9-Volt & 18-Volt

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"9-Volt" redirects here. For the type of battery often referred to as a 9-Volt, see PP3 battery.

9-Volt and 18-Volt are two good friends who both go to the same elementary school in the WarioWare games.

9-Volt

9-Volt is a character from the action/puzzle game WarioWare. He is actually described by Nintendo as a Nintendo fanboy, owning everything ever made by Nintendo (which messes with the fourth wall, if "everything" includes the WarioWare series). 9-Volt's microgames are all microgame versions of classic Nintendo games such as Mario Clash, Mario Paint, Super Mario Bros., and Duck Hunt, or based on toys and products released before Nintendo's transformation into a video game company. Even his "level" is based on the overworlds in Dragon Warrior.

9-Volt is a student at Diamond Elementary, and usually gets around by way of a hoverboard. He lives at home with his never fully seen mother, 5-Volt, and his pet Shaggy/Fronk.

In the series' first true sequel, , 9-Volt gained a friend and partner in 18-Volt, a big kid with a boom box and a shared love for Nintendo.

9-Volt's name comes from the operating voltage of the NES.

18-Volt

18-Volt is from the games ' and '. He is 9-Volt's best friend, but not brother as some have mistakenly believed. He is a large and gigantic player, and when not speaking alongside with 9-Volt, he almost always says "Word". Despite his size, he goes to elementary school. His other defining trait is the boom box he always carries; his loud music got him into trouble on his first day of school, although he soon found an admirer in 9-Volt. Like 9-Volt, he loves videogames. In the game, alongside with 9-Volt, their theme is "retro action", so all their games are based on old Nintendo games.

While Touched! was the first game released in America, Twisted! came out first in Japan, and showed 18-Volt's true first appearance. The chronological order of the two sequels is opposite that of their release order in the States, and has caused some confusion online.

Boss Battle in Microgame$

In 9-Volt's Boss Game in , the player must hit balls thrown from Nintendo's Ultra Machine (1968) using a bat. To do this, one must press the A-button to swing the bat at the correct time. With good timing and precision, the game can be very easy. Sometimes the balls are bowled quickly, sometimes the ball moves slowly towards the character, whilst sometimes there is a black "board" blocking you to see the ball.

This game, along with many other 9-Volt games, are based on products that only existed in Japan, such as Famicom-only devices.

Boss Battle Twisted!

The boss in Twisted! is different. In Twisted!, the play has to complete what can best be described as a level from Super Mario Bros. for the NES, except circular. Mario will move automatically in the direction the built-in gyroscope is tilted in and must reach the end as quickly as possible. Higher difficulties take place in different locales. Level 1 is in world 1-1, level 2 moves to in world 1-2, and level 3 goes on to world 1-3 (although the level theme was 1-4). As with the original game, fireworks will appear if Mario grabs the flag when the last digit of the timer in the upper right-hand corner of the screen is 6, 3, or 1.

Boss Battle Touched!

Their boss battle in WarioWare: Touched! is based on the game Hogan's Alley for the NES, and the player shoots cans into little "spots" separated by bricks. After that, he or she must shoot large barrels multiple times, until they explode and reveal old Nintendo accessories.