Wario first appeared as Nintendo's greedy rival to Mario in the early 1990s, and his loud, cartoonish voice later became a defining part of the WarioWare microgame series. Short, instantly recognisable lines from those games have circulated for years on soundboards, in gameplay videos and in meme edits, where a single word or phrase can carry a whole reaction. This stinks endures because it is so blunt and versatile: it works for bad smells, bad ideas and bad luck alike, and Wario's unmistakable delivery makes the judgement funny rather than harsh.