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|image=[[File:Orbulon Gold.png|125px]]<br />Orbulon, as he appears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|image=[[File:WWMI Orbulon Search.png|x240px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|species=Alien
|first_appearance=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|species=Alien
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Robbie Daymond]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond/status/1025461537920581632 Tweet by Robbie Daymond]</ref> (2018-present)
|latest_portrayal=Robbie Daymond<ref>[https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond/status/1025461537920581632 Tweet by Robbie Daymond]</ref> (2018-present)
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{{quote|Astonishing! Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze me!|Orbulon|WarioWare: Twisted!}}
{{quote|Astonishing! Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze me!|Orbulon|WarioWare: Twisted!}}
'''Orbulon''' is a major character in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. He is an alien of unknown origin who plots to take over [[Earth]]. He travels around using his pig-like spaceship, the [[Oinker]], primarily in [[Diamond City]] and space. He has very high intelligence and is prone to be in mishaps. He first appeared in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' as one of [[Wario]]'s friends who helps him produce [[microgame]]s.
==History==
====Background====
Very little is known about Orbulon’s past, except for the fact that his [[Oinker]] was a gift given to him by [[Papa Orb|his father]]. Not much is also known about his species or home planet; however, in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', in his Spindex description, he states that on his home planet, time moves at half the speed it does on earth. In ''[[Game & Wario]]'', upon calling the Otherworldly Call Code, the player can call a young alien, whose nightstand has a photo of them with another alien that bears a strong resemblance to Orbulon, except they are purple. Whether or not this alien is Orbulon's kind is unknown. Additionally, the Ancient Deity in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' also bears a strong resemblance to Orbulon (to the point of the [[Woods Watchers]] mistaking Orbulon for it), though it is also unknown if the two are related.


'''Orbulon''' is a major character in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. He is an alien of unknown origin who once plotted to take over [[Earth]]. However, his pig-like spaceship, the [[Orbulon's Oinker|Oinker]], crashed in [[Diamond City]], so he just settled down there, and his views obviously changed. Orbulon's trademark attribute is his very high intelligence. He first appeared in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' as one of [[Wario]]'s friends who helped him produce [[microgame]]s.
==History==
===''WarioWare'' series===
===''WarioWare'' series===
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''====
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''====
Orbulon could be seen in the intro of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', where he is called by Wario to join his "company" [[WarioWare, Inc.]] and to produce microgames for his upcoming game. Like Wario's other friends in Diamond City, Orbulon agrees.
Orbulon is seen in the intro of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', where he is called by Wario to join his company [[WarioWare, Inc.]] and to produce microgames for his upcoming game. Like Wario's other friends in Diamond City, Orbulon agrees.
 
[[File:Orbulon story WWMM.png|thumb|left|The Space Hares go to rescue Orbulon.]]
In his own story, Orbulon approaches Diamond City's planet in his [[Oinker|UFO]]. Suddenly, a meteoroid flies into the ship and causes it to malfunction. Orbulon, distraught, runs to the exit door and sends a distress call. Shortly after this, a rescue team of [[Alien Bunny|Space Hares]] flies by and stops by the UFO. From their spaceship, they send a cylindrical container connected with a chain into the UFO. He enters it, and the Space Hares retract it into their ship.  


[[File:Orbulon story WWMM.png|thumb|left|The Alien Bunnies go to rescue Orbulon.]]
Once the container returns to the Space Hares' ship, Orbulon [[fourth wall|tells the player]] to watch his alien powers. Soon after, a Space Hare pulls a switch and lets the container fall back into the UFO. This causes it to land near the [[Gelateria]]. At the Gelateria, Orbulon repeatedly pops out of the UFO.
In his own story, Orbulon heads in his spaceship for Diamond City's planet. However, a meteoroid flies right at the Oinker and crashes the spaceship. Orbulon is distraught and runs to the exit door of the Oinker and sends a distress call. Shortly after this, a rescue team of [[Alien Bunny|Alien Bunnies]] appear. From their spaceship, they send a cylindrical container connected with a chain into Orbulon's ship. The alien enters it, and the Alien Bunnies retract the chain with the container.  


However, after Orbulon arrives in the container at the bunny spaceship, one Alien Bunny trips a switch, after Orbulon vows to take over the ship, detaching the container from the ship. The container with Orbulon inside flies back into the Oinker, which has now separated from the meteoroid. Orbulon has no more control over it and it crashes into Diamond City.
At the end of Wario's second story, Orbulon briefly appears with the other employees to demand their pay. When Wario runs away, he is shocked.


Orbulon also makes a short appearance in the ending story of the game, where Wario tells his employees in the WarioWare headquarters that they won't get anything of the money he earned with the game he and his friends made and then he escapes. Orbulon is shocked, but like the other employees except for [[Mona]], he doesn't chase after Wario.
For ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', Orbulon created microgames of the [[IQ]] genre. As its name implies, Orbulon's games require more thinking than the other developers' games. Because of that, they are twice as long as the other microgames.


In the unlockable dual-player mini-game "[[VS Hurdle]]", Orbulon appears as the character of the player who has to use the {{Button|gba|L}} button and has to reach the finish in a hurdle race before Dr. Crygor, the other player's character.
In the unlockable dual-player mini-game "[[VS Hurdle]]", Orbulon appears as the character of the player who has to use the {{Button|gba|L}} button and has to reach the finish in a hurdle race before Dr. Crygor, the other player's character.
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====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''====
====''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''====
[[File:Taxi story WWMP.png|thumb|Dribble asking the assumed woman where to go.]]
[[File:Taxi story WWMP.png|thumb|Dribble asking the assumed woman where to go.]]
In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', Orbulon loses his Oinker in space for unknown reason, while still being himself on Diamond City's planet. In order to return to it, Orbulon shapeshifts into a [[human|woman]] with red hair and black clothing. He hails a taxi, namely [[Dribble and Spitz]]'s [[Dribble Taxi|taxi]], which was constructed by the scientist [[Dr. Crygor]] and is able to move in outer space. After the assumed woman got into the taxicab, she calls her destination "the farthest reaches of outer space". Dribble manages to steer the taxi to this place. On the way, Orbulon reveals his true identity, but Dribble and Spitz don't seem to care.
In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', Orbulon loses his UFO in space for an unknown reason, while still being on Diamond City's planet. To return to it, Orbulon shapeshifts into a woman with red hair and black clothing. He hails a taxi, namely [[Dribble & Spitz]]'s [[Dribble's taxi|taxi]]. After being asked for the destination, Orbulon replies with "the farthest reaches of outer space". Dribble agrees to this and drives the taxi into space. By the time the taxi reaches space, Orbulon returns to his normal form.


Finally, the three get into Orbulon's Oinker. There, Orbulon thanks the two taxi drivers and decides to make Dribble and Spitz to his underlings. Before they can respond to Orbulon's idea, an asteroid suddenly appears and hits the Oinker. Again, Orbulon loses the control over it and the spaceship crashes in Diamond City. This time, it falls directly into [[Dr. Crygor's Lab]]. Dr. Crygor had been asleep at the moment of its crash, but awakens quickly due to the unexpected visitors. Crygor gets into the taxi as well to leave his lab's island and to get to Diamond City's mainland, since the taxi is also able to swim on water. In the taxi, now with four people inside, Spitz turns on the taxi's television in order to watch the [[Super Show]].
After the taxi passes a planetoid, the UFO rises and abducts the taxi. From there, Orbulon thanks Dribble & Spitz and decides to make them his underlings. In response, the two yell "numbskull" at him, causing a meteoroid to hurtle towards the UFO. It misses, but a group of smaller meteoroids hits the UFO and causes it to spiral towards Diamond City. This time, it falls directly into [[Dr. Crygor]]'s [[Dr. Crygor's Lab|Lab]]. Once it lands, it startles Dr. Crygor and is sent high into the air. When he falls back down, the three greet him. Now with Dr. Crygor, the taxi travels by water to return to the mainland.


Some time later, Wario and the WarioWare employees, including Orbulon, dine at the restaurant [[Sora Sora]], where Mona works part-time as a waitress.
He and the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees are at [[Restaurant Sora Sora]] during the cast roll.


Orbulon is one of the ten selectable characters in the multiplayer games in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''. He is one of the small characters, meaning that he moves fast over the screen in the multiplayer modes [[Outta My Way (multiplayer mode)|Outta My Way]] and [[Survival Fever]].
In addition to his IQ microgames returning, Orbulon hosts the multiplayer mode [[All For One]], which is a cooperative mode instead of competitive. He is also one of the ten selectable characters in multiplayer games. He is one of the small characters, meaning that he moves fast and leaves afterimages over the screen in [[Outta My Way (multiplayer mode)|Outta My Way]] and [[Survival Fever]]. His shoes and cape are tinted in the player's color.


====''WarioWare: Twisted!''====
====''WarioWare: Twisted!''====
[[File:Orbulon story WWTw.png|thumb|left|Orbulon and his "bunny minions" inside of the Oinker.]]
[[File:Orbulon story WWTw.png|thumb|left|Orbulon and his "bunny minions" inside of the UFO.]]
In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Orbulon travels in space again with the Oinker. However, steering the ship wiped him out, so he gives over this task to his two "bunny minions", which are both Alien Bunnies. Orbulon himself relaxes in his seat behind his minions at the control panel. He assigns one Alien Bunny to rub his shoulders, but is unsatisfied by them, so Orbulon assigns the player to do it by tilting the handheld to massage Orbulon's shoulders. After the massage, Orbulon decides to take a nap and tells his minions to take care of the ship. However, 30 minutes later, the Bunnies fall asleep as well.  
In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Orbulon travels in space again with the UFO. However, steering the ship tires him out, so he gives this task to his two "bunny minions", which are both Alien Bunnies. Orbulon relaxes in his seat behind his minions at the control panel. He assigns one Alien Bunny to rub his shoulders but is unsatisfied by it, so Orbulon assigns the player to massage him. After the massage, Orbulon decides to take a nap and tells his minions to take care of the ship. However, 30 minutes later, the Bunnies decide to take naps as well.  


Three hours later, an alarm in the ship awakens the crew as the ship approaches a black hole. Quickly, Orbulon tries to activate the ship's Warp Mode in order to escape, but in his panic, he forgets the password for a moment, but remembers it after a bit. Orbulon and his minions manage to escape in the last second. In order to rest, they steer the spaceship to an assumed planet. However, it is actually [[Space Monster Gabriel]], a giant, planet-like being with a big mouth. Gabriel opens its mouth and tries to gulp the Oinker, but soon spits the spaceship, which crashes into Diamond City once again. The Alien Bunnies manage to escape from the ship somehow and float through space.
Three hours later, an alarm in the ship warns the crew that the ship approaches a black hole. Quickly, Orbulon tries to activate the ship's Warp Mode to escape, but in his panic, he forgets the password for a moment but remembers it after a bit. Orbulon and his minions manage to escape at the last second. To rest, they steer the spaceship to an assumed planet. However, it is actually [[Space Monster Gabriel]], a giant, planet-like being with a big mouth. Gabriel opens its mouth and tries to eat the UFO, but soon spits out the spaceship which crashes near [[Club Sugar]]. He dances along with the other people there.


In [[Wario-Man]]'s story, Orbulon gives [[Mona]], [[Kat and Ana]], [[9-Volt]] and [[18-Volt]] a flight in his spaceship. All five humans sit on seats behind Orbulon. This time, he steers a slightly differently shaped yellow Oinker. During their journey, the occupants notice an unknown being in space wearing a purple mecha suit. It is actually Wario who had accidentally transformed into Wario-Man and gained a mecha suit because of Dr. Crygor's [[Gravitator]]. However, Orbulon didn't recognize Wario and so the Oinker attacks the presumed enemy and destroys Wario-Man's mecha suit. After the suit was removed, Orbulon and the others seem to identify Wario, who falls into the sea near Dr. Crygor's Lab.
In [[Wario-Man]]'s story, Orbulon gives [[Mona]], [[Kat & Ana|Kat, Ana]], [[9-Volt]], and [[18-Volt]] a flight in his spaceship. All five humans sit on seats behind Orbulon. This time, he steers a slightly differently shaped yellow UFO. During their journey, the occupants notice an unknown being in space wearing a purple mecha suit. It is Wario who has accidentally transformed into Wario-Man and gained a mecha suit because of Dr. Crygor's [[Gravitator]]. However, Orbulon does recognize Wario and so the UFO attacks the presumed enemy and destroys Wario-Man's mecha suit. After the suit is removed, Orbulon and the others seem to identify Wario, who falls into the sea near Dr. Crygor's Lab.


In the mini-game "[[Batting Practice]]", Orbulon briefly shows up in his Oinker when the player managed to score five home runs. As for the other WarioWare developers, there are souvenirs related to Orbulon, namely a fan, a figurine, and a lightwand.
In ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', Orbulon's microgames continue to last longer than other developers' games and require more thinking again. In this game, his set of microgames is called [[List of microgames in WarioWare: Twisted!#Time Warp|Time Warp]] and the player has to use all kinds of spinning techniques.
 
In the mini-game [[Batting Practice]], Orbulon briefly shows up in his UFO when the player manages to score five home runs. Like the other WarioWare developers, there are [[List of WarioWare: Twisted! souvenirs|souvenirs]] related to Orbulon, namely a [[Fan (souvenirs)#Orbulon Fan|fan]], a [[Figurines (WarioWare: Twisted!)#Orbulon|figurine]], and a [[Lightwand#Orbulon Lightwand|lightwand]].


====''WarioWare: Touched!''====
====''WarioWare: Touched!''====
[[File:Ashley and Red story WWTo.png|thumb|right|Orbulon and Ashley, about to bump into each other.]]
[[File:Ashley and Red story WWTo.png|thumb|Orbulon and Ashley, about to bump into each other.]]
While Orbulon didn't have his own story segment in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', he made a few appearances in other characters' stories. In the segment of [[Ashley and Red]], Orbulon flew with his spaceship over [[Ashley's Mansion]]. Suddenly, a lightning bolt hit the Oinker and booted Orbulon out of the pig spaceship. While the Oinker still flew through the air, Orbulon fell down near the mansion. He ran after the Oinker, but quickly crossed the way of Ashley and bumped into her. While Orbulon excused himself for his mishap, Ashley got mad, with her hair turning white with anger. Being frightened by her behavior, Orbulon took leave of Ashley and Red and ran away. However, Ashley thinks that Orbulon is the missing ingredient that she needed for her magic potion. Her little demonic friend, Red offered to catch the alien for her. Red chased after Orbulon and attacked the alien with his trident, but Orbulon managed to escape from the red demon.
While Orbulon does not have a story segment in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', he makes a few appearances in other characters' stories. In [[Ashley]] & [[Red (WarioWare series)|Red]]'s story, Orbulon flies his spaceship over [[Ashley's Mansion]]. Suddenly, a lightning bolt strikes the [[Oinker]] and boots Orbulon out of it. While the Oinker flies away, Orbulon falls near the mansion. He runs after the Oinker but collides with Ashley. She gets mad, with her hair turning white with anger. Orbulon excuses himself for his mishap and runs away frightened. However, Ashley says that Orbulon is the missing ingredient that she needs for her magic potion. Red offers to catch the alien for her and chases after Orbulon, attacking him with his trident. Orbulon manages to escape from Red.


Orbulon briefly reappeared in [[9-Volt]] and [[18-Volt]]'s story. Again, the Oinker flew uncontrolled over Diamond City and Orbulon despairingly ran after it. He was seen while 9-Volt and 18-Volt went back to [[5-Volt's House|9-Volt's House]] with the video game they bought.
Orbulon briefly reappears in [[9-Volt]] and [[18-Volt]]'s story. While they return to [[9-Volt's House]], they pass by Orbulon who chases after the flying Oinker.


In the character selection screen of ''WarioWare: Touched!'', Orbulon appears in his Oinker, despite not having an own stage. His purpose is to store newly obtained souvenirs in his spaceship until the player taps it with the Stylus. Souvenirs which aren't stored in the Toy Room also appear in the Oinker again when the player starts the game.
In the character selection screen, Orbulon appears in his Oinker, despite not having a stage. His purpose is to store newly obtained souvenirs in his spaceship until the player taps it with the Stylus. Souvenirs that are not stored in the Toy Room also appear in the Oinker again when the player starts the game.
 
In ''WarioWare: Touched!'', other developers have double-length microgames, which means that the trait is no longer exclusive to Orbulon. This also applies to all later WarioWare games.


====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
[[File:Orbulon story WWSM.jpg|thumb|left|Orbulon sliding on the ground in the Temple of Form.]]
[[File:WWSM Orbulon Temple of Form.png|thumb|left|Orbulon sliding on the ground in the Temple of Form.]]
''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' showed Orbulon travelling in outer space with the Oinker again. However, it was soon hit by an enigmatic object, causing the Oinker to crash-land into the [[Temple of Form]]. Orbulon was thrown out of the spaceship and bounced and slid on the ground inside of the Temple. The object fell into the temple as well, hitting Orbulon's head and bouncing forward. He stopped to slide directly in front of two mysterious artifacts, the [[Form Baton]] and the [[Balance Stone]], the latter one being the object that caused the crash. The unsuspecting alien picked up the artifacts and hold both in his hands. But when he moved them, the Temple of Form suddenly flew high into the air and even reached outer space. Being enthused by this, Orbulon claimed that this "spaceship" would now belong to him. However, the inhabitants of the Temple, the [[Splunk]]s, abruptly appeared and called on Orbulon to give back the Form Baton and the Balance Stone. The Temple of Form moved back to its former place and the Oinker with Orbulon inside was sent towards the sky.
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', Orbulon briefly appears at the end of [[Tiny Wario]]'s story. While some [[Splunk]]s chase Wario, he looks at a glass door with awe. When his stage is unlocked, the Oinker flies around before crashing into the ground. Orbulon then pops out from under the Oinker. When his stage is selected, he inspects the Oinker and pulls out a device. He presses it several times and causes it to explode.
 
During his story, Orbulon travels through outer space with the Oinker. Suddenly, it is hit by the [[Balance Stone]], causing it to crash-land into the [[Temple of Form]]. Orbulon gets thrown out of the Oinker and bounces and slides on the ground inside of the temple. The object falls into the temple as well, hitting Orbulon's head and bouncing forward. He looks forward and sees the [[Form Baton]] and Balance Stone glowing. He picks up the artifacts and holds both in his hands. This causes the Temple of Form to rise from the ground. He begins to panic until he sees writing that explains how to use the Form Baton and Balance Stone. After raising the temple into space, Orbulon claims that the "spaceship" now belongs to him. Many Splunks quickly surround him and demand him to give back the Form Baton. During this, the Temple of Form falls towards its original location. Once it returns, the Oinker with Orbulon inside is launched away.
 
In ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' Orbulon hosts [[List of microgames in WarioWare: Smooth Moves#The Secret of the Balance Stone|a set of microgames]] again. This time, his microgames involve The Diner form, meaning that the player has to use both the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] (Form Baton) and the [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] (Balance Stone).


====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====
====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====
[[File:Poster-wwdiy-duel-games-blender-orbulon.png|thumb|right|100px|Orbulon is trapped on the rocket.]]
[[File:Poster-wwdiy-duel-games-blender-orbulon.png|thumb|100px|Orbulon is trapped on the rocket.]]
Orbulon, along with [[Mona]], [[Jimmy T.]], [[9-Volt]], and [[Ashley and Red|Ashley]], leave Wario in favor of developing games for [[Diamond Software]] in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''. In his stage, Orbulon's spaceship was hit by lightning again, which causes him to be popped out and fall on a rocket shortly before it started, taking Orbulon with it high into the air. During his intermissions, a news reporter wonders what is in the rocket ship, closing up on Orbulon as he screams from within the rocket.
Orbulon, along with [[Mona]], [[Jimmy T|Jimmy T.]], 9-Volt, and Ashley, leave Wario in favor of developing games for [[Diamond Software]] in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' In his stage, the Oinker gets hit by lightning again, which causes him to be popped out and fall on a rocket shortly before it launches, taking Orbulon with it high into the air. During his intermissions, a news reporter wonders what is in the rocket ship, closing up on Orbulon as he screams from within the rocket.
 
In ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'', Orbulon returns to his original role and hosts a new set of IQ microgames again.


====''Game & Wario''====
====''Game & Wario''====
Orbulon returns in ''[[Game & Wario]]'' as the host of the [[Sketch]] minigame. He also makes a few appearances in the main story, where he is first seen crash landing his Oinker during the montage of characters reacting to the new video game device. Orbulon is then seen dancing with everyone in Club Sugar in the ending of the story mode just as [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]] crash lands into the Club. Orbulon is also among the many characters depicted as a pin during the [[Bowling]] minigame.
Orbulon returns in ''[[Game & Wario]]'' as the host of the [[Sketch]] minigame. He also makes a few appearances in the main story, where he is first seen crash-landing his Oinker during the montage of characters reacting to the new video game device. Orbulon is then seen dancing with everyone in Club Sugar in the ending of the story mode just as [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]] crash lands into the club. Orbulon is also among the many characters depicted as a pin during the [[Bowling]] minigame.


====''WarioWare Gold''====
====''WarioWare Gold''====
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In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', Orbulon is among those that Wario calls to produce microgames for him for the [[Wario Bowl]] games. Like the others, Orbulon obliges.
In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', Orbulon is among those that Wario calls to produce microgames for him for the [[Wario Bowl]] games. Like the others, Orbulon obliges.


Orbulon hosts the final round of the Touch League, so his microgames involve the Touch Screen. In addition, his microgames are classified under the "Fantasy" genre. In his story, Orbulon in his Oinker goes to the fast food restaurant [[Gigantaburger]]. Being served by [[Danny]] at the drive-through, Orbulon orders chilly fries, which he opines are "scrummy" and "starchy". Still hungry, Orbulon returns to the drive-through and orders a chili shake, experiencing brain freeze upon consumption. Yet to have his hunger satisfied, Orbulon goes through the drive-through again and orders ten Megaburgers. However, Danny notifies him that the burgers are sold out. Orbulon then goes to grab a group of [[Little Hammy|Little Hammies]] and returns to the drive-through with them. Orbulon asks if Danny can "burger [the] hams for [him]". Saying that he is not a chef, Danny refuses and tells Orbulon to leave, which he does.
Orbulon hosts the final round of the Touch League, so his microgames involve the Touch Screen. In addition, his microgames are classified under the "Fantasy" genre. In his story, Orbulon in his Oinker goes to the fast-food restaurant [[Gigantaburger]]. Being served by [[Danny]] at the drive-through, Orbulon orders chilly fries, which he opines are "scrummy" and "starchy". Still hungry, Orbulon returns to the drive-through and orders a chili shake, experiencing brain freeze upon consumption. Yet to have his hunger satisfied, Orbulon goes through the drive-through again and orders ten Megaburgers. However, Danny notifies him that the burgers are sold out. Orbulon then goes to grab a group of [[Little Hammy|Little Hammies]] and returns to the drive-through with them. Orbulon asks if Danny can "burger [the] hams for [him]". Saying that he is not a chef, Danny refuses and tells Orbulon to leave, which he does.
 
Orbulon later goes on a potluck with Ashley, Red, Dribble, Spitz, 9-Volt, 18-Volt, [[5-Volt]], [[Mike]], and [[Fronk]]. He brings radioactive carotene logs. He is last seen in the game's ending, where he, alongside the rest of the WarioWare employees, attempts to convince Wario to split the money made evenly. Throughout the game, Orbulon appears to almost exclusively ride in his Oinker instead of walking, as he is only seen without it during the Potluck Gang stage playing cards with the others.
 
He shares his character trailer with Dribble and Spitz. In the video, they reenact the "Dreamy Drive" cutscene from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'' While riding in taxicab, Orbulon phases out of his disguise. Spitz sees this from the rear-view mirror and looks back only to see Orbulon's disguised form.
 
He also makes a minor cameo in [[Mona]]'s character trailer, where he is briefly seen behind Dribble and Spitz's taxi in the beginning when Mona is driving through Diamond City.
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====''WarioWare: Get It Together!''====
[[File:WWGIT Orbulon Souvenirs.jpg|thumb|225px|Orbulon with his collection of artifacts]]
Orbulon appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' In the game's story mode, he appears in the opening cutscene, watching something on a small television. He, along with the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees, gets sucked in the game world due to [[Wario]]'s actions.
 
Orbulon appears in the intro of Wario's stage, where a giant Wario nose knocks him out as it hurtles toward Earth.
 
Orbulon's stage is the Culture stage, which is available after [[Kat & Ana]]'s nature stage is completed. In the pre-stage cutscene, Wario, Kat, Ana, Mike, and Dr. Crygor hear a strange noise, and when Orbulon appears, he accidentally attracts them with his [[Oinker]]'s tractor beam, and immediately apologizes. He then tries to remove the glitches caused by the [[game bug|game bugs]], to no avail. Upon Ana's mention of the game bugs, he proclaims that he will remove them with style.
 
In his stage's cutscene, Orbulon hosts a T.V. show titled ''Around the World with Orbulon''. In the show, Orbulon travels around the world, abducting various artifacts. He steals goods from [[Goro Desert]], [[Takechiko City]], and [[Ohlaka Island]]. He also travels to [[Wario's House|Wario's house]], but leaves after seeing its unattractive appearance. He returns to the stage, dropping all of his stolen artifacts, calling them souvenirs for his friends. After his stage is cleared, Orbulon joins the gang, stating that once he has conquered the game bugs, he will then conquer the world.
 
In the pre-stage cutscene of Anything Goes, Orbulon notices the pervasive amount of corruption within the area. After beating the [[Wario Bug]], Orbulon notices the presence of the [[Supreme Developer]], citing feelings of "confusion and excitement." Orbulon goes back to the real world alongside most of the other WarioWare, Inc. employees and chases after Wario after it is revealed their predicament was caused by his poor programming. However, they soon remember other people were left behind in the game world, and immediately return to rescue them.
 
As a playable character, Orbulon flies around in his Oinker with {{button|switch|leftstick}}. Pressing and holding {{button|switch|a}} activates the Oinker's tractor beam, which can be used to destroy or suck up many obstacles. Because of the versatility of the tractor beam, Orbulon can complete microgames with ease, whether the game requires quick removal of objects (e.g. [[Apple Drop]]), or moving heavy objects efficiently (e.g. [[Seesaw Space Race]]). Sometimes, the tractor beam can be used to complete microgames in alternate ways such as in [[Burst Your Bottle]] (one of the 2 microgames considered a bad fit), where he must flip the bottle upside-down and suck up the cork. Despite these qualities, Orbulon is inefficient in making objects move downward or sideways, such as in [[Rock-a-Bye]], the other microgame considered a bad fit, requiring him to rock the cradle with his tractor beam and himself in tandem. Overall, Orbulon has 71 microgames that deems him a good fit (the most out of any character), and 103 games considered an above-average fit.
 
====''WarioWare: Move It!''====
[[File:Ahhh! Earth fruit is so tasty!.png|thumb|left|Orbulon eating fruit in his Oinker]]
In ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', Orbulon, alongside his fellow [[WarioWare, Inc.]] employees, joins Wario on the vacation he won to [[Caresaway Island]].
 
In his stage, "Sweet Dreams, Sweeter Fruit", he is seen eating various fruits on his Oinker, making a mess on the ship. It gets angry and frantically shakes the mess off, accidentally dropping Orbulon off. Orbulon falls into a forest and lands on a statue of the Ancient Deity that the [[Woods Watchers]] happened to be worshiping, hitting his head so hard that he loses his memory. The Woods Watchers immediately notice the similarities between Orbulon and the deity, and begin worshipping Orbulon and overstuffing him with fruits, which he goes along with. The Oinker watches and becomes concerned, and emits a signal into Orbulon's brain, causing tiny worker Orbulons inside to come out to work to restore his memories. Eventually, Orbulon remembers the time he spent with his Oinker, and finally gets his memories back. He apologizes to the Oinker and they go to hug each other before Orbulon slips a banana peel, landing flat on his face and losing his memories once again.


Orbulon later goes on a potluck with Ashley, Red, 9-Volt, [[Dribble and Spitz|Dribble, Spitz]], 18-Volt, [[5-Volt]], [[Mike]], and [[Fronk]].
[[File:WWMI Remix 1 Cutscene Oinker.png|thumb|Orbulon startled by Lulu in his Oinker]]
Orbulon also appears in the cutscene for the Remix 1 stage, where he is seen sipping coconut juice before falling asleep, only to be woken up by [[Lulu]] playing with his Oinker.


Orbulon is last seen in the game's ending, where he, alongside the rest of the WarioWare employees, attempts to convince Wario to split the money made evenly.
Orbulon, along with the rest of the ''WarioWare'' cast appear in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where they all dance to defeat [[Volcano Wario]]. After Wario is launched from the volcano, the cast enjoys their vacation, while Wario is stuck inside a temple.


Interestingly in this game, Orbulon appears to almost exclusively ride in his Oinker instead of walking, as he is only seen without it during the Potluck Gang stage playing cards with the others.
In ''WarioWare: Move It!'', Orbulon hosts a [[List of WarioWare: Move It! microgames#Sweet Dreams, Sweeter Fruit|new set of microgames]] that primarily use the Lifter, Gift Giver, and Ba-KAW forms.
 
===''Wario World''===
[[File:WW Microgames Demo Orbulon.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Wario World]]'', an icon of Orbulon can be found in [[Treasure Square]]. It is used to represent a demo of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' consisting of an infinite version of [[Jumpin' Rope]].
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===''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''===
===''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''===
Orbulon makes a cameo appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. He appears in [[Dr. Crygor]]'s version of {{wikia|rhythmheaven|Freeze Frame}}, where he can sometimes be seen on the player's snapshots of the [[Tiny Wario]]s racers.
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Orbulon makes a cameo appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. He appears in [[Dr. Crygor]]'s version of [[rhythmheaven:Freeze Frame|Freeze Frame]], where he can sometimes be seen in the player's snapshots of the [[Tiny Wario]] racers.


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Orbulon appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]].
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Orbulon appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]].


==Microgames==
==General information==
Orbulon comes with an own set of microgames in most games of the ''WarioWare'' series.
===Physical appearance===
In every game in the series before ''WarioWare Gold'', Orbulon is a tall, skinny, and white alien wearing black glasses with two shines on the left lens. He has a long antennae on his head. He wears a long, black cape that is fastened around his neck with a red medallion. He wears white boots that have spikes on the bottom. His mouth is cat-shaped and his tongue is blue.


For ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', Orbulon created microgames of the [[IQ]] genre. As its name implies, Orbulon's games require more thinking than the other developers' games. Because of that, they are twice as long as the other microgames. ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'' does also feature Orbulon's IQ microgames, plus a multiplayer game made by him, [[All For One]]. Unlike the other multiplayer modes, players have to team up rather than playing against each other in this mode.
Orbulon faced a severe redesign going into ''Gold''. He is significantly shorter, and his antennae bends a little bit to the right. He is also a lot plumper. His red medallion has been changed to a golden one, and he no longer wears his boots, revealing his small feet. Another big change is that his [[Oinker]] has also been shrunk, and he sits in it almost everywhere he goes.


In ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', Orbulon's microgames continue to last longer than other developers' games and require more thinking again. In this game, his set of microgames is called [[List of microgames in WarioWare: Twisted!#Time Warp|Time Warp]] and the player has to use all kinds of spinning techniques.
Orbulon has two different human disguises that he has shapeshifted into in order to get rides from [[Dribble & Spitz]] that are seen in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'', and his character trailer for ''WarioWare Gold''. In his ''Mega Party Game$!'' disguise, he wears short red hair, black sunglasses, and a black tank top. In his character trailer disguise, he has short, light orange hair with the same glasses he wears in his natural form, white gloves, a white dress with a collar held by his gold medallion, and tall white boots. He also carries a grey briefcase. This same disguise is also shown in one of his unlockable artwork in ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'', where it has small, white pearl earrings, which do not seem to appear in the character trailer.


In ''WarioWare: Touched!'', Orbulon doesn't offer a set of microgames. Various microgames of other developers last twice the amount of time and partly also require more thinking, making Orbulon's special role for microgames in previous installments obsolete. The same goes for ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''.
===Personality===
Orbulon originally came to [[Earth]] in hopes of conquering it and invading it; however, after his ship crash landed in [[Diamond City]] and he met [[Wario]], he decided to settle down there and began to study and develop an interest in world culture. He nevertheless insists that he plans on invading the planet someday.


However, in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' Orbulon hosts [[List of microgames in WarioWare: Smooth Moves#Orbulon|a set of microgames]] again. This time, his microgames also differ from each others' games in one aspect. They involve the form The Diner, meaning that the player has to use both the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] (Form Baton) and the [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] (Balance Stone).
Orbulon often finds a way to get himself into trouble, as most of his cutscenes include something bad or unfortunate happen to him or his [[Oinker]], which is shown to be quite an unreliable ship, as it very commonly breaks down or crashes.


In ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'', Orbulon returns to his original role and hosts a new set of IQ microgames again.
Orbulon is shown to have a connection with pigs, as his spaceship looks like and is named after a pig, and through his interactions with the [[Little Hammy|Little Hammies]] in ''WarioWare Gold''.


In ''WarioWare Gold'', Orbulon is a part of the Touch League, having Fantasy themed games.
Orbulon is implied to sleep a lot (or take a lot of naps) as seen in several games. In ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', Orbulon gets tired from steering his Oinker too much and gets a shoulder massage by the Alien Bunnies (with help from the player) and decides to take a nap afterwards. In ''WarioWare: D.I.Y'', his Blender selection description says he wants a nap. In ''WarioWare Gold'', his alarm clock description says that Orbulon is said to sleep at weeks at a time. In ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'', Orbulon says "Mmm... sleepy time" when the player chooses to quit after getting a [[Game Over]]. In ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', in the intro cutscene for the Remix 1 stage, he is seen briefly sleeping before being abruptly woken up by [[Lulu]] messing with his Oinker. On the official website for WarioWare, Inc., Orbulon states that he becomes very cranky if he gets less than 20 hours of sleep. As Orbulon is still learning human language such as English, he jumbles certain words and phrases, such as saying "Over is the game" and "The bad is mine". He also does not understand figure of speech, as shown when he thinks Gigantaburger's Megaburgers are made out of live pigs.


==Profiles and Statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===Profile page from the ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' manual===
===''WarioWare'' series===
====Profile page from the ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' manual====
<blockquote>''Hello, I'm the outer space life-form known as Orbulon. It might be hard to believe, but my carbon matter will turn 2000 years old this year! My fun units test the limit of your brain matter with challenging IQ games. You know, my propulsion transport device crashed into Wario's house on a previous visit. Since then, he allows me to crash there whenever I want!''</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Hello, I'm the outer space life-form known as Orbulon. It might be hard to believe, but my carbon matter will turn 2000 years old this year! My fun units test the limit of your brain matter with challenging IQ games. You know, my propulsion transport device crashed into Wario's house on a previous visit. Since then, he allows me to crash there whenever I want!''</blockquote>


===Profile Information from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''===
====Profile information from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''====
*'''Age:''' 2003
*'''Age:''' 2003
*'''IQ:''' 300
*'''IQ:''' 300
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*'''Bio:''' ''Orbulon once plotted to take over the earth, but after his UFO crashed Diamond City, he just settled down. He's superintelligent, but he still has a tough time with English.''
*'''Bio:''' ''Orbulon once plotted to take over the earth, but after his UFO crashed Diamond City, he just settled down. He's superintelligent, but he still has a tough time with English.''


===''Game & Wario'' character card===
====''Game & Wario'' character card====
-''Alien; studying human language''
-''Alien; studying human language''
<br>-''Intends to take over Earth''
<br>-''Intends to take over Earth''
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<br>-''Cape wrinkles easily''
<br>-''Cape wrinkles easily''


===''WarioWare Gold'' character card===
====''WarioWare Gold'' character card====
*'''Rank C''' &ndash; ''This alien has a great invasion of Earth in the works. He's been here for a millennium and is 2018 years old.''
*'''Rank C''' &ndash; ''This alien has a great invasion of Earth in the works. He's been here for a millennium and is 2018 years old.''
*'''Rank B''' &ndash; ''Orbulon's skin is ultra silky, but if you try to touch that smooth, smooth skin, he'll teleport away.''
*'''Rank B''' &ndash; ''Orbulon's skin is ultra silky, but if you try to touch that smooth, smooth skin, he'll teleport away.''
*'''Rank A''' &ndash; ''Orbulon recently bought some land with his savings. That advanced his plans for his Earth invasion...a little.''
*'''Rank A''' &ndash; ''Orbulon recently bought some land with his savings. That advanced his plans for his Earth invasion...a little.''
====''WarioWare: Get It Together!''====
=====European website bio=====
*"''Orbulon flies around in his trusty Oinker UFO, using the tractor beam to carry enemies and objects.''"
=====Character description=====
*'''Intro description:''' "''This alien insists he'll invade Earth...one day. He's lived here long enough to know a lot about our culture.''"
*'''Break Room description:''' "''This alien keeps insisting he's going to invade the planet...someday. He's certainly lived on Earth long enough to know a lot about our culture.''"
====WarioWare, Inc. Official Site====
'''''<big>Earth food is so delicious!</big>'''''<br>
"''Welcome to my page! I am still learning your Earthspeak, but I will do my best to write with clarity.''"
*'''Age:''' "''I have over 2,000 years of age.''"
*'''IQ:''' "''It is 300! Orbulon is very smart.''"
*'''Hopes and dreams:''' "''In time, I will conquer Earth. But these days, I am content enough with life in Diamond City.''"
*'''Home:''' "''I live in the Oinker, which bears a resemblance to one of your Earth pigs. To Orbulon, it is both spacecraft and friend. It has a warp drive, but no bath or toilet.''"
*'''Likes:''' "''Getting lots of sleep! Orbulon becomes very cranky with less than 20 hours of snoozing.''"
*'''Dislikes:''' "''Earthspeak, because it is so difficult...''"
*'''The latest news:''' "''Just the other day I discovered a sweet bun called a "maritozzo." According to my IQ 300 genius-level calculations, these are certain to take off in popularity! The buns have got legs! Did I say that right?''"
*'''CEO Comment:''' "''Orbulon is an alien and WarioWare, Inc.'s eldest employee! He crashed into my house, and that's how he got the job. Lucky for him, I've got space-cosmos aspirations of my own! With an IQ of 300, he could come in pretty useful... That's almost as high as my IQ! Wahaha!''"


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' sticker====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
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==Portrayals==
During the history of the ''WarioWare'' game series' installments overall, Orbulon has been portrayed by the following voice actors:
*Tim O'Leary (2003-2013, starting with ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'')<ref>@GhostofTim (June 23, 2016). [https://twitter.com/GhostofTim/status/746024869448417280 "''If memory serves, I did voices for the doc and Orbulon, but that's it for the WarioWare franchise.''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved April 23, 2022.</ref>
*[[Robbie Daymond]] (2018-present, starting with ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'')
*Shin'ya Hamazoe (2018-present, starting with ''WarioWare Gold''; Japanese)
*Frédéric Souterelle (2018-present, starting with ''WarioWare Gold''; French)<ref>[https://doublanim.fr/fiche/799-warioware-gold-jeu/] Retrieved December 8, 2021.</ref>
*Jaume Aguiló (2018-present, starting with ''WarioWare Gold''; European Spanish)<ref>[https://www.doblajevideojuegos.es/fichajuego/warioware-gold/] Retrieved December 1, 2021.</ref>
*Luca Bottale (2018-present, starting with ''WarioWare Gold''; Italian)<ref>[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/vgames/wariowaregold.htm] Retrieved December 7, 2021.</ref>
==Quotes==
*"''I claim this ship in the name of Orbulon!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
*"''Please, burger these hams for me!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
*"''This conversation is in your mind!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
*"''Peasy easy!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
*"''First I conquer the game bugs, then I conquer the world!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
*"''Money is falling from the sky!''" &mdash; ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Orbulon 2 WarioWare Mega Microgames.png|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
Orbulon 2 WarioWare Mega Microgames.png|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
Orbulon WarioWare Twisted.png|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
Orbulon WarioWare Twisted artwork.jpg|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
Orbulon WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
Orbulon WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
Orbulon WWM.png|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'''
Orbulon WWM.png|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
Orbulon2GameWario.png|''Game & Wario''
Orbulon2GameWario.png|''[[Game & Wario]]''
Orbulon Pose Gold.png|''WarioWare Gold''
Orbulon Pose Gold.png|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
WWGIT Gallery Orbulon 3.png|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
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|ChiS=奥布伦<ref>iQue. [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/azwj/ 瓦力欧制造 登场人物 奥布伦]. Retrieved December 6, 2016.</ref>
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|Rus=Орбулон<ref> NintendoRU. (December 20, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CIRK31Fjh4 WarioWare Gold — трейлер персонажей Дриббл, Спиц и Орбулон (Nintendo 3DS)]. Retrieved December 20, 2018.</ref>
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|Chi=奥布伦<ref>iQue. [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/azwj/ 瓦力欧制造 登场人物 奥布伦]. Retrieved December 6, 2016.</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Orbulon eye.png|thumb|right|Orbulon's eye spot.]]
[[File:Orbulon eye.png|thumb|Orbulon's eye spot]]
*In a poll on the [[Nintendo Power]] website, Orbulon was voted the favorite character from ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''{{ref needed}}.
*In a poll on the ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' website, Orbulon was voted the favorite character from ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''.<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Magazine Volume 170, page 28.</ref>
*Although his eyes were never fully seen in-game, one of his sprites reveals them to be indigo-colored. If the player tilts the [[Game Boy Advance]] rapidly when the Alien Bunny is massaging Orbulon's back in ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', his glasses will fall and a little bit of his right indigo eye can be seen. The game's data reveals that his eyes are themselves small and bean-shaped.<ref>[https://www.spriters-resource.com/resources/sheets/2/1194.gif The Spriter's Resource]</ref>
*Although his eyes are never fully seen in-game, one of his sprites reveals them to be indigo-colored. If the player tilts the [[Game Boy Advance]] rapidly when the Alien Bunny is massaging Orbulon's back in ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', his glasses will fall and a little bit of his right indigo eye can be seen. The game's data reveals that his eyes are small and bean-shaped.<ref>[https://www.spriters-resource.com/resources/sheets/2/1194.gif The Spriter's Resource]</ref>
*Orbulon appears to have two different types of filter on his voice; prior to ''WarioWare Gold'', his voice resembled a synthesizer sound, containing a musical pitch; in ''WarioWare Gold'', his voice clips multiplied and pitch-shifted.
*Orbulon appears to have two different types of filters on his voice: before ''WarioWare Gold'', his voice resembled a synthesizer sound, containing a musical pitch, whereas from ''WarioWare Gold'' onward, his voice clips are multiplied and pitch-shifted.
*In Japanese versions of the games, Orbulon's dialogue is written almost entirely in katakana.


==References==
==References==
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Orbulon
Artwork of Orbulon for WarioWare: Move It!
Artwork from WarioWare: Move It!
Species Alien
First appearance WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Latest portrayal Robbie Daymond[1] (2018-present)
“Astonishing! Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze me!”
Orbulon, WarioWare: Twisted!

Orbulon is a major character in the WarioWare series. He is an alien of unknown origin who plots to take over Earth. He travels around using his pig-like spaceship, the Oinker, primarily in Diamond City and space. He has very high intelligence and is prone to be in mishaps. He first appeared in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! as one of Wario's friends who helps him produce microgames.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Very little is known about Orbulon’s past, except for the fact that his Oinker was a gift given to him by his father. Not much is also known about his species or home planet; however, in WarioWare: Twisted!, in his Spindex description, he states that on his home planet, time moves at half the speed it does on earth. In Game & Wario, upon calling the Otherworldly Call Code, the player can call a young alien, whose nightstand has a photo of them with another alien that bears a strong resemblance to Orbulon, except they are purple. Whether or not this alien is Orbulon's kind is unknown. Additionally, the Ancient Deity in WarioWare: Move It! also bears a strong resemblance to Orbulon (to the point of the Woods Watchers mistaking Orbulon for it), though it is also unknown if the two are related.

WarioWare series[edit]

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$![edit]

Orbulon is seen in the intro of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, where he is called by Wario to join his company WarioWare, Inc. and to produce microgames for his upcoming game. Like Wario's other friends in Diamond City, Orbulon agrees.

Scene from Orbulon's story: The Alien Bunnies in their ship try to rescue Orbulon whose Oinker was crashed by a meteoroid.
The Space Hares go to rescue Orbulon.

In his own story, Orbulon approaches Diamond City's planet in his UFO. Suddenly, a meteoroid flies into the ship and causes it to malfunction. Orbulon, distraught, runs to the exit door and sends a distress call. Shortly after this, a rescue team of Space Hares flies by and stops by the UFO. From their spaceship, they send a cylindrical container connected with a chain into the UFO. He enters it, and the Space Hares retract it into their ship.

Once the container returns to the Space Hares' ship, Orbulon tells the player to watch his alien powers. Soon after, a Space Hare pulls a switch and lets the container fall back into the UFO. This causes it to land near the Gelateria. At the Gelateria, Orbulon repeatedly pops out of the UFO.

At the end of Wario's second story, Orbulon briefly appears with the other employees to demand their pay. When Wario runs away, he is shocked.

For WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Orbulon created microgames of the IQ genre. As its name implies, Orbulon's games require more thinking than the other developers' games. Because of that, they are twice as long as the other microgames.

In the unlockable dual-player mini-game "VS Hurdle", Orbulon appears as the character of the player who has to use the L Button button and has to reach the finish in a hurdle race before Dr. Crygor, the other player's character.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]

Dribble & Spitz with a disguised Orbulon in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!.
Dribble asking the assumed woman where to go.

In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, Orbulon loses his UFO in space for an unknown reason, while still being on Diamond City's planet. To return to it, Orbulon shapeshifts into a woman with red hair and black clothing. He hails a taxi, namely Dribble & Spitz's taxi. After being asked for the destination, Orbulon replies with "the farthest reaches of outer space". Dribble agrees to this and drives the taxi into space. By the time the taxi reaches space, Orbulon returns to his normal form.

After the taxi passes a planetoid, the UFO rises and abducts the taxi. From there, Orbulon thanks Dribble & Spitz and decides to make them his underlings. In response, the two yell "numbskull" at him, causing a meteoroid to hurtle towards the UFO. It misses, but a group of smaller meteoroids hits the UFO and causes it to spiral towards Diamond City. This time, it falls directly into Dr. Crygor's Lab. Once it lands, it startles Dr. Crygor and is sent high into the air. When he falls back down, the three greet him. Now with Dr. Crygor, the taxi travels by water to return to the mainland.

He and the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees are at Restaurant Sora Sora during the cast roll.

In addition to his IQ microgames returning, Orbulon hosts the multiplayer mode All For One, which is a cooperative mode instead of competitive. He is also one of the ten selectable characters in multiplayer games. He is one of the small characters, meaning that he moves fast and leaves afterimages over the screen in Outta My Way and Survival Fever. His shoes and cape are tinted in the player's color.

WarioWare: Twisted![edit]

Scene from Orbulon's story: Orbulon and his "bunny minions", two Alien Bunnies, inside of the Oinker. Steering the ship wiped Orbulon out.
Orbulon and his "bunny minions" inside of the UFO.

In WarioWare: Twisted!, Orbulon travels in space again with the UFO. However, steering the ship tires him out, so he gives this task to his two "bunny minions", which are both Alien Bunnies. Orbulon relaxes in his seat behind his minions at the control panel. He assigns one Alien Bunny to rub his shoulders but is unsatisfied by it, so Orbulon assigns the player to massage him. After the massage, Orbulon decides to take a nap and tells his minions to take care of the ship. However, 30 minutes later, the Bunnies decide to take naps as well.

Three hours later, an alarm in the ship warns the crew that the ship approaches a black hole. Quickly, Orbulon tries to activate the ship's Warp Mode to escape, but in his panic, he forgets the password for a moment but remembers it after a bit. Orbulon and his minions manage to escape at the last second. To rest, they steer the spaceship to an assumed planet. However, it is actually Space Monster Gabriel, a giant, planet-like being with a big mouth. Gabriel opens its mouth and tries to eat the UFO, but soon spits out the spaceship which crashes near Club Sugar. He dances along with the other people there.

In Wario-Man's story, Orbulon gives Mona, Kat, Ana, 9-Volt, and 18-Volt a flight in his spaceship. All five humans sit on seats behind Orbulon. This time, he steers a slightly differently shaped yellow UFO. During their journey, the occupants notice an unknown being in space wearing a purple mecha suit. It is Wario who has accidentally transformed into Wario-Man and gained a mecha suit because of Dr. Crygor's Gravitator. However, Orbulon does recognize Wario and so the UFO attacks the presumed enemy and destroys Wario-Man's mecha suit. After the suit is removed, Orbulon and the others seem to identify Wario, who falls into the sea near Dr. Crygor's Lab.

In WarioWare: Twisted!, Orbulon's microgames continue to last longer than other developers' games and require more thinking again. In this game, his set of microgames is called Time Warp and the player has to use all kinds of spinning techniques.

In the mini-game Batting Practice, Orbulon briefly shows up in his UFO when the player manages to score five home runs. Like the other WarioWare developers, there are souvenirs related to Orbulon, namely a fan, a figurine, and a lightwand.

WarioWare: Touched![edit]

Scene from Ashley's story: Orbulon, who lost his Oinker, is about to bump into Ashley.
Orbulon and Ashley, about to bump into each other.

While Orbulon does not have a story segment in WarioWare: Touched!, he makes a few appearances in other characters' stories. In Ashley & Red's story, Orbulon flies his spaceship over Ashley's Mansion. Suddenly, a lightning bolt strikes the Oinker and boots Orbulon out of it. While the Oinker flies away, Orbulon falls near the mansion. He runs after the Oinker but collides with Ashley. She gets mad, with her hair turning white with anger. Orbulon excuses himself for his mishap and runs away frightened. However, Ashley says that Orbulon is the missing ingredient that she needs for her magic potion. Red offers to catch the alien for her and chases after Orbulon, attacking him with his trident. Orbulon manages to escape from Red.

Orbulon briefly reappears in 9-Volt and 18-Volt's story. While they return to 9-Volt's House, they pass by Orbulon who chases after the flying Oinker.

In the character selection screen, Orbulon appears in his Oinker, despite not having a stage. His purpose is to store newly obtained souvenirs in his spaceship until the player taps it with the Stylus. Souvenirs that are not stored in the Toy Room also appear in the Oinker again when the player starts the game.

In WarioWare: Touched!, other developers have double-length microgames, which means that the trait is no longer exclusive to Orbulon. This also applies to all later WarioWare games.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

Orbulon in the Temple of Form in WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Orbulon sliding on the ground in the Temple of Form.

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Orbulon briefly appears at the end of Tiny Wario's story. While some Splunks chase Wario, he looks at a glass door with awe. When his stage is unlocked, the Oinker flies around before crashing into the ground. Orbulon then pops out from under the Oinker. When his stage is selected, he inspects the Oinker and pulls out a device. He presses it several times and causes it to explode.

During his story, Orbulon travels through outer space with the Oinker. Suddenly, it is hit by the Balance Stone, causing it to crash-land into the Temple of Form. Orbulon gets thrown out of the Oinker and bounces and slides on the ground inside of the temple. The object falls into the temple as well, hitting Orbulon's head and bouncing forward. He looks forward and sees the Form Baton and Balance Stone glowing. He picks up the artifacts and holds both in his hands. This causes the Temple of Form to rise from the ground. He begins to panic until he sees writing that explains how to use the Form Baton and Balance Stone. After raising the temple into space, Orbulon claims that the "spaceship" now belongs to him. Many Splunks quickly surround him and demand him to give back the Form Baton. During this, the Temple of Form falls towards its original location. Once it returns, the Oinker with Orbulon inside is launched away.

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves Orbulon hosts a set of microgames again. This time, his microgames involve The Diner form, meaning that the player has to use both the Wii Remote (Form Baton) and the Nunchuk (Balance Stone).

WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

Orbulon is trapped on the rocket.

Orbulon, along with Mona, Jimmy T., 9-Volt, and Ashley, leave Wario in favor of developing games for Diamond Software in WarioWare: D.I.Y. In his stage, the Oinker gets hit by lightning again, which causes him to be popped out and fall on a rocket shortly before it launches, taking Orbulon with it high into the air. During his intermissions, a news reporter wonders what is in the rocket ship, closing up on Orbulon as he screams from within the rocket.

In WarioWare: D.I.Y., Orbulon returns to his original role and hosts a new set of IQ microgames again.

Game & Wario[edit]

Orbulon returns in Game & Wario as the host of the Sketch minigame. He also makes a few appearances in the main story, where he is first seen crash-landing his Oinker during the montage of characters reacting to the new video game device. Orbulon is then seen dancing with everyone in Club Sugar in the ending of the story mode just as Captain Wario crash lands into the club. Orbulon is also among the many characters depicted as a pin during the Bowling minigame.

WarioWare Gold[edit]

Orbulon ready to burger these hams in WarioWare Gold
Orbulon with several Little Hammies

In WarioWare Gold, Orbulon is among those that Wario calls to produce microgames for him for the Wario Bowl games. Like the others, Orbulon obliges.

Orbulon hosts the final round of the Touch League, so his microgames involve the Touch Screen. In addition, his microgames are classified under the "Fantasy" genre. In his story, Orbulon in his Oinker goes to the fast-food restaurant Gigantaburger. Being served by Danny at the drive-through, Orbulon orders chilly fries, which he opines are "scrummy" and "starchy". Still hungry, Orbulon returns to the drive-through and orders a chili shake, experiencing brain freeze upon consumption. Yet to have his hunger satisfied, Orbulon goes through the drive-through again and orders ten Megaburgers. However, Danny notifies him that the burgers are sold out. Orbulon then goes to grab a group of Little Hammies and returns to the drive-through with them. Orbulon asks if Danny can "burger [the] hams for [him]". Saying that he is not a chef, Danny refuses and tells Orbulon to leave, which he does.

Orbulon later goes on a potluck with Ashley, Red, Dribble, Spitz, 9-Volt, 18-Volt, 5-Volt, Mike, and Fronk. He brings radioactive carotene logs. He is last seen in the game's ending, where he, alongside the rest of the WarioWare employees, attempts to convince Wario to split the money made evenly. Throughout the game, Orbulon appears to almost exclusively ride in his Oinker instead of walking, as he is only seen without it during the Potluck Gang stage playing cards with the others.

He shares his character trailer with Dribble and Spitz. In the video, they reenact the "Dreamy Drive" cutscene from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! While riding in taxicab, Orbulon phases out of his disguise. Spitz sees this from the rear-view mirror and looks back only to see Orbulon's disguised form.

He also makes a minor cameo in Mona's character trailer, where he is briefly seen behind Dribble and Spitz's taxi in the beginning when Mona is driving through Diamond City.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Orbulon with his collection of artifacts
Orbulon with his collection of artifacts

Orbulon appears in WarioWare: Get It Together! In the game's story mode, he appears in the opening cutscene, watching something on a small television. He, along with the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees, gets sucked in the game world due to Wario's actions.

Orbulon appears in the intro of Wario's stage, where a giant Wario nose knocks him out as it hurtles toward Earth.

Orbulon's stage is the Culture stage, which is available after Kat & Ana's nature stage is completed. In the pre-stage cutscene, Wario, Kat, Ana, Mike, and Dr. Crygor hear a strange noise, and when Orbulon appears, he accidentally attracts them with his Oinker's tractor beam, and immediately apologizes. He then tries to remove the glitches caused by the game bugs, to no avail. Upon Ana's mention of the game bugs, he proclaims that he will remove them with style.

In his stage's cutscene, Orbulon hosts a T.V. show titled Around the World with Orbulon. In the show, Orbulon travels around the world, abducting various artifacts. He steals goods from Goro Desert, Takechiko City, and Ohlaka Island. He also travels to Wario's house, but leaves after seeing its unattractive appearance. He returns to the stage, dropping all of his stolen artifacts, calling them souvenirs for his friends. After his stage is cleared, Orbulon joins the gang, stating that once he has conquered the game bugs, he will then conquer the world.

In the pre-stage cutscene of Anything Goes, Orbulon notices the pervasive amount of corruption within the area. After beating the Wario Bug, Orbulon notices the presence of the Supreme Developer, citing feelings of "confusion and excitement." Orbulon goes back to the real world alongside most of the other WarioWare, Inc. employees and chases after Wario after it is revealed their predicament was caused by his poor programming. However, they soon remember other people were left behind in the game world, and immediately return to rescue them.

As a playable character, Orbulon flies around in his Oinker with Left Stick. Pressing and holding A Button activates the Oinker's tractor beam, which can be used to destroy or suck up many obstacles. Because of the versatility of the tractor beam, Orbulon can complete microgames with ease, whether the game requires quick removal of objects (e.g. Apple Drop), or moving heavy objects efficiently (e.g. Seesaw Space Race). Sometimes, the tractor beam can be used to complete microgames in alternate ways such as in Burst Your Bottle (one of the 2 microgames considered a bad fit), where he must flip the bottle upside-down and suck up the cork. Despite these qualities, Orbulon is inefficient in making objects move downward or sideways, such as in Rock-a-Bye, the other microgame considered a bad fit, requiring him to rock the cradle with his tractor beam and himself in tandem. Overall, Orbulon has 71 microgames that deems him a good fit (the most out of any character), and 103 games considered an above-average fit.

WarioWare: Move It![edit]

Orbulon's cutscene in WarioWare: Move It!
Orbulon eating fruit in his Oinker

In WarioWare: Move It!, Orbulon, alongside his fellow WarioWare, Inc. employees, joins Wario on the vacation he won to Caresaway Island.

In his stage, "Sweet Dreams, Sweeter Fruit", he is seen eating various fruits on his Oinker, making a mess on the ship. It gets angry and frantically shakes the mess off, accidentally dropping Orbulon off. Orbulon falls into a forest and lands on a statue of the Ancient Deity that the Woods Watchers happened to be worshiping, hitting his head so hard that he loses his memory. The Woods Watchers immediately notice the similarities between Orbulon and the deity, and begin worshipping Orbulon and overstuffing him with fruits, which he goes along with. The Oinker watches and becomes concerned, and emits a signal into Orbulon's brain, causing tiny worker Orbulons inside to come out to work to restore his memories. Eventually, Orbulon remembers the time he spent with his Oinker, and finally gets his memories back. He apologizes to the Oinker and they go to hug each other before Orbulon slips a banana peel, landing flat on his face and losing his memories once again.

Lulu, Orbulon, and the Oinker in Remix 1's cutscene from WarioWare: Move It!
Orbulon startled by Lulu in his Oinker

Orbulon also appears in the cutscene for the Remix 1 stage, where he is seen sipping coconut juice before falling asleep, only to be woken up by Lulu playing with his Oinker.

Orbulon, along with the rest of the WarioWare cast appear in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where they all dance to defeat Volcano Wario. After Wario is launched from the volcano, the cast enjoys their vacation, while Wario is stuck inside a temple.

In WarioWare: Move It!, Orbulon hosts a new set of microgames that primarily use the Lifter, Gift Giver, and Ba-KAW forms.

Wario World[edit]

Orbulon's icon from the WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! found in Wario World

In Wario World, an icon of Orbulon can be found in Treasure Square. It is used to represent a demo of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! consisting of an infinite version of Jumpin' Rope.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix[edit]

Rhythm Heaven Wiki article: Orbulon

Orbulon makes a cameo appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of Rhythm Heaven Megamix. He appears in Dr. Crygor's version of Freeze Frame, where he can sometimes be seen in the player's snapshots of the Tiny Wario racers.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Orbulon appears as a Spirit.

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

In every game in the series before WarioWare Gold, Orbulon is a tall, skinny, and white alien wearing black glasses with two shines on the left lens. He has a long antennae on his head. He wears a long, black cape that is fastened around his neck with a red medallion. He wears white boots that have spikes on the bottom. His mouth is cat-shaped and his tongue is blue.

Orbulon faced a severe redesign going into Gold. He is significantly shorter, and his antennae bends a little bit to the right. He is also a lot plumper. His red medallion has been changed to a golden one, and he no longer wears his boots, revealing his small feet. Another big change is that his Oinker has also been shrunk, and he sits in it almost everywhere he goes.

Orbulon has two different human disguises that he has shapeshifted into in order to get rides from Dribble & Spitz that are seen in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, and his character trailer for WarioWare Gold. In his Mega Party Game$! disguise, he wears short red hair, black sunglasses, and a black tank top. In his character trailer disguise, he has short, light orange hair with the same glasses he wears in his natural form, white gloves, a white dress with a collar held by his gold medallion, and tall white boots. He also carries a grey briefcase. This same disguise is also shown in one of his unlockable artwork in WarioWare: Get It Together!, where it has small, white pearl earrings, which do not seem to appear in the character trailer.

Personality[edit]

Orbulon originally came to Earth in hopes of conquering it and invading it; however, after his ship crash landed in Diamond City and he met Wario, he decided to settle down there and began to study and develop an interest in world culture. He nevertheless insists that he plans on invading the planet someday.

Orbulon often finds a way to get himself into trouble, as most of his cutscenes include something bad or unfortunate happen to him or his Oinker, which is shown to be quite an unreliable ship, as it very commonly breaks down or crashes.

Orbulon is shown to have a connection with pigs, as his spaceship looks like and is named after a pig, and through his interactions with the Little Hammies in WarioWare Gold.

Orbulon is implied to sleep a lot (or take a lot of naps) as seen in several games. In WarioWare: Twisted!, Orbulon gets tired from steering his Oinker too much and gets a shoulder massage by the Alien Bunnies (with help from the player) and decides to take a nap afterwards. In WarioWare: D.I.Y, his Blender selection description says he wants a nap. In WarioWare Gold, his alarm clock description says that Orbulon is said to sleep at weeks at a time. In WarioWare: Get It Together!, Orbulon says "Mmm... sleepy time" when the player chooses to quit after getting a Game Over. In WarioWare: Move It!, in the intro cutscene for the Remix 1 stage, he is seen briefly sleeping before being abruptly woken up by Lulu messing with his Oinker. On the official website for WarioWare, Inc., Orbulon states that he becomes very cranky if he gets less than 20 hours of sleep. As Orbulon is still learning human language such as English, he jumbles certain words and phrases, such as saying "Over is the game" and "The bad is mine". He also does not understand figure of speech, as shown when he thinks Gigantaburger's Megaburgers are made out of live pigs.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

WarioWare series[edit]

Profile page from the WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! manual[edit]

Hello, I'm the outer space life-form known as Orbulon. It might be hard to believe, but my carbon matter will turn 2000 years old this year! My fun units test the limit of your brain matter with challenging IQ games. You know, my propulsion transport device crashed into Wario's house on a previous visit. Since then, he allows me to crash there whenever I want!

Profile information from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]

  • Age: 2003
  • IQ: 300
  • Occupation: Alien
  • Bio: Orbulon once plotted to take over the earth, but after his UFO crashed Diamond City, he just settled down. He's superintelligent, but he still has a tough time with English.

Game & Wario character card[edit]

-Alien; studying human language
-Intends to take over Earth
-Probably shouldn't trust him...
-Cape wrinkles easily

WarioWare Gold character card[edit]

  • Rank CThis alien has a great invasion of Earth in the works. He's been here for a millennium and is 2018 years old.
  • Rank BOrbulon's skin is ultra silky, but if you try to touch that smooth, smooth skin, he'll teleport away.
  • Rank AOrbulon recently bought some land with his savings. That advanced his plans for his Earth invasion...a little.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

European website bio[edit]
  • "Orbulon flies around in his trusty Oinker UFO, using the tractor beam to carry enemies and objects."
Character description[edit]
  • Intro description: "This alien insists he'll invade Earth...one day. He's lived here long enough to know a lot about our culture."
  • Break Room description: "This alien keeps insisting he's going to invade the planet...someday. He's certainly lived on Earth long enough to know a lot about our culture."

WarioWare, Inc. Official Site[edit]

Earth food is so delicious!
"Welcome to my page! I am still learning your Earthspeak, but I will do my best to write with clarity."

  • Age: "I have over 2,000 years of age."
  • IQ: "It is 300! Orbulon is very smart."
  • Hopes and dreams: "In time, I will conquer Earth. But these days, I am content enough with life in Diamond City."
  • Home: "I live in the Oinker, which bears a resemblance to one of your Earth pigs. To Orbulon, it is both spacecraft and friend. It has a warp drive, but no bath or toilet."
  • Likes: "Getting lots of sleep! Orbulon becomes very cranky with less than 20 hours of snoozing."
  • Dislikes: "Earthspeak, because it is so difficult..."
  • The latest news: "Just the other day I discovered a sweet bun called a "maritozzo." According to my IQ 300 genius-level calculations, these are certain to take off in popularity! The buns have got legs! Did I say that right?"
  • CEO Comment: "Orbulon is an alien and WarioWare, Inc.'s eldest employee! He crashed into my house, and that's how he got the job. Lucky for him, I've got space-cosmos aspirations of my own! With an IQ of 300, he could come in pretty useful... That's almost as high as my IQ! Wahaha!"

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Orbulon
A Sticker of Orbulon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Freezing] - Attack +12
Usable by: Anyone

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit[edit]

Name Image Game Type Class Effect How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponents Battle conditions Stage Song
Orbulon Artwork of Orbulon in his Oinker for WarioWare Gold. WarioWare Series Support (2) Advanced Irreversible Controls World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board Mewtwo Rule: Assist Trophy Enemies (Starman)
  • Hostile assist trophies will appear
  • The enemy deals damage when falling
  • The enemy has increased jump power
Balloon Fight (Battlefield) WarioWare, Inc.

Portrayals[edit]

During the history of the WarioWare game series' installments overall, Orbulon has been portrayed by the following voice actors:

  • Tim O'Leary (2003-2013, starting with WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)[2]
  • Robbie Daymond (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold)
  • Shin'ya Hamazoe (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; Japanese)
  • Frédéric Souterelle (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; French)[3]
  • Jaume Aguiló (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; European Spanish)[4]
  • Luca Bottale (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; Italian)[5]

Quotes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Orbulon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オービュロン[6]
Ōbyuron
Orbulon

Chinese (simplified) 奥布伦[7]
Àobùlún
Orbulon

Chinese (traditional) 奧布倫
Àobùlún
Orbulon

Dutch Orbulon
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French Orbulon
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German Orbulon
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Italian Orbulon
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Korean 오뷰론
Obyuron
Orbulon

Portuguese Orbulon
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Russian Орбулон[8]
Orbulon
Orbulon

Spanish Orbulon
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Trivia[edit]

Orbulon's eye spot
  • In a poll on the Nintendo Power website, Orbulon was voted the favorite character from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!.[9]
  • Although his eyes are never fully seen in-game, one of his sprites reveals them to be indigo-colored. If the player tilts the Game Boy Advance rapidly when the Alien Bunny is massaging Orbulon's back in WarioWare: Twisted!, his glasses will fall and a little bit of his right indigo eye can be seen. The game's data reveals that his eyes are small and bean-shaped.[10]
  • Orbulon appears to have two different types of filters on his voice: before WarioWare Gold, his voice resembled a synthesizer sound, containing a musical pitch, whereas from WarioWare Gold onward, his voice clips are multiplied and pitch-shifted.
  • In Japanese versions of the games, Orbulon's dialogue is written almost entirely in katakana.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tweet by Robbie Daymond
  2. ^ @GhostofTim (June 23, 2016). "If memory serves, I did voices for the doc and Orbulon, but that's it for the WarioWare franchise." Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ^ [1] Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ [2] Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ [3] Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Nintendo. メイド イン ワリオ ~ワリオカンパニーのホームページ~. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ iQue. 瓦力欧制造 登场人物 奥布伦. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ NintendoRU. (December 20, 2018). WarioWare Gold — трейлер персонажей Дриббл, Спиц и Орбулон (Nintendo 3DS). Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Nintendo Power Magazine Volume 170, page 28.
  10. ^ The Spriter's Resource