- “I am the great Wart! Wah, ha ha!!”
- —Wart, Super Mario Advance
Wart is a character and the main villain of Super Mario Bros. 2. In the game Wart had some how entered Subcon, the land of dreams and had begun a conquest of it. Enslaving Subcon's inhabitants to be his soldiers and also, creating monsters using a device called the Nightmare Machine, Wart's victory was assured. In a desperate attempt to save their world, Subcon's original inhabitants, fairies also called Subcons, contacted the great hero Mario in his sleep to ask for his help. They also gave him a hint to beat Wart. The clue was Wart did not like Vegetables. Mario believing the message to be nothing more than a dream dismissed it and later that day went on a picnic to the park with Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. It was there Mario discovered a door in cave which when the group went through brought them to Subcon.
Mario realizing that the call for help was real convinced the others to help liberate Subcon. After a long journey in which Mario and co. defeated Wart's generals, Tryclyde, Mouser, Birdo, Fryguy, Clawgrip and Robirdo the gang eventually encountered Wart himself. Engaging Wart in combat Mario managed to defeat him by throwing vegetables (which Wart is allergic to) into his mouth. With Wart defeated Subcon was free and after the victory celebration Mario woke up in his bed and was left to ponder if the events that transpired had really happened or if they were all just a dream...
Other Appearances
Wart made a surprising appearance in the game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Though some people question his appearance in the game, it seems to be Wart. (In the game, the frog is referred to as "Mamu", Wart's Japanese name.) Wart was actually helpful to Link in this game, teaching him a new song to play on his ocarina. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, like Super Mario Bros. 2, supposedly took place in a dream world, though it is unknown if the sensible canon between these two appearances of Wart is coincidental or not. A monster similar to Wart (being large, frog-like, and possessing the ability to shoot bubbles) also appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Coincidentally a mini-boss that appeared to be a giant eye was called Wart, however it had no resemblance to Super Mario Bros. 2's Wart and resembled two bosses from Link to the Past, Arrghus and Vitreous.
A frog named Wart Jr. appeared in the game Animal Crossing. He is a nice neighbor who is sometimes prone to grumpiness. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Wart Jr. once mentioned having plans to conquer the world, likely to verify the allusion in his name.
Wart was mentioned in Shy Guy's biography in Mario Superstar Baseball; however, he was directly never seen in the game. In Super Paper Mario, Wart is featured in a product that Francis owns wants more of called Cyborg Wart.
Appearances in Other Media
Wart made an appearance in the Nintendo Comics System issue "Cloud Nine". In the comic Wart, disguised as a bed salesman, abducts King Toadstool and also tries to flood the Mushroom Kingdom. Despite this being his only comic appearance, Mario mentions that Wart seems to have made a hobby out of kidnapping The King (similar to Bowser and the Princess). Wart looked more like a crocodile than a frog in the comic.
Wart was briefly mentioned in a later Nintendo Comics System entitled "Duh Stoopid Bomb!" where his name is seen on Wooster's list of people who think King Toadstool is dumb.
Wart made an appearance in the Mario Adventure Book Doors to Doom where he ended up helping the Mario Bros. He was also, oddly, dressed like a skateboarder here.
Wart was the protagonist in the Club Nintendo comic "Wart steht unter Strom" where he was playing Game Boy and got involved in a fight with Mario due to him simply throwing the batteries of his Game Boy away. Interestingly, Wart looked just like a smaller version of Bowser in this comic. This may be considered as a mistake, since later appearances of him in the magazine refer to him as Bowser.
Trivia
- Oddly, Wart appears in reels B and C in a Master-view toy released during the run of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Despite being labeled as "King Koopa" the character in the Master-view reels is obviously Wart.
- In Doki Doki Panic/Super Mario Bros. 2, Wart can be easily defeated by merely catching vegetable and jumping behind him (Wart actually starts walking forwards when he is one block away from the wall behind him) and throwing a veggie at his back when he spits a spray of bubbles (he always faced left, no matter where player is). After enough hits, he would be also defeated.
Gallery
- Wart.PNG
A sprite of Wart in the remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2
- WartTwo.jpg
Wart, looking mad.
Wart, leaping through the air.
