Zombie Wario
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Zombie Wario[1][2], also known as Ghoul Wario[3], is one of Wario's transformations in Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, and Wario Land 4. This undead alter-ego is triggered by being touched by a zombie (Wario Land II and Wario Land 3), touched by a ghost (Wario Land II), spat at by a Skeleton Bird (Wario Land 4), or coming in to contact with Cractus's drool (Wario Land 4). When a zombie, Wario is impervious to all enemy damage, can defeat almost all enemies on touch, and fall through thin floors, making it quite useful at times. Unfortunately, he moves at a very slow speed, can barely jump, but he cannot jump higher unlike his normal form (in his first appearance in Wario Land II, he could not jump at all), and often his ability to fall through thin platforms is used to hinder him. To return to his normal form, Wario must walk into light or fall into a body of water. He also sometimes falls apart and then might come alive again.
Zombie Wario appears once in Super Mario-Kun. Wario transforms into Zombie Wario by Cractus's drool. Sunlight reverts him to normal.
Profiles
Wario Land 4
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move and 
to jump. You will be able to defeat some enemies you previously could not. You will also be able to slip through certain floors."
Gallery
Artwork from Wario Land II.
Sprite from Wario Land II.
Screenshot of Zombie Wario in Wario Land 3.
Sprite from Wario Land 4.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゾンビ[4][5] Zonbi ゾンビワリオ[6] Zonbi Wario |
Zombie (Wario Land II and Wario Land 3) Zombie Wario (Wario Land 4) |
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| Dutch | Zombie Wario[11] | - | |
| French | Wario Zombie[10] | Zombie Wario | |
| German | Zombie-Wario[12] | Zombie Wario | |
| Italian | Wario Zombie[13] | Zombie Wario | |
| Spanish | Wario Zombie[7][8] Wario Zombi[9] |
Zombie Wario |
Trivia
- The artwork of Wario Land II and Wario Land 4 show Zombie Wario lacking shoes, though his in-game sprite shows him wearing shoes. This is referenced on the Japanese website of the former, where Wario claims that the reason he walks slow as a zombie is because he wants to watch his step without shoes.[14]
- The artwork of Wario Land II shows Zombie Wario's skin only looking slightly off; however, his in-game sprite shows him white as a sheet. In the Game Boy Color re-release, Zombie Wario's in-game sprite instead shows his skin as a darker orange, and in Wario Land 3, a darker green. In Wario Land 4, although the artwork shows Zombie Wario's skin with a purple tone, the in-game sprites show his skin with a green tone.
References
- ^ Wario Land II instruction booklet, page 13.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 22.
- ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.3, page 52.
- ^ Official Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō website
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 29.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website (Guías Nintendo)
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 102.
- ^ Wario Land II Spanish Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 11: "Estados".
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 62.
- ^ Wario Land II Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Aandoeningen".
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 42.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 122.
- ^ 「そうだ！見てのとおりゾンビなのだ！スリラーのバックダンサーではない！少しネタが古いか？オレ様の勝手だ！ゾンビになると、とても歩くのが遅くなる！それはなぜかって？靴を履いてないから、ウンチを踏まないように慎重に歩いているんだ！わかるかな～？わかんね～だろうな～！」 (That's it! As you can see, I am a zombie! Not a Thriller backup dancer! Is that bit too old? I'm out for number one! When becoming a zombie, walking is very slow! Why is that? Since I don't wear shoes, I walk carefully so as to not step on poop! You get it? You don't get it, I guess!) - Official Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō website
| 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 |
