Corner the Koopa King!

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Corner the Koopa King!
Bowser mopes over losing to Knuckles and Vector while Sonic notices the Fog machine
Episode numberWild Ones Episode 2
Entry charactersWild Ones
PlotEspio and Charmy ask Sonic to head to the Beach Volleyball court, where the hero finds a surprise.
LocationHorse Guards Parade
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Corner the Koopa King! (also referred to asWild Ones Episode 2 andWild Ones 2) is the second Wild Ones episode in the Story Mode of theNintendo 3DS version ofMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The episode is unlocked after completingThe Secret of the Fog, and unlocksA Rainbow In Fog once it,Stop Dr. Eggman! andThe Banana Incident are completed. This episode, along with the other Wild Ones and Tricksters episodes, must be completed to earn the Story Mode 3 badge, and its completion is also required to unlock the Story Mode Cleared badge.

Plot[edit]

Sonic arrives and is immediately attacked byBowser, who he narrowly misses.Knuckles andVector arrive, explaining to Sonic that they had been chasing Bowser on a tip fromAmy, but lost him in thePhantasmal Fog. The group corner Bowser to prevent him running away, however he explains that he only came for Sonic. He then challenges Knuckles and Vector to an OlympicEvent, which they both accept.

After Bowser is defeated, Sonic tells Knuckles to destroy theFog machine. Bowser tells him not to, though Vector stops him and Knuckles breaks the machine by punching it. After destroying the machine, Knuckles tells Sonic to head back to theMain Stadium, while he and Knuckles plan to join him in a while alongside Bowser after they finish interrogating him about the situation. Sonic then heads off.

Challenges[edit]

ChallengeCharacter(s)Opponent(s)Event(s)Gameplay Differences
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1KnucklesBowserHammer ThrowFootballJavelin ThrowOnly one opponent is faced in this event, Football serves as a bonus event for the medley.
2KnucklesBowserTennis (Singles)Javelin ThrowBoxingOnly one opponent is faced in this event
3VectorBowserWeightliftingFootballRingsOnly one opponent is faced in this event, Football serves as a bonus event for the medley.
4VectorBowserBoxingWeightliftingDouble TrapOnly one opponent is faced in this event.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
DutchDe koning in het nauw![?]The king cornered!
FrenchBloques Bowser![?]-
GermanSchnappt den Koopa-König![?]Catch the Koopa King!
ItalianBatti il re dei Koopa![?]Beat the Koopa king!
Spanish¡Arrincona a Bowser![?]Corner Bowser!
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) /Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)
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