Elevator Thwomp

Elevator Thwomps are a type of Thwomp that appear only in the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The purpose for Elevator Thwomps is for Mario, Luigi, and the babies to jump on the Thwomp's head for him to haul them upwards or downwards for transportation.

The only place that Elevator Thwomps appear is at Thwomp Volcano, a volcano located on Thwomp Mountain, a mountain inhabited by Thwomps. The Elevator Thwomps help Mario and the gang navigate the volcano much easier, allowing them to ride the Thwomp up or down, allowing them to eventually reach Bowser and Baby Bowser's base at the bottom of the volcano.

Mario and co. are not the only ones to ride these Thwomps. In a cutscene, Bowser and Baby Bowser also ride an Elevator Thwomp. After the two are defeated in a boss fight, they faint on top of an Elevator Thwomp inside the ground. Then, lava starts rushing through the volcano as it starts to erupt. This forces the Elevator Thwomp to rise upwards due to the pressure of the lava. The Elevator Thwomp takes Bowser and Baby Bowser out of the volcano and up into the sky. When the Thwomp starts to rise, the two immediately wake up from fainting and start freaking out.

As the Elevator Thwomp exits the volcano, a Shroob UFO knocks Bowser off the Thwomp. As Bowser falls, he says: "GLAAAARGGGHH! Little dude! Get stronger and more evil! Always!" Baby Bowser then replies: "Big dude! I'm gonna be even bigger, stronger, and eviler than you someday!" Bowser then falls down and into the Time hole that leads back to the present Peach's Castle.

Finally, the Elevator Thwomp starts to fall back down to the ground, but the Shroob Mothership flies by, and the Elevator Thwomp lands on it. Baby Bowser then looks around, first with a "..." dialogue bubble, and then a "?" dialogue bubble.