Oinker

The Oinker is a recurring object in the . It first appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.
==Description==
The Oinker is a spaceship both owned and used by Orbulon throughout the WarioWare games. Oinker is a pink spaceship named after its resemblance to a pig, and it often crash lands due to unexpected situations. The interior of the Oinker is mainly white with some circular windows and red warning lights.
==In ==
===WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!===
Here, it is named Orbulon's UFO. In the opening cutscene for Orbulon's stage, Orbulon evacuates his UFO after it gets hit by an asteroid, so he runs down a corridor and stops at an elevator. When some of Orbulon's Space Hares notice the distress signal, they arrive with their spaceship and drop their own elevator down to Orbulon's UFO.
In the ending cutscene, when the Space Hares see Orbulon, they drop the elevator cab back into his UFO, hurtling it toward the Gelateria in Diamond City. During the scene where the characters hang out at the Gelateria, Orbulon is shown repeatedly popping in and out of his UFO.
===WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!===
In a bonus movie, Orbulon takes Dribble and Spitz away in his UFO after the Dribble Taxi lands in the UFO. After Orbulon's UFO gets barraged by asteroids, it crash-lands into the bathroom of Dr. Crygor's Lab.
===WarioWare: Twisted!===
In the opening cutscene for his stage, Time Warp, Orbulon is relaxing in his UFO. Some time later, he and the Space Bunnies piloting the ship fall asleep. However, later on, the UFO ends up flying toward a black hole. Orbulon quickly tries to activate Warp Mode so that the UFO can escape, although he has forgotten the password.
In the ending cutscene of Time Warp, Orbulon manages to remember the password, and his UFO is warped away from the black hole just before it gets drawn in. After warping away, Orbulon decides to rest his UFO on a nearby planetoid, suddenly revealed to be Space Monster Gabriel, who opens its mouth, chews on Orbulon's UFO, and then spits it out. In the following scene, Orbulon's UFO lands near Club Sugar.
In Wario-Man's story, Orbulon pilots a yellow UFO marked with a "2" with Mona, 9-Volt, 18-Volt, and Kat and Ana, and shoots the transformed Wario-Man down, mistaking him for an enemy.
In the mini-game Batting Practice, Orbulon briefly shows up in his UFO when the player reaches a total of five home runs.
===WarioWare: Touched!===
Since this game, Orbulon's UFO has been renamed to Oinker. Whenever the player completes a stage or beats one of the default high-scores for a minigame, the Oinker can be tapped in the games area for a souvenir. While a souvenir is still in the Oinker, Orbulon pops his head out. When it is emptied of all the souvenirs, he goes back inside.
The Oinker appears in Ashley & Red's stage, Total Drag. Here, the Oinker can be found flying over Ashley's Mansion, only to be struck by lightning. The Oinker ejects Orbulon before flying off.
===WarioWare: Smooth Moves===
In Orbulon's stage, The Secret of the Balance Stone, Oinker floats through outer space and gets hit by the Balance Stone. As a result, the Oinker crashes into the Temple of Form. After raising the temple into space and claiming it as a ship in his name, Orbulon is attacked by a group of Splunks. As a result, the temple falls back to its original location and the Oinker is launched out. On the map, Orbulon inspects his Oinker, which had crashed, and pulls out a device, which explodes in his hand.
===WarioWare Gold===
Orbulon and his Oinker are first seen in the opening cutscene briefly, when Orbulon is among the characters whom Wario calls to make microgames.
In his stage, Gigantaburger, Orbulon is seen riding the Oinker through the drive-through at the restaurant of the same name. While the player plays through Orbulon's microgames, Orbulon is seen flying above a farm in search of Little Hammies. Whenever the player successfully completes a microgame, a Little Hammy is abducted into the Oinker. However, if the player loses at a microgame, the Oinker malfunctions, emitting smoke.
During the cast roll, a picture, Orbulon is in the Oinker, holding a Little Hammy near Gigantaburger.
===WarioWare: Get It Together!===
As a playable character, Orbulon flies around in his Oinker, and its tractor beam is Orbulon's main gameplay mechanic. If the player presses , the tractor beam activates. In microgames, certain objects can be absorbed by the beam, and for this reason, various microgames place Orbulon on the highest tier of characters recommended for playing the microgame.
In the intro to Wario's level, Intro Games, there is a scene in which Orbulon flies in his Oinker, only to be knocked away by a large object shaped like Wario's nose and mustache.
In the intro to Orbulon's level, Culture, Orbulon warps to Goro Desert, Takechiko City, and Ohlaka Island, where he abducts several items from each location and stores them in the Oinker, which increases in size as a result.
=== WarioWare: Move It! ===
The Oinker receives greater focus in this game. At the start of his stage, Sweet Dreams, Sweeter Fruit, Orbulon is shown snacking on several fruits. Orbulon's feast covers the Oinker's exterior, much to the ship's dismay, and it shakes off the mess in order to clean off, but Orbulon loses his balance and falls, much to its horror. As a result of his fall, the alien contracts amnesia. Some Woods Watchers come by and mistake him for their god, horrifying the Oinker even further and causing it to emit transmit a signal into Orbulon's brain. The signal cures Orbulon of his memory loss, unlocking his memories of their time spent together. The no-longer amnesiac alien then spots the Oinker and runs over to hug it as he apologises.
==Crossover appearances==
===Rhythm Heaven Megamix===
Orbulon rides the Oinker in the Wario...Where? variation of Freeze Frame, his role being similar to the Ninjas that sometimes photobomb the player's pictures.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Orbulon's spirit features WarioWare Gold artwork of him riding the Oinker.
==Nomenclature==
In Japanese, the Oinker is called "Piggu Shippu," a transliteration of "pig ship" and written ピッグシップ. The ship's Chinese name is Zhūzhū Tǐng, written 猪猪艇 and translating as "piggy ship." In French, the ship is called "Vaisseau porcin," which means "porcine vessel." The Oinker's Italian name is called "AstroOink," referencing astro (star). The Oinker is called "Pigeu Sib" in Korean, written 피그 십 and derived from a transliteration of "pig ship." The ship's Spanish name is "cerdinave," from cerdo (pig) and "nave" (ship).
==Navigation==
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Category:Spacecraft
Category:Objects in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Category:Objects in WarioWare: Twisted!
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Category:Objects in WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Category:Objects in Game & Wario
Category:Objects in WarioWare Gold
Category:Objects in WarioWare: Get It Together!