Bubble Wario
- “Uh oh! Trouble! I can’t get out of here! I’ve been trapped inside a big bubble!! I’m in bubble trouble! That’s just a little joke of mine, heh heh!! How ‘bout it? Funny, huh? You should write that one down!”
- —Wario, Wario Land 4 instruction booklet
Bubble Wario[1] is one of Wario's many transformations in the Wario Land series of games. To achieve this transformation, Wario must become trapped within a bubble by touching one when swimming underwater. Wario can then float upwards while ignoring the effects of a water current, which would otherwise force Wario to move in a certain direction. To return to his normal form, he must simply float high enough to reach the air above, or hit a horizontal barrier which will stop him from floating up any further.
In Wario Land 3, Bubble Wario appears as it did in the previous installment. Wolfenboss inflicts a unique variant of this reaction with his smoke signal if Wario is hit by it, with Wario turning orange and being levitated into the air and out of the arena by smaller light-blue bubbles that circle around him instead of one giant bubble, making the same pose as and spinning around like regular Bubble Wario.
Bubble Wario is also one of three Wario transformations appearing in Densetsu no Starfy 3, along with Flaming Wario and Puffy Wario in Wario's guest appearance in the Undersea Ruins. Wario also becomes this form in the Wario Land 3 microgame from WarioWare Gold, where he has to be navigated between underwater spikes.
Profiles
Wario Land 4
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move. If you go above the surface of the water, the bubble will burst."
Gallery
Sprites
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 4
Densetsu no Starfy 3
Screenshots
Wario Land 4
Densetsu no Starfy 3
WarioWare Gold
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アワにつかまる[2] Awa ni tsukamaru アワ、アワ、ワリオ[3] Awa, Awa, Wario |
caught in bubble (Wario Land 3) Bubble, Bubble, Wario (Wario Land 4) |
| French | Wario Bulle[5] |
Bubble Wario |
| German | Blasen-Wario[6] |
Bubbles Wario |
| Italian | Wario Bolle[7] |
Bubble Wario |
| Spanish | Wario Burbuja[4] |
Bubble Wario |
Trivia
- Despite being one of Wario's earliest reactions since Wario Land II, Bubble Wario was unnamed and did not have any artwork until the release of Wario Land 4.
- In a microgame called Pushing Buttons, featured in WarioWare: Touched!, the artwork of Bubble Wario for Wario Land 4 appears on the screen of the virtual game system once its imperative button has been pressed.
References
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 22.
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 30.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 102.
- ^ 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 |
