Ka-thunk
| Ka-thunk | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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Ka-thunks[1] are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They are encountered in King Ka-thunk's Castle and Bowser's Lava Lake Keep only. Ka-thunks resemble metal blue square frames covered in spikes that hurt the player upon contact. They either spawn in small crevices and move along a set path until they fall into an abyss, or appear moving in a looping path. Some simply flip from side to side. They function similarly to Tox Boxes, as they move along paths, and the player must avoid them by using the hollow space in the middle. They cannot be defeated by any means, including invincibility, excluding a pair of Ka-thunks in Bowser's Lava Lake Keep that disappear upon defeating a pair of Hammer Bros.
Their leader King Ka-thunk appears to be a metallic creature that holds onto a larger Ka-thunk. He appears in King Ka-thunk's Castle and reappears in Boss Blitz.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D World
Two Ka-thunks falling
Two standing Ka-thunks
Various Ka-thunks moving sideways
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | content/ObjectData/Wackun6x6M.szs | Wackun6x6M | Romanization of「ワックン」(Wakkun); play on「枠」(waku, frame) and possibly a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッチン[2][3] Gatchin |
From the onomatopeic「ガチン」(gachin, "slam"); comparable to「ドッスン」(Dossun, "Thwomp") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 框当A[4] Kuàngdāng (Mandarin) Kwāangdōng (Cantonese) |
From "哐当" (kuāngdāng / kwāangdōng, onomatopoeia for slamming) and "框" (kuàng / kwāang, "frame") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 框噹A[4] Kuàngdāng (Mandarin) Kwāangdōng (Cantonese) |
From「哐噹」(kuāngdāng / kwāangdōng, onomatopoeia for slamming) and「框」(kuàng / kwāang, "frame") | |
| Dutch | KathunkA[2] | - | |
| French | Klonk[2][5] | Homophone of the English "clonk" | |
| German | Klonk[2][6] | Homophone of the English "clonk"; similar to Klopf ("knock") | |
| Italian | ClompoA[2] | From the onomatopoeia for heavy stomping, "clomp" | |
| Korean | 철컥A[4] Cheolkeok |
Onomatopoeia for a metallic snap | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | QuadrapumbaA[2] | From quadrado ("square") and pumba (onomatopoeia for slamming noise) | |
| Spanish | Marcoplás[2][7] | Portmanteau of marco ("frame") and plás (sound of a crushing object) |
A - Attribution of this specific name to Ka-thunk is an extrapolation derived from the localized name of the King Ka-thunk.
References[edit]
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 27.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game name for King Ka-thunk's Castle from Super Mario 3D World (stored internally under
SystemMessage/StageName/BossWackunFortressStage). - ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 225.
- ^ a b c In-game name for King Ka-thunk's Castle from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 225.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 225.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 225.
