- "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 pound me, wimp! Ha!"
- —Whomp King, Super Mario 64
The Whomp King is a large Whomp character who first appears in Super Mario 64. He is the king of the Whomps and a member of the Koopa Troop.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[]
The Whomp King is the boss of Whomp's Fortress. When encountered, the Whomp King makes a short speech, then engages Mario in battle. Like most Whomps, he attacks by falling face-first in an attempt to crush the player. While he is flat on the ground, the player must Ground Pound his back three times to defeat him, causing him to release a Power Star. For some reason, if the player wall kicks into the Whomp King and jumps away from him before the fight, Whomp King talks to the player and initiate the fight as soon as they land. However, the battle ends seconds later, since Mario is not allowed to move very far from a boss he is fighting with.
In Super Mario 64 DS, the Whomp King has undergone slight changes in his appearance. He now wears a golden crown which distinguishes him easily from the other Whomps, and his arms and feet look more like they're made of rock. Unlike in the original Super Mario 64, he can no longer be defeated via a glitch which allows the player to jump right through his body and then Ground Pound him easily. Otherwise, his role is essentially the same as in Super Mario 64.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
The Whomp King returns as the boss of Throwback Galaxy, a replica of Whomp's Fortress from Super Mario 64. However, how he is encountered is slightly different from how he was in Super Mario 64. At the top of the fortress, a Whomp is found instead of the Whomp King. After it is defeated, the entrance door on the ground (emblazoned with Bowser's emblem on it) opens to reveal a pathway to the Whomp King, who is fought on the underside of the fortress. The sky turns dark and stormy when the Whomp King appears. His fight is similar to his debut fight in Super Mario 64, and he also quotes, nearly word-for-word, his original speeches from the aforementioned game. In addition to being much larger than before, and having a smaller area that Mario must Ground Pound to damage him, he also has a few new abilities. When he attempts to crush Mario, the attack creates a shockwave when he hits the ground, which paralyzes Mario for a brief moment if he doesn't jump at the correct time. Like with other such obstacles, if the Whomp King manages to crush Mario, he loses a life instantly, regardless of how many wedges of health he has left. He can also stomp his foot to produce several miniature Whomps called Whimps that chase after Mario, and can jump to stun him as well.
If the player loses a life while fighting Whomp King, he starts to give the same speech before the second attempt only to interrupt himself in the middle, saying "-- Arrrgh! I'm tired of this speech!". Whomp King shares his battle music with Digga-Leg. The Prime guide suggests that the Whomp King is genderless (using "it" rather than "him"), even though the fact that he is a king would suggest that he is male. Excluding Bowser and Bowser Jr., Whomp King is the only boss in the game to have dialogue. In this game, his face changes when he is defeated. However, since he is facing the ground during this point, the different face cannot be seen in normal gameplay.
In Mario Party 3[]
Whomp King is found in Creepy Cavern, on a rock above the lava flow in the middle of the board. He blocks either the right path leading upward or the left path that eventually take the characters to Boo. To make Whomp King move out of the way, although to block the other path, a character has to either give up an item or land on a nearby Happening Space.
Timeline[]
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Super Mario 64 | Boss | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō | Boss | 1997 | Nintendo 64 | Same as in Super Mario 64 |
Mario Party 3 | Non-playable character | 2001 | Nintendo 64 | |
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Mentioned | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | Name is sometimes shown on the scoreboard |
Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Mentioned | 2004 | Game Boy Advance | Name is sometimes shown on the scoreboard |
Super Mario 64 DS | Boss | 2004 | Nintendo DS | |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Boss | 2010 | Wii | |
Mario Golf: World Tour | Mentioned | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Name is sometimes shown on the scoreboard |
Dr. Mario World | Assistant | 2019 | iOS, Android | |
Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Boss | 2020 | Nintendo Switch | Returns as a boss in the Super Mario 64 remaster |
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Despite not wearing a crown in Super Mario 64, he is still referred to as the "Whomp King" in the Nintendo Player's Guide. In the remake, Whomp King is given a crown to better fit his name.
- In Super Mario Galaxy 2, if the player fights the Whomp King, loses and returns again, he says a different speech: "It makes me so mad! We build your houses, your castles, your-- Aargh! I'm tired of this speech! Let's see you try to ground-pound the Whomp King again!".
- This is a reference to the fact that in Super Mario 64, when the player leaves a boss fight, and then returns, the boss will repeat its dialogue all over again.
- The Prima guide refers to the Whomp King as an "it" (just like with most of the game's bosses) even though he is a king, which are males.
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Bosses | Bosses | Peewee Piranha • Giga Lakitu • Digga-Leg • Gobblegut • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Rollodillo • Sorbetti • Megahammer • Glamdozer • Squizzard • Prince Pikante • Boomsday Machine • Whomp King • Fiery Gobblegut • Giant Bowser • Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Major Burrows • Bouldergeist • Fiery Dino Piranha |
Galaxies | World 1 | Sky Station Galaxy • Yoshi Star Galaxy • Spin-Dig Galaxy • Fluffy Bluff Galaxy • Flip-Swap Galaxy • Rightside Down Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla |
World 2 | Puzzle Plank Galaxy • Hightail Falls Galaxy • Boulder Bowl Galaxy • Cosmic Cove Galaxy • Wild Glide Galaxy • Honeybloom Galaxy • Bowser's Lava Lair | |
World 3 | Tall Trunk Galaxy • Cloudy Court Galaxy • Haunty Halls Galaxy • Freezy Flake Galaxy • Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy • Beat Block Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet | |
World 4 | Supermassive Galaxy • Flipsville Galaxy • Starshine Beach Galaxy • Chompworks Galaxy • Sweet Mystery Galaxy • Honeyhop Galaxy • Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet | |
World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy • Slipsand Galaxy • Shiverburn Galaxy • Boo Moon Galaxy • Upside Dizzy Galaxy • Fleet Glide Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker | |
World 6 | Melty Monster Galaxy • Clockwork Ruins Galaxy • Throwback Galaxy • Battle Belt Galaxy • Flash Black Galaxy • Slimy Spring Galaxy • Bowser's Galaxy Generator | |
World S | Mario Squared Galaxy • Rolling Coaster Galaxy • Twisty Trials Galaxy • Stone Cyclone Galaxy • Boss Blitz Galaxy • Flip-Out Galaxy • Grandmaster Galaxy | |
Items | Items | ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Berries • Blimp Fruit • Boo Mushroom • Brick Block • Bronze Star • Bubble • Bulb Berry • Clock • Cloud Flower • Coin • Comet Medal • Dash Pepper • Fire Flower • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Key • Life Mushroom • Music Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Rock Mushroom • Silver Star • Spin Drill • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip • Star Crystal • Watermelon • Yoshi Egg |
Objects | Objects | ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Balloon • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Beat Block • Big Block • Blue Switch • Brick Block • Bubble • Bubbler • Cage • Cannon • Chance Cube • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Coconut • Crate • Divot • Empty Block • Flip-Out Wall • Flip-Swap Platform • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower Grapple • Flower (platform) • Flowers • Flying ? Block • Galactic Tornado • Gate • Glass case • Golden peg • Grate • Gravity switch • Green Shell • Ground-Pound Switch • Honeycomb wall • Ice block • Ice Meteor • Item Crystal • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf raft • Lever Switch • Lift • Lucky Cube • Mega ? Block • Meteorite • Nail • Picture block • Pink block • Pipe • Pole • Portal • Pull Star • Purple Coin Ball • Ramp • Ring • Rock • Rubbery Bulb • Sand Bird • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sling Star • Snake Block • Snow sculpture • Snowball • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Ball • Star Barrier • Star Piece Cluster Rock • Starship Mario • Starshroom • Stone circle • Stone Wheel • Stump • Swing • Teeter-totter moon • Teleporter • Tip Network • Torch • Treasure chest • Tree • Underwater ring • Warp Pad • Water Ball • Water spout • Watermelon |
Moves | Moves | Backward somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Eat • Flutter jump • Ground pound • Head Shake • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin jump • Star Spin • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump |
Missions | Sky Station Galaxy | Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum • Storming the Sky Fleet • Peewee Piranha's Speed Run* |
Yoshi Star Galaxy | Saddle Up with Yoshi • Spiny Control • Spiny Rainbow Romp* | |
Spin-Dig Galaxy | Digga-Leg's Planet • Silver Stars Down Deep • Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run* | |
Fluffy Bluff Galaxy | Search for the Toad Brigade Captain • The Chimp's Stomp Challenge** • Every Planet Has Its Price | |
Rightside Down Galaxy | Breaking the Laws of Gravity • The Great Crate Incinerator | |
Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla | Gobblegut's Aching Belly • Fiery Flotilla Speed Run* | |
Flip-Swap Galaxy | Think Before You Shake • Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint* | |
Puzzle Plank Galaxy | The Puzzling Picture Block • Bugaboom's Back • Purple Coin Shadow Vault* | |
Hightail Falls Galaxy | Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper • Hightail Falls Speed Run* • Silver Stars in Hightail Falls | |
Boulder Bowl Galaxy | Rock and Rollodillo • C'mere, Goomba** • Rolling Crabber Romp* | |
Cosmic Cove Galaxy | Twin Falls Hideaway • Exploring the Cosmic Cavern • Catch That Star Bunny | |
Wild Glide Galaxy | Fluzzard's First Flight • Jungle Fluzzard Race** | |
Bowser's Lava Lair | Bowser's Big Lava Power Party • Lava Lair Speed Run* | |
Honeybloom Galaxy | *Bumble Beginnings • The Secret Wall Jump | |
Tall Trunk Galaxy | The Flotacious Blimp Fruit • Tall Trunk's Big Slide • Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide* | |
Cloudy Court Galaxy | Head in the Clouds • The Shadow Lining* • Silver Stars in the Purple Pond | |
Haunty Halls Galaxy | A Glimmer of Bulb Berry • Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor • Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase* | |
Freezy Flake Galaxy | Bowser on Ice • Sorbetti's Chilly Reception • The Chimp's Skating Challenge | |
Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy | Silver Chomp Grudge Match • Masterpiece Speed Run* | |
Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet | Bowser Jr.'s Mighty Megahammer • Megahammer's Daredevil Bash* | |
Beat Block Galaxy | Step to the Beep • Silver Stars in Double Time* | |
Supermassive Galaxy | Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers • Big Wigglers Speed Run* • In Full Bloom | |
Flipsville Galaxy | Flip-Flopping in Flipsville • Flipsville's New Digs • Purple Coin Spin Speed Run* | |
Honeyhop Galaxy | The Sweetest Silver Stars • The Chimp's Score Challenge** | |
Starshine Beach Galaxy | Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars • Climbing the Cloudy Tower • Purple Coin Beach Dash* | |
Chompworks Galaxy | Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold • Spring into the Chompworks • Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks* | |
Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet | Breaking into Bowser's Castle • Gravity Star Speed Run* | |
Sweet Mystery Galaxy | Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow • Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow* | |
Space Storm Galaxy | Follow Me, Bob-omb • To the Top of Topman's Tower • C'mere, Topman** | |
Slipsand Galaxy | Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole • Sailing the Sandy Seas • Squizzard's Daredevil Run* | |
Shiverburn Galaxy | Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood • Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp* • The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge | |
Boo Moon Galaxy | Silver Stars Pop-Up • Haunting the Howling Tower • The Star in the Sinking Swamp | |
Upside Dizzy Galaxy | A Walk on the Weird Side • Burning Upside Dizzy | |
Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker | Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine • Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run* | |
Fleet Glide Galaxy | Fluzzard's Wild Battlefield Glide • Fastest Feathers in the Galaxy** | |
Melty Monster Galaxy | The Magnificent Magma Sea • A Stroll Down Rolling Lane • The Chimp's Bowling Challenge | |
Clockwork Ruins Galaxy | Time for Adventure • The Adventure of the Purple Coins* • The Ledge Hammer Trap | |
Slimy Spring Galaxy | The Deep Shell Well • The Chimp's Coin Challenge** | |
Throwback Galaxy | Return of the Whomp King • Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress • Whomp Silver Star Speed Run* | |
Battle Belt Galaxy | Mini-Planet Mega-Run • Mini-Planet Daredevil Run* • Snacktime for Gobblegut | |
Bowser's Galaxy Generator | Bowser's Fortified Fortress • Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run* | |
Flash Black Galaxy | Jumping Around in the Dark • Dark Octo-Army Romp* | |
Mario Squared Galaxy | Make Mario a Star • Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos* | |
Rolling Coaster Galaxy | The Rainbow Road Roll • Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road* | |
Twisty Trials Galaxy | Spinning and Spinning and Spinning • Turning Turning Double Time* | |
Stone Cyclone Galaxy | Silver Stars on the Cyclone • Tox Box Speed Run* | |
Boss Blitz Galaxy | Throwback Throwdown • Throwback Throwdown Speed Run* | |
Grandmaster Galaxy | The Ultimate Test • The Perfect Run* | |
Flip-Out Galaxy | Wicked Wall Jumps • Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers* | |
Miscellaneous | Minigames | Crate Burning • Fluzzard Gliding • Star Ball Rolling |
Other | Star Pointer• Mario Mandate | |
Missions marked with an asterisk (*) are exclusively available while a Prankster Comet is in orbit. Missions marked with two asterisks (**) are only available when receiving a letter from Mailtoad. |