| “ | It makes me so mad! We build your houses, your castles. We pave your roads, and still you walk all over us. Do you ever say thank you? No! Well, you're not going to wipe your feet on me. I think I'll crush you just for fun! Do you have a problem with that? Just try to ground-pound the Whomp King! Ha! | „ |
| ~ The Whomp King to Mario/Luigi |
| “ | No! Crushed again! I'm just a stepping stone, after all. I won't gravel, er grovel. Here, you win. Take this with you. Dang it! | „ |
| ~ The Whomp King's defeat. |
The Whomp King is a minor antagonist in the Super Mario franchise.
He is the king of the Whomps and first appeared in Super Mario 64 as the boss of Whomp's Fortress. The Whomp King resembles his species, but is bigger and has a crown, making him a bit more fearsome.
Biography[]
Super Mario 64/Super Mario 64 DS[]
The Whomp King guards a Power Star given to him by Bowser, to make sure that Mario does not rescue the princess. In this game, he tries to crush Mario. Mario has to ground pound on him three times until he gives up the Power Star.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
The Whomp King returns in Super Mario Galaxy 2 as the boss of Throwback Galaxy (itself being a recreation of Whomp's Fortress). He is bigger in this game, but is fought in the same way as in Super Mario 64. He also has new abilities. He can now create shockwaves when he hits the ground, and can also summon Whimps. He is once again beaten by Mario/Luigi, who receives a Power Star.
Notably, the Whomp King's arena is now on the underside of the Whomp's Fortress, with his original arena now occupied by a lone Whomp.
Mario Party 3[]
| “ | Excuse me for not getting up. I'm the Whomp King. If you had a (random item), I'd move... | „ |
| ~ The Whomp King in Mario Party 3. |
The Whomp King can be found lying in the middle of the Creepy Cavern board, blocking either the left or right path. Landing on an action panel directly in front of him will make him get up and move to the other path. If interacted with automatically, he refuses to move unless the player gives him one of their items.
Mario Golf[]
While not encountered with physically, the Whomp King's name can appear on tournament scoreboards of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Mario Golf: Advance Tour, or Mario Golf: World Tour.
Dr. Mario World[]
The Whomp King appears as an assistant, only obtainable through tier 9 and higher battle boxes earned from Versus Mode. His Stage Mode skill increases the score by thirty (a hundred and fifty at level five) percent when viruses are defeated with a rainbow capsule. His Versus Mode skill gives a twenty (forty at level five) percent chance to decrease the number of viruses received when the opponent attacks by one.
Personality[]
The Whomp King is shown to be an irritable figure who believes the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom to be ungrateful for the actions of the Whomps. To this end, he desires to crush Mario for fun and get revenge. Upon defeat, however, he is shown to be rather graceful, as he humbly gives up his Power Star to Mario for defeating him.
Humorously, Super Mario Galaxy 2 implies that the Whomp King is merely reading off a script, as he not only recites the same speech he delivered from Super Mario 64, but battling him again after losing a life during his battle reveals that he is tired of it. If he is defeated, he speaks his defeat script and says "Dang it" afterwards before vanishing.
Quotes[]
| “ | It makes me so mad! We build your houses, your castles. We pave your roads, and still you walk all over us. Do you ever say thank you? No! Well, you're not going to wipe your feet on me. I think I'll crush you just for fun! Do you have a problem with that? Just try to ground-pound the Whomp King! Ha! | „ |
| ~ The Whomp King in Super Mario Galaxy 2. |
| “ | No! Crushed again! I'm just a stepping stone, after all. I won't gravel, er grovel. OK, you win. Here--take this with you! Dang it! | „ |
| ~ The Whomp King's last words after being defeated in Super Mario Galaxy 2. |
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Trivia[]
- In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Whomp King's face changes upon his defeat. However, because he is lying face-down, it can't be seen normally.
- A glitch used by speedrunners in Super Mario 64 happens when the player ground pounds at the right moment before the Whomp King slams on the player, where they pass through the Whomp King and stomp on him. This glitch was patched when the Whomp King was brought back for Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- Whomp King is the only boss character in Super Mario Galaxy 2 to have dialogue other than Bowser and Bowser Jr..
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