Dash Attack

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Wario performing the Dash Attack in Wario World. The Dash Attack, also known as Shoulder Bash, Wario Attack, Body Slam, and simply Dashing, is Wario's signature attack. It consists of Wario charging at high speed while ramming everything on his path using his powerful shoulders. It first appeared in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and has since then appeared in many games featuring Wario, most prominently in the Wario Land series. Its main purpose is to attack enemies, but it can also be used to hit switches or break open treasure chests and Blocks. History SNES Wario's Woods title screen. Wario's Woods When Wario performs a Dash Attack, it makes the ceiling fall on Toad. Wario Land series Artwork from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. The move is a simple attack in these games; it can be used to attack one enemy at a time or to destroy blocks, it normally allows Wario to move faster than running. In Wario Land 3, it can be upgraded to break harder blocks and attack several enemies at once. In Wario Land 4, the name "Dash Attack" was used to describe a more powerful variant of the move where Wario quickly rushes as his speed greatly increases, then, he is able to run into multiple blocks and enemies without stopping. He is also able to break the more solid, blue blocks. His regular attack is also present, but compared to the "Dash Attack", it is less powerful and Wario bounces back against blocks. To avoid future confusion in later games, the name Dash Attack passed to be the name for Wario's regular attack, with the old "Dash Attack" getting removed, but also giving Wario different alternatives to perform similar moves like the Max Fastosity Dasherators seen in Wario Land: Shake It!. The "Dash Attack", seen in Wario Land 4. Wario World In this game, the Dash Attack makes Wario take off in a burst of speed when the player presses the Button. This is handy for quickly moving around or barreling through enemies. Another move, coupling a Dash with a Wario Punch, can be executed by pressing, holding, and releasing the Button. WarioWare series In the WarioWare games, the attack is used in some microgames, for example to enable Wario to break through walls to escape an avalanche of gold and treasure. Wario: Master of Disguise The attack returns in Wario: Master of Disguise, but only Thief Wario can use it. Unlike in past platformers featuring the move, Wario does not rush forward while executing it. Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Brawl The attack appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of Wario's Smash Attacks. Like in Wario: Master of Disguise, he stays in one spot while executing it (unless in his Wario-Man form). Trivia Sometimes Wario's Dash Attack doesn't make a Thwomp fall; when Wario's timer is about to end and Wario is doing Dash Attack, it will not affect it on the ceiling. Roy Koopa is shown to possess a similar attack in his dummied sprites for Super Princess Peach as well as in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Spanish Empellón (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3) Ataque relámpago (Dash Attack variant, Wario Land 4) Ataque raudo (Wario Land: Shake It!) Shove Lightning attack Swift attack German Rippentriller (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3) Rib Trill, possibly a pun on Lippentriller (lip trill), a type of trill performed on brass instruments Italian Attacco fulmineo Rapid attack References [Edit] Wario World Wario's Moves Corkscrew Conk • Dash Attack • Ground Pound • Hyper Suction • Jump • Mega Toss • Piledriver • Wario Punch • Wild Swing-Ding Major Bosses Dinomighty • Dual Dragon • Red-Brief J • Captain Skull • Black Jewel Minor Bosses Reptilian Goliath • SandWorm • Brawl Doll • Clown-a-Round • Winter Windster • Spideraticus • Mean Emcee • Ironsider Worlds Treasure Square • Excitement Central • Spooktastic World • Thrillsville • Sparkle Land Levels Greenhorn Forest • Greenhorn Ruins • Horror Manor • Wonky Circus • Shivering Mountains • Beanstalk Way • Mirror Mansion • Pecan Sands Collectibles Coin • Garlic • Gold Statue • Red diamond • Spriteling • Wario's Treasures Objects Arrow Block • Battle Ring • Bunny Spring • ByeBye Balloon • Column • Drop Block • Escape Spring • Garlic Dispenser • Glue Globe • Marshmallow Block • Rock Block • Sculpture • Smiley Bomb • Stone Doohickey • Swirly Slab • Swirly Spinner • Treasure Button • Wooden chest Enemies Angler Mangler • Ankiron • Barrel Buster • Big Bone-Fist • Big Scorper • Cage Beast • Cobra • Cractyl • Crystal Creature • Door Spirit • Electric Clown Fence • Elephant • Enemy Generator • Fattington • Flying Shovel • Freeze Cannon • Gem-Bodied Creature • Icicle Mite • Land Manta Ray • Laser Jigglefish • Magon • Monstrous Magnet • Ninja Crow • Old Red-Mug • Ram • Silver Door Spirit • Skiing Yeti • Stone-Cold Statue • Swordfish • Terrible Portrait • Tree Freak • Triceratops • Unithorn • Vampire • Wheel Mouse • Wind Winder • Witch