Jimmy T
- “Yo-yo! Everyone got the fever? I've always got it! That's because the dance floor's hot!”
- —Jimmy T., WarioWare: Twisted!
Jimmy T. (the T. standing for Thang) is a major human character in the WarioWare series. He is a disco-dancing nut with a big blue afro wig and a mustache that resembles musical notes. He enjoys dancing at nightclubs, particularly Club Sugar. Jimmy currently resides in Diamond City. He first appeared in WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania as one of Wario's friends who helped him produce microgames.
In later games, his family was introduced. Jimmy T. bears a mysterious resemblance to Jimmy P., as well.
History
WarioWare series
WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
First of all, Jimmy T. could be seen in the intro of WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, where he is called by Wario to join his "company" WarioWare, Inc. and to produce microgames for his upcoming game. Like Wario's other friends in Diamond City, Jimmy agrees.
In his own story, Jimmy goes once again to Club Sugar. There he dances to disco music and takes his his cell phone out when it rings. When the show is over, Jimmy leaves the club and walks past other people. He uses his cell phone again and listens to another ring tone, this time the barking of a dog.
Jimmy also makes a short appearance in the ending story of the game. In the WarioWare headquarters, Wario represents his employees in that they won't get any of the money they earned with the game they made and then Wario escapes. Jimmy is shocked, but like the other employees except for Mona, he doesn't chase after Wario.
Jimmy T. is featured in three unlockable mini-games in WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania. A tiny Jimmy appears in a two-player mini-game called VS Chiritorie. Sometimes he wanders over the screen and holds up the vacuum cleaner that touches him and withdraws already sucked in paper wads. In the mini-game taken from Mario Paint, Fly Swatter, the red Koopa Troopa appearing in the congratulations sequence has been replaced by Jimmy. The mini-game Paper Plane features him as the very first character looking through a window and telling the current flight time.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, it is revealed that he had a girlfriend who dumped him because she thinked that he enjoyed dancing more than spending time with her. In Club Sugar, she asks him if he likes her or dancing more. But shortly after that, Jimmy starts to dance and so the woman says goodbye. The dancer bursts into tears and claims that the rhythm made him do it.
Jimmy T. is one of the ten selectable characters in the multiplayer games in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!.
WarioWare: Twisted!
Jimmy's parents, Papa and Mama T., were introduced in WarioWare: Twisted!. They dance along with their son at Club Sugar. While the family is still on the dance floor, the club owner Sugar tells the Thangs that the dinner they ordered is ready. However, instead of eating, the dancers play around with their cell phones. For instance, Jimmy's parents photograph him with their phones while he poses with the cutlery in his hands. Annoyed by that, Sugar says them that their dinner is getting cold, but the family doesn't respond. Finally, the club owner tells Jimmy and his parents to leave Club Sugar and closes the club.
WarioWare: Touched!
In WarioWare: Touched!, a speaker announces "Jimmy's Showtime" at Club Sugar. Jimmy appears on the dance floor agaín and receives the applause of the public. First, he summons his parents, then his younger siblings Jamie and James T.. The family starts choreographed dancing, though an orange bug called Scratchy the 'Fro Bug flies through Club Sugar and aims for Jimmy's wig. It flies right into the wig and disturbs Jimmy, as his afro "itches like mad" now. However, it seems that the other Thangs thought that Jimmy's hectic moves were just another dance. At this point, the player has to help him by scratching the beetle with the Stylus, making it escape. After that, Jimmy continues dancing with his family and all of them take their cell phones out.
After the end of the show, the Thang family walks through the streets of Diamond City at night. Scratchy, now with a bandage on its head, reappears and flies into Jimmy's wig. Once again, it seems that his family thinks that his fit of rage is a dance.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Jimmy is walking down to Club Sugar with an umbrella on a rainy day in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. He sees a cat which is all wet, and Jimmy decides to give the cat the umbrella. Later, the cat, along with a lot of other cats, the Legendary Cat Dancers, follows Jimmy and imitates his dancing moves. Jimmy and the cats dance awhile and when they finally come to Club Sugar, Jimmy and the cats dance some more on the dance floor.
When they are done dancing, the cats walk out, each one saying "meow." Suddenly, the cat Jimmy pitied gives the umbrella back to Jimmy.
At end of the story of Jimmy P., which is extremely similar to Jimmy T.'s story, Jimmy T. pats on Jimmy P.'s shoulder. The two dancers face each other. It isn't known what happened next.
WarioWare: Snapped!
In WarioWare: Snapped!, Jimmy T. runs the newly opened Wario Park along with Wario, Mona, and Kat and Ana.
WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Jimmy stars in his own aerobics TV show called Jimmy's Aerobics in WarioWare: D.I.Y., where he is seen doing aerobics along with two women in the background.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Jimmy T. appears as a sticker. He also makes an appearance in the microgame "Taunt" of the WarioWare stage, where he briefly dances and poses with his cell phone.
Microgames
Jimmy T. comes with his own set of microgames in all games of the WarioWare series, except for WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
For WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, Jimmy created microgames of the Sports genre. As its name implies, all games involve some kind of sports. He also provides two remixes, meaning that he provides mixes of the microgames of other characters. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! does also feature Jimmy's sports microgames, plus a multiplayer game made by him, Survival Fever. Instead of sports, it features Jimmy's favorite activity, dancing.
Jimmy's microgames in WarioWare: Twisted!, involve a particular style of gameplay rather than a specific visual theme, which was also continued for the next games in the series until WarioWare: D.I.Y.. In this game, his set of microgames is called Big Tipper and requires large spins.
In WarioWare: Touched!, the name of Jimmy's set of microgames is Dance Club Rub and involves rubbing with the Stylus.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves is the only game that doesn't feature microgames of him. Instead of that, he provides a mix of microgames of other characters again, like Jimmy P. also does.
Jimmy's five microgames in WarioWare: Snapped! require the player's acting skills. He puts photos taken of the player into a comic strip after the end of his stage.
In WarioWare: D.I.Y., Jimmy returns to his original role and hosts a set of new Sports microgames again.
Game Information
Profile Information from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
- Occupation: Dancer
- Hobby: Collecting Ring Tones
- Biggest Boast: His Crazy Wigs
- Bio: This guy loves the dance floor more than anyone else. He stays up dancing all night at Club Sugar. His hairdo hides a secret, but he refuses to tell anyone what it is.
Website Bio from WarioWare: Touched!
"Put on your dancin' shoes and join the disco king for a rub, rub, rubdown down at Club Sugar."
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sticker Information
| Image | Game | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| File:Jimmy T. WarioWare Mega Party Games.png | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | [Freezing] - Attack +9 |
Gallery
- Jimmy T. WarioWare Mega Microgames.png
- Jimmy T. 2 WarioWare Mega Microgames.png
WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania - Jimmy T. WarioWare Mega Party Games.png
- Jimmy T. WarioWare Twisted.png
- Jimmy T. WarioWare Touched.png
- Jimmy T. WarioWare Smooth Moves.png
- Jimmy T. WWM.png
Quotes
- "Hey, hey! It's Jimmy! Big moves, bigger wigs, and only the biggest sports games!" - WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
- "I know Wario looks offbeat, but he and I go way back. Plus, he always sends me cell-mail!" - WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
- "Yo, bro'! Thang is my name, the groove is my game!" - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
- "No! The rythm made me do it! I didn't..." - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
- "Yo-yo! Everyone got the fever? I've always got it! That's because the dance floor's hot!" - WarioWare: Twisted!
- "I'm on fire tonight! Check out my killer moves. They're larger than life, just like my hair." - WarioWare: Twisted!
- "Yo! If you thought I had some wicked dance moves, my family will blow your mind." - WarioWare: Touched!
- "Yo, my family knows how to burn up the dance floor!" - WarioWare: Touched!
Trivia
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the names that appears when the player presses the "Random Name" button when naming their custom stage is JIMYT - a reference to Jimmy T.
