Wario

"Have a rotten day!"

Wario is a playable character in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion 2 and member of the Mushroom Kingdom Coalition. Acting as the brute force character, he trades in mobility for some of the strongest power-ups.

History
Wario started out his career as a villain, taking control of Mario's castle (Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins). After Mario beat him, he crossed paths with Captain Syrup and stole all her treasure (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3), enabling him to get his own castle (Wario Land II) and marking the beginning of their conflicts. Following that, Wario became a treasure hunter, going wherever news of treasure or fortune took him. This generally placed him in something of an antihero role, as he didn't care much about who he inadvertently helped or harmed, so long as he got his treasure.

When not hunting treasure, Wario used his money to found the WarioWare Inc. game company, which marketed hundreds of short, simple games to enable Wario to rake in even more money. This business attracted several of Wario's friends, who aid him in producing games.

Gameplay
Wario generally follows his Wario Land style of gameplay, adapted for the traditional Mario gameplay.
 * Wario is the slowest character in the game. His top speed increases to Mario's in high-speed sections or when he acquires a Starman.
 * Wario's jumping is slightly worse than Mario due to his lack of momentum.
 * Special Jump: Dash attack (Forward + Attack). An offensive move that kills most enemies and breaks bricks. Can be used once in mid-air to cross large pits, as it ignores gravity. Wario can run off a cliff edge and keep moving forward during a dash attack. There is a slight cooldown rate that prevents it from repeated use.
 * Wario can perform a ground pound by pressing down and jump while in mid-air to break bricks and enemies. It has a cooldown rate to prevent being used repeatedly. Wario is unable to ground pound in his small form.
 * When Wario defeats an enemy, it may produce a small amount of coins. However, when Wario dies, he loses all the coins in his possession.

Trivia
Wario, along with his former clone Waluigi, were the first playable characters to have voice clips. These have a 15% chance of playing when they defeat an enemy or perform a dash attack.