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Wario is
Mario's evil counterpart in the
Nintendo Mario games.
He first appeared in
Super Mario Land 2 as the
antagonist who stole Mario's castle. Then Wario started appearing in
his own series of games which include:
-
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game
Boy)
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Wario Land 2 (Game Boy)
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Wario Land 3 (Game Boy)
-
Wario Land 4 (Game
Boy Advance)
- Wario Ware Inc, Mega Microgame$ (Gameboy Advance)
-
Wario World (GameCube)
Wario also appears as a secondary character in Mario games such as:
-
Mario Golf
-
Mario Tennis
- The
Mario Party series
- The
Mario Kart series
The name "Wario" can be taken to be a blending of Mario's own name with
the Japanese adjective warui meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Mario".
In America, the name is often seen as being a play on the word "war"
and the fact that the letter "W"
resembles an upside down "M."
The antagonist in
Wrecking Crew (which was released before
Super Mario Land 2),"Mr. Spike" is belived to have been Wario, so
Wario's last name is probably Spike.
Wario is very greedy and is well known for it.
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