History Characters / WarioAndWaluigi

** Wario started out far crazier looking, had long [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N5jYnnyIB68/hqdefault.jpg sleeves]], and would constantly drool in the commercials.

** The ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' [[AllThereInTheManual manual]] says that all the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood garlic]] he eats scares off any germs that would cause tooth decay. Any plaque that's brave enough to stay there, he himself eats.

'''Spinoff series:''' ''Characters/YoshisIsland'' | ''Characters/LuigisMansion'' | ''Characters/MarioGolf'' | ''Characters/MarioTennis'' | ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker'' | ''Characters/DonkeyKong'' [[Characters/DonkeyKong series]] ([[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]]) | ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' [[Characters/{{Wario}} series]] ('''Wario and Waluigi''')\\

* SequentialBoss: The fight against him in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand26GoldenCoins'' consists of three phases; during the second and third, he uses a carrot and a fire flower to power himself up.

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* GroundPound: One of his signature moves since his debut.

** The ''Mario Tennis'' series usually associates Wario with the RecurringRiff from ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'', specifically "Out of the Woods."

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even though Wario loves anything gold, he was more than happy to let Lulu take off with a golden pot he stole in ''WarioWare Gold'', after she reveals to him that it was a in fact a chamberpot.

* CatchPhrase:

* TheArtifact: The only ''Wario'' title he appears in is ''[=WarioWare Gold=]'', and he's only really there because that game's amiibo Sketch feature is compatible with his figure (in addition to the scores of other characters it's also compatible with). Despite this, he still tends to be considered a ''Wario'' character due to his association with Wario in the ''Mario'' spin-offs. Averted in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' though, since it classifies him as a ''Mario'' universe character rather than a ''Wario'' one.

* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Wario is so successful as a treasure hunter and game maker that he could probably ''buy'' all of Diamond City... if only he could manage money to save his life. If Wario isn't motivated by simple greed at the start of a journey, it's probably because he's squandered all the profit from the previous one.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Early English-language advertisements depicted him with a voice strongly resembling that of Creator/PaulWinchell, particularly as [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Dick Dastardly]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Gargamel.]]
* NominalHero: When he’s not an outright VillainProtagonist he’s this. PetTheDog and JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments aside, he’s very selfish and only helps people if he’s rewarded for it.
* OddFriendship: With Toadette apparently, if their team name in ''Mario Party 6'' is anything to go by. He also forms one with Goodstyle in ''Master Of Disguise''.
** He has one with Link from Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7N8__FakOk commercial.]]

* SpeechImpediment: In VideoGame/WarioLand4, he stutters constantly. This was dropped in later appearances.

* TookALevelInJerkass: ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' has him in his most villainous role since ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins Super Mario Land 2]]''. His role [[spoiler:as Wario Deluxe]] in ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' also has him actively antagonizing ''the player''.

* VerbalTic: there is the trademark "Waah" we all know, but Creator/CharlesMartinet began a habit of having Wario randomly blow raspberries while playing the character (alongside Mario and Luigi) on social media, which has in turn, started to appear as a tic when he voices him more recently, such as ''Wario Ware: Gold's'' intro.

* VillainRespect: As [[spoiler:Wario Deluxe]], he gives players this reaction for completing his microgames in ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'', though usually in the form of a BackhandedCompliment.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: In the ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' series, where he's the head of [=WarioWare Inc.=] and regularly refuses to play his employees making the games for him.

* VillainRespect: As [[spoiler:Wario Deluxe]], he gives players this reaction for completing his microgames in ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'', though usually in the form of a StealthInsult.

* {{Irony}}: For someone who eats copious amounts of garlic, he has a Kurokyura as his [[TheDragon right hand man]] during the Super Mario (Kodansha manga)'s adaptation of ''Super Mario Land 2'', even though vampires hate garlic.

* EvilCounterpart: To Luigi. Both of them feel like their stuck in the shadow of someone else -- Mario to Luigi, and just about everyone else to Waluigi. The difference is that Luigi can be a CowardlyLion when he needs to be, and still acts heroic in spite of worrying about his place in the world. Waluigi, meanwhile, feels like he has to take his problems out of everyone else.

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Japanese ads), James H. Sawyer Sr. (American ads for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'', ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'', ''Wario Blast: Featuring VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}!'', and ''VideoGame/VirtualBoyWarioLand'') Thomas Spindler (''Mario Kart 64'', Japanese version; ''BS Excitebike'', ''Mario Party 1-2'', ''Mario Kart Super Circuit''), Creator/CharlesMartinet (English, 1996-2023), '''Kevin Afghani''' (English, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Move It!'']], Gerardo Alonso (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Get It Together!''), Hironori Kondō (Japanese, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Frédéric Souterelle (French, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'')

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Japanese ads), James H. Sawyer Sr. (American ads for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'', ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'', ''Wario Blast: Featuring VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}!'', and ''VideoGame/VirtualBoyWarioLand'') Thomas Spindler (''Mario Kart 64'', Japanese version; ''BS Excitebike'', ''Mario Party 1-2'', ''Mario Kart Super Circuit''), '''Creator/CharlesMartinet''' (English, 1996-2023), Gerardo Alonso (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Get It Together!''), Hironori Kondō (Japanese, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Frédéric Souterelle (French, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'')

* {{Acrofatic}}: Still capable of feats of agility/acrobatics despite being fatter than Mario. As Mario'sEvilCounterpart, Wario tends to emphasize feats relating to horizontal speed over vertical jumping distance, whereas Mario is known for his verticality.

'''Crossovers:''' ''Characters/PunchOut'' | ''Characters/SuperSmashBros'' | ''Characters/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames'' | ''Characters/{{Skylanders}}'' | ''Characters/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle''\\

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Japanese ads), James H. Sawyer Sr. (American ads for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'', ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'', ''Wario Blast: Featuring VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}!'', and ''VideoGame/VirtualBoyWarioLand'') Thomas Spindler (''Mario Kart 64'', Japanese version; ''BS Excitebike'', ''Mario Party 1-2'', ''Mario Kart Super Circuit''), '''Creator/CharlesMartinet''', Gerardo Alonso (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Get It Together!''), Hironori Kondō (Japanese, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold''), Frédéric Souterelle (French, ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'')

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CharlesMartinet

* CoolBike: As mentioned above, Wario drives one in the ''[=WarioWare=]'' series.
* CoolCar: ''Wario Land 4'' gives him a pretty mean purple car that looks a lot like a Cadillac. It also serves as his EvilCounterpart, Wario tends to emphasize feats relating to horizontal speed over vertical jumping distance, whereas Mario is known for his verticality.
* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Wario is so successful a treasure hunter and game maker that he could probably ''buy'' all of Diamond City... if only he could manage money to save his life. If Wario isn't motivated by simple greed at the start of a journey, it's probably because he's squandered all the profit from the previous one.

* ShockAndAwe: When he's not using his [[{{Fartillery}} body gasses]], this is Wario's go-to power of choice, especially in ''VideoGame/MarioTennis''. Unfortunately, the lightning doesn't always work in his favor, if his Bogey animation in Mario Golf World Tour is anything to go by. ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' sees him using lightning [[spoiler:to obfuscate the control hints as Wario Deluxe in the final stage]].

* VocalEvolution

* {{Acrofatic}}: Still capable of feats of agility/acrobatics despite being fatter than Mario. As Mario'se final boss in ''3'', which can kill him and give him a Game Over... though this only sends him back to the world map).

* CompleteImmortality: In ''Wario Land II'' and ''3'', he cannot be killed by any means (all except for Rudy, thsignature vehicle in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash''.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Still capable of feats of agility/acrobatics despite being fatter than Mario. As Mario's EvilCounterpart, Wario tends to emphasize feats relating to horizontal speed over vertical jumping distance, whereas Mario is known for his verticality.

* CompleteImmortality: In ''Wario Land II'' and ''3'', he cannot be killed by any means (all except for Rudy, the final boss in ''3'', which can kill him and give him a Game Over... though this only sends him back to the world map).
* CoolBike: As mentioned above, Wario drives one in the ''[=WarioWare=]'' series.
* CoolCar: ''Wario Land 4'' gives him a pretty mean purple car that looks a lot like a Cadillac. It also serves as his signature vehicle in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash''.

** Wario gets a more traditional one in ''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together!'' He uses another one made from a golf bag in ''Mario Golf: Super Rush''.

** Another quirk of Wario's voice is that how deep it is seems to depend on context. In games where Wario appears without Waluigi, such as the platformers and ''[=WarioWare=]'' titles, it tends to be only a bit more deep and gravelly than Mario's voice. In games where Wario ''and'' Waluigi appear, such as sports and party games, Wario's voice tends to be deeper to better contrast with Waluigi's. ''Gold'' seemingly features both interpretations, with Wario switching from his higher-pitched solo voice to a deeper voice more reminiscient of his sports games voice [[spoiler:when he becomes Wario Deluxe]].