Konk
- This article is about the enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. For the browser game, see Donkey Konk.
| Konk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
  A yellow Konk (top) and a blue Konk (bottom) | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Thwomp | ||
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- “My neighbors are SO loud.”
- —Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Konks are metallic Thwomp-like enemies with big teeth and arrows on their faces introduced in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, seen in gray and either yellow or blue. Yellow Konks[1] function very similar to Thwomps, as their main form of attack is dropping downwards when the player is beneath them. Blue Konks[1] attack from below, flying upwards when the player is above them instead. Both colors are also capable of moving left and right. They can be stood on or touched by its sides without taking damage. Konks appear prominently in the level Jewel-Block Cave, where they are capable of breaking jewel blocks. Konks can also plow through goo in the level An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins. Their name is a corruption of "conk", a word referring to a hit to the head, which fits their attack pattern.
A Wonder Konk also appears during a Wonder Effect.
Gallery[edit]
A Konk clearing away goo
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Model/EnemyPatagon.bfres.zs | Patagon | Possibly a blend of「パタン」(patan, onomatopoeia for plonking) and「ごんごん」(gongon, onomatopoeia for banging) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴッツン[2] Gottsun |
Pun on「ゴツン」(gotsun, onomatopoeia for thudding) and a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, "Thwomp") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 剛咚[3] Gāngdōng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name and a reference to「咚咚」(Dōngdōng, "Thwomp") | |
| Dutch | Konk[?] | - | |
| French | Bomp[?] | Shared with an unrelated enemy of the same name which first appeared in Super Mario 64 | |
| German | Sturzblock[?] | Fall block; a reference to Steinblock ("Thwomp") | |
| Italian | Bomp[?] | Shared with an unrelated enemy of the same name which first appeared in Super Mario 64 | |
| Korean | 퉁퉁[4] Tung-tung |
Korean onomatopoeia for a heavy thump and possibly a reference to "쿵쿵" (Kung-kung, "Thwomp") | |
| Portuguese | Achatão[?] | Play on achatar ("to flatten") and a reference to Granitão ("Thwomp") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Don Triturón[?] | Play on triturar ("to crush") and a reference to Don Pisotón ("Thwomp") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Roca Blindada[?] | Pun on blindada ("armored") and a reference to Roca Picuda ("Thwomp") |
Yellow Konk[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | きいろゴッツン[2] Kiiro Gottsun |
Yellow Konk |
Blue Konk[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あおゴッツン[2] Ao Gottsun |
Blue Konk |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Mario Portal. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
- ^ a b c スーパーマリオブラザーズワンダー | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd. (23 Feb. 2024). 阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第一篇～【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.13】. Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025.
- ^ February 8, 2024. 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제1편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.13】. nintendo.co.kr (Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2024.
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Mihari • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Konk • Wonder Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Walking Block | |
