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|image=[[File:JimmytWWMI.png|x240px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''

|species=Human

|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

'''Jimmy Thang''', more commonly known as '''Jimmy T''' (abbreviated as '''Jimmy T.''' prior to ''[[Game & Wario]]''), is a major human character in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. He first appeared as one of [[WarioWare, Inc.]]'s employees in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. He is an obsessive disco-dancer with a blue afro wig and a mustache that resembles musical notes. He enjoys dancing at nightclubs, particularly [[Club Sugar]]. His [[Jimmy's Folks|relatives]], including his parents and siblings, all share his passion for dancing.

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

Jimmy T.'s Sports microgames return, and he hosts the multiplayer mode [[Survival Fever]]. He is also one of the ten selectable characters in multiplayer games. His afro, jacket, and shoes are tinted in the player's color.

Jimmy's parents, [[Jimmy's Folks|Papa and Mama T.]], are introduced in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''. They dance along with their son at [[Club Sugar]]. While the family are still on the dance floor, [[Sugar (character)|Sugar]], the club owner, tells the Thangs that the dinner they ordered is ready. However, instead of eating, Jimmy's parents take pictures of him holding up utensils using their cellphones. Annoyed, Sugar says that their dinner is getting cold, and he finally tells Jimmy and his parents to leave Club Sugar and closes the club. He later dances with the other WarioWare, Inc. employees. He and [[Fronk]] are the only employees in this game who do not appear in [[Wario-Man]]'s ending.

 

Jimmy's microgames in ''WarioWare: Twisted!'', involve a particular style of gameplay rather than a specific visual theme, which was also continued for the next games in the series until ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' In this game, his set of microgames is called Big Tipper and requires large spins.

Jimmy T. also appears in ''[[WarioWare Twisted Marble Maze Game]]'', where he can be seen on the Round 1 board. He is referred to as simply "Jimmy".

[[File:Jimmy T prologue WarioWare Touched.png|thumb|left|Scratchy the 'Fro Bug ready to craze Jimmy]]

In ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'', Jimmy T. runs the newly opened Wario Park along with Wario, Mona, Kat, and Ana. In his stage, the player has to perform actions to finish the microgames. After the stage is completed, Jimmy compliments the player on their acting skills, and he puts photos taken of the player into a comic strip.

Jimmy stars in his own aerobics TV show called ''Jimmy's Aerobics'' in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'', where he is seen doing aerobics along with two women in the background. In this game, it is revealed that, along with Mona, [[Ashley]], Orbulon, and 9-Volt, Jimmy T. had left WarioWare, Inc. and now works for [[Diamond Software]].

 

In ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'', Jimmy returns to his original role and hosts a set of new Sports microgames.

In ''[[Game & Wario]]'', Jimmy T hosts the [[Ski (minigame)|Ski]] minigame. In the minigame's introduction, Jimmy is seen skiing with the [[Ski bunnies]] and a bear. The player controls Jimmy by tilting the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}, with the main objective of arriving at the end of the course in the shortest time possible in order to get the Gold medal.

Like the rest of the ''WarioWare'' cast, Jimmy T is seen in the [[Bowling]] minigame, depicted on a bowling pin.

 

Jimmy T is also appears as the host of the ninth ''[[Game & Wario#Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection|Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection]]'' video, a series showcasing pictures of often questionable quality made in the game's Miiverse Sketch mode, with the video being themed after Sumo Wrestlers.

Jimmy T reappears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', where he once again hosts Sports microgames in the Mash League. In his story, Jimmy walks down [[Sapphire Street]] and approaches a [[Cat (WarioWare Gold)|cat]] who then takes refuge in his hair. After, he runs into [[Amy and Mimi]] and ask if they can take pictures. They take many pictures of him as the night goes by. When they are done, they show him the "best" picture, which happens to be of the cat. Jimmy is initially shocked but shrugs it off.

During the Dancing Team set of the Ultra League, Jimmy T arrives with Mona, Dr. Crygor, [[Mike]], Fronk, [[Young Cricket]], [[Master Mantis]], Kat, Ana, and [[Penny]] to assist [[Joe]] in filling his nightclub, [[Club Joe]], with attendants. He is seen dancing with the rest of the group.

In his character trailer, he, the cat, Amy, and Mimi stand in the room from [[rhythmheaven:Love Rap 2|Love Rap 2]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' as a speaker announces that it is "Jimmy's Showtime". He takes out his phone and scrolls through photos of his family, him and Jimmy P., and him and Wario. The group poses as a camera takes pictures of them.

Jimmy T appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' In the game's story mode, he appears in the opening cutscene, looking at his cellphone. When Wario announces the completion of his new game, Jimmy becomes eager to see the finished product. He, along with the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees, gets sucked in the game world due to [[Wario]]'s actions.

His stage is the Sports stage, which is available after Kat & Ana's Nature stage is completed. In the pre-stage cutscene, Wario, Dr. Crygor, Mike, Kat, and Ana notice that area in front of Jimmy's stage is rather dark. As Dr. Crygor comments on the unsettling nature of the entrance, Mike mocks him for being afraid of the dark. Dr. Crygor rebukes him, but the stage suddenly becomes completely dark, causing Crygor to scream out in terror, and Mike to further mock his creator's cowardice. Suddenly, a spotlight shines on the center of the stage, with Jimmy T posing under the spotlight. He complains that his stage is completely ruined, but when Kat informs him about the [[game bug|game bugs]], Jimmy prepares to exterminate them and reclaim his dance floor.

In his story, Jimmy leads [[Joe]], [[Lulu]], [[Young Cricket]], and [[Master Mantis]] in an aerobics performance in front of a crowd at [[Feelin' Groovy Fitness]]. The crowd is initially unimpressed with Joe's performance, until Jimmy changes into a golden, sparkling afro and leotard to lead the aerobics group in a performance that garners acclaim from the crowd. After his stage is cleared, Jimmy joins the gang, calling the experience groovy.

As a playable character, Jimmy is controlled by tilting {{button|switch|leftstick}} to choose a direction, and {{button|switch|a}} making him launch himself a small distance toward the chosen direction. This is similar to Dr. Crygor's control scheme, except requiring the player to repeatedly press {{button|switch|a}} to move a longer distance. This allows Jimmy to excel in microgames where large objects must be moved in specific directions to win (e.g. [[Baseball Break-In]] and [[Sleep Clinic]], two of 4 microgames considered a good fit). Like Dr. Crygor, he is also good at applying constant pressure (e.g. [[Don't Waste the Paste]] and [[Stop the Stopper]], the other two good fits) and spinning objects (e.g. [[Weird Windmill]]). However, he is inconsistent in moving smaller objects, such as in [[A Call to Fall]] and [[Slime Time (microgame)|Slime Time]] (the two microgames considered a bad fit). Overall, Jimmy T is fairly consistent in most microgames, with 122 microgames deeming him an average fit.

====''WarioWare: Move It!''====

[[File:JimmytCutsceneWWMI.jpg|thumb|200px|Jimmy T surfing with a dolphin]]

In ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', Jimmy T, along with the rest of the ''WarioWare'' cast, join Wario on his trip to [[Caresaway Island]]. In his stage, entitled "Surfin' Surprise", he goes out surfing alongside some dolphins. At some point, however, he lost his surfboard and began to surf on a shark instead, much to his shock. The shark speeds off, leaving Jimmy to hang on as they accidentally splash [[Winnie and Summer]] in the process. Much later, as the sun starts to set, he waves goodbye to the shark and then strikes a pose while a wall of water rises up behind him.

[[File:Screenshot WarioWare Move It Remix 2 Group 1.png|thumb|left|200px|Spitz, 9-Volt, Jimmy T and 18-Volt balance on Poolopus' tentacle]]

Jimmy T also appears in the second Remix stage, "Pool-Party Panic". After Kat & Ana accidentally get a ball lodged in [[Poolopus]]'s mouth, Jimmy T joins the rest of the crew in trying to remove it, only to be flung into the air before landing on a moving tour bus.

Jimmy T appears again, along with the entire ''WarioWare'' crew, in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where [[Volcano Wario]] threatens the island. Jimmy is the first to offer to dance in order to calm the volcano down. Eventually, everyone's dancing succeeds in defeating Volcano Wario, and the crew continues to enjoy their vacation.

In ''WarioWare: Move It!'', Jimmy's set of microgames involves the forms Archer, Lovestruck, and Pounce.

===''Wario World''===

[[File:WW Microgames Demo Jimmy T.png|frame|left]]

In ''[[Wario World]]'', an icon of Jimmy T can be found in [[Treasure Square]]. It is used to represent a demo of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' consisting of [[Log Chop]], [[Ski Jump]], [[Jumpin' Rope]], [[Snowboard Slalom]], [[Heads Up]], [[Boing! (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|Boing!]] and [[Batter Up]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, Jimmy T. makes a cameo in the [[Taunt (microgame)|Taunt]] microgame on the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc.]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Additionally, he appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', and as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', one of the names that appear when the player presses the "Random Name" button when naming their custom stage is '''JIMYT'''.

[[File:Rhythmware Jimmy.jpg|left|thumb|Jimmy's appearance in the Wario... Where? set of ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']]

[[File:Warioware majora mask.jpg|thumb|150px|Jimmy as Skull Kid in ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'']]

Jimmy T makes an appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. He appears in the set's version of [[rhythmheaven:The Clappy Trio 2|The Clappy Trio 2]], in which he replaces the rightmost member of the trio.

As with most of the series cast, Jimmy is featured as one of the collectables in the ''WarioWare'' set of ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]''. Additionally, Jimmy is also featured in a set of badges parodying ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The set has Jimmy dressed as [[zeldawiki:Skull Kid|Skull Kid]].

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

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|Jap2=ジミー / {{hover|JIMMY|ジミー}}<ref>''Sawaru Made in Wario'' instruction booklet, pages 30 and 31.</ref>

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