Wario

"D'oh! I Missed!" - Wario

Wario is a recurring character in the Mario franchise. He is an obese, muscular, hot-tempered, and greedy man and Mario's yellow-and-purple clad arch-rival. He usually appears as an anti-hero or, in some cases, an antagonist. His name is a combination of Mario's name and the Japanese word warui (悪い), meaning "bad."

Wario's greed pushes him to commit malevolent acts, such as the seizing of Mario's castle. Wario has also proven to be very cunning as he has tricked Mario on many occasions. He often goes out on his own adventures, from stealing treasure to running a microgame making company. Wario has helped heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom on a few separate occasions as well.

Wario is a creation of Hiroji Kiyotake. Long-time Mario artist Yoichi Kotabe also helped with the character's final design.

Wario's defining traits are his yellow cap, Herculean strength, gruff Italian accent, rude and greedy personality, zigzag mustache (as well as other bizarre physical features), insatiable appetite for garlic, fondness of farting, and rivalry with Mario.

LOTM: The Dark Brotherhood[]

Wario will work with the heroes to get great treasures from the lands.

Ultimate Story[]

Wario made his official first appearance in the Ultimate Story within the Journey through Kanto. He attempted to stand in the group's way of challenging the Gym Leader Mario, literally. Claiming that he is the best, he challenged Ash a Pokemon battle. At the time, he had just a Wartortle, claiming that he is the best Pokemon around. However, Ash was able to easily beat him and was tossed off the cloud along with his only Pokemon at the time.