Head Thwomp
| Head Thwomp | |
|---|---|
 Sprite of Head Thwomp from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | |
| Species | Thwomp |
| First appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001) |
Head Thwomp[1] is a specific Thwomp from The Legend of Zelda series, and a boss in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages. Head Thwomp is the second boss, and it is fought at the end of Wing Dungeon. Head Thwomp has four faces (an evil grinning blue, a grumpy purple, an angry green, and a surprised red), which it rotates through rapidly. Like Spiked Thwomps, it is harmful to touch, and due to the opening on its head, its top causes damage as well. When a bomb is thrown in the opening on its head, it will spin furiously and land on the same face as when the bomb landed in it. It will then perform a function specific to that face: the blue one will shoot rotating energy balls that orbit in wider circles until they leave the screen, the purple one will smash into the ground, the green one will spit Podoboos across the stage, and the red one will cause damage to itself. The objective is for Link to hit the red face four times, which will destroy Head Thwomp for good.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グルン[2] Gurun |
Portmanteau of「ぐるぐる」(guru-guru, onomatopoeia for spinning) and「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp) | |
| German | Super Steinklotz[?] | Super Stoneblock | |
| Italian | Testa di Twomp[3] | Thwomp Head |
References
- ^ Averill, Alan. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Player's Guide. Page 73.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの時空の章」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi - Jikū no Shō). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 39.
- ^ Enciclopedia di Hyrule; pag. 184
External links
| Thwomps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Dossunmengyo • Gattai monster • Head Thwomp • Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Sphinx Zō • Super Dossun • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Waruiwa-gumi (leader) | |
| Species | Grindels | Grindel • Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon • Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp • Bone Thwomp • Karamenbo • Kongā • Mega Thwomp • Mihari • Shoomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Star Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Tail Thwomp • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol • Mega Grrrol |
| Ka-thunks | Ka-thunk • King Ka-thunk | |
| Konks | Konk • Wonder Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp • Spiny Tromp | |
| Thwacks | Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack | |
| Wallops | Wallop • Walleye | |
| Whomps | Big Whomp • Whimp • Whomp • Whomp King | |
| Other | Bomp • Flomp • Grumblump • Rhomp • Stairface Ogre • Stone-Eye • Tox Box • Walking Block | |
