Captain Syrup
- “I held up my end of the bargain... So I'll be taking this loot with me, Merfle. Wario, thanks for lending a hand. Be seeing you, handsome!”
- —Captain Syrup, Wario Land: Shake It!
Captain Syrup is the captain of the Black Sugar Gang and Wario's primary rival in thievery. Her base of operations is Kitchen Island, from which she sailed her former pirate ship, the SS Tea Cup. In Wario Land: Shake It!, she commands the Sweet Stuff.
History
Wario Land series
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Captain Syrup made her debut appearance in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. In this game the protagonist, Wario, still reeling from his defeat at the hands of Mario and the loss of his castle, sets out to find new riches. Wario decides to make his fortune by stealing all the treasures he can from someone else, which ended up being Captain Syrup.
Syrup's gang has stolen many treasures, which are kept and guarded throughout Kitchen Island. One of the treasures Syrup's gang has stolen is a giant golden monument of Princess Toadstool that they are apparently holding for ransom to the Mushroom Kingdom. Ultimately, Wario decides to raid Syrup Castle, the location of Captain Syrup and her hoard of treasure.
During battle, Syrup summons a Genie from a magic lamp, hops onto the genie's shoulders, and the two fly around, launching fireballs at Wario. Eventually, Wario defeats the genie; however, Captain Syrup escapes by blowing up her own castle, promising to get her revenge.
Wario Land II
Captain Syrup returns in Wario Land II. Syrup leads her pirates in a raid on Wario Castle and steals all of his riches. As such, Wario returns to Kitchen Island to retake all the treasures that were stolen from him. Wario battles Syrup several times during this adventure, compared to just once. In battle, Captain Syrup throws bombs at Wario, dash at him and control a robot from one of her various aircrafts. Eventually, Wario defeats Syrup in combat and takes back all of her treasures.
Wario Land: Shake It!
Captain Syrup returns in Wario Land: Shake It! Captain Syrup is shown robbing the Ancient Globe from a museum, which she uses to observe the kidnapping of the Merfle tribe within the Shake Dimension. She finds out the existence of the Bottomless Coin Sack, which is in possession of the evil Shake King. Desiring the treasure but not wanting to get it herself, Captain Syrup sends a Merfle to give the Ancient Globe to Wario. The Merfle pursuades him to enter the dimension with the promise of treasure, sending Wario on a quest to unknowingly retrieve the Bottomless Coin Sack for Captain Syrup.
Captain Syrup's role in the game is to sell Wario maps of the different continents of the Shake Dimension at the Pirate Shop, which also sells various health recovery items. Captain Syrup is shown to lightly flirt with Wario, calling him "handsome" on several occasions. At the end of the game, Wario takes the Bottomless Coin Sack for himself, but Captain Syrup takes it while he is not looking and runs off. Captain Syrup has a different ship in this game, the Sweet Stuff. While the SS Tea Cup took the form of its namesake, this vessel is shaped to resemble a treasure chest.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Captain Syrup appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary spirit. The spirit only boosts the user's overall power without granting any effect. In the spirit's battle, the player has to defeat Bayonetta and a giant grayscale King Dedede on the Pirate Ship stage. The opponents reference Captain Syrup and either Bobo or the Genie from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Though she does not appear in the game, Syrup is mentioned in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by Captain Gullivarrr. He states that the player is "even sweeter than the famous Captain Syrup—but without her double-crossin', I hope!"
Physical description and traits
Classic design
In Syrup's first two appearances, she appears as a very tall and developed brunette. Her hair was long, curly, and reddish-brown, and her eyes were brown and she wore red lipstick. Syrup wore a cyan one-piece outfit which had large puffy leggings, was rounded at the hips, and had two loops at each shoulder. She also wore yellow sashes throughout her outfit, all of which were tied with twin bow-like ends; one as a bandanna on her head, two tied around her wrists, and one tied around her waist as a belt. Syrup also wore semi-long dark green boots and pink skull earrings. Aside from her individuality, Syrup's facial structure and features were very undefined and generic.
Modern design
In her re-debut in Wario Land: Shake it!, Syrup's design is revamped. Her former cyan clothing is replaced with a new purple-based design. No longer wearing a one-piece suit, Syrup now wears a light purple top mimicking the appearance of the last outfit's design. She also wears a large red belt with a white skull buckle, and knee-length, purple, puffy pants with torn leg openings. Replacing her green boots are purple boots with light bottoms and a pink roll-over ankle. She has light-purple wraps with long strands, and a light purple bandanna. Her accessories include a tooth-like necklace, and golden octopus earrings. Her hair is not much different from before, though it is red, and better detailed. She still wears red lipstick, and now wears blue eyeshadow and has red eyes and eyelashes.
Profiles
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
| Name | Image | Series / game | Type | Class | Strength / effects | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent(s) | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | |||||||
| Captain Syrup | 
|
Wario Land Series | Primary (3) | Advanced | limegreen | Spirit Board | Bayonetta, Giant King Dedede |
|
Pirate Ship | The Great Sea / Menu Select |
Gallery
Artwork
- Captain Syrup WL artwork.jpg
Super Mario Bros. Daizukan
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (Kodansha Mario manga)
Sprites
Wario Land: Shake It!
Screenshots
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land II
Wario Land II
Wario Land: Shake It!
List of appearances by date
| Title | Description | Release date | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | Non-playable character | 1994 | Game Boy |
| Wario Land II | Non-playable character | 1998 | Game Boy |
| Picross NP | Cameo | 2000 | SNES |
| Wario Land: Shake It! | Non-playable character | 2008 | Wii |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Cameo as a spirit | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Mentioned | 2020 | Nintendo Switch |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キャプテン・シロップ[?] Kyaputen Shiroppu |
Captain Syrup | |
| German | Kapitän Sirop (Wario Land) Captain Syrup (Wario Land II) Kapitän Kandis (Wario Land: Shake It!)[?] |
"Syrup" adapted to German spelling, Kapitän means captain Captain Syrup Captain Rock Candy / Rock Sugar |
|
| Italian | Capitan Melassa[?] | Captain Molasses | |
| Korean | 캡틴 시럽[?] Kaeptin Sireop |
Captain Syrup | |
| Russian | Капитан Сироп[?] Kapitan Cirop |
Captain Syrup | |
| Spanish | Capitana Sirope[?] | Literal translation |
Trivia
- In the American instruction manual of the game Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Captain Syrup is referred to as "a really rotten and ruthless guy." This was done in order to keep her gender reveal a surprise.
- In Prima Games guides covering Wario Land II, Captain Syrup is referred to as the "Princess".[1][2]
- When the story of Wario Land: Shake It! was revealed in the Japanese Famitsu magazine, Captain Syrup was referred to as Maple, implying that her full name is Captain Maple Syrup.[3] However, the name Maple is never used in the game at all.
- Captain Syrup was the first main female villain in the extended Mario franchise, coming before Cackletta, the Shadow Queen, and others.
References
- ^ Campbell, Stuart. Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 10.
- ^ Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady. Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 86.
- ^ Famitsu: Image of anime cutscenes in Wario Land Shake (Japanese) (Accessed 6-11-08)
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario | ||
| Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie | ||
| Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle | ||
| Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star | ||
| Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake | ||
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff | ||
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
| Wario Land: Shake It! | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup • Queen Merelda • Merfle • Merfle (character) | |
| Shake Dimension | The Sweet Stuff | Aboard the Sweet Stuff |
| Ratl Ruins | Stonecarving City • Whoopsy Desert • Foulwater Falls • Run-Down Pyramid • Disturbing Tomba • Gurgle Gulcha • Rollanratl Battle | |
| Wiggly Wilds | Just Plains • Wavy Waters • Mt. Lava Lava • Savannah Valley • Sneak Peaka • Lowdown Depthsa • Hot Roderick Race | |
| Rocking Range | Wreck Train • Stonetooth Cave • Its-all Mine • Glittertown • Neon Citya • Derailed Expressa • Chortlebot Challenge | |
| Jiggle Jungle | Ropey Jungle • Windbreak Bay • Airytale Castle • Soggybog River • Launchpad Labyrintha • Riverbloat Rapidsa • Prism Prisona • Bloomsday Blowout | |
| Quiver Cliffs | Mount Bighill • Creep Blue Sea • Slipshod Slopes • Bad Manor • Bamboozle Villagea • Freezing Fieldsa • Boogie Mansiona • Large Fry Cook-Off | |
| Shakedown Schooner | VS the Shake King | |
| Objects | Bar • Blast-O-Cannon • Bomb Block • Bonfire Block • Bottomless Coin Sack • Boulder • Certainty Switch • Checkpoint block • Coin Bag • Diamond • Fossil • Icicle • Kodaigi • Lava • Max Fastosity Dasherator • Merfle Barrel • Push button • Rocket Bucket • Shake block • Shake Pillar • Shrinkbarrel • Skewer • Slot machine • Snowman Block • Spike • Spike Bar • Subwarine • Treasure chest • Uncertain Block • Unibucket | |
| Moves | Bar Spin • Dash Attack • Earthshake Punch • Grab • Ground Pound • Jump | |
| Bosses | Rollanratl • Hot Roderick • Chortlebot • Bloomsday • Large Fry • Shake King | |
| Enemies | Bandinero • Boomdinero • Buccanero • Bumbleprod • Crackpot • Flimflam • Flipsting • Floating Bandinero • Gate • Grunchin • Jellopus • Mummer • Nosedozer • Peek-a-boom • Pengoon • Pitchfork • Plunger • Recapitator • Scarracuda • Shortfuse • Spinbat • Treasure Chomp • Tub-sub • Turkeyjerk • Venus Guytrap • Volcannon | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Media Room • Missions • Pre-release and unused content • Treasures • Staff | |
