Ka-thunk
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| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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Ka-thunks[1] are obstacles that appear only in the courses King Ka-thunk's Castle and Bowser's Lava Lake Keep in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Ka-thunks resemble metal blue square frames covered in spikes which hurt the player upon contact. They either spawn in small crevices and move along a set path until they fall into an abyss, or appear moving in a looping path. Some simply flip side to side. They function similarly to Tox Boxes, as they move along paths, and the player must avoid them by using the hollow space in the middle. They cannot be destroyed by any means, including invincibility, excluding a pair of Ka-thunks in Bowser's Lava Lake Keep which disappear upon defeating a pair of Hammer Bros.
King Ka-thunk holds onto a larger Ka-thunk during his battle.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | Wackun[2] (internal) ガッチン[3] Gacchin |
A romanization of「ワックン」(Wakkun); play on「枠」(waku, frame) and possibly a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) Pun on「ガチン」(gachin, onomatopoeia for slamming noise) and possibly a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) |
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| Dutch | Kathunk[?] | - | |
| German | Klonk[?] | Same as French name | |
| Italian | Clompo[?] | Masculine form of "clomp" (the sound of a crushing object) | |
| Portuguese | Quadrapumba[?] | From "quadrado" (square) and "pumba" (onomatopoeia for slamming noise) | |
| Spanish | Marcoplás[?] | Portmanteau of "marco" (frame) and "plás" (sound of a crushing object) |
