History NightmareFuel / WarioWorld

** Some of the standard enemies in Wonky Circus also qualify. The gatorbabies look off-putting and then there's the cage beasts. This small cage, not much bigger than Wario holds an unseen beast that's clearly too big to fit. When Wario gets close, we see two glowing eyes in the cage and a pair of burly lion arms pop out. after the first hit, its legs burst out the bottom. And that's [[NothingIsScarier all we see of it.]]

* Though the fight with the Evil Black Jewel isn't the scariest itself, its introduction is plenty freaky. The Jewel comes out of its chest and suddenly sends Wario back to the center of the hub world, which itself is falling apart and whose sky's colors are inverted, lending to an ominous atmosphere. When Wario regains his bearings, he actually looks shocked that these worlds he visited are being destroyed.

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/f/f4/Mean_Emcee.png/141px-Mean_Emcee.png Mean Emcee]], while looking like a Klasky-Csupo drawing of Film/TheMask, makes really unnerving speech and screaming sounds. This, on top of his fast, erratic actions and animations, makes him a prime example of "cartoonish" [[UnintentionalUncannyValley gone horrifyingly wrong]].

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/f/f4/Mean_Emcee.png/141px-Mean_Emcee.png Mean Emcee]], while looking like a Klasky-Csupo drawing of Film/TheMask, makes really unnerving speech and screaming sounds. This, on top of his fast, erratic actions and animations, makes him a prime example of "cartoonish" [[UncannyValley gone horrifyingly wrong]].
** And the level leading up to it. "Mirror Mansion" can be creepy as well. The music for the first half of the level gives off mysterious, strange world vibes. Then there's the music for the second half of the level.... the enemies look just as weird. Let's list them shall we? You got big guys with clubs and these creepy looking masks, puppets, Birds are now wearing these creepy looking hoods with blank soulless eyes, magicians in straightjacket with some [[UncannyValley odd-looking clown-like faces of their own]], and ghosts that can only be seen in the mirrors.

* Though the fight with the Evil Black Jewel isn't the scariest itself, it's more so [[spoiler:the introduction when the Jewel comes out and suddenly sends Wario back to the center of the hub world, which itself is falling apart and now has a dawnish background. When Wario comes out, he actually looks shocked that these worlds he visited are being destroyed.]] It's one of those small moments in games that have that creepy atmosphere.

* Dual Dragon. A giant two-headed dragon that breathes fire at Wario and tries to eat him. Not to mention those big eyes and [[{{Slasher Smile}} evil-looking grins]].

* Almost every boss looks like something out of a fever dream but what's worse are the [[HellIsThatNoise noises they make.]] Special mentions go to Sandworm's pained cries and ''every'' noise that comes out of DinoMighty.

* A number of the bosses have designs like out of a fever dream but what's worse are the [[HellIsThatNoise noises they make.]]

** And the level leading up to it. "Mirror Mansion" can be creepy as well. The music for the first half of the level gives off mysterious, strange world vibes. Then there's the music for the second half of the level.... the enemies look just as weird. Let's list them shall we? You got big guys with clubs and these creepy looking masks, puppets, Birds are now wearing these creepy looking hoods with blank soulless eyes, and ghosts that can only be seen in the mirrors

* The Winter Windster is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is minuscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being [[InflatingBodyGag inflated]] and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull
* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/f/f4/Mean_Emcee.png/141px-Mean_Emcee.png Mean Emcee]], while looking like a Matt Groening drawing of the Mask, makes really unnerving speech and screaming sounds. This, on top of his actions and animations, makes him a prime example of "cartoonish" [[UncannyValley gone horrifyingly wrong]].

* [=DinoMighty=] is disturbing for other reasons. A Godzilla-sized gecko/dinosaur thing... [[FanDisservice in a bikini]].
** Though the fact she mainly attacks with [[NightmareRetardant belly-flops and butt-slams]] may lessen the disturbing factor.

* Though the fight with the Evil Black Jewel isn't the scariest itself, it's more so [[spoiler: the introduction when the Jewel comes out and suddenly sends Wario back to the center of the hub world, which itself is falling apart and now has a dawnish background. When Wario comes out he actually looks shocked that these worlds he visited are being destroyed.]] It's one of those small moments in games that have that creepy atmosphere.

This game really doesn't fit in with the bright cheeriness of the Nintendo universe. At all.

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/69/Terrible_Portrait.PNG Terrible Portaits]] are minibosses consisting of frames with ghoulish faces in them. The two side frames produce long white arms to cast spells with.

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/b/bd/Brawl_Doll.png Brawl Doll]] is a haunted doll resembling an angel. It hovers around attacking you, it spins its head backwards, and it laughs and screams in an echoing baby voice.
* [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/7b/Clown-a-Round.png Clown-A-Round]] looks innocent and harmless enough... until you knock his head off. This reveals a face (with a creepy grin and huge purple lips) where a neck should be. The heads will bounce around and attack you, too. They even explode when attacked.
* The Winter Windster is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is minuscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull
* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/f/f4/Mean_Emcee.png/141px-Mean_Emcee.png Mean Emcee]], while looking like a Matt Groening drawing of the Mask, makes really unnerving speech and screaming sounds. This, on top of his actions and animations, makes him a prime example of "cartoonish" gone horrifyingly wrong.

** and the level leading up to it. "Mirror Mansion" can be creepy as well. the music for the first half of the level gives off mysterious, strange world vibes. then there's the music for the second half of the level.... the enemies look just as weird. Let's list them shall we? you got big guys with clubs and these creepy looking masks, puppets, Birds are now wearing these creepy looking hoods with blank soulless eyes, and ghosts that can only be seen in the mirrors

* Dual Dragon. A giant two-headed dragon that breathes fire at Wario and tries to eat him. Not to mention those big eyes and [[{{Slasher Smile}} evil-looking grins]]. *shudder*

* The Winter Windster, as seen in the adjacent image, is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is minuscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull

* [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/7b/Clown-a-Round.png Clown-A-Round]] looks innocent and harmless enough... until you knock his head off. This reveals a face (with a creepy grin and purple five o'clock shadow) where a neck should be. The heads will bounce around and attack you, too. They even explode when attacked.

* The Winter Windster, as seen in the image to the right, is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is minuscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull

[[caption-width-right:350:A rather ''[[{{Pun}} chilling]]'' encounter for a Wario game.]]

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/67/Winter_Windster.png Winter Windster]] is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is minuscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/67/Winter_Windster.png Winter Windster]] is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is miniscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes. For added horror, you can impale its head on the spikes if you piledrive it with one skull

* [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/7b/Clown-a-Round.png Clown-A-Round]] looks innocent and harmless enough... until you knock his head off. This reveals a face (with a creepy grin and purple five o'clock shadow) where a neck should be. The heads will bounce around and attack you, too.
* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/67/Winter_Windster.png Winter Windster]] is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is miniscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that leads to Wario being inflated and propelled towards icy spikes.

* Though the fight with the Evil Black Jewel isn't the scariest itself, it's more so [[spoiler: the introduction when the Jewel comes out and suddenly sends Wario back to the center of the hub world, which itself is falling apart and now has a dawnish background. When Wario comes out he actually looks shocked that these worlds he visited are being destroyed.]] It's a rather one of those small moments in games that have that creepy atmosphere.

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/69/Terrible_Portrait.PNG Terrible Portaits]] are minibosses consisting of frames with ghoulish faces in them. The two side frames produce long white arms to cast spells with.

* The [[http://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/67/Winter_Windster.png Winter Windster]] is an abomination with a gigantic cherubic head and anime hair. Its skin is blue and it has a red nose. Its body, however, is miniscule, and one of its attacks is the "evil eye", a red-eyed glare that freezes Wario solid.