Bat Wario
| Bat Wario | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromWario Land 4 | |
| Applies to | Wario |
| Item needed | Kobatto (Wario Land 3) Minicula (Wario Land 4) |
| Power(s) given | Flight |
| First appearance | Wario Land 3 (2000) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003) |
- “When that twerpy little batMinicula bites me and sucks my blood, I turn into a bat! My big, macho arms turn into puny little wings!! By the way, what’s my blood type? You sucked my blood, the least you can do is tell me that!! What a pest!!”
- —Wario,Wario Land 4 instruction booklet
Bat Wario[1][2][3] (previously formatted asBat-Wario),[4] also known asVampire Bat Wario,[5][6] is one ofWario's many transformations in theWario Land series, appearing inWario Land 3 andWario Land 4. When turned into a bat, he shrinks in size and gains pointy fangs, red eyes, bat wings in place of his arms, and an indigo-to-purple skin tone. Bat Wario is among the smallest of Wario's reactions in either game and cannot walk normally, instead awkwardly hopping along the ground. However, he can fly unrestricted rather than make standard jumps, though flight is also slow and functions as repeated short midair jumps. He can also defeat any non-invincible enemy on contact.
History[edit]
Wario Land series[edit]
Wario Land 3[edit]
InWario Land 3, Bat-Wario acts as an extension ofVampire Wario, obtained by touchingKobatto. He can switch between the two forms with
. As with Vampire Wario, he is weak to light beams,garlic, and water droplets, which all revert him to normal Wario; he also will change back if he lands in a pool of water, which the vampire form prevents.
Wario Land 4[edit]
InWario Land 4, Bat Wario appears without the vampire form, but still functions the same otherwise. It appears in four levels:Crescent Moon Village,Arabian Night,Hotel Horror andGolden Passage. The Bat Wario transformation can be triggered by coming in contact with aMinicula. To turn into his normal self, he must go into a patch of light or fall into a pool of water (similar toZombie Wario). Bat Wario's sprite has red overalls instead of purple, but in the artwork and the Japanese commercial, they are purple as usual.
Dr. Mario 64[edit]
Bat-Wario makes a small cameo inDr. Mario 64 as part of Vampire Wario's losing animation. Here, he simply appears as a smaller Vampire Wario with wings on his back.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]
Bat Wario appears in an opening video ofWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, where he chases a pigeon across the screen, only to then be chased back by a few pigeons back across the screen.
Profiles[edit]
Wario Land 4[edit]
- European instruction manual bio: "When that twerpy little bat Minicula bites me and sucks my blood, I turn into a bat! My big, macho arms turn into puny little wings!! However I can fly almost anywhere dark, so that's all right! By the way, what's my blood type? You sucked my blood, the least you could do is tell me that!! What a pest!!"
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move and
to fly."
Gallery[edit]
Wario Land 4 screenshot.
Japanese commercial forWario Land 4.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドラキュラ&コウモリ[7] Dorakyura to Kōmori | Dracula and Bat | Wario Land 3 |
| コウモリワリオ[8] Kōmori Wario | Bat Wario | Wario Land 4 | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 吸血蝙蝠瓦力欧[9] Xīxuèbiānfú Wǎlì'ōu | Vampire Bat Wario | |
| French | Bat-Wario[?] | Bat Wario | |
| Bat Wario[10] | - | ||
| German | Fledermaus[?] | Bat | |
| Vampir-Wario[11] | Vampire Wario | ||
| Italian | Pipistrello[12] | Bat | Wario Land 3 |
| Wario Vampistrello[13] | "Vampistrello" is a portmanteau ofvampiro ("vampire") andpipistrello ("bat"); effectively Vampire Bat Wario | Wario Land 4 | |
| Spanish | Wario Vampiro[14] | Vampire Wario |
References[edit]
- ^Fall 2001.Nintendo Power Advance V.3.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 52.
- ^Official North American webpage.Nintendo of America (American English). Archived December 29, 2002, 08:08:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^Wario Land 4 Virtual Console digital instruction manual, Page 12 / 15 Reactions.
- ^W1.Official AmericanWario Land 3 website (American English). Archived September 4, 2001, 19:26:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 21.
- ^"He can, however, undergo amazing transformations that aid him in his ques[sic]—like becoming Vampire Bat Wario, Bouncy Wario, and even Zombie Wario." – February 14th, 2025.You smell that update? HAHA—must be your lucky day!.Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved February 15th, 2025.
- ^Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide.Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^2001.Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 27.
- ^iQue (2004). 瓦力欧寻宝记 (Wǎlì'ōu xúnbǎo jì) instruction booklet.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 32.
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 61.
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 41.
- ^2000.Wario Land 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 116.
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 121.
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 101.
