Character Sheet: Doctor Crygor (Wario Ware Series)

DOCTOR CRYGOR

Let's begin our character sheets for our Wario Ware characters. Although it felt a little touch and go there, with most gameplay not being tied to the characters themselves, each one did do enough across the nine games to warrant their inclusion, with the only one I really had to fudge a little being Mike. (At that point, with everyone else in, it just felt a little wrong to leave him out). Either way, here they are:

1. Wario
2. Biker Wario
3. Mona
4. Jimmy T.
5. Ashley & Red
6. 9-Volt
7. 18-Volt
8. 5-Volt
9. Kat and Ana
10. Young Cricket
10e. Master Mantis
11. Dribble & Spitz
12. Dr. Crygor
12e. Penny Crygor
13. Mike
14. Orbulon
15. Lulu

Doctor Crygor is a mad scientist and one of Wario's original team of game developers. He also seems to serve the role of Wario's main tech developer, as Wario often goes to him to figure out the new technology for the games. He and his granddaughter Penny will here be echo fighters of one another, as they are often tied to one another without much variance between them.

Crygor's stories most often involve him creating some new technology, only for it to go horribly wrong in some way (frequently sending him running straight for the rest room). The first game's story was exactly this, with him ending up flooding the toilet and causing it to explode. In Twisted, he builds a new device called the gravitator, which allows for the gravity gimmicks of the game, but also spews bubbles that capture things, and turns into a robot for some reason. In Touched, he accidentally combines himself with an apple, which gives him enhanced abilities for some reason. In Smooth Moves, he his a supporting character to Penny, where they compete in an "Invent-Off," resulting in the creation of a bike for Wario. He also uses an exercise bike as part of a fitness minigame. He is essential to the plot of D.I.Y., he and Penny having been the creators of the Super MakerMatic 2.0, the device that lets you build your own games. In Game & Wario, his game is simply a drawing game to create your own robot, while Penny's requires you to correctly identify a fruit thief from a number of characters. Gold sees Crygor gathering fungus in a nearby forest when he is attacked by a murderous robot, while Penny develops a voice-changing syrup that once again gives Crygor severe stomach problems. All of these can be considered for both individuals this time around.

Here is the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Special Elixir
Doctor Crygor will toss out a small vial of blue elixir at an opponent. If hit, the opponent will double over with severe stomach cramps and be unable to move for a short time. This hearkens back to multiple stories where an elixir does this very thing to Crygor himself.

Side B: Gravitator
Doctor Crygor will pull out the gravitator, which will proceed to spew bubbles that will capture opponents and carry them upward for a short time period.

Up B: Jetpack
This is an iconic piece of Doctor Crygor's portrayal and therefore has to be part of his abilities. Given the faulty nature of his tech, an idea could be that it would give out on rare occasions, though I imagine that would get annoying.

Down B: Toilet Backup
This move hearkens back to the frequent toilet troubles Dr. Crygor is seen having throughout the series. His toilet will appear before him, he will look closely at it as it gurgles ominously, then quickly run in the opposite direction as it explodes with water.

Final Smash: Gravitator Robot Form
Doctor Crygor will toss out his gravitator, which will shift into its robot form with him in the cockpit. The robot will take off and fly around the stage, firing off projectiles and maybe some realistic-looking fruit and food to tie into his frequent food theme.

Entrance: Fly in on his jetpack

Taunts: do some dance moves, drink a working version of the voice elixir and sing a few bars, maybe work out on his kelerometer.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover his granddaughter, Penny!