Thwimp

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Thwimp A Thwimp. First Appearance Super Mario World (1990) Latest Appearance Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (2017) Parent Species Thwomp Thwimps are tiny versions of the large, stone enemies, Thwomps, that first appeared in Super Mario World. Their name is a portmanteau of "Thwomp" and "wimp", making reference to their diminutive size. Appearances Super Mario series Super Mario World A Thwimp in Super Mario World. Thwimps appear in both the SNES and the Game Boy Advance versions of Super Mario World where they are enemies and hop back and forth in large arcs trying to land on Mario or Luigi. They first appear in Morton's Castle. They usually appear in groups of two and cause obstacles in small hallways. In #3 Lemmy's Castle, the Thwimps created by Magikoopas can be destroyed by shells. However, the Thwimps are only vulnerable for a few seconds, after which the shell will have no effect. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Thwimps are also found in the e-Reader level "Swinging Bars of Doom" in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They can now be defeated by Statue Mario, Invincible Mario, or by Hammer Mario's hammers. New Super Mario Bros. U A Thwimp in New Super Mario Bros. U. After eight years of absence, Thwimps reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They act the same as they did in Super Mario World and also have the same overall appearance. They can be defeated by hitting a ? Block while the Thwimp is above one, or by carrying a frozen enemy under one. Additionally, blue cracked blocks can be spotted on the place Thwimps stomp. They only appear in Wendy's Shifting Castle. The Thwimp is one of the very few enemies that do not re-appear in New Super Luigi U. Mario vs. Donkey Kong Thwimps also make a few other appearances in later games, such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong where they are enemies that appear in the Spooky House world of the game. The Thwimps try to defeat Mario by landing on him and are invincible, but once again Mario must avoid them to defeat Donkey Kong and win the level. Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese コトン Koton An onomatopoeia for tender collision. Spanish Thwimp Thwimp German Mini-Steinblock Mini-Wummp (Super Mario World) Mini Thwomp Italian Twimp Portuguese Granitito From "granito" (granite) and the suffix "-ito", meaning small. Chinese 小咚咚 Xiǎo Dōngdōng Small Dong Dong Trivia In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Slimeballs are replaced by Thwimps. References [Edit] Thwomps Species and relatives Big Thwomp • Big Whomp • Bomp • Bone Thwomp • Flomp • Grindel • Grumblump • Patan • Pouncer • Rhomp • Sniffle Thwomp • Spiky Tromp • Spindel • Spiny Tromp • Super Thwomp • Tail Thwomp • Thwack • Thwack Totem • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Elevator • Tox Box • Ussun • Walleye • Wallop • Whomp • Wonder Thwack Characters Mr. Thwomp • Mrs. Thwomp • Thwomp (Mario Party Advance) • Thwomp (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) • Thwomp Bros. • Whomp (character) • Whomp King [Edit] Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Dolphin Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. 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U / New Super Luigi U Playable Characters Mario* • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit** Supporting Characters Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshis (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi) Bosses Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Kamek Worlds / Areas Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses* Items and Objects Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Acorn (P-Acorn) • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Super Star (Boost Star) • Coin • Blue Coin • Blue Ring** • Red Coin • Red Ring • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Yoshi Egg • ? Block • Flying ? Block • Giant ? 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