Not the modern incarnation of the character – or even Jake Gyllenhaal’s quite-unsuccessful-but-just-about-passable film version – but the original 1989 edition, complete with ethnically suspect blonde hair, leap-friendly pajamas and penchant for collapsing into a bloody pile of spikes and death.
Plus, as perhaps the most unhinged bad guy in the history of kiddy-friendly gaming, can you imagine his confessions at bad guy therapy group Bad-Anon? He’ll be the one on the constantly revving yellow motorbike, bellowing gibberish. Sure, he may resemble a colourblind tramp who’s recently headbutted a passing train, but as anyone who’s played any of the beautifully bonkers WarioWare games will know, he’s a perfectly fit for the manic world of Wreck-It Ralph’s Game Central Station. Wario, however, is the life and soul of the cartridge, screaming and shouting and hell-bent on global domination.
Let us know who’d you like to see in the comment box below, and for some inspiration, why not check out our 50 Greatest Video Game Characters feature?ĭespite his humongous coin collection, natty red duds and beautiful (if easily kidnapped) girlfriend, Mario is boring. To help him with his quest, here are just 10 of suggestions of characters to include next time around.
But with a bumper box office over in the US late last year – $183 million, and a whopping $377m so far worldwide – the sequel is practically guaranteed, forcing director Rich Moore to consider who he’s going to ‘cast’ in the next film to top Chun-Li and co. Sonic, Tails, Zangief, Kano, Pac-man, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde… the roster of video game character cameos in Wreck-It Ralph is not to be sniffed at.