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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" | '''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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Revision as of 17:43, August 18, 2022
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| First appearance | Wario: Master of Disguise (2007) | ||
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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 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
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
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ナイフン[?] Naifun |
Derived from「ナイフ」(naifu, knife) | |
| Italian | Trancido[?] | Portmanteau of "Trancio" (Slice) and "Randico" (Rancid) |
