Bandinero

BANDINERO

Across all of Wario's games, he has encountered multiple different forms of small round blobs with feet who act as his most basic foes. Going by names such as Pirate Gooms, Spearheads, and Merumen, all fall into a single basic concept. In Wario Land: Shake It! the most notable of these come as henchmen of the Shake King, helping him take the Merfles hostage.

These are the Bandineros, a sort of full realization of all the various ideas behind these character types, with multiple varieties that mimic concepts introduced in earlier generations. All in all though, they are similar to Goombas, Koopas, and Shy Guys, acting as the most basic of all henchmen.

As a fighter, the Bandinero will incorporate aspects from all the various incarnations the Wario series has seen over the years, with the moveset pulling from all. They will be light and fairly weak, but with a solid speed stat to them and a few clever tricks.

Likelihood rating: Probably not.

Second Chance: Basic Wario Enemies

BASIC WARIO ENEMIES

So, across Wario's games, Wario encountered a general concept of a basic Goomba-style enemies with some generally recurring features. They were all basic round blobs with feet, and most of them came with at least one variety that stabbed something forward. Wario Land I had Wanderin' Gooms, with the spinoff Pirate Gooms who carried spears. In Wario Land II, three Pirate Gooms are constantly following around Captain Syrup and acting as her goofy henchmen. Wario Land 3 had Spearheads with the spears built into their noses, and Para-Gooms who carried around spiked umbrellas they could use as shields. Wario Land 4 had Merumen, who are pretty basic. Finally, we have the Bandineros of Wario Land: Shake It! who appear to be the finalized combination of all these ideas and generally the most iconic. The Bandinero comes with multiple variants, including the Floating Bandinero who can inflate itself, the Pitchfork (the standard stabby version), the Boomdinero who can fire spiky balls from its armor, and the Buccaneros who wield swords.

All in all, if you put them together, I really have no choice but to say . . . 

YES

I think I will call the entire thing Bandinero, and then have certain color swaps be the other guys. Cool? Cool. Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Pitchfork

The Bandinero will thrust forward with a spear, trident, or fork depending on the color swap, basically being a standard stab move.

Side B: Boomdinero

The Boomdinero's armor will appear around it and it will be able to fire a spike ball as a projectile.

Up B: Floating Bandinero

It will suck up a bunch of air and be able to float upwards.

Down B: Para-Goom

It will produce a spiked parasol that it will be able to use as a shield, damaging to anyone who gets too close.

Final Smash: Sabotage

You will have a cutscene of three of these enemies messing with some water works, after which the stage will flood and the players will get washed away.

Entrance: They will rush on then look around confused.

Taunts: Up, they will hold up a bag of treasure they stole. Side, they will poke their spear out sideways. Down, another one will appear and they will bump into each other.

Kirby Hat: Bandinero's bandana

Kart: Based on a pirate ship

Special Move: A short spear will stick out from the kart's side, stabbing anyone who gets too close.

Spirit Battle: A horde battle, with either Captain Syrup or Shake King as support, on The Sweet Stuff.

Victory Screen: A line of them with rush across the screen carrying treasure.

Losing Screen: They will sit and look dizzy as if just thrown.

Color Swaps: Red Bandinero, Pirate Goom, Spearhead, Merumen, Blue Bandinero, Yellow Bandinero, White Bandinero, and Golden Bandinero

Thanks for reading! Next up, a villain who could be a gimmick rep.

Character Sheet: Goomba (Original Handhelds)

GOOMBA

Now, let's quickly go over the few new characters and those who need revision. It's probably no surprise that there are only a few of both in total:

1. Mario (Revision)
8. Koopa Troopa (Revision)
10. Goomba (Revision)
11. Piranha Plant (Revision)
12. Boo (Revision)
35. Princess Daisy
36. Wario
37. Tatanga
38. Captain Syrup

Today, let's go over the Goomba, who appears in both Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Sadly, the Goomba doesn't offer up much, acting almost identically to the way they act in every other games as regular and Paragoombas, with only a scuba-helmeted version and a ghost version included, but still acting the same. Strangely, the most plausible new addition comes from the first two Wario games in the form of Captain Syrup's most common minions: the Pirate Gooms. While they're not exactly Goombas, clearly there was some inspiration involved. Throughout the games, the Gooms carry around spears that they can jut out and spike enemies. Adding that to the Goomba's repertoire would be a solid reference at any rate.

Here is the moveset as adapted so far:

Standard B: Goom Spear
I've traded out the head butt move for the spear of the Pirate Goom, which the Goomba will thrust out and spike anyone standing too close. Since the head butt is more of a physical move, it can work just fine as one of his other moves.

Side B: Kuribo's Shoe

Same as before

Up B: Paragoomba

Same as before

Down B: Stack Up

Every Goomba in the stack will likewise jut out the Goom Spear when the Standard B command is pressed.

Final Smash: Goomboss

Same as before. He still hasn't appeared, but hey! We got a giant Goom though.

Entrance: Descends by parachute.

Taunts: "I'm a lonely Goomba, stuck between two pipes." Still would be fun. The little hop around and squeak from Super Mario 64 too.

Next up: Let's see if Piranha Plant can add anything new.