Is Wario German?

Wario is Italian now, but he wasn't always. Wario's original voice actor was German translator Thomas Spindler, and his line that sounds like “oh, I missed!” is actually “So ein Mist!” which is German for “oh crap!” On brand for Wario. Spindler said Wario was always envisioned as German.
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Does Wario speak German?

“This is 100% correct. Wario speaks German: he says (or rather, *I* say) 'So ein Mist! ' The recording was done in a studio of the former Nintendo head office in Kyoto (not the new Nintendo premises in Kamitobaguchi), under the direction of Mr. Takashi Tezuka.
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What country is Wario from?

The creation of Wario allowed them a character of their own to "symbolize their situation." Nintendo originally considered making him a German character before he developed into an Italian like Mario.
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What accent does Wario have?

Some would say that because Wario and Waluigi have Italian accents they are as Italian as their counterparts. But there is a ton of evidence suggesting that they could be a bevy of nationalities including German, British, Japanese, Greek, Alienic, or simply residents of the Mushroom Kingdom.
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Is Wario German or Italian?

Wario is Italian now, but he wasn't always. Wario's original voice actor was German translator Thomas Spindler, and his line that sounds like “oh, I missed!” is actually “So ein Mist!” which is German for “oh crap!” On brand for Wario. Spindler said Wario was always envisioned as German.
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"SO EIN MIST!" - Wario's German Origins



Why is Mario Italian?

Mario's character design, particularly his large nose, draws on western influences; once he became a plumber, Miyamoto decided to "put him in New York" and make him Italian, lightheartedly attributing Mario's nationality to his mustache.
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Is Wario Russian?

Before any actual character development, Wario's name was the first thing that was decided on, being derived from the Japanese word "warui" (悪い), meaning "bad".
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Is Waluigi an Italian name?

His name is a portmanteau of Luigi's name and the Japanese adjective warui (悪い) meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Luigi".
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Why is Wario fat?

In real life, apples are sometimes attributed to causing temporary bloating, which may explain why they are one of the foods that trigger Fat Wario.
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Is Waluigi British?

Waluigi isn't British. He, like Wario, is some type of mystical doppelganger that has to reflect a "host" which in this case is Luigi. This is evidenced by his inhuman elf ears. He comes from whatever the Mushroom Kingdom's world is, rather than our own world, like the Mario brothers.
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Is Wario evil Mario?

franchise, serving as the main antagonist of the Super Mario Land series, and the titular main protagonist of the Wario spin-off franchise. He is the evil and incredibly greedy counterpart of Mario, who either tries to best his rival at every occasion or seek ways to gain money and power, depending on the game.
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Are Mario and Wario cousins?

Wario originated in Mario's second Game Boy outing as the villain. According to Super Mario Land 2's backstory, Wario is Mario's childhood acquaintance, and the two have never been portrayed as blood relations despite their similar appearance.
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Why is Waluigi's nose pink?

Waluigi's nose is pink because Wario's nose is pink. Wario's nose is pink because he's frequently huffing garlic fumes.
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Is Mario even Italian?

The underground setting of SMB led Miyamoto to decide that Mario was an Italian plumber from New York. "There was really no other deep thought other than that." Nintendo hasn't officially declared Mario is a Japanese character with an Italian name.
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Are Mario and Luigi Italian?

Super Show!” introduced Mario (Lou Albano) and Luigi (Danny Wells) as Italian American plumbers from Brooklyn. Then, in the early 1990s, Nintendo of America hired Charles Martinet to voice Mario in the “Super Mario” games, with directors stating in his audition, “You're an Italian plumber from Brooklyn.”
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Why does Wario eat garlic?

In Mario Tennis Aces, Wario eats a head of garlic to strengthen himself as part of his Special Shot, the Glorious Garlic Bomber.
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Why is Mario so fat?

"The reason Mario is a plump shape is because gaming devices at that time could only read collisions between square boxes, not because I wanted to make him cute," Miyamoto explained. "His design turned out like that because I adjusted for the capabilities of the gaming device of the day.
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Is Jumpman Mario's dad?

Fan theories have suggested that Jumpman may actually be the father of Mario, however it is confirmed that Jumpman and Mario are the same character, and Cranky Kong, formerly known as Donkey Kong Sr., is also the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong.
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Are Waluigi and Wario dating?

According to the game's creators, there's actually a specific reason Wario and Waluigi don't have girlfriends in the game: Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto just said no. “We asked Nintendo about girlfriends for Wario and Waluigi, too,” says producer Hiroyuki Takahashi, “but Mr.
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