Wave (character)

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Wave
Wave's artwork, from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Full name Wave the Swallow
Species Swallow
First appearance Sonic Riders (2006, Sonic the Hedgehog franchise)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (sticker cameo) (2008, Super Mario-related media)
Latest appearance Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (2025, Sonic the Hedgehog franchise)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) (2016, Super Mario franchise)
Latest portrayal Kate Higgins (English; 2016, Super Mario-related media)
Chie Nakamura (Japanese; 2016, Super Mario-related media)

Wave the Swallow is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the mechanic of the Babylon Rogues. She first appears in Sonic Riders. In the Super Mario franchise, Wave appears in a few of the games in the Mario & Sonic series.

History[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Wave's artwork from Sonic Riders makes an appearance on a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In The Subspace Emissary, the sticker boosts the user's arm attack power by 19 points.

Mario & Sonic series[edit]

Artwork of the full roster of the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Artwork of Wave with all of the playable characters from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

While Wave makes no appearance in the games prior to the fifth installment, she has a Mii costume based on her in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

She makes a playable appearance in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where she is available only in the BMX event.

Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker[edit]

Image Game Effect
Sticker of Wave the Swallow from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Sonic Riders [Arm] - Attack +19

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo as a sticker 2008 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Cameo as a Mii Costume 2011 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Cameo as a Mii Costume 2013 Wii U
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Unlockable playable character 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Unlockable playable character 2016 Wii U

Portrayals[edit]

All portrayals are from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Names in other languages[edit]

Wave
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウェーブ[1]
Wēbu 		Wave
Chinese (simplified) 维芙[1]
Wéifú (Mandarin)
Wàihfùh (Cantonese) 		Wave
Chinese (traditional) 維芙[1]
Wéifú (Mandarin)
Wàihfùh (Cantonese) 		Wave
French Wave[1] -
German Wave[1] -
Italian Wave[1] -
Korean 웨이브[1]
Weibeu 		Wave
Polish Wave[1] -
Portuguese (NOA) Wave[1] -
Russian Вейв[1]
Veyv 		Wave
Spanish Wave[1] -
Thai เวฟ[1]
Wêef 		Wave
Wave the Swallow
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウェーブ・ザ・スワロー[?]
Wēbu za Suwarō 		Wave the Swallow
Spanish Wave the Swallow[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name for Wave on character selection screen. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (2025). SEGA.

External links[edit]

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