Universal Marionette

Universal Marionette
WarioWare: Smooth Moves WarioWare Gold
Appears in	WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Type	Mona (Smooth Moves) Wario (Twist) (Gold)
Command(s)	Delfect! (Smooth Moves) Deflect! / Fit in! (Gold)
Info	"Move my strings to deflect the onslaught of my mortal enemy: the evil watermelon. This is a simple request from a humble puppet." (Smooth Moves) "The sad truth is you'll never be me. But you can be a puppet of me. Just as good, right?" (Gold)
Controls	– Control (Gold)
Form(s)	"The Handlebar" (Smooth Moves)
Points to clear	20 (Gold)

Universal Marionette is one of Mona's microgames in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and returns in WarioWare Gold as one of the Twist League's Intro Games. The background in both versions is a reference to Leonardo da Vinci's drawing "Vitruvian Man".

Gameplay

The player must deflect the watermelons aiming at the marionette's head with the marionette's limbs.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

If the player loses, the watermelon that hit the marionette takes place of the marionette's head.

• 1st level difficulty: The player must deflect 2 watermelons.
• 2nd level difficulty: The player must deflect 4 watermelons.
• 3rd level difficulty: The player must deflect 6 watermelons.

WarioWare Gold

The marionette is designed after Wario. If lost, the marionette tilts to the side and spins out.

• 1st level difficulty: The player must deflect 2 watermelons.
• 2nd level difficulty: The player must deflect 3 watermelons.
• 3rd level difficulty: The player must either deflect 4 watermelons, or adjust the marionette to fit in a storage case.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	あやつりにんぎょう[?] Ayatsuri Ningyō	Marionette
French	Qui tire les ficelles ?[?]	Who's pulling the strings?
Italian	Storia di una marionetta[?]	Story of a marionette