Wizenheimer
| Wizenheimer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Koopa Wizard |
| Appears in | Super Mario World - "Ghosts 'R' Us" (1991) |
- “Because I'm an evil Koopa Wizard! I don't need a reason to be mean and nasty. It's my nature!”
- —Wizenheimer, "Ghosts 'R' Us"
Wizenheimer is a Koopa Wizard with a booming voice who only appears in the Super Mario World episode "Ghosts 'R' Us", acting as the main antagonist of this episode.
Nicknames and aliases[edit]
A running gag in the episode involves Wizenheimer's name continuously being mispronounced by the other characters. Such names include:
- Wizen-wiseguy (Mario)[1]
- Wiseacre (Mario)[2]
- Wisen-whatever (Mario and Luigi)[2][3]
- Wisenheimer (Oogtar)[4]
- Wizenmeanie (Yoshi)[4]
- Wisen-whatchamacallit (Mario)[3]
History[edit]
"Ghosts 'R' Us"[edit]
In this episode, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Yoshi first encounter Wizenheimer while searching the Enchanted Forest for Oogtar the cave boy, who is missing. After Luigi bumps into him, Toadstool recognizes him as the most terrible Koopa Wizard in the entire Dino World, scaring Yoshi off. Wizenheimer claims that the forest is his and whoever enters it becomes his prisoners, demanding that they enter a nearby Warp Pipe. Toadstool knows that it leads to his haunted house and refuses, but when Wizenheimer threatens the trio with a Bob-omb, they obey. Wizenheimer then shackles his new prisoners in his basement.
Wizenheimer later captures Oogtar by simply warping him into the dungeon after the caveboy arrives at his door and demands the princess and Mario brothers. Wizenheimer is later found in the basement when Yoshi ventures through the house to save everyone. The Koopa Wizard tries to attack Yoshi, but Yoshi, under suggestion from Oogtar, uses his tongue to eat his magic wand, rendering him powerless. Wizenheimer demands his wand back, to which Yoshi spits out a magic blast that frees his prisoners. Mario then jumps on Wizenheimer's head, sending him falling down the staircase.
"The Yoshi Shuffle"[edit]
Although Wizenheimer has never appeared in this episode, the Italian dub refers the Koopa Wizard that turns Luigi into an egg to as Wizenheimer.
Gallery[edit]
Wizenheimer with a Bob-omb
Wizenheimer antagonizing Oogtar
Wizenheimer laughing
Wizenheimer attacking Yoshi
Naming[edit]
"Wizenheimer" is a portmanteau of "wizard", referring to him being a Koopa wizard, and "wisenheimer", a North American slang term for someone who makes clever remarks to display their own knowledge, typically in an arrogant manner. The word "wisenheimer" is derived from "wise" with the German demonymic suffix -enheimer, and is related to the German verb wissen, meaning "to know".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Uizenhajmër | Wizenheimer | [5] | |
| Arabic | هايمر Haymr | Clipping of "Wizenheimer" | [6] | |
| Croatian | Wizenheimer | - | [7] | |
| French | Wizenheimer[a] | - | [8] | |
| German | Wiesenheimer | Wizenheimer | [9] | |
| Greek | Μάγος με Σφυρί Mágos me Sfyrí | "Wizard with Hammer", likely a translation mistake | VHS dub | [10] |
| Hungarian | Wizenheimer | - | [11] | |
| Italian | Argano | Similar to the word arcano ("arcane") | [12] | |
| Korean | 위젠하이머 Wijenhaimeo | Wizenheimer | [13] | |
| Polish | Wizenheimer | - | [14] | |
| Portuguese | Wizenheimer | - | [15] | |
| Romanian | Vițănhaimăr Uițănhaimăr[b] | Wizenheimer | [16] | |
| Spanish | Wizenheimer | - | [17] | |
| Turkish | Wizenheimer | - | [18] |
- ^ In the French dub of the episode, Wizenheimer's name is pronounced with the "w" making a "v" sound, similar to its pronunciation in certain Germanic languages such as Dutch and German.
- ^ The pronunciation of Wizenheimer's name is inconsistent throughout the dubbed version of the episode, even disregarding instances in the English script where characters are meant to pronounce it incorrectly.
References[edit]
- ^ Martin, Perry (writer) (October 5, 1991). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Super Mario World. NBC (American English). Retrieved October 29, 2026. "Mario: 'Hey! What's the big idea, Wizen-wise guy of scaring everybody like that?'"
- ^ a b Martin, Perry (writer) (October 5, 1991). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Super Mario World. NBC (American English). Retrieved October 29, 2026. "Mario: 'You'll never get away with this, Wiseacre!' / Wizenheimer: 'That's WIZENheimer! WIIIIIIIZENheimer!' / Mario: 'Wisen-whatever!'"
- ^ a b Martin, Perry (writer) (October 5, 1991). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Super Mario World. NBC (American English). Retrieved October 29, 2026. "Mario: 'Now let's show Wisen-whatchamacallit a new magic trick: How to disappear!' / Wizenheimer: 'That's WIZENheimer!' / Mario and Luigi: 'Wisen-whatever!'"
- ^ a b Martin, Perry (writer) (October 5, 1991). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Super Mario World. NBC (American English). Retrieved October 29, 2026. "Oogtar: 'This Warp Pipe lead to Wisenheimer's digs! Hopping in place, man!' / Yoshi: 'Well then if Wizenmeanie kidnap friends, he take them there. Boogie!'"
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