Rawk Hawk

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy
Rawk Hawk
Max HP	40
Attack	3 (4 in Japanese, European and Australian version)
Defense	0 (The North American version mistakenly says his Defense is 1.)
Location(s)	Glitz Pit
Log	A Champion Fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
Items	None
Moves	Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to celing)
Tattle	That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty...meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!
Bestiary 101           102           103

Rawk Hawk, also known as the "Feral Nuclear Reactor", was the reigning champion in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, until Mario arrived to usurp his title. Mario did this in order to obtain the Gold Star, which was supposedly found on the Champ's Belt. As the fight against Mario began, Rawk Hawk locked him up in a room to prevent him from battling in order to save his title as champion. However, Mario emerged from the locked room through the toilet and arrived at the stage in time. After Mario's victory, he swore never to cheat again.

Rawk Hawk has a secret training room in the underground, apparently in the Rogueport Sewers. Bowser finds it in his event after Chapter 6.

At the end of the game, Rawk Hawk joins the Glitz Pit fighters to encourage Mario for his fight against the Shadow Queen. He says that after Mario has beaten him, he can beat anyone.

[edit] Cameos

In Super Paper Mario, one of the items listed on Francis's to-buy list is Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story, which is apparently a DVD.

Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the many stickers. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", possibly a reference to Rawk Hawk.

[edit] Trivia

• Rawk calls himself "The Rawk". This (and Rawk Hawk overall) could be a parody of the wrestler The Rock.
• It is unknown if Rawk Hawk is really a stage name like Mario's is the "Great Gonzales" instead of his name.
• Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the Lucha method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a Heel, a more villainous wrestler who would use dirtier underhanded methods regardless of popularity. On a related note, a real wrestler known as Hawk existed in the 70s, who at first was a Heel but became so popular with fans that he eventually turned face for the rest of his career.

[edit] Foreign Names