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'''Jack the Knife''' is an enemy encountered in the game ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''. Its name is a pun of "jackknife," a type of knife, and the [[wikipedia:Bobby Darin|Bobby Darin]] song [[wikipedia:Mack the Knife#Popular song|''Mack the Knife'']]. It is a giant knife about the size of [[Wario]], with eyes and "teeth"; It jump out of a table of the [[S.S. Caviar]] and tries to attack Wario. It is supposedly formed from the rage of a lifetime's worth of butter-spreading and other mundane uses for knives, according to the in-game description.  Only one appears in the game.
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'''Jack the Knife''' is an enemy encountered in the game ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''. Its name is a pun on "jackknife," a type of knife, and the [[wikipedia:Bobby Darin|Bobby Darin]] song "[[wikipedia:Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]". It is a giant knife about the size of [[Wario]], with eyes and "teeth". It jumps out of a table of the [[S.S. Caviar]] and tries to attack Wario. It is supposedly formed from the rage of a lifetime's worth of butter-spreading and other mundane uses for knives, according to the in-game description.  Only one appears in the game.


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|ItaM=Portmanteau of "Trancio" (Slice) and "Randico" (Rancid)
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Latest revision as of 23:29, January 28, 2024

Jack the Knife
Sprite of Jack the Knife from Wario: Master of Disguise
First appearance Wario: Master of Disguise (2007)
Relatives

Jack the Knife is an enemy encountered in the game Wario: Master of Disguise. Its name is a pun on "jackknife," a type of knife, and the Bobby Darin song "Mack the Knife". It is a giant knife about the size of Wario, with eyes and "teeth". It jumps out of a table of the S.S. Caviar and tries to attack Wario. It is supposedly formed from the rage of a lifetime's worth of butter-spreading and other mundane uses for knives, according to the in-game description. Only one appears in the game.

In-game description[edit]

These dull and rusted knives are fueled by their own rage over a lifetime of butter-spreading and chicken kiev-slicing. Rusted and dull, they know neither remorse nor pity.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ナイフン
Naifun
Derived from "knife"

Italian Trancido
Portmanteau of "trancio" (slice) and "randico" (rancid)