Wario

Wario is a character in the Mario franchise. Often portrayed as Mario's rival, Wario has recently become quite a star in his own right, with the main role in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$, as well as its sequels, and, of course, the Wario Land series of games. Wario commonly appears in spinoff titles, such as the Mario Kart series or Mario Party series.

Wario's name comes from the Japanese word "warui" which means "bad."

Main Appearances

 * Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy) - 1992
 * Mario & Wario (Super Famicom) - 1993
 * Wario's Woods (NES, SNES) - 1994
 * Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (Game Boy) - 1994
 * Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy) - 1994
 * Virtual Boy Wario Land (Virtual Boy) - 1995
 * Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle 2 (Bandai Satellaview-X) - 1996
 * Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64) - 1997
 * Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle 3 (Bandai Satellaview-X) - 1997
 * Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle 4 (Bandai Satellaview-X) - 1997
 * Wario Land II (Game Boy) - 1998
 * Mario Party (Nintendo 64) - 1999
 * Mario Golf (Nintendo 64) - 1999
 * Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) - 2000
 * Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64) - 2000
 * Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) - 2000
 * Wario Land 3 (Game Boy Color) - 2000
 * Dr. Mario 64 (Nintendo 64) - 2001
 * Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64) - 2001
 * Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Game Boy Advance) - 2001
 * Wario Land 4 (Game Boy Advance) - 2001
 * Mario Party 4 (GameCube) - 2002
 * Mario Party-e (Game Boy Advance E-Reader) - 2002
 * Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Game Boy Advance) - 2002
 * Nintendo Puzzle Collection (GameCube) - 2003
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ (Game Boy Advance) - 2003
 * Wario World (GameCube) - 2003
 * Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GameCube) - 2003
 * Mario Party 5 (GameCube) - 2003
 * Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube) - 2003
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (GameCube) - 2003
 * Mario Power Tennis (GameCube) - 2004
 * Mario Party 6 (GameCube) - 2004
 * Super Mario 64 DS (GameCube) - 2004
 * WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo DS) - 2005
 * WarioWare: Twisted! (Game Boy Advance) - 2005
 * Super Mario Strikers (GameCube) - 2005
 * Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS) - 2005
 * Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (Nintendo DS) - 2006
 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) - 2007
 * Wario: Master of Disguise (Nintendo DS) - 2007
 * Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 2007
 * Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) - 2007
 * Mario Party DS (Nintendo DS) - 2007
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 2008
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS, Wii) 2008
 * Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 2008
 * Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) - 2008
 * Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games - 2009
 * Mario Sports Mix (Wii) - 2010
 * Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo 3DS) - 2011
 * ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (Arcade) - 2012
 * Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) - 2014

Other appearances

 * Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) - 1996 - in a painting in Booster Tower and behind one of the houses in Rose Town
 * Pilotwings 64 (Nintendo 64) - 1996
 * Uniracers (SNES) - 1997 - as racetrack "Wario Paint"
 * Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Game Boy Color) - 1998
 * Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 64) - 1999 - as Mario's alternate costume
 * Game & Watch Gallery 3 (Game Boy Color) - 1999
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) - 2001 - as a trophy and as Mario's alternate costume
 * Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga (Game Boy Advance) - 2003 - on a poster in the Yoshi Theater
 * Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube) - 2004 - as Mario's alternate costume
 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo 3DS) - 2014
 * Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U) - 2014
 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo Switch) - 2018

Trivia

 * Shigeru Miyamoto considered giving Wario a love interest, but ultimately decided against it.