Wario Roster, Updated

WARIO ROSTER

And here's our update for Wario, adding in the Black Jewel from Wario World, Demon Head from Virtual Boy Wario Land, and several others. Who ya mainin', if different?

Demon Head

DEMON HEAD

In the early 90s, Nintendo made its first foray into virtual reality gaming, long before things like Oculus came around, in the form of a nearly unusable console called the Virtual Boy, infamous for inflicting severe headaches on its players and having only a handful of barely passable games before production was shut down altogether. In this whole mix, Wario found itself an installment on the console, which is far and away considered to be the best game on the console. Doesn't say much, but there you go. The game features Wario crashing his plane next to a waterfall and spying a couple of goons taking treasure into a secret cave behind said waterfall.

This cave is the horde of a mysterious being called the Demon Head. Although his powers are great and his motives unknown, this doesn't stop Wario from being Wario and attempting to steal the entire horde, prompting the Demon Head to face him as the final boss.

As a fighter, Demon Head will be a bit of a trippy fighter, with a shimmery body and hit boxes that are a little unpredictable, granting him solid defense against attack. His moves will pull from his own battle as well as the various gimmicks related to the game.

Likelihood rating: Never gonna happen.

Second Chance: Demon Head

DEMON HEAD

Alright, let's do Demon Head. Demon Head is the main villain of Virtual Boy Wario Land, whose motivation is largely unknown. He just seems to be stockpiling treasure in a cave, before Wario crash-lands near the cave, spots some of his henchmen bringing back treasure, and then . . . well, it's Wario. Main reason he's here is because, he really could function as a gimmick rep for the game, so I'm here to look into the possibility.

First off, in his own basic battle, Demon Head floats around, slams his claws down hard on the stage, swipes his claws left to right, and breathes fire. I mean, he's kind of almost there already. Then we have the rest of the game, where Wario mostly uses the helmet powerups he used in the original Wario Land game, so I don't think that's on the table. What we're left with are his treasure collecting goons, and some of the 3D specific things, like the Jump Transporters that will let you hop from the foreground to the background. I think that's enough. Let's go.

My answer is . . . 

YES

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Fire Breath

He will breathe fire that will spread out vertically from him, leaping as fireballs.

Side B: Swipe

One of his claws will swipe vertically across the stage, doing damage to anyone it hits.

Up B: Jump Transporter

He will hop in a jump transporter from the game, that will shoot him upwards to a new location. (If we have stages like Jungle Hijinxs, it would probably be fun to have him automatically switch between layers on those stages).

Down B: Slam

He will bring both of his hands down onto the stage, causing a small earthquake and burying opponents.

Final Smash: Virtual Boy Flash

He will suddenly rush at the screen, turning everything to the Virtual Boy's red and black coloration as 3D elements like the swinging maces smash into the characters.

Entrance: He will emerge from his portal in the game.

Taunts: Up, he will laugh evilly. Side, he will phase in and out. Down, he will gather up a bunch of treasure and look it over.

Kirby Hat: The top of his head.

Kart: Based on the Virtual Boy itself.

Special Move: Sorta like the Blooper ink screen, he will cause his opponents' screens to turn to a Virtual Boy filter.

Spirit Battle: A giant battle on VB Wario Land

Victory Screen: His evil laugh from when he wins.

Losing Screen: His dying animation.

Color Swaps: His normal red look, a green version, a blue version, a yellow version, a cyan version, a magenta version, the black and white version from emulators of the game, and an imagining of what he'd look like in a full color game.

Thanks for reading! Next up, another main boss, but for whose game there is already a gimmick rep. We will see.

Virtual Boy Wario Land

VIRTUAL BOY WARIO LAND

Virtual Boy Wario Land is a game developed for the ill-fated and infamous Virtual Boy game system, and is widely considered to be one of the best games for the system. The game takes more after the original Wario Land game's style with special power-up helmets, rather than the later Wario Land games's style of using enemy damage to cause power-up.

The game features Wario landing his plane in the middle of a rain forest and accidentally coming across a group of thieves hiding their stash in a secret hideout behind a waterfall. Wario being Wario, he infiltrates their hideout and works his way through it, stealing all their treasure in the process. In the actual gameplay, he of course runs and jumps and charges with his shoulder, and can perform a butt bash. Through the use of special helmets, he can also breathe fire and fly some distance.

There aren't really any other supporting characters to speak of, just a number of enemies and bosses. The main boss is called the Demon Head, a really funny-looking creature that can rise, jump, slam its claws down, and breathe fire. The other bosses include Guard, a guard who jumps and slams down, extends his neck, shoots projectiles, and breathes fire; a Dinosaur Fish with a mace on its head that it swings around; a Sand Fish that swims around in the sand and jump out of it; and a Tank and its Operator that shoots cannonballs at you.

Our enemies include: Mask Guys, the basic Goomba-esque enemies of the game that can carry spears or blowtorches; Horned Toadies, frogs that charge at you; Bomb Bats, bats that drop bombs; Upside-Downers, who drop from the ceiling; Metal Heads, who burst through doors; Big Mouths, who lunge out of holes in the wall to chomp at you; Chain-Saw Fish and Thorny Fish, your fish varieties; Chippies, bears who can throw a mace, hold a shield, or throw a spear while dangling from a tree; Flying Fowls, your standard bird; Dark Tortoises, who throw their helmets and breath fire at you; Waterfall Climbers, who climb waterfalls; Thorn Rockets, who pop out of the sand; Plant Chompers, who chomp; Tornies, tornadoes that will carry you over Plant Chompers; Mastah Mosquitoes, who try to stick you with their noses; Mole Burrowers who dig underground; Pollen Plants who release spores; Honey-bees, who drop fruit and spike balls; Blade-Face, a giant face who floats around; Face Ball, a giant face who releases mini-Face Balls; Coo Coos, chicken things that drop little bomb babies; Fire Octopuses that jump and slam, and Thorn Ball that shook spike balls at you.

As for stages, there are fourteen of them of varying different biomes, including basic caves, water levels, jungle, desert, haunted houses, factory, and castle levels. One key feature in all of these is the background and foreground that Wario can bounce between, making use of the 3D feature. So I imagine a stage based on the game, outside of having the red and black glare to it, would probably be similar to the Jungle Hijinxs stage. They also frequently have features like swinging spike balls to show off the 3D as well.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:
Mario
Luigi: remove bucket
Princess Peach
Yoshi
Toad: pick up and put down
Wario: drop bucket/items, fly in plane, teleport, inflate, shoot blast, thwomp, drop bombs, kick bombs, warp holes, dash, the trouncer, liner, moto, run, jump, charge, dragon fire, jet forward, butt bash
Wanda: smack with hammer, break blocks, turn around, create blocks, fly, springs, drop bombs
Birdo
Bomberman: drop bombs
Demon Head: slam claws, rise, breathe fire

Bosses:
Demon Head
Guard
Dinosaur Fish
Sand Fish
Tank and Operator

Stages:
Stage based on Mario & Wario
Stage based on Wario's Woods
Stage based on Wario Blast!
Cave Level
Water Level
Jungle Level
Desert Level
Haunted House
Factory Level
Castle

Items:
Coins
Bombs
Helmets

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover Wario World!