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'''Jack the Knives''' are formed after all their rage of butter-spreading and other jobs knives do. They are bigger versions of knives (however not too big, about the size of [[Wario]]) and have eyes. They jump out of tables of the [[S.S. Caviar]] and try to attack Wario.
|image=[[File:Jack the Knife.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario: Master of Disguise''
==Trivia==
|first_appearance=''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
*Their name is a pun of "jackknife," a type of knife, and the song ''Mack the Knife''. The name of a boss from [[Super Mario RPG]], [[Mack]], is also based on this pun.
|relatives=[[Slaughterfork]]<br>[[Spoonatic]]
[[Category: Wario Enemies]]
}}
[[Category: Wario Species]]
'''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.
[[Category: Animate Objects]]
 
==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==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナイフン
|JapR=Naifun
|JapM=Derived from "knife"
|Ita=Trancido
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "trancio" (slice) and "randico" (rancid)
}}
 
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[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Wario: Master of Disguise enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 14:47, July 12, 2024

Jack the Knife
Sprite of Jack the Knife from Wario: Master of Disguise
Sprite 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 Notes
Japanese ナイフン[?]
Naifun 		Derived from "knife"
Italian Trancido[?] Portmanteau of "trancio" (slice) and "randico" (rancid)
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Wario: Master of Disguise
Major characters Wario • Goodstyle • Count Cannoli • Carpaccio • Terrormisu
Minor characters Sphinx • Royal gatekeeper
Disguises Thief Wario • Cosmic Wario • Arty Wario • Genius Wario • Sparky Wario • Captain Wario • Dragon Wario • Wicked Wario
Locations Wario's House • S.S. Caviar • Smithsnorian Museum • Sneezemore Cave • Poobah the Pharaoh's Pyramid • Ancient Waterworks • Sweatmore Peak • Blowhole Castle • Carpaccio's Lab • Allergia Gardens
Episodes Whose Show Is This Anyway?!! • The Purple Wind Stinks Up the Ship! • The Sphinx Sits on a Secret! • A Third Thief Brings Grief! • Picking the Pharaoh's Brains! • A Flower That's Drunk Up Power! • Fouling Up the Whole Works! • When Dolphins Ruled the Earth! • More Shocking Than the Next Episode? • The Final Face-Off! • Special Episode (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5)
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