also has a black, large, zigzag-shaped mustache.
Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Wario's appearance changes. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', where Wario appeared as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]], his undershirt was long-sleeved, while his skin had a tan complexion, reflecting his then-most recent appearances in games such as ''Mario Party 3''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', where Wario debuts as a playable character, his design is updated to match his contemporary appearances, though with a realistic look. Wario's undershirt in his "classic" costumes is now short-sleeved, though his overalls and hair receive realistic details; his biker outfit features the aforementioned details in his hair and shoes, though his denim jacket receives more pronounced textures. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', Wario's design is updated to be vibrant and cartoonish, while his physique is more muscular, resulting in him appearing more in line with his recent appearances in games such as ''Mario Kart 8''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Wario receives a slightly subdued color scheme, while his hair and clothing receive simple detailing.
====Clothing====
Wario wears a plumber outfit similar to that of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Waluigi]]. Unlike them, however, his outfit has some details not shared with his counterpart, Waluigi. He wears a yellow cap with a white streak on the rim, a yellow T-shirt and a purple overall with white buttons, and green pointed shoes. His cap has a blue "W" that exceeds the white spot space it is inside. He also wears white gloves with his blue "W" printed on it. Wario's primary color, yellow, is the opposite color of purple, Waluigi's primary color, on the {{wp|RYB color model}}.
Wario's outfit on older games, however, was slightly different. Originally, his overalls were pink and he wore a long-sleeved yellow shirt. Wario wears a short-sleeved shirt starting in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.
In the ''WarioWare'' series, Wario dresses in a biker style outfit which consists of a yellow helmet with red stripes and goggles and a blue W similar to that on his cap, a dark blue undershirt, a short-sleeved denim jacket, yellow fingerless gloves, pink jeans, and his elf-like shoes. This outfit is only used in the ''WarioWare'' series and the ''Super Smash Bros'' series. In both ''Super Mario Land 3'' and the Virtual Boy adaptation of ''Wario Land'', Wario abandoned the hat for an explorer's hard-hat, although he otherwise has a similar outfit to his standard outfit.
In the ''Mario Strikers'' series, Wario wears a pair of shorts and a yellow T-shirt with a numbered jersey, as well as cleats. Specifically in ''Mario Strikers Charged'', Wario wears armor over his T-shirt and fist guards to protect himself.
In ''Mario Party 2'', Wario's clothing would change depending on the board he was playing on, which would see him in his former regular outfit, a Western-themed cowboy outfit, a {{wp|Medieval Era|medieval}}-themed wizard outfit, or an explorer's outfit. In ''Mario Tennis Aces'', Wario now wears a tennis outfit (just like Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi), consisting of a yellow cap with a white visor, a yellow T-shirt with white collars, purple shorts with yellow linings, and a pair of sneakers instead of his usual elf shoes.
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Wario has 12 alternate costumes, while in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the number of costumes is reduced to 8, including his default overalls and biker outfit. Wario's first overalls alternate costume consists of a red cap and overalls, brown shoes, and a blue undershirt, resembling Mario's appearance in the DIC ''Mario'' cartoons; his second overalls alternate costume consists of a cyan cap and overalls, pink undershirt, and magenta shoes, resembling Mario's appearance on ''Mario Bros.''{{'}}s Japanese boxart; his third overalls alternate costume consists of tiger-orange overalls, a green cap and undershirt, and brown shoes, resembling Mario's appearance in ''Wrecking Crew''{{'}}s Japanese boxart; his fourth overalls alternate costume consists of brown shoes and undershirt, cream overalls and cap, and brown gloves, resembling [[Foreman Spike]]; his fifth overalls alternate costume consists of a white cap, shoes, and undershirt, as well as dark blue overalls, resembling his in-game sprite from early ''Wario Land'' titles on the Game Boy. Wario's first biker alternate costume consists of white jeans, biker helmet, and fingerless gloves, as well as a black undershirt and red shoes and vest; his second biker alternate costume consists of maroon shoes, teal jeans and fingerless gloves, an indigo undershirt, and orange biker helmet and vest; his third biker alternate costume consists of black jeans and undershirt, and dark green biker helmet, fingerless gloves, and shoes; his fourth alternate biker costume consists of brown shoes, black jeans and vest, white undershirt, and red fingerless gloves and biker helmet; his fifth biker alternate costume consists of maroon shoes, cyan biker helmet and vest, grayish-white undershirt, and dark gray fingerless gloves.
In ''Mario Kart Tour'', during the Vancouver Tour, Wario wears a purple beanie, a pair of brown snow boots with beige fur trimmings, a brown and yellow hiking vest, a purple sweater with "W" patterns all over in white, blue jeans, a purple hiking backpack with green straps, and carrying a lantern. During the Western Tour in the same game, Wario wears blue jeans with a brown belt with a silver buckle containing a star, a brown vest, yellow square patterned shirt, and a beige cap and purple neckscarf.
In ''Mario Golf: Super Rush'', Wario's outfit consists of a yellow polo shirt with a purple collar, sleeves, and buttons, yellow and purple pants with a diamond pattern, a belt with a gold buckle with a "W" on it, green sneakers with gray soles, and a yellow cowboy hat with a blue "W" logo similar to his normal hat.
In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', Wario wears different outfits depending on the sport or activity being played. He can wear a yellow tank top with white stripes, which, depending on the event, may also have short sleeves, with black shorts, white socks, and green sneakers that are the same ones he wore in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''; a green, white, and black wetsuit while barefooted; a karate gi; black swimming trunks with a purple stripe while shirtless just like [[Waluigi]]'s; or, in certain events, his normal outfit.


====Development====
====Development====
When Wario first appeared in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', he had bigger shoes, a more cartoon look than Mario, and was noticeably lazy-eyed. ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' made him look less like a caricature and briefly exchanged his cap for an explorer hat with a "W" on the front, although he returned to his normal attire for the subsequent three ''Wario Land'' games and all his appearances in the various ''Mario'' spinoffs. After ''Wario World'', however, he started wearing short-sleeves instead. The ''WarioWare'' series introduced Wario's biker outfit, which subsequently appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series alongside his original attire.
Wario's physical appearance has slightly changed as his design has been updated. In his first appearance in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', he has bigger shoes, a more cartoonish look than Mario, and is noticeably slightly cross-eyed. ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' updates these features, making Wario look less exaggerated. This game and ''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' also briefly exchange Wario's cap for an explorer's topee, although he returns to his normal attire for the subsequent three ''Wario Land'' games and all his appearances in the various ''Super Mario'' spinoffs. Beginning in ''Mario Golf'' and continuing after ''Wario World'', however, he started wearing short sleeves instead. The ''WarioWare'' series introduced Wario's biker outfit, which subsequently appears in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series alongside his original attire.
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Despite his fatness, Wario is quite athletic and wields superhuman strength that both exceeds that of Mario's and almost rivals that of [[Bowser]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. Wario's trademark move is the [[Dash Attack]] which involves charging with his shoulder out. Wario is shown to have a wide variety of grappling moves; in ''Wario World'', Wario could use his strength to punish his enemies in a variety of ways, including the [[Piledriver]], [[Corkscrew Conk]], and [[Wild Swing-Ding]].
Despite his fatness, Wario is quite athletic and wields superhuman strength that both exceeds that of Mario's and almost rivals that of [[Bowser]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. Wario's trademark move is the [[Dash Attack]], which involves charging with his shoulder out. Wario is shown to have a wide variety of grappling moves; in ''Wario World'', Wario can use his strength to attack his enemies in a variety of ways, using special moves including the [[Piledriver]], [[Corkscrew Conk]], and [[Wild Swing-Ding]].


Wario consistently has the ability to use his body weight to his advantage. Since his first appearance in ''Mario Land 2'', Wario has shown the ability to [[Ground Pound]] causing small earthquakes to stun his foes. In ''Wario Land: Shake it'', Wario is able to cause tremors by using the Earthquake Punch.
Wario consistently has the ability to use his body weight to his advantage. Since his first appearance in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Wario has shown the ability to [[Ground Pound]], causing small earthquakes to stun his foes. In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', Wario is able to cause tremors by using the Earthquake Punch.
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Wario is commonly associated with [[bomb|explosives]], including [[Bob-omb]]s, and ways of stealing coins, such as a magnet or even a large [[Coin Vacuum|vacuum]] of sorts.
Wario is commonly associated with [[bomb|explosives]], including [[Bob-omb]]s, as well as ways of stealing coins, such as a magnet or even a large [[Vacuum Orb|vacuum]]; he is also able to fly via jetpack in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''.


Wario's fatness is attributed to his unique eating abilities and superhuman gluttony. Wario can eat inanimate objects and has used his oversized bites to injure foes. Some of his transformations are related to him eating something like apples for [[Fat Wario]] or stale garlic for [[Wario-Man]]. Wario also has the power of [[Wario Waft|farting]] to stun or injure his opponents as seen in ''Mario Strikers Charged'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
Wario's fatness is attributed to his unique eating abilities and superhuman gluttony. Wario can eat inanimate objects, and has used his oversized bites to injure foes. Some of his transformations are related to him eating something, such as cakes, doughnuts, and apples for [[Fat Wario]], or stale garlic for [[Wario-Man]]. Wario also has the power of [[Wario Waft|flatulence]] to stun or injure his opponents, as seen in the ''Mario & Sonic'' series, ''Mario Strikers Charged'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.


Wario's greatest strength, though, is with items, such as the [[Power Up Pot]]s which give him unique transformations. He also shares some transformations with [[Mario]] such as [[Fire Wario]] and [[Metal Mario|Metal Wario]]. Wario has other transformations associated with self-injury, such as [[Flaming Wario]], [[Crazy Wario]], [[Flat Wario]], [[Frozen Wario]], [[Electric Wario]], and many more. Surprisingly, Wario is not injured by these transformations despite appearing to be so.
Wario has also demonstrated great strength with the use of items, such as the [[Power Up Pot]]s, which give him unique transformations. He also shares some transformations with [[Mario]], such as [[Fire Mario|Fiery Wario]] and [[Metal Mario|Metal Wario]]. Wario has other transformations associated with self-injury, such as [[Flaming Wario]], [[Crazy Wario]], [[Flat Wario]], [[Frozen Wario]], [[Electric Wario]], and many more. Wario does not receive lasting injuries from these transformations, as he is always able to recover immediately as if nothing happened to him.


===Occupations===
===Occupations===
[[File:ObeyWario.gif|thumb|200px|Wario using hypnosis in the ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' commercial.]]
[[File:ObeyWario.gif|thumb|200px|Wario using hypnosis in the ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' commercial]]
Wario is often depicted as an adventurer and thief, and there have been many hints towards his other jobs and hobbies. One of Wario's most consistent occupations is his ownership of a game company in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games.
Wario is often depicted as an adventurer and thief, and there have been many hints toward his other jobs and hobbies. One of Wario's most consistent occupations is his ownership of a game company in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games.


The [[List of Mario advertisements|commercials]] for ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' consistently establish Wario as a hypnotist, although he only puts it to use in the former game.
The [[List of advertisements|commercials]] for ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' consistently establish Wario as a hypnotist, although he only puts this ability to use in the former game.


''Wario Land II'' seems to depict Wario as a farmer. He keeps several chickens outside his castle, including his notable "beloved pet" [[hen]]. It is unknown if Wario uses these chickens for agricultural purposes, though. He is also seen doing some farm work in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' in the cutscene for ''Fire Attack''. On a similar note, his third vehicle in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', [[Dragonfly]], is a tractor.
''Wario Land II'' seems to depict Wario as a farmer. He keeps several chickens outside his castle, including his notable "beloved pet" [[hen]], although it is unknown if Wario uses these chickens for agricultural purposes. He is also seen doing some farm work in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' in the cutscene for ''Fire Attack''. On a similar note, his third vehicle in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', [[Dragonfly]], is a tractor.


Wario is shown to be a shopkeeper in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", where he runs a [[Bombenladen|bomb shop]], as well as ''[[Welcome to Greedville]]'', where he runs his own store, Wario Mart.
Wario is shown to be a shopkeeper in the [[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|German ''Club Nintendo'']] comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", where he runs a [[Warios Bombenladen|bomb shop]], as well as ''[[Welcome to Greedville]]'', where he runs his own store, Wario Mart.
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===Relationships===
===Relationships===
[[File:MarioVSWario.png|thumb|left|Wario and Mario have a recurring rivalry in most installments.]]
[[File:MarioVSWario.png|thumb|left|Wario and Mario face each other in ''Super Mario Strikers''. The characters have a recurring rivalry in most of their appearances together.]]
Wario's greatest rival is Mario, stemming back to childhood according to various comics and the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, where their rivalry is a major theme. According to Mario in the instruction booklet of ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Wario has been jealous of Mario because of his fame, ever since they were children. While Wario occasionally teams up with Mario (for example, in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''), the relationship between them is mostly hostile, though Wario feels more contempt toward Mario rather than actual malice and Mario does try to be civil and friendly with Wario sometimes. A [[Mario Tennis Aces Mushroom Kingdom Characters Quiz|quiz]] on the [[Play Nintendo]] website states that Wario "claims to be Mario’s old friend". The official website for ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' reveals that Wario enjoys tying Luigi's shoelaces together, and he is antagonistic towards Mario's other friends as well. He fought Toad directly in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', where he often called him names such as "'Shroom"; Wario and Toads also share bad chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' (but not its sequel). Toads show fear towards Wario in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', though they try their best to be polite. One remarks on Wario's lack of hygiene and advises him to wash his cap more often. A few, however, admit to changing their opinion on Wario after realizing how many Power Stars Wario has retrieved. In the ''Mario Party '' games, the Toads are polite to all playable characters, including Wario.
Wario's greatest rival is Mario, which stems back to childhood according to various comics and the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, where their rivalry is a major theme. According to Mario in the instruction booklet of ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', Wario has been jealous of Mario because of his fame, ever since they were children. While Wario occasionally teams up with Mario (for example, in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''), the relationship between them is mostly hostile, though Wario feels more contempt toward Mario rather than actual malice and Mario does try to be civil and friendly with Wario sometimes. A [[Mario Tennis Aces Mushroom Kingdom Characters Quiz|quiz]] on the [[Play Nintendo]] website states that Wario "claims to be Mario’s old friend". The official website for ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' reveals that Wario enjoys tying Luigi's shoelaces together, and he is antagonistic toward Mario's other friends as well. He fought Toad directly in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', where he often called him names such as "'Shroom"; Wario and Toads also share bad chemistry in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' (but not its [[Mario Super Sluggers|sequel]]). Toads show fear toward Wario in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', though they try their best to be polite to him. One remarks on Wario's lack of hygiene and advises him to wash his cap more often. A few, however, admit to changing their opinion on Wario after realizing how many Power Stars Wario has retrieved.
 
[[File:MGTTIntro4.png|thumb|Wario and Waluigi are shown teamed up in the majority of ''Super Mario'' games they appear in together.]]
Captain Syrup is another recurring nemesis. In her appearances in various ''Wario Land'' games, she and her gang often get involved in seizing treasure from Wario. Captain Syrup has mockingly called him "handsome" in her latest appearance in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. Wario is also on bad terms with Bowser, as they mercilessly taunt each other in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' and possibly share some rivalry, as shown in the opening movie of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. While they teamed up in ''Mario Power Tennis'' against the Mario Bros., this is the exception rather than the norm, with Wario helping to defeat Bowser in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', and Bowser stopping Wario from taking Mario down in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' out of a desire to finish off their mutual foe himself.


In ''[[Mario vs. Wario#Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash|Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash]]'', Wario was depicted as having a crush on Peach and tried to one-up Mario by buying her a [[Samus Doll]] she wanted for her birthday before Mario could. Wario also had a golden statue of Peach that Mario stole at the end of ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''. Peach appreciates Wario's heroic deeds in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', although in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', they have bad chemistry. Other than all that, Peach has not interacted with Wario much to make their relationship with each other clear enough to understand and the games do not portray Peach as a love interest for Wario. Instead, Mona fills in the role of Wario's love interest, with various ''WarioWare'' games and supplementary material revealing that she harbors romantic feelings for her friend and employer, Wario, who is occasionally hinted to return the interest. She once revealed to [[Joe]] that she was interested in Wario's mustache. However, Mona's only concern for Wario is if he is too cheap to pay her fair share and everyone else's.
In ''[[Mario vs. Wario#Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash|Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash]]'', Wario was depicted as having a crush on Peach and tried to one-up Mario by buying her a [[Samus Doll]] she wanted for her birthday before Mario could. Wario also attempted to find a stolen golden statue of Peach in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' in order to ransom it back for money. Peach appreciates Wario's heroic deeds in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', although in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', they have bad chemistry. Despite this, Mona instead fills in the role of Wario's love interest, with various ''WarioWare'' games and supplementary material revealing that she harbors romantic feelings for her friend and employer, Wario, who is occasionally hinted to return the interest. She once revealed to [[Joe]] that she was interested in Wario's mustache. However, Mona's only concern for Wario is if he is too cheap to pay her fair share and everyone else's.


[[File:MGTTIntro4.png|thumb|Wario and Waluigi are shown teamed up in the majority of ''Mario'' games they appeared in together.]]
While Wario and [[Waluigi]] sometimes bicker, they share good chemistry in the baseball games and often team up in sports events and spinoff titles such as in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''. The two share many aspects of their personalities, the Mario Bros.'s being rivals, and even looks, although the exact relationship between Wario and Waluigi is somewhat ambiguous. Certain Nintendo of Europe sources, such as [[Wario's Warehouse]]<ref>In [[Wario's Warehouse]], Wario (in first-person writing) refers to Waluigi as his brother two times, in the articles based on ''[[Wario's Warehouse#Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Wario's Warehouse#New Super Mario Bros.|New Super Mario Bros.]]''</ref> or the ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' website,<ref>{{cite|quote=Wario's weird sibling constructed this high-speed track inside a giant pinball table; complete with bumpers, flippers, ramps and enormous steel spheres that bounce you around like - well, like a pinball. Make sure to bring plenty of aspirin for this race.|title=[[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]] description, [http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartds/ European ''Mario Kart DS'' website]|publisher=microsite.nintendo-europe.com|deadlink=y}}</ref>{{dead link}} suggest that they are siblings, but the DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' contradicts this idea by stating that they are not related under a News Brief.<ref>{{file link|Winter Olympics News Brief.png}}</ref> Waluigi's trophies in both ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' indicate that their relationship is intended to be unclear; Wario merely calls Waluigi his "sneaky pal" when the two were briefly in opposition in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', and Charles Martinet, who voices both characters, has stated his belief that they are simply "two evil guys who found each other". According to Fumihide Aoki, Waluigi was intended to be Wario's brother but pictured their current relationship as that of "like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same."<ref name="Aoki Instagram">{{cite|quote=Thank you.😄It seems like the two of them have a relationship like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same. When I first designed Waluigi, I intended him to be Wario's brother, but...😅|author=Aoki, Fumihide [yuzumpo]|date=November 20, 2023|url=www.instagram.com/p/Cz344UUyyAY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D|title=Comment on his post|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=November 21, 2023|deadlink=y}}</ref>{{dead link}} In a 2008 interview with ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'', [[Shugo Takahashi]] stated that the two are not friends or brothers, or even blood-related.<ref>{{cite|date=October 21, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230704235024/https://www.ndw.jp/waluigi-interview-221021/|title=ワルイージ誕生秘話(2008年 9月号より)|publisher=Nintendo DREAM|accessdate=July 4th, 2023|deadlink=y}}</ref>
Captain Syrup surpasses Mario as Wario's greatest nemesis, appearing in various ''Wario Land'' games where she measures up to him in terms of both wit and greed. Captain Syrup has called him "handsome" in her latest appearance in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', although it is most likely sarcastic. Wario is also on bad terms with Bowser, mercilessly taunting each other in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' and possibly sharing some rivalry, as shown in the opening movie of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. While they teamed up in ''Mario Power Tennis'' against the Mario Bros., this is the exception rather than the norm, with Wario helping to defeat Bowser in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', and Bowser stopping Wario from taking Mario down in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' out of a desire to finish their mutual foe off himself.


While Wario and Waluigi sometimes bicker, their relationship overall seems to be a positive one, with them sharing good chemistry in the baseball games and often teaming up in sports events and spinoff titles. The two share many aspects of their personalities and even looks, although the exact relationship between Wario and Waluigi is somewhat ambiguous. Certain Nintendo of Europe sources such as [[Wario's Warehouse]]<ref>[[Talk:Wario's Warehouse|Wario (in first-person writing) refers to Waluigi as his brother in at least two entries.]]</ref> or the ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' website<ref>"''Wario's weird sibling constructed this high-speed track inside a giant pinball table; complete with bumpers, flippers, ramps and enormous steel spheres that bounce you around like - well, like a pinball. Make sure to bring plenty of aspirin for this race.''" - [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]] description, [http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartds/ European ''Mario Kart DS'' website]</ref> suggest that they are siblings, but the DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' contradicts this idea by stating that they are not related under trivia notes.<ref>[[:File:Winter Olympics News Brief.png]]</ref> Waluigi's trophies in both ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' indicate that their relationship is intended to be unclear; Wario merely calls Waluigi his "traitor friend" when the two were briefly in opposition in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', and Charles Martinet, who voices both characters, has stated his belief that they are simply "two evil guys who found each other".
In the ''WarioWare'' series, he has a growing selection of employees. In particular, [[Jimmy T]] is rumored to be his childhood friend. [[Mona]] is stated to have helped him adventuring, look up to him and have a crush on him, with the third break scene in Wario's second story in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' alluding to Wario returning her affection by stating he finds her cute as he dreams of her. He trusts [[Dr. Crygor]] to help with fixing his machines and creating his bike. His A-Rank card in ''WarioWare Gold'' states that he never locks his door so his friends can come and go as they please. While the trailer for ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'' shows Wario calling his employees "chumps", he also praises their abilities. Starting with ''WarioWare Gold'', he also keeps a picture of everyone with him. However, he has been known to use them for cheaper labor and get away without paying them. Despite this, his employees forgive him not long after setting him straight. Overall, Wario's greed can get him into trouble with his employees, but he is ultimately close friends with them.


In the ''WarioWare'' series, he has a growing selection of employees. In particular, [[Jimmy T]] is rumored to be his childhood friend. [[Mona]] is stated to have helped him adventuring, look up to him and have a crush on him (with one moment in ''Mega Microgame$!'' stating he finds her cute). He trusts [[Dr. Crygor]] to help with fixing his machines and creating his bike. His A-Rank card in ''Gold'' states he never locks his door so his friends can come and go as they please. While the trailer for ''Get It Together!'' shows Wario calling his employees "chumps", he also praises their abilities. Starting with ''Gold'', he also keeps a picture of everyone with him. However, he has been known to use them for cheaper labor and get away without their pay. Despite this, his employees forgive him not long after setting him straight. Overall, his greed can get him into trouble with the employees, but is ultimately close friends with them.
In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', both [[King Bob-omb]] and [[Chief Chilly]] view Wario's mustache as "worthy" to challenge theirs, while insulting Mario, Luigi about their mustaches and Yoshi's lack of one. Throughout both battles, the two characters do not berate Wario as much as they did to the other heroes, but they still treat him as an enemy of Bowser.


In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', both [[King Bob-omb]] and [[Chief Chilly]] view Wario's mustache as "worthy" to challenge theirs, while insulting Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi about their mustaches (despite the last not having one). Throughout both battles, the two characters do not berate Wario as much as they did to the other heroes, but still treat him as an enemy of Bowser.
Wario has also been an acquaintance of Donkey Kong. In ''Mario Party'', they are shown doing poses together, and they both specialize in strength. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', they are on the same team, with Donkey Kong even attempting to give Wario a fist bump for the latter's home run, only to unintentionally pound Wario into the ground. Often, Wario has the same demeanor with Donkey Kong as he does with everyone else, but to some degree, Wario sees Donkey Kong as a powerful asset on his side.


Wario also has had acquaintance with Donkey Kong. In ''Mario Party'', they are shown doing poses and both specialize in strength. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', they are on the same team. DK even tries to give Wario a fist bump for the latter's home run, only to unintentionally pound Wario into the ground. Often, Wario has the same demeanor with Donkey Kong as he does with everyone else, but to some degree sees him as a powerful asset on his side.
==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Wario profiles and statistics}}
[[File:Wario stats.png|thumb|upright=1.66|An example of Wario's power-centered statistics]]
Wario has consistently been portrayed as a character who prioritizes power and pure strength over other abilities. Games that feature Wario as a playable character almost universally highlight his power as his highest stat; however, this is often balanced by Wario's other stats being significantly lower than other characters. This can create a high contrast between Wario's strengths and weaknesses, such as in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', where he has the highest strength, but the lowest speed and jump, as well as in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', where he has the highest Stamina, but the lowest Skill of any character. Notably, despite this focus on power, Wario's drive in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series is often surpassed by that of Mario, who is usually depicted as an all-around character, though as of the [[Mario Golf: Super Rush|latest installment]], this is no longer the case. In the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, Wario is placed in the heaviest weight class, making him capable of knocking away other racers while being able to stay on the road himself more easily; he also has a high top speed, but low acceleration to compensate. In any game which pairs characters up as partners or teammates, Wario is paired with Waluigi, who was designed as Wario's doubles partner for ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. Wario's emphasis on power tends to complement Waluigi's greater focus on speed and technique.


==List of appearances by date==
Bios of Wario often note several common points of information about him, including his love of money, his vanity, his appetite for garlic and other foods, his origin as Mario's childhood friend who later became his greatest rival, and his status as the founder and president of WarioWare, Inc.
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Wario's color scheme is usually yellow with purple accents, matching the color of his cap and overalls. His logo is the "W" symbol on [[Wario Cap|his cap]].
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==Portrayals==
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This is a list of all voice actors who have portrayed Wario, with the exceptions of ''[[Welcome to Greedville]]'' and the internal Nintendo Merchandising Inc. safety video from 2004 featuring Wario; the voice actor for Wario is unknown for either of these pieces of media.
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|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
|Main Antagonist, Final Boss
|1992
|[[Game Boy]]
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|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
!width=150px|Actor!!|Appearance
|Main Antagonist; Non-playable character
|1993
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
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|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
|{{wp|Mayumi Tanaka}}
|Main Protagonist; Playable character
|''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''
|1994
|Game Boy
|-
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|''[[Wario's Woods]]''
|[[Charles Martinet]]
|Main Antagonist; Non-playable character
|[[Mario in Real Time]], ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (overseas version only) until ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|1994
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], SNES
|-
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|''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!|Wario Blast]]''
|[[Thomas Spindler]]
|Playable character
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version only), ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|1994
|Game Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Mario's Picross]]''
|[[Kevin Afghani]]
|Playable character
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''–present
|1995
|Game Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Mario's Super Picross]]''
|Chikao Ohtsuka
|Playable character
|Advertisements (Japanese only)<ref>{{cite|url=www.memory-jp.com/pc_memory/pc_container/memory_2015/data_4.html|title=声優、俳優 大塚 周夫 さん死去|publisher=追悼の森|accessdate=August 3, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151104133156/http://www.memory-jp.com/pc_memory/pc_container/memory_2015/data_4.html}}</ref>
|1995
|SNES
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
|James H. Sawyer Sr.
|Cameo at 500,000 points
|Advertisements (North America only)<ref>{{cite|url=www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Super-Mario-Land-2-6-Golden-Coins/|title=Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992 Commercial)|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|accessdate=August 3, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200719142238/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Super-Mario-Land-2-6-Golden-Coins/}}</ref>{{better source}}
|1995
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|-
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|''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''
|Dale Johannes
|Playable character
|E3 1996 animatronic puppet<ref>{{cite|author=fumanchews|date=June 20, 2020|url=twitter.com/fumanchews/status/1274368197475655680|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=August 3, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200620161520/https://twitter.com/fumanchews/status/1274368197475655680|deadlink=y}}</ref>
|1995
|Virtual Boy
|-
|-
|''Pilotwings 64''
|[[Stevie Coyle]]
|Cameo
|E3 1997 animatronic puppet<ref>{{cite|author=DigitalNeohuman|date=April 24, 2010|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1t6iNG28zI|title=Real Time Mario at the 1992 SCES|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>
|1996
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
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|''[[Picross 2]]''
|[[Hironori Kondo]]
|Playable character
|''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series starting in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' (Japanese versions)
|1996
|Game Boy
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|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|Frédéric Souterelle
|Playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''WarioWare Gold'' (French versions)
|1996
|Nintendo 64
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|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|Gerardo Alonso
|Playable character
|''WarioWare Gold'' (Latin American Spanish version)
|1997
|Game Boy
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|-
|''[[Wario Land II]]''
|[[Ramón Canals]]
|Playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''WarioWare Gold'' (European Spanish versions)
|1998
|Game Boy, [[Game Boy Color]]
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|''[[Mario Party]]''
|Francesco Rizzi
|Playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''WarioWare Gold'' (Italian versions)
|1998
|Nintendo 64
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|-
|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
|Romanus Fuhrmann
|Unlockable playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''WarioWare Gold'' (German versions)
|1999
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
|Óscar Flores
|Unlockable playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' (Latin American Spanish versions)
|1999
|Game Boy Color
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|-
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|Sander de Heer
|Playable character
|''WarioWare'' series starting with ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' (Dutch versions)
|1999
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|Non-playable character
|1999
|Game Boy Color
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|''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''
|Stamp
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64DD]]
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|''[[Wario Land 3]]''
|Playable character
|2000
|Game Boy Color
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| ''[[Picross NP]]''
| Non-playable character
| 2000
| SNES
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|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|2000
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2001
|Game Boy Color
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|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
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|''[[Wario Land 4]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|Game Boy Advance
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|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Playable character
|2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|Playable character
|2002
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Party-e]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|[[e-Reader]]
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|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!|Wario Ware, Inc.]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|Game Boy Advance
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|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|Playable character
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2004
|Game Boy Advance
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|''[[Wario World]]''
|Playable character
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''Densetsu no Stafy 3''
|Non-playable character
|2004
|Game Boy Advance
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|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Donkey Konga]]''
|Cameo
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|Playable character
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2004
|[[Nintendo DS]]
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|''[[Yakuman DS]]''
|Non-playable character
|2005
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''
|Cameo
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Game Boy Advance
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|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Boss
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
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|[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]
|Playable character
|2005
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
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|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|Playable character
|2006
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Minigame cameo
|2006
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Playable character
|2006
|[[Wii]]
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|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Nintendo DS
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|[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]
|Playable character
|2007
|Arcade
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|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Wii
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Wii, Nintendo DS
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|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Wii
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|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Wii
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|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Wii
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|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Wii
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|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
|Cameo
|2008
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|2009
|Wii
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|''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]''
|Playable character
|2009
|[[Nintendo DSi]]
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|2009
|Wii, Nintendo DS
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|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|Playable character
|2010
|Nintendo DS
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|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|Playable character
|2010
|[[WiiWare]]
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|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|Playable character
|2010
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|2011
|Wii, Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|Playable character
|2011
|Wii
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|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2011
|Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Playable character
|2012
|Wii
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|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|Playable character
|2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|[[Mii]] costume in [[Luigi's Ghost Mansion]]
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
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|''[[Game & Wario]]''
|Playable character
|2013
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2013
|Arcade
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|2013
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2013
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|Playable character
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2014
|Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|Playable character
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Playable character ([[Costume Mario]])
|2015
|Wii U
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|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
|Playable character
|2015
|Wii U
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|2016
|Nintendo 3DS, Arcade, Wii U
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2016
|Wii U
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|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|Playable character
|2016
|Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|Playable character
|2017
|Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Playable character
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2017
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP VR]]''
|Non-playable character
|2017
|Arcade
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|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
|Cameo
|2017
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|Playable character
|2017
|Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]]
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|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Bedrock version)
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
|Playable character
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Playable character
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
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|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|Playable character
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2019
|iOS, Android
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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2019
|iOS, Android
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
|Playable character
|2019
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition]]''
|Playable character
|2020
|Arcade
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|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
|Playable character
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|Playable character
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
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|''{{wp|Tetris 99}}''
|Cameo as an I-Tetromino
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|Playable character
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
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|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|Playable character
|2022
|Nintendo Switch
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==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Wario profiles and statistics}}
====''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' information====
*Occupation: CEO; Adventurer
*Skills: Stupid Strength; Gluttony
*Words to Live By: Get Rich Quick!
*A treasure-hungry adventurer, Wario dreams of making a fortune off video games. He's even formed his own company. So far, its not working out very well.
====''[[Mario Party 7]]''====
[[File:MP8 Wario Icon.png|thumb|Wario's emblem.]]
*'''Partner:''' [[Waluigi]]
*'''Special Orb:''' [[Coin Vacuum]]
====''[[Mario Party 8]]''====
*'''Website Bio:''' ''If anyone has a healthy appetite for candy, it's Wario, and he's greedy enough to do anything to get it.''
*'''Team Names:'''
**''Mario:'' Big Sarrios
**''Luigi:'' Green 'n' Greedy
**''Peach:'' Sugar 'n' Spies
**''Yoshi:'' Poached Eggs
**''Daisy:'' Mischief-Makers
**''Waluigi:'' Double-Crossers
**''Toad:'' Crazy Allies
**''Boo:'' Double-Dealers
**''Toadette:'' Double Agents
**''Birdo:'' Rotten Eggs
**''Dry Bones:'' Dumb Skulls
**''Blooper:'' Drenched Stench
**''Hammer Bro:'' Scammer Hammer
==Portrayals==
A list of all voice actors who portrayed Wario.
*[[Charles Martinet]] - [[Mario in Real Time]], ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (overseas version only), and all other media
*[[Thomas Spindler]] - ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version only), ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*Chikao Ohtsuka - Advertisements (Japanese only)<ref>[http://www.memory-jp.com/pc_memory/pc_container/memory_2015/data_4.html 声優、俳優 大塚 周夫 さん死去]. 追悼の森. Retrieved August 3, 2022.</ref>
*James H. Sawyer Sr. - Advertisements (North America only)<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Super-Mario-Land-2-6-Golden-Coins/ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992 Commercial)]. ''Behind the Voice Actors''. Retrieved August 3, 2022.</ref>
*Dale Johannes - E3 1996 puppet<ref>@fumanchews (June 20, 2020). [https://twitter.com/fumanchews/status/1274368197475655680 "''Also im being 100% serious, nintendo still owns them and isn't willing to donate them to a museum. This could actually happen''"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 3, 2022.</ref><ref>@SMWikiOfficial (June 20, 2020). [https://twitter.com/smwikiofficial/status/1274394534512820224 "''LRT: We've got a name for the voice of that E3 Wario puppet: Dale Johannes''"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 3, 2022.</ref>
*Stevie Coyle - E3 1997 puppet<ref>DigitalNeohuman (April 24, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1t6iNG28zI&lc=Ugw4bQiZcSt9iIeO8C14AaABAg&ab_channel=DigitalNeohuman Real Time Mario at the 1992 SCES]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 3, 2022.</ref>
*Hironori Kondo - ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' (Japanese version only)
*Gerardo Alonso - ''WarioWare Gold'' (NOA Spanish version only)<ref>Emilio Reyes, J. (July 6, 2018). [https://www.3djuegos.com/mx/noticias-ver/183411/warioware-gold-contara-con-doblaje-al-espanol/ WarioWare Gold contará con doblaje al español latinoamericano]. ''3DJuergos''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.</ref>
*Ramón Canals - ''WarioWare Gold'' (NOE Spanish version only)<ref> [https://www.doblajevideojuegos.es/doblaje/33741] Retrieved December 1, 2021.</ref>
*Francesco Rizzi - ''WarioWare Gold'' (Italian version only)<ref> [https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/vgames/wariowaregold.htm] Retrieved December 7, 2021.</ref>
*Oscar Flores - ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' (NOA Spanish version only)<ref> [https://www.fayerwayer.com/entretenimiento/2021/10/20/review-de-warioware-get-it-together-para-nintendo-switch/] Retrieved December 1, 2021.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*"''I'm-a Wario! I'm-a gonna win!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
*"''I'm-a Wario! I'm-a gonna win!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
*"''Fire!''" - ''Mario Kart 64''
*"''Fire!''" - ''Mario Kart 64''
*"''Obey Wario, destroy Mario!''" - ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' advertisement
*"''Obey Wario! Destroy Mario!''" - ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' advertisement
*"''You want fun? Wario show you fun!''"  - [[Mario in Real Time]]
*"''Should've been called WARIO Golf! Still, you gonna love it!''" - ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
*"''Should've been called WARIO Golf! Still, you gonna love it!''" - ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
*"''[[Nintendo]]! Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' / ''Mario Power Tennis''
*"''[[Nintendo]]! Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' / ''Mario Power Tennis''
*"''Who do you think you are, buster?''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
*"''Who do you think you are, buster?''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
*"''What, are you my caddy?''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
*"''What, are you my caddy?''" - ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
*"''Yeah, oh yeah! Wario wins!!!''" - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*"''Yeah! Oh yeah! Wario wins!''" - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*"''I lost! To a buncha' losers!''" - ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
*"''I lost... to a bunch of losers!''" - ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
*"''I pounded down a healthy cup of sugar (with just a dash of coffee) for breakfast.''" - ''[[WarioWare, Inc. Mega Party Game$]]''
*"''I pounded down a healthy cup of sugar (with just a dash of coffee) for breakfast.''" - ''[[WarioWare, Inc. Mega Party Game$]]''
*"''Hurry up!''" - ''[[Wario Land 4]]
*"''Hurry up!''" - ''[[Wario Land 4]]
*"''Eccellente!''" - ''Wario Land 4''/''Wario World''/early ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games
*"''Exellente!''" - ''Wario Land 4''/''Wario World''/early ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games
*"''I'm-a number 1!''" - ''[[Wario World]]''
*"''I'm-a number 1!''" - ''[[Wario World]]''
*"''Have a rotten day!''" - ''Wario World''
*"''Have a rotten day!''" - ''Wario World''
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*"''Rock 'n' roll!''" - ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
*"''Rock 'n' roll!''" - ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
*"''Ha! I'm amazing!''" - ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
*"''Ha! I'm amazing!''" - ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
*"''Pull my finger''" - ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
*"''Pull my finger!''" - ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
*"''A Treasure Chest! Outta the way! This one's mine! I just turn here... and tweak here... aaaaaaand... whaaaaaaaa!''" - ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
*"''A Treasure Chest! Outta the way! This one's mine! I just turn here... and tweak here... aaaaaaand... whaaaaaaaa!''" - ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
*"''It's-a me, Wario!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*"''It's-a me, Wario!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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*"''Yeah! Take that, losers!''" - ''Mario Kart Wii''
*"''Yeah! Take that, losers!''" - ''Mario Kart Wii''
*"''Bah! I let you win!''" - ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
*"''Bah! I let you win!''" - ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
*"''Right Here hehe haha!''" - ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
*"''So ein Mist!''" - ''[[Mario Party]]''<ref name="Thomas Spinder"></ref><!--Please do not change this to "D'oh, I missed!" as this is officially what he is saying. "D'oh, I missed" is a meme based on mishearing this line.-->
*"''So ein Mist!''" - ''[[Mario Party]]''<ref name="Thomas Spinder"></ref><!--Please do not change this to "D'oh, I missed!" as this is officially what he is saying. "D'oh, I missed" is a meme based on mishearing this line.-->
*"''Oh, my God!''" - ''[[Mario Party]]'' (Japanese version only)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWD88E6Arv0 Japanese ''Mario Party'' gameplay video]</ref>
*"''Oh, my God!''" - ''[[Mario Party]]'' (Japanese version only)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWD88E6Arv0 Japanese ''Mario Party'' gameplay video]</ref>
*"''Which job do you wanna take? They're all pretty great!''" - ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
*"''Which job do you wanna take? They're all pretty great!''" - ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
*"''I HATE YOU!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
*"''I HATE YOU!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
*"''Ha ha! Take that, losers!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:WarioSMBSS.jpg|thumb|Wario's look-alike]]
[[File:WarioSMBSS.jpg|thumb|Wario's look-alike in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
*Wario is the only ''Mario'' character at the time of release with an [[amiibo]] that does not have a corresponding Mini Toy in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', as using Wario's amiibo only leads to the player simply receiving a [[Mini Spek]].
*Wario is the only ''Super Mario'' character with an [[amiibo]] released before the launch of ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' who does not have a corresponding [[Mini|Mini Toy]] in the game, as using Wario's amiibo only leads to the player simply receiving a [[Mini Spek]].
*In the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Plummers Academy]]", an unnamed, overweight plumber wearing yellow and purple can be seen as a classmate of Mario and Luigi. This character's similarity to Wario is probably coincidental, as Wario's debut came three years after ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was produced.
*In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Plummers Academy]]", an unnamed, overweight plumber wearing yellow and purple clothing can be seen as a classmate of Mario and Luigi. This character's similarity to Wario is probably coincidental, as Wario's debut came three years after ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was produced.
*[[Hiroji Kiyotake]] originally envisioned Wario as having {{wp|crêpe}}s for his favorite food,<ref name="Shogakukan 1992 interview"/> but current official bios and various games have established his favorite food as being [[garlic]].
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This article is about the character Wario. For the franchise of the same name, see Wario (franchise).
Wario
Artwork of Wario for Super Mario Party
Artwork from Super Mario Party
Species Human
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Latest portrayal Kevin Afghani (2023–present)
“So admit it... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy, toned frame... I'm the perfect specimen of a man! ...What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up for widescreen display!”
Wario, Wario World instruction booklet

Wario is a recurring character in the Super Mario franchise, designed to be an arch-rival to Mario. He is a muscular, hot-tempered, obese, and greedy character, usually playing the role of an anti-hero or an antagonist; he has also gone on to become the protagonist of his own self-named franchise, the Wario franchise, including games such as the Wario Land series and the WarioWare series. His name is a combination of Mario's name and the Japanese word warui (わるい), meaning "bad".

Wario is a creation of Hiroji Kiyotake.[1][2] Long-time Super Mario artist Yoichi Kotabe also helped with the character's final design.[3] Wario's defining traits are his yellow cap and purple overalls; larger build and remarkable strength; simple-mindedness;[4] gruff Italian accent; rude, reckless, and greedy personality; zigzag mustache (as well as other bizarre physical features); insatiable appetite for garlic; and rivalry with Mario. The WarioWare and Super Smash Bros. titles depict him in a biker outfit: a jean vest, yellow gloves, and an aviator hat with goggles.

Wario has two iconic vehicles usually seen in his series of titles: the Wario Car from the Wario Land series, and the Wario Bike in the WarioWare titles. In addition, he owns a plane called the Bulldog, which appears in Mario & Wario and Wario's Woods, among other titles. In Wario Land II and Wario World, he is depicted as owning his own castle. The WarioWare series of games depicts him as owning a microgame-creating company called WarioWare, Inc. based in Diamond City. Wario also appears in the Super Smash Bros. series, in which he is classified under the Wario franchise, represented by his "W" symbol, separately from the Super Mario franchise.

Creation

Artwork of Wario, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of Wario which was included in the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Shogakukan interview. He is depicted as being sketched by a gloved hand showing a "K", which presumably signifies Hiroji Kiyotake.

The idea to introduce Wario as a new character originated during the development of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. The staff team aimed for a "change of pace", and to not be bound by the ideas which were continuously used in Super Mario games leading up to that time; they desired to provide Mario with a new objective.[5] Rather than having Mario fight for the benefit of someone else (such as Princess Daisy in Super Mario Land, and Princess Peach throughout other games), the staff wanted Mario to fight to win back something of his own. It was initially director Hiroji Kiyotake's idea to introduce Wario as a new character that fits this change in objective, although several rejected characters were presented earlier, which no one took a liking to. Before any actual character development, Wario's name was the first thing that was decided on, being derived from the Japanese word "warui", meaning "bad".[5] Wario's physical design and personality were based on the idea that a protagonist should have an arch-rival and nemesis. Kiyotake stated that Wario's relationship with Mario was inspired by the American comic book characters Popeye and Bluto, who is physically well-built, motivated by self-interests, and more cunning than his counterpart, Popeye. Wario is the second Super Mario character to be inspired by Bluto, with Donkey Kong being the first.

Kiyotake subsequently discussed his idea with his assistant character designer and co-director Takehiko Hosokawa, with whom Kiyotake normally sought approval before presenting an idea to the rest of the game's staff. To Kiyotake's surprise, the idea to flip the "M" seen on Mario's Cap to create a "W" received extremely enthusiastic support from the rest of the staff.[5] Wario went on to become the game's main antagonist by taking over Mario's castle, which met the staff team's initial vision of diverting from the conventional objectives established by previous Super Mario games.

Yoichi Kotabe helped the development team of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins with Wario's final design.[3] He drew Wario with Popeye's nemesis Bluto in mind, and also partially based Wario on Stromboli, the evil circus owner in Disney's Pinocchio, to highlight his evil nature.[3]

History

Main article: History of Wario
Box art of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario's first playable appearance

Wario's history spans several decades and includes many appearances throughout the greater Super Mario franchise. Wario is the main character of the Wario franchise, which encompasses two main series of games, the Wario Land series and the WarioWare series. Wario was originally portrayed exclusively as a villain, as he makes his first appearance in the Super Mario franchise as the main antagonist of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. He continues to be the villain in other games until Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, which starts the Wario Land series of games that feature him as the protagonist and the playable character of each game. Wario is also featured in the WarioWare series, where he is the founder and owner of a game company, WarioWare, Inc. In both of these series, Wario is generally portrayed as an antihero, as his goals are in the interest of increasing his own wealth.

Aside from games in the Wario franchise, Wario has been a playable character in one game in the Super Mario series of platformers, Super Mario 64 DS. Wario has also been playable in nearly every game in the Mario Kart series and Mario Party series, as well as the vast majority of Super Mario sports titles, such as the Mario Tennis series and Mario Golf series. Wario has been involved in crossovers between the Super Mario franchise and other franchises; he is a playable character in every game in the Mario & Sonic series, and he has been a fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series since Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Wario has also made small appearances within games in the Donkey Kong and Yoshi franchises, as well as some cameo appearances in games outside of the Super Mario franchise.

General information

Nationality

In the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64, as well as in all versions of Mario Party and Mario Party 2, Wario is voiced by German translator Thomas Spindler and speaks two lines in German, including "So ein Mist!" (German for "oh, crap!").[6] According to a comment left by Spindler, Wario was envisioned to be German by Nintendo staff and he was directed to voice Wario accordingly.[6] Despite this aspect of Wario's character having been ignored since the release of these games and Charles Martinet taking over the role, with Martinet's portrayal adopting a thick Italian accent similar to Mario and Luigi's, Wario's theme song in Mario Strikers Charged is in a style reminiscent of Germanic folk songs. Charles Martinet stated on November 6, 2020 that he did record a "Doh! I missed!" voice clip for Wario.[7] Though Spindler recorded Wario's lines for the Japanese market after being told Wario was originally thought of as German, Martinet did not receive this information when recording Wario's lines for English and portrayed Wario as Italian similar to Mario and Luigi.[8]

Speech

Wario tends to speak more than his nemeses, Mario and Luigi, do. In SNES and Game Boy games, Wario does not have any voice acting, but he speaks through in-game text to express himself. During these games, he also tends to speak in slang, such as dropping his "g"'s and also using shortened words when describing Toad (such as "'Shroom" instead of "Mushroom"). He also speaks in various comic strips made during that time. Wario provides miscellaneous quotes as hints in the manual of the first Wario Land and narrates various parts in that of Wario Land II, and the manuals of Wario Land 4, Wario World, and Wario Land: Shake It! are primarily written with him as the narrator. He does, however, briefly have a synthesized chuckle sound effect in Super Mario Land 2, and also has a growling sound effect immediately before fighting him. In Mario Kart 64, Wario receives voice acting for the first time, provided by Thomas Spindler and Charles Martinet in the Japanese and overseas versions respectively. Spindler also voiced Wario for Mario Party and Mario Party 2, but Martinet has voiced him in all other games in which he has received voice acting since then. Martinet portrays Wario with a deep, gruff voice to give him a "tough" demeanor, whereas Mario and Luigi are given higher-pitched, softer voices. Originally, his voice was similar to Mario and Luigi's but deeper, and over time, it became lower-pitched and rougher. In WarioWare Gold and especially WarioWare: Get It Together!, Wario's voice has become increasingly hoarse due to Charles Martinet's aging; however, as Kevin Afghani succeeded Martinet in WarioWare: Move It!, Wario's voice is similar to Martinet's portrayal of Wario prior to WarioWare Gold, albeit a bit higher-pitched.

Wario speaks with a strong Italian accent, but there are several notable differences between his speech and that of Mario and Luigi. For example, Wario is less likely to refer to himself in the third person, as evidenced by quotes like "I lost! To a buncha losers!". Additionally, Wario adding "-a" after contractions is much less common, such as when he says, "Should've been called Wario Golf. Still, you gonna love it!" after the intro for the N64 version of Mario Golf. However, there are still some instances where this is not the case, such as Mario Kart Wii, where he says "It's-a me, Wario!" and "I'm-a gonna win!". Wario frequently speaks in full sentences; for example, he is heard saying "What, are you my caddy?" and "What is this dump?!" in the opening cutscenes of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis, respectively, "Have a rotten day!" to his enemies in Wario World, and "Take that, losers!" in Mario Kart Wii. In the Super Smash Bros. series, the inverse occurs: Wario's speech in these games primarily consists of grunts and yells, with only one meaningful word ("Yes!"). In the WarioWare series, Wario often speaks in full sentences that are conveyed by subtitles; WarioWare Gold in particular gives Wario full voice acting for all of these lines. In some Japanese commercials, Wario was voiced by Chikao Otsuka, while starting in Gold, he is voiced by Hironori Kondo in Japanese.

In Japanese material, Wario refers to himself using the honorific "ore-sama" (オレさま), typically used in Japanese entertainment to denote highly arrogant and self-confident characters.[9] This is a consistent speaking pattern established since the original Wario Land and is reflected in the Japanese title for WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Personality

Wario with his treasure in Wario World.
Wario displays his greedy personality by hoarding treasure.
A comparison of Wario's self-portraits to his paintings of other characters in Wario's amiibo Sketch.
Wario's self-portraits compared to his other subjects

Wario is extremely greedy and does anything to get money, as shown especially in the Wario Land series and in Wario World. He is also a miser, as he never lets anyone else touch his treasure. Sometimes, his greedy nature even overtakes him and he occasionally loses control of himself, even going as far as to double-cross his friends. He is also shown to be childish at times, which is best demonstrated in the ending of Super Mario Land 2, where he proceeds to cry like a baby after being reduced in size, only to punt his shoe at Mario before sticking his tongue out in a taunting manner while taking his leave. Wario's acts of heroism are usually driven by greed, such as defeating the Black Jewel and Shake King to recover his own valuables and obtain a new one, respectively, and rescuing Spritelings so they can rebuild his castle or get treasure for him. In Wario Land: Shake It!, he outright ignores Queen Merelda's gratefulness for rescuing her, tossing her away in favor of immediately going after the nearby treasure. In WarioWare: Get It Together!, he is the most receptive to Prezzies with high monetary value, such as the Piggy Bank and Red Gem.

Wario is also incredibly vain. He considers himself to be very good-looking, despite most others describing his face as ugly or downright frightening; Wario is considered scary to most of the Toads (though not as scary as Bowser)[10] and even King Boo, as revealed in Super Mario 64 DS.[11] Wario has constructed various monuments in his likeness, many of which illustrate his wealth. His palace in Wario World was filled with golden statues of himself before its destruction, which reappear in the game's best ending; in Welcome to Greedville, the centerpiece of Wario's hometown is a golden statue of him surrounded by a golden fountain, and in the Modern version of Fire Attack in Game & Watch Gallery 4, Wario is seen defending a giant golden statue of himself. Wario's vanity is perhaps most apparent in the WarioWare titles, where nearly every microgame he makes references him in some way. If he does not fully or partially appear in the microgame himself, then at the very least, his nose and mustache will be placed upon a creature or object, though the player might need to clear or fail certain games to see this. In WarioWare Gold's Wario's amiibo Sketch mode, when Wario is given an amiibo of himself as reference, he will draw a handsome, muscular version of himself in a detailed style resembling that of a shōjo manga, but when given a different amiibo, he will draw a comically sloppy picture of any other character, implying that he can draw exceptionally well, but only bothers to do so in order to boost his own ego. He even does this with his supposed best friend Waluigi. In WarioWare: Get It Together!, he is receptive to the Body-Builder Statue Prezzy, a statue of him with a well-toned body.

Wario has been portrayed as simple-minded, with his bio from Super Mario 64 DS mentioning he lacks intelligence. His diagram in the instruction booklet for Wario World states he has relatively few brain wrinkles, meaning he has a reduced number of neurons and less processing power than normal. However, he occasionally is given bouts of high intelligence for comedic intent; for instance in Wario: Master of Disguise, he invents the Telmet on his own in the span of a few moments and has a disguise called Genius Wario. Wario's Warehouse implies that he is smarter than Waluigi, though it is written from Wario's perspective and he depicts Waluigi as seemingly mentally impaired in it.

Wario's official bios and various games he appears in have established that his favorite food is garlic; according to Colonel Roy Campbell in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario constantly eats whole cloves of garlic, which gives him smelly breath that spreads onto fighters caught in his Chomp attack. However, Hiroji Kiyotake originally envisioned Wario's favorite food as crêpes instead.[5] Wario is also known to be gluttonous and addicted to sweets, occasionally to his detriment, as shown in WarioWare: Touched!.

Wario reading the newspaper and picking at his nose while lounging on the couch, from Wario Land 4
An example of Wario's poor hygiene

Wario is also known for his lack of personal hygiene; he often picks his nose and forgets to clean his teeth, which can cause him problems due to his addiction to sweets. In WarioWare: Get It Together, he is not receptive to the Toothbrush Prezzy, but is receptive to the Toilet Paper, Super-Fancy Toilet, and Golden Toilet Prezzies. Wario has also been shown, mainly in Japanese media, to enjoy jokes of a nasty and bizarre nature, an example being discussing the color and size of his waste on the Japanese website for Wario Land 4.[12] This aspect of his personality was not initially present, and was only introduced at around the release of Wario Land 4. Wario's fondness for crude humor was generally removed during the game's localization, although it later became prominent in Wario: Master of Disguise, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Mario Strikers Charged, especially his extreme flatulence; an image in the first of those game's opening implies he may even sometimes defecate himself while doing so. However, he does have some level of standards for cleanliness, as in WarioWare Gold, he is mortified to learn that the Pot of Luxeville he had been using as a crown was actually a chamber pot.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario's down special is Wario Waft, which has him hold his flatulence in to unleash a methane-esque explosion. Wario also scratches his buttocks in one of his idle poses, in addition to wiggling it toward the screen in one of his taunts, alluding to his fondness for crude humor. Wario's back throw also involves him hitting the opponent with his posterior while posing. Wario can be apathetic at times, which is shown when he laughs after turning Ness into a trophy and making Lucas run away from him in the Subspace Emissary story mode, as well as lying on the ground and laughing at his defeated opponents. Wario's Super Ability, Gas Mask!, has him flatulate loudly and daze the opposing team captain (as well as their teammates). Wario's opponents negatively react to this, and make humorous wheezing or choking noises (while saying things such as "Oh, Wario!" or "Excuse you!"); Wario himself responds, saying nasty lines such as "Juicy!", "Spicy!", or "Excellent vintage!". Wario's slightly deranged, bizarre behavior also appears here, where his "Away" entrance animation has him make a slicing motion with his hand under his neck, signifying death for his opponent. One of Wario's animations for scoring a goal shows him being thrown up by his teammates, while he laughs wildly. One of Wario's animations for enduring an opponent's goal has him violently grab the metallic Soccer Ball and mutter "I hate you, you stupid ball!". However, the ball explodes on Wario, thus leaving him speechless.

Wario has frequently been used by Nintendo as a lighthearted comic relief character. This is evident in a handful of Super Mario and Wario games, where he humorously emotes, goes into long rants, or childishly rages in sports and kart races. Wario's double-sided humor comes into play in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as shown in his animations and moves, as well as cutscenes involving him in the Subspace Emissary. In an internal safety training video for Nintendo of America released around the time of Wario World, he repeatedly annoys the narrator with his hijinks, and misses a veiled insult from him when Wario claims to be "his own boss."[citation needed]

According to the instruction booklet for WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Wario was taught how to drive by Dribble & Spitz,[13] although his Mario Kart 64 trading card published by Nintendo Power states that while driving, Wario has committed "too many infractions to list", and that his license has been repeatedly revoked due to his reckless driving.[14] In fitting with his personality, Wario seems to prefer loud, powerful vehicles, with the self-named Wario Car and Wario Bike being examples. According to the instruction booklet for Wario Land 4, Wario exercises during his free time[15] and he is afraid of heights,[16] although he is seen bungee jumping in WarioWare Gold. According to the gamebook Warioland 4, Wario hates flowers[17] and sand,[18] and despite having an enthusiasm for it when he counts his treasure,[19] math is a weak subject for him.[20]

Physical appearance

A diagram of Wario in Wario World.
A diagram of Wario's body from the instruction booklet for Wario World

According to the Wario World instruction booklet, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms), although he claims that this is just because of his clothes. He has broad, muscular arms, a large belly, and his excess fat overlaps the openings of his overalls. The diagram of Wario's body from the booklet shows that his arms and legs are pure muscle, meaning that the rest of his fat must be stored elsewhere.

Wario's skin ranges from a fair to tan complexion. His nose is pink, large, slightly pointed down, and he has large nostrils. His head is broad and rectangular, as is his mouth, which has blocky teeth and almost always assumes a fixed grin. He also has a round, thick, cleft chin. He has wide, round eyes, which were initially crooked in his early appearances, but have since changed to both face the same direction. They are outlined with a light blue, baggy ring similar to Waluigi's, and shaped by his cheeks and arched brows. He has very constricted black pupils that largely obscure his irises, which are of a navy blue shade.

Although Wario's body is much wider than other human characters, Wario is not as short as his stout posture makes him appear; he is noticeably taller than Mario and roughly as tall as Luigi, but he is still shorter than other characters, such as Peach and Waluigi.[21] His athletic abilities tend to make him a powerhouse character, as is supported by his body type.

Wario has light brown hair, which is the same color as Waluigi's. His hairstyle is similar to that of Waluigi's, having small flips at the back, swooped up bangs, and styled sideburns. In early games, his hair varied; in his debut in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, he is completely bald under his cap, while in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Virtual Boy Wario Land, he has a spiky shock of hair resembling a mohawk. He also has a large, black, zigzag-shaped mustache.

Within the Super Smash Bros. series, Wario's appearance changes. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, where Wario appears as a Trophy, his undershirt is long-sleeved, while his skin has a tan complexion, reflecting his most recent appearances at the time in games such as Mario Party 3. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where Wario debuts as a playable character, his design is updated to match his more recent appearances. In the game, Wario's undershirt is now short-sleeved in costumes which feature his original clothing, though his overalls and hair receive realistic details. In costumes featuring Wario's biker outfit, extra detail is given to his hair and shoes, and his denim jacket receives more pronounced textures. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Wario's design is updated to be vibrant and cartoonish, while his physique is more muscular, resulting in him appearing more in line with his recent appearances in games such as Mario Kart 8. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Wario receives a slightly subdued color scheme, while his hair and clothing receive simple detailing.

Clothing

Wario typically wears a plumber outfit with a cap and overalls, similar to that of Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi, with several key differences. He wears a yellow cap with a white streak on the rim, a yellow T-shirt and purple overalls with white buttons, and green pointed shoes. His cap has a light blue "W" printed on it, which exceeds the white spot space it is inside. He also wears white gloves, with the same light blue "W" printed on each glove. Wario's primary color, yellow, is the opposite color of purple, Waluigi's primary color, on the RYB color model.

Wario's outfits in the game Mario Party 2.
Wario's outfits in Mario Party 2

Wario's outfit in older appearances is slightly different from his current outfit. Originally, his overalls were pink and he wore a long-sleeved yellow shirt. In appearances beginning with Mario Party 5, Wario wears a short-sleeved shirt.

In the WarioWare series, Wario dresses in a biker outfit, which consists of a yellow helmet with red stripes, goggles, and a blue "W" similar to that on his cap, a dark blue undershirt, a short-sleeved denim jacket, yellow fingerless gloves, pink jeans, and dark blue pointed shoes. This outfit is only used in the WarioWare series and the Super Smash Bros series. In both Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Virtual Boy Wario Land, Wario uses an explorer's topee in place of his usual cap, which retains the blue "W" on the front, although he otherwise has a similar outfit to his standard outfit.

In the Mario Strikers series, Wario wears a pair of shorts and a yellow T-shirt with a numbered jersey, as well as cleats. Specifically in Mario Strikers Charged, Wario wears armor over his T-shirt and fist guards to protect himself.

In Mario Party 2, Wario's clothing changes depending on the board he plays on; as such, he can be seen in his standard outfit, a Western-themed cowboy outfit, a medieval-themed wizard outfit, or an explorer's outfit. In Mario Tennis Aces, Wario wears a tennis outfit similar to that of Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi, consisting of a yellow cap with a white visor, a yellow T-shirt with white collars, purple shorts with yellow linings, and a pair of sneakers instead of pointed shoes.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario has 12 costumes, including his default overalls and biker outfit, while in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his number of costumes is reduced to 8, including his default appearances.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features 6 costumes for Wario's original appearance in a cap and overalls:

Various Wario recolors for Wario's other outfits for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

  • The first is Wario's standard yellow cap and undershirt, purple overalls, and green shoes.
  • The second consists of a red cap and overalls, brown shoes, and a blue undershirt, resembling Mario's appearance in the DIC Super Mario cartoons.
  • The third consists of a cyan cap and overalls, a pink undershirt, and magenta shoes, resembling Mario's appearance on Mario Bros.'s Japanese boxart.
  • The fourth consists of tiger-orange overalls, a green cap and undershirt, and brown shoes, resembling Mario's appearance in Wrecking Crew's Japanese boxart.
  • The fifth consists of a brown undershirt and shoes, a cream cap and overalls, and brown gloves, resembling Foreman Spike's appearance in Wrecking Crew.
  • The sixth consists of a white cap, shoes, and undershirt, as well as dark blue overalls, resembling his in-game sprite from early Wario Land titles on the Game Boy.

Only the first four of these costumes return in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl also features 6 costumes for Wario's biker outfit from the WarioWare series:

Various Wario recolors for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

  • The first is Wario's default biker outfit, as it appears in the WarioWare series.
  • The second consists of a white biker helmet, jeans, and fingerless gloves, as well as a black undershirt and a red vest and shoes.
  • The third consists of maroon shoes, teal jeans and fingerless gloves, an indigo undershirt, and an orange biker helmet and vest.
  • The fourth consists of a black undershirt and jeans, and a dark green biker helmet, fingerless gloves, and shoes.
  • The fifth consists of brown shoes, a black vest and jeans, a white undershirt, and a red biker helmet and fingerless gloves.
  • The sixth consists of maroon shoes, a cyan biker helmet and vest, a grayish-white undershirt, and dark gray fingerless gloves.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate replace these with 3 new biker costumes, in addition to Wario's default biker outfit:

Wario's palette swap from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wario's palette swap from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wario's palette swap from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

  • The first consists of a red biker helmet, vest, and shoes, pale blue jeans, and navy blue fingerless gloves with fuchsia "W"s.
  • The second consists of a green biker helmet and shoes, fingerless gloves with yellow "W"s, a yellow vest, and lavender jeans.
  • The third consists of a purple helmet and shoes, periwinkle jeans, red-violet gloves with light blue "W"s, and a vest which is light blue in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and spring green in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Unlike in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario retains the same dark gray undershirt across all of his biker costumes in these games.

Wario's Hiker and Cowboy outfits in Mario Kart Tour
Wario's Hiker and Cowboy outfits in Mario Kart Tour
Wario's Hiker and Cowboy outfits in Mario Kart Tour

In Mario Kart Tour, during the Vancouver Tour, Wario wears a purple beanie, a pair of brown snow boots with beige fur trimmings, a brown and yellow hiking vest, a purple sweater with "W" patterns all over in white, blue jeans, a purple hiking backpack with green straps, and carrying a lantern. During the Wild West Tour in the same game, Wario wears blue jeans with a brown belt with a silver buckle containing a Star, a brown vest, yellow square patterned shirt, and a beige cap and purple neckscarf.

In Mario Golf: Super Rush, Wario's outfit consists of a yellow polo shirt with a purple collar, sleeves, and buttons, yellow and purple pants with a diamond pattern, a belt with a gold buckle with a "W" on it, green sneakers with gray soles, and a yellow cowboy hat with a blue "W" logo similar to his normal hat.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Wario wears different outfits depending on the sport or activity being played. He can wear a yellow tank top with white stripes, which, depending on the event, may also have short sleeves, with black shorts, white socks, and green sneakers that are the same ones he wore in Mario Tennis Aces; a green, white, and black wetsuit while barefooted; a karate gi; black swimming trunks with a purple stripe while shirtless just like Waluigi's; or, in certain events, his normal outfit.

In WarioWare: Move It!, Wario wears a different outfit during his vacation to Caresaway Island, in place of his usual biker outfit. It consists of a yellow sun hat with a brown hatband and a blue "W" surrounded by a large white outline, a short-sleeved, light blue Hawaiian shirt imprinted with yellow garlic bulbs, a dark blue undershirt, white shorts, purple wristbands, and blue pointed shoes with white soles.

Development

Wario's physical appearance has slightly changed as his design has been updated. In his first appearance in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, he has bigger shoes, a more cartoonish look than Mario, and is noticeably slightly cross-eyed. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 updates these features, making Wario look less exaggerated. This game and Virtual Boy Wario Land also briefly exchange Wario's cap for an explorer's topee, although he returns to his normal attire for the subsequent three Wario Land games and all his appearances in the various Super Mario spinoffs. Beginning in Mario Golf and continuing after Wario World, however, he started wearing short sleeves instead. The WarioWare series introduced Wario's biker outfit, which subsequently appears in the Super Smash Bros. series alongside his original attire.

Powers and abilities

Wario defeats some enemies in Wario World.
Wario's defeated enemies fall at his feet.

Despite his fatness, Wario is quite athletic and wields superhuman strength that both exceeds that of Mario's and almost rivals that of Bowser and Donkey Kong. Wario's trademark move is the Dash Attack, which involves charging with his shoulder out. Wario is shown to have a wide variety of grappling moves; in Wario World, Wario can use his strength to attack his enemies in a variety of ways, using special moves including the Piledriver, Corkscrew Conk, and Wild Swing-Ding.

Wario consistently has the ability to use his body weight to his advantage. Since his first appearance in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Wario has shown the ability to Ground Pound, causing small earthquakes to stun his foes. In Wario Land: Shake It!, Wario is able to cause tremors by using the Earthquake Punch.

Wario charging up and firing up his Wario Waft, creating a huge explosion
Wario charging up and firing up his Wario Waft, creating a huge explosion
Wario charging up and firing up his Wario Waft, creating a huge explosion

Wario is commonly associated with explosives, including Bob-ombs, as well as ways of stealing coins, such as a magnet or even a large vacuum; he is also able to fly via jetpack in Mario Golf: Super Rush and WarioWare: Get It Together!.

Wario's fatness is attributed to his unique eating abilities and superhuman gluttony. Wario can eat inanimate objects, and has used his oversized bites to injure foes. Some of his transformations are related to him eating something, such as cakes, doughnuts, and apples for Fat Wario, or stale garlic for Wario-Man. Wario also has the power of flatulence to stun or injure his opponents, as seen in the Mario & Sonic series, Mario Strikers Charged and the Super Smash Bros. series.

Wario has also demonstrated great strength with the use of items, such as the Power Up Pots, which give him unique transformations. He also shares some transformations with Mario, such as Fiery Wario and Metal Wario. Wario has other transformations associated with self-injury, such as Flaming Wario, Crazy Wario, Flat Wario, Frozen Wario, Electric Wario, and many more. Wario does not receive lasting injuries from these transformations, as he is always able to recover immediately as if nothing happened to him.

Occupations

Wario in the commercial for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Wario using hypnosis in the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins commercial

Wario is often depicted as an adventurer and thief, and there have been many hints toward his other jobs and hobbies. One of Wario's most consistent occupations is his ownership of a game company in the WarioWare games.

The commercials for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 consistently establish Wario as a hypnotist, although he only puts this ability to use in the former game.

Wario Land II seems to depict Wario as a farmer. He keeps several chickens outside his castle, including his notable "beloved pet" hen, although it is unknown if Wario uses these chickens for agricultural purposes. He is also seen doing some farm work in Game & Watch Gallery 4 in the cutscene for Fire Attack. On a similar note, his third vehicle in Mario Kart DS, Dragonfly, is a tractor.

Wario is shown to be a shopkeeper in the German Club Nintendo comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen", where he runs a bomb shop, as well as Welcome to Greedville, where he runs his own store, Wario Mart.

Relationships

Wario and Mario face-off in Super Mario Strikers
Wario and Mario face each other in Super Mario Strikers. The characters have a recurring rivalry in most of their appearances together.

Wario's greatest rival is Mario, which stems back to childhood according to various comics and the Super Mario-kun manga, where their rivalry is a major theme. According to Mario in the instruction booklet of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Wario has been jealous of Mario because of his fame, ever since they were children. While Wario occasionally teams up with Mario (for example, in Super Mario 64 DS), the relationship between them is mostly hostile, though Wario feels more contempt toward Mario rather than actual malice and Mario does try to be civil and friendly with Wario sometimes. A quiz on the Play Nintendo website states that Wario "claims to be Mario’s old friend". The official website for Wario Land 4 reveals that Wario enjoys tying Luigi's shoelaces together, and he is antagonistic toward Mario's other friends as well. He fought Toad directly in Wario's Woods, where he often called him names such as "'Shroom"; Wario and Toads also share bad chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball (but not its sequel). Toads show fear toward Wario in Super Mario 64 DS, though they try their best to be polite to him. One remarks on Wario's lack of hygiene and advises him to wash his cap more often. A few, however, admit to changing their opinion on Wario after realizing how many Power Stars Wario has retrieved.

Opening cinematic of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Wario and Waluigi are shown teamed up in the majority of Super Mario games they appear in together.

Captain Syrup is another recurring nemesis. In her appearances in various Wario Land games, she and her gang often get involved in seizing treasure from Wario. Captain Syrup has mockingly called him "handsome" in her latest appearance in Wario Land: Shake It!. Wario is also on bad terms with Bowser, as they mercilessly taunt each other in Mario Superstar Baseball and possibly share some rivalry, as shown in the opening movie of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. While they teamed up in Mario Power Tennis against the Mario Bros., this is the exception rather than the norm, with Wario helping to defeat Bowser in Super Mario 64 DS, and Bowser stopping Wario from taking Mario down in Mario Super Sluggers out of a desire to finish off their mutual foe himself.

In Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash, Wario was depicted as having a crush on Peach and tried to one-up Mario by buying her a Samus Doll she wanted for her birthday before Mario could. Wario also attempted to find a stolen golden statue of Peach in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 in order to ransom it back for money. Peach appreciates Wario's heroic deeds in Super Mario 64 DS, although in Mario Super Sluggers, they have bad chemistry. Despite this, Mona instead fills in the role of Wario's love interest, with various WarioWare games and supplementary material revealing that she harbors romantic feelings for her friend and employer, Wario, who is occasionally hinted to return the interest. She once revealed to Joe that she was interested in Wario's mustache. However, Mona's only concern for Wario is if he is too cheap to pay her fair share and everyone else's.

While Wario and Waluigi sometimes bicker, they share good chemistry in the baseball games and often team up in sports events and spinoff titles such as in Mario Power Tennis, Mario Party 7, and Mario Golf: Super Rush. The two share many aspects of their personalities, the Mario Bros.'s being rivals, and even looks, although the exact relationship between Wario and Waluigi is somewhat ambiguous. Certain Nintendo of Europe sources, such as Wario's Warehouse[22] or the Mario Kart DS website,[23][dead link] suggest that they are siblings, but the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games contradicts this idea by stating that they are not related under a News Brief.[24] Waluigi's trophies in both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl indicate that their relationship is intended to be unclear; Wario merely calls Waluigi his "sneaky pal" when the two were briefly in opposition in Mario Super Sluggers, and Charles Martinet, who voices both characters, has stated his belief that they are simply "two evil guys who found each other". According to Fumihide Aoki, Waluigi was intended to be Wario's brother but pictured their current relationship as that of "like co-workers who only cooperate with each other when their goals are the same."[25][dead link] In a 2008 interview with Nintendo DREAM, Shugo Takahashi stated that the two are not friends or brothers, or even blood-related.[26]

In the WarioWare series, he has a growing selection of employees. In particular, Jimmy T is rumored to be his childhood friend. Mona is stated to have helped him adventuring, look up to him and have a crush on him, with the third break scene in Wario's second story in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! alluding to Wario returning her affection by stating he finds her cute as he dreams of her. He trusts Dr. Crygor to help with fixing his machines and creating his bike. His A-Rank card in WarioWare Gold states that he never locks his door so his friends can come and go as they please. While the trailer for WarioWare: Get It Together! shows Wario calling his employees "chumps", he also praises their abilities. Starting with WarioWare Gold, he also keeps a picture of everyone with him. However, he has been known to use them for cheaper labor and get away without paying them. Despite this, his employees forgive him not long after setting him straight. Overall, Wario's greed can get him into trouble with his employees, but he is ultimately close friends with them.

In Super Mario 64 DS, both King Bob-omb and Chief Chilly view Wario's mustache as "worthy" to challenge theirs, while insulting Mario, Luigi about their mustaches and Yoshi's lack of one. Throughout both battles, the two characters do not berate Wario as much as they did to the other heroes, but they still treat him as an enemy of Bowser.

Wario has also been an acquaintance of Donkey Kong. In Mario Party, they are shown doing poses together, and they both specialize in strength. In Mario Superstar Baseball, they are on the same team, with Donkey Kong even attempting to give Wario a fist bump for the latter's home run, only to unintentionally pound Wario into the ground. Often, Wario has the same demeanor with Donkey Kong as he does with everyone else, but to some degree, Wario sees Donkey Kong as a powerful asset on his side.

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Wario profiles and statistics
An example of Wario's power-centered statistics

Wario has consistently been portrayed as a character who prioritizes power and pure strength over other abilities. Games that feature Wario as a playable character almost universally highlight his power as his highest stat; however, this is often balanced by Wario's other stats being significantly lower than other characters. This can create a high contrast between Wario's strengths and weaknesses, such as in Super Mario 64 DS, where he has the highest strength, but the lowest speed and jump, as well as in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, where he has the highest Stamina, but the lowest Skill of any character. Notably, despite this focus on power, Wario's drive in the Mario Golf series is often surpassed by that of Mario, who is usually depicted as an all-around character, though as of the latest installment, this is no longer the case. In the Mario Kart series, Wario is placed in the heaviest weight class, making him capable of knocking away other racers while being able to stay on the road himself more easily; he also has a high top speed, but low acceleration to compensate. In any game which pairs characters up as partners or teammates, Wario is paired with Waluigi, who was designed as Wario's doubles partner for Mario Tennis. Wario's emphasis on power tends to complement Waluigi's greater focus on speed and technique.

Bios of Wario often note several common points of information about him, including his love of money, his vanity, his appetite for garlic and other foods, his origin as Mario's childhood friend who later became his greatest rival, and his status as the founder and president of WarioWare, Inc.

Wario's color scheme is usually yellow with purple accents, matching the color of his cap and overalls. His logo is the "W" symbol on his cap.

Portrayals

This is a list of all voice actors who have portrayed Wario, with the exceptions of Welcome to Greedville and the internal Nintendo Merchandising Inc. safety video from 2004 featuring Wario; the voice actor for Wario is unknown for either of these pieces of media.

Actor Appearance
Mayumi Tanaka Mario Kirby Meisaku Video
Charles Martinet Mario in Real Time, Mario Kart 64 (overseas version only) until Mario Strikers: Battle League
Thomas Spindler Mario Kart 64 (Japanese version only), Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle, Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Kevin Afghani WarioWare: Move It!–present
Chikao Ohtsuka Advertisements (Japanese only)[27]
James H. Sawyer Sr. Advertisements (North America only)[28][better source needed]
Dale Johannes E3 1996 animatronic puppet[29]
Stevie Coyle E3 1997 animatronic puppet[30]
Hironori Kondo WarioWare series starting in WarioWare Gold (Japanese versions)
Frédéric Souterelle WarioWare series starting with WarioWare Gold (French versions)
Gerardo Alonso WarioWare Gold (Latin American Spanish version)
Ramón Canals WarioWare series starting with WarioWare Gold (European Spanish versions)
Francesco Rizzi WarioWare series starting with WarioWare Gold (Italian versions)
Romanus Fuhrmann WarioWare series starting with WarioWare Gold (German versions)
Óscar Flores WarioWare series starting with WarioWare: Get It Together! (Latin American Spanish versions)
Sander de Heer WarioWare series starting with WarioWare: Move It! (Dutch versions)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Wario.

Quotes

Main article: List of Wario quotes

Names in other languages

Main article: List of Wario names in other languages
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワリオ[?]
Wario
Portmanteau of「わるい」(warui, "bad") and "Mario"
Chinese (simplified) 瓦力欧[?]
Wǎlì'ōu
Transliteration of the international name
Chinese (traditional) 壞利歐[32]
Huàilì'ōu
From "壞" (huài, "bad") and "瑪利歐" (Mǎlì'ōu, "Mario") Hong Kong
壞莉歐[33]
Huàilì'ōu
From "壞" (huài, "bad") and "瑪莉歐" (Mǎlì'ōu, "Mario") Taiwan
瓦利歐[34][35]
Wǎlì'ōu
Transliteration of the international name since Mario Party 9
Dutch Wario[?] -
French Wario[?] -
German Wario[?] -
Italian Wario[?] -
Korean 와리오[?]
Wario
Transliteration of the international name
Portuguese Wario[?] -
Russian Варио[?]
Vario
Transliteration of the international name
Spanish Wario[?] -

Trivia

Wario's look-a-like
Wario's look-alike in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  • Wario is the only Super Mario character with an amiibo released before the launch of Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge who does not have a corresponding Mini Toy in the game, as using Wario's amiibo only leads to the player simply receiving a Mini Spek.
  • In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Plummers Academy", an unnamed, overweight plumber wearing yellow and purple clothing can be seen as a classmate of Mario and Luigi. This character's similarity to Wario is probably coincidental, as Wario's debut came three years after The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was produced.

References

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    Translated: This is 100% correct. Wario speaks German: he says (or rather, *I* say) 'So ein Mist!' The recording was done in a studio of the former Nintendo head office in Kyoto (not the new Nintendo premises in Kamitobaguchi), under the direction of Mr. Takashi Tezuka. [...] The concept behind Wario was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German. I hope that this resolves the issue once and for all.
  7. ^ "I’m the one who said it, and it is ‘Doh! I missed!’. Exactly that, and nothing else but that. ‘Doh! I missed!’." – CharlesMartinet (November 6, 2020). Post. Retrieved Nov 6, 2020. (Archived November 6, 2020, 12:55:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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  10. ^ "Eek! Oh, i-it's you, Wario. You're looking as bad as ever. S-sorry! Sorry! Don't give me that dirty look. A-actually, now that I look closer, you look horrible. Erm, horribly healthy that is. I'm not just saying that. Have you been working out? Princess Toadstool is still trapped in the walls. We're all counting on your muscle to defeat Bowser and get the Power Stars. Wait a minute. You wouldn't sneak one out of the castle, right? Eek! J-just kidding!" – Main entrance Toad. Super Mario 64 DS.
  11. ^ "Eee hee hee! I am Big Boo, the scariest of the spirits. Eek! What's this?! Your face... It would even scare a ghost. How horrible! You've got it backwards... I do the scaring around here! All right, now I'll put some real fear in that frightening face of yours! Eee hee hee!" – King Boo during Big Boo Battle. Super Mario 64 DS. King Boo refers to himself as "Big Boo".
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    Translated: Question: Wario, how big is your poop anyway? Answer: Hey! Stop it with the dirty jokes! Is something I should say!! However…since it’s a good question I’m going to answer it! Last night, I put down 10 plates of liver sauteed with leek, 10 crapes, 10 plates of rice curry. My morning poop was very yellow, it was a good color and a big one too! It almost touched the seat of the toilet! I know! The smell is a mix of tsukemono (pickled vegetables), raw eggs, carassius sushi. Try smelling it!
  13. ^ "Oh, hey! Between us, we taught Wario how to drive! He'd never admit it, but it's true..." – WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! North American instruction booklet. Page 19.
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  16. ^ "My game has a lot of action in high places, but to tell you the truth, I'm afraid of heights!! Waaah! Scary! I'm wigging out!!!" – Wario Land 4 North American instruction booklet. Page 24.
  17. ^ "I landed in a field full of flowers — yuck!" – Wessel, Craig. Warioland 4. Scholastic Corporation. ISBN 978-0439367110. Page 63.
  18. ^ "I hate sand, but what I hate even more was that there was no treasure in sight!" – Wessel. Warioland 4. Page 63.
  19. ^ "Have I mentioned how much I love numbers? I really do. How else could I count my treasure? Though the numbers in this maze were starting to annoy me. As I explored I came across another number block." – Wessel. Warioland 4. Page 29.
  20. ^ "Once I was through the vortex, I entered a room with numbered blocks. ‘Uh-oh,’ I said. Math was never my strong point, so this sort of puzzle even puzzled a genius like me. My guess was that I had to have one number on all the blocks in order to get by. I chose 6 because it was the highest number." – Wessel. Warioland 4. Page 35.
  21. ^ Size comparison chart of characters in the Super Mario franchiseMedia:Size chart.jpg
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  24. ^ File:Winter Olympics News Brief.pngMedia:Winter Olympics News Brief.png
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