Penny

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This article is about the character in the WarioWare series. For the enemy in Hotel Mario, see Penny (enemy). For the item in Mario's Time Machine, see Penny (item).
Penny
Penny artwork for WarioWare: Get It Together!
Artwork from WarioWare: Get It Together!
Full name Penny Crygor
Species Human
First appearance WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Latest portrayal Fryda Wolff[1] (2018-present)
“To all Diamond City residents! We are now hiring experiment subjects! Experiments are guaranteed to be 100% not-entirely-lethal.”
Penny, WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Penny Crygor, most commonly just known as Penny, is Dr. Crygor's granddaughter. Her first appearance is in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. She admires her grandfather and wants to grow up to be a great chemist and scientist, though she also desires to become a famous singer.[2] She attends Diamond Academy.

History[edit]

WarioWare series[edit]

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

Penny's prologue cutscene from WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Penny competing against Dr. Crygor

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Penny enters a competition called the "Invent-Off" at the Diamond Academy while wearing a helmet, goggles, and jetpack, and is pitted against her grandfather to see who is the best inventor. After what appears to be a mental fight between the two, Penny pulls out her winning invention (a motorcycle) out of thin air, which knocks Dr. Crygor down. Penny then transforms back into her regular outfit, takes one of Mike's head-mounted microphones, and sings a song to the cheering crowd.

Later, Penny sends her motorcycle to Wario. Wario is then sucked inside the motorcycle while using it and is turned into Tiny Wario.

The Japanese website for WarioWare: Smooth Moves features a blog section for the WarioWare developers. In her blog entry, Penny posts a photo of her going to the beach with Dr. Crygor and states she loves her grandfather dearly despite his reputation as a "creep" and a "weirdo". In the comments, Penny responds to a comment left by Ashley explaining her bodysuit was created by her grandfather and can adjust itself to any temperature.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

Penny explaining animation to Wario

In WarioWare: D.I.Y., Penny helps the player and Wario create microgames. As such, she leads the game's tutorials. During the tutorial, she is paired up with Wario who serves as her student as well as the player. She frequently makes sarcastic quips toward Wario's intelligence and patience, though she is quick to apologize when Wario gets offended.

Game & Wario[edit]

The screen after completing the first challenge set in the Bowling minigame of Game & Wario.

In Game & Wario, Penny appears as the host of the multiplayer minigame Fruit, where she gives tips to the "agent" player and reacts to set pieces (such as reactivating the lights when they are turned off). Additionally, like most of the other WarioWare developers, Penny is in the Bowling minigame depicted as a pin.

As with the other WarioWare characters, Penny makes an appearance in Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece Collection, a series of videos showcasing pictures of often questionable quality made in the game's Miiverse Sketch mode. Penny's video is themed after drawings of Prince Shōtoku, an important ruler in Japanese history.

WarioWare Gold[edit]

Penny telling her Grandpa her plans to become a pop-star in WarioWare Gold
Penny telling her grandfather of her plans to become a pop star and imagining herself dressed up as Sal Out

With Wario asking for her assistance, Penny appears as the final host of the Twist League in WarioWare Gold, hosting the That's Life microgames. In her story, she develops a potion she calls the Tonally Transformative Elixir, which she hopes will give her the voice she needs to become a "mega pop star". She uses Dr. Crygor as a test subject, but all that occurs is a slight increase in pitch in his voice and a major stomach ache. She then makes an elixir to combat the stomach ache, which succeeds, but it is implied the effects of the Tonally Transformative Elixir will not wear off any time soon. Later, during the Dancing Team set of the Ultra League, she arrives with Mona, Jimmy T, Mike, Fronk, Young Cricket, Master Mantis, Kat, Ana, and Dr. Crygor to assist Joe in filling up his nightclub, Club Joe, with attendants. After Dr. Crygor and Master Mantis unintentionally drive off almost everyone in the club with their dance moves, Penny decides that the thing that draws people in is music, and proceeds to sing very angelically, which almost instantly fills the nightclub up. She later joins in the party, continuing to sing. At the very end, she, along with all of Wario's friends, split the money Wario gained from the Wario Bowl tournament, much to Wario's dismay.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Jet Tank One
Penny unveiling the Jet Tank One.

Penny appears in WarioWare: Get It Together!, though she does not appear in Story mode until after defeating the Wario Bug. After obtaining the Golden Beehive, Golden Toilet Paper Roll, and the Golden Holey Mug, Wario and his crew find a note from the brown monster daring them to combine the three items. When Dr. Crygor cannot think of how to do so, he decides to call Penny for help.

Meanwhile, back in Diamond City, Penny had just finished inventing the Jet Tank One in her lab and gives it a test run when she receives the call from Crygor. She quickly flies to WarioWare, Inc. using the water blaster and enters the game. Inside the game, she boards a pink helicopter and flies to Wario's crew. She soon combines the three items into a Golden Watering Can. After she fills the Golden Watering Can with water, it floats towards a nearby toilet and waters it, causing a massive beanstalk to grow from the toilet hole. Penny suggests climbing it, believing that there must be something at the top.

As a playable character, Penny uses her Jet Tank One. Tilting Left Stick in a direction makes Penny spray water toward that direction, with the recoil of the water blaster pushing her the opposite direction. Pressing A Button allows her to hover in midair, which negates the recoil of the water blaster, and pressing A Button again cancels the hover, allowing her to move again. The ability to fire projectiles quickly (at a rate even surpassing those of traditional projectile-based characters) allows her to easily clear microgames where many objects must be cleared out in a small amount of time (e.g. Shadow Sports, Witch! Which?). Her water is also effective in pushing or spinning objects (e.g. Gondola Lift, Weird Windmill). Penny can also uniquely affect microgames that involve water, fire, and heat (e.g. Sanitation Station, Hot Hoops, Foggy Glasses). However, there are some disadvantages: because the water projectiles have active hitboxes, inadvertent use of her ability may cause her to lose the microgame with the water possibly contacting undesired objects (e.g. Rock Candy, Fishy Felines), which may even render the microgame impossible to win (Balance the Scales and Pop Goes the Party). Penny herself is also comparably slower than flying characters, and is insufficient in quickly applying constant pressure to objects (e.g. Blow Your Horn). Due to her inverted movement, games that require her to move to a precise location are also a bad fit (e.g. Take a Seat), as she is more difficult to control. Overall, Penny has microgames evenly distributed to each suitability level (18 bad, 50 below-average, 53 average, 51 above-average, and 40 good).

As part of her role in the story, Penny has her own titular mode, Penny's Mix. During this mode, she can be heard singing her own theme song, Penny's Song.

WarioWare: Move It![edit]

Dr. Crygor, Penny and Mike's cutscene in WarioWare: Move It!
Penny, Dr. Crygor and Mike wondering what caused inspiration for one particular cave drawing

Penny appears in WarioWare: Move It! where she, along with the rest of the WarioWare cast, join Wario on his vacation to Caresaway Island. Penny, Dr. Crygor and Mike all share a stage together titled "A Curious Case of Cave Art", where the three of them explore the Underarm Jungle. They find cave drawings, in which Penny points out that her brochure states that they were drawn by real cavemen. Intrigued by one of the drawings, three group try to comprehend what could have inspired the creation of the drawing. Penny believes that the drawing was inspired by a cat. Dr. Crygor suddenly has an idea and presents the Time Obliterator 5.0, a time travel device. Using the device, the group travel to the prehistoric times, and Penny praises Dr. Crygor for his successful invention. The three then see a bored caveman drawing the specific cave drawing in action, who is looking for inspiration. Upon seeing the group, the caveman gains creative inspiration and orders them to stand and pose while he draws them. After the stage is cleared, the trio is exhausted from doing all of their posing, but watch in awe seeing the caveman drawing new cave art.

Part of the Not-So-Relaxing Rapids intro cutscene
Penny, Ashley and Dr. Crygor prepare to add in their ingredients

Penny returns in Remix 1, "Not-So-Relaxing Rapids", where she, along with Dr. Crygor and Ashley, accidentally cause their beach house to detach into the nearby rapids after adding in volatile ingredients to their concoctions. Everyone is flung out of the beach house, but they all land safely on top of a tour bus. After the stage is cleared, everyone exits the tour bus and find a statue of King Caresaway the First. The group looks in astonishment, but quickly changes to worry when their detached beach house falls and crushes the statue.

Penny, along with the rest of the WarioWare cast appear in the final stage, "Lava at First Sight", where they all dance to defeat Volcano Wario. After Wario is launched from the volcano, the cast enjoys their vacation, while Wario is stuck inside a temple.

Dr. Mario-kun[edit]

Penny's cameo in Episode 50 of Dr. Mario-kun.
Penny's cameo in Dr. Mario-kun (Episode 50)

Penny makes a cameo in the advertising half of Episode 50 of the manga Dr. Mario-kun, in the page dedicated to WarioWare: Smooth Moves. In the strip, Penny walks into Wario's office and asks him how the playtest for the "Dr. Mario RPG" went, only to be surprised by Wario's tantrum as he destroys the entire office due to his frustration with the game's buggy state.

Other appearances[edit]

Miiverse capture of the Rhythmware set of Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+.
Penny's appearance in the Wario... Where? set

Penny makes a cameo appearance in the Wario... Where? challenge set of Rhythm Heaven Megamix. She and Dr. Crygor appear in the background during the course's version of Fillbots 2, which features Mike as one of the models of robots being filled with liquid.

A set of WarioWare badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade parodying The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Penny as the Happy Mask Salesman

Like several other cast members of the WarioWare series, Penny is one of the collectables in the WarioWare set of Nintendo Badge Arcade. Additionally, she is featured in a set of badges parodying The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, exclusively in the Japanese version, and the set has Penny dressed as the Happy Mask Salesman.

Appearance[edit]

Penny is a young girl with red-orange hair and fair skin. Her hairstyle consists of twin braids/pigtails with two long locks on the top with a bang swept to the right and a heart hairclip at the left, rosy cheeks, and she wears round glasses.

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare: D.I.Y., she wears a fully zipped pink cloak-like lab coat with a collar and a red trim at the bottom with slightly puffy sleeves, black baggy pants, and pink boots. She also has brown eyes.

In Game & Wario, she wears a black bodysuit with a pink heart at the chest, a white lab coat with two large heart-shaped pockets and rolled up sleeves revealing pink cuffs, alongside pink gloves and retains her pink boots.

From WarioWare Gold onwards, her appearance remains the same with a few differences. Her eyes are now blue, her bang is thicker, the heart-shaped pockets on her lab coat are pink, her heart hair clip is bigger, she does not retain her gloves, and the pink color of her outfit is lighter. In a fantasy, she wears a pink short-sleeved dress with a long magenta bowtie with a matching pair of magenta headsets with pink stars and pink flats. As seen in a commercial, she wears a magenta nightgown with a pink heart on it along with her hair down when she goes to sleep.

In WarioWare: Move It!, she wears a short-sleeve version of her lab coat without the pink cuffs and a dress version of her black suit, and retains her pink boots.

Quotes[edit]

  • "I started learning forms to satisfy my intellectual curiosity! I thought the Finger Food, the Boxer, and the Mortar and Pestle would be a good start for me, and now I think I'm pretty good at them! I get the feeling that this hard work will pay off in the FORM of a new invention! Hee Hee Hee!" - WarioWare: Smooth Moves
  • Wario (after being shown the Balloon POP! microgame for an art-creation tutorial): Ah, I get it! It's a balloon-popping game!
Penny: Actually, it's a present-dropping game!
Wario: Yeah, yeah. Same thing.
Penny: But... But they're not, really... -WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Miiverse Sketch Masterpiece video[edit]

  • [on a drawing of a person with a baton and hat] 人がすさそうな太子さまですねっ! "The person is the virtuous-seeming Taishi-sama, eh~!"
  • [on a drawing of a person that looks like a cricket/baseball batter] ボールを打とうとしているところでしょうか? "They're just about to strike the ball, aren't they?"
  • [on a drawing of three people, similar to this portrait] あの有名な肖像画かな?では真ん中が太子さまですねっ! "Isn't this the famous portrait? So, the one in the middle is Taishi-sama, eh~!"
  • [on a drawing of a large gown-wearing person] この太子さまはきっとお金待ちだと思いますっ! "I think this Taishi-sama looks a little like a rich person~!"
  • [on a drawing of a person with a big baton] かわいい!子供のころの姿でしょうか? "Cuuute! This is his childhood appearance, isn't it?"
  • [on a drawing of a mustached Elvis-looking face] 私のマンションの管理人さんにそっくりです! "It's identical to my condo superintendent!"

Profiles and statistics[edit]

WarioWare series[edit]

Game & Wario character card[edit]

-Dr. Crygor's granddaughter
-Middle school student
-Loves math and science
-Prefers single-ply toilet paper

WarioWare Gold character card[edit]

  • Rank CThis middle-school student has two great loves: singing and inventing! She hopes to be a pop star someday.
  • Rank BThe heart-shaped ornaments she wears in her hair are actually high-tech. They fire missiles!
  • Rank APenny has made a number of brilliant tech creations, but they often escape and run amok in Diamond City.

WarioWare: Get It Together! character description[edit]

  • Intro description: "This budding scientist and granddaughter to Dr. Crygor loves two things: inventing stuff and singing pop songs!"
  • Break Room description: "This budding scientist and grand-daughter to Dr. Crygor loves two things most of all: inventing stuff and singing. She dreams of becoming a pop sensation!"

WarioWare, Inc. Official Site[edit]

One day I'll be the greatest singer-scientist in all the galaxy!
"Hiya! Nice to meet you. The name's Penny! I'm the granddaughter of an incredible scientist!"

  • Job: "It's not exactly a job, but I go to a middle school in Diamond City! Also, I'm studying to be a scientist."
  • Person you admire: "My grandpa, Dr. Crygor!"
  • Hobbies: "I love singing in front of other people! I think I'd make a great singer...but...yeah."
  • Greatest invention: "That would be my Tonally Transformative Elixir! It transforms anyone's singing voice into audible gold!"
  • Weaknesses: "I'm not very good at reading sheet music... One look at a treble clef makes my head spin."
  • The hairpin: "The one shaped like a heart? I'm so glad you asked! It shoots missiles!"
  • Secret tidbit: "I'm always keeping tabs on the latest singing contests, but I can never work up the courage to put myself out there..."
  • CEO Comment: "Penny is Crygor's granddaughter and an upcoming scientist herself. She sent me a mini motorcycle—but when I hopped on, I'M the one that got teeny-tinified! So yeah, she's not always on the ball, but one of these days she'll invent something that'll make me super rich—and then we'll be even! Wahaha!"

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Penny
A Sticker of Penny in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Arm, Leg] - Attack +4
Usable by: Anyone

Portrayals[edit]

During the history of the WarioWare game series' installments overall, Penny has been portrayed by the following voice actresses:

  • Fryda Wolff (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold)
  • Maya Enoyoshi (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; Japanese)
  • Nelly Rebibo (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; French)[3]
  • Circe Luna (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; Latin American Spanish)[4]
  • Anna Orra (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; European Spanish)[5]
  • Anna Gamburg (2018-present, starting with WarioWar Gold; German)[6]
  • Cinzia Massironi (2018-present, starting with WarioWare Gold; Italian)[7]

List of appearances[edit]

# Title Role Release date Format

1 WarioWare: Smooth Moves Microgame host 2006 Wii
2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo 2008 Wii
3 WarioWare: D.I.Y. Tutorial host 2009 Nintendo DS
4 Game & Wario Minigame host 2013 Wii U
5 Nintendo Badge Arcade Badge cameo 2014 Nintendo 3DS
6 Rhythm Heaven Megamix Cameo 2015 Nintendo 3DS
7 WarioWare Gold Microgame host 2018 Nintendo 3DS
8 WarioWare: Get It Together! Unlockable playable character 2021 Nintendo Switch
9 Tetris 99 Cameo 2021 Nintendo Switch
10 WarioWare: Move It! Microgame host, playable character 2023 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Penny.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペニー[?]
Penī
Penny (no surname given)
Chinese (simplified) 佩妮[?]
Pèinī
Penny
Chinese (traditional) 佩妮[?]
Pèinī
Penny
Dutch Penny[?] -
French Penny[?] -
German Penny[?] -
Italian Penny[?] -
Korean 페니[?]
Peni
Penny
Portuguese Penny[8] -
Russian Пенни[9][dead link]
Penni
Penny
Spanish Penny[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 04, 2018. WarioWare Gold – Penny and Ana. frydawolff.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  2. ^ おどる メイド イン ワリオ. WarioWare: Smooth Moves website (Japanese). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. ^ WarioWare : Gold (Jeu vidéo). Doublanim (French). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  4. ^ 31 Horas México (January 15, 2019). Characters and Voice Actors - WarioWare Gold (Latin America Spanish). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  5. ^ WarioWare Gold (2018). DoblajeVideojuegos.es (European Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Crew United. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  7. ^ AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - EXTRA: VIDEOGAMES "WarioWare Gold". AntonioGenna.net (Italian). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Nintendo Portugal (November 8, 2018). WarioWare Gold - Penny e Dr. Crygor (Nintendo 3DS). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  9. ^ NintendoRU (November 8, 2018). WarioWare Gold — трейлер Пенни и доктора Крайгора (Nintendo 3DS). Retrieved July 5, 2019.[dead link]