Wario

"Have a rotten day!"

- Wario

Wario is the main protagonist of the series of the same name, as well as a protagonist from the Super Mario series. He will appear in the 108th episode of Death Battle, Wario VS Dedede, where he will fight against King Dedede from the Kirby series.

History
Since his childhood, Wario was always greedy and jealous of Mario because of his popularity. As a result of his jealousy, Wario eventually took over Mario's Castle one day while Mario was away on a mission, but he got quickly defeated when Mario returned. However, this defeat didn't end his wish to own a castle, no, it made him want one even more.

So he began living the life of a treasure hunter and ultimately got his own castle, but that didn't stop his lust for money. To acquire even more cash, he and some of his friends eventually started a [https://www.mariowiki.com/WarioWare,_Inc. video game company], which made him even richer. However, none of this has ever stopped Wario from being the one and only rival to Mario.

One Minute Melee
Wario appeared in Season 2 of One Minute Melee, where he fought against Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and lost.

DBX
Wario can be seen eating a burger together with Bowser before the fight in Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders. He is also seen lifting weights in Guile VS Paul Phoenix.

Trivia

 * Wario and his opponent are the 23rd and 24th Nintendo characters in Death Battle, after Samus Aran, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Red, Bowser, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario and Pit.
 * He is the ninth Mario character in Death Battle, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Bowser.
 * According to a blog made by Ben Singer, Wario was originally going to appear in Season 1 against Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
 * The two eventually had a fight in Season 2 of One Minute Melee.