Wario

**Wario** (**ワリオ** *Wario*?, Wario) is an anti-hero character in the *Mario* franchise designed as both the evil doppleganger and rival of Mario. Shortly after his debut in *Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins*, Wario went on to become the main protagonist of his own franchise of the same name. He commonly appears in the *Mario*spinoffs, often partnered with Waluigi.

Although Wario was introduced as the main antagonist in his debut appearance, he developed into more of an anti-hero, especially with his first starring role in *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*. Wario has still sometimes appeared as a central antagonist, such as in *Mario & Wario* and *Wario's Woods*. Wario's adventures are always mainly about collecting treasure or getting revenge and reclaim it from thieves who take it from him. Over the years he has faced many foes, including Captain Syrup, Mad Scienstein, Rudy the Clown, Black Jewel, and Terrormisu.

Wario has three of his own iconic vehicles introduced in his franchise: the Wario Car from the *Wario Land* series, his own Bulldog plane, and the Wario Bike from the *WarioWare* series. In some games, Wario is shown to have his own castle.

## Personality traits

Wario has several negative characteristics in general, among them laziness, ruthlessness and gluttony, unlike Mario, who is portrayed as kind and heroic. Wario's most prominent trait is his greed, as he is often portrayed as being unscrupulous when opportunities arise to gain wealth, whether they are good or bad. In his adventures, mainly the *Wario Land* series, Wario has unintentionally helped others along the way, as his real goal is collecting treasure and wealth. Wario falls easily susceptible to bribery. Wario tends to have schemes to get rich quickly, although these often backfire on him. In his *Super Mario* series debut in *Super Mario 64 DS*, Wario is noticeably not motivated by greed when teaming up with Yoshi, Mario, and Luigi to fight Bowser, and is also a silent protagonist alongside them, a trait generally held by Mario. Wario started out as more of an evil character. In a commercial for *Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins*, Wario attempts to hypnotize the viewers into serving him. He continues on with his evil streak in *Wario's Woods* and *Mario and Wario*, while also playing an anti-hero role in *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.* Later games feature him almost exclusively in the anti-hero role, and he seems to have retired as Mario's enemy, even though he does say he is still his nemesis. Wario is not completely evil, but his greed can motivate him to do evil things. Wario is also a very aggressive and ruthless brute, so he will turn to violence to get what he desires. He is shown to be very hot-tempered and temperamental as well. Despite lacking common sense, Wario is also very cunning and intelligent. He has tricked Mario on several occasions and has been shown to be able to fly a plane. He has even built a dimensional teleporter in a matter of seconds. Wario is also shown to be a very poor sport, though the *Mario Party* games surprisingly portray him as playing fair. He will brag if he wins and he is a very sore loser. He might have a crush on Princess Peach, as well as his friend named Mona, who also likes him. Wario likes garlic and can eat it to become Wario Man.

Wario has poor hygiene, an example of which is shown from talking to one of the Toads as Wario in *Super Mario 64 DS*. Wario is inordinately fond of garlic, often resulting in foul-smelling breath. Wario has also been associated with flatulence, especially since *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, in which one of his special moves is Wario Waft, allowing Wario to shoot upward into the air by farting.

Despite his hatred of working for free, Wario partakes in vigorous exercise in his spare time, compensating for the fact that he eats a lot of junk food. Wario is known to be a shrewd businessman, master airplane pilot, and talented hypnotist. He has a strong aversion towards sand.

## Trivia

* *Mario Kart 7* marks Wario's first and only time being an unlockable character in the *Mario Kart* series.
* It has been speculated that Wario and Waluigi are brothers. In the official guide to *Mario Party 5*, it confirms that Wario and Waluigi are *not* brothers. Their team name is even called the "Wicked Bros." rather than the "Wario Bros." however the official guide for *Mario Kart Wii* states that they are brothers.
	+ There have been many contradictions to this as *Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games* states that they aren't brothers, while the official websites for *Mario Tennis* and *Mario Kart DS* refer to them as brother and siblings respectively however Waluigi's trophy description in *Super Smash Bros. Melee* states that their relationship is unclear.
* Even though Wario himself doesn't appear in *Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door*, there is a badge known as the W Emblem that will change Mario's clothes into Wario's.
* In all of the *Super Smash Bros.* series, one of Mario's alternate costumes is based on Wario's outfit, except Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
* Though Wario himself doesn't appear in *Super Mario Odyssey*, there is a Wario outfit for Mario to wear that can be purchased at Crazy Cap.
* Wario has been in every *Mario Kart* game as a playable character since *Mario Kart 64*.
* Wario has been in every *Mario Party* game as a playable character except for *Mario Party Advance*.
* It has been speculated that Wario was just simply *Mario* but with the *W* replacing the *M*. However, the name's origin is based on the Japanese word "warui" (which means "bad"); Wario is supposed to be a bad version of Mario.
* Wario is the only character in the *Super Smash Bros.* series to go from being a starter character in one game into being an unlockable character in the next game.
* According to *Wario World*, Wario's weight is 308 lbs.
* So far, Wario's only playable appearance in a *Super Mario* series game is in *Super Mario 64 DS*,
	+ He was playable in *New Super Mario Bros.* where he was Player 3 in the minigame mode however this isn't apart of the main game.
* In the *Super Mario Adventures* comics, it is revealed why Wario was 10 feet tall in *Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins* and 3 feet tall in the rest of the games. Apparently, Wario somehow had helium in his suit and when Mario pulled a cork from the side of Wario, the suit deflated, and he returned to normal size.
* In the promotional *Mario Sports Mix* Press Conference , Mario stated that it was difficult to convince Wario into participating. Once Mario mentioned the four sports to him, Wario finally decided to take part.
* In many pieces of offcial media, it is explained that Mario and Wario are cousins, including a recent Nintendo pamphlet talking about Wario.