Wario the Idea vs. Wario the Man (Character Analysis)

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

I'm actually surprised there's never been a Warioware game for Mobile, since it seems like the perfect platform for it.

[@DR_L3G0]

@HeisenbergTheOGin your dreams u might

[@greanbeen2816]

@McCringleberry02 Bot forgot to bot

[@EyeofKoruption]

Wario is the type of manic who would make mobile games.

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

Closest I know of was a Spongebob game that I forgot The name of, but .. We did get a DIFFERENT SpongeBob-WarioWare game for the UDraw or 3DS known as SpongeBob Squgglepants! I really like it personally despite it being short so if you have a Homebrew 3DS, go get it you're gonna struggle if you look for a physical copy

[@theillusionist1494]

@HeisenbergTheOG Hey I hope you get your account back, if you ever do and see this comment let me know

[@jsenn8140]

Modern Schaffrillas just makes whatever the hell he wants and I’m all here for it

[@PhenomaGance1211]

Same as you, bro.

[@orlandogarcia7084]

Was his voice always this annoying?

[@matheusvasiliauskassoares4361]

He actually got better though

[@_G.C]

Glad he's not limited to reviewing cartoons anymore

[@luciraven4022]

@HeluvaOfficialnobody asked

[@sweetpea644]

Charles Martinet not voicing Mario anymore is a real shame, but the realest shame is that he's not gonna voice Wario. And he was incredible.

[@sheevhernandez3869]

There are a few people who I heard from shit post memes and they could be used as the new wario but yeah I miss the og voice actor 😮‍💨

[@petergunner1091]

I imagine everybody is extremely curious about the new Waluigi

[@vickykitty9492]

Charles is so lovely! Whenever he does signings he does them in character of whatever poster/item he’s signing, it’s so fun! Even if he’s not going to be voicing Mario and co. anymore, I’m so glad that he’s one of the voices of my childhood and truly loves the games and all the fans of them.

[@morningbell3690]

@goofyahhafcat yes I can also judge a person’s acting abilities after hearing one sentence

[@realnickhiro]

So in other words you wont do that because you dont have the balls yourself.@goofyahhafcat

[@thedontpanic]

When I read the title and I knew this would be based on the "Mario the Man vs Mario the Idea" essay, there was something I immediately began hoping for. as I watched. And I was so elated when it came true and I heard "perchance" right at the end of the video. Schafrillas knows what the people want and he delivers. Truly, he is the Greatest Showman.

[@astuteanansi4935]

Everyone knows Wario is cool as fuck

[@ehteshamkhan6513]

​@@astuteanansi4935horrible opening

[@JRENZO10]

​@ehteshamkhan6513 but what goes through his head when he's out there shoulder bashing and microgaming?

[@RitardandoTheMailman]

same

[@jessssnake]

“stomp a turty”

[@alfie4234]

The “I’m just gonna make random Nintendo videos” part of Schafrillias’ career is one of my favourites. I hope this video does well since he clearly cares about this a lot.

[@calvinboucher5741]

I went in expecting a shitpost, but what I got was a genuinely fascinating character study on a character I hadn’t given much thought to before. This was pretty great!

[@ACrumpledPaper]

I waited for schaffrillas doing the "está bonito" shitpost that a Latín American user called Super Wario Man created 😂

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

Everyone asks “who is Wario?” But never “how is Wario?”

[@ElecTrick11037]

Why is Wario?

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

He keeps winning, but at what cost?

[@INFERNO95]

He a greedy selfish jerk .

[@number1biggiecheesefan]

When is wario

[@uwuisbad520]

How much Wario?

[@oneinathousand2156]

Whoever takes over for Wario after Martinet has big shoes to fill, more so than the other Mario characters he voiced, because he really chewed the scenery whenever he got the opportunity, especially in Warioware Gold.

[@DrSuperLuigiSeth1]

Mario, Luigi and Waluigi are a lot easier to replicate from what I’ve seen. Wario takes TALENT.

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

The new VA is voicing him in Move it! This year and he sounds great

[@IndigoEgg]

There's actually one thing Wario cares more about than money: a chicken named "Hen". She only appears in Wario Land 2. Wario literally stops pursuing bad guys with treasure to rescue her after she got startled and flew away; he's such a good chicken dad.

[@VitaTheMerm]

Real

[@surrealsweets8741]

That's actually adorable

[@collinmclaren6608]

The way you described Warioware and how Wario went from **evil Mario** to becoming his own self-made identity straight up feels like a Pixar movie plot. The villain who's tired of being the foil and sideman to the main character, and decides to make a whole new name for himself. Almost kind of wholesome.

[@kwagz3314]

So. . . Wreck-It Ralph?

[@Emeraldakafunnygamerguy]

@@kwagz3314 Funny enough, I think Ralph was inspired by Donkey Kong.

[@PARR-E]

The whole argument of Wario's public perception of being defined more by his Mario spinoff appearances rather than his actual games, can very much be applied to Donkey Kong as well.

[@dustymcwari4468]

And some characters people know more from games like Smash really, which can lead to many misconceptions because people often just assume things based on what they see at surface level, like people still thinking Dedede's a villain, when the man has helped Kirby and Pop Star far more times than he's antagonized Dream Land without it being a call back of the very first game or due to he being possessed/mind controlled

[@TurretBot]

​@dustymcwari4468 Can you really blame Smash for that? Dedede was heroic in Subspace what more can you ask for?

[@dustymcwari4468]

@@TurretBot I said Smash wasn't the only reason

[@panetoneninjacanal2692]

​​@@dustymcwari4468 Me playing earthbound for the first time: carpainter wasnt very smart, he could have just threw a thunder at him to destroy me instead of throwing easily reflectable lightings at me My friend who played earthbound: .....how do i explain this (Ik this was mostly talking about mario characters, but still, smash gives a lot of misconceptions and that example was based off real life)

[@elmark3550]

I think everyone I know sees DK as its own thing, even people who don't know videogames.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I never expected a character analysis on this guy, but it's well deserved. He may have been intended to just be Mario's evil doppelganger, but he quickly became so much more. The antihero and microgame developer we all deserve. And it's time more people realize it.

[@watershipup7101]

Strongly agreed.

[@genjis5155]

It's always great to see my favorite Nintendo character in the spotlight.

[@garnetbird7557]

It's amazing how much development he got.

[@INFERNO95]

He will always be anti-mario.

[@fujithegreat6069]

Agreed. We can all stop this ironic Waluigi praise. Wario has always been the superior Mario franchise character.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Wario being the embodiment between a man and an idea is one of his greatest achievement he has ever done, just like Wario Land 4 on the Gameboy Advance.

[@Just_Some_Dude73]

Perchance

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@Just_Some_Dude73 You can't just say "perchance".

[@orangehatretro]

Wario exhibits experience by collecting moneh all day but he exhibits theory by stating “WAHHRIO TIME”

[@VCV95]

That game is amazing. Easily one of the best puzzle platformers on the GBA, and that is a crowded market.

[@kolby125]

LOOK GUYS LOOK

[@raymondcarter5852]

I honestly have been wanting a Warioware cartoon for the longest time, and think it would be an absolute blast to watch. The perspective of everyone in diamond city, there interactions with one another, all of it would be perfect. The volt families game related shenanigans, the Crygors making weird and unconventional machines, Ashley being an adorable and yet creepy kid who just wants to make friends, and of course Wario being the greedy glue to put them all together.

[@FrahdChikun]

Reminder that Wario canonically cannot die because he just doesn't feel like it.

[@kitemporal]

Gigachad

[@sophiebubbles07]

That feels like something Sans would do

[@nikkiofthevalley]

​@@sophiebubbles07Sans does die, though.

[@The_Lunartic]

"Dying is gay" "Wah!"

[@1BeautifulDuck]

Wario can't die because he doesn't feel like dying. Waluigi doesn't die because death doesn't want him.

[@dededeletethis9940]

Something you didn’t mention that needs to be mentioned: canonically, Wario is actually a really good friend. All the other WarioWare characters work for him because they genuinely like him. He only gets unpleasant when money’s involved. Hell, this guy never locks his front door so that his friends can come and go whenever they want. There’s even a micro game that somewhat shows this, featuring Wario trying to prevent a bear/door-to-door salesman from getting into his house. Also this has nothing to do with his personality but I also want to mention that he’s childhood friends with Jimmy T

[@nightmarearcade2663]

Wario was always a nicer character than what people realize like in Wario land 2 in one level when Wario is chasing after his stolen treasure his pet hen gets scared and runs off and Wario drops everything to get her back to her pen so that she's safe he put his pet over his money. I always wished this was something more explored in other games.

[@INFERNO95]

Wario has no friends.He using all of them for his own needs..

[@supercamborg4218]

@@INFERNO95 Incorrect, canonically he genuinely considers Jimmy T his friend. Also you seem to have made quite a few comments just antagonizing others, any particular reason you feel the need to do so?

[@oksat6495]

@@supercamborg4218 He's probably just trying too hard to be a troll

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

At the end of Warioware Gold it's revealed that he wasn't planning to pay any of his employees. I've heard that Gold portrays him worse than before, but he's still a greedy bastard at heart.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

I like how spoilers are rarely a thing in Warioware games, because no matter what, it always Wario in some weird incarnation.

[@ShadowSorel]

the only real spoiler is that wario steals a toilet

[@masonasaro2118]

except get it together, what with a certain nintendo leaker’s avatar being the true final boss.

[@zackxeno1019]

Spoilers Wario says "IT'S WARIO TIME" and warios all over everyone It truly was the most Wario of all Warios

[@uwuisbad520]

​​@@zackxeno1019my entire theater imploded at the sight of Wario warioing all over Wario Land. (also my man Wario was the first to say "it's _________ time" in the history of cinema, this dude was the founder.)

[@supercamborg4218]

@HeisenbergTheOGblah blah blah, cry me a river

[@jackcharlotte25]

Make Wario the villain in the next movie. Have him be a surly construction worker from Brooklyn who, during the cleanup from the finale to the last movie, uncovers a new portal to the Mushroom Kingdom and conspires to turn it into a resort and theme park where he'll rake in the dough. And yes, I ripped this idea from ChalkZone, what of it 😝

[@drdewott9154]

Honestly, very similar idea I also have. Like imagine after the events of the first movie Spike hires some new people, that'd be Wario and possibly Waluigi too, and they learn of the Mushroom Kingdom and in their greed find a way to sneak into the kingdom and take control over large parts of it to get all the riches there, maybe while Mario and Peach are visiting Brooklyn or something like that. Heck maybe Wario could even take iver a good chunk of Bowsers army, causing even more confusion that keeps Wario away from the main target. Maybe Bowser while still captured misheard Wario as Mario while his minions were under Warios control and think Mario somehow took over his army and wanting revenge for it. Like this could lead to a 2nd act fight between Mario and Bowser only to realise Wario was behind the whole thing and having ko choice but to team up temporarily to get Wario out! Like it just seems like such an obvious way to continue after the first movie.

[@pixellord2370]

​@@drdewott9154A lot of people thought Spike would end up actually becoming Wario out of insane jealousy and spite.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@drdewott9154 I wonder if Steve buscemi would fit Waluigi?????

[@discmanthecdlord]

​@@pixellord2370honestly id prefer if wario and spike were separate characters but thats my personal opinion

[@EK24z]

Wario World was actually my first exposure to Wario as a solo franchise. I'm glad it was, because it was a fun trip! It even gave us Wario's Back Throw and (sort of) his Neutral B in Smash. Now "Master of Disguise" - THERE'S the one no one talks about. THAT'S the REAL black sheep of the Wario Land series.

[@1stylishdevil]

Two of my favorite games are Wario World and Masters of Disguise. Fun times. 🥲

[@Kobalvs]

Master of disguise was my first experience with wario and outside of sonic it was the first 2d platformer I guu it t into. I wish we had a purple wind smash alt

[@boksman]

Wario is easily the most deep and complex character in the Mario series, and that's *crazy* to me. He's not really even the "evil mario", he's more of an anti-mario. Aside from his first appearance, Wario is generally just a... guy. He's self-centered in some ways, friendly in others. He's got clear, personal motivation that he'll go to whatever length to achieve. He's got a whole separate friend group, a business, hobbies. He's nuanced enough to where you could put him in two similar situations and get a different, but consistent, result. He isn't one-note, he's a symphony! I guess there's something to be said about character flaws making interesting characters. Mario's kinda sanitized, not in the soulless way, but in the "he's the hero, obviously" way. Mario could not exist in real life, but Wario absolutely could. I hope, one day, Waluigi can get the same treatment. He's almost there, he just needs something to call his own to cement it. Not to mention the dynamic Wario the man and Waluigi the man could have together! Maybe someday... Also, just as a side tangent, Wario is kinda like what Luigi could've been if Luigi hadn't taken his role in the shadow in stride. I wonder what evil fucked up luigi would be like? I can't see it being Waluigi.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

Evil fucked up Luigi already exists, he‘s called Mr. L and appears in Super Paper Mario.

[@TheGalaxyWings]

I drew like a dark, fucked up version of luigi haha. Just a glimpse into my dark reality. A full stare into my twisted perspective would make most simply go insane Imao

[@goranisacson2502]

My personal image of Waluigi is one that kind of allows for a Waluigi that goes along with how he's never had a game or been more than a sports-dude / party-goer. As Wario is someone who adventures for his own enrichment, whereas Mario is someone who goes on adventures for the sake of helping others, so is Waluigi someone who avoids danger for his own sense of cmfort like Luigi is someone who avoids danger, but still cares enough about others that he gets involved anyway. Waluigi only cares about his own gratification. He will participate in bloodless competition and parties, because then he gets to show-off and lord over others. But help Wario build his games? That's effort that benefits Wario, not Waluigi. Go on bold adventures to gain riches? Yeeeah that's SERIOUSLY gonna cut into his "Waluigi time" so.... no.... He is someone who rejects the call to adventure, and I kind of want to see him in a game where he does EXACTLY that. Like, a Wario game where he maybe pulls his WarioWare crew along, and ever so often Waluigi makes a cameo in the background and absolutely REFUSES to help out. Wario will come shoulder-charging into a bar Waluigi is in because it's being run by the bandit gang who'se stolen something Wario wants, and Waluigi will just be seen in the background casually avoiding all the enemies Wario's throwing around, slowly taking in his drink through a colorful straw, and steadfastly REFUSE to do anything to either help or hinder Wario. When the boss battle happens he just pushes the bartender into the path of either the boss or Wario's attack, and leaves without paying his bill. THAT, I feel, is the essence of Waluigi... though I guess I could be wrong.

[@thegreatandpowerfuldc5977]

Glad I’m not the only one who sees that. And that’s not even mentioning the fact that the guy was probably homeless as seen in Yoshi’s Island DS. Dude is a broken soul.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

@@goranisacson2502 That's actually such a good concept for Waluigi, if they ever give him a small role that would be perfect, because it already makes sense with his absence in any main games

[@Darvoth]

I can’t believe I actually got emotional at this video. The idea that he’s more known for being the evil version of someone else instead of himself is weirdly sad.

[@INFERNO95]

No it not. He was always meant to be evil mario.

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@INFERNO95maybe at first but he evolved into something totally unique

[@cantmakeacreativename2072]

⁠​⁠@@INFERNO95 A child of two engineers is not fated to be an engineer. Just cause you were born into a certain role does not mean you are forced into it, or that you can’t grow from it. The idea that a character, even one that is fictional, can’t ever change their roles is a stupid idea. Yes, I’m going this deep on a fat man in a biker outfit who farts a lot.

[@PK-Radio]

Wario the idea is perfection, Wario in practice is perfection

[@corporatecommander4066]

Yes

[@CyberSonic-V3.0]

Sounds about right

[@DR_L3G0]

@OfficerBMTyeah I think lowtiergod wants to talk to you

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Wario the idea is perfection. Wario in practice is one of the greatest achievement.

[@peterkujawski1370]

Truly the form incarnate

[@CynicalScorpio]

And even in a 22 minute video deep diving into Wario's character, Wario World continues to be criminally underrated

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

This game had Peak Voice Acting. *GET OUTTA HERE!!!!!!*

[@atwistedb]

Perchance

[@ryanred1525]

@@atwistedb you can’t just say perchance!

[@PARTY_MUTT]

Me and my little brother have been studying Wariology for a while now, and I gotta say it’s really nice to see a video concisely put everything together.

[@hioman]

Imagine being so mad at your bosses because they made you make a smaller game, that you give them the 5th most iconic videogame character of all time

[@INFERNO95]

He not even in the top 50 iconic video games character. Just stop.

[@hioman]

@@INFERNO95 WDYM? 1. Mario 2. Sonic 3. Pikachu 4. Master chief 5. Wario

[@callmehowyouwanna]

​@@hiomanum I think Luigi is more famous

[@furnoprime9439]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@callmehowyouwanna Nah chief that's just copium from Luigi fans to make themselves and their character in general feel more important ya sees

[@tCOREet]

@@furnoprime9439 Well technically Luigi is just as iconic as Mario, as most people who own a Nintendo console with a Mario game on it, like the Wii and switch know of Mario and Luigi. The Mario series has sold over 830 million copies and the halo franchise has sold around 81 million copies. And you gotta account most people who don't play video games know of Mario because they may have kids or they used to own a NES or something.

[@7grandmac]

Everyone knows Wario is cool as fuck. But who knows what he's thinking? Who knows why he smashes bandits? And why do we think of him as fondly as we think about the mythical (nonexistent?) Dr Pepper. Perchance. I believe it was Kant who said "Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play." Wario exhibits experience by smashing bands all day, but he exhibits theory by stating "I’m-a gonna win!” keep it up, baby! When Wario leaves his place of safety to smash a bandy, he knows he may die. And yet, for a man who can purchase lives with money, a life becomes a mere store of value. A tax that can be paid for much as a rich man feels any law with a fine is a price. We think of Wario as a hero, but he is simply a one percenter of a more privileged variety. The lifekind. Perchance.

[@attacus7168]

You cant just say perchance

[@KittyKatty999]

*You can't just say "perchance"!*

[@papaG6423]

I'd replace Dr. Pepper with Dr. Thunder or Mr. Pibb lol

[@effervescentapricot7522]

I was looking for this specific comment, thank you for making my day

[@NTMonsty]

I like to think of Dr Pepper as an actual doctor with a pepper for a head who prescribes his beverage to people who are tired of colas and root beers. Oh, this is about Wario? Uh, Garlic.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

"You thought that All might was the greatest superhero ever?" *Laughts in Wario-man*

[@elcrestdrakenia9437]

I'm a huge WarioWare fan. I use the clocks in Gold as my actual alarm clock in the morning. WarioWare Touched was the first game I ever played, and that song that plays during the intro cutscene to Mona's stage was the first thing I learned to play bass on. Smooth Moves kept me fit during quarantine as I tried to reach at least 50 in all the stages. The music in the games is just so good, and regularly gets me in a good mood whenever I listen to them. This series means so much to me and I can't imagine my life without it.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

That’s so cool

[@danclayton9551]

Big fan of Touched, this inspired me to buy Gold

[@ShockHat734]

That's so wahtastic

[@DogsWithPurpose]

It’s funny to imagine seeing some guy on campus looking at the colors and just going “warioooo”

[@alexrobi1176]

I love how Mario characters can get their own series and become their own thing.

[@CynicalScorpio]

In all seriousness, Wario World is insanely underrated. It has some of the most bizzare and terrifying boss designs in any Nintendo game. They're like even weirder version of Courage the Cowardly Dog monster designs. The whole game feels like a fever dream.

[@fuckinghugepablo]

Wario world for the gamecube has serious "some random demo at e3 that never turned into a real game and ultimately became lost media" energy to it, its insane

[@tylerhoward6295]

Tragic that Wario: Master of Disguise is so forgotten. One of my favorite DS games, and it features so much of Wario's fun personality through his dialogue.

[@ZarHakkar]

Yeah, I was waiting for it to be mentioned in any way. A seriously underrated game.

[@gameboy6176]

As a diehard Wario fan, I always love to see someone take the time to delve deep and appreciate him the way I do

[@henrybierman8431]

I always thought he was just fat greedy man which is funny because stupid

[@riccardobravi9754]

I'm proud of you

[@SquashyEdgar69]

0:41 Not sure if anyone's noticed, but I LOVE how "Wario the Idea" is written in the Mario font, while "Wario the Man" is written in the Wario Ware font. Really cool foreshadowing.

[@hunterbennett757]

Holy cow, I only JUST NOW noticed that!

[@BulgarianWario]

Honestly he is my favourite Mario character. His personality is just so distinct and interesting.

[@PigeonLord21]

Its funny that you don't have much to say about Wario World since that game did such an amazing job at portraying Wario's wacky personality, even down to him being the one narrating the instruction manual!

[@FrankEShaw05]

Something thats really great about Wario is that his character is a perfect excuse for Nintendo devs to be creative and experimental, you really see it in games like wario land 4 and wario ware which are filled with crazy, strange ideas that just wouldnt be allowed in a game for other big name nintendo ip’s (except maybe splatoon)

[@ThenewTchannel]

I definitely agree that the Wario Ware gang should get a tv show or something. The insane variety of personalities and potential interactions between said personalities is a gold mine waiting to be explored

[@tiablue9106]

ikr? they made shorts for gold but they were like under a minute and had no voice acting. even if we don't get a full show I'd like shorts that are several minutes, have voices and are fully animated

[@GrizbyK72]

Like an “Always Sunny” for a younger audience.

[@rjd-kh8et]

I love how the plot of the first WarioWare game is just "Wario makes Action 52".

[@raymaikeru]

There's also the manga. It highlights how Wario the Man became Wario the Idea, being that in his childhood, Mario and Wario always played cops and robbers. However despite the +200 times they played the game... Wario only got to play as the sheriff once. At that point Wario probably internalized the idea of being a big rival to Mario, dumping his own identity to just be better than him. I'm guessing some time in Wario Land series, which to him would be sort of self reflecting, Wario goes back to being himself instead of trying to be someone else's rival of sprite. Or I'm looking too deep into this.

[@INFERNO95]

That stupid comic is not Canon. It takes place after the super Mario adventure comic. Wario not a victim he always was a bad guy that hated Mario cause people like Mario better then him. He will always be a villain so stop using a comic that was made thirty years ago from a defunct magazine.

[@kirbomatic1573]

@@INFERNO95 you're getting very serious over this, are you alright?

[@supercamborg4218]

@@INFERNO95 cry me a river

[@wes186]

The Biker Wario vs Overalls Wario part made me realize how much that needs to be an alternate costume in Mario Kart 8.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

It's kinda surprising it never got to be one in Mario Kart Tour. And that game gave Rosalina traditional Volendam clothes, made Pauline a cowgirl, and have _Bowser dressed as Santa Claus!_ Heck, one of Mario Kart Tour's new courses, Ninja Hideaway, has some oddly weird Wario aestherics despite being a ninja-themed Japanese castle. That would've been the perfect opportunity to make Kat and Ana playable, two WarioWare characters that just so happen to be ninjas

[@dustymcwari4468]

He was planned to swap to his biker outfit in Wii the same the ladies do, but was scrapped, which would've gone super well alongside the Wario Bike that did make the final cut

[@dawashingmachine9158]

Wario is really the perfect embodiment of the Nietzschean Übermensch. He is beholden to no moral edicts beyond himself. He is beyond the reach of any law, whether human or divine. He reigns supreme over his domain; free from the shackles of conventional morality and the all consuming void of nihilism, he is able to forge a new path, to give meaning to life in a way he sees fit. Not everyone can be like Wario, but those who can will be the vanguards of a new age, they will create a world at last where man can be his own master

[@greanbeen2816]

I would say there are notes of Stirnerism as well. While his existentialism is very apparent, it’s also abundantly clear that he holds no regard for “spooks” (social constructs- not the slur) and instead focuses simply on whatever catches his attention, ultimately serving only his own desires. He is id unchained, a truly beastly man.

[@zjzr08]

All I can say is this theory just reinforces Wario could be a German stereotype to Mario's Italian, hehe.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@zjzr08 Wario was actually played by a German actor in Mario Party.

[@grandlordSpencer]

I love the diverse range of topics you've been covering lately! The Mario Kart rankings, the film analyses....it's all really great stuff and your style compliments it well. Sincerely, A Guy Who Cares About Musicals ;)

[@JaycieSLove]

Since Wario and Waluigi are the anti-Mario and anti-Luigi, you could think of their relationship as being inverted as well

[@dustymcwari4468]

Up to even the fact Wario and Waluigi only ever work together if their goals match in beating the bros at competitions the bros themselves are organizing, otherwise they don't cross each other's paths As opposed to the bros that care for each other a lot, and Luigi has a presence in most Mario adventures that aren't remakes or rereleases of old titles nowadays, usually as a playable character or a role somewhere in the game, very opposite to Waluigi that's barely a reference at best in Wario's games

[@Sean_Bird]

Thanks to King of Skill and the Party Crashers, I’ve become more of a Wario enjoyer as of recently. So I guess if the funny crab man has to analyze any Mario character, I’m glad that HE PICKED WAAAAAAARIO!

[@EthanGreenThunder]

You pick WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@shidoulover48]

WARIOOOOOOOOO

[@whosthisguyagain3153]

WWWAAAAAAARRRIO TIIME

[@EthanGreenThunder]

@whosthisguyagain3153 This is how you do it WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIOOOOOOOOOOOO TIME

[@reddeath5791]

YOU PICK WAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

I'll say it over and over again: Warioware is one of my fave series but considering we had so many WarioWare bangers throughout the past decade and a half, not having new Wario Land content in the same amount of time (With us only having Shake It) feels really wrong

[@INFERNO95]

Wario land games were not selling. Why should Nintendo waste money on a series that not selling? It business grow up kid.

[@idiotcube]

@@INFERNO95 The success of Pizza Tower proves that there's a market for more Wario Land.

[@kitsovereign4127]

Nintendo is kinda overloaded with 2D platformer series, but there's nothing else like WarioWare. I can see why Wario Land has fallen through the cracks, especially after the flops of Master of Disguise and Game & Wario. But hey, maybe Pizza Tower and ANTONBLAST will make Nintendo pay attention.

[@supercamborg4218]

@@kitsovereign4127 Game and Wario wasn’t tied to Land at all, it was a minigame collection that was changed to be Ware themed relatively late in development. Also a major reason Wario Land didn’t keep going was nobody internally was really pushing for the series’s development after R&D1 stopped being a thing due to restructuring at the company. Master of Disguise was kind of just a thing of Nintendo throwing IPs at the wall with the DS since that was so successful, and ShakeIt on Wii was made to be a sort of revival of the series after 7 years without a proper Wario Land title since 4. However Nintendo barely marketed the game so it didn’t sell much and Good Feel moved on to other IPs, and Wario Land returned to a state of not having any push for the games from within Nintendo or from devs close to them.

[@supercamborg4218]

@@idiotcube I’m hoping AntonBlast can carry on some of the Wario-like momentum

[@mckennaowens3343]

For Schafrillas to say “I wish you guys cared about musicals,” I screamed at the top of my lungs “I DOOO” as if you could hear me through the video. So there’s that for you.

[@KaijuofSteel]

Another weird fact is that Wario was originally German (?) which you can see reflected on how he speaks in the first Mario Parties (Oh mein Gott and Zo ein mist) and even the music used for him in Mario Strikers Charged. He eventually got Italinized, as a creative decision made by Charles Martinet himself.

[@Gnarfledarf]

Another interesting thing about Wario is that he, in a way, reflects "Mario the Idea" in the sense that Mario was originally supposed to be the type of character that could be put into any situation.

[@kimaster5893]

Wario is just that lovable piece of shit uncle you see in sitcoms and I love every second he's on screen

[@vilemk.2289]

I take a chance to say Wario Land Shake It! is incredibly underrated, the visuals, OST and the portrayal of Wario are all amazing! Seems people really put a red flag on it because of the motion controls. Hope it gets rereleased with normal controls someday

[@cocorru4501]

YES!!!!!!!! THE ART OMG AND THE OST!! AGH! BRILLIANT!

[@Pikminer-5087]

I mean Move It! is basically a sequel to that game, even the Japanese title alludes to it

[@orangeslash1667]

@@cocorru4501 Good news there's an upcoming game called Anton Blast. It's basically Wario Land 4.

[@quotetry8998]

​@@orangeslash1667 Anton Blast is Wario Land _5_ (6 if you count Shake It) The real Wario Land 4 had the frog switch, which inevitably turned into a central escape mechanic behind Pizza Tower's whole speedy structure.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@quotetry8998 i’m saying it’s the closest we’ll get to a spiritual successor.

[@corporatecommander4066]

A character analysis of the best character in all of fiction?! Let's go! WARIO TIME!!!

[@DR_L3G0]

@OfficerBMThave a toaster bath

[@EthanGreenThunder]

You Pick WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIIIIOOOOOOOOOOO

[@corporatecommander4066]

@@EthanGreenThunder WARRRRRRIIIIIOOOOO TIIIMMMMEEEE!!!!!!!

[@EthanGreenThunder]

@@corporatecommander4066 You pick WAAAAAAA

[@corporatecommander4066]

@@EthanGreenThunder no no no I pick... GOOOOMBAAAA!!

[@the6597]

18:45 WARIO WORLD i had that game! I have vivid memories of playing it, especially falling into the hole with the ghost dogs and the beginning cutscene with the spinning purple gem. I never finished it sadly, but it shall always remain in my mind. I also vividly remember the anatomy chart of Wario in the little booklet and him commenting on his organs, sounds weird but i think its charming as heck! (I still have the copy btw 😈 But my older sibling took the game cube when they moved out so I'll revisit it at their house someday)

[@SirApple69]

I grew up with Brawl and Wario Land Shake Dimension (I am learning from this video that it has different names in diffferent regions!) Wario and I always thought of him as more of his own character than just an evil Mario. I honestly think his biker outfit is just as normal as his overalls outfit but that's just me I think

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Wow, I didn't expect this video to get so deep. I did think Wario's Biker outfit was cool and all, but the fact that it represents Wario outside of rest of the Mario universe's Whimsical Style makes it even cooler.

[@bluestar4408]

Same I almost always used the biker outfit, now I always use it after watching this video

[@misterzygarde6431]

I think if we ever got a T-rated Mario game, Wario should be the star. Wario’s already the anti-Mario. So why not take it to another level by having him star in a game not meant for kids? I had this funny idea for a new Wario Land game having its plot involve WarioWare Inc being blown up and Wario alongside the employees not in the hospital going on an adventure to get some revenge along with earning enough money to get a new building. Also if Waluigi’s there, it’d also be his first day at WarioWare when it blew up. I also had this idea for a fanfic where Wario and Waluigi end up in My Hero Academia and beat up the villains expecting to get money not knowing they need a hero license.

[@Random_User666]

Wario & Waluigi be beating up MHA fans for shipping Deku x Eri

[@catgunboeing]

​@HeisenbergTheOGno, you don't.

[@misterzygarde6431]

@HeisenbergTheOGWhat the hell are you talking about? Are you high?

[@Pedro999Paulo]

1 other thing I like about Wario in Smash is how his special moves represent Wario the Man, all original based on his personality and/or WarioWare and the normal moves are based on Wario the ideia, since they are exagerated and uncontrol versions of Mario's normal moves, like he is try to copy him. And the Dash attacj is the shoulder bash from WarioLand the only direct move reference is pulling from the middle ground series. Truelly a great character design

[@thegriffin2135]

Schaff, just letting you know, if you want to upload an hour long Sweeney Todd analysis, I’d watch all 60 minutes of that.

[@Hutch2Much]

something i wanna bring up is that, if i recall correctly, miyamoto said he imagines the mario cast as “a troupe of actors,” which is why they all play go kart and golf with each other. makes you wonder if warioware is his true life, while the rest is just him putting on a performance

[@QuartzRoolz]

Weirdly I think that pizza towers success has helped to bolster Wario and especially his older titles in the public conciousness. its no secret that Pizza Tower is made to be a spiritual successor to the Warioland games, but through that I think its put a lot of people back onto Wario as a character. there has been a lot more interest in the Warioland series around the internet since pizza towers launch and About Wario in general. Hell debatably this video is a part of that.

[@supercamborg4218]

I was really hoping that this would happen, as someone who was following Pizza Tower during development and as a massive Wario fan. The more Wario fans the better, there’s room for everyone!

[@OctoAmbush-nc4xt]

Honestly that's what got me into Wario.

[@dustymcwari4468]

@@supercamborg4218 Nintendo has also been referencing Wario Land quite a bit, especially in WarioWare where Cractus even makes a surprise appearance

[@supercamborg4218]

@@dustymcwari4468 true, but most of the things acknowledging it have happened after PTs full release

[@lukebomber]

Now THIS is the sequel I didn't know I needed

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

​@HeisenbergTheOG Waltuh. Delete your comment Waltuh. Your career on KZbin won't flourish, Waltuh.

[@VioletOrbWeaver]

@@KZbinCommonman_Totasyou ever notice that mike never actually says “waltuh”? he clearly enunciates the R. totally random but your comment reminded me of that

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

@@VioletOrbWeaver good job Sherlock

[@Spoopmode]

“Look, it’s one of my greatest achievements. Wario Land 4 on the Gameboy Advance.” - Wario (the man)

[@nick-cepticon782]

I was introduced to Wario in Mario 64 DS, and he was awesome there bc he was along for the adventure, but begrudgingly so. He looked like a Mario parody, and whenever he took damage he’d growl at the player! No other character was as funny and absurd, and even though he didn’t have any special abilities, his personality as a judgy, no-nonsense goofball shined through.

[@Mutant_ssbm]

Waluigi is the ultimate example of the individual shaped by the signifier. Waluigi is a man seen only in mirror images; lost in a hall of mirrors he is a reflection of a reflection of a reflection. You start with Mario - the wholesome all Italian plumbing superman, you reflect him to create Luigi - the same thing but slightly less. You invert Mario to create Wario - Mario turned septic and libertarian - then you reflect the inversion in the reflection: you create a being who can only exist in reference to others. Waluigi is the true nowhere man, without the other characters he reflects, inverts and parodies he has no reason to exist. Waluigi’s identity only comes from what and who he isn’t - without a wider frame of reference he is nothing. He is not his own man. In a world where our identities are shaped by our warped relationships to brands and commerce we are all Waluigi.

[@INFERNO95]

That just stupid.

[@potahtwah9591]

"Perchance"

[@kitemporal]

Bro rlly wrote a philosophical dissertation on Waluigi for a KZbin comment and I'm all here for it

[@Cubeytheawesome]

I’m pretty sure Waluigi just owns a taco stand in his spare time

[@HerwakNic]

Everyone knows Wario is cool as fuck. But who knows what he's thinking? Who knows why he crushes hearts? And why do we think of him as fondly as we think about the mythical (nonexistent?) Dr Mario. Perchance

[@firefoxisbetterthanchrome]

The Wario World pause menu is my favorite pause menu from any game by a long shot.

[@elitely6748]

Cool to see Schaffrillas do another character anlysis was not expecting one for this guy. Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing another like this but for Waluigi this time, our favorite tennis player and soon to be smash bros champion dressed in purple!

[@atotalfiasco4213]

I'm loving these off-the-wall video ideas, this is the most I've ever thought about Wario in my entire life

[@DrCoeloCephalo]

Pizza Tower has done alot to scratch my Wario itch. It actually never occurred to me how Mario does not seem to exist in WarioWare.

[@mr.azizsshitposts]

I think it’s clear he does exist, it’s just he’s not there as wario ware isn’t in the mushroom kingdom

[@mr.azizsshitposts]

@Shyontheinternet99 I don’t think it’s a double life it’s just a side gig he does every couple years when he’s done with plumbing with waluigi I a bit

[@nunya8459]

I guess it tends to happen for characters that have broken away from Mario. DK games don't really reference Mario either, I believe, though Yoshi games get Baby Mario a lot.

[@dustymcwari4468]

​@@mr.azizsshitposts It's the other way around, he only joins Waluigi whenever Mario reunites them for stuff like racing, parties, or sports, Wario's real life is at Diamond City with his friends And they only really work together when the bros are involved, when their goals align, and while they respect each other to a degree, and collab a lot, their friendship doesn't really go too far

[@mr.azizsshitposts]

@@dustymcwari4468 I consider them brothers I just imagine Waluigi has his own gig and they only share plumbing career wise, they spend a lot of their time off work during parties or racing

[@EzDoesitYGO]

A totally unexpected 20 minute analysis on one of my favorite characters in fiction God bless you

[@Game_Hero]

Extra thumbs up for that profile pic, it's Qwarktastic!

[@TheRedVoyager]

There's only 2 things you know for sure about Wario. 1. He's Wario. 2. He's gonna win.

[@thesalsaguy4395]

WARIOOOOOOO

[@Nube-Gamer]

One of my favorite games of all time is Wario Land 2. So I already saw Wario as a separate entity. I remember playing it a lot on my GameBoi. Such a great time. Kinda hard but still fun. Love the multiple routes from that game

[@toopay806]

This was a really well written video you made. If I have to choose my favorite iteration of Wario is WarioWare. Everything you said about what Wario is protrayed in ware is so true he really feels like his true character without the evil Mario-ness in him That biker outfit is the true definition of a rough and tumble guy he is I also agree a WarioWare show should be made just watching Wario and his friends in wacky shenanigans would be a delight to see I actually have a Google DOC of a fan list of episode ideas I've made and it's been so fun making them Again great video

[@astrotrain6037]

I don’t know if you’re gonna read this but I must say that I, and probably a big part of this community, are really proud of you. Everyone has their own way of dealing with Grief, but choosing to use it to help people, specifically bringing such joy and entertainment as to help others days be better, is not what anyone does, is what a real hero does. I hope you are feeling better, and I thank you for doing this

[@jacobwheeler1348]

Schaff's evolution into Brian David Gilbert's evil twin is amazing

[@ChoiousProdous]

Schaffrillas is just doing whatever the hell he wants and I love it

[@Whomstami]

Now this is the content we’ve all been wanting

[@JeremyBX]

This video really made me think. I remember when I was 9 and wondering "why tf isn't he grouped with Mario, and what tf is he wearing" and now i feel bad for him, because he reminds me of Steven Ogg (trevor from GTA), being salty that he's only appreciated for one thing, despite proving he is capable and passionate of being much more than the one thing people care about him for.

[@carolinewalter9816]

Not sure if you’re planning on making more character analysis videos, but I really enjoyed this! I’d love to see more Mario character analysis(es? Idk how to spell) but also just other characters from other media. Super cool stuff!

[@MsDarkz123]

R&D1 hit the nail with Wario. Also Wario Land shares some 2D Metroid essence while WarioWare has a common ground with the Rhythm Paradise series. Wario himself can be more multifaceted than Mario funnily enough. Quoting Sideshow Bob for this one: *-Wario:* Aah, Captain Syrup my old arch-nemesis. *-Mario:* I thought I was your old arch-nemesis. *-Wario:* You are not the center of my life Mario. 9:25 Oh yes a WarioWare animated series would be a delight the cast lends itself easily to a slice of life style show.

[@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare]

Good lord I love Wario. I have 4 accepted submissions on the Wario Amiibo in Precarious Situations Twitter Account and I couldn’t be happier.

[@davidthecommenter]

thank you for notifying me of this account existing, i shall now indulge in the viewing

[@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare]

@@davidthecommenter you are in for a treat.

[@davidthecommenter]

@@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare i wish elon hadn't made it so that un-signed in users can only get a small sample of content. gimmick accounts like these are the few redeemable parts of twitter.

[@castform7]

Wario, memes aside (hard I know), is so bizarre to me. The idea as well as the man are so simple yet he's so entertaining in anything he's in. This garlic munching menace is exudes so much charm and personality in everything he's in, even when his character is restricted to the idea. Also I've never played a Wario game but all of it's characters seem like a lot of fun. I wouldn't mind if one of them showed up for Mario Kart like how DK gets to bring Diddy and Funky and Yoshi gets to bring Poochy.

[@heronjunior4140]

An interesting thing happened to me. I never played the Mario spin offs, and I met Wario when playing Wario Ware on my cousin's Gameboy. In other words, I didn't even remember that Wario is the opposite version of Mario, for me he was always the greedy crazy guy.

[@veen6847]

In my opinion, the biker outfit characterises him more than the iconic purple yellow outfit, i hope some day waluigi will get some recognition out of the sports spinoffs (where he shines the most)

[@androidsupershow1429]

This video showed me that Wario is like a pizza. No matter how bad or weird it looks, no matter how much you criticize it, Wario will always be enjoyable and make people smile.

[@loafnugget1]

Dunkey?

[@Lady_ETHNE]

Please do more character analyses Schaff. I'd like to see more of how you dissect certain characters

[@KiiBon]

He should do Toadsworth, he's been missing lately

[@whereismrclean6783]

Fun fact: in his Onward review all the way back in 2020, Schaff showed off a list of videos he was working on and amongst them was a Dr. Doofenshmirtz character analysis. Now yes, that was three years ago and still hasn't happened, so it's likely scrapped, but considering how good this video was, I wouldn't be opposed to him revisiting the idea

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

Wario is absolutely my favorite character in the Mario extended universe, and it makes me so happy to know that Nintendo and others love him too.

[@zekeram129]

Honestly, it makes sense that Wario's character is so strong. Mario, for all of his go-karting and turty-smashing and partying and sportsing, is about as paper-thin of a character as you can get. At the end of the day, he's the smiling face of Nintendo, and very rarely allowed to be anything more. So it's only natural that Mario's perfect antithesis makes his own existence as loud as possible. Perchance.

[@just_peachy3582]

Bro I’ve been waiting for more musical reviews from you. You genuinely have such insightful comments and you single-handedly get me to watch movies, musicals, what have you that I’ve been putting off. As a theater kid who is scrounging for content, please do more musical reviews. 🙏 they make my day and I am always rewatching your previous ones

[@HelloThere-yl3iu]

Everyone knows Wario is cool as frick. But who knows what he's thinking? Who knows why he crushes turtles? And why do we think about him as fondly as we think of the mystical (nonexistent?) Dr Pepper? Perchance. I believe it was Kant who said "Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play." Wario exhibits experience by crushing turts all day, but he exhibits theory by stating "Lets-a go!" Keep it up, baby! When Wario leaves his place of safety to stomp a turty, he knows that he may Die. And yet, for a man who can purchase lives with money, a life becomes a mere store of value. A tax that can be paid for, much as a rich man feels any law with a fine is a price. We think of Wario as a hero,but he is simply a one percenter of a more privileged variety. The lifekind. Perchance.

[@gazelle_diamond9768]

You can't just say "Perchance".

[@bababooie125]

To save the princess? Also gross

[@fourandx]

i absolutely adore the warioware games so this video really means a lot! the games are so funky and weird, and warios characterization in it is fun. hoping this pushes people to check the series out

[@DrAwe-fi6we]

Excellent character analysis Would love to see a character analysis on every WarioWare character 'cause they all deserve one.

[@BlackMamBa-yq5on]

Very unique from your usual output More Nintendo character analysis would be great... for example Waluigi: the tragic tale of the neglected purple meme

[@mitchellbambam5926]

Wario is not simply evil Mario, he is the Anti-Mario. Mario is selfless, Wario is greedy. Mario has great sportsmanship, Wario is a cheating scumbag. Mario jumps around and uses mainly leg based attacks, Wario uses almost all arms. Mario is vertical, Wario is horizontal. Mario is classy, Wario is gassy. They are true opposites. Evil Mario is a disservice because he is not just “Mario but mean” he is the polar opposite of the Italian plumber. Wario is absolutely awesome, and I love playing as him in every game he’s available. Party, Cart, and even Smash. Wario is a character that lets me laugh when I win, and when I lose. Wario is also the best character to try and do an impression of in the entire Mario series, and nobody can change my mind.

[@baneZacon]

Honestly, i actually really like this character analysis type of video! I'm definitely into long form analysis content (and can't imagine im alone lol), and really like your style of analysis, so I'd definitely like to see more of this kind of content in the future!

[@Jump_Immortal]

Wario is awesome. Love to play as him in Mario Kart.

[@CyberSonic-V3.0]

@HeisenbergTheOG You’re insistence on saying you don’t care on multiple comments indicates the opposite is true.

[@TheWifiRouter]

Wario Kart

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

I actually think Wario is up there in terms of good 150cc characters. So not only am I playing Wario because I like him, he also gets to be good! Wish the same could be said about smash bros, he's really good there too but I'm just bad.

[@BugsyFoga]

Still hurts to know the last Wario land title was freaking 15 years ago, really wish they made another one.

[@INFERNO95]

Wario land games were not selling. This is a business grow up kid.

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@INFERNO95What’s your problem, numbskull?

[@oksat6495]

@@INFERNO95 Maybe you're the one who needs to grow up.

[@newtfigton8795]

@@INFERNO95 Ok smart*ss, that doesn’t mean we can’t want another one personally.

[@llamarama6976]

While it aint wario land exactly there are alot of wario land omages. Pizza tower is a fantastic game

[@TheCrazyCrabMan]

13:14 Wait Wario said 'It's pizza time' before Pizza Tower was even conceived. WHAT.

[@SouljaBoyStrife]

With Daisy finally being a playable character in a mainline Mario game, Pauline coming back from the dead, and Wario continuing to establish his own character (hopefully with another Wario Land game someday) I’m hoping this the start of Nintendo realizing just how much the extended Mario cast is loved and underutilized