Wario (Smash Plus)

Wario is a playable character in Super Smash Brothers Plus on the Nintendo Switch Plus. Representing the Wario (and by extension, Super Mario) universe, Wario is listed as Fighter #60 in Smash's modified numbering system and is listed as a Super Heavyweight fighter. He is hidden at the start of the game, but can be unlocked through random encounters in versus mode or by spending a cumulative 10,000 gold across all shops in the Smash Mall.
Wario has been slightly overhauled in Smash Plus, bringing in moves inspired by his more traditional Wario Land games as well as retaining some elements from the Wario Ware series and previous Smash appearances. Aesthetically speaking, this includes making his default costume his more traditional plumbers outfit, though he retains his signature WarioWare attire for 4 of his alt costumes. In terms of his moveset, he has gained more powerful and useful Smash attacks in the changeover. His special moves have also changed somewhat, gaining his Bull Charge and repurposing his Waft for recovery purposes at the expense of power. However, he retains his good mobility and limited reach, making him essentially the same character as before: a mobile heavyweight with disjointed attacks who excels at punishing misses. Wario has two normal jumps and can crawl.
==Moveset==
===Basic Attacks===
*Neutral Jab- Wario performs a two hit jab combo consisting of a forward punch followed up with a downward overhand punch.
*Side Tilt- Wario slaps his hand forward quickly, backhanding any foe in his way.
*Up Tilt- Wario does a short hop into the air with his fists extended, knocking foes into the air to set up for combos.
*Down Tilt- Wario slams both of his fists down directly in front of himself, a move with decent knockback power and far better range than his down tilt in Ultimate.
*Dash Attack- Wario slides across the ground headfirst in a pseudo tackle attack. The falling animation does far more damage and knockback than the late hits caused by the slide, but both attacks do decently well.
*Grab & Pummel- Wario grabs opponents by the shoulders, holding them in place. He pummels by shaking them up and down, which aesthetically causes coins to fly out of them.
*Forward Throw- Wario tosses the opponent up and then knocks them away with a hip check attack, launching them at a low horizontal angle.
*Back Throw- Wario shakes the opponent three times as if pummeling them and then tosses them backwards over his head.
*Up Throw- Wario tosses the opponent in the air and then punches them with comically enlarged fists for strong knockback.
*Down Throw- Wario slams the opponent onto the ground and then crushes them by sitting on them.
*Neutral Air- Wario inflates himself like a balloon, turning his whole body into a hitbox. However, the upper part of his body does more damage than the lower portion, with the attack strongest at the moment of inflation.
*Forward Air- Wario performs a lingering front kick with his leg extended, keeping an active hitbox throughout the move. It does decent damage, but due to Wario's stubby legs has low range.
*Back Air- Wario leans backwards and extends his arms, hitting anyone behind himself. His strongest aerial attack in terms of knockback.
*Up Air- Wario claps his hands directly above himself as he leans backwards. While the range is weak, it does good damage and comes out quickly.
*Down Air- Wario flips over and spins in place as he falls to the ground, damaging foes with multiple hits.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash- Wario performs a powerful uppercut directly in front of himself. Rather than launching foes forward, the move knocks foes away up and at an angle. It comes out the quickest of all his Smash attacks, but has a bit more endlag in addition to not much coverage in front of him.
*Up Smash- Wario will dawn his Dragon Hat and fire a small belch of fire straight up into the air. It normally only knocks foes away on contact, with the size of the blast dictated by the charge of the attack. However if the move connects on Frame 1 of the fire appearance, it will instead cause a larger explosion that hits foes multiple times and does far more damage and knockback.
*Down Smash- Wario hops into the air and then slams his large posterior onto the stage with a ground pound attack, causing a shockwave around him that does damage but almost no knockback. However if foes are grounded and hit by Wario's body, they will be sent flying and take a bit more damage.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Bull Charge- Wario will lower his shoulder and begin charging energy, running in place as long as the Special Button is held. Once released, Wario will dash forward with a powerful shoulder tackle attack that knocks foes away on contact. If fully charged, the Bull Charge grants Wario Super Armor during the duration of the attack, meaning he can't be stopped. However, he cannot change direction for a short period of time if the attack is fully charged, and he will run off of stages, meaning there is a chance for self-destruction with this move.
*Side Special: Wario Bike- Wario will jump on his trust chopper and travel across the stage. Players can move the control stick to change direction, causing Wario to perform a slide attack that knocks foes back, and can also pull a wheelie, which will damage anyone in front of Wario with high knockback when the front tire slams down on the ground. The bike can take damage and, if destroyed, will not be able to be summoned for a short period of time. If Wario jumps off the bike, he can either lift it up and toss it as a projectile, use Side Special again to get back on the bike, or use his Chomp attack to eat the bike and gain a small amount of health back.
*Up Special: Waft- Wario will let loose with his powerful flatulence, launching himself upward with a mighty blast of repugnant wind. The waft will build power over the course of the match, taking about 35 seconds to reach full power. While its power as an attack has been greatly reduced from Smash Ultimate, it does give Wario good vertical recovery even at weaker levels (the attack only fails if Wario attempts to use it again within 2 and a half seconds of releasing a Waft).
*Down Special: Chomp- Wario opens wide with his mouth. As long as the Special Button is held (or until 4 seconds pass), Wario will hold his jaws open. If he hits a projectile, he will swallow it and regain a small amount of health (unless the projectile was energy or explosive based.) He can also eat food or unclaimed items this way, gaining more health than he would just by picking them up. If he is near a player, Wario will launch into a command grab, grabbing the foes with his mouth and pummeling by biting down on them, regaining a small amount of health in the process, before tossing them away.
*Final Smash: Wario-Man- Wario consumes funky garlic and propels himself forward. Any player hit will be sent to a cutscene where Wario appears as his masked counterpart, Wario-Man. He splits himself into multiple copies and beats down the captured foes, before launching them with an Atomic Fart as the cinematic ends. The attack at the end is not affected by the power of Wario's Waft attack.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Wario crashes his bike onto the screen, laughing as he does so.
*Idle Animation 1- Wario stands in place and scratches his backside while looking at the screen.
*Idle Animation 2- Wario crosses his arms twice in front of himself, as if he is raring to go.
*Side Taunt- Wario turns his back to the camera and dances in place with his backside moving in a taunting fashion.
*Up Taunt- Wario faces the camera and laughs, ending on a pose with his mouth wide open before Wario forcefully closes it in an animation similar to Chomp.
*Down Taunt- Wario faces the camera and yells out "Wah!" three times, with each one louder than the last, and each one accompanied by a three fingered Wario salute signifying his initials.
*Victory Animation 1- Wario spins around on his Chopper before ending on a pose, pointing at the camera and shouting, "Ha Ha, Losers!"
*Victory Animation 2- Wario falls over laughing hysterically at the misfortunes of his opponents, unable to control his maniacal victorious cackling.
*Victory Animation 3- Wario bangs his fists together several times and goes to end on a pose, unfortunately farting at the end and nearly passing out from the stench.
==How to Unlock==
Wario can be unlocked any of the following ways:
*Playing Versus Matches until he randomly shows up in Challenger Approaching. Defeat him to unlock him.
*Cumulatively spend at least 10,000 gold across all shops in the Smash Mall.
*Unlock him in the Finale of World of Light by defeating him.
*Pay 1,000 gold in a shop, where he can randomly show up (though rarely.)
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