Character of the Week #1

Metal Mario · 07-19-2009, 10:52 PM

Just like Game of the Week, I thought this would make a good regular feature. Each week I'll spotlight a different inhabitant of the Mario universe, and we can have a discussion about that particular character.

Our first Character of the Week is............

Wario

First Appearance: Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy, 1992)
Latest Appearance: Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii, 2008)

Wario made his debut as the arch-nemesis of Super Mario Land 2 and, thanks to his larger-than-life personality, promptly gained a fan following and begat his own franchise of diverse and wacky games that range from action-adventure to puzzler to...having to swat a fly really fast or something. And starting with Mario Kart 64, the big lug became a prime fixture of Mario's all-star multiplayer cast, appearing in nearly every Kart, Party, and sports title since.

In many ways, Wario is the anti-Mario; the Bizarro Mario; Mario's unchecked id run amok. Where Mario is chubby, Wario is obese. Where Mario is cheerful, Wario is manic. Where Mario is heroic and altruistic, Wario is selfish and mean-spirited. But, though Wario is certainly a big, fat, gluttonous jerk, he's not evil. He's not a bad guy in the same way that Bowser is. This gives us permission to like him, and even sympathize with him.

Whether Wario is hunting for treasure, racing a go-kart, or serving as the CEO of his own software company, he's always good for a laugh.

Metal Man · 07-20-2009, 01:10 AM

He's also the undisputed master of wearing strange looking biker jackets.

I wonder which person developed his design. Was it Shigeru Myamoto himself?

**X-3** · 07-20-2009, 01:15 AM

He's the type of character I wouldn't normally choose to play as, while being a character I wouldn't totally mind playing as. Yeah.

07-19-2009, 10:52 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Character of the Week #1 Just like Game of the Week, I thought this would make a good regular feature. Each week I'll spotlight a different inhabitant of the Mario universe, and we can have a discussion about that particular character. Our first Character of the Week is............ Wario First Appearance: Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy, 1992) Latest Appearance: Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii, 2008) Wario made his debut as the arch-nemesis of Super Mario Land 2 and, thanks to his larger-than-life personality, promptly gained a fan following and begat his own franchise of diverse and wacky games that range from action-adventure to puzzler to...having to swat a fly really fast or something. And starting with Mario Kart 64, the big lug became a prime fixture of Mario's all-star multiplayer cast, appearing in nearly every Kart, Party, and sports title since. In many ways, Wario is the anti-Mario; the Bizarro Mario; Mario's unchecked id run amok. Where Mario is chubby, Wario is obese. Where Mario is cheerful, Wario is manic. Where Mario is heroic and altruistic, Wario is selfish and mean-spirited. But, though Wario is certainly a big, fat, gluttonous jerk, he's not evil. He's not a bad guy in the same way that Bowser is. This gives us permission to like him, and even sympathize with him. Whether Wario is hunting for treasure, racing a go-kart, or serving as the CEO of his own software company, he's always good for a laugh.

07-20-2009, 01:10 AM	#2
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	He's also the undisputed master of wearing strange looking biker jackets. I wonder which person developed his design. Was it Shigeru Myamoto himself?

07-20-2009, 01:15 AM	#3
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	He's the type of character I wouldn't normally choose to play as, while being a character I wouldn't totally mind playing as. Yeah.