Wario



"So admit it..... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy toned frame.... I'm the perfect specimen of a man..... What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up on widescreen display!"

- Wario

Wario is Mario's yellow-and-purple clad rival. He made his first appearance in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Wario is a greedy character who is constantly trying to gather money, or reclaim it from thieves who take it from him. Over the years he has faced many foes, including Mad Scienstein, Rudy, Captain Syrup, and the Black Jewel. He also has the WarioWare series, which include Wario and his friends playing several "micro games". Wario also frequently pops up in the Mario Party series and Mario sports games. He appeared as an unlockable in Mario Golf: Advance Tour. He stands as one of Nintendo's most popular characters.

The Arranged Kidnapping
Although he was not present in Super Mario Land, Wario played a huge "behind the scenes" role as Kingpin of crime. As was revealed in the sequel, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Wario hired alien Tatanga to kidnap Princess Daisy, ruler of Sarasaland. While Mario rescued Daisy, Wario took control of Mario's castle. Mario had to reclaim the castle, which was the object of most of the game.

An angry fight
In Mario and Wario, Wario would put a bucket on Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Yoshi’s head. The good fairy Wanda would help them get through the level.

Battle For the Woods
Wario is also the villain of the game Wario's Woods. Wario, for some reason, wants to take over the woods, and is sending in an army, to do it. This time he is stopped by Toad, Birdo] and his old nemesis Wanda. Wario will constantly appear in the box in the corner of the screen, making the ceiling fall down on Toad, and sending in more animals. He also appears between levels, telling toad to give it up and go home. At the end, he makes a robot of himself, fittingly called Fake Wario to fight toad before he finally steps out and fights him himself.

Bomber World
In Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! Wario stumbled upon Bomberman 's homeworld. Seeing it as an opportunity to make a quick buck, he looted Bomber world. Bomberman eagerly tried to stop the mad plumber, Wario fought Bomberman, one-on-one. In the end, Wario retreated and lost the riches.



Journey to Kitchen Island
Wario instantly rose in popularity, appearing again in other NES games, and his own Game Boy titles, such as Wario Land. Wario Land features a new breed of Nintendo hero actions, greed. Games Before had a Hero, or some type of good guy, Wario became Nintendo's first Anti-hero. In this game, Wario is told that there is immense treasure to be found on Kitchen Island, but that is guarded by the terrible pirate, Captain Syrup. When he gets to the island, he has a full out battle with the pirate crew, finally reaching the captain and discovering that captain syrup is...A girl!! After a long fight with the captain and her genie Wario escaped the collapsing castle with the final boss' lair, and gets the statue he's desired for most of the game, only to get it stolen back by Mario. Then, Wario uses a Lamp he found to summon a Genie, who will give Wario a house based on how many coins He's collected throughout the game.

Syrups Revenge
Soon after the events of Wario Land, Wario returns in Wario Land II. In This Wario is indestructible, having no shortage of lives. Wario's nemesis, Captain Syrupand a few of her soldiers, the Pirate Gooms, stole Wario's treasure, flooding his entire fortress. After Wario wakes up and figures out what's going on, he chases them through the various Lands and levels. The Game has many endings and passageways it changes the course of Wario's adventure.

The Music Box World
In Wario Land 3, Wario is flying his plane one day, when he crash-lands inside a cave. Finding a Music Box in the cave, he picked it up, and it transported him to a new world. He met an oracle, who told him that he must collect the Music Cases scattered across the land. After collecting the music cases, Wario went into the oracles temple, where it revealed it's true form.. It was Rudy the Clown. Rudy reveals that he used Wario to collect the Music Boxes, and that the "Enemies" throughout the game were actually the enchanted citizens of the Music Box World. He then attacked Wario, engaging him in a hard fight, which Wario eventually won. Seconds after defeating the vile clown, Wario was met by the prisoners of the music notes he's collected, they then took him back to his world, along with the treasure that he had collected.

The Ancient Pyramids
In the events of Wario Land 4, Wario decided to take to the desert in his Car, searching for treasure that he found out existed from a newspaper blurb. He came across a hidden temple in the jungles near the desert he patched through and fought through 5 agonizing worlds, 20 levels, and 5 bosses to get to the Final Boss and got the treasure and jewels he rightfully stole.

A Deadly Treasure
Wario makes a mistake when, in Wario World he steals a large Black Jewel. It turns out that the Black Jewel is actually alive and evil. It turns all of Wario’s treasure into monsters, and kicks Wario out of his castle. After a long fight, Wario regains his castle.

Make a Million
In WarioWare, Wario starts a video game software company, and getting support from various friends including Jimmy T. and Mona. He stared it in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ after seeing a news report on a new video game titled Pyro on his T.V. He promises his friends money for there help, but at the end attempts to take all of the money they earn. He is foiled in the end.

Tilted
One day, when Wario was playing his Game Boy Advance, he lost AGAIN. Angered, he flung his GBA against a wall, breaking it. Instantly remorseful, he went to his friend Dr. Crygor for help. Dr.Crygor fixed it, but there was a catch...it had no buttons. To move your character, you had to move the system. Seeing an opportunity, Wario sold these tilt-sensitive games, making millions.

Touching is Good
In WarioWare: Touched! he steals two Game Boy systems, but drops them into a sewer. An old guy finds them and in the process of getting them back he finds he could make some quick cash the DS the old guy had.

The Castle Rescue
Wario is a playable character in Super Mario 64 DS. He (along with Luigi) came to "Crash the Party" after Mario is invited to see Princess Peach.

Wario is the final unlockable character can be unlocked by using Luigi's invisibility ability to get through the the mirror in the Mirror Room upstairs and jumping through a painting of Wario. Once there, Luigi must get through a small icy stage and fight Chief Chilly. Ironically, Wario would have been the best choice for fighting him. After he was defeated, Luigi gets a key to Wario's door and Wario is then playable.

Wario is as the toughest member of Mario's group. He can break black bricks and cause more damage to enemies; traits that the others don't have. He also can become Metal Wario, which is the metal form of Wario just like Metal Wario. Instead of using a Metal Cap, he uses a Power Flower. His only weakness is his lack of speed and jumping abilities.

Baby Wario
Main article: Baby Wario

A baby version of Wario appeared in Yoshis Island DS, he could pick up coins with his magnet.

Future Appearances
Wario will be appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the upcoming Nintendo Wii, wearing his WarioWare costume. He will have a unique gas attack known as "Wario Waft". The more time passes, the stronger this attack will be.

Wario will also be starring in a new game, Wario: Master of Disguise, or Wario The Thief. It's technically Wario Land 5. The game features seven new abilities for Wario to use.

Relationship with Waluigi
One popular question is what exactly is Wario to Waluigi? Although it is commonly believed he is his brother, Waluigi’s Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy says that this is not confirmed. Some sources also state otherwise.

Physical Appearance and Traits
According to the Wario World instruction manual, Wario is at 308 pounds, although he claims it's just his clothes ("I like to layer!"). He has a black mustache and impressive, muscular arms despite his weight problem. He commonly wears purple overalls over a yellow shirt with green, elf-like shoes and a yellow hat.

Wario is prone to outbursts of anger, especially when he doesn't get his way. He has unhygienic habits, such as nose picking, and it's clear that the person he cares most about is himself, and money.

Strangely, unlike Waluigi, Luigi, and Mario, Wario's outfit is slightly different. Wario has cut off his long sleeves he had in Mario Party's 1 - 4 and various sports games up until then. He sports the short sleeve shirt he has in the Wario Land games. It's also noted that Wario's color's don't compute with the other three plumbers. His Car is purple instead of his hat color, yellow, he has a white streak on the rim of his yellow hat, and instead of Yellow buttons he has white also. It's possibly this way because yellow is the sigh of joy and purple is more of a darker color. Wario is certainly not one to symbolize joy. Plus his outfit is a mesh of complimentary colors (opposite of the color wheel, I.E yellow and purple), on that note Mario's colors, red and blue, are Primary Colors. This wasn't done accidentally.

Powers and Abilities
Wario is commonly associated with explosives, including Bob-ombs, and ways of stealing coins, such as a magnet or even a large vacuum.

Wario antagonized Mario, Princess Peach, and Yoshi in Mario and Wario, where he would drop a makeshift helmet, such as a bucket or even an octopus, on their head from his plane the Bulldog. The nice fairy Wanda guided the three to prevent them from encountering peril.

Wario's greatest strength, though, is with items, such as pots, which give him amazing strength and other abilities. They're in Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land and appear all over Kitchen Island. With the Garlic Pot, Jet Pot, Bull Pot, or Dragon Pot, Wario can get to areas otherwise unreachable.

In Wario World, Wario could perform many spinning moves, including the Spinning Piledriver, Corkscrew Conk, and Wild Swing-Ding.

Mario Party
Wario's introduced, along with Donkey Kong, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and Mario as playable characters. He has his own level in this game which stands as one of it's hardest. With DK taking the yellow color, Wario's stuck with his signature purple color.

Mario Party 2
Stated as the best Mario Party game, Wario is in different costumes in each level. His costumes range from a astronaut to a cowboy. He and the other characters have their regular attire in the ending Bowser level.

Mario Party 3
Introducing his tennis partner, Waluigi, Wario and DK aren't the only playable bad guys any more.

Mario Party 4
Last Mario Party game to see Wario's long sleeves. From Mario Party 5 and on their short.

Mario Party 5
Wario has short sleeves and adds even more baddies to the character list, making Wario the only bad guy of the original six characters; DK isn't playable anymore.

Mario Party 6
Wario makes a "secret friend" bond with Toadette

Mario Party 7
Partner: Waluigi Special Orb: Coin Vacuum

Mario Kart 64
Wario's first appearance in his Purple Kart, he has low speed and acceleration, but his mammoth weight can push any one off the road.

Mario Kart Super Circuit

 * Speed: *****
 * Weight: *****

Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Wario can only ride the heavy cars, so his choices are limited, even if he's partnered with a light or middleweight racer.
 * Car: Wario Car
 * Item: Bob-omb
 * Class: Heavy

Mario Kart DS
Wario has three karts that belong to him in the game, but as the game progresses, you can place him in any kart, be it Standard or Special!
 * Dragonfly
 * Brute
 * Standard WR

Mario Kart Arcade GP
Wario has a new look to his car with a hint of Yellow and Purple. He races with a couple other key Mario Kart characters, plus Pac-Man series characters!

Mario Golf and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Has a high impact and is second only to DK and Bowser.

Mario Tennis

 * Type: Power

Mario Power Tennis

 * Offense: Thunder Cash Shot
 * Defense: Ultra-Hard Return

Super Mario Strikers
Wario Sports a Yellow and Purple uniform and is a captain.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

 * Type: Powerful
 * Special Shot: Move-It Dunk

Mario Superstar Baseball
"According to Wario, he's both Mario's rival and a childhood friend (this is unconfirmed). He actually runs his own video-game company and has produced many hot sellers.  Garlic is Wario's favorite food. It may lead to his incredible stamina, which makes him excellent at daring plays."

Super Smash Bros.
Wario made no appearance in the first Super Smash Bros., but in Super Smash Bros. Melee, he appeared as a trophy. However, it has been revealed that Wario will be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He will be wearing his outfit from WarioWare, Inc,: Mega MicroGame$. His fighting style seems to focus on powerful, short-range attacks. It's also been revealed that his Super Smash attack is a giant fart known as "Wario Waft".

Trophy Info
An old acquaintance of Mario's. His failure to seize Mario's castle has fueled Wario's desire for a palace of his own. Wario has Herculean strength and can do things even Mario can't imitate. His unexpected skills include a talent with items and the ability to assume many roles, among them a snowman, a zombie, and a bat.

Trivia

 * Wario and Toadette are both described as "Secret Friends" in Mario Party 5, despite the fact that he is on negative terms with Toadette's counter-part, Toad.
 * In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the Armos Knight looks like Wario.
 * The back of Wario's biker outfit has a Wario Bomb on it and reads "Hurry Up!!", his catchphrase in Wario Land 4.
 * In Super Smash Bros. Melee, one of Mario's many outfits is the same scheme as Wario's plumber outfit. Right down to the Blue M.
 * Wario's favorite food appears to be garlic.
 * In Wario Land 3, Wario collects an chest, called Pokémon Pikachu. And Pikachu is an mascot of Pokémon.

Character Development
Wario was created by Hirofuymi Matsuoka, who also worked on Kid Icarus and Metroid. His name is a combination of Mario and Warui, a Japanese word meaning "bad."

In the past, it's been suggested that Wario was actually Foreman Spike. That theory has been debunked, though some people still believe that Wario is based on Spike.