9-Volt
- This article is about the recurring character in theWarioWare series. For the figurine inWarioWare: Twisted!, seeFigurines (WarioWare: Twisted!) § 9-Volt.
| 9-Volt | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromWarioWare: Move It! | |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Move It! (2023) |
| Latest portrayal | Melissa Hutchison (2018–present) |
| Member of | WarioWare, Inc. |
- “Hey! My name is 9-Volt! I'm the grade-schooler gone old school!”
- —9-Volt,WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
9-Volt is a major human character in theWarioWare series. He is aNintendo fan who collects everything released by the company and loves to play video games. 9-Volt lives with his mother5-Volt and his petFronk in theirhouse inDiamond City and attendsDiamond City Elementary. He debuts inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! as one ofWario's friends who help him producemicrogames. His name comes from the operating voltage of theNintendo Entertainment System. 9-Volt's microgames are typically based on products ofNintendo, mainly on game software and hardware, but also on merchandise from the time before Nintendo became popular as a video game company. SinceWarioWare: Twisted!, 9-Volt is frequently accompanied by18-Volt, who becomes his best friend.
History[edit]
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$![edit]
9-Volt's first appearance is in the intro ofWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, where he is called by Wario to join his companyWarioWare, Inc. and to produce microgames for his upcoming game. Like Wario's other friends in Diamond City, 9-Volt agrees.
In 9-Volt's own story, after his school day ends, he skates home with his high-techskateboard. At the house, 9-Volt gets into his room and plays with his mixing console. 9-Volt says "Hello" a few times, and with the help of the machine, he imitates a voice resemblingJimmy T.'s.GB, an oversizedGame Boy, answers him with "OK". 9-Volt makes music with the mixing console and spins records on it, and GB uses its robotic arm to insert a cartridge into itself. This starts a game on GB's screen which is based on a turn-based role-playing game, in which 9-Volt is the player character and battles microgames.
Later, as 9-Volt is still spinning records,Ken the Reporter suddenly appears and announces that theGame Boy Advance SP is on sale in stores. Excited by this news, 9-Volt leaves the house and his skateboard transforms into a hoverboard. With that, 9-Volt hurries to the next store to purchase the new handheld.
9-Volt has created microgames of theNintendo Classics genre. The games involve various Nintendo products from the 1960s up to the 1990s.
9-Volt also makes a short appearance in the ending story of the game, where Wario escapes with the money he earned from the games made by him and his friends. 9-Volt is in shock over this, but like the other employees except forMona, he does not chase after Wario.
9-Volt is featured in four unlockableminigames inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. InSkating Board, he appears as the protagonist of the game, and he must avoid obstacles and red birds with his skateboard. In the two-player minigameChicken Race, 9-Volt is the character of the player who has to use
, while the other player's character is a Fronk, possibly his pet. 9-Volt also makes an appearance in the minigame taken fromMario Paint,Fly Swatter, where theSpiny appearing in the congratulations sequence has been replaced by him. The minigamePaper Plane features 9-Volt as one of the characters looking through a window and telling the current flight time.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]
InWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, 9-Volt hosts a television show called Super Show. There, he uses a mixing console again and aGame Boy Advance with arms and legs that responds "OK" each time 9-Volt says "What's up!", in a similar manner to the Game Boy in the previous game.Kat & Ana follow 9-Volt's entrance.
9-Volt is one of the ten selectable characters in multiplayer games.
The game features his Nintendo microgames, plus a multiplayer game made by him,Card-e Cards, which refers to a Nintendo product as well, in this case, thee-Reader.
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
In the intro ofWarioWare: Twisted!, 9-Volt comes along with Mona toDr. Crygor's Lab. There,Dr. Crygor tries to fix Wario's broken Game Boy Advance with his invention, theGravitator. Instead of fixing it, the Gravitator creates several devices controlled only through tilting. 9-Volt and Mona try it out and enjoy it. Wario gets the idea to make a newWarioWare game involving this style of gameplay.
9-Volt is shown to be a troublemaker at school in this game. In his own story, a new student named 18-Volt comes into his class. On his first day at Diamond City Elementary, the teacher asks 18-Volt what his hobby is, to which he responds by taking out his boom box and playing loud rock and roll music.
18-Volt gets in trouble for this, and after school, he heads for his house broken-hearted. However, 9-Volt stops him and states that he enjoys his music. The two of them become fast friends, and 9-Volt invites 18-Volt over to his house. When they arrive, 18-Volt is ecstatic to see that 9-Volt has aNintendo Entertainment System, and the two spend a lot of time playing on the system. Eventually,9-volt's mother tells 9-Volt to go to bed and 18-Volt to go back home.
At night, when 9-Volt has to sleep, he furtively plays with his Game Boy Advance SP under the bedspread, but his mother catches him in the act and tells him to put it away.
In the game, the microgame set of 9-Volt & 18-Volt is calledSpintendo Classics. Unlike inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, all of the microgames in 9-Volt & 18-Volt's set are based exclusively on games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. While the microgames of most of the other developers involve a particular style of gameplay for each developer, his microgames require a variety of spin techniques.
In theRadio souvenir, he is one of the baseball players that the commentators talk about. This radio transmission also plays inDribble & Spitz's stage.
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
InWarioWare: Touched!, 9-Volt & 18-Volt go to theToy Express to get a copy of the coveted, newNintendo GameCube game,36-Volt Man. 9-Volt snatches one and shows it happily to 18-Volt, who is carrying his boom box on his shoulder. Curious about their new game, the two friends quickly return to 9-Volt's House, in which he uses his skateboard to reach it. On their way, they pass the alienOrbulon who is running after hisOinker.
At the house, 9-Volt & 18-Volt play far into the night and reign victorious in the game. To celebrate their success, 9-Volt spins records again, with 18-Volt dancing behind him and his Nintendo consoles in front of him. 9-Volt's mixing console features movingMario andLuigi figurines. The two stay up late into the night, and eventually fall asleep.
In the morning, when they wake up, it is already 9 o'clock. 9-Volt & 18-Volt are shocked about being late, and rush to school.
The name of 9-Volt & 18-Volt's set of microgames isRetro Action. This set of microgames returns to the variety of Nintendo games and toys seen inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. Newer Nintendo products from the 21st century are also featured. The microgames include all kinds of ways of using the
stylus, as well as the application of themicrophone, while most other microgame sets once again involve the use of a particular technique. Their logo is a reference to the logo ofMario Bros.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]
9-Volt is visited by 18-Volt again inWarioWare: Smooth Moves. He shows aGame & Watch handheld console to 18-Volt, and plays with it. 18-Volt mistakes it for aNintendo DS Lite at first. He wants to see more of the console and grasps it, but 9-Volt still has the console in his hands and informs him that he is still playing. 9-Volt and 18-Volt pull on opposite ends of the Game & Watch, causing it to break into two halves. 9-Volt gets furious and commands 18-Volt to get out of his house.
Feeling guilty about his actions, 18-Volt tries to find a new Game & Watch for his friend. He first looks in Toy Express, but they did not have what he desires. After leaving the store, 18-Volt notices another store where some gamers have lined up. He enters the store and discovers that the owner of the shop,Shop Manager Iwata, has the Game & Watch on offer. 18-Volt reaches for it, but is surprised to see 9-Volt doing the same. The friends face each other and both excuse each other for their mistakes. 9-Volt tells 18-Volt that he wants to always be his P2 (Player 2), resolving their conflict.
9-Volt & 18-Volt'sset of microgames involves nearly all possible forms. Considerably more microgames are based on Nintendo products contemporary to theWii. An example isBrain Age, which is based on theNintendo DS gameBrain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]
InWarioWare: D.I.Y., a game calledSuper 9-Volt shows up in 9-Volt's stage. It is a parody ofSuper Mario Bros. and stars 9-Volt rather than Mario. 9-Volt, skateboarding, hits a? Block shaped like aFamicom cartridge every time a microgame is won.
9-Volt, along with Mona, Jimmy T., Orbulon, andAshley apparently left WarioWare, Inc. to work forDiamond Software in this game. Although the reason they switch companies is unknown, various residents of Diamond City consider possibilities in theD.I.Y. Forums feature of the game.
18-Volt, who continues working for Wario, appears to view 9-Volt as a rival after his departure, as suggested by his role as a boss in his game (as well as their interaction after the boss game is completed) and his greeting to the player where he insists that he works at "twice the power as that other guy you might be thinking of".
9-Volt returns to his original role by going solo inWarioWare: D.I.Y., while 18-Volt is granted with his own microgames inWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. Despite this, their microgame stages are both Nintendo themed. Akin toWarioWare: Smooth Moves,9-Volt's microgames adapt more contemporary Nintendo products such asTightrope being an adaptation of the Tightrope Walk minigame fromWii Fit.
Game & Wario[edit]
9-Volt appears in theWii U game,Game & Wario. He hosts the minigame "Gamer", that stars him with hisGame Boy Micro-like console, playingmicrogames. As he was supposed to sleep,5-Volt often drops by his bedroom. If 9-Volt hides the console from 5-Volt, she will leave. However, if 5-Volt finds out 9-Volt is playing video games during his bedtime, he is scolded by her and the player loses. On his minigame's title screen, 9-Volt is depicted as having red hair; this is also the first time he is seen without his construction helmet.
9-Volt is also in theBowling minigame, depicted on a bowling pin, like most other characters in the game.
As with the otherWarioWare characters, 9-Volt makes an appearance inMiiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection, a series of videos showcasing pictures of often questionable quality made in the game's Miiverse Sketch mode. 9-Volt is the host of the fourteenth video, themed after drawings ofSamus Aran.
WarioWare Gold[edit]
9-Volt appears again inWarioWare Gold forNintendo 3DS. As with everyone else, Wario calls 9-Volt to make microgames for theWario Bowl. In this game, 18-Volt and 5-Volt have separate sets of microgames, though all of their microgames are in the Nintendo Classics genre. The characters each host one stage of a league, with 9-Volt hosting the third stage of the Touch League. He, like the other characters, has his design changed, as he looks slightly taller than he was before, has had his fingerless gloves changed back to fingered ones, and has more hair. His voice clips also no longer appear to be robotic and filtered.
For his stage, 9-Volt is attending math class and finds it boring. While pets are not allowed in Diamond City Elementary,Fronk is there. He is concerned by 9-Volt's low opinion on the math, and unconcerned about the pet rules. Fronk connects math to combat in an role-playing game. This makes it fun and ultimately demonstrates 9-Volt is actually good at math, since he solves the problems quickly when prompted in terms of damage and health. The intermissions of 9-Volt's stage are presented as him and Fronk in a retro role-playing game inspired byDragon Quest, fighting in the game as an abstract representation of them working through math class. 9-Volt has a blue cape and a yellow crown with a red gem in the center over his helmet. He wields a pencil as a sword and an eraser as a shield, though the true appearance of these items is only seen in his character portrait when the gamespeeds up or just prior to the Boss Game. Each microgame is an encounter in this game: success means they win and failure means they take damage but still proceed. Speed and level increases are indicated by text boxes. The Boss Stage is an encounter in front of a castle, and getting past it destroys the castle before looping them around to the start. Running out of lives makes the game representing math class end with their defeat. For the epilogue, 9-Volt's math class ends. 9-Volt, thankful for the assistance and having come to appreciate mathematics, offers Fronk his dessert for the night. Fronk does not accept, and the explanation for why shocks 9-Volt. He learns Fronk is an elder.
9-Volt appears in a number of other stages. In 18-Volt's stage, 9-Volt is the DJ for the rap battle between 18-Volt and13-Amp. In the ending of 5-Volt's stage, 9-Volt comes home from school and gets excited that his mom is making hamburgers. This accidentally causes him to drop his Nintendo 3DS under a cabinet, though 5-Volt resolves this by lifting the cabinet. 9-Volt, Wario, and Dr. Crygor are the only microgame hosts to have dialogue in more than one stage outside of the Ultra League.
9-Volt is a member of thePotluck Gang, host of the second stage of the Ultra League. The story has 9-Volt be part of the camping trip and potluck at thePeridot Campgrounds with his mother, 18-Volt,Ashley,Red,Dribble, Spitz,Mike, andOrbulon. He asks the group what food they brought, but then says that a potluck might have been a bad idea after Orbulon brings radioactive carotine logs and Ashley brings amandrake root. 5-Volt rescues the event by bringing a card game, which naturally excites 9-Volt. For the intermissions, they all play the card game. 9-Volt plays a card when one of his microgames appears.
In the ending, 9-Volt is present with all of Wario's friends after the finals of the Wario Bowl. They ask Wario for their cut of the profits from the event. 9-Volt is the first to call out, which stops the initial credits roll for the cutscene to continue. Wario tries to run away but does not get very far and drops the suitcase of money. Everyone splits the remaining money amongst themselves, Wario and theplayer.
9-Volt hosts the Challenge modeSneaky Gamer. It is based on Gamer fromGame & Wario, with the Touch Screen replacing the Gamepad and the Top Screen replacing the television. Instead of Gamer's microgames, Sneaky Gamer includes many of the Mash microgames inWarioWare Gold. There are two additions:
- Fronk sometimes come to the door and looks at 9-Volt playing as a fake-out.
- The TV sometimes vibrates and gets lifted by5-Volt, who then checks whether 9-Volt is playing. It is also possible forMr. Sparkles to lift the TV instead of 5-Volt or for the TV to vibrate but not be lifted as fake-outs.
WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
9-Volt appears inWarioWare: Get It Together! In the game's story mode, he appears in the opening cutscene, playing a video game with 18-Volt. He, along with the rest of the WarioWare, Inc. employees, gets sucked into the game world due toWario's actions.
His stage is the Nintendo Classics stage, which is available after Mona's That's Life stage is completed. In the pre-stage cutscene, Wario,Young Cricket, 18-Volt, and Mona are seen wandering in front of 9-Volt's stage entrance, with 18-Volt taking joy in being pushed around without having to move and Cricket complaining about this dilemma. Suddenly, the crew notices 9-Volt skating across on hisskateboard, stating that he is somehow unable to stop it from moving. As he skates into a box in front of his stage entrance, he skates the opposite direction, and comments on his newfound ability. He notices his ruined level, and when 18-Volt explains the situation to him, 9-Volt prepares to deal with thegame bugs.
In his story, 9-Volt is seen skating home along with 18-Volt and13-Amp following behind him. As they reachhis house, his friends bid him goodbye. Upon nightfall, 9-Volt goes to sleep, with5-Volt tucking him in. Once she leaves his bedroom, 9-Volt gets out of bed and showsFronk his newEpic Augmented Reality Game, eliciting a joyous reaction from Fronk. His reaction is immediately shushed by 9-Volt, and, upon hearing his mother's footsteps approaching the door, he pretends to go back to sleep. After his mother checks on him and leaves, 9-Volt gets out of bed again and puts on his construction helmet, starting the game. After his stage is cleared, 9-Volt joins the gang, commenting "Haha! Talk about a KO!"
Throughout the various pre-stage cutscenes, 9-Volt is shown between two other characters, due to his inability to control his movement.
After beating Anything Goes, 9-Volt goes back to the real world alongside most of the other WarioWare, Inc. employees and chases after Wario after it is revealed their predicament was caused by his poor programming. However, they soon remember other people were left behind in the game world, and they immediately return to rescue them. After completing Showdown, 9-Volt recognizes the creature that captured some of the crew asPyoro, the star of the recent best-selling game in Diamond City.
As a playable character, 9-Volt rides his skateboard moving along the ground side to side. His movement cannot be manually controlled, and he turns around and travel the opposite direction if he reaches a solid surface or a bump. Pressing
makes him stop moving and throw a yo-yo upwards. Although his attack is one of the strongest in the game (e.g.Rock-a-Bye, one of 4 microgames considered a good fit) and useful in forcing objects upward (e.g.Face Wash, another good fit), this is completely overshadowed by his inability to be manually controlled through movement. The yo-yo is also ineffective in moving objects horizontally (e.g.Sleep Clinic,Slathered in Ketchup). These disadvantages require the player to precisely time their attacks to pass microgames. Like 18-Volt, rings are featured in microgames that either prioritize vertical movement (e.g.Great Escape) or require positioning 9-Volt in a specific area due to the lack of movement control (e.g.Hide-and-Seek). 9-Volt can throw his yo-yo onto the rings to grab them, and
can be used to change the direction he is facing before the player detaches him from the ring. Because of the extensive amount of disadvantages compared to the few advantages, 9-Volt has 25 microgames deeming him a bad fit (the most out of any character, with the exception ofKat & Ana, who also have 25 microgames), and 104 microgames deeming him a below-average fit (the most out of any character in total).
WarioWare: Move It![edit]
9-Volt appears inWarioWare: Move It! where he, along with the rest of theWarioWare cast, join Wario on his vacation toCaresaway Island. In 9-Volt's stage, "Quest in the Dark", he is seen along with 18-Volt, 5-Volt, and 13-Amp inPack-'Em-In Plaza. 18-Volt calls to 9-Volt to hurry up, who is seen playing a video game on a handheld console. After a while, he notices everyone else is missing and tries to find them. He sees 18-Volt's CD in front of amysterious store, and assumes him to be inside. He hears everyone screaming from inside the store, and fearfully enters to find them. 9-Volt reaches a storage room in the back of the store and, to his shock, finds everyone playing on a video game console.Shopkeeper Polario greets 9-Volt, who becomes distracted by the video games and joins his friends in playing with them.
9-Volt also appears in the second Remix stage, "Pool-Party Panic". After Kat & Ana accidentally get a ball lodged inPoolopus' mouth, 9-Volt joins the rest of the crew in trying to remove it, only to be flung into the air before landing on a moving tour bus. When the tour bus returns to the pool, 9-Volt, along with the rest of the crew, gets thrown again by Poolopus by his request.
9-Volt, along with the rest of theWarioWare cast appear in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where they all dance to defeatVolcano Wario. After Wario is launched from the volcano, the cast enjoys their vacation, while Wario is stuck inside a temple.
Wario World[edit]
InWario World, an icon of 9-Volt can be found inTreasure Square. It is used to represent a demo ofWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! consisting ofButterfingers,Chicken Pinch,Gold Digger,Paper Plane,Tilt-n-Tumble,Right in the Eye andDry Eye.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
In theSuper Smash Bros. series, 9-Volt appears in the form of a few collectible items. InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, 9-Volt has twostickers that can be equipped in the game'sThe Subspace Emissary mode. One of the stickers increases electric attacks by eight, while the other increases head attacks by five. InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, 9-Volt fromGame & Wario is depicted along with his mother,5-Volt, as aWarioWare seriestrophy, which can be purchased from the Trophy Shop. InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, 9-Volt appears alongside 18-Volt as an Ace-classsupport spirit, and equipping it to a fighter grants immunity to electric floors. In the game'sWorld of Light mode, thespirit is located on theBase sub-map ofThe Light Realm, where in the corresponding battle, the player faces againstVillager andIncineroar on theGamer stage. The core obtained from the 9-Volt & 18-Volt spirit can be combined with a Labrador Retriever's core to summonDJ K.K.'s spirit, referencing 9-Volt's DJ hobby.
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the names that can be gotten from pressing the "RANDOM NAME" button is "9VOLT".
Other appearances[edit]
9-Volt along with 18-Volt makes a cameo as a background sign inPaper Airplane Chase, appearing after the player reaches 120 points in Endless Mode. His appearance is based on hisWarioWare: Smooth Moves design.
9-Volt makes an appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set ofRhythm Heaven Megamix. The set's version ofSuper Samurai Slice features 9-Volt piggybacking a katana-wielding 18-Volt, as the latter fends off assaults bydemons in order to rescueSal Out.
From September 17 to September 21, 2021,Tetris 99 ran the 24th Maximus Cup which featured aWarioWare: Get It Together! theme, where 9-Volt is represented by the "O" tetromino. In addition, from November 30 to December 4, 2023,Tetris 99 ran the 37th Maximus Cup, which featured aWarioWare: Move It! theme, where 9-Volt once again appears in the background.
General information[edit]
Physical appearance[edit]
9-Volt is a young elementary-schooler; as such, he takes on a short and stubby build. Although he appears throughout theWarioWare series, his appearance remains consistent. He has round eyes with thick black eyebrows, a button nose, and a cat-like mouth. 9-Volt has light-brown hair framed with star-like whispies. His hair has always been covered untilWarioWare: Get It Together! (not counting his stylized artwork shown inGamer's title screen inGame & Wario), when his shaggy hairstyle is shown for the first time. In his earlier appearances, his pupils were small, as withWario. After the art-style change inWarioWare Gold, his pupils were slightly enlarged and have a brown coloration.
He wears a yellow construction helmet that has a green translucent visor, two orange globes on each side, and built-in gray headphones. 9-Volt's shirt, gloves, and boots are colored red, while his triangular shirt collar and puffy pants are olive-green. His short-sleeved shirt has a front pocket bearing the initial of the word "volt". The gloves that he wears are inconsistent in design: they are depicted as either fingerless or fingered gloves.
InGame & Wario, he is stylistically drawn in the title screen for his minigame,Gamer, as with the other WarioWare employees. The art-style for this screen resembles cartoons. It features him in a lanky build; and a face with blue eyes with bloodshot sclerae, big ears, red curly hair, and freckles. He also wears a T-shirt with red sleeves which has the number 9 on it, green jeans, and white socks with purple stripes. The general artwork from the same game has his eyes solid-black, like the rest of the cast.
As revealed inWarioWare: Get It Together!, he has his own set of pajamas consisting of an orange T-shirt, and shorts which have two stripes on each side.One of the character gallery artworks has 9-Volt in a variation of his regular outfit, albeit without the construction helmet; he has a layered shirt with the initial "9", drawstring shorts with a wide yellow stripe on each side, and red loafers. Inanother piece of artwork, baby 9-Volt is shown with a light-yellow swaddling cloth. He is also drawn in the anime art-style in the title screen for the Variety Pack modeFrenemy Frenzy.
Relationships[edit]
9-Volt's best friend is18-Volt, with whom he often plays games and makes music. 9-Volt also has a petFronk, although Fronk dislikes being called his pet.
Despite mostly fearing her when she is angry and strict, 9-Volt still loves his mother,5-Volt, who shares his love of video games with him, while his father, who is a firefighter, is never seen.
Since the beginning of theWarioWare series, 9-Volt has already been one ofWario's earliest employees. According tohis website profile, Wario plays games with 9-Volt, but always cheats to beat him.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
WarioWare series[edit]
Profile page from theWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! manual[edit]
Hey! My name is 9-Volt! I'm the grade-schooler gone old school! I've put together a collection of retro classics that'll make you late for class. Come on over and try a few out! I'll spin the tunes while you play the games! I thinkNintendo games are the greatest, so you can imagine my surprise when I found thatWario lives in my... uh, I mean that I live in his city!
Profile information fromWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]
- Occupation: Grade School Student
- Hobby: Skate Boarding
- Biggest Boast: His Nintendo Collection
- Bio:This high-tech skater boy studies at Diamond Elementary. He is such a Nintendo fanboy that he owns every piece of Nintendo hardware and software ever made.
Website bio fromWarioWare: Touched![edit]
Old-skool fanboy finds a soulmate in new classmate 18-Volt. Together, they serve up microgames inspired by classic Nintendo games.
Game & Wario character card[edit]
-Huge Nintendo fan
-Elementary school student
-Dreams of living on his own
-Often stays up past bedtime
WarioWare Gold character card[edit]
- Rank C –9-Volt lives for Nintendo. He's got all the games, from retro to the very latest. He's in elementary school.
- Rank B –DJ'ing is 9-Volt's most leveled-up skill. Though just a school kid, he DJ's at clubs and mixes in game tunes.
- Rank A –Skateboarding is 9-Volt's most leveled-up hobby. He loves going fast, even though he often drops Fronk.
WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
European website bio[edit]
- "His skateboard is always on the move, so slinging his yo-yo upwards at the right moment requires good timing."
Character description[edit]
- Intro description: "This skateboarding school kid is obsessed with Nintendo games and has some serious DJing and yo-yo skills."
- Break Room description: "This skateboarding school kid is obsessed with Nintendo games and has some serious DJing and yo-yo skills. He loves hanging with his pal 18-Volt and his "pet" Fronk."
WarioWare, Inc. Official Site[edit]
I'm Nintendo's #1 fan!
"The name's 9-Volt, and boy, do I love Nintendo! You wanna check out my room? It's loaded with amazing games and toys!"
- Day job: "I go to Diamond City Elementary!"
- Hobbies: "Collecting anything Nintendo and playing a whole lotta games! I've got the old stuff, the new stuff―all of the stuffs!"
- Skills: "I skateboard a lot... Oh, and I DJ sometimes too. Plus I've got unbeatable gaming skills!"
- Family: "My mom kicks butt at games just like me, and my dad's a firefighter. And let's not forget my awesome pet Fronk!"
- Current obsessions: "Playing games after my bedtime. Boy, does Mom get steamed when she catches me..."
- Hopes and dreams: "I can't wait to be a grown-up so I can play all the video games I want with my best buddy, 18-Volt!"
- Message for Nintendo: "Do you maybe have a job for me?"
- CEO Comment: "9-Volt is 5-Volt's son. Guess I'm a pretty nice guy, 'cause I let him take me on in two-player...but I beat the socks off the kid EVERY single time! How, you ask? By cheating, of course! Wahaha!"
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Sticker 9-Volt | ||
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| Artwork from:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | ||
| Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: [Electric] - Attack +8 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
| Sticker 9-Volt | ||
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| Artwork from:WarioWare: Touched! | ||
| Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: [Head] - Attack +5 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Trophy 9-Volt & His Mother | ||
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| Category: Stage | ||
( )Appears in:GBA WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003) Wii U Game & Wario (06/2013) | ||
| ()Trophy Box: 59: WarioWare, Inc. | ||
| How to unlock: Purchase at theTrophy Shop | ||
| Wario and friends' newest selection of minigames are all designed to be played with the Wii U GamePad. In Gamer, you take on the role of young 9-Volt, playing a selection of microgames in bed at night. When his mom pops her head in, you'd better pretend to be asleep. If she catches you playing, it's game over!(American English) | ||
| The newest selection of minigames in Game & Wario are all designed to be played with the Wii U GamePad. GAMER has you take on the role of young 9-Volt, playing a selection of microgames in bed at night. When his mum pops her head in, you'd better pretend to be asleep, because if she catches you playing, it's game over!(British English) | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #733 9-Volt & 18-Volt | ||
 | Series/game | WarioWare Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 2 | |
| Class | Ace | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Zap-Floor Immunity | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (Base) | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Incineroar,Villager |
| Conditions | Rule:Assist Trophy Enemies (Sheriff), Item:Boss Galaga
| |
| Stage | Gamer | |
| Song | WarioWare, Inc. |
Portrayals[edit]
During the history of theWarioWare game series' installments overall, 9-Volt has been portrayed by the following voice actresses:
- Leslie Swan (2003-2013, starting withWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)[1]
- Melissa Hutchison (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold)
- Makoto Koichi (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold; Japanese version)
- Cristina Hernández(2018-2021,WarioWare Gold toWarioWare: Get It Together!; NOA Spanish version)[2]
- Nycolle González (2023-present, starting withWarioWare: Move It!; NOA Spanish version)[2]
- Clara Schwarze (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold; NOE Spanish version)[3]
- Nelly Rebibo (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold; French version)[4]
- Paulina Weiner (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold; German version)[5]
- Cinzia Massironi (2018-present, starting withWarioWare Gold; Italian version)[6]
List of appearances[edit]
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:9-Volt.
Quotes[edit]
- Main article:List of 9-Volt quotes
- "I think Nintendo games are the greatest, so you can imagine my surprise when I found that Wario lives in my... uh, I mean that I live in his city!!" -WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
- "I'm totally crazy over video games! I wish I got graded on my games instead of homework..." -WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
- "New games are cool, but they still don't rock as hard as old-school Nintendo games!" -WarioWare: Touched!
- "The wait is killin' me!" -WarioWare: Touched!
- "We rocked that game!" -WarioWare: Touched!
- "You'll always be my P2!" -WarioWare: Smooth Moves
- "You GOT it?!"
- "You're on FIRE!"
- "9-VOLT!!"
- "Wow, ALREADY?!"
- "Too BAD...!"
- "Ahh... 9-VOLT!!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナインボルト[7] Nain Boruto | Nine Volt | |
Nain Boruto | 9-Volt | ||
| Chinese(Simplified) | 九伏[9] Jiǔ Fú | Nine Volt | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!,WarioWare: Touched!, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| 九伏特[?] Jiǔ Fútè | WarioWare: Get It Together! | ||
| Chinese(Traditional) | 九伏特[10] Jiǔ Fútè | Nine Volt | |
| Dutch | 9-Volt[11] | - | |
| French | 9-Volt[14] | - | |
| German | 9-Volt[12] | - | |
| Italian | 9-Volt[13] | - | |
| Korean | 9 볼트[16] 9 Bolteu | 9-Volt | |
| 나인볼트[?] Nainbolteu | Nine Volt | WarioWare: Get It Together! | |
| Portuguese | 9-Volt[17] | - | |
| Russian | 9 Вольт[15] 9 Vol't | 9 Volt | |
| Spanish | 9-Volt[18] | - |
References[edit]
- ^Jack Yarwood (September 8, 2025)."We Did Try To Keep 'Forest' In The Name" - How Mario 64's Princess Peach Helped Bring Animal Crossing To The West.Time Extension. Retrieved September 8, 2025. (Archived September 8, 2025, 15:19:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^abWarioWare Gold (2018).Doblaje Wiki (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^WarioWare Gold (2018).DoblajeVideojuegos.es (European Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^Références | Comédienne voix-off.Nelly Rebibo (French). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^Paulina Weiner.Voice Base (German). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - EXTRA: VIDEOGAMES "WarioWare Gold".AntonioGenna.net (Italian). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^おすそわける メイド イン ワリオ : キャラクター | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 (Sharing Made in Wario: Character | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo)
- ^Nintendo.さわるメイドインワリオ.nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^WarioWare Touched! for Nintendo DS.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Archived July 29, 2008, 13:24:12 UTC from theoriginal via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^分享同樂！瓦利歐製造：角色1＝ | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂
- ^WarioWare Gold - Trailer van 5-Volt, 9-Volt en 18-Volt (Nintendo 3DS)
- ^WarioWare Gold - 5-Volt, 9-Volt & 18-Volt Charakter Trailer (Nintendo 3DS)
- ^WarioWare Gold - Trailer di 5-Volt, 9-Volt e 18-Volt (Nintendo 3DS)
- ^WarioWare Gold - Bande-annonce des personnages 5-Volt, 9-Volt & 18-Volt (Nintendo 3DS)
- ^NintendoRU (November 22, 2018).WarioWare Gold — трейлер с персонажами 5 Вольт, 9 Вольт и 18 Вольт (Nintendo 3DS).YouTube (Russian). Archived March 11, 2020, 07:07:42 UTC from theoriginal via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^만져라 메이드 인 와리오.Nintendo of Korea (Korean). Archived September 24, 2008, 05:12:46 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^WarioWare Gold - 5-Volt, 9-Volt e 18-Volt (Nintendo 3DS)
- ^WarioWare Gold - Tráiler de 5-Volt, 9-Volt y 18-Volt (Nintendo 3DS)
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