Form Baton

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Wario holding the Form Baton.

The Form Baton is the most important object in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Wario stumbled in on this mysterious device in a place called the Temple of Form. He soon finds out that how one uses it depends on the way one holds it. Then, he goes off and shares it with his friends at WarioWare. It turns out that that is how the real person must use the Wii Remote to play the game. (Interestingly, in-game instructions actually refer to the Wii Remote as the "Form Baton".) The Form Baton also has a Nunchuk counterpart, the Balance Stone, shown in the final stage of the game.

Forms

Forms, as the name implies, are the modes of holding the Wii Remote Form Baton (Wii Remote) in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. The forms are introduced by the Form Explanation, which acts as an often comedic tutorial of how to use each form. Each form is used for certain microgames in the game. Below is a list of forms (and compatible microgames) in order of their appearance:

The Remote Control

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Descripton

Hold the Form Baton straight with the tip pointing forward.
This simple stance reflects one of life's fiercest--and greatest--sports: channel surfing.

Hold Mode

Point the Wii Remote at the screen with the thumb on the A Button Button and the index finger on the B Button Button.

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The Umbrella

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Description

Hold the Form Baton vertically, thumb resting lightly in the button.
Through this stance, you channel quiet dignity of a circus clown in the midst of a thunderstorm.

Hold Mode

Just like The Remote Control, the Wii Remote should be with the thumb in the A Button button and the index finger in the B Button button, but it should be pointing up.

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The Handlebar

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Descripton

Turn the Form Baton sideways and grasp the ends firmly in both hands.
Like riding a bicycle, perfecting this stance requires grace, steadiness, and tight shorts.

Hold Mode

With the Wii Remote sideways, hold it with both hands facing down. Buttons facing up.

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The Sketch Artist

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Description

Hold the Form Baton as you would a pencil during a pop quiz, delicately but defiantly.
Mastery of this move can change a pop quizee into a pop quizzer.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote faced up with the thumb in its side and index finger in the corner. Middle finger should be resting under it.

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The Chauffeur

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Description

Turn the Form Baton sideways and wrap your hands around both ends.
As the Form Baton turns, so too do the earth and all upon it, from liver to liverymen.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote sideways with hands in the both ends. Thumbs should be bent up.

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The Samurai

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Description

With your right/left hand, hold the Form Baton close to your left/right hip.
Like a hungry samurai defending his lunch, close your eyes and await your enemy's attack.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote in the dominating hand and touching the other-side hip.

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The Tug-of-War

The Tug-of-War.

Description

With the Form Baton pointing foward, hold it firmly with both hands just above the navel.
This strance calls to mind the epic struggle between heads and tails.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote with the dominant hand in the front and the other hand following it.

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The Waiter

The Waiter.

Description

Place the Form Baton in your palm, tip foward and buttons facing up.
See youself serving a group of socialities. Such grace, they cry! Such style! Such hors d'oeuvres!

Hold Mode

The Wii Remote must be placed in the palm and it shouldn't be hold. Buttons facing up.

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The Elephant

The Elephant.

Description

Hold the Form Baton forward with the end lightly touching your nose.
Just as the mighty elephant uses its trunk to gorge on peanuts, so too will your new nose sustain you.

Hold Mode

The player must place the Wii Remote in front of their nose, pointing to the screen and the end slightly touching it.

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The Thumb Wrestler

The Thumb Wrestler.

Description

Hold the Form Baton vertically and rest your thumb on the top of it.
The noblest of athletes, the thumb wrestler endures years of training before mastering this pose.

Hold Mode

The player hold the Wii Remote vertically with their thumb bowed on the top.

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The Discard

The Discard.

Description

Place the form baton facedown on a stable surface like an unwanted, but still treasured, playing card.
Do not touch the Form Baton again until the proper time.

Hold Mode

The player must place the Wii Remote in a plane surface with the buttons facing down.

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The Big Cheese

The Big Cheese.

Description

With the Form Baton at your hip, force your chest and hips foward.
This stance honors the CEO, unsung hero standing proud on the backs of his employees.

Hold Mode

The player must hold the Wii Remote in their hip.

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The Janitor

The Janitor.

Description

Hold the Form Baton with both hands, as you would a mop.
The left/right hand represents order, the right/left, filth. The Form Baton is the bridge between the two.

Hold Mode

The player must hold the Wii Remote with both hands, the dominant up.

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The Dumbbell

The Dumbbell.

Description

Turn the Form Baton sideways and clutch it from below in your right/left hand.
True Masters exhibit a firm grip and an exaggerated grimace.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote with button facing up. Hold it from below with the thumb at the buttons surface. The tip should be pointing to right to right-handed players, and left for the left-handed players.

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The Mohawk

The Mohawk
The Mohawk.

Description

Point the tip of the Form Baton foward and hold it atop your head.
Letting the Form Baton fall is like letting a mohawk droop: shameful and forbidden.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote in the head, and grab it with the dominant hand in the back and the non-dominant hand in front. Point the tip foward.

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The Finger Food

The Finger Food

Description

Holding the back end delicately between two fingers, point the Form Baton foward.
The regal french fry remains one of nature's greatest muses.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote with the thumb in the buttons side and the index finger in the B Button side. Sustain it with the middle, ring and little fingers. The buttons surface should be pointing at the same side of the dominant hand and the tip should be pointing foward.

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The Boxer

The Boxer.

Description

Turn the Form Baton and hold it firmly from above in your right/left hand.
Let the spirit of the noble sucker punch guide you to victory.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote with the thumb under it and the fingers above it with the dominant hand.

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The Mortar and Pestle

The Mortar and Pestle.

Description

Hold the Form Baton vertically in your right/left hand and cup it gently in the palm of your left/right
To crush is also to create, and from squashing comes spice.

Hold Mode

Hold the top of the Wii Remote with the dominant hand. Cup it in the non-dominant hand.

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The Diner

The Diner.

Description

Hold the Balance Stone in your left/right hand and the Form Baton in your right/left.
Stay vigilant. The battle for seconds is always sudden and fierce.

Hold Mode

Hold the Wii Remote in the dominant hand and the Nunchuk in the non-dominant one.

  • A: Point the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk up.
  • B: Point the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk foward.
  • C: Point the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk to each other.

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Trivia

  • The way when Wario takes the Form Baton is similar to one of the events from the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in which Indiana Jones takes the golden idol out of the Lost Temple and gets chased by a boulder, one of the temple's obstacles.
  • Many form explanations were changed in the American version, as The Umbrella was originally Taki-nobori (climb waterfall), The Handlebar was originally known as Ryo-nigiri (hold in both hands), among others, modifying also the picture background. But some as The Big Cheese and The Thumb Wrestler stayed the same.

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