Editing Kingfin

'''Kingfin'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' mission name: ''Kingfin's Fearsome Waters''.</ref> is a boss in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. In the [[Prima Games]] guide,<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 248. "''When Mario splashes down on the planet, the Bonefin swims into view.''"</ref> an issue of [[Nintendo Power]],<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 225, page 64. "''The battle with Bonefin, in a small water-filled galaxy built purely for the fight, is one of the game's real jaw-dropping moments.''"</ref> and in his [[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card]], he is called "'''the Bonefin'''", possibly because the name of his galaxy is [[Bonefin Galaxy]]. His name is a portmanteau of the word "kingpin," which refers to the most important person in an undertaking or organization, such as a galaxy boss, and "fin," which refers to a flattened appendage on various parts of fish and cetaceans. Kingfin is the only boss in the game to be fought underwater and the only one to be fought in a bonus galaxy.

In battle, Kingfin has the power to summon large hordes of angry Bonefins from the craters in the center of the planet, which attack in the same way as [[Torpedo Ted]]s, homing in on the player from all directions. The more damage Kingfin takes, the more guards he will summon to attack Mario. The theme music in the battle with Kingfin is the same with [[Bouldergeist]]. However, when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] comes closer to Kingfin, a percussion beat is added to the background music. The music speeds up once Kingfin has taken damage three times.

When Mario enters the waters of Kingfin's planet, Kingfin will appear with some Bonefins that track Mario down to attack him. There are only two ways for Mario or Luigi to defeat these Bonefins; they must lure them to the surface or into a wall, or throw a shell at them, which causes them to drop three [[Star Bit]]s upon impact. If the fish touch the surface they will automatically explode. The only way to defeat Kingfin is to grab a [[Green Shell]] or a [[Red Shell]] from the seafloor of the planet and [[spin]] to launch it at Kingfin. After one hit, two Bonefins will attack Mario. After two more hits, four Bonefins appear to attack him. Kingfin's body starts sparking after he takes his fourth hit. Once Kingfin has been hit a total of five times with shells, he will explode and release a [[Power Star]]. The battle can be made easier with the help of a [[Life Mushroom]] hidden in a pillar, as well as a submerged treasure chest, which contains the only [[1-Up Mushroom]] in the level. The pillars are destroyed by Kingfin ploughing through them; he destroys two shortly after getting hit once, and he destroys two more after taking another two hits.

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|ItaM=King Bonefin

|Fre=Requin Squelette

|FreM=Skeleton Shark