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| {{about|the boss from Super Mario Galaxy referred to as Bonefin in certain materials|the enemy from Super Mario Galaxy|[[Bonefin]]}} | | {{GBoss-infobox |
| {{character infobox
| | |image=[[Image:KingfinSMG.png|250px]] |
| |image=[[File:SMG Kingfin Artwork.png|250px]] | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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| |species=[[Bonefin]]
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| '''Kingfin'''<ref>{{cite|author=[[Kingfin's Fearsome Waters]]|title=''Super Mario Galaxy''|date=2007|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|language=en}}</ref> is a [[List of bosses|boss]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. In the [[Prima Games]] guide,<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=248|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5|quote=When Mario splashes down on the planet, the Bonefin swims into view.}}</ref> an issue of [[Nintendo Power]],<ref>{{cite|date=February 2008|publisher=Future US|language=en-us|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 225|page=64|quote=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 a colossal skeletal shark, although he appears to consist of bone rather than cartilage like real sharks.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
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| Kingfin is fought in Bonefin Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. He commands a legion of [[Bonefin]]s. Kingfin also has beams of light shining out of his eyes when battling [[Mario]]. However, if the player uses [[Luigi]], his eyes do not shine (though this is possible with Mario through a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy glitches#Confused Kingfin|glitch]]).
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| 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.
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| [[File:KingfinFight.png|200px|thumb|left|Mario fighting Kingfin]]
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| 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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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| Kingfin appears in volume 40 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Here, he eats several [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s that appear intact afterwards, much to his surprise.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| {{SMG boss
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| |image=[[File:SMG Kingfin Artwork.png|200px]]
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| |galaxy=[[Bonefin Galaxy]] | | |galaxy=[[Bonefin Galaxy]] |
| |mission=[[Kingfin's Fearsome Waters]] | | |level=[[Bonefin Galaxy#Kingfin's Fearsome Waters|Kingfin's Fearsome Waters]] |
| |dome=[[Engine Room]] | | |dome=[[Engine Room]] |
| |reward=[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star]] | | |star=[[Image:Smg_icon_powerstar.png|20px]] |
| | |species=[[Fishbone]] |
| }} | | }} |
| | '''Kingfin''' is a boss in '' [[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It is a giant skeletal shark, living in the [[Bonefin Galaxy]]. |
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| ===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
| | Kingfin has the power to summon large hoardes of angry [[Fishbone]]s from the craters in the center of the planet, which attack in the same way as [[Torpedo Teds]], homing in on the player from all directions. The more damage Kingfin takes, the more Fishbones it will summon to attack Mario. |
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| |image=[[File:BonefinTradingCard.png|150px]]
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| |name=Bonefin
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| |description=''In the deep, dark recesses of the universe lies the Bonefin Galaxy, a place where not many dare to tread. But Mario must acquire a Power Star from the only planet there and, to do so, must battle Bonefin, a behemoth of the sea with giant, sharp teeth. Knock him out five times using shells from the seafloor, and watch out for its minions.''
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
| | Kingfin appears to be a gigantic fish made completely of bones. It also, fittingly, bears a resemblance to a Fishbone. |
| <gallery>
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| GalaxyBosses.jpg|Key artwork
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| SMG Kingfin Alternate Artwork.png|Artwork
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| SMG Asset Model Kingfin.png|Model
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| SMG Kingfin Defeat.png|Kingfin's defeat animation
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names== | | ==Battle== |
| ===Internal names===
| | [[Image:Bonefin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The planet '''Kingfin''' is battled on]] |
| {{internal names
| | When Mario enters the waters of Kingfin's planet, Kingfin will appear with some [[Fishbone]]s that track Mario down to attack him. There are only two ways for Mario and Luigi to defeat these Fishbones; 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. If Mario touches Kingfin, he will lose health. 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 Fishbones will attack Mario. After two more hits, four Fishbones appear to attack him. 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. |
| |game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
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| |file1=<tt>ObjectData/SkeletalFishBoss.arc</tt> | |
| |name1=SkeletalFishBoss | |
| |meaning1=Skeletal Fish Boss | |
| |game2=''Super Mario Galaxy'' | |
| |file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
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| |name2=スカルシャーク (''Sukaru Shāku'')
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| |meaning2=Skull Shark
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| }}
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| ===Names in other languages===
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreignname |
| |Jap=キングボーネ | | |Jap=ガイコツザメ |
| |JapR=Kingu Bōne<!--Latter half of the name ends with the character "ne", meaning the name is pronounced closer to "bo-nay"--> | | |JapR=gaikotsu zame |
| |JapM=From "king" and "bone"; may also incorporate「骨」(''hone'', "bone") | | |JapM=Skeleton Shark |
| |Ita=Re Skelopesce | | |Ita=Re Skelopesce |
| |ItaM=King Bonefin | | |ItaM=King [[Fishbone]] |
| |SpaE=Rey Hueso | | |Spa=Tiburón Calavera |
| |SpaEM=King bone | | |SpaM=Skull Shark |
| |Fre=Requin Squelette
| | |SpaA=Escualo (Possibly: in-game he's called "El escualo de las profundidades") |
| |FreM=Skeleton Shark
| | |SpaAM=Shark ("The Shark from the depths") |
| |Ger=Skeletthai | |
| |GerM=Skeleton Shark | |
| |Kor=해골상어
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| |KorR=Haegol Sangeo
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| |KorM=Skeleton Shark
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| }} | | }} |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *During Kingfin's intro, the camera switches to his point of view for a short period of time, a shot similarly employed for the shark in the 1975 film ''{{wp|Jaws (film)|Jaws}}''. | | [[Image:kingfin.jpg|200px|thumb|Mario fighting '''Kingfin'''.]] |
| | | *Kingfins's name is most likely a pun on the word "kingpin," which means: "The most important person in an undertaking or organization". |
| ==References==
| | *In the Prima Game Guide book, an issue of [[Nintendo Power]], and in his ''Super Mario Galaxy'' Trading Card, he is mistakenly called "the Bonefin". This is probably due to the fact that the galaxy in which he resides is called "Bonefin Galaxy." |
| <references/> | | *The theme music in the battle with Kingfin is the same with [[Bouldergeist]]. However, when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] come closer to Kingfin, a percussion beat is added to the background music. The music speeds up once Kingfin has taken damage three times. |
| | | *Although Kingfin looks like a skeletal shark, in the real world sharks have no skeletons at all; they are cartilaginous. Therefore, Kingfin may possibly be another species of fish. |
| | *Kingfin is the only boss in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' that appears in a bonus galaxy. |
| | *Kingfin is the boss with the second largest amount of hit points in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', with a total of five. [[Bowser]] from [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]] has six. |
| | *Kingfin may be part robotic, because his eyes are lights, and when he has one hit point left, electricity can be seen surging around his body. |
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