Wario inSuper Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Wario
Other playable appearances	inBrawl inUltimate
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Wario-Man
Tier	E (40)

Wario (ワリオ,Wario) returns as a playablecharacter inSuper Smash Bros. 4. He was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014 alongsideNess andFalco, coinciding with the Western release ofSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. This time around, he isunlockable, as opposed to being available from thestart as inBrawl. He retains his biker outfit from theWarioWare series, as well as his overalls from theMario games. Charles Martinet's portrayal of Wario fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl was repurposed forSmash 4.

Wario is ranked 40th out of 54 on the tier list, which is a drastic drop from his 10th out of 38 position inBrawl, and his worst placement in the series to date. Wario possesses great aerial mobility and good overall mobility for a heavyweight, with great aerial attacks and a strong ground game to complement the mobility. He has great setups with most of his aerial attacks and his signatureWario Bike, as his aerials have low ending lag and can be used to help him score KOs. Finally, Wario possesses an above-average recovery thanks to Wario Bike granting him an extra jump when he jumps off it andCorkscrew's solid vertical distance.

However, Wario also has several glaring flaws, the worst being his reach. As his moves often have poor range and he lacks an effective projectile, Wario has difficulty fighting against characters who have disjoints or a long range, making him susceptible to camping and weak against characters with effective spacing. In addition, most of his KO moves are unreliable, as they are either plagued with high lag or, in the case ofWario Waft, take a while before becoming effective. This means Wario has a worse time KOing compared to other heavyweights, forcing Wario players to rely on deceptions andmindgames in order to succeed.

Overall, Wario's flaws outweigh his strengths. Although he received some early representation from players such asAbadango andTheReflexWonder, his representation remained lackluster for most of the game's competitive lifespan, withGlutonny being the only notable Wario player performing well at a national level.

How to unlock[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

• Clear100-Man Smash.
• Play 30 VS Matches.

Wario must then be defeated onWarioWare, Inc. Defeating him will unlock both him and the stage.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

• Play 20 VS Matches.
• Clear 100-Man Smash

Wario must then be defeated onGamer.

Attributes[edit]

Wario is a short, heavyweight character with a deceptively good air game and an excellent amount of recovery options. Wario boasts the fifth-bestair speed in the game, in addition to well-above-averageair acceleration, which grants him some of the best aerial mobility of any character; however, hisdash andwalk speeds leave a lot to be desired, with the former being slightly below average, and the latter being the fifth slowest in the game. Using his high mobility and versatileaerial attacks, Wario can dip in and out of the fray to bait attacks and punish. Despite its poor speed, Wario has a formidable ground game as well, with many of his attacks being rather fast with setup potential while also dealing good damage, outside of hissmash attacks.

Wario's special moves are very unorthodox and demand practice to use at their highest potential.Chomp is one of the bestcommand grabs in the game, having deceptively longrange and almost no startup or endinglag. It can effectively cover certainedge recoveries, negate certain attacks such asSpinning Kong, andabsorb many projectiles, often with the benefit ofhealing him and slightly increasing thecharge of hisWario Waft.Wario Bike gives Wario a solid approach option that covers for his low ground speed, and continues to move forward and hit enemies after he dismounts it. It also respawns very quickly when destroyed or lost, giving him a large and fairly reliable pseudo-projectile which can apply pressure when used effectively. Ending a wheelie with the Wario Bike will cause great knockback to an enemy it hits, as well as dealing a considerable amount ofshield damage. When in the bike, pressing the special or jump buttons will have Wario jump off. As a result, this move can provide Wario with a literal third jump if his double jump had already been used, and this can be further extended with a corkscrew, making Wario's recovery exceedingly above average.

Despite his array of unusual attacks, Wario has an overall lackluster reach and lacks a true projectile; he must first close the distance between himself and his opponent to land an attack. Because of this, Wario struggles most against characters who make frequent use of disjointed attacks, such asShulk,Cloud, andLink. This, combined with his relative lack of reliable KO moves, especially compared with other heavyweights, means that Wario must play unpredictably, relying on deception andmindgames to earn a KO on an unsuspecting opponent, and also forces Wario to trade blows with opponents.

Wario's lack of a true projectile brings about his susceptibility to camping. Wario is not capable of reflection, nor is Wario Bike an effective "projectile" on its own, which leaves him with almost no method of reliably counteracting camping, with his aforementioned unimpressive range. As a result, Wario is at a major disadvantage against characters such as Villager, Mega Man, and Samus.

Withcustom moves turned on, Wario gains several solid options. Speeding Bike allows for easy follow-ups after a successful hit due to its high speed, being able to overtake an opponent who's been launched by it, along with being even better for recovery; however, it can be stuffed by enemy attacks easily due to its low durability. Burying Bike, while offering little for recovery, is extremely durable and can act as an effective shield against projectiles, helping to alleviate Wario's range problems. Rose-Scented Waft, while much weaker than its standard counterpart, possesses a gigantic hitbox that can make it nigh-unavoidable in the hands of a competent player, and can tack on a huge amount of damage if the opponent doesn't commit tobutton mashing to shake the flower off. Quick Waft, meanwhile, is decidedly stronger than the Rose-Scented Waft, charges almost four times faster than the standard, and executes faster than the other versions, giving Wario a more readily available KO option in exchange for the massive power of the standard. Corkscrew Leap offers a good deal of extra distance and speed in exchange for the damage of the standard, which leaves Wario more vulnerable during recovery, in exchange for allowing him to go deeper for edgeguards than before.

Overall, Wario is a capable character with a bevy of unusual yet useful attacks. However, he must keep his opponent guessing to see his full potential, lest his opponent end up seeing through his strategy.

Changes fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Wario received somebuffs that address some of his former flaws inBrawl, but has also received several nerfs that differentiate him significantly from hisBrawl incarnation, nerfing him overall. He has been given multiple improvements to his recovery, being able to use his more versatile Wario Bike to recover more reliably. Many of his attacks deliver much more knockback, such as his new forward smash and the Wario Waft. Wario's ground game has been slightly improved, with many of his attacks having less start-up lag and the Wario Bike being much stronger and more reliable. Once dismounted, the Wario Bike is now equipped with traveling hitboxes, granting Wario an armored projectile of sorts. Wario's poorer aerials have been improved, with his forward and back aerials delivering increased knockback. Some moves also have less endlag, such as his down tilt.

Despite many of these changes being beneficial to Wario, he has received heavy nerfs to many of his previously effective options. One of the more noticeable nerfs was the reduction of his air speed and, more significantly, his air acceleration. Wario has a harder time weaving in and out of the air, and with the cast generally having increased range as well as the introduction of many sword characters, it is easier for multiple characters to wall him out in the air. He also is significantly harmed by the removal ofDACUS as it hinders his grounded approach and removes his Gatling Combo, preventing him from making great use of his newly improved up smash. Although some of his moves have less ending lag, others have much more, such as his forward smash, which is much less consistent due to now being slower and lacking transcendent priority and armor. Some of Wario's moves also have had their KO potential reduced, most notably his up aerial and his half-charged Wario Waft. Wario Bike has also lost some of its utility as its tires can no longer be picked up and used as projectiles.

The changes toSmash 4's mechanics helped and hindered Wario in various ways. Being a heavy character, Wario does gain some benefit from therage mechanic present inSmash 4, being able to deliver increased knockback when at a high percentage. However, without his arsenal of moves that could reliably KO, Wario's reliance on racking up an opponent's damage leaves him even more vulnerable to the increased knockback delivered by adversaries under the influence of rage. He benefits from the removal of edgehogging, as it makesCorkscrew a much more advantageous recovery option. Wario also significantly benefits from the changes to aerialgrab release mechanics as he can act out sooner from an aerial grab release, preventing almost all followups his opponents used to have on him. In addition to this, Wario's notorious grab release that plagued him inBrawl was also fixed in patch 1.0.4, although even before the patch, his grab release was significantly less exploitable by most characters than inBrawl due to the new grab release mechanics.

As for the nerfs he received from the mechanics, the aforementioned removal of DACUS hinders his ground game. While he was not the most prominent user of DACUS in Brawl due to his up smash being rather poor, it nevertheless harmed him inSmash 4 especially with the change to his up smash. The changes tohitstun canceling are also not highly beneficial to him, as the removal ofmomentum canceling hinders his endurance, and while it does improve his combo potential, it also makes him significantly easier to combo, especially when combined with his higher falling speed.

Overall, Wario is a noticeably less effective character than inBrawl.

Aesthetics[edit]

• Wario's appearance is largely the same as it was inBrawl, although his overall color scheme is now brighter due to the aesthetic used inSSB4, which also makes his color scheme more akin to how he appears in theWarioWare series. His overalls have been detailed with denim textures as opposed to the flat textures used inBrawl, thus making his overalls more akin toMario's andLuigi's. Additionally, his chin has become more pronounced, and his arms are also more muscular.
• Wario's chest faces the foreground regardless of whether he's facing left or right.
• Wario's animations are more fluid than inBrawl. This is especially noticeable in his new idle and dashing animations.
• Wario now blinks, rather than always remaining open unless he wasasleep or injured.
• Wario is now more expressive overall.
• Wario will occasionally grunt when performing his first jump, even in his normal self, instead of just when usingWario-Man.
• The animation of both Wario's initial and secondary jumps now has different animations fromBrawl. For example, holding back on Wario's initial jump now results in him doing a backflip.
• Taunting on the bike now plays the laugh from Wario'sup taunt.
• Wario no longer has 12 alternate costumes, only 8. However, Wario has received three new alternate costumes for his biker outfit.
• Wario's previously unused damage yells fromBrawl'sSound Test are now heard when taking high knockback.

Attributes[edit]

• Wario'swalking speed was decreased negligibly (0.85 → 0.847).
• Wariodashes faster (1.35 → 1.5), with his dashing speed now being just slightly below average rather than among the slowest in the game.
• Wario'sair speed has been slightly reduced (1.222 → 1.21), although he still has one of the fastest air speeds in the game (but even then it's now the fifth highest rather than the third highest).
• Wario has catastrophically lessair acceleration (0.34 → 0.12) no longer being the single highest by a drastic margin (now only being the second highest). This greatly hurts his aerial game, no longer allowing him to weave in and out at high speeds.
• Wario'sfalling speed is noticeably faster (1.4 → 1.61), going from the 18th fastest out of 39 characters to the 23rd highest out of 58. This improves his vertical endurance, but makes him more susceptible to combos.
  • His fast-falling speed is dramatically faster (1.96 → 2.576). This greatly reduces his susceptibility to juggling.
• Wario'sgravity is higher (0.0842 → 0.092). Combined with his faster falling speed, this noticeably improves his ground-to-air transitioning and allows him to land more safely, but further increases his susceptibility to combos in conjunction with the changes made tohitstun canceling.
• Wario's air friction has been halved (0.08 → 0.04), no longer being the highest in the game. This sends him further out when aerialgrab released, and it improves the utility of his neutral aerial but hinders his endurance as well as his ability to control himself in the air.
• Wario now receives additional backwards momentum when aerial grab released (0 → -0.06), which, alongside his lower air friction, makes him travel much more horizontal distance when aerial grab released. When combined with its reduced ending lag (FAF 51 → 40), this makes Wario drastically less vulnerable to follow-ups when aerial grab is released.
• Wario'srolls have less ending lag (FAF 38 → 30).
• Wario's rolls have shorterintangibility periods (frames 4-21 → 4-16).
• Wario'sspot dodge has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 2-20 → 3-17) and more ending lag (FAF 26 → 28).
• Wario'sair dodge has less startup (frame 4 → 3) and ending lag (FAF 40 → 33).
• Air dodge's intangibility period is one frame shorter (frames 4-29 → 3-27).
• Wario walks much faster while carrying heavy items, allowing him to walk around much faster while carrying his Bike.

Ground attacks[edit]

• Neutral attack:
  • The far hitbox on the first hit of neutral attack is positioned slightly further out (z offset: 9 → 10).
  • The first hit deals less damage (6%/5% → 4%).
  • The first hit has altered knockback (15 (base), 50 (scaling) → (45/38)/(50/40)), which makes it connect less reliably into the second hit.
  • The far hitbox on the second hit is positioned further out (z offset: 9 → 11.7), and the move has received a new hitbox inbetween the far hitbox and the near hitbox.
  • The far hitbox on the second hit is positioned slightly lower (y offset: 8.5 → 8).
  • The second hit deals less damage (6% → 5%) without full compensation on its knockback scaling (90 → 100).
  • Excluding the new middle hitbox, the second hit has smaller hitboxes (6u/3.5u → 5.8u/3.3u).
  • The near hitbox on the second hit is positioned higher (y offset: 5 → 8), hindering the move's ability to hit low-profiling opponents.
  • Both hits have a shorter duration (frames 8-10 (hit 1)/4-6 (hit 2) → 8-9/4-5).
  • Both hits have more ending lag (FAF 23 (hit 1)/26 (hit 2) → 30/34).
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt has less startup lag (frame 14 → 12).
  • Forward tilt has more ending lag (FAF 37 → 40).
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt has a new animation where Wario's hands increase in size.
  • Up tilt has less ending lag (FAF 37 → 36).
  • Up tilt now grantsintangibility to Wario's head and hands as opposed to just his head.
  • Up tilt's hand hitbox is positioned slightly higher (y offset: 17 (clean)/14 (late) → 18/14.5).
  • Up tilt now launches opponents at a consistent angle (90°/83°/97° → 93° (clean), 90°/80°/100° → 80° (late)).
  • Up tilt has less intangibility (frames 1-36 → 5-23).
  • Up tilt now only has one extended hand hitbox covering both hands rather than two normal hitboxes covering each hand. This makes the move cover less of Wario's hands.
  • The late hit no longer has a hitbox covering Wario's upper body.
• Down tilt:
  • Down tilt has much less ending lag (FAF 34 → 18), significantly improving its combo potential.
  • Down tilt launches opponents at a lower angle (75° → 45°/69°).
  • Down tilt now uses two extended hitboxes rather than four normal hitboxes. While this improves the near hit's ability to hit opponents below Wario, these hitboxes are much smaller (3.5u/4.5u/3u/3u → 2u/2u), which makes the move cover less vertical space.
  • Down tilt has a shorter duration (frames 5-9 → 5).
  • Down tilt deals much less damage (8% → 4%) and knockback (50 (base), 60 (scaling) → 20/50), significantly hindering its safety at lower percents.
    • However, this improves its combo potential at higher percents.
• Dash attack:
  • Dash Attack has less ending lag (FAF 50 → 49).
  • The clean hit deals more knockback (60 (base), 75 (scaling) → 80/70).
  • The late hit now has set knockback (40 (base), 40 (scaling) → 50 (set)/100), an altered angle (120° → 180°), and it now has a 100%trip chance, significantly improving its utility against grounded opponents.
    • However, this significantly hinders the late hit's effectiveness against aerial opponents.
  • Dash attack's hitbox has been positioned further out (z offset: 6/3 → 11/6 (clean), 9/6 (late)), increasing its range.
  • Both of the late hits' hitboxes can now hit aerial opponents rather than just the near hitbox.
  • The late hit deals less damage (5% → 4%).
  • Wario can no longer cancel dash attack into up smash if he connects it (theGatling Combo), which slightly hinders his offensive game.
• Forward smash:
  • Wario has a new forward smash: a fist-inflating backhand punch while leaning forward and standing on one leg.
  • Compared to the shoulder tackle fromBrawl, it deals more knockback (30 (base), 77 (scaling) → 20/99).
  • Forward smash's startup animation now moves Wario backwards, and the move also no longer moves Wario forward, improving its spacing potential.
  • Forward smash no longer hastranscendent priority.
    • This allows it to cancel out projectiles (without damaging Wario).
    • However, this makes it much easier to challenge the move with other strong ground moves.
  • Forward smash has twice as much startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 9-11 → 18-19), no longer being one of the fastest forward smashes.
  • Forward smash has more ending lag (FAF 45 → 66).
  • Forward smash no longer hassuper armor.
  • Forward smash has smaller hitboxes (5u/4u/4u → 4.5u/3.5u) no longer covering Wario's body, no longer making the move disjointed, and overall decreasing the move's range.
    • Altogether, these changes make forward smash much harder to land and significantly easier to challenge or punish, significantly hindering its utility.
• Up smash:
  • Wario has a new up smash: a single-hitting head-inflating swinging headbutt while standing on one leg and leaning forward, similar to Mario and Luigi's. This new up smash deals more damage (1% (hits 1-5)/10% (hit 5) → 16% (clean)/13% (late)), improving its KO potential despite its lower knockback scaling (97 → 85) and less favorable launch angle (90° → 95°) compared to the previous final hit.
  • Up smash is more reliable overall due to only having one hit.
  • Up smash grants less intangibility to Wario's head (frames 8-20 → 8-14).
  • Up smash has a shorter duration overall (frame 11/13/15/17/19/21 → 11-12/13).
  • Up smash has more ending lag (FAF 47 → 58).
  • Up smash has a smaller hitbox (8u/4.5u → 7u), with its hitbox now failing to cover Wario's head (rather than being noticeably disjointed).
  • The removal ofDACUS significantly hinders up smash's approach potential.
• Down smash:
  • Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 79 → 68).
  • Down smash now starts in front of Wario rather than behind him. This makes it hit opponents in front of Wario much sooner, improving its punishment potential.
    • However, this also hinders the move's ability to hit opponents behind Wario.
  • The clean and mid hits have a larger hitbox (3.8u/3.5u → 5u/4u).
  • Down smash has a shorter duration (frames 8-17 (clean)/18-30 (mid)/31-44 (late)) → 8-17/18-27/28-36).
  • The mid and late hits have decreased knockback scaling (85 (mid)/90 (late) → 84/88).
  • The hitboxes are now attached to Wario's hip rather than his head. This gives the move less horizontal range despite its larger hitboxes.
    • However, this also gives the move much more range below Wario, now allowing it to hit opponents hanging onto the ledge.
  • The late hit has a smaller hitbox (3.2u → 2.5u).

Aerial attacks[edit]

• All aerials have longer animations (49 frames → 57 (neutral), 37 frames → 50 (forward), 49 frames → 55 (back), 47 frames → 54 (up), 41 frames → 74 (down)). This increases the amount of time Wario cannot grab the ledge after one of his aerials, especially his down aerial.
• Neutral aerial:
  • The second hit of neutral aerial now launches opponents vertically (361° → 70°), significantly improving its combo potential.
    • However, this also hinders its edgeguarding potential and removes its ability tolock.
  • The second hit has increased base knockback (20 → 65).
    • This significantly improves its combo potential at lower percents.
    • However, this also hinders its combo potential at higher percents.
  • Neutral aerial has more landing lag (10 frames → 12).
  • Neutral aerial has smaller hitboxes (5.5u/5.5u → 3u extended (hit 1), 6u → 4.5u (hit 2)).
  • The first hit has a shorter duration (frames 4-5 → 4).
  • The first hit deals less damage (9% → 6.5%), hindering its KO potential.
    • However, this makes it connect more reliably into the second hit.
  • The first hit's hitbox has been moved slightly upwards (y offset: 6 → 7). This hinders its ability to hit opponents on the ground while also failing to increase the move's upwards reach due to its smaller hitbox.
  • The second hit's hitbox has been moved slightly downwards (y offset: 6 → 5). This hinders its ability to hit opponents above Wario while also failing to increase the move's downwards reach due to its smaller hitbox.
• Forward aerial:
  • Forward aerial's hitboxes have been repositioned further forward (z offset: 9/4 → 11/5), increasing the move's range.
  • Forward aerial's clean hit has altered knockback (20 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/97).
  • The late hit deals less damage (5% → 4.5%).
  • The late hit's far hitbox is smaller (4.3u → 3.5u).
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has less landing lag (30 frames → 27).
  • Back aerial deals more damage (10% → 12%), improving its KO potential.
  • Back aerial has smaller hitboxes (6u/5u → 5.5u/3.5u).
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial has less ending lag (FAF 48 → 47).
  • Up aerial launches opponents at a higher angle (75° → 88°).
  • Up aerial is repositioned higher (y offset: 12 → 16), improving its vertical reach.
    • However, this also hinders its ability to hit grounded opponents, especially when combined with its smaller hitbox.
  • Up aerial deals less damage (17% → 13%) and has reduced knockback scaling (80 → 78), significantly hindering its KO potential.
    • However, this, along with its higher angle, the removal ofhitstun canceling and the changes toDI allows it to combo much more effectively beyond low percents.
  • Up aerial has a smaller hitbox (8.5u → 7.3u).
    • Additionally, due to its new animation, up aerial is also no longer disjointed.
  • Up aerial no longer auto-cancels in a short hop due to Wario's lower short hop (caused by his higher gravity/falling speed).
  • Up aerial has more landing lag (9 frames → 12).

• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial's loop hits have increased set knockback (30/20 → 60), which can even allow them to lead into Waft if Wario has enoughrage.
  • The weakening ofSDI makes down aerial more difficult to escape from.
  • The final hit deals more knockback (20 (base), 180 (scaling) → 25/200), improving its KO potential.
  • The loop hit's angles have been altered (110°/270°/270° → 250°/110°/110°).
  • Down aerial has more ending lag (FAF 38 → 48).
  • Down aerial has a shorter initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-6 → 1-2).
  • Down aerial auto-cancels much later (frame 25 → 42), making it no longer auto-cancel in a short hop.
  • The loop hits deal less damage (2% → 1.3%), decreasing down aerial's maximum damage potential (16% → 11.8%).
  • The loop hits have much smaller hitboxes (6u/4u/3u → 2u/2u/2u). They now only have a small extended hitbox below Wario's head and two on Wario's head (one for grounded opponents and one for aerial opponents) rather than having one large hitbox on Wario's head and two smaller hitboxes covering the rest of his body.
  • The final hit now only consists of a head hitbox, which is smaller than the previous head hitbox (7.5u/5u/5u → 7u). This significantly hinders its range above Wario.
    • Altogether, these changes remove down aerial's ability to penetrate shields.
  • The final hit launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 45°), hindering its effectiveness against grounded opponents.
  • The final hit has a larger hitlag multiplier (1x → 2x).

Throws/other attacks[edit]

• Standing grab has more startup lag (frame 6 → 8).
  • However, its total duration was unchanged, giving it less ending lag.
• Dash grab has less startup (frame 10 → 8) and ending grab (FAF 40 → 37).
• Pivot grab has less ending lag (FAF 36 → 35). Since Wario is now the only character who has a pivot grab faster than frame 9, he now has the fastest pivot grab in the game.
• Wario's forward and back throws have swapped animations.
• Forward throw:
  • Wario releases opponents from forward throw much earlier (frame 46 → 21), making it significantly harder toDI.
    • However, its total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 70 → 55), giving it more ending lag.
• Back throw:
  • Back throw has a new, powerful collateral hit which affects bystanders significantly, improving its utility outside of 1v1s.
  • Back throw has higher base knockback (60 → 80).
  • Back throw no longer has an initial hit, making it deal less damage (2% (hit)/7% (throw)/9% (total) → 7%).
  • Wario releases opponents from back throw much later (frame 21 → 48), making it significantly easier to DI.
    • However, its total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 55 → 70), giving it less ending lag.
• Up throw:
  • Up throw deals slightly more damage (6% (hit)/10% (total) → 7%/11%).
  • Wario releases opponents from up throw slightly later (frame 25 → 26).
• Down throw:
  • Down throw deals slightly more damage (3% (hit)/7% (total) → 4%/8%).
  • Down throw has increased base knockback (60 → 80).
    • This makes down throw safer at lower percents.
    • However, when combined with the removal ofchain grabbing, this significantly hinders its damage-racking potential against big body characters and fast fallers.

Special moves[edit]

• Chomp:
  • Chomp can now be used on energy projectiles, and using it on certain, non-energy projectiles and items (including his bike) now heals Wario for 1% (or 1.5x in the case ofFood) and slightly increases the charge of Wario Waft.
  • Chomp's grab's minimum duration has been decreased (20 frames → 12).
  • Chomp has larger grabboxes (3.6u/4.5u → 3.7u/5.5u).
  • Chomp grants head intangibility sooner (frame 10 → 8).
  • The throw deals more knockback (60 (base), 70 (scaling) → 70/76).
  • Wario faces slightly more to the screen while using Chomp.
  • Chomp's head intangibility now only lasts until frame 26, rather than lasting until Wario grabs his opponent or closes his mouth.
  • Chomp cannot be held out for as long (70 frames → 60).
• Wario Bike:
  • Wario Bike continues to deal damage after Wario dismounts, with it being able to muscle through almost any opposing projectile, thus giving Wario a new pseudo-projectile and approach option.
  • Ending a wheelie now slams the bike on opponents for high damage and incredible knockback.
  • Wario can no longer fall off his bike simply from riding or making turns, allowing him to ride around indefinitely until he is hit or the player dismounts. In addition, hitting an opponent with the Wario Bike while turning sharply now results in a heavier hit with increased knockback.
  • Wario Bike can now be respawned immediately after being broken or disappearing from the screen, with an orange blink flashing on Wario being a visual indicator that it has respawned.
  • A dismounted Wario Bike that is no longer on screen but has not crossed a blast line to despawn will now automatically despawn after 22-24 seconds.
  • Wario Bike is less effective at shielding Wario from projectiles as he rides it, as it is no longerinvincible while being ridden.
  • Wario Bike has lower HP (26 HP → 18 HP).
    • This, as well as it no longer being invincible while being ridden, makes wheelies a significantly worse defensive maneuver.
    • This also makes it worse for extending hitbox duration withhitlag, as it likely won't be able to be used more than once or twice.
  • Wario Bike'sKnockback-basedarmor has been significantly reduced (60 KB → 20 KB). The 30 KB threshold for dismounting without being knocked back has also been removed entirely.
  • Wheelies can also no longer be held indefinitely, and can only be done at one height. This makes protecting against attacks less flexible.
  • Wario can no longer dismount his bike during a wheelie, even if he rides offstage.
  • A destroyed Wario Bike's tires can no longer be picked up and thrown, removing a pseudo-projectile. They can still be consumed by Chomp, but they now disappear upon contact with the ground or if the move is reused.
• Corkscrew:
  • Corkscrew covers more vertical distance and can nowledge snap during the loop hits. This, along with the removal ofedge hogging significantly improves its recovery potential.
  • During Corkscrew, Wario now has his fists clenched to his side and thrusts his palms out towards the end, rather than having his palms open straight up in the air the entire time.
  • The loop hits have a longer duration (2 frames → 4).
  • The loop hits have an altered angle (95°/90° → 88°) and increased set knockback (80/65 → 100).
  • Due to Corkscrew only consisting of 4 loop hits instead of 10:
    • Its maximum damage potential is lower (19% → 13%).
    • It has a shorter duration (frames 6-7, 8-27, 28-29 → 6-7, 8-23, 29-30).
    • However, this, along with the weakening of SDI, makes Corkscrew more difficult to escape from.
  • The lower hitbox on the loop hits has been removed.
  • The final hit now has hitboxes on Wario's hands, which have increased base knockback (60 → 70).
  • The body hitbox launches opponents at a higher angle (70° → 85°).
  • The new hand hitboxes launch opponents horizotally (70° → 45°).
  • The body hitbox is much smaller (8u → 4u) and the new hand hitboxes fail to fully cover Wario's hands.
  • The final hit has a higher hitlag multiplier, especially on the hands (0.5x → 1x (body)/2.5x (hands)).
• Wario Waft:
  • Unlike inBrawl, where only his stomach bulged out from under his shirt slightly as Wario Waft charges, Wario's entire torso now physically bulges to the point where his frame and hurtbox actually become wider while hisWario Waft is charging.
• Quarter Waft:
  • Quarter Waft deals more damage (10%/8% → 12%/10%) and has increased knockback scaling (70/60 → 80).
  • Quarter Waft has more ending lag (FAF 48 → 65).
• Half Waft:
  • Half Waft deals less damage (21% → 20%) without full compensation on its knockback scaling (66 → 68), hindering its KO potential.
    • Additionally, its damage scales much less before it reaches full charge (21%-31% → 20%-24%), which significantly hinders its KO potential when it is close to being fully charged.
  • Half Waft travels less vertical distance (3.5 → 3.3).
  • Half Waft has more ending lag (FAF 30 → 50).
• Fully charged Waft:
  • Fully charged Waft's fart hitbox has significantly more knockback scaling (30 → 75), significantly improving its KO potential despite its significantly lower damage (now being stronger than Wario's 31% waft fromBrawl).
  • Fully charged Waft travels less vertical distance (4.6 → 4.2).
    • This hinders its recovery potential as well as its ability to chase opponents above Wario.
    • However, this also makes Wario less likely toself-destruct off the upper blast line due to its decreased distance.
  • Fully Charged Waft's fart deals much less damage (40% → 27%).
• Wario-Man:
  • Wario-Man lasts for a lesser amount of time (16 seconds → 12), regardless of how much damage he takes while transformed. Additionally, due to the altered functions of Wario's smash attacks, Wario-Man can no longer dash forward while performing his forward smash or create avacuum effect with his up smash.
  • Wario-Man has naturally seen some buffs and nerfs to his attributes and attacks.
• All of Wario-Man's smash attacks use a drumbeat sound instead of a twittering sound.
  • Wario no longer makes an echoing "Oooooh..." onceWario-Man's duration is up; instead, he transforms back silently.

Version differences[edit]

• In the 3DS version of the game, a dismounted Wario Bike that is left off-screen despawns after 24 seconds, as opposed to the Wii U version, which takes only 22 seconds. While seemingly negligible, the difference in time can result in an unintentional self-destruct under appropriate conditions. The reasoning behind this is unknown.
• In the 3DS version of the game, if the Wario Bike (as an item) is thrown down, it bounces once if Wario is facing right, and twice if he is facing left. In the Wii U version of the game, it bounces only once.

Update history[edit]

Wario has only received very minor buffs in the game's updates. The only real significant buff he received was in1.0.4, which fixed his notoriousgrab release which allowed multiple characters to combo him out of a release. Changes to the shield mechanics in1.1.0 and1.1.1, however, seem to favor Wario slightly due to the highhitlag his attacks have when mounting the bike.

1.0.4

• Change to DI system results in the removal ofWectoring, a glitch allowing Wario to rocket back onstage just after being able to act after knockback.
• Wario now receives additional backwards momentum when aerialgrab released (0 → -0.6). Because of this, Wario is sent much further out when aerial grab released; removing most of the guaranteed followups which were previously possible against him.

1.0.6

• Bike Glitch onPalutena's Temple fixed.

1.0.8

• Neutral attack, dash attack, forward tilt and forward smash now always launch the opponent in the direction Wario is facing.
• The first hit of neutral attack has altered angles (65°/75° → 55°/72°) and knockback (35/28 (base), 50/50 (scaling) → (45/38)/50/40)), making it connect more reliably into the second hit.
• The second hit of neutral attack has larger hitboxes and it has an additional near hitbox (5.5u/3.5u → 5.8u/3.8u/3.3u), although its far hitbox has been moved closer to Wario to compensate its horizontal range (z offset: 12 → 11.7).

1.1.0

• Dash attack's late hit can now hit aerial opponents.

1.1.1

• Inhaling Chomp has faster start-up.
• Minor frame speed multiplier on some unknown action.

1.1.4

• Grounded state glitch removed.

Moveset[edit]

• Wario cancrawl.

For a gallery of Wario's hitboxes, seehere.

Stats[edit]

Announcer call[edit]

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• English/Japanese/Chinese

On-screen appearance[edit]

• Crashes in sideways on his bike while laughing, jumps off and his bike explodes while he dusts himself off.

Taunts[edit]

• Up taunt: Belly-laughs so hard that his jaw unhinges, and has to manually close his mouth with his hands. Unlike inBrawl, this taunt includes a much louder and more pronounced clicking sound.
• Side taunt: Wiggles his butt at the screen with his hands extended in each direction while snickering.
• Down taunt: Faces the screen and shouts "Wah!" three times, with the third "Wah!" having the most enthusiasm. For each "Wah!", Wario holds up three fingers that form a "W" (his initials), first with his left hand, then his right, then both hands at the same time.
• Bike taunt: Laughs and faces the screen while doing his signature "W" hand sign with both hands, and then picks his nose with his left hand.

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt	Bike taunt

Idle poses[edit]

• Crosses his arms, fists clenched.
• Scratches his rear. Based on his idle animation fromWario World.

Crowd cheer[edit]

	Cheer (English)	Cheer (Japanese)	Cheer (Spanish)
Cheer
Description	Wa - ri - o!	Wa - rio!	Wa - rio! Cha - cha - cha!
	Cheer (French)	Cheer (German)	Cheer (Italian)
Cheer
Description	Wa - rio ! Cha - cha - cha !	Wa - ri - o! Cha - cha - cha!	Wa - rio! Cha - cha - cha!

Victory poses[edit]

• Does a donut on his bike, then makes a "W" sign with his hand while saying "Yes!". Wario then pulls on his mustache and makes the "W" sign again, repeating the process. In the version, Wario's mustache does not stretch, and his hand movements are significantly more choppy.
• Laughs gloatingly and then falls over, rolling on his back.
• Pats his belly, releasing a fart that results in him scratching his head and letting out a disgusted groan upon smelling it.

Incompetitive play[edit]

Official Custom Moveset Project[edit]

Character	Custom sets available
Wario	1211	1212	1213	1112	1113
	1313	2211	2111	1221	1122

Most historically significant players[edit]

See also:Category:Wario players (SSB4)

•  Abadango - Although he primarily playedPac-Man in the early metagame, Abadango was also considered one of the best Wario players during this time, placing 2nd atUmebura 12 and 4th atEVO 2015 with Wario in his lineup and defeatingDabuz in the latter event. He dropped Wario after EVO 2015.
•  Glutonny - The best Wario player of all-time, and Wario's primary representative for all ofSmash 4, including being the only Wario player ranked on theall-time ranking, ranking 70th. He broke out onto theSmash 4 scene after defeatingkameme andANTi to place 3rd atSmashdown World, and has since became the second-most successful European player afterMr.R, winning many European events and having strong international performances such as 3rd atGlitch 5 and 13th atGet On My Level 2018.
•  Nasubi - The second-most successful Wario player in Japan after Abadango, especially with his performances between 2015 and the first half of 2016, which includes placing 2nd atSumabato 9 overEarth,Atelier, andRizeasu; 5th atKSB 2016; and 7th atUmebura 15. His results declined since then, and he eventually dropped Wario.
•  Reflex - The best solo-Wario player in the early metagame, most known for his 5th-place finish atMLG World Finals 2015 defeatingfalse andRyo, which was the only top 8 major placement for a solo-Wario player. Although he has performed well at many other major events since then, including placing 17th atCEO 2016 and defeatingWrath atThe Big House 6, his tournament activity remained low, and he eventually stopped competing by mid-2017.
•  Waymas - Best known for his run to 4th atSmash Factor 4, which established him as one of Mexico's best players in the early metagame. Since then, he has regularly placed well at large Mexican events, including 5th atConComics April 2018 and 13th atSmash Factor 6, but mostly remained a hidden boss, with lukewarm results outside of Mexico.

Tier placement and history[edit]

Wario was at first considered to be a character around the same potency as in theBrawl metagame, with players considering the changes to the game's physics to have benefited him, which was initially supported by the addition ofrage improving his KO potential, while some of his finishing moves were buffed themselves. Despite his below-average playerbase, players such asAbadango,Glutonny andTheReflexWonder demonstrated his capabilities in competitive play by adapting to a more deceptive playstyle through skillful use ofWario Bike. Even so, players would soon realize he had also lost the great potency on his aerial game, now being just slightly above average. His well-regarded status would also drop after Abadango dropped him in favor ofMeta Knight. Regardless, and after an extremely solid 5th place atMLG World Finals 2015 from Reflex, Wario was eventually placed at 21st on the first4BR tier list.

However, Wario's tournament representation and results have remained rather scarce, in particular due to the majority of the mid- and low-tiered characters eventually outperforming him in several tournaments, and the changes to the game's physics having also demonstrated they had reduced a lot of his potency at camping, to the point that he had to rely much more on baiting and KOing a careless opponent with his more powerful, albeit slower moves. Eventually, Wario dropped to 34th place on the second tier list before slightly dropping to 36th on the third tier list. While Glutonny's dominance and great placings throughout Europe remained consistent towards the end of the game’s lifespan, Wario's difficult matchups against common top-tiers likeSonic andCloud remained extremely prominent in hindering other Wario players from advancing in bracket, and Reflex’s inactivity slowed Wario’s metagame development. As a result, he has dropped to 40th on the fourth and final tier list.

In Solo Modes[edit]

All-Star Mode[edit]

In All-Star Mode, Wario is fought in Stage 4 in both versions if he has been unlocked alongsideKirby,Fox,Falco,Meta Knight,Sonic, andKing Dedede.

Event Matches[edit]

Solo Events[edit]

• All-Star Battle: Brawl: Wario is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents debut inBrawl, and reappear inSmash 4.
• Doctor Schmoctor: Wario must defeatDr. Mario in a 1 stock battle under theflower effect.
• Fitness Junkie: AsWii Fit Trainer, the player must defeat 2 giant Warios with one slightly larger than the other. The Warios have Inhaling Chomp, Burying Bike, and Quick Waftcustom moves.
• Oh Yeah, Luigi Time!:Luigi must defeat a giant Wario. After 30 seconds,Mario who's bigger than Wario will assist the player.
• Wrecking Mario: Mario must destroy all floors on theWrecking Crew stage. 2 Warios can hinder the player's progress.

Co-op Events[edit]

• A Royal Errand:Robin andMarth must collect 500G fromBowser and Wario.
• Food Fight:Kirby andKing Dedede must defeat Wario,Yoshi, andPac-Man in a 1 stock battle. The players start with 100% damage.
• Flat Fracas: Wario andMr. Game & Watch must defeat "Game & Watch" versions of Mario and GiantDonkey Kong in a 1 stock battle.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.
• Wrecking Bros.: Mario and Luigi must destroy all floors on the Wrecking Crew stage. Wario and King Dedede can hinder the player's progress.

Congratulations Screens[edit]

Trophies[edit]

Wario's default trophy is obtained by clearing Classic Mode as Wario. His alternate trophy is obtained by clearing All-Star Mode as Wario in the 3DS version or purchasing it in the Trophy Shop for 1000G in the Wii U version (the latter can only appear after clearing Classic or All-Star as Wario). The Wario-Man trophy is obtained only in the Wii U version by clearing All-Star Mode as Wario.

3DS Classic Mode trophy

Wii U Classic Mode trophy

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)

3DS All-Star Mode trophy

Wii U alternate trophy

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-Man trophy

Wario-Man

With just a little nibble of garlic, humble everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes farther too. And like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in midair. Just like they all do it, right?

Just a little nibble of garlic, and the humble Everyman Wario transforms into the hero of justice, Wario-Man! He's...still not really all that strong, but he does get quite a bit faster, and he can launch foes further too. And of course, like any good hero, he has the ability to fly...by spamming attacks in mid-air. That's how they all do it...right?

Alternate costumes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Wario'samiibo.

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  Wario's unlock notice inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Wario's unlock notice inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Riding his Bike.

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  UsingChomp onOlimar.

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  Taunting next toWaluigi,Mario, andLuigi.

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  AttackingSheik with his newup smash.

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  Using an un-chargedWario Waft.

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  UsingCorkscrew asWario-Man.

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  WithAshley andKirby.

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  Being attacked by bees withPeach.

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  Turning with his Bike.

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  Getting stomped on.

Trivia[edit]

• BeforeUltimate, Wario was the only character whodebuted as a starter to be made unlockable in a later game.
  • Similarly,Lucaswas a starter character inBrawl, but became a downloadable character inSSB4. Coincidentally, both Lucas and Wario were newcomers inBrawl.
• Since Wario is part of Luigi's Final Smash trophy, Wario can be seen in the game before he is even unlocked.
• Wario is the only character with feweralternate costumes inSSB4 than inBrawl, going from 12 to 8 options.
• Wario's All-Star trophy in the 3DS version resembles his artwork forSuper Mario 64 DS.
• Wario is the only character with a fourth taunt, which is done by taunting while riding theWario Bike (even when in the air), as well as one of two characters that can taunt while using a special move, with the other beingGreninja while doingShadow Sneak.
• Humorously, Wario swings theHome-Run Bat by holding it in his mouth like a dog, while theDuck Hunt dog swings it like a human being would, even standing on two legs while doing so.
• Although Wario's default palette has him wearing his jacket, the only defensiveequipment he can use are Badges and Overalls. It is unknown why he cannot use both, asCharizard uses three different types of Attack equipment.
• SSB4 is the only game where Wario's trademarkshoulder bash is not in his moveset.
  • In a reply to a letter from a reader in hisFamitsu Column,Masahiro Sakurai stated that he decided to replace Wario's forward smash with a backhanded punch to make him stronger.
• A glitch exists in the 3DS version, where if the player quits the game right before Wario-Man transforms back into Wario, then Wario will be completely black during his No Contest animation. If one executes it properly, then the sound clip of Wario Man groaning as he transforms back into Wario should play as the screen moves onto the No Contest screen.

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Assist Trophies	Kat & Ana ·Ashley
Stages	WarioWare, Inc. ·Gamer
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Music	Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate
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