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'''King Watinga'''<ref>''Mario Paint'' SNES game booklet pg. 29</ref>, or simply '''Watinga'''{{refneeded}} (also called '''Fly Assault Game's Boss''' in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''), is a large, robotic boss of the [[minigame]] [[Gnat Attack]], which is a part of ''[[Mario Paint]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. It is [[Mario]]'s final challenge and only appears after going through three stages; destroying 100 insects during each stage.
|image=[[File:King_watinga_wii_u_assembled.png|250px]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Mario Maker''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Paint]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|variant_of=[[Fly (Mario Paint)|Fly (''Mario Paint'')]]
|relatives=[[Fly Child]]
}}
'''King Watinga'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|title=''Mario Paint'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is the boss of the [[minigame]] [[Gnat Attack]] in ''[[Mario Paint]]''. He is a large, robotic [[fly (Mario Paint)|fly]] who appears at the end of each level, as well as ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', where he only appears in the third and final level. In ''Mario Paint'', King Watinga is capable of flight, spawning [[Fly Child]]ren, and shooting out stinger missiles, while in ''Super Mario Maker'', he only spawns Fly Children and flies off-screen, returning when all the Fly Children are swatted. In ''Mario Paint'', he turns slightly red after taking 10 hits from the flyswatter, and turns redder after taking 15 hits. After taking 20 hits, he convulses and explodes.


Watinga can also appear on the editing screen version 1.20 update for ''Super Mario Maker'', when a [[Muncher]] is shaken after flies have already spawned. Angering it by swatting it repeatedly will start a more challenging version of Gnat Attack. Two Watingas appear in the final round of this mode.
Following the release of the version 1.20 update for ''Super Mario Maker'', King Watinga can also appear on the level editor screen if a [[Muncher]] is shaken after flies have already spawned. Angering him by swatting him repeatedly will start a more challenging mode of Gnat Attack. Two King Watingas appear in the final level of this mode.


Watinga is capable of shooting out stinger missiles and poison gas; it is also capable of flight. After being hit multiple times, Watinga will begin going into convulsions and will subsequently explode. In ''Super Mario Maker'', he only spawn gnats and flies off-screen and returns only when all the gnats are swatted.
King Watinga appears in [[Fly Swatter]], a minigame that is a remake of Gnat Attack appearing in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''.


Watinga's only other game appearance was in a remake called [[Fly Swatter]], which was one of [[9-Volt]] retro games in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''.
King Watinga also makes a small appearance in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', in which he is brought out of the ''Mario Paint'' game by [[Lemmy]]. After colliding with [[Yoshi]], King Watinga fuses with him to become [[Hae Yoshi]]. In the end, he is destroyed, and Mario is able to redraw Yoshi.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150px">
Watinga.png|thumb|King Watinga being defeated in ''Mario Paint''
King Watinga (Super Mario-kun).png|King Watinga's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
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|name1=Cmn_fly_boss
|meaning1=Fly Boss
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハエたたきゲームのボス<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' volume 5|page=140|date=December 16, 1992|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|author=Sawada, Yukio}}</ref>
|JapR=Hae Tataki Gēmu no Bosu
|JapM=Fly Swatter Game's Boss
}}


Watinga also made a small appearance in Volume five of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]] ''Japanese manga, in which he was brought out of the ''Mario Paint'' game by [[Lemmy Koopa]]. After colliding with [[Yoshi]], Watinga was fused with him. In the end, he was destroyed, and Mario was able to redraw Yoshi. He wasn't given a name in this comic and was simply called "Fly Assault Game's Boss".
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Latest revision as of 20:01, October 4, 2024

King Watinga
King Watinga as seen in Super Mario Maker
Sprite from Super Mario Maker
First appearance Mario Paint (1992)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker (2015)
Variant of Fly (Mario Paint)
Relatives

King Watinga[1] is the boss of the minigame Gnat Attack in Mario Paint. He is a large, robotic fly who appears at the end of each level, as well as Super Mario Maker, where he only appears in the third and final level. In Mario Paint, King Watinga is capable of flight, spawning Fly Children, and shooting out stinger missiles, while in Super Mario Maker, he only spawns Fly Children and flies off-screen, returning when all the Fly Children are swatted. In Mario Paint, he turns slightly red after taking 10 hits from the flyswatter, and turns redder after taking 15 hits. After taking 20 hits, he convulses and explodes.

Following the release of the version 1.20 update for Super Mario Maker, King Watinga can also appear on the level editor screen if a Muncher is shaken after flies have already spawned. Angering him by swatting him repeatedly will start a more challenging mode of Gnat Attack. Two King Watingas appear in the final level of this mode.

King Watinga appears in Fly Swatter, a minigame that is a remake of Gnat Attack appearing in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

King Watinga also makes a small appearance in volume 5 of Super Mario-kun, in which he is brought out of the Mario Paint game by Lemmy. After colliding with Yoshi, King Watinga fuses with him to become Hae Yoshi. In the end, he is destroyed, and Mario is able to redraw Yoshi.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Maker content/Pack/Edit.pack/Cmn_fly_boss.szs Cmn_fly_boss Fly Boss

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハエたたきゲームのボス[2]
Hae Tataki Gēmu no Bosu
Fly Swatter Game's Boss

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1992. Mario Paint instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.
  2. ^ Sawada, Yukio (December 16, 1992). Super Mario-kun volume 5. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 140.