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{{Quote2|When Wario touches a particular enemy, he turns into a vampire! Wah, hah, hah, HAH! As Vampire Wario, he can change to bat form or vampire form. Each form gives Wario different abilities! Press the B Button to transform. To get back to normal you must... hmm, what could this vampire's weakness be?|[[Wario Land 3]] instruction booklet, page 25}} | {{Quote2|When Wario touches a particular enemy, he turns into a vampire! Wah, hah, hah, HAH! As Vampire Wario, he can change to bat form or vampire form. Each form gives Wario different abilities! Press the B Button to transform. To get back to normal you must... hmm, what could this vampire's weakness be?|[[Wario Land 3]] instruction booklet, page 25}} | ||
'''Vampire Wario''' is one of [[Wario]]'s many | '''Vampire Wario''' is one of [[Wario]]'s many reactions in the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series of games, appearing in ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. In ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', it is replaced by the similar [[Bat Wario]]. | ||
It can be triggered by coming in contact with a [[Kobatto]], causing Wario to become a vampire. He is then able to defeat any enemy upon contact which can be used to get foes blocking Wario's path such as [[Lumpy (enemy)|Prince Froggy]]. By pressing {{button|gbc|B}} on the ground, he will switch between forms; the bat form, also called '''Bat-Wario'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010904192654/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=W1_BLUE&land_id=W1 Official American ''Wario Land 3'' website (Internet Archive)]</ref>, is slower and cannot walk, but is able to fly rather than jump. To turn | It can be triggered by coming in contact with a [[Kobatto]], causing Wario to become a vampire. He is then able to defeat any enemy upon contact which can be used to get foes blocking Wario's path such as [[Lumpy (enemy)|Prince Froggy]]. By pressing {{button|gbc|B}} on the ground, he will switch between forms; the bat form, also called '''Bat-Wario'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010904192654/http://www.warioland3.com/strategy/body.asp?key_id=W1_BLUE&land_id=W1 Official American ''Wario Land 3'' website (Internet Archive)]</ref>, is slower and cannot walk, but is able to fly rather than jump. To turn back to his normal self, he must touch a clove of [[garlic]], go into a patch of light, or fall into a pool or droplet of water (similar to [[Zombie Wario]]), meaning that if Vampire Wario is required in another part of the level, the aforementioned objects are basically obstacles. Vampire Wario cannot cross waterfalls, unlike normal Wario. | ||
In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', if the player is playing as [[Dr. Mario]] | In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', if the player is playing as [[Dr. Mario]] and has not lost or rematch at any point in normal mode or greater, Wario will eat the [[Capsule#Dr. Mario 64|Megavitamin]]s and transform into a vampire and a match will ensue. Defeating him in one battle will unlock Vampire Wario as a playable character. In multiplayer modes, Vampire Wario has the highest-level AI along with [[Rudy]] and [[Metal Mario]]. Vampire Wario's losing animation has him transform into a bat, while his winning animation has him cackling. | ||
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Revision as of 02:57, March 26, 2023
- "Bat-Wario" redirects here. For the similar bat-based reaction, see Bat Wario.
| Vampire Wario | |
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| Applies to | Wario |
| Item needed | Kobatto (Wario Land 3) Megavitamin (Dr. Mario 64) |
| Power(s) given | Flight, reaching otherwise unaccessable places |
| First appearance | Wario Land 3 (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) |
Vampire Wario is one of Wario's many reactions in the Wario Land series of games, appearing in Wario Land 3. In Wario Land 4, it is replaced by the similar Bat Wario.
It can be triggered by coming in contact with a Kobatto, causing Wario to become a vampire. He is then able to defeat any enemy upon contact which can be used to get foes blocking Wario's path such as Prince Froggy. By pressing 
on the ground, he will switch between forms; the bat form, also called Bat-Wario[1], is slower and cannot walk, but is able to fly rather than jump. To turn back to his normal self, he must touch a clove of garlic, go into a patch of light, or fall into a pool or droplet of water (similar to Zombie Wario), meaning that if Vampire Wario is required in another part of the level, the aforementioned objects are basically obstacles. Vampire Wario cannot cross waterfalls, unlike normal Wario.
In Dr. Mario 64, if the player is playing as Dr. Mario and has not lost or rematch at any point in normal mode or greater, Wario will eat the Megavitamins and transform into a vampire and a match will ensue. Defeating him in one battle will unlock Vampire Wario as a playable character. In multiplayer modes, Vampire Wario has the highest-level AI along with Rudy and Metal Mario. Vampire Wario's losing animation has him transform into a bat, while his winning animation has him cackling.
Gallery
Artwork of the bat form from Wario Land 3
Sprite from Wario Land 3
Sprite of the bat form from Wario Land 3
Action Help from Wario Land 3
Japanese commercial for Wario Land 3
Sprite from Dr. Mario 64
Character select icon from Dr. Mario 64
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドラキュラ[2] Dorakyura ドラキュラ&コウモリ[3] Dorakyura to Kōmori バンパイアワリオ Banpaia Wario |
Dracula (Wario Land 3) Dracula & Bat (Wario Land 3) Vampire Wario (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吸血鬼瓦力欧 Xīxuèguǐ Wǎlìōu |
Vampire Wario (Dr. Mario 64 for iQue) |
| Dutch | Vampier Wario[6] |
Vampire Wario |
| French | Bat-Wario Wario vampire[5] |
Bat Wario (Wario Land 3) |
| German | Fledermaus Vampir-Wario[7] |
Bat (Wario Land 3) |
| Italian | Pipistrello Wario-vampiro[8] Wario Vampistrello[9][10] |
Bat Vampire Wario Wario Vampire-bat |
| Spanish | Wario Vampiro[4] |
Vampire Wario |
Trivia
- Wario's vampire form is somewhat ironic because he eats garlic, a plant that is said to repel vampires. However, in the actual novel Dracula, garlic flowers are used to repel Dracula, not garlic heads, potentially lessening the irony.
- The music heard while Wario sports his vampire form shares similar percussion and overall tone with the music that plays when inside Snide's HQ from Donkey Kong 64, although it is 8-bit because of the Game Boy Color hardware limitations.
- While the form itself does not directly appear, Wario turns into a vampire when using a Vampire Candy in Mario Party 8, and upon successfully completing the microgame Wet Your Whistle on the highest difficulty in WarioWare Gold.
- Vampire Wario is the only reaction to have a unique Action Help demonstration, but not the only one with a unique demo (Wario holding a zipline handle and Wario holding an Owl also have different Action Help demos).
References
- ^ Official American Wario Land 3 website (Internet Archive)
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Japanese instruction booklet, page 25.
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website (Guías Nintendo)
- ^ Wario Land 3 European instruction booklet, page 58
- ^ Wario Land 3 Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Transformatievaardigheden".
- ^ Wario Land 3 European instruction booklet, page 38
- ^ Wario Land 3 European instruction booklet, page 116
- ^ Wario Land 3 page on Nintendo.it
- ^ Wario Land 4 European manual, pag. 121
| Dr. Mario 64 | |
|---|---|
| Playable characters | Dr. Mario • Wario • Spearhead • Webber • Silky • Appleby • Jellybob • Octo • Helio • Lump • Hammer-Bot • Mad Scienstein • Rudy • Metal Mario • Vampire Wario |
| Other characters | Para-Goom • Virus |
| Items and objects | Vitamin Capsule |
| Other | Fever • Gallery • Staff |
