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* [[An Axe to Grind]]: The Axe Ghosts in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 4.
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: After completing every level and finding every goal and treasure, Wario makes his way to the "Really Final Chapter", here he fights... {{spoiler|The Giant Spear Man. Again.}}
* [[Anti -Hero]]: Wario doesn't mind helping people out... as long as the price is right.
* [[Anti -Villain]]: Captain Syrup.
** {{spoiler|This is what she appears in Shake It. However, at the end it is revealed that she was just manipulating Wario.}}
* [[Art Initiates Life]]: Hoggus from ''Wario Land 4'', found in Doodle Woods.
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* [[Betting Minigame]]: In Wario Land 1 ([[Game Boy]]), at the end of each level, you have the option of playing a game in which you pick one of two buckets. One has a moneybag which doubles the coins you got in the level, and the other has a 10 ton weight which cuts your coins in half. You can pick up to three times. The [[Virtual Boy]] version also has this... with the option of going for 3x coins (one of two buckets are correct), 6x (one of three) or 10x (one of four) with your coins cut in half if you pick the wrong bucket (with a spider in it.)
* [[Big Bad]]: Captain Syrup in the first two games. {{spoiler|And in Shake It, sort of.}}
** {{spoiler|Rudy the Clown in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 3, and, for some reason, Doctor Mario 64 (he's an [[Anti -Villain]] in the latter game.) Also, The Golden Diva in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 4.}} And the Shake King in Shake It, being the [[Big Bad]] you actually defeat in a boss battle in Wario Land Shake It.
* [[Big BoosBoo's Haunt]]: Uncanny Mansion in ''Wario Land 2'', three out of four of the Sapphire Passage levels in ''Wario Land 4'' (with Fiery Cavern being a [[Lethal Lava Land]] level instead), and Bad Manor and Boogie Mansion from ''Wario Land Shake It!''
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Our ''hero'' is a greedy, selfish prick who operates mostly in his own interest. The villians are much worse.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Hinyari, of [[Slippy Slidey Ice World|Sherbet Land]] in the first game. He's also a [[Skippable Boss]], as there's an exit door in the boss arena.
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* [[Bubbly Clouds]]: Above the Clouds of ''Wario Land 3''.
* [[Bullfight Boss]]
* [[BusmansBusman's Holiday]]
* [[The Cameo]]: {{spoiler|[[Super Mario Bros|Mario]] makes a surprise cameo in the ending of the first Wario Land, where he flies by in a helicopter and snatches away a giant statue of Princess Peach from Wario.}}
* [[Cap]]: ''Wario Land 4'''s coin counter maxes out at 999990. Since all the coins and crystals in the game come multiples of ten, it's clear that the extra zero is only there to give Wario's adventure [[A Worldwide Punomenon|more worth]].
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* [[The Casino]]: Glittertown, Neon City.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "HURRY UP!" It was even made into an emblem on the back of his biker jacket in Brawl.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Wario himself started out as nothing but a jealous Mario wannabe, who hypnotised Mario's allies and tried to take his place. Starting from ''Wario Land'', he eventually received different character traits, most notably his greed and lack of manners. He also [[Took a Level In Badass]], as he'd now use more direct fighting moves and develop a tougher attitude. Strangely enough, this happened as he became less of a villain and more of an [[Anti -Hero]].
* [[Chekhov's Exhibit]]: The Shake Dimension Globe. Lasts about four minutes in the museum in the intro cut scene.
* [[Chest Monster]]: Found in Boogie Mansion in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] Shake It.
** Also the arena for Chortlebot Challenge in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] Shake It.
* [[Clipped -Wing Angel]]: The Golden Diva in ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 4'', so freakin' much. {{spoiler|Her FINAL form is a quivering pair of lips that does nothing but crawl back and forth. You kill it with one blow. ''LAME.''}}
* [[Combo Platter Powers]]: Wario. Some powers are just plain bizarre, and most are still pretty unusual with no linked theme.
* [[Cool Boat]]: The SS Tea Cup. Also the Shakedown Schooner in ''Shake It'', although it's only shown in a boss battle.
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* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Really weird example, but the Ratl Ruins theme from '''Shake It''' actually debuted months before that game's release as Wario's victory music in [[Super Smash Bros Brawl]].
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: The original game and ''VB Wario Land'' are more linear and contain more elements of its [[Super Mario Bros|parent series]] (lives, shrinking down when hit, powerups from blocks, etc.) Starting with ''Wario Land II'', the series dropped those elements and became more based on exploration. (And Wario wasn't killable again until Wario Land ''4''.) {{spoiler|(Well, except for one attack from ''3'''s [[Final Boss]].)}}
* [[Easily -Conquered World]]: The Shake Dimension.
* [[Electric Boogaloo]]
* [[Eldritch Location]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jRHOrMouPs&feature=relmfu The Warped Void] from ''Wario Land 3.''
* [[Eternal Engine]]: The Mysterious Factory in ''Wario Land II'' and the Curious Factory from ''Wario Land 4''. Also, 40 Below Fridge in ''Wario Land 4'' is this mixed with [[Slippy Slidey Ice World]].
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Penguins]]: The boss of Sherbet Land in the original is a spiked hat and boxing gloves wearing penguin. There are also basic enemies called Pengoons in the Shake Dimension, and the Penkoons from the original were half penguin, half raccoon hybrids.
* [[Everything Is Smashable Area]]
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: By this, I mean ''everything'', Cuckoo Condor being one of the most obvious examples.
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* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Bobo in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 1 and 2, the guard and look out of the SS Tea Cup.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Many bosses in Shake It and some in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 4. Maybe other games too.
* [[Foe -Tossing Charge]]: Wario's primary means of attack.
* [[Foregone Victory]]: ''Wario Land II'' and ''3'' had the unique feature of Wario never dying, but simply being pushed away (off a high-up platform, away from a boss...). {{spoiler|This did have one exception; being crushed by the [[Final Boss]] in ''Wario Land 3'' '''would''' kill you, complete with [[Game Over]] screen.}}
* [[Frictionless Ice]]: In Wario Land The Shake Dimension, ice blocks when punched on ice don't stop, but interestingly, many of the puzzles require you to stand in front of them and jump on them while they're moving to reach higher platforms.
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* [[Level Ate]]: Kitchen Island in ''Wario Land 1''
* [[Level Goal]]: A skull-marked door in the original and a door with flashing star symbols above it in [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 2.
* [[Load -Bearing Boss]]: The Golden Diva from ''Wario Land 4''; when destroyed, the pyramid collapses.
** Don't forget Rollanratl, probably the literal embodiment of this trope taken to the extreme (he fights while holding up the roof, and you can guess what happens when he loses).
* [[Losing Your Head]]: The Recapitator enemies in ''Shake It'' THROW their heads like a boomerang as an attack and the robots that throw their heads along the floor in ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 4''.
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* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: Most levels, but Crescent Moon Village and Hotel Horror are obvious examples.
* [[Malevolent Mugshot]]: The Shake King's symbol from ''Wario Land Shake Dimension'' is nearly everywhere, including the flag, the boat front, and the intruder alarm in each level. Heck, the image on [[Malevolent Mugshot]] is from the ''Wario Land'' series.
* [[Man -Eating Plant]]: Cractus from ''Wario Land 4'' and Bloomsday/Scumflower from ''Wario Land Shake It!!'' And a few plants in the levels of the latter game.
* [[Man On Fire]]: Required to solve puzzles throughout ''Wario Land 2'', ''3'', ''4'', and ''Shake It!''
* [[Market -Based Title]]: The Wii installment was called ''Wario Land Shake'' in Japan; it was titled ''Wario Land: The Shake Dimension'' in the PAL version and ''Wario Land Shake It!'' in North America.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Practically all the character, enemy and boss names, but the most glaringly obvious has to be Catbat from ''Wario Land 4''... which is pretty much a cat/bat hybrid. Or the ''Wario Land Shake It!'' level called Mount Bighill.
** Wario's name is meaningful as well, a portmanteau of the Japanese word ''warui'', meaning "bad", and Mario. The most approximate translation would be "Bad-io." (English gamers who aren't familiar with "warui" are more likely to think that Wario's name indicates a war-like nature.)
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* [[Outside Ride]]: Train levels in the first game and Shake Dimension.
* [[Palmtree Panic]]: Palm Tree Paradise and Rice Beach.
* [[Paper -Thin Disguise]]: Treasure in Shake It.
* [[Pinball Zone]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Pirate]]: Two of the [[Villains/Big Bad|BigBads]] so far, Captain Syrup and The Shake King, are both type 1 evil pirates.
** [[Pirate Girl]]: Captain Syrup.
* [[Pointy Ears]]: Wario.
* [[Power -Up Food]]: Garlic gives Wario different effects depending on the game. Most of the time, it restores health. However, garlic in the first game restores him to normal after being shrunk from a hit, if he's already big then it gives him a Bull Cap. In Wario Land 3, it's a one-off treasure that permanently powers up his bashing attack. In others, eating too much turns Wario into "Fat Wario," who can defeat any enemy by touching it and break through hard blocks.
* [[Red Boxing Gloves]]: In ''Shake It!''.
* [[Red Sky Take Warning]]: Boogie Mansion in ''Shake It!''.
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* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Rudy the Clown from ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] 3''.
* [[Secret Level]]: A staple of the series.
* [[Self -Parody]]: The series can be seen as a spoof of Nintendo's own [[Super Mario Bros]].
* [[Sequential Boss]]: The Shake King in ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]]: The Shake Dimension''.
* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: Arabian Night in ''4'', Whoopsy Desert and Disturbing Tomb in ''Shake It!''
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** He would have received one in ''Shake it!'', but {{spoiler|instead he pushed the queen out of his way to grab the infinite coin bag.}}
*** Even worse, the way he's animated in that cutscene {{spoiler|makes it look like he's sizing up her chest, before tossing her over his shoulder.}}
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Is it Princess Shokora or [[Edible Theme Naming|Chocolat]]?
* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: The Shake King in ''Shake it!''.
* [[The Spiny]]: There's literally an enemy almost exactly like the Mario series Spiny in the fourth and fifth games.
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* [[Story to Gameplay Ratio]]: Very low in most of the games. Heck, in the latest game, you don't have to see the intro or ending more than once, and after the first time it's just an optional extra to be viewed in a media room.
* [[Sub Boss]]: The Knight mini-boss from Syrup Castle in the original game.
* [[Super Not -Drowning Skills]]: It's a [[Super Mario Bros]] spinoff, hence in all games, Wario can breathe underwater forever.
* [[Suspicious Videogame Generosity]]: There's always a power up right before the boss door in the original game.
* [[Temple of Doom]]: ''Wario Land 4'' has the Golden Pyramid, although only the Entry and Golden Passages are actual levels set there.
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** Better than that, in the first game you can throw any of the smaller ''Mooks'' underneath a "Pouncer" or into a lightning bolt, and you'll get 10x the coins for your trouble.
* [[Video Game Flight]]: Several effects can induce this.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: In the original game, as his motivation was to steal Mario's statue of Princess Peach back from Captain Syrup so he could hold it for ransom. The later games make him more of an [[Anti -Hero]].
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: Most transformations, especially setting Wario on fire and the like to solve puzzles.
* [[Waddling Head]]: Gooms, Pirate Gooms, bird type creatures and Bandineros.
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** It seems [[Soul Eater|oddly familiar, too]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: When Good-Feel was first approached about developing what would become ''Shake It!'', their original idea for Wario was a Western-style shooter, until Nintendo told them to stick to platforming.
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: Mentioned on a treasure in ''Shake Dimension''.
* [[World of Chaos]]: This is by far not a series that makes a whole deal of sense. Basically take the [[Hollywood Atlas]], the [[Super Mario Bros]] stuff and various randomness that makes it nearly a [[Widget Series]] in some respects, throw it into a blender, and you've got what's in some of the [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] games.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Wario vs Captain Syrup.
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