Mean Emcee

"blue inside the goal is a coward! Even if you bang on the cup he's hiding in, he won't come out! Hey, but don't give up, Wario! He's red hiding inside that red!"

- Spriteling

The Mean Emcee is a green, -style enemy that appears in Wario World, where he is the first of Sparkle Land's the three bosses, followed by Ironsider and Captain Skull.

The Mean Emcee is fought at the end of Mirror Mansion in a medium-sized square arena with three hands each holding a huge cup; reflections of Spritelings are visible in the background. The Mean Emcee is crouching down and hiding his face when Wario enters the arena, only to spring up as he approaches, twirl his cane and emit a strange laugh.

The Mean Emcee has two attacks: he will charge up with yellow energy and either spin towards Wario or do a jig in place while twirling his cane. Once hit a few times, he will hide under one of the three cups, which the hands holding them will shuffle shell game-style before coming to a stop; Wario's head occasionally tracks the movement of Mean Emcee's cup, though this may be inconsistent. Attacking an incorrect cup will cause it to spawn either Wansuru, Ninja Crows or Magicians; Wario must hit the correct cup a couple of times to make Mean Emcee tumble out, and then execute a Piledriver, Wild Swing-Ding or Mega Toss to knock a skull off his health meter.

As Mean Emcee's health meter is depleted, the cups will increase their shuffle speed. Slamming Mean Emcee five times will defeat him, and Wario gains access to the last level, Pecan Sands.