Ken

This article is about the character in the WarioWare series. For other uses, see Ken (disambiguation).

“This Wario game... Will it really sell?”

—Ken the Reporter, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Ken (referred to as Ken the Reporter in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! , Anchorman Ken in WarioWare: Twisted! , Ken the VJ in WarioWare: Touched! , and Reporter Ken in WarioWare: Smooth Moves ) is a recurring supporting character from the WarioWare series, first appearing in the first game in the series, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! He is a humanoid dog, and his name is derived from「犬」(ken), meaning "dog" in Japanese. He originally served as a TV news reporter, but he has gone on to fill several other presenting roles throughout the series, with his news reporter role being succeeded by other similar dog characters: Rocky the Reporter in WarioWare: Touched!, Reporter John in Game & Wario , and Ben in WarioWare Gold .

History[edit ]

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$![edit ]

Ken the Reporter first appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! . At the start of the game, he appears on a newsflash talking about how video game sales are increasing with the game Pyoro , inspiring Wario to create his own games. Ken the Reporter also appears on Wario's television in the first intermission of Wario's first story. He later appears at the end of 9-Volt's level, announcing that the Game Boy Advance SP is available for purchase. He appears again at the end of the game, broadcasting Wario's success via television.

WarioWare: Twisted![edit ]

Anchorman Ken reappears in WarioWare: Twisted! , during Wario-Man's story. He reports for Diamond City Broadcasting that Wario's new game is breaking sales records.

WarioWare: Touched![edit ]

Ken the VJ reappears in WarioWare: Touched! . During Mona's story, he acts as the host of the television show Ear Candy . On the show, he reports the top five music artists of the week. He also reports that Mona, who received the number one spot on the top five, will be playing at the Hawt House. The role of a news-reporting dog is instead fulfilled by Rocky the Reporter in this game.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit ]

Reporter Ken reappears in WarioWare: Smooth Moves . He appears at the end of Mona's story, where he is reporting on a football game between the Diamond City Roughs and Team Dinosaur alongside Manager Joe. He asks if the Diamond City Roughs will turn the game's results around. He then adds commentary when the team wins the game.

WarioWare Gold[edit ]

While Ken does not appear in WarioWare Gold , being replaced by Ben, Ben's Rank A character card mentions that he follows in the footsteps of the reporters Ken and John, and that the three of them sometimes have lunch together.

WarioWare: Move It![edit ]

Ken appears in WarioWare: Move It! in the "Makin' Waves" stage as the announcer of the Caresaway Grand Prix. This marks the first time in the series that Ken has voice acting. It is also the first game in the series in which the credits name him simply "Ken" with no additional title describing his occupation.

Appearance[edit ]

Ken is a dog with orange and peach fur. In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, he wears a green hat and suit, orange glasses, and black pants. In WarioWare: Twisted! his glasses are blue, his suit is white, he has a red tie, and he lacks the hat. In WarioWare: Touched!, he wears gray headphones and has a red and white suit. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, his fur is redder than before and his suit is completely white. He receives a redesign in WarioWare: Move It!, returning to orange fur and a green suit with a headset but no longer wearing glasses.

Quotes[edit ]

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$![edit ]

• "Game sales..."
• "are way up!"
• "Here's why!"
• "Is it that cool?"
• "This just in..."
• "The GBA SP is here!"
• "Pick one up today!"
• "This Wario game..."
• "Will it really sell?"

WarioWare: Twisted![edit ]

• "Our top story for this evening:"
• "Wario's done it again!"
• "His blockbuster new game"
• "has broken all sales records!"

WarioWare: Touched![edit ]

• "Whassup and welcome to"
• "Ear Candy!"
• "We're gonna inject"
• "sugary sonic nuggets"
• "straight into your eardrums!"
• "Everyone's been beggin'"
• "me for this week's Top 5!"
• "It could be a wild one!"
• "Who will be this week's"
• "rock royalty?"
• "Stay tuned to find out!"
• "Will that super-surly diva"
• "Vanessa"
• "keep her pop crown?"
• "The wait is over!"
• "Let's start the countdown!"
• "Sal Out trails at #5!"
• "Luna is #4!"
• "The Pork Loins are #3!"
• "This week's highlight artist is"
• "singing sensation Sammy Rai!"
• "The hot #2 spot goes to..."
• "WHOA! What's this?!"
• "The reigning pop queen"
• "has slipped to second!"
• "Vanessa is #2!"
• "That means the top spot goes to..."
• "...a fresh face!"
• "Her name is...!"
• "Mona!"
• "This just in..."
• "Mona will be playing at"
• "the Hawt House tonight!"

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit ]

• "Only a few seconds left!"
• "And only one question remains!"
• "Will the Diamond City Roughs"
• "turn this game around?"
• "TOUCHDOWN!"
• "Let's hear it for the Roughs"
• "with their last-minute upset!"

WarioWare: Move It![edit ]

• "Great!"
• "With this final entry, we're ready to race!"
• "And now, the Caresaway Grand Prix... is about to begin!"
• "Three..."
• "Two..."
• "One..."
• "GOOO!"
• "What a FINISH!"
• "The winner of the Caresaway Grand Prix is..."
• "The power-paddlin', turbo-tubin'... High-Octane Hippo!"

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

• Canines
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! characters
• WarioWare: Move It! characters
• WarioWare: Twisted! characters
• WarioWare: Touched! characters
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves characters

• Articles with unsourced foreign names