Everyone else loves Wario, Mona, 9-Volt, or Ashley, while I'm not easy to find because I'm an
Haha ¨Orbulon fan¨ That's a really clever joke.
Orbulon is the whitest of the WarioWare cast. I mean, he's a literal white.
*gets reminded of the time one of my cousins and I were playing the Listen to the Doctor minigame in Mega Party games and it kept picking him to go first so he said "I guess white people go first and whiter people go second" cuz he was Kat and I was Orbulon*Orbulon is the whitest of the WarioWare cast. I mean, he's a literal white.
Me too. And since he can talk, he would've been like this.
In the spinoffs like Party, Kart, and the sports games at least.
[fancy British voice] Ōbulun
[Insert something verbose about Orbulon]
[Insert something verbose about Orbulon]
"I claim this ship in the name of Orbulon!"
I don't understand this whole fad lately that Orbulon is some kind of... sugar-sweet cuteypie? He was one of the most arrogant characters in the series! I mean, constantly belittling the player's IQ, calling you inferior, trying to conquer Earth (or "save it" as he later called it), and calling other characters his "underlings"... that's not cute.
My best friend in high school could not stand the little creep! Heheh. Even so, I always enjoyed his antics. He was a fun character, but definitely no sweetheart.
Even the space bunnies wanted nothing to do with him after he sent them a distress call - though he later 'recruited' a few to run his ship and give him backrubs. Thankfully, he doesn't usually take his shades off. He looks more menacing without them on, I reckon...
My best friend in high school could not stand the little creep! Heheh. Even so, I always enjoyed his antics. He was a fun character, but definitely no sweetheart.
Even the space bunnies wanted nothing to do with him after he sent them a distress call - though he later 'recruited' a few to run his ship and give him backrubs. Thankfully, he doesn't usually take his shades off. He looks more menacing without them on, I reckon...
The dude's probably harmless though.I don't understand this whole fad lately that Orbulon is some kind of... sugar-sweet cuteypie? He was one of the most arrogant characters in the series! I mean, constantly belittling the player's IQ, calling you inferior, trying to conquer Earth (or "save it" as he later called it), and calling other characters his "underlings"... that's not cute.
My best friend in high school could not stand the little creep! Heheh. Even so, I always enjoyed his antics. He was a fun character, but definitely no sweetheart.
Even the space bunnies wanted nothing to do with him after he sent them a distress call - though he later 'recruited' a few to run his ship and give him backrubs. Thankfully, he doesn't usually take his shades off. He looks more menacing without them on, I reckon...
Yeah I don't see him as a major threat either. But please Orbulon, don't ever take your shades off again, 'kay?
Of course Pisty's okay with it.
I don't understand this whole fad lately that Orbulon is some kind of... sugar-sweet cuteypie? He was one of the most arrogant characters in the series! I mean, constantly belittling the player's IQ, calling you inferior, trying to conquer Earth (or "save it" as he later called it), and calling other characters his "underlings"... that's not cute.
My best friend in high school could not stand the little creep! Heheh. Even so, I always enjoyed his antics. He was a fun character, but definitely no sweetheart.
Even the space bunnies wanted nothing to do with him after he sent them a distress call - though he later 'recruited' a few to run his ship and give him backrubs. Thankfully, he doesn't usually take his shades off. He looks more menacing without them on, I reckon...
From what I can see, this characterization is mostly confined to the Western localization, & I agree that it's not as endearing. In the original Japanese, he's nearly a different character. Where his comic value in the West derives from an arrogant personality coupled with karma-inspired chaotic mishaps, the Japanese comic value seems to derive from being repeatedly put into life-threatening situations, despite being so awkward & mild-mannered... almost like an alien version of Neville Longbottom.
I prefer the JP characterization by miles, but from a marketing perspective, I guess I understand why the localization team would think the louder, Invader-ZIM-like personality would appeal more to Western audiences.
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Sometimes it's hard for me to choose an Orbulon. And Wario's my second favorite character, very close to Orbulon, and he's a so-called "jerk."
@Magma Thank you for providing these fantastic screencaps!!
The text here appears to say: "Huh? Seriously? I can't believe you cleared [my stage]!" ("え？マジですか？クリアだなんて信じられない！”）
So that trademark arrogance is still there...
That does shed some light on why his insecurity about looking unintelligent in front of the "Earthlings" is so overplayed in his diaries.Edit: I actually posted the wrong one meant to post this other one but I guess both can stay.
EDIT: Similarly, this second screencap appears to say, "Let's make you my underling!" ("君たちを子分にしてあげよう！") a la Dribble & Spitz in MPG.
(Also @Magma please share where you're getting these screencaps!!! These are such good quality & I desire more.....)
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[insert Orbulon as a pattern of his head and half of his torso]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNXIREEVlFe7OWfuGTnTdBaB_D-rJvQQS here you go!!@Magma Thank you for providing these fantastic screencaps!!
The text here appears to say: "Huh? Seriously? I can't believe you cleared [my stage]!" ("え？マジですか？クリアだなんて信じられない！”）
So that trademark arrogance is still there...
EDIT: Similarly, this second screencap appears to say, "Let's make you my underling!" ("君たちを子分にしてあげよう！") a la Dribble & Spitz in MPG.
(Also @Magma please share where you're getting these screencaps!!! These are such good quality & I desire more.....)