Is Wario Italian or Japanese?

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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Is Wario and Waluigi Italian?

The dots are starting to connect. “While it's assumed that, like Wario, Waluigi is most likely Italian, the lithe purple villain's nationality has been shrouded in mystery.” Another important detail that may shed light on his origins is the “upside down L” on Waluigi's hat, which isn't an upside down L at all.
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Is Wario Japanese?

The name "Wario" is a portmanteau of "Mario" with the Japanese adjective warui (悪い) meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Mario" (further symbolized by the "W" on his hat, an upside down "M").
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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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What language is Wario?

also translated and edited the German script for Star Fox which can be verified in the credits of Star Fox 64. The concept behind Wario was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German.
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Why 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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Is Wario American?

Wario is the ultimate Italian American.
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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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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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Is Waluigi Luigi's cousin?

Luigi is Mario's younger brother. He lives in his brother's shadow, and is the rival of Wario's partner Waluigi. He is also known to be a friend of Wario's. He can jump further and higher than Mario, but he has less traction.
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Is Waluigi a Mexican?

Waluigi is of mexican origin and is actually called Gualberto.
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Is Wario Marios cousin?

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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How many pounds is Wario?

According to the Wario World instruction manual, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms), although he declares it's just his clothes ("I like to layer!").
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Is Wario muscular?

Wario is a recurring character from Mario franchise. He is an obese, muscular, hot-tempered, and greedy man, and Mario's yellow-and-purple clad arch-rival.
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Is Wario buff?

Possibly due to his lower tier status in Smash 4 (41st out of 55), Wario has been significantly buffed in his transition to Ultimate. As with the rest of the returning cast, Wario's overall mobility has been improved, allowing for safer approaches and recovery.
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What Does Wario smell like?

The smell is a mix of tsukemono (pickled vegetables), raw eggs, carassius sushi. Try smelling it! The holy grail. This isn't the only reference to toilet humor either. In the second page of answers, Wario jokes about fart explosions (I'm not kidding!).
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Why do Wario and Waluigi have pink noses?

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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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 Peach Italian?

The Italian word for peach is pesca (feminine, plural: pesche). Its etymology can be traced back to the classical Latin mala persica which is the word for the Persian apple tree.
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Is Mario Wario?

Wario (ワリオ Wario?) is a character in the Mario series. He is the counterpart of Mario and is known to be very greedy. Although he began as an antagonist, he developed into more of an anti-hero, starring in his spin-off titles such as Wario Land.
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