Puffy Wario
| Puffy Wario | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Wario Land 4 | |
| Applies to | Wario |
| Power(s) given | Float upwards |
| First appearance | Wario Land II (1998) |
| Latest appearance | Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004) |
- “Those pesky bees!! They’ve made my beautiful face swell up like a balloon! What?! You say I look better this way? I won’t even be able to star in my own commercials looking like this!!”
- —Wario, Wario Land 4 instruction booklet
Puffy Wario,[1][2] also known as Stung Wario,[3] Floating Wario,[4][5] and Puff Daddy Wario,[6] is one of Wario's reactions in the Wario Land series, and he is affected by it through different means in each installment. Once affected, he then swells up and fills his head with air, allowing him to slowly float upwards. This is usually used to get up to a high place, or as a means to be ejected from an area such as in boss battles like Yellow Belly and Wolfenboss. When Wario floats up into a ceiling, gets hurt, or is unable to continue to float up for any other reason, he will revert to his normal form and fall back towards the ground.
History
Wario Land series
In Wario Land II, Wario will become puffy if he is stung by a bee or their giant counterpart. In Wario Land 3, the change will occur if he gets stung by a Pneumo or a Haridama, gets hit by the Igaguri Wolfenboss spawns, or getting jabbed by Yellow Belly's needles. In Wario Land 4 he must get stung by a Beezley, get hit by the arrow that is shot by a Bow Balloon, or get hit by the minions of the boss Catbat. In Wario Land 4, Puffy Wario can blow some air to get a vertical boost by pressing the jump button.
Super Mario-kun
In Super Mario-kun, Wario becomes Puffy Wario the same method as in Wario Land 4.
Densetsu no Starfy 3
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: specifics on Puffy Wario's role
In Densetsu no Starfy 3, Puffy Wario is one of Wario's forms that he uses during his guest appearance in Kaitei Iseki, alongside Flaming Wario and Bubble Wario.
WarioWare: Move It!
In WarioWare: Move It!, when Wario becomes stuck in the hole where the gold statue used to be in the game's ending, he puffs out his cheeks similar to Puffy Wario while flapping his arms as he tries to get out.
Profiles
Wario Land 4
- European instruction manual bio: "Those pesky bees!! They've made my beautiful face swell up like a balloon!! What?! You say I look better this way? I won't even be able to star in my own commercials looking like this!! Oh well, in the mean time, I could use this balloon face to float around! I'll probably just have to wait 'til I hit the ceiling to turn back to normal!!!"
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move and 
to quickly float upward."
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
Wario Land II
Screenshots
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Densetsu no Starfy 3
Wario resembling Puffy Wario in WarioWare: Move It!
Miscellaneous
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kao ga Fukuramu |
Puffy Face (Wario Land II and Wario Land 3) | |
| バルーンワリオ[8] Barūn Wario |
Balloon Wario (Wario Land 4) | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 气球瓦力欧[9] Qìqiú Wǎlì'ōu |
Balloon Wario | |
| Dutch | Puffy Wario[13] | - | |
| French | Wario Gonflé[12] | Puffy Wario | |
| German | Dickkopf-Wario[14] | Bigheaded Wario | |
| Italian | Wario Gonfio[15][16] | Inflated Wario | |
| Spanish | Wario Hinchado[10][11] | Puffy Wario |
Trivia
- Although not an actual display of the form, his planned cameo in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga depicted Wario briefly adopting similar features as well as his face turning purple due to his disagreeing with the taste of the Starbeans Cafe blend.
See also
References
- ^ 1998. Wario Land II instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 21.
- ^ Nintendo: Wario Land II. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved May 31, 2024. (Archived May 30, 1998, 13:04:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 62.
- ^ Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady (February 5, 2001). Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3090-8. Page 91, 95-96.
- ^ S4. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 1, 2001, 12:59:24 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 27.
- ^ iQue (2004). 瓦力欧寻宝记 (Wǎlìōu xúnbǎo jì) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 32.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 101.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 61.
- ^ Wario Land II Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Aandoeningen".
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 41.
- ^ 1999. Wario Land II instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 121.
| 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 |
