An interesting bit of information about Wario has recently been uncovered, revealing that the familiar Nintendo character known for his appearances in numerous Mario games as well as his own series was initially conceptualized as a German character.

Thomas Spindler, a voice actor who voiced Wario in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 1 & 2, explained that, in those titles, the character spoke one line of German. The line in question is “So ein Mist!” (which roughly translates to “Aw, crap!”), and quite a few people seem to have misheard it as “Doh, I missed!” along the years. Spindler left his full explanation to the origins of Wario in the comments of a YouTube video about a year ago, though it wasn’t until recently that fans discovered the comment.

Glowsquid from the Wario Forums translated Spindler’s full explanation, which you can read below.