So this year is the 25th anniversary of Wario, and i figured to kickstart this wonderous year of garlic and wah, i figured let's look at the various versions of Wario, and talk about our favorite versions of him, now like a lot of Nintendo characters, Wario has went through several variations ever since he first debuted 25 years ago. let's look at them shall we.
Early Wario - (SML2, Mario vs Wario, Wario's Woods ETC)
This is the earilest incarination of our favorite anti hero, first debuting in Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, this Wario was quite a different person compared to our favorite anti hero of today, in fact he was not even a anti hero, as back then we was a straight up villain. who took over lands, and was the main antagionist in quite a few Mario games back in the day, as you can tell, there were quite a few differences compared to the Wario we know today, with the googly eyes being the most notable feature.
Yokoi Wario (Wario Land 1, VB Wario Land)
I'm sure a lot of people reconigizes this Wario, now at this point, he is starting to resemble the Wario we know and love, but there are some minor differences betwen this Wario and Modern Wario, and it's obivous by the Hat and the longer sleves, but it was not just those either, as his games share a lot of more elements with the Super Mario series then it does now, like Power Ups, Pipes, Question Blocks, The big to small damage system, and many more Mario like elements (Hell Mario even appeared in Wario Land 1's ending.) now while this Wario is definitely more similer to today's Wario, he was still trying to find his place in the world which he did in
Wario Land Wario. aka the One & Only (Every Wario Land game post VBWL.)
This is the one, the one everyone loves and adores, the egotistical and greedy but very comedic and fun treasure hunter and classic, Wario. This version of him debuted in Wario Land 2, and has become the standard and fan favorite Wario since then, from the hilarious transformations to his iconic shoulder bash to his overall personality, Wario has finally found his place in the gaming world, finally becoming seperated from Mario, and has gained fans from all over the world because of it.
But things soon changed in 2003 thanks to a little GBA game known as
Warioware Wario (Warioware.)
Aka known as Biker Wario by some. this Wario completely shattered the fandom when it was first revealed, and so did his overall personality, This wario was more comedic in nature then the treasure hunter we know and love, and a lot of people tend to hate this version of Wario for killing off WL Wario, but there are some key points, for one his outfit. This outfit was the moment Wario became completely seperated from Mario overall and becoming his own thing in the process for better or for worst. and come on, his motorcycle is pretty sweet.
Now let's look at the other Wario's
Super Mario Wario (Every Mario Game starring him.)
This Wario is the one everyone knows, from general audiences to fans, when people think of Wario, this is what comes to mind, the friendly but mischievous and definitely comedic rival to Mario, starting with Mario Kart 64, he has appeared in practically every sports and party game imaginable. and has even become a full out playable character in Super Mario 64 DS. man what a guy, now this Wario was pretty different from Wario Land Wario, as like Warioware Wario, they focused on his more comedic aspects rather then his badass or cool aspects, and his rivalry with Mario was also focused on more, for obivous reasons. okay let's get to it already
Super Wario aka UGH!!! (Super Smash Bros.)
Now at first glance, this doesn't look too bad at first glance. but watch the Smash Brothers Brawl trailer and you'll understand everything,
What....The....Fuck? That my friends is Smash Wario, or as i like to call him, fake Wario. Now don't get me wrong i like Sakurai and he has made some truly great games, (Kid Icarus Uprising has become one of my top 3 3DS games.) but seriously he took away pretty much all his charm and fun and made him some disgusting farting eating machine, hell Smash 4 took it a bit futher, and removed his SHOULDER BASH!!!!! which is oh i don't know, HIS MOST ICONIC MOVE. seriously now, this is a insult to Wario and his character and representation (Seriously where's the Wario Land love?) and it's sad that a bunch of fans did it better then Sakurai could.
(Project M anyone???)
Adventures Wario (The Mario vs Wario comics.)
Oh boy didn't expect this Wario did you, now this was a eariler version of Wario, but despite him appearing before Wario Land, many traits of his begun here, like his pride and his backstory, now unlike the Wario from the games, this version of him was a bit nicer, and aside from his envy and jealousy towards Mario, he doesn't really have any real bad traits. (Though i never read the Super Mario Adventures comics, so i wouldn't know.)
Commerical Wario
Oh yes, Obey Me Wario, Destroy Mario, this version of Wario was very common back in the 90s, as he appeared in many commericals for his eariler games, what makes this version of Wario different from the rest, is that he is pure evil, from using mind control to hypotize people, to intending to not just defeat Mario, but to destroy him as well, also his overall expressions are much more evil in nature then the goofy expressions that he has today.
So these are all the notable variations on Wario, now of course there are many more variations that i didn't talk about, so if you have a favorite variation that's not on here, and then go ahead and list it. but now let's get to the question...
Who's your favorite version of Wario?
Comment away!!!
Early Wario - (SML2, Mario vs Wario, Wario's Woods ETC)
This is the earilest incarination of our favorite anti hero, first debuting in Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, this Wario was quite a different person compared to our favorite anti hero of today, in fact he was not even a anti hero, as back then we was a straight up villain. who took over lands, and was the main antagionist in quite a few Mario games back in the day, as you can tell, there were quite a few differences compared to the Wario we know today, with the googly eyes being the most notable feature.
Yokoi Wario (Wario Land 1, VB Wario Land)
I'm sure a lot of people reconigizes this Wario, now at this point, he is starting to resemble the Wario we know and love, but there are some minor differences betwen this Wario and Modern Wario, and it's obivous by the Hat and the longer sleves, but it was not just those either, as his games share a lot of more elements with the Super Mario series then it does now, like Power Ups, Pipes, Question Blocks, The big to small damage system, and many more Mario like elements (Hell Mario even appeared in Wario Land 1's ending.) now while this Wario is definitely more similer to today's Wario, he was still trying to find his place in the world which he did in
Wario Land Wario. aka the One & Only (Every Wario Land game post VBWL.)
This is the one, the one everyone loves and adores, the egotistical and greedy but very comedic and fun treasure hunter and classic, Wario. This version of him debuted in Wario Land 2, and has become the standard and fan favorite Wario since then, from the hilarious transformations to his iconic shoulder bash to his overall personality, Wario has finally found his place in the gaming world, finally becoming seperated from Mario, and has gained fans from all over the world because of it.
But things soon changed in 2003 thanks to a little GBA game known as
Warioware Wario (Warioware.)
Aka known as Biker Wario by some. this Wario completely shattered the fandom when it was first revealed, and so did his overall personality, This wario was more comedic in nature then the treasure hunter we know and love, and a lot of people tend to hate this version of Wario for killing off WL Wario, but there are some key points, for one his outfit. This outfit was the moment Wario became completely seperated from Mario overall and becoming his own thing in the process for better or for worst. and come on, his motorcycle is pretty sweet.
Now let's look at the other Wario's
Super Mario Wario (Every Mario Game starring him.)
This Wario is the one everyone knows, from general audiences to fans, when people think of Wario, this is what comes to mind, the friendly but mischievous and definitely comedic rival to Mario, starting with Mario Kart 64, he has appeared in practically every sports and party game imaginable. and has even become a full out playable character in Super Mario 64 DS. man what a guy, now this Wario was pretty different from Wario Land Wario, as like Warioware Wario, they focused on his more comedic aspects rather then his badass or cool aspects, and his rivalry with Mario was also focused on more, for obivous reasons. okay let's get to it already
Super Wario aka UGH!!! (Super Smash Bros.)
Now at first glance, this doesn't look too bad at first glance. but watch the Smash Brothers Brawl trailer and you'll understand everything,
What....The....Fuck? That my friends is Smash Wario, or as i like to call him, fake Wario. Now don't get me wrong i like Sakurai and he has made some truly great games, (Kid Icarus Uprising has become one of my top 3 3DS games.) but seriously he took away pretty much all his charm and fun and made him some disgusting farting eating machine, hell Smash 4 took it a bit futher, and removed his SHOULDER BASH!!!!! which is oh i don't know, HIS MOST ICONIC MOVE. seriously now, this is a insult to Wario and his character and representation (Seriously where's the Wario Land love?) and it's sad that a bunch of fans did it better then Sakurai could.
(Project M anyone???)
Adventures Wario (The Mario vs Wario comics.)
Oh boy didn't expect this Wario did you, now this was a eariler version of Wario, but despite him appearing before Wario Land, many traits of his begun here, like his pride and his backstory, now unlike the Wario from the games, this version of him was a bit nicer, and aside from his envy and jealousy towards Mario, he doesn't really have any real bad traits. (Though i never read the Super Mario Adventures comics, so i wouldn't know.)
Commerical Wario
Oh yes, Obey Me Wario, Destroy Mario, this version of Wario was very common back in the 90s, as he appeared in many commericals for his eariler games, what makes this version of Wario different from the rest, is that he is pure evil, from using mind control to hypotize people, to intending to not just defeat Mario, but to destroy him as well, also his overall expressions are much more evil in nature then the goofy expressions that he has today.
So these are all the notable variations on Wario, now of course there are many more variations that i didn't talk about, so if you have a favorite variation that's not on here, and then go ahead and list it. but now let's get to the question...
Who's your favorite version of Wario?
Comment away!!!
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