Puffy Wario
| Puffy Wario | |
|---|---|
| |
| Applies to | Wario |
| Power(s) given | Float upwards |
| First appearance | Wario Land II (1998) |
| Latest appearance | Densetsu no Stafy 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 many reactions in the Wario Land series of games. Wario can achieve this reaction in a variety of ways. 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.
He will then swell, filling 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.
In Wario Land 4, Puffy Wario can blow some air to get a vertical boost by pressing the jump button.
In Super Mario-kun, Wario becomes Puffy Wario the same method as in Wario Land 4.
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
- 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 Stafy 3
Miscellaneous
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kao ga Fukuramu バルーンワリオ[8] Barūn Wario |
Puffy Face (Wario Land II and Wario Land 3) Balloon Wario (Wario Land 4) |
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| 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.
- Puffy Wario was one of three Wario transformations appearing in Densetsu no Stafy 3, along with Flaming Wario and Bubble Wario in Wario's guest appearance in Kaitei Iseki.
See also
References
- ^ Wario Land II instruction booklet, page 14.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Official American Wario Land II website (Internet Archive)
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106, page 62.
- ^ Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady. Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 91, 95, 96.
- ^ Official American Wario Land 3 website (Internet Archive)
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 27
- ^ Official Chinese manual for Wario Land 4, page 32.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website (Guías Nintendo)
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 101.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 61.
- ^ Wario Land II Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Aandoeningen".
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 41.
- ^ Wario Land II European instruction booklet, pag. 114
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, 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 |
