History Trivia / Wario

* WordOfSaintPaul: In fact, multiple! One of Wario's voice actors, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist"[[note]]German for OhCrap[[/note]], not "D'oh, I missed!". Longtime Mario-universe voice actor Creator/CharlesMartinet, however, [[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1324696764721541121 claims]] he was the one who said it, and that it indeed was "D'oh, I missed."

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Wario's attributes stem from the limitations of the original UsefulNotes/GameBoy, which struggled with fast-paced precision platforming of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' because of ScreenCrunch and other factors. Wario's FoeTossingCharge SignatureMove and lack of verticality prevents the player from constantly having to make [[LeapOfFaith Leaps Of Faith]]. Wario's {{Greed}} is the InUniverse explanation for the games emphasizing collecting coins and treasures and achieving HundredPercentCompletion (which worked better with the Game Boy's limitations than common PlatformGame tropes like the DeathCourse).

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Wario's attributes stem from the limitations of the original UsefulNotes/GameBoy, which struggled with fast-paced precision platforming of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' because of ScreenCrunch and other factors. Wario's FoeTossingCharge SignatureMove and lack of verticality prevents the player from constantly having to make [[LeapOfFaith Leaps Of Faith]]. Wario's {{Greed}} is the InUniverse explanation for the games emphasizing collecting coins and treasures and achieving HundredPercentCompletion (which worked better with the Game Boy's limitatopms than common PlatformGame tropes like the DeathCourse).

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Wario's attributes stem from the limitations of the original UsefulNotes/GameBoy, which struggled with fast-paced precision platforming of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' because of ScreenCrunch and other factors. Wario's FoeTossingCharge SignatureMove and lack of verticality prevents the player from constantly having to make [[LeapOfFaith Leaps Of Faith]]. Wario's {{Greed}} is the InUniverse explanation for the games emphasizing collecting coins and treasures and achieving HundredPercentCompletion (which worked better with the Game Boy's limitattiosn than common platform tropes like the DeathCourse).

* ExiledFromContinuity: Despite being part of the ''Mario'' franchise, none of the characters from either of Wario's titles have made many appearances in the ''Mario'' franchise and are barely acknowledged in the Mario titles (The only Mario titles to feature Wario characters being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'', which features characters from ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', which has a costume based on VideoGame/WarioWare's Ashley). Likewise, there is also Waluigi, who despite being Wario's most prominent partner in the ''Mario'' titles, isn't even so much as acknowledged in the ''Wario'' series (outside of receiving an Amiibo painting in ''[=WarioWare=] Gold''). While it's not clear as to why this is the case, most speculate that it's due to the Mario and Wario franchises being handled by entirely different teams with no crossover between them.

* FandomLifeCycle: Strangely, despite being a sub-franchise of the media giant that is ''Mario'', the ''Wario'' franchise has hovered between Stages 1 and 2. Despite many of the games selling at least a million copies, the series' fandom is rather disjointed, barely scraping [[CultClassic cult]] status. Theories as to why this is range from the fact that Wario's AntiHero isn't quite as marketable as the friendlier Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong, or the fact that Wario's franchise is uncharacteristically disjointed, as not only do the Mario spinoffs, ''Wario Land'', and ''[=WarioWare=]'' not share any characters, Wario almost feels like three different characters in these series. The constant [[SequelGap long gaps between new releases]] is also a likely factor.

* CreatorBacklash: Probably owing to the fact that he didn't create them, Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto has gone on record to state that he personally doesn't like Wario ''or'' Waluigi, claiming that the Mario Bros. didn't have the need for EvilTwin counterparts.

* FanNickname: While Wario's [[SignatureMove signature]] FoeTossingCharge has had many official names given to it over the years, one of them is not "Shoulder Bash". Despite this, it’s the one most used by fans and even non-fans to refer to the move.

* WordOfSaintPaul: In fact, multiple! One of Wario's voice actors, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist"[[note]]German for OhCrap[[/note]], not "D'oh, I missed!". Longtime Mario-universe voice actor Creator/CharlesMartinet, however, [[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1324696764721541121 claims]] he was the one who said it, and that it indeed was "D'oh, I missed."

* WordOfSaintPaul: One of Wario's voice actors, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist"[[note]]German for OhCrap[[/note]], not "D'oh, I missed!".

* FandomLifeCycle: Strangely, despite being a sub-franchise of the media giant that is ''Mario'', the ''Wario'' franchise has hovered between Stages 1 and 2. Despite many of the games selling at least a million copies, the series' fandom is rather disjointed, barely scraping [[CultClassic cult]] status. Theories as to why this is range from the fact that Wario's AntiHero isn't quite as marketable as the friendlier Mario, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong, or the fact that Wario's franchise is uncharacteristically disjointed, as not only do the Mario spinoffs, ''Wario Land'', and ''[=WarioWare=]'' not share any characters, Wario almost feels like three different characters in these series. The constant [[SequelGap long gaps between new releases]] is also a likely factor.

* WordOfSaintPaul: One of Wario's voice actors, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist"[[note]]German for OhCrap[[/note]], [[{{Mondegreen}} not "D'oh, I missed!"]].

* FandomLifeCycle: Strangely, despite being a sub-franchise of the media giant that is ''Mario'', the ''Wario'' franchise has hovered between Stages 1 and 2. Despite many of the games selling at least a million copies, the series' fandom is rather disjointed, barely scraping [[CultClassic cult]] status. Theories as to why this is range from the fact that Wario's AntiHero isn't quite as marketable as the friendlier Mario, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong, or the fact that Wario's franchise is uncharacteristically disjointed, as not only do the Mario spinoffs, ''Wario Land'', and ''[=WarioWare=]'' not share any characters, Wario almost feels like three different characters in these series.

* WordOfSaintPaul: One of Wario's voice actors, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist", [[{{Mondegreen}} not "D'oh, I missed!"]].

* WordOfSaintPaul: Wario's voice actor, Thomas Spindler, confirmed that one of Wario's {{Catch Phrase}}s is "So ein Mist", [[{{Mondegreen}} not "D'oh, I missed!"]].