For fighter info, seeWario (SSBB),Wario (SSB4), andWario (SSBU).

For the universe, seeWario (universe). For the Japanese Smash 64 player, seeSmasher:Wario.

Wario
Official artwork of Wario fromWarioWare Gold andMario Party: The Top 100
Universe	Wario
Debut	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Diamond City
Created by	Hiroji Kiyotake
Designed by	Hiroji Kiyotake (original design) Ko Takeuchi (WarioWare)
Voice actor	Charles Martinet
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Wario

Wario (ワリオ,Wario) is an anti-heroic character from theMario series, who eventually became popular enough to spawn hisown side-franchise. He made a cameo inSuper Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy and became a full playable character inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 4, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is known to beMario's rival.

Origin[edit]

After the critical and financial success of the 1989 Game Boy launch titleSuper Mario Land, a sequel was immediately put into production. This sequel, released in 1992 titledSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, has Mario discover that his castle has been taken over by his antagonistic, greedy counterpart, Wario, and he must retrieve the 6 Golden Coins hidden around the land to get his home back. In the final showdown, Wario was revealed to look very much like Mario himself, except much fatter, more muscular, and with a big, bulbous nose that had a jagged, pointy mustache jutting out of it. In a three-part battle, Wario uses the same power-ups that Mario had access to throughout the game, and adds his own abilities to the mix. Wario charges at his opponent with his shoulder, and crashes to the floor butt first, which became staple moves for the character in future games. When bested by Mario, he reverted to a "tiny" form, and escaped out the window to search for better treasures.

Wario became the breakout star of that game and quickly developed a cult following. He would go onto take over theMario Land series starting withWario Land: Super Mario Land 3 in 1994. The game is a radical departure from the previous two games, which were slightly altered versions of the 2DMario formula. In this game, Wario sets out to earn as much gold as possible, so he can buy his own castle and rub it in Mario's face. Wario controls much differently than Mario; instead of deploying simply jumping on the heads of enemies and using simple powerups, Wario relied on his brute strength with moves like the shoulder check and the ability to sport various hats that gave him different powers, such as a dragon hat that spewed fire. Wario can still jump on enemies, where they are temporarily unable to move, allowing him to pick up and throw them. He also gained his own villain in this adventure, the equally greedyCaptain Syrup, who captured a Genie to use for her own selfish purposes. By the end of the quest, Wario defeats Syrup and pays the Genie to grant him his castle. Future games in theWario Land series shared similar structures of Wario traveling through off-beat settings towards a personal goal, being motivated through selfishness and greed with heroism being secondary at best.

After creating what they coined as "microgames" forMario Artist: Polygon Studio on the 64DD, Nintendo wanted to expand the concept into a whole game, and decided that Wario was crass and unpredictable enough for the tone they were going for. This grew into theWarioWare series, where Wario and an eclectic cast of side characters perform these various microgames in over the top scenarios. Most plots revolve around Wario wanting to make video games for profit and either tricking or coercing acquaintances into making the games for him. This series is also one of the few Nintendo developed franchises to adopt voice acting, withWarioWare Gold specifically having all cutscenes fully voiced.

Wario, as mentioned previously, is meant to be an exaggerated foil to Mario. Alongside his name swapping the M with a W, his name is also a portmanteau of Mario combined with the Japanese phrase悪い, which translates to bad in English, essentially giving him the name "Bad Mario." Wario does not care about ethics and altruism like his rivals, and only attempts to help others when he directly benefits. An example of this is duringWario Land: Shake It! where he incidentally defeats the Shake King, saves Queen Merelda and liberates the Shake Dimension from tyranny all to obtain the Bottomless Coin Sack. Wario is miserly to the extent of hoarding his treasure so no one else can find it and double-crossing his friends for a payout. Wario is also motivated by other things he enjoys like food and leisure. While Wario enjoys all types of food, his absolute favorite is garlic, often eating whole cloves at a time. This on top of his poor hygiene has led to his signature foul odors and extreme flatulence seen in many of his appearances. Wario also enjoys causing chaos, often pulling pranks on other characters because he finds it funny.Waluigi often joins in on these schemes. Wario is often shown to be surprisingly athletic and muscular for his perceived obesity, performing feats on par with or even exceeding what Mario can do. While Wario is generally seen as antagonistic in most of his appearances, he is rarely depicted as malicious and is often used for comic relief, providing whacky side plots running parallel to the main story and often being the catalyst for the major conflict.

InSuper Smash Bros.[edit]

Wario did not directly appear in the originalSuper Smash Bros. in any capacity. A popular rumor though claims he was planned to be playable in the game along withBowser,King Dedede,Mewtwo, andMarth, among other characters, before being cut for space/time constraints. However, unlike the aforementioned four characters, no definitive official source has ever been found that proves Wario was ever planned to be included as a playable character.

In an official poll held onSmabura-Ken (the game's official Japanese website) regarding characters for a potential sequel, Wario was the third most wanted character overall with 65 votes, afterBowser (169 votes) andPrincess Peach (66 votes).^[1]

As a color scheme[edit]

Mario in Wario's outfit inSuper Smash Bros.

While he does not appear in the game, Wario's color scheme appears as apalette swap forMario, though it has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.

InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Many people suggested toMasahiro Sakurai to add Wario as a playable character forMelee's roster, and Sakurai also stated that he would have added Wario to the roster if he had enough time to add one more character.^[2] Despite this, Sakurai decided against him, as he was concerned that the game would have too many characters from theMario series. He also explained that he could've implemented Wario with the development time allocated toMewtwo orMarth andRoy (despite planning on including all three of those characters in the roster as playable characters), or that he could have instead included Wario as aclone ofMario, but had rejected the offer.^[3]

As a color scheme[edit]

Official artwork of Mario's yellow alternate costume inMelee.

Wario is once again referenced by a costume withhis colors being sported byMario. As inSmash 64, this costume change has no effect on gameplay. The only changes to the overall "Wario" color scheme are the blue M, and the silver rivets and buttons.

Trophy[edit]

In addition, Wario has his owntrophy in the game, unlocked by beatingAll-Star Mode on any difficulty level without continuing.

Wario's trophy inMelee

Wario

An old acquaintance of Mario's. His failure to seize Mario's castle has fueled Wario's desire for a palace of his own. Wario has herculean strength and can do things that even Mario can't imitate. His unexpected skills include a talent with items and the ability to assume many roles, among them a snowman, a zombie, and a bat.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/92)

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Wario, as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.

Wario is aplayable character inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. His appearance draws inspiration primarily from theWarioWare series, although a couple of his animations still reference his other appearances, like hisforward smash which is his iconicDash Attack from theWario Land series. As a fighter, his attacks and maneuvres are animated in a choppy, frame-by-frame nature, causing Wario's movements to be very erratic and sometimes comical in nature; this ranges from a dash where he appears to be dancing (similar toMr. Game & Watch's movement), to afart attack that builds up in power as time passes. Mario still has aWario color scheme, and the "M" on his cap is still blue. Wario can wear his biker suit fromWarioWare, as well as his original Mario-style suit from theMario series andWario Land. HisFinal Smash isWario-Man, where he consumes garlic, turning the already insane anti-hero into a more powerful caped "superhero".

Wario's combination of having heavyweight, a surprisingly small frame, and highair speed makes him a very defensive character who is difficult to KO. He is ranked 10th on thetier list in B tier.

Trophy[edit]

Wario's trophy inBrawl

Wario

Mario's self-styled rival. He loves money and gross humor. He often sets out in search of hidden treasure. His bold moves come from his superhuman strength and are completely different from Mario's moves. Aside from adventuring, he's also the chairman of game maker WarioWare, Inc. Its franchise game is WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$.

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$

Mario's self-styled rival. He loves money and gross humor. He often sets out in search of hidden treasure. His bold moves come from his superhuman strength and are completely different from Mario's moves. Aside from adventuring, he's also the chairman of game maker WarioWare, Inc. Its franchise game is WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania.

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

:WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania

Stickers[edit]

Name	Game	Effect	Fighter(s)
Tiny Wario	Virtual Boy Wario Land	SpecialLaunchResistance+026 +26	Wario
Wario & Bike	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	AttackBodySpin+021 Attack +21	Wario
Wario	Super Mario 64 DS	SpecialLaunchResistance+057 +57	Wario
Wario	Super Mario Strikers	AttackBite+015 Attack +15	Yoshi Wario Pokémon Trainer Wolf
Wario	WarioWare: Smooth Moves	AttackArm+030 Attack +30	Wario
Wario-Man	WarioWare: Touched!	AttackArmLeg+018 Attack +18	Wario

Tiny Wario (Virtual Boy Wario Land)

Wario & Bike (WarioWare: MMG)

Wario (Super Mario 64 DS)

Wario (Super Mario Strikers)

Wario (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)

Wario-Man (WarioWare: Touched!)

InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Wario as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. 4.

Wario was unofficially revealed as a playable character inSSB4 with the Japanese release of the 3DS version, first publicised on September 11, 2014 in aTwitch livestream, before being formally confirmed on October 3. Prior to his reveal, theNintendo 3DS eShop listedSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS on a list of games that include Wario, though it was later removed when this was made public. A supposedreport from the Australia Classification Board provided further evidence for Wario's inclusion, as his design andWario Waft attack apparently contributed toward the game receiving a PG rating.

Wario's moveset is mostly unchanged, with the exception of him having his up and side smash attacks replaced with different moves. Wario's animations now are far more fluid, which is best exemplified with his new running animation. Wario also lost palette swaps, now only having 8 color swaps (4 biker, 4 overall) like every other character (exceptLittle Mac), as opposed to his 12 color swaps in Brawl. He is now an unlockable character, as opposed to being a starter like he was inBrawl.

Mario also retains hisWario color scheme, except the "M" on his cap is green instead of blue.

In the transition fromBrawl, Wario gained a number of decent buffs, yet the few nerfs he also received were relatively drastic. The removal ofDACUS took away Wario'sGatling Combo, removing an effective part of his offensive game. While Wario's new forward smash delivers much more knockback, it is much slower instart-up lag, and also lacks thetranscendent priority andarmor of his old forward smash. His superbair acceleration was also reduced slightly, though it remains as one of the best in the game. Some of the buffs Wario gained include extra utility toWario Bike, as it can now be ridden indefinitely until Wario dismounts manually or is forced off by an attack. It can also now be pulled out immediately upon despawning, ending a wheelie can now slam down on opponents for huge knockback, and throwing it at opponents has the potential to cause large amounts of damage.Wario Waft was also given more knockback at full charge, making it even more deadly. Forward throw also received more KO power, making it a viable KO throw, especially close to edges. Wario currently ranks 41st out of 55 characters on thetier list; while he has secured some noteworthy results in tournaments, his overall representation and results are relatively uncommon when compared toBrawl.

Trophies[edit]

Wario's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Wario's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Wario

A living embodiment of gross, this villain hates Mario and loves money. He claims to have known Mario since childhood, but who can tell if that's true? In Smash Bros., he's a seriously agile heavyweight fighter. He can store up his trademark Wario Waft for explosive results. Did I mention he's gross?

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003)

If someone who hated Mario tried to draw an ugly version of him, it'd probably end up looking just like Wario. The greedy villain claims they used to be childhood friends, though... In this game, he's a heavy fighter with heavy-hitting attacks. The longer you go without using his Wario Waft move, the more explosive it'll be when you..."let it out".

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (01/1993)

:WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania (05/2003)

Wario (Alt.)'s trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Wario (Alt.)'s trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Wario (Alt.)

With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! Hold the button, and he'll keep his mouth open. Also, if you gobble up healing items, they'll work better! When using his Wario Bike side special, you can jump off, pick it up, and throw it. If you take one thing away from this, it's JUMP OFF. Don't ride off the stage.

With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! If you use this to gobble up healing items, they'll work better! When using his Wario Bike side special, you can jump off, pick it up, and throw it. But please, for the love of all things garlicky, JUMP OFF BEFORE YOU RIDE OFF THE STAGE.

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11/1992)

:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (05/2003)

With his Chomp special, Wario can wolf down almost anything! Hold the button, and he'll keep his gob open too. Also, if you gobble up healing items, they'll have more effect! When using his Wario Bike side special, you can jump off, pick it up and throw it. Most importantly, though, you can JUMP OFF. No need to ride off the stage.

:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (01/1993)

:WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania (05/2003)

Wario's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Wario +Bruiser

Wario +Growlster

For most racers the finish line is the goal, but if you combine Wario with this bad boy, the game takes on a whole new meaning. And that meaning is to crash into everyone else. Behind the wheel of the Bruiser, Wario turns Mario Kart into a contact sport.

Even in a race for first place, it's possible to sort of ignore the whole winning thing and just focus on bashing into the other racers instead. Wario's that kind of guy, so obviously he'd choose a frame like the Growlster and use it to ram other drivers off the road. It's like he thinks Mario Kart is a combat sport or something!

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Wario as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Wario was officially revealed as a playable character in the Nintendo Direct at E3 2018 on June 12, 2018. Like inSSB4, he is an unlockable character.

Wario's moveset is mostly the same as his moveset inSSB4, with some minor changes. Most notable is the replacement of his slidingdash attack with his iconic shoulder bargeDash Attack from theWario Land series. He still retains his 8 color swaps (4 biker, 4 overall) fromSSB4, although his overall costumes now occupy the even-numbered costume slots rather than the second half.

Also, for the first time in the series,Mario no longer has his Wario-inspiredalternate costume, as he gains two new costumes fromSuper Mario Odyssey andSuper Mario Maker.

Spirits[edit]

Fighter spirits[edit]

Primary spirit[edit]

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
738		Wario-Man		★★★★	3	4015	10039	2128	5321	1887	4718	No Effect	WarioWare Series

Gallery[edit]

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  Wario (Overalls) as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.

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  Wario (Overalls) as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. 4.

• 

  Wario (Overalls) as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name
Japanese	ワリオ,Wario
English	Wario
French	Wario
German	Wario
Spanish	Wario
Italian	Wario
Chinese (Simplified)	瓦力欧,Wario
Chinese (Traditional)	瓦利歐,Wario
Korean	와리오,Wario
Dutch	Wario
Russian	Варио
Portuguese	Wario

Trivia[edit]

• Wario is the only character that was introduced beforeSuper Smash Bros. 4 that has never had fewer than eight alternate costumes.
  • Wario is also one of two characters who had their number of alternate costumes reduced from one game to another, as he had 12 colors inBrawl and 8 inSmash 4. The other isLittle Mac, who was reduced from 16 to 8 fromSmash 4 toUltimate.
• Wario is thesecond non-Pokémon fighter to havealterations to his costume aside from recolors.
• Prior toUltimate, Wario was the only character who debuted as a starter and later became an unlockable character.
• Wario appears somewhat shorter relative to Mario in theSuper Smash Bros. series compared to most Mario spin-offs, where he is usually around the same height asLuigi. This could be to reflect his slightly stockier design in theWarioWare franchise, as his legs and torso also appear to be shrunk slightly as well.

References[edit]

v • d • e Character Inspirations forMii FighterCostumes inSuper Smash Bros. 4
Mii Brawler	Akira ·Captain Falcon ·Flying Man ·Heihachi ·Jacky ·King K. Rool ·Knuckles ·Toad
Mii Swordfighter	Ashley ·Black Knight ·Chrom ·Dunban ·Gil ·Link ·Lloyd ·Monster Hunter ·Takamaru ·Viridi ·Zero
Mii Gunner	Fox ·Geno ·Inkling ·Isabelle ·K.K. Slider ·MegaMan.EXE ·Proto Man ·Samus ·Tails ·X
Headgear only	Barbara ·Chain Chomp ·Chocobo ·Daisy ·Inkling Squid ·Luigi ·Majora's Mask ·Mario ·Meta Knight ·Peach ·Red Shell ·Sheik ·Shy Guy ·Spiny ·Super Mushroom ·Waluigi ·Wario ·Zelda

v • d • e Character Inspirations forMii FighterCostumes inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mii Brawler	Akira Yuki ·Builder Mario ·Bomberman ·Callie ·Captain Falcon ·Creeper ·Flying Man ·Heihachi ·Iori Yagami ·Jacky Bryant ·King K. Rool ·Knuckles ·Martial Artist ·Nia ·Ninjara ·Pig ·Ribbon Girl ·Robot Kit ·Ryo Sakazaki ·Shantae ·Skull Kid ·Spring Man ·Team Rocket ·Tifa Lockhart ·Toad ·Woolly Yoshi
Mii Swordfighter	Aerith Gainsborough ·Altaïr ·Arthur ·Ashley ·Black Knight ·Chrom ·Dante ·Dragonborn ·Dunban ·Erdrick ·Gil ·Goemon ·Isaac ·Link ·Lip ·Lloyd Irving ·Monster Hunter ·Nakoruru ·Protagonist (Persona 3) ·Protagonist (Persona 4) ·Rex ·Takamaru ·Travis Touchdown ·Veronica ·Vince ·Viridi ·Yiga Clan ·Zero
Mii Gunner	Barret Wallace ·Chibi-Robo ·Cuphead ·Doom Slayer ·Fox ·Geno ·Inkling ·Isabelle ·K.K. Slider ·Marie ·MegaMan.EXE ·Proto Man ·Ray Mk III ·Saki Amamiya ·Samus ·Sans ·Tails ·Vault Boy ·X
Headgear only	Arcade Bunny ·Barbara ·Cappy ·Chain Chomp ·Chocobo ·Daisy ·Dixie Kong ·Felyne ·Inkling Squid ·Judd ·Luigi ·Majora's Mask ·Mario ·Marx ·Meta Knight ·Morgana ·Mr. Saturn ·Octoling ·Peach ·Rabbid ·Sheik ·Shy Guy ·Slime ·Spiny ·Super Mushroom ·Teddie ·Waluigi ·Wario ·Zelda

v • d • e Wario universe
Fighters	Wario (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU)
Assist Trophies	Kat & Ana ·Ashley
Stages	WarioWare, Inc. ·Gamer
Other	5-Volt
Trophies,Stickers andSpirits	Trophies (SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits
Music	Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate
Related universe	Mario

• Characters
• Mii costume characters
• Wario universe
• Mario universe
• Wario
• Trophies (SSBM)
• Trophies (SSBB)
• Trophies (SSB4-3DS)
• Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)
• Stickers
• Spirits