I'd say Wario's most defining trait is his greed without a doubt, but sometimes his brutish nature too. The first paragraph of his Wikipedia page defines him as "a selfish and greedy treasure hunter". (Wario - Wikipedia)
I think his greed would be my answer as it is the reason we see all of his other traits, but another one I quite like is his stubbornness. When it comes to Mario platformers, I refuse to believe the concept of 1-Ups is canon, seeing them purely...
Likely just because of the SNES game rerelease, but with all of the other Wario news recently (building up to his debut in the third Mario movie...) maybe it will mean something! A sequel is possible now that the Switch has mouse controls.
You've probably seen our reply about it in the topic @Yak0 created for the game, but we interviewed him about Wario's Conquest + Super Mario Land 2 Reimagined over on the Gaming Reinvented site.
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The only thing that disappointed me in WL2+3 is that you cant view the treasure up close, but I get why and the limitations. I always loved these descriptions they give in WMoD & Shake It!
Honestly, I've always loved collecting these trinkets in levels, especially when they've got funny designs and descriptions that fit the feel of the franchise to a tee. For example, some of my favourite Wario Land: Shake It treasures include...
I always preferred when Wario is portrayed as stronger and more brutish, and yet greedy at the same time, if I said my thoughts it would just repeat what has been said. Wario Land games always felt best to me whenever it felt like a seperate...
Very much greed.
The biggest thing that sets Wario apart from Mario even more than his more thuggish traits, is that Mario is very reactive. His stories are driven by wanting to help others in any given situation.
Wario meanwhile is entirely...