Wario (series)

The '''*Wario* series'* is a series of games that star Wario and a spin-off of the *Mario* series. It started out with *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, and has grown to have its new spin-off series with *WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''

## Characters
*Wario - the main character in the games who often tries to get more money. Even though he's very greedy, he's helped a lot of people out, mostly because of a reward. In the *WarioWare* series, Wario owns his own video game company.

### *Wario Land*
*Captain Syrup - A female pirate who is Wario's first enemy besides Mario in *Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins*. She steals a Princess Peach statue in *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, and Wario tries to steal it so that he can sell it to Mario and Peach. She later appears in *Wario Land II* and *Wario Land: The Shake Dimension*.
*Rudy the Clown - Another enemy of Wario. He's a giant, ugly clown with floating hands. He first appears in *Wario Land 3*, but appears again in *Dr. Mario 64* fighting Wario and Dr. Mario, and in *Wario Land: The Shake Dimension*.
*Princess Shokora - A Princess in *Wario Land 4* who gets turned into a cat by a woman called Golden Diva.
*Golden Diva - A rich, evil woman who lives in a giant Pyramid in *Wario Land 4*.
*Black Jewel - An evil jewel who takes over Wario's castle in *Wario World* and turns all his money into monsters.
*Goodstyle - A talking wand who asks Wario to help him beat Count Cannoli in *Wario: Master of Disguise*.
*Count Cannoli - A thief in *Wario: Master of Disguise*.
*Carpaccio - A chemist and a thief in *Wario: Master of Disguise*.
*Terrormisu - An evil demon sealed into a stone called a Wishstone in *Wario: Master of Disguise*.
*Shay King - The villain of *Wario Land: The Shake Dimension* who steals a magic purse and a woman that makes a never-ending flow of gold, and Wario tries to defeat him to save the princess and steal the magic purse.

### *WarioWare*
*WarioWare* adds many new characters who are employees of Wario's company, WarioWare.

*Mona - A young girl who, while working for WarioWare, also does other jobs like delivering pizza, serving ice cream, cheerleading, and being a pop star. She rides on a vespa scooter and has a monkey, a pig, and an elephant to help her.
*Jimmy T. - A dancer who's a fan of disco. He has a cell phone that he likes to play games on when he's not dancing. He has a blue afro, but it is also green and pink in *WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!* He has four relatives - his parents are named Papa T. and Mama T., and he has a brother and sister named James T. and Jamie T. He also has a look-alike called Jimmy P.
*Dr. Crygor - A scientist who helps Wario out often and makes inventions for him to use.
*9-Volt and 18-Volt - 9-Volt and 18-Volt are two video game players in grade school.
*5-Volt - 5-Volt is 9-Volt's mother.
*Kat & Ana - Two ninja kindergarteners who fight evil monsters.
*Orbulon - A very smart alien who crash lands on Earth, and often gets into trouble in space.
*Dribble and Spitz - A dog and a cat who also work as taxi drivers.
*Ashley - A young witch who casts spells and makes potions. She has a friend and pet called Red, a tiny demon.
*Mike - A robot made by Dr. Crygor. He uses a microphone.
*Penny Crygor - Dr. Crygor's daughter. She's also very smart.
*Young Cricket and Master Mantis - A student and his master. They practice martial arts.
*Wario-Man - Wario's super-hero form. Wario can become him in more than one way, but one way is that he eats bad garlic.

## Games
**Mario & Wario* **1993**, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
**Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3* **1994**, Game Boy
*''Wario's Woods* **1994**, Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System
**Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!* **1994**, Game Boy
**Virtual Boy Wario Land* **1995**, Virtual Boy
**Wario Land II* **1998**, Game Boy and Game Boy Color
**Wario Land 3* **2000**, Game Boy Color
**Wario Land 4* **2001**, Game Boy Advance
**WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!* **2003**, Game Boy Advance
**Wario World* **2003**, Nintendo GameCube
**WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!* **2003**, Nintendo GameCube
**WarioWare: Twisted!* **2004**, Game Boy Advance
**WarioWare: Touched!* **2004**, Nintendo DS
**WarioWare: Smooth Moves* **2006**, Wii
**Wario: Master of Disguise* **2007**, Nintendo DS
**Wario Land: The Shake Dimension* **2008**, Wii
**WarioWare DIY* **2009**, Nintendo DS
**Game & Wario* **2013**, Wii U
**WarioWare Gold* **2018**, Nintendo 3DS
**WarioWare: Get it Together!* **2021**, Nintendo Switch
**WarioWare: Move It!* **2023**, Nintendo Switch

### Appearances in the *Super Smash Bros.'' series
The series' first appearance in the *Super Smash Bros.* series was in *Super Smash Bros. Melee*, but it was only as a collectible trophy. In *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, Wario is a playable character, and can be in both his biker outfit from *WarioWare* or his plumber outfit from *Wario Land*. There is also a level based on *WarioWare*, collectible trophies and stickers from his series, and music from the *WarioWare* series.