Star Thwomp: Difference between revisions

'''Star Thwomps''', originally known as '''Super Thwomps''',<ref>{{cite|quote=SUPER THWOMPS: You don’t want to get caught beneath a Super Thwomp when it comes crashing down. Plan your approach early to avoid swerving.|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Mario Kart 7'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=162}}</ref><ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario Kart'' Notable Foes Tab.</ref> and previously known simply as '''Thwomps''', <ref>{{cite|quote='''Thwomps:''' Aside from a completely borderless track, Thwomps are the only hazard you’ll have to look out for, but what a hazard they are! Doing what Thwomps do, these stony behemoths will smash down onto the track at regular intervals. When they do, a large portion of the track near them ripples, causing your kart to bounce and potentially lose control. Not only that, but if these things come down on top of you, you’ll be little more than Nintendo-themed paper.|author=Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa|date=2017|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]])|page=203}}</ref>  are a shiny version of [[Thwomp]]s that appear only in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], specifically {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}.