He's a prince that was transformed into a cat by the evil bull at the all you can eat steak buffet restaurant, in Wario Land 5, he must traverse a food Pyramid, each passage based off a food group from the food pyramid mirroring the gem passages...
I prefer him being invincible, it made Wario Land 2 and 3 feel pretty easygoing most of the time, which I really appreciated. I didn't mind having to redo sections as much, since you can save almost anywhere I would just take a break from playing...
Forgive me if this has been brought up before, but it may be worth reiterating...
The original Wario Land came off the heels of Mario's latest 2D platformer for 14 years, Super Mario Land 2, and in many regards it tries to subvert the...