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{{Quote|Here's a [[smile]] for you!| | |image=[[File:WL4-Item Shopkeeper Box Cover.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of the shop owner. | ||
[[ | |first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]]) | ||
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{{Quote|Here's a [[smile]] for you!|Shop owner|Wario Land 4}} | |||
The '''shop owner'''<ref>[[Nintendo 3DS]] Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "''You will be able to buy items from an Item Shop before facing a boss. You can buy these with the medals you won in the mini-games. Once you have purchased an item, you will automatically proceed to the boss chamber. The shop owner will then come and use your purchased item on the boss.''"</ref> is the keeper of the [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]] in the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. Their purpose is to sell [[Wario]] items which can be purchased using [[Medal (Wario Land 4)|medal]]s. These items can be used to assist Wario in defeating [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]] by inflicting damage before the battle begins. The shop owner highly resembles [[Mr. Game & Watch]] and has been described as a "strange little dude".<ref>{{media link|WL4 Little Dude.png|Screenshot from the ''Wario Land 4'' official European website}}</ref> Their true identity is [[Princess Shokora]], who takes the form of a [[Kuro Neko|black cat]] due to a curse set on her by the [[Golden Diva]]. | |||
[[File: | [[File:WL4 Item Shopkeeper Sprites.png|frame|left|In-game sprites of the shop owner.]] | ||
When an item is purchased, the shop owner follows Wario to the boss room. There, they use the purchased item against the boss. For some items, the shop owner even transforms into various creatures to inflict damage. | |||
The shop owner also appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Unlike in the game, they lack a nose. They use the Large Lips move to help Wario defeat [[Aerodent]]. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
WL4 Item Shop Logo.png|Item Shop logo | WL4 Item Shop Logo.png|Item Shop logo | ||
WL4-Sound Room Clip1.gif| | WL4-Sound Room Clip1.gif|Video clip in the [[Sound Room]] | ||
WL4-Sound Room Clip2.gif| | WL4-Sound Room Clip2.gif|Video clip in the Sound Room | ||
Item Shopkeeper Smile.png|The shop owner in the [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]] | |||
ItemShopkeeper SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario- | WL4-Unused Item Shopkeeper Sprite.png|The shop owner on a skateboard ([[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|unused]]) | ||
ItemShopkeeper SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=アイテム{{hover|店|ショップ}}の{{hover|店長|てんちょう}}<ref>''Super Mario-kun'' volume 28, page 162.</ref> | |||
|JapR=Aitemu Shoppu no tenchō | |||
|JapM=Item Shop's manager | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*When an item is used against the final boss [[Golden Diva]], instead of the shop owner leaving the room after the item has been used, they stay and transform into the black cat, which then confronts the Golden Diva. The black cat still appears if Wario does not purchase an item, but comes in later after Wario. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{WL4}} | {{WL4}} | ||
[[Category:Shapeshifters]] | [[Category:Shapeshifters]] | ||
[[Category:Princesses]] | [[Category:Princesses]] | ||
[[Category:Shopkeepers]] | [[Category:Shopkeepers]] | ||
[[Category:Wario | [[Category:Undead]] | ||
[[Category:Wario Land 4 | [[Category:Wario allies]] | ||
[[Category:Wario Land 4 characters]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:30, April 20, 2024
| Shop owner | |
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 Artwork of the shop owner. | |
| First appearance | Wario Land 4 (2001) |
- “Here's a smile for you!”
- —Shop owner, Wario Land 4
The shop owner[1] is the keeper of the Item Shop in the game Wario Land 4. Their purpose is to sell Wario items which can be purchased using medals. These items can be used to assist Wario in defeating bosses by inflicting damage before the battle begins. The shop owner highly resembles Mr. Game & Watch and has been described as a "strange little dude".[2] Their true identity is Princess Shokora, who takes the form of a black cat due to a curse set on her by the Golden Diva.
In-game sprites of the shop owner.
When an item is purchased, the shop owner follows Wario to the boss room. There, they use the purchased item against the boss. For some items, the shop owner even transforms into various creatures to inflict damage.
The shop owner also appears in Super Mario-kun. Unlike in the game, they lack a nose. They use the Large Lips move to help Wario defeat Aerodent.
Gallery[edit]
Item Shop logo
Video clip in the Sound Room
Video clip in the Sound Room
The shop owner in the Item Shop
The shop owner on a skateboard (unused)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイテム店の店長[3] Aitemu Shoppu no tenchō |
Item Shop's manager |
Trivia[edit]
- When an item is used against the final boss Golden Diva, instead of the shop owner leaving the room after the item has been used, they stay and transform into the black cat, which then confronts the Golden Diva. The black cat still appears if Wario does not purchase an item, but comes in later after Wario.
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "You will be able to buy items from an Item Shop before facing a boss. You can buy these with the medals you won in the mini-games. Once you have purchased an item, you will automatically proceed to the boss chamber. The shop owner will then come and use your purchased item on the boss."
- ^ Screenshot from the Wario Land 4 official European website
- ^ Super Mario-kun volume 28, page 162.
