History YMMV / Wario

** Unsurprisingly, due to them being spin-offs of the Mario franchise, ''Wario'' fans have a good relationship with ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' fans. There is a slight FandomRivalry however. due to many Wario fans being disgrunted with the larger representation DK and his universe gets in the ''Mario'' games compared to Wario's.

** Unsurprisingly, due to them being spin-offs of the Mario franchise, ''Wario'' fans have a good relationship with ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' fans. There is a slight FandomRivalry however. due to many Wario fans being disgrunted with the larger represention DK and his universe gets in the ''Mario'' games compared to Wario's as well as Nintendo's clear preference towards the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, with it generally getting more marketing and spotlight from them compared to Wario, which gets far less by comparsion.

** Unsurprisingly, due to them being spin-offs of the Mario franchise, ''Wario'' fans have a good relationship with ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' fans. There is a slight FandomRivalry however. due to many Wario fans being disgrunted with the represention DK and his universe gets in the ''Mario'' games compared to Wario's as well as Nintendo's clear preference towards the DK franchise and it generally getting more marketing and spotlight from them compared to Wario, which by comparsion, gets far less by comparsion.

** Rudy the Clown is also a strong contender for Wario's arch enemy to the fans.

** In the context of the larger ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' franchise, many fans consider Wario's cast as a whole to be largely wasted and severely underutilized, as despite the ''Wario'' series having a large cast of characters spanning across both ''Wario Land'' and ''[=WarioWare=]'', with many being major fan favorites, the Mario games barely acknowledge any of them bar cameos and minor references most of the time (the only major exception being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'', which has characters from ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'' involved in the game's plot). This is in stark contrast to how fellow ''Mario'' sister series ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' [[BatFamilyCrossover regularly has its cast cross over with Mario's in spinoffs]].
** Likewise, one would think that Waluigi would have some kind of presence given he's depicted as being Wario's partner in crime and the two share a close bond in the Mario games, but neither ''Land'' nor ''Ware'' has ever acknowledged him as a character. The sole reference to Waluigi between both of these series is a minor cameo as a drawing if you scan his amiibo in Wario's amiibo Sketch in ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' (which isn't even that noteworthy, given that most first party amiibo have drawings when scanned).

** In the context of the larger ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' franchise, many fans consider Wario's cast as a whole to be largely wasted and severely underutilized as despite the ''Wario'' series having a large cast of characters spanning across both ''Wario Land'' and ''Warioware'', with many being major fan favorites, the Mario games barely acknowledges any of them at all bar cameos and minor references most of the time (the only major exception being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' which has characters from VideoGame/WarioLand3 involved in the game's plot). This is in stark contrast to how the Mario series treats ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast, many of which have been made into playable characters in several Mario games.
** Likewise, one would think that Waluigi would have some kind of presence given he's depicted as being Wario's partner in crime and the two share a close bond in the Mario games, but neither ''Land'' or ''Ware'' has even so much as acknowledge him, the closest thing to any sort of acknowledgement being a drawing of him from scanning his amiibo in ''Gold'''s Wario's Amiibo sketch game (which isn't even that noteworthy in of itself given that most first party amiibo has a drawing when scanned).

** Likewise, one would think that Waluigi would have some kind of presence given he's depicted as being Wario's partner in crime and the two share a close bond in the Mario games, but neither ''Land'' or ''Ware'' has even so much as acknowledge him, the closest thing to any sort of acknowledgement being a drawing from scanning his amiibo in ''Gold'''s Wario's Amiibo sketch game (which isn't even that noteworthy in of itself given that most first party amiibo has a drawing when scanned).

** Likewise, one would think that Waluigi would have some kind of presence given he's depicted as being Wario's partner in crime and the two share a close bond in the Mario games, but neither Land or Ware has even so much as acknowledge him, the closest thing to any sort of acknowledgement being a drawing from scanning his amiibo in ''Gold'''s Wario's Amiibo sketch game (which isn't even that noteworthy in of itself given that most first party Amiibo has a drawing).

** In the context of the larger Mario franchise, many fans consider Wario's cast as a whole to be largely wasted and severely underutilized as despite Wario having a large cast of characters that spans across two franchises with many being major fan favorites, the Mario games barely acknowledges any of them at all bar cameos and minor references most of the time. This is in stark contrast to how the Mario series treats ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast, many of which have been made into playable characters in several Mario games.

** In the context of the larger Mario franchise, many fans consider the Wario's cast as a whole to be largely wasted and severely underutilized as despite Wario having a large cast of characters that spans across two franchises with many being major fan favorites, the Mario games barely acknowledges any of them at all bar cameos and minor references most of the time. This is in stark contrast to how the Mario series treats ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast, many of which have been made into playable characters in several Mario games.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the extended Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], similar to the cast of original characters from [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the]] [[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]] [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameos most of the time (The only major exceptions being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' which had characters from VideoGame/WarioLand3 play a major role in the game's story and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', which featured Ashley as one of the mystery mushroom costumes). It's especially baffling since ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, are prominent characters within the Mario franchise who have and continue to appear as playable characters in numerous Mario spin-off titles.
** Likewise, one would think that since he's Wario's partner in the Mario games, Waluigi would be more prominent here, but strangely enough, he isn't so much as mentioned in the Wario franchise.

** Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], Similar to the characters from [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the]] [[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]] [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameos most of the time (The only major exceptions being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' which had characters from VideoGame/WarioLand3 play a major role in the game's story and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', which featured Ashley as one of the mystery mushroom costumes). It's especially baffling since ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, are prominent characters within the Mario franchise who have and continue to appear as playable characters in numerous Mario spin-off titles.

** Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], Similar to the characters from [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the]] [[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]] [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameoes most of the time (The only major exceptions being ''VideoGame/DrMario 64'' which had characters from VideoGame/WarioLand3 play a major role in the game's story and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', which featured Ashley as one of the mystery mushroom costumes). It's especially baffling since ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, are prominent characters within the Mario franchise who have and continue to appear as playable characters in numerous Mario spin-off titles.

** Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], Similar to the characters from [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the]] [[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]] [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameoes most of the time. It's especially baffling since ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, have become very prominent in the Mario franchise and has appeared in several of Mario spin-offs.
** Likewise, One would think that since he's Wario's partner in the Mario games, Waluigi would be more prominent here, but strangely enough, he isn't so much as mentioned in the Wario games.

** Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameoes most of the time. It's especially baffling since ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, have become very prominent in the Mario franchise and has appeared in several of Mario spin-offs.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both ''Wario Land'' and [=WarioWare=], the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameoes most of the time, it's especially baffling since ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, have become very prominent in the Mario franchise and has appeared in several of Mario spin-offs.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Arguably the entire cast qualifies in the context of the wider Mario franchise. Despite Wario having a large and varied cast of fun and interesting characters across both Land and Ware, the Mario franchise barely acknowledges them at all outside of minor nods and cameoes most of the time, it's especially baffling since ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'''s cast of characters by contrast, have become very prominent in the Mario franchise and has had appeared in several of the Mario spin-offs.

* DorkAge: The 2010s marked a low point in the popularity of the series Following the critically-acclaimed but commercially underwhelming ''VideoGame/WarioLand: Shake It'' in 2008, Wario stopped getting new platforming adventures and ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'', saw a steep downturn in popularity with the back-to-back failures of ''[=WarioWare=]: Snapped!'' (which was critcized for being an obvious TechDemoGame for the [=DSi=] camera and not working much at all), ''[=WarioWare=]: D.I.Y'' (which was [[AcclaimedFlop critically-acclaimed but sold horribly]] and was more divisive among fans due to its focus on user-generated content on a platform that made content sharing inconvenient at best), and ''Game & Wario'', which was an even bigger sales failure than ''D.I.Y'' and whose decision to eschew the fast-paced microgames that had been the series trademark for long-form minigames [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks proved to be controversial]]. Fortunately, 2018's ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' proved to be a modest success in the series' native Japan and was warmly received by critics and fans alike for returning to the series' roots as well as upgrading the presentation, with full voice acting and lots of features, though time will tell if it truly revives the series, and the platformer branch of the series still lays dormant.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Captain Syrup. Even though she has only appeared as a villain in two ''Wario Land'' games and a sort-of NominalHero in another, fans generally latch onto her as Wario's ArchEnemy.

* DorkAge: The 2010s marked a low point in the popularity of the series: there have been no new platform games since ''Shake It!'' in 2008 and ''[=WarioWare=]'' would lose its way with the pooly-received ''Snapped!'' and ''Game & Wario''. While ''DIY'' was well reviewed, [[AcclaimedFlop it sold poorly]] due to its hard-to-sell premise. Fortunately 2018's ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' was warmly received by fans and proved to be a modest sales success in the series native Japan, although fans are still waiting for a new ''Wario Land''.

* JerkassWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.

* DorkAge: The 2010s marked a low point in the popularity of the series: there have been no new platform games since ''Shake It!'' in 2008 and ''[=WarioWare=]'' would lose its way with the pooly-received ''Snapped!'' and ''Game & Wario'', and though ''DIY'' was well reviewed, [[AcclaimedFlop it sold poorly]] due to its hard-to-sell promise. Fortunately 2018's ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' was warmly received by fans and proved to be a modest sales success in the series native Japan, although fans are still waiting for a new ''Wario Land''.

* TheWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Captain Syrup. Even though she has only appeared as a villain in two ''Wario Land'' games and a sort-of NominalHero in another, fans generally latch onto her as Wario's ArchEnemy.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Captain Syrup. Even though she has only appeared in two ''Wario Land'' games, fans generally latch onto her as Wario's ArchEnemy.