Dash Attack: Difference between revisions

The '''Dash Attack'''<ref>''Wario World'' instruction booklet, page 7 and 8 (British English) or pages 9 and 10 (American English).</ref>, also known as '''Body Slam'''<ref>''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 11.</ref><ref>''Super Game Boy Player's Guide'', page 27.</ref>, '''Barge'''<ref>''Virtual Boy Wario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 22.</ref>, '''Wario Attack'''<ref>''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', ''[[Loot Scoot]]'', info</ref>, '''Dashing'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide, page 4.</ref>, '''Shoulder Tackle'''<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' in-game tips</ref> or simply '''Attack'''<ref>''Wario Land II'' instruction booklet, page 5.</ref><ref>''Wario Land 3'' English instruction booklet, page 5.</ref><ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>, is [[Wario]]'s signature attack. It consists of Wario charging at high speed while ramming everything on his path using his powerful shoulders. It first appeared in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and has since then appeared in many games featuring Wario, most prominently in the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]]. Its main purpose is to attack enemies, but it can also be used to hit switches or break open [[treasure chest]]s and [[block]]s.

This move is a simple attack in these games; it can be used to attack one enemy at a time or to destroy [[block]]s, and normally allows Wario to move faster than running. [[Jump]]ing in the middle of this attack changes it into a '''Jump Attack'''<ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 9.</ref>, which ends upon landing or turning around. The [[cave master]] from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' makes use of a similar attack when he is confronted by Wario in order to knock him out of the arena, forcing Wario to restart the battle; in turn, Wario must attack the cave master the same way three times to claim victory. In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', it can be upgraded to break harder blocks and attack several enemies at once. ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' was the first game to introduced the name '''Dash Attack''' (and subsequently its aerial variant '''Jumping Dash Attack''')<ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 10.</ref>, however, unlike its contemporary usage, this term was used to describe a more powerful variant of the same ability where Wario quickly rushes as his speed greatly increases; then, he is able to run into multiple blocks and enemies without stopping. He is also able to break the more solid, blue blocks. His regular attack is also present, but compared to this "Dash Attack", it is less powerful and Wario bounces back against blocks. To avoid future confusion in later games, the name Dash Attack was given to Wario's regular attack, with the original "Dash Attack" move getting removed, but also giving Wario different alternatives to perform similar moves like the [[Max Fastosity Dasherator]]s seen in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''.