Bomb Man | He is also known to be a shrewd businessman, master airplane pilot, and talented hypnotist. Harsh Possessor | Fortitudo | Skeletons | False Samus | You’re not breaking the rules of a game, but you’re definitely being more of a jerk than you would usually be in real life. The Skull | Smithy | But, considering the "wa" in front of his name, he must be evil, making him evil evil Wario. Galeem | It allows Wario to have great navigation when underwater, something he seriously lacks by himself. King Boo | But this time, it was personal. Roger the Potted Ghost | Gloomtail | Despite lacking common sense, Wario is also very cunning and intelligent. Boom Boom | Whomps | This lower quality of vision is due to studying. Poppy Bros Jrs. So Wario became a games publisher. Mario | Wario is not evil but a comic relief with anti-heroic purposes. He is the evil and incredibly greedy counterpart of Mario, who either tries to best his rival at every occasion or seek ways to gain money and power, depending on the game. Wario is evil, and the idea that unfettered greed and theft is “just simple honesty” strikes me as the cry of a capitalism apologist. He is far stronger than an ordinary human, similarly to a gorilla. Boxy | Jojora | Medeus | Ultimate Chimera | Kritters | But this time, it was personal. But Wario has remained surprisingly relevant since his monochrome origins by focusing on one weirdly specific aspect of the Mario franchise: greed. Crystal King | Wario | Dark Star | Lena | Shrewd Possessor | Lurchthorns | The same goes for his rivalry with Mario: If your entire world was defined by a single, universally-beloved hero, wouldn’t you want to take him down a peg? But it wasn’t just any gold; it was a golden statue of Princess Peach that Mario himself was already trying to win back. Master Kohga | Swooping Snitchbug | Kass | Kludge | Metroid | Black Jewel | Wario is also a very aggressive and ruthless brute, so he will turn to violence to get what he desires. Wigglers | Vaati | Alias No royal kidnappings or turtle armies. Tolstar | Tacs | In Wario Land II, released on the Game Boy Color, there are certain effects that seem to defect when Wario is hit by an enemy. Dark Emperor | Hiroji Kiyotake, the director of Box Boxer | He was first debuted in the 1992 game Super Mario Land 2: … Zingers | Tiki Tak Tribe (Kalimba | Gong-Oh | Maraca Gang | Wacky Pipes | Cordian | Banjo Bottom | Xylobone) | Aerodent | Anonster | Awabō | Black Sugar Gang | Beefne | Big Kamukamu | Bloomsday | Bobo | Captain Syrup | CatBat | Cave Master | Chortlebot | Cractus | Cuckoo Condor | Doll Boy | Funfun | Ghost | Giant Spear Man | Golden Diva | Hinyari | Large Fry | Mecha Kuri | Muddee | Pesce | Rudy the Clown | Scowler/Octo | Shake King | Shoot | Spoiled Rotten | Wolfenboss | Yellow Belly/Helio, Wario World Though the princess took this treasure with her, Wario seemed happy to have helped and even received a kiss. Paper Bowser Jr. | Galactic Fiend Kraken | Black Knight | Wario's popularity has allowed him to gain his own series, and along with it a whole rogues' gallery of his own: some of Wario's more noted enemies are Captain Syrup and Rudy the Clown. Raphael the Raven | At the end of Wario Land 4, he saved a black cat (who was a princess, but Wario did not know that at the time) and an explorer called Arweo Shitain. Duon | Bumpety Bombs | Kip | WarioWare Inc. Julius | Grubba | Spark Man | Hammer Bros. | Wario started out as more of an evil character. Broodals: (Topper | Harriet | Spewart | Rango) | Waluigi, Trophies/Spirits/Stickers Porky Minch | Entire generations of fans don’t really know why Wario has his whole biker look. Deoxys | In direct contrast to Mario, who is heroic and kind, Wario is incredibly avaricious, lazy, ill-mannered and manipulative. Bloopers | Legion of Stationery: Colored Pencils | Rubber Band | Hole Punch | Tape | Scissors | Stapler, Smithy Gang Sunnycide, Count Bleck's Minions While Wario is technically the protagonist, and Captain Syrup is no angel herself, she didn't exactly start the fight. Wario had graduated from being a mirror-image nemesis of Mario to becoming a mirror-image nemesis of Nintendo itself. Sheegoth | Just a pretty basic scenario where a man takes another man’s castle. Phantom Ganon | Gold Bone | Sadly, his short fuse often clouds his better judgement, as in Mario Land 2: Six Gold Coins, he neglected to wear a horned helmet that he clearly could have worn, as seen in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. Wario Land: Shake It! Burt the Bashful | Evil-doer Wario and Waluigi seem to have been named with respect to the Japanese word warui [悪い], meaning "bad" or "evil". Trace | Daphnes | He exists to let Nintendo (and by extension, players) break their own rules of good taste and good manners. King Bob-omb | Where Mario is agile and heroic, Wario is beefy as hell, more likely to body check an enemy into oblivion than pirouette on top of their heads. In his microgame collections, he’s both a parody of the short attention spans and hype-chasing natures of the modern game industry and a successful product of it. Fawful | Wario is evil, and the idea that unfettered greed and theft is “just simple honesty” strikes me as the cry of a capitalism apologist. Nabbit | He then promptly steals all of the money he had promised to split with the other developers and flees the scene in a spaceship. Blippers | Wario is very powerful, both physically and at times, mentally. Risky Boots | Mimikyu | Leon Powalski | Lord Fredrik | Wario is a major character in the SML Fanbase. His jerkiness was ahead of its time, and that kept him both relevant to modern audiences and also trapped him in his own fenced-off version of Nintendo canon. Wario was designed as an 'evil' counter-part to Mario. Follow him on Twitter @Sholarsenic. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Super Mario’s World is a look at the characters that turned the Mario franchise into a household name for 35 years. Waddle Doos | Wario is a villain, as well as an anti-hero in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Hooktail | Babylon Rogues (Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, Storm the Albatross) | Metal Sonic | Carmilla | Nutskis | Wario is Nintendo’s avatar for that space. Hot Heads | Dharkon | Shadoo | Marx | Madame Broode | Princess Shroob | Slimes (Dragon Quest) | Giga Bowser | Wart | Hooktail | Dharkon | Turret Tusk | In some Japanese commercials for the Wario games he was voiced by the late Chikao Otsuka who also voiced Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Master Xehanort from the Kingdom Hearts series. Kaptain Skurvy | Picture: NintendoMario was again for one more journey. (Hence, the flipping of the 'M' into a 'W') In the same mold, we have Waluigi, the counterpart to Luigi. Birdo | And that’s what makes Wario an asshole: greed mixed with pettiness and spite. Arlon | Goomba King | He is short, fat, muscular, and wears yellow. Waddle Dees | Donkey Kong | They get along well usually, but they also bicker a lot and are both very clumsy at times, causing their schemes to fail. Condor | Marx | Salvo the Slime | Spinies | Koopa Bros | Eagle | Wario | Captain Syrup (Japanese: キャプテン・シロップ, Hepburn: Kyaputen Shiroppu) is the main antagonist of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and Wario Land II. Croco | Meowth | His games were reinvented as a passion project, mostly as a way to add a recognizable name to a weird concept. Dimentio | Wario (ワリオ)is the main protagonist of his own series and a recurring character in the Mario series. Walhart | Wario simply did what he does best and blasts his way through it, collecting treasure and defeats the evil gem and returns to his world. Quick Man | Flash Man | Ganondorf | Bloopers | Sagat | In the game, Wario tricks his friends into helping him design a video game, reasoning to himself that if they all split the labor, he’ll only have to do a fraction of the work himself. Prince Pikante | Knight Man | Yiga Foot Soldiers. Hobby Cut Man | King Knight | Flages | Ryuji Yamazaki | Edelgard | King Olly | Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Ender Dragon | Yveltal | Treasure hunterCEO of Warioware Inc.Minigame makerAgent of the Subspace Army (formerly; Super Smash Bros. Brawl) Shadow Sirens | Blood Falcon | Travis Touchdown | Nightmare | Aparoids | Ancient Minister | Baby Bowser | Wario likes garlic and can eat it to become Wario Man. Wario was an unlockable character seven times in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf and the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis, Yakuman DS, Mario Golf Advance Tour, Mario Kart 7 and Super Smash Bros. 4. Wario and Waluigi are the Mario Brothers' arch rivals and are quite jealous of their glory. Klaptrap | Bonechill | King K. Rool | Rabbid Kong | Golems (Kirby) | Banzai Bills | And maybe that’s for the best. EvoWars.io is a fun multiplayer io game set in an epic fantasy world – you must control a deadly and courageous warrior and attempt to slay your enemies with your immense broadsword. Waluigi: Waluigi is Wario's sidekick, and an evil version of Luigi. Wario and Waluigi are best friends who always work together in their schemes: Wario usually for the profit, Waluigi usually for the glory or just ruining the day of whoever is their victim. Paper Bowser | Wario is rude, crude, greedy, raucous, repulsive and antisocial. Koopa Kids | Count Cannoli | Terrormisu | Carpaccio, Koopa Troop It’s a vibe and an attitude. Zombie, Bosses Dark Matter | DJ Octavio | Sword Man | One of the most baffling effects regarded by players is when Wario gets hit with a ball that's thrown by a penguin. Sephiroth | Lakitu | And in that way, he’ll be ready for the next time a fresh, subversive game idea needs a dirtbag to take the heat and protect Nintendo’s otherwise squeaky-clean image. Viridi | Chaos Kin | Although he has done many evil deeds, he has done some good things and has even gone as far as helping/teaming up with Mario. His 2D puzzle-platformers, while great, were already becoming a blur of pirate hoards and ancient treasures. ", suggested Dr. Mario. Master Hand | His design parallels that of Wario himself, with a similar rotund build and stubby muscular arms and legs, along with a blue tint ringing his eyes. Kammy Koopa | Luigi's Mansion Villains | And Wario is an unapologetic asshole until the end. That is until he tosses an evil gem into his pile of treasure. Captain Syrup | Gengar | Handaconda | Twinrova | Garon | Wario can perform over 100 push-ups without stopping. Meta-Knights (Axe Knight, Javelin Knight, Mace Knight, Trident Knight, Blade Knight) | Hewdraw | Kyle Merkulov | Geese Howard | Wario is a rage-a-holic who rides purple-flamed motorcycles and smacks enemies with a square-gloved punch. In pretty much every game where Wario appears in conjunction with Mario, they both work together to stop … Mockiwis | Palkia | Belome | General Guy | Big Guy the Stilted | Antasma | Shy Guys, Secret Society of X-Nauts Cackletta | WarioGarlic BreathLard Lump (by Waluigi)Wario ManCaptain WarioWario Deluxe, CEO of Warioware Inc.Minigame makerAgent of the Subspace Army (formerly; Super Smash Bros. Brawl), Powerful flatulenceShoulder chargingPile drivingSwirling into enemiesStrong throwSuper strengthSportsmanshipJumpingManipulation. Paper Macho Soldiers Creepers | His personality had given him popularity enough to wanted in a Wario series game. Loptr | Pom Pom | Big Boss | Big Bad Wolf | E-123 Omega | He farts, steals, and brutalizes his way to the end of all of his stories. Krusha | Boos | He has tricked Mario on several occasions and has been shown to be able to fly a plane. Necky | Bio Rex | Waluigi | Just like Mairo, Luigi, and Waluigi, he was voiced by Charles Martinet. Rathalos | Ghosts | (This is because he is Mario's enemy.) His other suit is made up of a shirt, a blue ripped jacket, and a flight helmet. Golems (Dragon Quest) | He will brag if he wins and he is a very sore loser. Vivian | Hiroji Kiyotake, the director of 1992’s Game Boy hit Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, wanted to pursue the idea that this time Mario wouldn’t be fighting to help or save someone else. Although he bears a slight resemblance to Spike, Wario did not debut until 1992. Kamek | His rumored brother bent on bothering Mario's brother, Luigi , is soon revealed, being named Waluigi . Even his name, combining “Mario” with “warui,” the Japanese word for “bad,” is clever in its opposite simplicity. He just does that stuff for cash. Exor | For each enemy, you damage or kill, the length of your sword increases which in turn allows you to dish out more death and destruction. Panther Caroso | WarioGarlic BreathLard Lump (by Waluigi)Wario ManCaptain WarioWario Deluxe Kraid | Cappys | Gravity Man | Kent C. Koopa | Wario is, possibly, too human: he eats garlic constantly and weaponizes his farts, making him Nintendo’s first canonically bad-smelling character. Iridescent Glint Beetle | The theme of Wario as a character, and the driving factor of all his games, is greed. Burt the Bashful | Colonel Pluck | Grouchy Possessor | Queen Metroid | Demon King Arzodius | However, after his cousin and partner-in-crime Waluigi was killed, alongside Mario and Luigi, during the invasion of Peach's Castle by Bowser and the Koopa Empire, he became a lonesome mercenary. It’s easier to rob someone than work for them, and it’s easier to steal a house than build one. Booster | Sylux | Dino Piranha | Count Cannoli | This makes Wario a pirate, and allows him to shoot missiles from a little submarine he is given. King Boo | Bouldergeist | King Croacus | MegaBug | Shadow Man | Chain Chomps | Mecha Ridley | Tatanga | Boom Boom | Tough Possessor | Wario's hand grip strength reaches 80 psi. Rouge the Bat | Fighting with Mario.Hunting for treasure.Making micro games.Eating garlic. Gooper Blooper | Rockys | Giga Lakitu | In 2003, Wario was introduced to the world of modern capitalism and game design, realizing he could make way more money pumping out a cheap, trendy video game for the masses than he ever earned raiding tombs and fighting pirates. Goro Akechi | Air Man | Lord Crump | Some would think that these two are pure evil, but the truth is that they are just bumbling crooks. Tower Power Pokey | Though, Waluigi appears to be Luigi's arch nemesis for unknown reasons. Metal Man | Wario is, possibly, too human: he eats garlic constantly and weaponizes his farts, making him Nintendo’s first canonically bad-smelling character. Therefore, Wario is a "warui Mario," and Waluigi is a "warui Luigi". (In a further meta-joke, Wario’s own games are the most simple, crude, and self-serving of them all.) Krunch | It was a weirdly perfect fit, and hard proof that the rules and sensibilities of the main Mario franchise (including color-coded overalls) were holding Wario back. Sidesteppers | Ornes | The Three Mage-Sisters (Francisca, Flamberge, Zan Partizanne) | Why would he go back to risking his life for gold coins when he can convince other people (including the players themselves, in WarioWare D.I.Y.) However, the canon of the comics are questionable, though several of Wario's profile in sport games imply that he has known Mario since childhood. Chuckolator | The Shake King is an evil pirate captain and the primary antagonist of Wario Land: Shake It! Iori Yagami | O'Chunks | Black Jewel | Brawl Doll | Captain Skull | Clown-a-Round | DinoMighty | Dual Dragon | Greenfist | Ironsider | Mean Emcee | Red-Brief J | Sandworm | Spideraticus | Winter Windster, Wario: Master of Disguise Bowser Jr. | Kyurem | Bullet Bills | He’s a dick, but you can kind of see his point. 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