King Watinga
| King Watinga | |
|---|---|
 Sprite fromSuper Mario Maker | |
| Species | Fly |
| First appearance | Mario Paint (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker (2015) |
King Watinga[1] is the boss of theminigameGnat Attack inMario Paint. He is a large, roboticfly who appears at the end of each level, as well asSuper Mario Maker, where he only appears in the third and final level. InMario Paint, King Watinga is capable of flight, spawningFly Children, and shooting out stinger missiles, while inSuper Mario Maker, he only spawns Fly Children and flies off-screen, returning when all the Fly Children are swatted. InMario 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 forSuper Mario Maker, King Watinga can also appear on the level editor screen if aMuncher 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 inFly Swatter, a minigame that is a remake of Gnat Attack appearing inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.
King Watinga also makes a small appearance involume 5 ofSuper Mario-kun, in which he is brought out of theMario Paint game byLemmy. After colliding withYoshi, King Watinga fuses with him to becomeHae Yoshi. In the end, he is destroyed, and Mario is able to redraw Yoshi.
Gallery[edit]
King Watinga being defeated inMario Paint
King Watinga's appearance inSuper Mario-kun
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Naming[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]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハエたたきゲームのボス[2] Haetataki Gēmu no Bosu | Gnat Attack Boss | |
| Dutch | Koning Watinga[3] | King Watinga | |
| Finnish | Valtava jättihyönteinen[4] | Huge giant insect | |
| French(European) | Roi Watinga[5] | King Watinga | |
| German | König Watinga[6] | King Watinga | |
| Mückenkönig Watinga[7] | Gnat King Watinga | Mario Paint | |
| Italian | King Watinga[8] | - | |
| Portuguese(European) | King Watinga[9] | - | |
| Spanish(European) | King Watinga[10] | - | |
| Rey Watinga[11] | King Watinga | Mario Paint |
References[edit]
- ^1992.Mario Paint Instruction Booklet. Redmond:Nintendo of America. Page 29.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Jan. 1993).Super Mario-kunVolume 5.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-141765-5. Page 140.
- ^Nintendo Nederland (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 Tijd voor creativiteit in Mario Paint met Nintendo Switch Online!.YouTube (Dutch).
- ^"Siitä voi olla arvaamatonta hyötyä, kun tulee aika kohdata lopussa valtava jättihyönteinen." – Saarva, Petteri, Mikael Ekroos, Kieku Salo, and Markus Selin, editors (1992). "Mario Paint" inNintendo-lehti (no. 11–12). Finnish. Page 6.
- ^Nintendo France (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 Libérez votre créativité dans Mario Paint via Nintendo Switch Online !.YouTube (French).
- ^Nintendo DE (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 Kreiert Kreationen in Mario Paint mit Nintendo Switch Online!.YouTube (German).
- ^1992.Mario Paint Spielanleitung. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 29.
- ^NintendoItalia (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 Mostra il tuo lato artistico in Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!.YouTube (Italian).
- ^Nintendo Portugal (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 Mario Paint chega ao Nintendo Switch Online!.YouTube (European Portuguese).
- ^Nintendo España (3 Aug. 2025).🎨 ¡Dad unas buenas pinceladas en Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!.YouTube (European Spanish).
- ^1992.Mario Paint Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid:Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 29.
