Spiny Tromp



A Spiny Tromp is a large, spiked orb with a surly face; it bears a small resemblance to a circular Thwomp.

Spiny Tromps first appeared in Paper Mario inside Mt. Lavalava; in a corridor of Mt. Lavalava, a Spiny Tromp would appear to try and crush Mario; Mario would need to use Bow's intangibility powers to avoid the Spiny Tromp.

Later, another Spiny Tromp, after having its path cleared by Mario and his Ultra Hammer, would roll haphazardly towards Mario. Mario would need to use Bow's ability to make himself intangible to avoid the rolling Spiny Tromp.

Unfortunately, the Spiny Tromp would continue to roll and crush the nearby Kolorado, injuring him severely; the Spiny Tromp would then blast it's way through a nearby wall, clearing Mario's path before immbedding itself in a wall.

Despite their absence from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, several Spiny Tromps appeared in Super Paper Mario as obstacles in the Yold Desert and Underwhere Road, where they are shown to come in varying sizes. In order to dodge these Spiny Tromps, Mario would need to Flip, which reveals that Spiny Tromps are actually rather thin and composed of three layers of a spiked, cardboard-like substance.

A small sub-species of Tromps, reffered to as Spiky Tromps also appear later in Super Paper Mario, in the Yold Ruins, where they would often act as obstacles.

Tattle (Super Paper Mario)
"This Spiny Tromp loves to roll down hills and over unlucky pedestrians... You can't beat it...  You can only avoid it...  It rolls down the hill fast, but I know Mario can find a way to avoid it..."