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 instruction booklet
Bouncy Wario[1][2], also known as Bouncing Wario[3] and Spring Wario[4][5], is one of Wario's transformations in the Wario Land series of games. If hit by the hammer of an Ape, Hammer-bot and Menhanmā, or a hammer after it loses its spikes, 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.
Profiles
Wario Land 4
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move and 
to jump high."
Gallery
Artwork
Wario Land II
Sprites
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 4
Screenshots
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Miscellaneous
Super Mario-Kun
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 跳ねる[6] Haneru バネ[7] Bane ボヨヨーンワリオ[8] Boyoyōn Wario |
Bouncing (Wario Land II) Spring (Wario Land 3) Bouncy Wario (Wario Land 4) |
| Dutch | Bouncy Wario[13] |
- |
| French | Wario à ressort (Wario Land 3)[11] Wario Rebondissant (Wario Land 4)[12] |
Spring Wario Bouncy Wario |
| German | Feder-Wario[14] |
Spring Wario |
| Italian | Wario Rimbalzo[15] |
Bounce Wario |
| Spanish | Wario Rebotante[9][10] |
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
- ^ Wario Land II instruction booklet, page 15.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 22.
- ^ Brady, Matthew K., Nathan Beittenmiller, Debra McBride, and David Cassady. Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 95.
- ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.3, page 52.
- ^ Official North American Wario Land 4 webpage
- ^ Official Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō website
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ 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 II Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Aandoeningen".
- ^ 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 |
