Wario
Wario is a character in Nintendo's Mario series. He was Mario's evil counterpart in the early games.
He first appeared in Super Mario Land 2 for the Game Boy as an antagonist who stole Mario's castle. Then Wario started appearing in his own series of games which include:
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy)
- Wario Land 2 (Game Boy)
- Wario Land 3 (Game Boy Color)
- Wario Land 4 (Game Boy Advance)
- Wario Ware Inc, Mega Microgame$ (Game Boy Advance)
- Wario World (GameCube)
- Wario Ware Inc, Mega Party Game$! (GameCube)
Wario also appears as a secondary character in Mario games such as:
- Mario Golf
- Mario Tennis, Mario Power Tennis
- The Mario Party series
- The Mario Kart series
Wario also appears as an antagonist in Wario's Woods, and as Bomberman's immediate rival in Wario Blast.
The name "Wario" can be taken to be a blending of Mario's own name with the Japanese adjective warui (悪い) meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Mario". In America, the name is often seen as being a play on the word "war" and the fact that the letter "W" resembles an upside down "M."
The antagonist in Wrecking Crew (which was released before Super Mario Land 2), "Mr. Spike," is believed by some to have been the same person as Wario, so Wario's last name is believed by those to be Spike.
Wario is apparently very greedy and is well known for it.
See also
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