Kingfin

Kingfin (Also called the Bonefin)is an enormous Fishbone who dwells in the Bonefin Galaxy and is a of Super Mario Galaxy. It serves as the main boss of that Galaxy, is the third/penultimate boss of the Engine Room and is overall the seventeenth(eighteenth boss if counting the Mandibug Stack) boss of the game.
== Profile ==
Kingfin is a giant skeletal shark-shaped like a Fishbone. He has glowing yellow eyes that can emit a bright glow, improving his ability to see in the dark.
== In Super Mario Galaxy ==
=== Strategy ===
To defeat Kingfin, Mario must toss Koopa Shells at him five times. After a single hit, Kingfin summons Bonefins that chase after Mario and explode on impact. These Bonefins will immediately die outside his waters, as their bodies are held together by the water and collapse on land. As Kingfin travels through the waters, he will occasionally break open some of the stalactites. One of these stalactites contains a Life Mushroom which can be very useful. Others contain Coins, Bubbles, and Red Shells (which home in on the nearest target). After 3 hits, Kingfin will become much more aggressive and faster. After five hits, Kingfin will explode and the Power Star will be released for you to claim.
Kingfin appears to be the ruler of the Bonefins.
==In other media==
===Super Mario-kun===
Kingfin appears in volume 40, having devoured the Mushroomers. The Mushroomers are freed from their prison, to Kingfin's surprise.
==Behind the scenes==
=== Etymology ===
Kingfin's name is a pun on the word kingpin, which is referred to the boss of a gang. It relates to Kingfin, the boss of the Bonefins.
== Trivia ==
* Kingfin is the only boss to be in a secret galaxy with only one mission.
* The battle with Kingfin is very reminiscent to Lord Woo Fak Fak, a boss fight from the N64 game, Banjo-Tooie, in that boss battles are agents a large fish, both battles takes place entirety underwater and boss bosses have similar strategies with having to fire something at the boss.
* Kingfin is the six/final non-Bowser fight of Super Mario Galaxy to have more then three hit-points, the first being Tarantox, the second being Topmaniac, the third being being Bouldergeist, the fourth being Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser, the fifth being Bowser Jr.. 
* Kingfin is the first and(so-far) only boss in the Super Mario Galaxy series to be fought entirety underwater.
* Kingfin is the last original boss of Super Mario Galaxy, as the next six bosses(King Kaliente, Kamella, Undergrunt Gunner, Topmaniac, Fiery Dino Piranha and Bowser in that order) are the bosses that had already been fought prier to Kingfin but with differint designs and/or attack patterns.
*Kingfin appears to be based on a skeletal shark however, this is an oddity as real life Shark Skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone.
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