Wario's Café

> **"To think that this building once was an old rotten empty piece of garbage, isn't easy when you look at this place now huh?"**"
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> —Winslow talking to Wario before the first night

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**Wario's** (commonly known as **Wario's Café** or sometimes **Wario's Diner**) is a small café establishment opened by Wario and Waluigi in 1988 as the first business venture for the Wario's company and the central location of *Five Nights at Wario's: Origins*.

## History

Before Wario and Waluigi opened their café, the building existed as an abandoned diner with unknown previous owners, described by Winslow as "an old rotten empty piece of garbage". Sometime before 1988, Wario and Waluigi purchased the diner and renovated the building into a contemporary café with a rustic look.

It opened to the public in 1988, where Wario cooked and sold hamburgers made with his own special recipe, which gave the burgers a "sweet, unique and multi-flavor taste". He sold them at cheaper prices compared to competition, which helped attract more and more customers across the town. During the first week, Wario stayed overnight at the diner as the night guard, worried that if he didn't someone may try to break in and steal the recipe.

### Timeline 1

Wario witnessed nothing unusual and felt more confident in his diner, and stopped watching guard overnight. News of the diner and their food began to spread more by word of mouth and newspaper articles, and both Wario and Waluigi made a fortune and were named two of the most successful businessmen in the town's history.

When they had earned enough revenue to fulfill Wario's ultimate dream of a fast food factory, they made the decision to close the diner and focus all resources on the factory, considered to be a bold move among the town.

### Timeline 2

Throughout the week, Wario witnessed many unusual sightings. It first began as ominous shadows in some of the rooms on the first night. On the second night, Wario first saw the demonic, blank-eyed version of himself on the cameras. Little did he realize, this was the cursed spirit of Wario who had arrived in Timeline 2 due to Rosalina in Timeline 1 forcing the spirits back in time with a time rod constructed hastily by Christopher Peterson, her husband.

As the week continued, Wario witness twisted versions of more of his friends, including Luigi, Peach and eventually his business partner, Waluigi. They continued to mess with the electronics and the lights as the week progressed. After the week was over, Wario felt he had to close the diner due to the paranormal hauntings. Due to the cafe failing to last despite initial success, they did not have enough revenue to open Wario's Factory. They decided to purchase a building from Morning Star and renovate it into a game development studio, named WarioWare Inc.

In 2018, thirty years after the cafe's initial opening, an unknown company decided to re-open Wario's Cafe to capitalize on people's search for comfort and nostalgia during times of panic and chaos. They hired Winslow, one of the original staff members at Wario's, to watch the place during the night.

Before the re-opening, he was told to check the building for around thirty minutes for anything unusual. The diner was left in decent condition throughout the years, but the camera monitor, although now portable, was damaged. In the Attic, Winslow spotted the Wario form of the VIRUS hanging on the ceiling.

Not sure of what he saw, he continued to work the night shift during the opening week. History repeated itself, as throughout the week he witnessed many different forms of the VIRUS, made to resemble Wario, Waluigi, Luigi, Peach and Mario, similar to the spirits that haunted the cafe thirty years prior. After the week, the cafe was deemed unsafe and was closed off for good. Winslow's fate afterwards is unknown.

## Design and Layout

The cafe exterior resembles an old-fashioned diner, with concrete walls and a red-and-white color scheme. On the front, there is a metal Wario's sign, with a neon arrow positioned above. The entrance to the cafe is on the right side, with outdoor seating with tables and umbrellas in the front. In front of the diner is a pole with a circular W emblem.

On the inside, Wario's Cafe is laid out in a linear fashion, requiring the player to walk through certain rooms to reach others with no visible hallways. There are eight accessible rooms in total.

### Lounge

The Lounge is the main dining area, and the largest room in the cafe, with a wooden rustic look and chandeliers illuminating the room. There is table seating on the left and bar seating on the right. It connects to the Kitchen and the Attic.

### Kitchen

The Kitchen is where Wario and other staff prepare, cook and finish Wario's special hamburgers. It is a contemporary kitchen with a metallic look. It is connected to the Lounge and the Office.

### Office

The Office is where business is conducted and general office work is performed. It is a small and cluttered workspace with a computer workstation. It is connected to the Kitchen and the Storage.

### Storage

The Storage is where ingredients and other company assets are stored, although it appears empty in the first week aside from a cabinet with Invisibility Mushrooms. It is connected to the Backdoor and the Office.

### Backdoor

The Backdoor is a back entrance/exit to and from the cafe. It is a large metal door with a window in front. It is connected to the Attic, the Storage and the Basement.

### Attic

The Attic is the top layer of the factory with leftover machinery behind the dark window according to Winslow. It is connected to the Lounge, the Bathroom and the Backdoor.

### Bathroom

The Bathroom is a public restroom with stalls and sinks with circular mirrors. There is also a door with an unknown area behind it. It is connected to the Basement and the Attic.

### Basement

The Basement is where other items are stored and where the power generator is located. It is connected to the Backdoor and the Bathroom.

### *The Full Story of Five Nights at Wario's: Part One*

Wario and Waluigi standing outside Wario's Café opening day in 1988.Photograph of Wario and Waluigi outside their café on opening day.Wario proudly grinning in the café lounge during a busy day.'WILD FOR WARIO'S', a newspaper article published on the café's success in late 1988.Wario taking guard in the Office during the first week, during Timeline 1.Wario and Luigi's possessed spirits floating in the café's lounge.Wario hiding from his possessed spirit self holding a Invisibility Mushroom, during Timeline 2.Wario encountering Mario's spirit on the cameras, during Timeline 2.