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''Wario: Master of Disguise'' is a PuzzlePlatformer developed by Suzak, published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and released in 2007 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.

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''Wario: Master of Disguise'' is a PuzzlePlatformer developed by Suzak, published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and released in 2007 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.
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* FlightIsTheFinalPower: The final disguise Wario learns is Wicked Wario, which gives him the clothes of a winged devil and allows him to fly upward, while an upgrade allows him to move sideways during flight. Both skills are obtained in the penultimate chapter.

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* MusicalSpoiler: At the end of the seventh episode, there's a cutscene of Count Cannoli talking to an offscreen character. However, the music playing during the cutscene is [[spoiler:Carpaccio's theme]].



* NonIndicativeName: The Superfantastical Money Tree, one of the game's treasures.
--> "Sure, it sounds fancy. But it's just a plant. A boring old potted plant. Slap anyone who tries to tell you otherwise."

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The Superfantastical Money Tree, one of the game's treasures.
--> ---> "Sure, it sounds fancy. But it's just a plant. A boring old potted plant. Slap anyone who tries to tell you otherwise.""
** [[spoiler:The Wishstone. It doesn't actually grant a wish, it's a SealedEvilInACan, and by assembling it, the demon Terrormisu is unsealed]].
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* LuckBasedMission: The [[BrutalBonusLevel special episodes]] have you track down chest after chest [[TimedMission under a time limit]]. The thing is, the timer doesn't stop during the chest minigames, so how much leeway you have depends on what minigame you get. Lotsa Dots will be over in an instant if you're good at it, but Trash It will eat about a full half minute bo matter what.

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* LuckBasedMission: The [[BrutalBonusLevel special episodes]] have you track down chest after chest [[TimedMission under a time limit]]. The thing is, the timer doesn't stop during the chest minigames, so how much leeway you have depends on what minigame you get. Lotsa Dots will be over in an instant if you're good at it, but Trash It will eat about a full half minute bo no matter what.
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* LuckBasedMission: The [[BrutalBonusLevel special episodes]] have you track down chest after chest [[TimedMission under a time limit]]. The thing is, the timer doesn't stop during the chest minigames, so how much leeway you have depends on what minigame you get. Lotsa Dots will be over in an instant if you're good at it, but Trash It will eat about a full half minute bo matter what.
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* GambitPileup: Wario and Carpaccio are after the Wishstone, while Count Cannoli keeps trying to get Goodstyle back. [[spoiler:In reality, Carpaccio wants to prevent the Wishstone from being restored because he knows it is actually a SealedEvilInACan, and Tiaramisu helps Wario because her true form is the sealed demon in question. Meanwhile, Goodstyle is TheChessmaster who got Wario involved to begin with so he defeats Terrormisu for good once she is unsealed]].

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* GambitPileup: Wario and Carpaccio are after the Wishstone, while Count Cannoli keeps trying to get Goodstyle back.back, and Carpaccio offers him to join forces only to ditch him when things don't work out. A mysterious character named Tiaramisu appears late into the story and gives Wario advice for unknown reasons. [[spoiler:In reality, Carpaccio wants to prevent the Wishstone from being restored because he knows it is actually a SealedEvilInACan, and Tiaramisu helps Wario because her true form is the sealed demon in question. Meanwhile, Goodstyle is TheChessmaster who got Wario involved to begin with so he defeats Terrormisu for good once she is unsealed]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the final level, there's a room with a portrait of a beautiful lady in it, and when you turn into Genius Wario, her face changes and she looks homely. [[spoiler:As you learn in the final showdown, this is Tiaramisu's true form, the demon Terrormisu. The beautiful face is her mask, which falls off at the end of the fight to reveal the homely face to be the real one]].

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* TheComputerShallTauntYou: If you mess up as Arty Wario, he draws poop, which becomes animate and runs away as a failure sound effect plays, which initially looks like this trope. However, it turns out the poop [[LethalJokeItem does high damage to enemies]], and is in fact required to fight the boss of Episode 7.



* LethalJokeItem: Arty Wario draws poop when he messes up. At first this looks like the game is just making fun of you. Then you realize it damages any enemies it hits, and it's pretty strong to boot. It's also required against the boss of Episode 7.

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* LethalJokeItem: Arty Wario draws poop when he messes up. At first this looks like [[TheComputerShallTauntYou the game is just making fun of you.you]]. Then you realize it damages any enemies it hits, and it's pretty strong to boot. It's also required against the boss of Episode 7.
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* GambitPileup: Wario and Carpaccio are after the Wishstone, while Count Cannoli keeps trying to get Goodstyle back. [[spoiler:In reality, Carpaccio wants to prevent the Wishstone from being restored because he knows it is actually a SealedEvilInACan, and Tiaramisu helps Wario because her true form is the sealed demon in question. Meanwhile, Goodstyle is TheChessmaster who got Wario involved to begin with so he defeats Terrormisu for good once she is unsealed]].


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* PoorCommunicationKills: After learning at the beginning of the finale that Wario [[spoiler:still believed the Wishstone was ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, Carpaccio had a few chances to inform him before he obtained the last fragment that this wasn't the case and it was actually a SealedEvilInACan. [[DownplayedTrope However]], he probably figured that Wario wouldn't believe him anyway]].

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* FluffyTheTerrible: A quite literal example [[ImpliedTrope implied]] in Fluffy the Dolphin's profile:
-->A young Dolphinian with succession rights to the throne. Expect a fierce bout of regicide when the magic day finally comes.
* FlunkyBoss: Ka-Bloom summons Seed Weeds during their fight, and Stuffy the 64th spawns Fluffy the Dolphin.



%%* GhostLegLottery: Appears as a minigame that can be played from a chest.

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%%* * GhostLegLottery: Appears as One of the chest minigames consists of a minigame maze of lines, with a gem at the central exit that can be played from Wario must reach. The player must draw lines so Wario follows a chest.path to the gem. Late game, the puzzles feature explosive red lines that will cause an instant loss if Wario runs into them, forcing the player to design a path avoiding them.


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* SayingTooMuch: A unique example in that it has to happen twice before it actually gets the character in question into trouble. After the Sphinx gives Wario the information he promised, Wario mentions that the museum's previous visitor was a thief, alarming the Sphinx. But it's not until Wario then lets it slip that ''he'' is a thief as well that the Sphinx refuses to allow him to leave, requiring him to solve three riddles first.

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* DoorSlamsYou: Sarcopha Guys attack you this way, suddenly opening and closing their coffins when you're in range.



* EnemyMine: Count Cannoli teams up with Carpaccio during the late game, but the latter calls off the alliance after the former fails to prevent Wario from storming the laboratory.



* GameplayAndStorySegregation: [[DownplayedTrope Very slightly]]. During the cutscene before the race against Carpaccio, he takes a head start, after which Wario calls him on it before running over to catch up, but when gameplay resumes, he's still at the very beginning of his lane.



* LethalJokeItem: Arty Wario draws poop when he messes up. At first this looks like the game is just making fun of you. Then you realize it damages any enemies it hits, and it's pretty strong to boot.

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* LethalJokeItem: Arty Wario draws poop when he messes up. At first this looks like the game is just making fun of you. Then you realize it damages any enemies it hits, and it's pretty strong to boot. It's also required against the boss of Episode 7.

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* BrickJoke: Galley Cat's profile says he's a new crewman "eager to serve the ship's guests". Meanwhile, Pushy Cat is an embittered veteran crewman who hates his job. And the last line in his profile? "He gripes about the eager new guy under his breath".



* BrickJoke: Galley Cat's profile says he's a new crewman "eager to serve the ship's guests". Meanwhile, Pushy Cat is an embittered veteran crewman who hates his job. And the last line in his profile? "He gripes about the eager new guy under his breath".
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* BrickJoke: Galley Cat's profile says he's a new crewman "eager to serve the ship's guests". Meanwhile, Pushy Cat is an embittered veteran crewman who hates his job. And the last line in his profile? "He gripes about the eager new guy under his breath".
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* UnstoppableRage: Stuffy the 5th, according to his profile:
-->"The fifth king of the Dolphinian empire had a short yet troubled reign, so his people commemorated him with this angry, angry statue".
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* DevelopersForesight: In several instances, the dialogues for Wario encountering an obstacle (usually a gate) and using the appropriate item to get past it are designed to flow perfectly one into the other, just in case you went and picked up the required item before triggering the cutscene where Wario first sees the obstacle.

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* DevelopersForesight: In several instances, the dialogues dialogue for Wario encountering an obstacle (usually a gate) and the dialogue for him using the appropriate item to get past it are designed to flow perfectly one into the other, just in case you went and picked up the required item before triggering the cutscene where Wario first sees the obstacle.
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* DevelopersForesight: In several instances, the dialogues for Wario encountering an obstacle (usually a gate) and using the appropriate item to get past it are designed to flow perfectly one into the other, just in case you went and picked up the required item before triggering the cutscene where Wario first sees the obstacle.


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* UnexpectedShmupLevel: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Sweatmore Peak. While you can switch to other disguises as needed, you'll spend most of the level in submarine form, torpedoing and dodging enemies, obstacles and projectiles.

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* ContinuityNod: [[AllThereInTheManual In the game's manual]], Wario refers to himself as a [[VideoGame/WarioWare famous video game designer]] when talking about saving and auto-saving. %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Carpaccio, as well as Count Cannoli.

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* ContinuityNod: [[AllThereInTheManual In the game's manual]], Wario refers to himself as a [[VideoGame/WarioWare famous video game designer]] when talking about saving and auto-saving. %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Carpaccio, as well as
* CorruptCorporateExecutive:
** Carpaccio is the owner of a company named Sigil Securities. He is also a thief.
--->"We're hard at work watching your back... That way it's easier to pick your pocket!"
** [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with
Count Cannoli.Cannoli, who is said to own "International Evil Concerns, Inc".


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* ScrewTheRulesTheyBrokeThemFirst: You can use this trope in the race against Carpaccio. Your lane is rigged with plenty of obstacles while his is not-- unless you turn into Arty Wario and cheat back by placing blocks in front of him.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Ka-Bloom's description ends in this trope: "It symbolizes death. And bad cooking".



* FrictionlessIce: The ice in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Sneezemore Cave]] is so slippery that Wario cannot stop sliding once he walks on it until he gets off of it.

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* FrictionlessIce: The ice in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Sneezemore Cave]] is so slippery that Wario cannot stop sliding once he walks on it until he gets off of it. His dragon costume is immune to this, though.


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* LethalJokeItem: Arty Wario draws poop when he messes up. At first this looks like the game is just making fun of you. Then you realize it damages any enemies it hits, and it's pretty strong to boot.
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* PuzzleBoss: The Sphinx. Instead of fighting you directly, you must answer three riddles in a row. Fail any of them, and Wario is killed instantly.

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* PuzzleBoss: The Sphinx. Instead of fighting bosses in this game require you directly, to switch between disguises and use your powers in various ways to hit their weak spots or counter their attacks. The bottom left corner of the top screen hints as to which disguise you need at the moment, but you must answer three riddles in a row. Fail any of them, and Wario is killed instantly.still figure out how to use it against the boss.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The treasure "Scones od Sadness". They were baked with loving care... for someone who turned out to be allergic to scones.

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* ShaggyDogStory: The treasure "Scones od of Sadness". They were baked with loving care... for someone who turned out to be allergic to scones.

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* AnimeHair: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with the treasure "Pompadour of Legend", which is stated to stretch "almost nineteen feet in length". It also purportedly has an inner pocket with room for "loose change or small pets".



* BottomlessMagazines:
** Cosmic Wario's RayGun never runs out of shots.
** [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] with the treasure "Forever Tissue Box", which never runs out of tissues. The description claims this makes it a perfect gift for people with allergies or for "wussy little crybabies who sob during films when puppies get lost and have to wander home".



* ExplosiveBreeder: Seed Weeds constantly scatter seeds that immediately sprout into more Seed Weeds.



* FourLeafClover: One of the treasures is a seven leaf clover. The description claims it blows four leaf clovers out of the water, and warns you to "try not to explode with luckiness".



* MiniMook: The mini Munchelangelos in the third episode.

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* MiniMook: The mini Munchelangelos in the third episode.a



* OldShame: The treasure "Failed Teenage Romance Diary" is stated to contain memories of failed romances, and the description even ends saying "you can relive the awkwardness of yesteryear... today!"



* ShaggyDogStory: The treasure "Scones od Sadness". They were baked with loving care... for someone who turned out to be allergic to scones.



** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with the treasure "Forever X-Ray Glasses". According to its description, they let you see through literally everything... So you end up seeing nothing at all.

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** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with the treasure "Forever X-Ray Glasses". According to its the description, they these glasses let you see through literally everything... So you end up seeing nothing at all.

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* BreatherEpisode: The sixth episode, technically. Ka-Bloom, the boss of this episode, has no connection to the plot or to any other characters. They're simply a wild creature protecting their home, and the Wishstone fragment was only in their possession because the pharaoh left it there for safekeeping.



* ChestMonster: Some of the chests are fakes. When Wario comes close, they reveal their single eyeball and then start jumping around. This typically makes getting all chests in a single run-through of a level impossible since it always replaces a random chest.

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* ChestMonster: Some of the chests are fakes.fakes, known as [[PunnyName Treasure Pests]]. When Wario comes close, they reveal their single eyeball and then start jumping around. This typically makes getting all chests in a single run-through of a level impossible since it always replaces a random chest.



* PunnyName: A lot of the enemies' names are this. Spoonatic ("spoon" + "lunatic"), [=DaVincheese=] ("Da Vinci" + "cheese"), Ramenses II ("Ramses II" + "ramen"), Snackeral ("snack" + "mackerel"), and Sarcopha Guy ("sarcophagus" + "guy"), to name a few.

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* PunnyName: PunnyName:
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A lot of the enemies' names are this. Spoonatic ("spoon" + "lunatic"), [=DaVincheese=] ("Da Vinci" + "cheese"), Ramenses II ("Ramses II" + "ramen"), Snackeral ("snack" + "mackerel"), and Sarcopha Guy ("sarcophagus" + "guy"), to name a few.few.
** The bosses mostly avert this, with the exception of Ka-Bloom, a flower that attacks with explosive seeds.
* PuzzleBoss: The Sphinx. Instead of fighting you directly, you must answer three riddles in a row. Fail any of them, and Wario is killed instantly.



%%* ReflectingLaser: Cosmic Wario's upgrade gives him this.

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%%* * ReflectingLaser: Cosmic Wario's upgrade gives him this.makes his lasers bounce off walls.



* UseYourHead: Wario attempts this on a heavy door in the fourth episode, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome and only succeeds in hurting himself]]. He learned his lesson; during the next episode, he encounters another door and reassures Goodstyle that he won't try forcing it open this time.



* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The deceptively serene Allergia Gardens, played in Episode 10. It is here where the last fragment of the Wishstone is found and, once Wario finds it and the treasured relic is assembled, [[spoiler:Tiaramisu reveals her evil side and serves as the FinalBoss]].

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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The deceptively serene Allergia Gardens, played in Episode 10. It is here where the last fragment of the Wishstone is found and, once Wario finds it and the treasured treasurede relic is assembled, [[spoiler:Tiaramisu reveals her evil side and serves as the FinalBoss]].



* WombLevel: In the fourth episode, Carpaccio turns into a giant bubble creature and swallows Wario. The ensuing boss fight takes place inside of him.



* XRayVision: Genius Wario can see otherwise invisible doors and objects.

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* XRayVision: XRayVision:
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Genius Wario can see otherwise invisible doors and objects.objects.
** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with the treasure "Forever X-Ray Glasses". According to its description, they let you see through literally everything... So you end up seeing nothing at all.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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