Bouncy Wario
- “When a mallet hits my head, my long, toned legs turn into a spring! Not great, but it lets me jump amazingly high!”
- —Wario, Wario Land 4
Bouncy Wario, also referred to as Spring Wario[1], is one of Wario's transformations in the Wario Land series of games. If hit by the hammer of an Ape, Hammer-bot, or Menhanmā, Wario will be squashed and his legs turn into springs, only to spring right back up again in this state, used to spring to new heights. In all three versions, Wario has a time limit before he will return to normal (hitting a spike will also work). However, in Wario Land II and 3, pressing 
will let Wario jump slightly higher, while in Wario Land 4, pressing 
will cause Wario to jump up until he hits an obstacle, allowing him to return to normal. When the time limit runs out, Wario will bounce one final time in the direction that he last moved.
Bouncy Wario has appeared in volume 28 of Super Mario-Kun. During a fight with Spoiled Rotten, when Wario is low on health, Arewo Shitain-hakase gives Hoggus a hammer. Hoggus then uses the hammer to hit Wario, transforming Wario into Bouncy Wario. Bouncy Wario then proceeds to defeat Spoiled Rotten. Wario also uses this form to defeat Golden Diva.
Gallery
Original artwork from Wario Land II
Sprite from Wario Land II
Sprite from Wario Land 3
Sprite from Wario Land 4
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 跳ねる[2] Haneru ボヨヨーンワリオ[3] Boyoyōn Wario |
Bouncing Bouncy Wario |
| French | Wario à ressort (Wario Land 3)[6] Wario Rebondissant (Wario Land 4)[7] |
Spring Wario Bouncy Wario |
| German | Feder-Wario[8] |
Spring Wario |
| Italian | Wario Rimbalzo[9] |
Bounce Wario |
| Spanish | Wario Rebotante[4][5] |
Bouncy Wario |
Trivia
- In Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, Mario can use a similar form: Spring Mario.
- The way Wario looks in Bouncy form is similar to the way he looks after eating a Springo Candy in Mario Party 8.
References
- ^ Nintendo Power Advance "Wario Land 4" feature, issue #3, page 58.
- ^ Official Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō website
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 28.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website (Guías Nintendo)
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 102.
- ^ Wario Land 3 European box descriptions.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 62.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 42.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 122.
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
