Wario-Man
- This article is about Wario's alter-ego in the WarioWare series. For the figurine in WarioWare: Twisted!, see Figurines (WarioWare: Twisted!) § Wario-Man.
| Wario-Man | |
|---|---|
 Wario-Man in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | |
| Applies to | Wario |
| Item needed | Gravitator (WarioWare: Twisted!) Mandrake (WarioWare: Touched!) Smash Ball and garlic (Super Smash Bros. series) |
| First appearance | WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
- “Stouter than an iron burrito... Studlier than a snow tire... I am... Wario-Man!”
- —Wario-Man, WarioWare: Touched!
Wario-Man is Wario's alter-ego in the WarioWare games. Wario transforms into this form by eating some sort of garlic, his favorite food. In the WarioWare games, Wario-Man hosts the last set of microgames the player faces. His games have no specific theme, but they all involve Wario to at least some degree. Wario-Man also appears as Wario's Final Smash in the Super Smash Bros. series.
History[edit]
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
In WarioWare: Twisted!, while checking up on Dr. Crygor's production of WarioWare: Twisted! systems, Wario decides to sit down on the assembly line and play a game. He is then tossed into Dr. Crygor's Gravitator. When he comes out, he turns into Wario-Man. When the player completes his stage, he goes back in the Gravitator and gets a power suit, and flies up in space. Meanwhile, Orbulon, Mona, 9-Volt, 18-Volt, Kat, and Ana take a cruise on Orbulon's new, yellow UFO. The UFO then sees Wario-Man and attacks him. Mona recognizes Wario in the suit. After being attacked, he falls down in the sea near Dr. Crygor's Lab and turns back to normal. Dr. Crygor is also seen fishing during this time.
WarioWare: Twisted! is the only time Wario-Man's mustache is red. In all other games, it is black.
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
Wario-Man appears again in WarioWare: Touched!, though how Wario transforms into him is different. In this game, Wario starts to feel sick. He decides to eat some garlic to relieve himself, but accidentally grabs Nasty Garlic. Since garlic is Wario's personal cure-all, he goes ahead and eats it anyway. The apparent garlic weakens the Awful Viruses in Wario's stomach, and when the Wario Viruses eat the Awful Viruses (thanks to the player), they are supercharged, turning Wario into Wario-Man. Later on, Wario-Man tries to stop a train with his newly acquired power, but is sent flying and gets knocked all the way into a sewer, where he changes back into Wario. However, he lands on the Sewer Guru, who retaliates by whacking him with a stick.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
Wario-Man appears in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, the WiiWare counterpart to WarioWare: D.I.Y. He helps people open doors to the bathroom. Succeeding one of the microgames will make Wario-Man successfully open a door to the bathroom. Failing a microgame causes Wario-Man to fail at opening the door and frown.
Game & Wario[edit]
Wario-Man cameos twice in Game & Wario: in the second stage of Sole Man, where he must avoid a monster's foot; and in one of the prizes of Cluck-A-Pop, where he is answering the phone after the player dials a phone number. It is notable that Wario-Man refers to himself as W-Man in the latter cameo, rather than his full name.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
- SmashWiki article: Wario-Man
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Wario-Man is Wario's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Unlike most Final Smashes, it more of a power-up than an attack. When used, Wario eats a head of garlic and spins around while being enveloped in a yellow light. When the light fades, Wario temporarily becomes Wario-Man. Wario-Man has all of Wario's attacks, including the special moves Chomp, Wario Bike, Wario Waft, and Corkscrew, but Wario-Man has greatly increased attack power, attack speed, and movement speed compared to Wario. With these attributes, Wario-Man can more effectively spam attacks and chase opponents to attack them multiple times. Additionally, Wario-Man is invincible to all attacks. When Wario-Man is about to revert to normal, he starts flashing. Once time runs out, Wario-Man stops, farts, and spins in place while the gas from the fart envelops him. The gas is replaced by a light effect, and when the light fades, Wario-Man returns to being Wario.
Some attacks gain additional properties while Wario is transformed. His punches have power reminiscent of smash attacks, his down air attack can meteor smash, Corkscrew gains electric effects, the Wario Bike travels much faster, and Wario Waft's strength increase is such that at full charge it may result in a one-hit KO. Also, Wario-Man's air attacks, excluding his down air attack, cause him to gain height. Since Wario-Man can use attacks very quickly, repeatedly using these air attacks allows him to "fly". While Wario-Man cannot take damage from attacks, this does not mean he cannot take damage as a whole. He still takes damage for being off-screen and for eating explosives with Chomp.
Like with Giga Bowser, Wario-Man is unaffected by Metal Boxes. He does not become metallic, even in a Metal Special Smash. However, Wario-Man's size can be altered by the use of Super Mushrooms, Poison Mushrooms, Lightning, and the similar Special Smashes, which can increase or decrease his overall attack power.
Wario-Man's Final Smash trophy depicts Wario-Man holding up one clove of garlic in his right hand while carrying a pile of cloves of garlic in his left hand. Some of the garlic cloves are falling out of the pile. Pink and purple sparkles surround Wario-Man, and there is a field of yellow and blue light behind him.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
Wario-Man remains Wario's Final Smash in 'Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Its ending animation is changed such that the gas persists after the light appears, and only disperses after Wario-Man has finished reverting to Wario. Wario-Man's Final Smash trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is very similar to the same trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Wario-Man returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as Wario's Final Smash; however, instead of fighting as him, the Final Smash is a single attack which continues into a cutscene if it hits. Upon using Wario-Man, Wario eats a head of garlic and rushes forwards headfirst with a headbutt. He leaves a trail of green garlic breath behind him, though this is cosmetic. The dash does not go over the edges of platforms. If Wario does not hit any opponents with his headbutt, he will fall to the ground and skid to a stop on his belly before standing back up. If he is in the air, he still "falls", just without actually losing height. If any opponents are hit, then instead of Wario landing, the game transitions into a cutscene where the opponents who were hit spiral upward against a bright green background with action lines. Wario transformed into Wario-Man off-screen, and starts the cutscene facing the screen while raising the three fingers on both his hands to form a "W" with each hand. He then attacks the opponents with a flurry of punches as multiple cartoon-styled onomatopoeia displaying "BOOM!!!", "POW!", and "KRAAACK!" (reminiscent of those found in superhero comics) appear on-screen. Wario-Man moves so fast that there is more than one instance of Wario-Man at a time during this portion of the attack; the game's Move List says that there are multiple "Wario-Men" attacking and the game's tip for the move says that Wario-Man splits into multiple copies of himself during the attack. The cutscene ends with Wario-Man farting on his opponents with a "PFFFFFFFFFT!" onomatopoeia, rocketing away from them via the force of the blast. This fart is not affected by the charge of Wario Waft, nor does it expend the charge of Wario Waft. When gameplay resumes, all opponents are launched away. Wario reappears in the exact location he started the headbutt at, already back to being normal Wario, and spins in place for a short time before the player regains control of him.
Wario-Man is also a Legend-class primary attack spirit. It has three slots. The spirit uses artwork from WarioWare: Touched!. Wario-Man's spirit battle takes place on WarioWare, Inc., and has the player battle a Wario puppet fighter using the blue and pink costume. The costume's colors resemble Wario-Man's. Further, Wario's FS Meter charges faster, and sometimes it instantly fills up completely. These qualities allow the Wario puppet fighter to use Wario-Man more frequently than it normally can.
Other appearances[edit]
Wario-Man is referenced in the Wario... Where? 2: The Sequel challenge set of Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In the final game of the set, Ringside, the Wrestler wears clothing resembling him while being interviewed by the Reporter (wearing a Mona outfit).
Profiles and statistics[edit]
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
- Website bio: "What a radioactive spider is to Peter Parker, a particularly nasty old clove of garlic is to Wario. Wario-Man's superpowers are something of a mystery. He's not afraid of chopping a giant's nosehairs, though."
- Instruction booklet: "Stouter than an iron burrito... Studlier than a snow tire... Faster than a galloping mule! He is... er... I am... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIO-MAN! What?! You want me to help you cross the street?! Bwaaaah! Do I wear shiny armour? Do I ride a white stallion? You're barking up the wrong fire hydrant, old lady! You never know what kind of touch technique you'll have to use in my bold and spicy SUPER ZERO mix!"
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Trophy Wario-Man | ||
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| Appears in: Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl | ||
| How to unlock: Clear All-Star Mode as Wario | ||
| Wario's Final Smash. He chomps on his favorite food, garlic, and transforms into Wario-man! His mobility goes way up. His attack power doesn't change much, but he scampers like a cockroach, using moves like crazy! He can jump over buildings and use midair attacks to fly. Oh, and he doesn't flinch from attacks. Think twice about bringing out his motorcycle at this time... | ||
| Sticker Wario-Man | ||
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| Artwork from: WarioWare: Touched! | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Arm, Leg] - Attack +18 | ||
| Usable by: Wario | ||
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Trophy Wario-Man | ||
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| Category: Final Smash | ||
( ) Appears in:- | ||
| () Trophy Box: 59: WarioWare, Inc.
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| How to unlock: Clear All-Star Mode as Wario | ||
| With just a little nibble of garlic, humble everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes farther too. And like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in midair. Just like they all do it, right? (American English) | ||
| Just a little nibble of garlic, and the humble Everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes further too. And of course, like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in mid-air. That's how they all do it...right? (British English) | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Move List: Wario wolfs down garlic and delivers a headbutt. Any foes hit by the headbutt are forced to deal with multiple Wario-Men's striking fists of justice. Finally, Wario-Man launches the foes with carefully stored flatulence.
Tip: After transforming into Wario Man, he splits himself into copies that attack all at once. The final fart isn't affected by the charge of his down-special fart.
| Spirit #738 Wario-Man | ||
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Series/game | WarioWare Series |
| Type | Primary | |
| Slots | 3 | |
| Class | Legend | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Attack | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Wario |
| Conditions |
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| Stage | WarioWare, Inc. | |
| Song | WarioWare, Inc. |
Gallery[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Touched! (the sprite resembles Tiny Wario from Virtual Boy Wario Land)
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Screenshots[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワリオマン[1] Wario Man |
Wario-Man | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 瓦力欧超人[2] Wǎlì'ōu Chāorén |
Wario Superman | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 瓦利歐超人[?] Wǎlì'ōu Chāorén |
Wario Superman | |
| Dutch | Wario-Man[3] | - | |
| French | Warioman[3][4] | - | |
| German | Wario-Man[3] | - | |
| Italian | Wario-Man[3] | - | |
| Korean | 와리오맨[5] Wariomaen |
Wario-Man | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Wario Man[6] | - | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Wario-Man[3] | - | |
| Russian | Вариомен[3] Variomen |
Wario-Man | |
| Супер-Варио[7] Super-Vario |
Super Wario | WarioWare: Touched! | |
| Spanish | Wario Man[3] | - |
Notes[edit]
- In artwork, Wario-Man has light pink shoes, while in the games, they have a darker color pink.
- Wario-Man's nose is red in WarioWare: Twisted!, Touched! and partly D.I.Y. Showcase, while in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (and sometimes D.I.Y. Showcase, like in his artwork from that game), his nose is pink.
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo. さわるメイドインワリオ. nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ WarioWare Touched! for Nintendo DS. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Trophy list (2014). Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games. Nintendo.
- ^ 2005. WarioWare Touched! instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 84.
- ^ 만져라 메이드 인 와리오. Nintendo Korea (Korean). Archived September 24, 2008, 06:49:50 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo World Number 80. Brazil: Nintendo (Portuguese). Page 54.
- ^ Nintendo - Официальный сайт компании в России :: Wario Ware: Touched!. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Russian). Archived December 19, 2005, 00:52:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Wario-Man • Dribble & Spitz • Kat & Ana • 18-Volt • 9-Volt |
| Microgames | The Extraordinary Wario-Man • Dribble & Spitz Rally! • Kat & Ana's Sky Patrol • Jet 18Volt • Downloadable |
| Locations | Diamond Island • Wario-Man Super Store • Survey Box • Distribution Center |
| Other | Comics • Records • Remix |
- Wario forms
- Final bosses
- Special moves
- Playable characters
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl Final Smashes
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophies
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Final Smashes
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophies
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Final Smashes
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits
- WarioWare: Touched! characters
- WarioWare: Twisted! characters
