Awazon river basin
| Awazon river basin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from the manual of Virtual Boy Wario Land | |
| Appears in | Virtual Boy Wario Land |
| Ruler | Demon Head |
| Inhabitants | Beaver, Blade-Face, Bomb-Bat, Chain-Saw Fish, Chippy, Coo-Coo, Dark Tortoise, Honey-Bee, Mask-Guy, Mastah Mosquito, Thorn-Ball, Vase, Vase-Based |
The Awazon river basin[1] is the main setting of Virtual Boy Wario Land, where Wario travelled prior to the events of the game to take a vacation. However, only a small area within it is seen, in the intro and ending cutscenes, since the game primarily takes place deep underground. Its name refers to the Amazon River, but the M is flipped to a W, similar to Wario's and Mario's names.
The story is initiated here when Wario, after being woken from his nap by a beaver, spots three Mask-Guys carrying treasure chests into a cave behind a nearby waterfall, referred to as the Aldegara Waterfall in the manual. Wario manages to catch up with the Mask-Guys, only to come across a large vault where the treasure chests were stored. Before Wario is able to open it, however, the ground beneath him crumbles away, sending him plummeting to the bottom of a series of underground caverns. He is eventually able to escape after defeating the final boss, Demon Head. Afterwards, Wario decides to leave the river basin, with his mode of transportation depending on the amount of treasure and coins collected.
Gallery[edit]
Three Mask-Guys entering the treasure vault behind the Aldegara Waterfall
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アワゾン Awazon Gawa Ryūiki |
Awazon River Basin | |
| Italian | Fiume Awazon[3] | Awazon River |
Aldegara Waterfall[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アルデガラの滝[?] Arudegara no Taki |
Aldegara Waterfall |
References[edit]
- ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
- ^ 1995. Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (May 2011). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 116. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 84.
