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The '''''Wario'' universe''' ({{ja|ワリオ|Wario}}, ''Wario'') refers to the ''Smash Bros.'' series' collection of characters, stages, and properties concerning the subfranchise of the world-famous {{uv|Mario}} game franchise centered on series anti-hero Wario. Wario's franchise is split into two major subseries, the ''Wario Land'' series and the ''WarioWare'' series. ''Wario Land'' is a platformer series with cartoon mayhem and bizarre humor, a more deranged take on the normally cheery and kid-friendly ''Mario'' archetype; ''WarioWare'' is a collection of many fast paced and quirky microgames. Its appearances in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series have thus far mostly adhered to the ''WarioWare'' series.

In mid-1989, early in the [[Mario (universe)|''Mario'' franchise]]'s release history, [[Nintendo]] released the Game Boy platformer ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Land|Super Mario Land]]'', in which [[Mario]] traveled to a far-off land to rescue Princess [[Daisy]]. This gave way to a subseries of handheld platformers; the second game in the series, ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins}}'', which was released for the Game Boy in late 1992, debuted a new antagonist that resembled a larger, portlier, more thuggish counterpart to Mario, [[Wario]]. Wario, originally presented in a more straightforward, villainous light, takes over Mario's castle while Mario is away, then when Mario returns he must go on a quest to collect the six titular coins that are the keys to his castle in order to defeat Wario and reclaim it from him. Wario, for a time, then became a recurring ''Mario'' villain. ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Wario}}'' (a Japan-only release for Super Famicom in 1993) and ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario's Woods}}'' (released in the West in December 1995) both featured Wario enacting revenge plots against Mario and his friends. In one of Nintendo's first crossovers with a third-party franchise, ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman}}'', a Game Boy installment of the Hudson Soft franchise ''Bomberman'', the Bomberman must prevent Wario from plundering his home planet.

Wario was then permanently assigned a new role and outlook in the ''Mario'' universe, that of a less-malicious anti-hero motivated by a comically insatiable greed. Like [[Yoshi]] and [[Yoshi (universe)|his own relevance in the ''Mario'' games]], Wario forever became part of the collection of recurring ''Mario'' side characters that would take part in a variety of ''Mario'' games, such as being a selectable racer in ''Mario Kart'' and a selectable "board piece" in ''Mario Party'', while at the same time beginning to star in his own games.

The "third" game in the ''Super Mario Land'' subseries, ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3}}'', became the first game in the ''Wario Land'' series of platforming titles for various platforms, a series which established a style of platforming different from the familiar ''Mario'' formula of jumping and bouncing on enemies and focusing more on physical attacks such as running tackles. The scenarios in ''Wario'' platforming games typically center around Wario's greed-motivated adventures and the incidental deeds of goodness he commits for others while doing so, such as defeating a more threatening villain in his quest to claim the reward money. Early in his own games, Wario briefly had an equally greedy rival of his own, a female pirate named {{s|mariowiki|Captain Syrup}}, who had only recently made a return appearance in 2008's ''{{s|mariowiki|Wario Land: Shake It!}}'' (the most recent Wario-centric platformer) after a decade of absence.

Starting from 2003, Wario additionally and regularly starred in a more deranged, parodic, borderline scatological series of party games entitled ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare}}'', with an all-new cast of bizarre side characters and a very different twist on the established party game formula. In these games, Wario gets the idea to strike it rich by founding his own video game company and getting all of his friends from his home city, {{s|mariowiki|Diamond City}}, to program hundreds of extremely simple games for him. The gameplay itself resembles an extended, rapid barrage of extremely simple "games", each lasting mere seconds and taking no more than one or several appropriately timed button presses to complete ("microgames"), and the number of microgames a player can complete before failing a set number of times is set as their high score. The microgames display a variety of surreal imagery, including Wario having to jump at the right time in order to avoid getting run over by a giant hot dog on wheels, reenactments of classic scenes from old Nintendo games, and successfully guiding a finger into a nostril. Different installments of the series for different platforms have featured their own, unique twists to the gameplay dependent on the hardware of the console itself.

Wario first became playable in 2008's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the ''WarioWare'' sub-series is recognized as Wario's "home franchise", separately categorized from the ''Mario'' series in a similar fashion to {{uv|Yoshi}} and {{uv|Donkey Kong}}.

''Wario'' was not recognized as a distinctive universe in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as there were no playable characters nor stages based on the franchise. However, there were trophies for Wario and the Bucket. In addition, one of Mario's [[alternate costume]]s in both ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' is a yellow and purple color scheme based on Wario's attire.

===Characters===

*[[File:WarioIcon(SSBB).png|50px|right]]'''{{SSBB|Wario}}''': The franchise's first playable character. By default, Wario is dressed in his biker jacket as he is seen in the ''WarioWare'' series, but he also has his original plumber overalls as {{SSBB|alternate costume}}s, giving him twelve different costumes in total. Wario has the move [[Wario Waft]], which allows his to release gas he has built up over the match as a form of atomic flatulence.{{clear}}

On the final character select screen (after all characters are unlocked), Wario shares a column with fellow ''Mario'' side series characters Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Yoshi.

====Assist Trophies====

===Stages===

*[[File:Icon-wariowareinc.gif|right]]'''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''': Occasionally, the stage takes the player from the main "elevator" into a microgame, which they can complete to obtain a reward. Some microgames can damage or knock back characters.{{clear}}

===Music===

''See [[List of SSBB Music (WarioWare, Inc. series)]]''.

*'''WarioWare, Inc. Medley''' - A medley of a large number of songs heard in the first title of the series, ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!'', including the opening theme, Wario's theme, as well as Dribble & Spitz's theme among others.  It is used on the WarioWare stage.  This song is also played during Wario's Classic Mode credits.

*'''Ashley's Theme (JP)''' - The same as the above song, but with Japanese lyrics.  It is used on the WarioWare stage.

*'''Mike's Song''' - A 50's rock-and-roll version of the vocal theme song of Mike in ''WarioWare Touched!'' It is used on the WarioWare stage.

*'''Wario's victory theme''' - Shares similarities to many ''Wario'' games, featuring musical qualities from both the ''WarioWare'' series and the ''Wario'' platforming series. It would be implemented into the first stage music for the game ''Wario Land: Shake It!''

*'''snd_bgm_M14_WARIOSTAGE''' - This track was originally going to appear in ''Brawl'', but it was scrapped. It is obvious that it is a track from the ''Wario'' universe, but it is unknown what the song is. It was most likely going to play on [[WarioWare, Inc. ]]

''See [[List of SSBB trophies (WarioWare series)]]''

*{{SSBB|Wario}}

''See [[List of stickers (WarioWare series)]]''

The ''Wario'' universe returns in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', represented by one character. With the removal of Wario's shoulder charge forward smash, the ''Wario Land'' series is no longer referenced outside of one track from ''Wario Land: Shake It!''

===Characters===

[[File:SSB4 Ashley.jpg|150px|right]]

*'''[[Ashley]]''': Ashley appears as an Assist Trophy in ''SSB4''. When summoned, she creates a purple cloud that causes a variety of effects.

*'''[[Kat & Ana]]''': These twin ninja kindergartners return to use their ninja skills and slash in multiple "X" formations on the stage, damaging any foes that make contact with their attack.

*While '''[[Waluigi]]''' never appeared in a ''Wario'' title, he was represented with the ''Wario'' series symbol in the [[Super Smash Bros. Direct]] shown on April 8, 2014. In-game, he is represented by the ''Mario'' series symbol.

===Stages===

===={{for3ds}}====

*{{gameIcon|SSBB}} '''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''': A [[Past Stage|returning stage]] from ''Brawl'' that remains unchanged.

===={{forwiiu}}====

*'''[[Gamer]]''': A new stage based on the minigame ''Gamer'' from ''Game & Wario''. The stage takes place on 9-Volt's desk, where his mother 5-Volt acts as a stage hazard. When 5-Volt looks at the fighters, a beam of light is sent to them and damages them for 20% with high knockback. Fighters can avoid this by hiding behind objects. She can appear from the doorway, window, TV, or, if the stage is set a certain way she will appear from a gaming pad or picture from an easel. Fake-outs can also appear. The layout of the stage changes each time the stage is played.

*'''WarioWare, Inc.''': Taken directly out from ''Brawl''. It plays on WarioWare Inc in the 3DS version and Gamer in the Wii U version.

*'''WarioWare, Inc. Medley''': Taken directly out from ''Brawl''. This medley plays on the Gamer stage in the Wii U version.

*'''Ashley's Theme [JP]''': Taken directly from ''Brawl''. It plays on WarioWare Inc. in the 3DS version of the Japanese release and on Gamer in the Wii U version of all releases.

*'''Ashley's Theme [EN]''': Taken directly from ''Brawl''. It plays on WarioWare Inc. in the 3DS version of the English release and on Gamer in the Wii U version of all releases.

*'''Ashley's Song JP Ver.2 ''' A new remix of Ashley's song. This version has a tone similar to the original source material. This song is only found in the Japanese versions of ''Super Smash Bros. For Wii U'' and plays on the Gamer stage.

*'''Ruins''': A song from ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' It appears in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza during the paint portion. It plays on Gamer.

*'''Gamer''': This song comes directly from the minigame ''Gamer'' from ''Game & Wario''. It is an ominous tune that plays on the television screen while the player is trying to play microgames on the Wii U Gamepad. This song plays on the Gamer stage.

==Games with elements from or in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

===''Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins''===

Wario debuted in this game.  

===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===

In ''Brawl'', Wario's forward smash is his signature shoulder bash, which originated from this game. This was removed in ''Smash 4''.

===''Virtual Boy Wario Land''===

The ''Tiny Wario'' sticker is from this game.

===''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''===

Wario, who is playable in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', is dressed in his ''WarioWare'' outfit, which was first seen in this game. Wario's neutral special, [[Chomp]], is based on a single microgame called ''Hot Dog Hog''. In addition, the stage WarioWare is based off not only several "Microgames" seen in this game, but also the pig elevator in this game. Kat & Ana, whose first appearances were in this game, appear as an [[Assist Trophy]] together in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''. The Wario & Bike and Mona & Moped sticker come from the original game, while five other stickers are from the GameCube port.

===''Wario World''===

Wario's neutral jab, up smash headbutt, forward throw (back throw in ''Brawl''), down throw ground pound, and ''Wario World Symbol'' sticker come from this game. Wario's custom ''Inhaling Chomp'' is loosely based on Hyper Suction from this game as well.

===''WarioWare: Twisted!''===

Wario's Final Smash, Wario-Man, originated from this game.

===''WarioWare: Touched!''===

Ashley, a lonely teenage witch who first appears in ''Touched'', is an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and has a theme song from ''WarioWare: Touched!'' that was remade specifically for ''Brawl''.

Two of the microgames appear (slightly altered) in Wario's home stage, WarioWare, Inc. Eight stickers are from this game.

===''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===

All of the voice samples of Assist Trophy Kat & Ana and of Wario's responses in the WarioWare, Inc. stage are lifted directly from this game. Three stickers are from this game.

===''Wario Land: Shake it''===

Wario's crawling animation and Ruins's theme are found in this game.

===''Game & Wario''===

Gamer, a minigame in ''Game & Wario'' appears as an stage in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. Additionally 5-volt reprises her role as in ''Game & Wario''.

*While Wario's victory theme clearly matches the beginning of the Stonecarving City theme from ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', it is debatable as to which came first. ''Super Smash Bros Brawl'' was released on January 31, 2008, while ''Shake It'' was released on July 24, 2008, meaning that ''Shake It'' was most likely still in development at the time of ''Brawl's'' release. It is probable that Wario's victory theme was pulled from ''Shake It'' before its actual release.

==External links==

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