Return of the Whomp King
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| Location | Throwback Galaxy | ||||||
| Mission number | 1 | ||||||
| Game | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ||||||
| Boss | Whomp King | ||||||
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Return of the Whomp King is the first mission of theThrowback Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and itsNintendo Switchport. The mission's objective is to defeat theWhomp King.
Layout[edit]
The first mission here is very reminiscent ofthe same mission inSuper Mario 64 and itsNintendo DS remakeSuper Mario 64 DS, with a few minor changes. When Mario gets to the top, he battles a regularWhomp, which, due to the size changes in the species betweenSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario Galaxy 2, appears to be more or less identical to the original Whomp King in size. The biggest difference between "Chip off Whomp's Block" and this mission is, upon defeating this Whomp, a hole opens up in the center of the platform, which Mario must then drop down to get to the planet's underside, where the player fights the now even bigger and much tougher Whomp King.
His size is much larger than before, due to the fact that normal Whomps are about the size that he was inSuper Mario 64. Because of his size, he also can walk around the battlefield much more quickly than before. The area he slams down on is now highlighted in red. The Whomp King also has some new attacks, which also make him more difficult. For one attack, he does a short hop, which stuns Mario or Luigi if they are on the ground. This shockwave also occurs when he slams down as his primary attack. A second is when he stomps his right foot down, and a group ofWhimps appear from the ground. He is harder to get on top of, as his increased thickness makes the flat surface of his back higher up than it used to be, so Mario will likely have more trouble getting the chance to attack him than before. Instead of being able toGround Pound anywhere on his back to damage him, the player must hit the Ground Pound logo on his back (similar to the rest of his species). Additionally, Mario cannot go through the Whomp King's body, and he can fall off the arena. When defeated, he recites the same speech as in the originalSuper Mario 64, as well as then hitting the ground while muttering "Dang it!" under his breath, before exploding and handing over the Power Star.
Enemies[edit]
Whomp King (boss)
Planets visited[edit]
Bonus Planet (optional)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 倒れてドッタン! バッタンキング[?] Taorete Dottan! Battan Kingu | Collapse and Slam! Whomp King; a pun on「ドタンバタン」(dotan-batan, banging around) | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 東倒西歪！ 砰砰王[?] Dōngdǎoxīwāi! Pēngpēng Wáng | Toppling and Collapsing! Whomp King | |
| French(European) | Le retour du roi Whomp[?] | The return of the Whomp King | |
| German | König Wummp kehrt zurück[?] | The Whomp King returns | |
| Italian | Ritorno del Re Womp[?] | The Return of King Whomp | |
| Korean | 꽈당! 엎어지는 꽈당킹[1] Kkwadang! Eop-Eojineun Kkwadang King | Whomp! Fall Over Whomp King | |
| Portuguese | O retorno do Rei Esmagão[?] | The return of the Whomp King | |
| Spanish | El regreso del Rey Roco[?] | The return of the Whomp King |
