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|image=[[File:Konk Direct.png|200px]]<br>A yellow Konk.
|image=[[File:Konk Direct.png|200px]]<br>A yellow Konk
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|subject_origin=[[Thwomp]]
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'''Konks''' are metallic enemies with big teeth introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', seen in grey and either yellow or blue.<ref name=SMBWTreehouse>Nintendo of America (September 1, 2023). [https://youtu.be/nq8-ONShIZQ?si=1C4ueRaqYpzt2JSz Nintendo Treehouse: Live - Super Mario Bros. Wonder]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 11, 2023.</ref> They function very similar to [[Thwomp]]s, as their main form attack is dropping downwards when the player is beneath them. They are also capable of moving left and right. They can be stood on or touched by its sides without taking damage. Konks are seemingly introduced in the level [[Jewel-Block Cave]], being seen breaking [[Jewel-Block]]s. Goop can also be destroyed by Konks<ref name=SMBWDirect>Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0m_uNaSres Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 11, 2023.</ref>
'''Konks''' are metallic enemies with big teeth introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', seen in gray and either yellow or blue.<ref name=SMBWTreehouse>Nintendo of America (September 1, 2023). [https://youtu.be/nq8-ONShIZQ?si=1C4ueRaqYpzt2JSz Nintendo Treehouse: Live - Super Mario Bros. Wonder]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 11, 2023.</ref> They function very similar to [[Thwomp]]s, as their main form of attack is dropping downwards when the player is beneath them. They 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-Block]]s. Konks can also plough through goo in another level.<ref name=SMBWDirect>Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0m_uNaSres Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 11, 2023.</ref>


Blue Konks are seen attacking from the bottom, flying upwards when the player is above instead. A giant, screen sized Konk can be seen in a [[Wonder Effect]] as well.<ref name=SMBWTreehouse/>
There are also blue Konks that attack from below, flying upwards when the player is above them instead. A giant, screen-sized Konk also appears during a [[Wonder Effect]].<ref name=SMBWTreehouse/>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

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Konk
Squared screenshot of a yellow Konk from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
A yellow Konk
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Subject origin Thwomp

Konks are metallic enemies with big teeth introduced in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, seen in gray and either yellow or blue.[1] They function very similar to Thwomps, as their main form of attack is dropping downwards when the player is beneath them. They 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 plough through goo in another level.[2]

There are also blue Konks that attack from below, flying upwards when the player is above them instead. A giant, screen-sized Konk also appears during a Wonder Effect.[1]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴッツン[?]
Gottsun
Pun on「ゴツン」(gotsun, onomatopoeia for a thudding sound) and a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp)
Chinese 剛咚[?]
Gāngdōng
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese Achatão[?] Augmentative of achatar ("to flatten")

References

  1. ^ a b Nintendo of America (September 1, 2023). Nintendo Treehouse: Live - Super Mario Bros. Wonder. YouTube. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 11, 2023.