Wario Deluxe

“Oh! The money! The power! I feel it – inside! Gurgling! ... Building! It's... it's, uh... EXPLOSIVE!”

—Wario Deluxe, WarioWare Gold

Wario Deluxe is a form that Wario takes in WarioWare Gold after putting on the Pot of Luxeville as a hat, granting him special powers.

After stealing the Pot of Luxeville, Wario realized that he was out of money, so he hosts a gaming tournament to make some quick cash. However, when the player wins and comes to collect the reward, Wario greedily claims it for himself and puts the pot on his head. The pot suddenly turns into a crown with Wario's insignia, he gains a golden tuxedo, his eyes turn red and his voice becomes deeper. The sky turns dark and Wario appears on a hot air balloon shaped like his head with several more balloons.

Wario Deluxe challenges the player to some more microgames, but then starts cheating by using his new powers to scramble the control warnings after 10 microgames. After the player endures these four microgames, Wario Deluxe tauntingly asks the player if it is getting too tough, saying that they can give up. Just then, Lulu appears and fires some arrows at his balloons and grabs the pot, allowing the player to defeat him.

Lulu then demands the pot be returned, but Wario Deluxe refuses to do so, so Lulu uses the Hydrocannon LX on him, causing the pot to fall off and reverting him back to regular Wario.

Wario Deluxe also appears in the side mode Wario Interrupts where he distracts the player every three microgames. Winning microgames fills up a meter for a Hero Button which, once fully charged up, can be used to summon Lulu who will temporary stop the interruptions.

Trivia

Wario changing forms by using a pot may be a callback to the Power Up Pots that were found in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3