Flat Wario
| Flat Wario | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Wario Land 4. | |
| Applies to | Wario |
| Item needed | A falling weight, Omodon, Count Richtertoffen, piston |
| Power(s) given | Turn flat and reach otherwise inaccessible places |
| First appearance | Wario Land II (1998) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Touched! (2004) |
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Flat Wario[1][2] is one of Wario's many reactions in the Wario Land game series. This reaction is found in Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, or Wario Land 4, in which Wario is squashed flat, shortening his jump and reducing his movement speed. However, he is impervious to harm, can glide smoothly in the air to reach places previously unattainable, and slip through tiny passageways without falling through one-tile-wide gaps. In Wario Land 3, Flat Wario can jump higher if the user presses up on 
, even if the High Jump Boots have not yet been found. Flat Wario is the only non-normal form in Wario Land 3 to retain its high jump power from Wario Land II.
Certain machines and enemies will be able to cause Wario to be flat, as well as returning Wario back to normal. In Wario Land II, Wario can become flat by being squashed by a weight released by a D-Bat; he returns back to normal after being stretched up by a D-Bat that is not carrying anything. In Wario Land 3, Wario can become flat by being squashed by an Omodon released by an Omodonmeka or after a Count Richtertoffen lands on him; he returns back to normal after an Omodonmeka pulls Wario up to stretch him up. In Wario Land 4, Wario can be crushed by a piston in order to be flattened, and a Decompressor will unflatten him back into his normal self. In the aforementioned games, Wario can also return to normal from being flat after being exposed to water.
Flat Wario gets referenced in WarioWare: Touched! at the end of the game. At the end of Wario-Man's cutscene, the guru that Wario stole the DS from is mad from before, so he whacks him on the head with his cane. As a result, he turns into Flat Wario.
In Wario Land: Shake It!, Wario can be flattened by large objects (such as blocks) that fall on him. However, it possesses no actual importance to the gameplay.
A possible reference to this form of Wario can be found in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. If he gets a Double Bogey or worse, Wario holds a huge boulder over his head and tosses it into the air in rage. The boulder eventually comes down again and hits him in the head, flattening him in the process. He then proceeds to walk off to the right of the screen in a similar manner to Flat Wario.
Profiles
Wario Land II
- Instruction booklet, page 11: "Certain enemies can flatten me. I can't jump when I'm flat, but I can float! You'll have to find a way to get me back to my normal, beautiful self!"
Wario Land 4
- Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual bio: "Press
to move and 
to jump. Flat Wario can enter tiny passageways."
Gallery
Artwork
Wario Land II
Sprites
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 4
Screenshots
Wario Land 4
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
WarioWare: Touched!
Miscellaneous
Screenshot of Japanese Wario Land 3 commercial, featuring an Omodon
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | つぶれる[3][4] Tsubureru ペッタンコワリオ[5] Pettanko Wario |
Flatten (Wario Land II and Wario Land 3) Flat Wario (Wario Land 4) |
|
| Dutch | Flat Wario[9] | - | |
| French | Wario Plat[8] | Flat Wario | |
| German | Flunder-Wario[10] | Pancake Wario | |
| Italian | Wario Schiacciato[11] Wario Piatto[12] |
Flattened Wario Flat Wario |
|
| Spanish | Wario Aplastado[6][7] | Flattened Wario |
Trivia
- The Wario Land II manual incorrectly states that Wario is unable to jump as Flat Wario. This likely refers to the jump height being affected while flattened.
- Though there are no reactions in Wario World, the boss DinoMighty as well as many other monsters and obstacles can smash Wario into the ground and flatten him but this otherwise serves so Wario takes damage and is no way useful.
References
- ^ Wario Land II instruction booklet, page 11.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Official Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō website
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide, page 7.
- ^ Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara Japanese instruction booklet, page 28.
- ^ Official Wario Land 3 website (Guías Nintendo)
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 101.
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 61.
- ^ Wario Land II Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual, tab 11: "Aandoeningen".
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, page 41.
- ^ Wario Land II European instruction booklet, pag. 111
- ^ Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet, pag. 121
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
