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|image=[[File:WhackaPM.png]]<br>''Paper Mario'' version of '''Whacka'''.<br>[[File:Whacka_PMTTYD.png|100px]]<br>''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' version of '''Whacka'''.
|image=[[File:Whacka_PMTTYD.png|100px]]<br>A Whacka from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
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|affiliation=[[Norite]], [[Mt. Rugged]], [[Keelhaul Key]], [[Downtown of Crag]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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[[Image:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png|thumb|200px|left|A '''Whacka''' from [[Mt. Rugged]] talking to [[Mario]].]]
'''Whackas''' are rare, blue mole-like creatures that first appeared in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Their name and appearance are derived from the popular arcade game "{{wp|Whac-A-Mole}}." Attacking them in any way makes a [[Whacka Bump]] appear. However, if they are attacked eight times, they run away, releasing a few coins.
'''Whackas''' are sentient blue mole-like creatures in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] that live on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]], near the shore of [[Keelhaul Key]], and near [[Downtown of Crag]]. If [[Mario]] talks to one, they will say that it's a "picture-perfect day" and nothing could go wrong. Hitting one on the head with a [[Hammer]], [[Shell]], or jumping on it will make a [[Whacka Bump]], an edible and valuable item, appear. However, this causes internal injuries to the Whacka and memory loss too. If Mario uses [[Bombette]] or [[Bobbery]] to blast the Whacka, it'll be hurt, but won't drop a Bump. If they are attacked eight times, they will run away, releasing a few coins. Since their Bumps are so valuable, Whackas are an endangered species and should be treated with care. According to [[Wonky]], there is only one Whacka left in the [[Mushroom World|world]]; [[Russ T.]] said the same, attributing the disappearances of the Whackas to hunting. However, this may be false as, in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''; on the [[Snowflake Lake]] board, several Whackas can be seen popping up out of the snow.


When Whacka disappears in ''Super Paper Mario'', a Cragnon named [[Norite]] appears where Whacka popped out. She claims that the Whacka was her friend.  
They are some of the few original ''Paper Mario'' series characters to reappear in at least one other ''Super Mario'' game, along with [[Tweester]]s, [[Koopatrol]]s, [[Goomboss]], and the [[Star Spirits]].


At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends [[Parakarry]] a letter stating he one day dreams of flying. The Whacka that appears in ''Super Paper Mario''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Catch Card]] can be obtained by collecting three hundred shop points.
==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png|thumb|200px|left|A Whacka from [[Mt. Rugged]] talking to [[Mario]]]]
[[File:WhackaPM.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', only one Whacka lives on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]]. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, [[Russ T.]] attributes its species' rarity to the hunting of their bumps. At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends [[Parakarry]] a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Whacka|letter]] stating he one day dreams of flying. Whacka is one of the few friendly characters that get hurt when hit in ''Paper Mario''.


==Tattle Information==
Whacka has an unused entry in the enemy list of ''Paper Mario'', in addition to an unused tattle: "This is a Whacka. That Bump on his head looks like a donut hole. / You probably shouldn't have hit him so much. He looks a little peeved." This implies that at one point, Whacka was intended to be a fightable enemy, only occurring after he is hit too many times. In the Japanese version, the unused tattle compares the bump on Whacka's head to ''{{wp|takoyaki}}'' (octopus dumplings) rather than a donut hole.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
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One Whacka appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' near the shore of [[Keelhaul Key]], behaving like its incarnation in ''Paper Mario''. According to [[Wonky]], there is only one Whacka left in the world.
 
In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch remake]], Whacka appears as a postgame boss. He replaces [[Bonetail]] as the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] final boss on repeat trips after the game is completed. Whacka flings his bumps to attack, so Goombella advises Mario to use as few attacks as possible to avoid giving him ammunition. After Whacka is attacked by an opponent, a Whacka Bump will appear, which will appear in a hoard depending on how many times Whacka is hit, meaning one Bump per hit. Whacka will throw the Bumps at opponents, dealing 10 HP damage for each until the Bumps are gone. If a Bump is hit, it will turn red, and deals 2.5 times the usual damage of a normal Bump if flung. Whacka can sometimes rattle the scene, causing projectiles to fall from above, hitting itself to fuel its hoard of Bumps. Whacka sometimes also eats one of the Bumps to heal 25 HP, similarly to the actual item. After Mario and his party defeat Whacka for the first time, they will receive a Gold Whacka Bump, which counts as a key item.
 
====''Super Paper Mario''====
A Whacka also appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' near [[Downtown of Crag]], behaving identically to its earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears, a [[Cragnon]] named [[Norite]] appears where it once popped out, who claims that the Whacka was her friend. The Whacka also appears as a [[Catch Card]] that can be obtained by collecting 300 shop points and plushies of Whacka can been seen inside [[Fort Francis]]. There is also a [[Sammer Guy]] by the name of [[List of Sammer Guys#Wrath of Whacka|Wrath of Whacka]] in the game, who says he hopes to avenge the smitten Whackas of the dimensions.
 
Although the description of the Whacka Catch Card in the NTSC English version of ''Super Paper Mario'' states that Whacka "sprouts pastries" when whacked, any reference to pastries is absent from the Japanese and PAL English versions of the game, where the Whacka Bumps are simply referred to as "bumps".
 
===''Mario Party 6''===
[[File:SnowflakeLake-Whacka2.png|thumb|A Whacka in ''Mario Party 6'']]
Whackas make a cameo in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' on the [[Snowflake Lake]] board, where they can be seen popping up out of the snow.
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==Profiles==
===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
*''He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack' em!''
*'''Tattle:''' ''He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack' em!''


===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
*''That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario?''
*'''Tattle:''' ''That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario?''


===''Super Paper Mario''===
===''Super Paper Mario''===
*''That’s Whacka... It’s very rare to see one... It’s delicate and easily harmed... Don’t hit it or stomp on it...''
*'''Tattle:''' ''That’s Whacka... It’s very rare to see one... It’s delicate and easily harmed... Don’t hit it or stomp on it...''


==[[Catch Card]]==
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[[Image:WhackaCard.png|thumb|80px|Whacka's Catch Card.]]
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*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.
*'''Card Description:''' ''This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.''
|}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
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==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=コブロン
|JapR=Koburon
|JapR=Koburon
|JapM=Pun on "Kobu" (Bump)
|JapM=From「瘤」(''kobu'', "bump") with name ending "-ron"
|Fra=Whacka
|Chi=哇咔鼹鼠
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|ChiR=Wākā Yǎnshǔ
|ChiM=Whacka Mole
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Whacka
|Ger=Whacka
|Ita=Whacka
|Kor=혹혹이
|KorR=Hokhok-i
|KorM=From "혹" (''hok'', "bump") and "~이" (''-i'', a Korean noun-deriving suffix)
|Spa=Guaka
|Spa=Guaka
|SpaM=Whacka
|SpaM=Whacka
}}
}}


==Trivia==
*Whacka's name is derived from the popular arcade game "Whack-a-Mole" where the player has to hit a mole that comes out from a hole.
*In addition to a Whacka actually appearing in ''Super Paper Mario'', a [[Sammer Guy]] by the name of [[List of Sammer Guys#Wrath of Whacka|Wrath of Whacka]] appears, hoping to avenge the smitten Whackas of the dimensions.
*Whacka looks uncannily similar to the [[Pokémon]] [[Bulbapedia:Diglett (Pok&#233;mon)|Diglett]] and [[Bulbapedia:Quagsire (Pok&#233;mon)|Quagsire]].
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Whacka
Whacka PMTTYD.png
A Whacka from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Whack-OOOWWWWWWW!!! Don't hit me!”
Whacka, Paper Mario

Whackas are rare, blue mole-like creatures that first appeared in the Paper Mario series. Their name and appearance are derived from the popular arcade game "Whac-A-Mole." Attacking them in any way makes a Whacka Bump appear. However, if they are attacked eight times, they run away, releasing a few coins.

They are some of the few original Paper Mario series characters to reappear in at least one other Super Mario game, along with Tweesters, Koopatrols, Goomboss, and the Star Spirits.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Mario talking to Whacka from Mt. Rugged.
A Whacka from Mt. Rugged talking to Mario
Whacka from Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, only one Whacka lives on the west side of Mt. Rugged. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, Russ T. attributes its species' rarity to the hunting of their bumps. At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends Parakarry a letter stating he one day dreams of flying. Whacka is one of the few friendly characters that get hurt when hit in Paper Mario.

Whacka has an unused entry in the enemy list of Paper Mario, in addition to an unused tattle: "This is a Whacka. That Bump on his head looks like a donut hole. / You probably shouldn't have hit him so much. He looks a little peeved." This implies that at one point, Whacka was intended to be a fightable enemy, only occurring after he is hit too many times. In the Japanese version, the unused tattle compares the bump on Whacka's head to takoyaki (octopus dumplings) rather than a donut hole.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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One Whacka appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door near the shore of Keelhaul Key, behaving like its incarnation in Paper Mario. According to Wonky, there is only one Whacka left in the world.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, Whacka appears as a postgame boss. He replaces Bonetail as the Pit of 100 Trials final boss on repeat trips after the game is completed. Whacka flings his bumps to attack, so Goombella advises Mario to use as few attacks as possible to avoid giving him ammunition. After Whacka is attacked by an opponent, a Whacka Bump will appear, which will appear in a hoard depending on how many times Whacka is hit, meaning one Bump per hit. Whacka will throw the Bumps at opponents, dealing 10 HP damage for each until the Bumps are gone. If a Bump is hit, it will turn red, and deals 2.5 times the usual damage of a normal Bump if flung. Whacka can sometimes rattle the scene, causing projectiles to fall from above, hitting itself to fuel its hoard of Bumps. Whacka sometimes also eats one of the Bumps to heal 25 HP, similarly to the actual item. After Mario and his party defeat Whacka for the first time, they will receive a Gold Whacka Bump, which counts as a key item.

Super Paper Mario

A Whacka also appears in Super Paper Mario near Downtown of Crag, behaving identically to its earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears, a Cragnon named Norite appears where it once popped out, who claims that the Whacka was her friend. The Whacka also appears as a Catch Card that can be obtained by collecting 300 shop points and plushies of Whacka can been seen inside Fort Francis. There is also a Sammer Guy by the name of Wrath of Whacka in the game, who says he hopes to avenge the smitten Whackas of the dimensions.

Although the description of the Whacka Catch Card in the NTSC English version of Super Paper Mario states that Whacka "sprouts pastries" when whacked, any reference to pastries is absent from the Japanese and PAL English versions of the game, where the Whacka Bumps are simply referred to as "bumps".

Mario Party 6

A Whacka popping out in Snowflake Lake from Mario Party 6
A Whacka in Mario Party 6

Whackas make a cameo in Mario Party 6 on the Snowflake Lake board, where they can be seen popping up out of the snow.

Profiles

Paper Mario

  • Tattle: He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack' em!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

  • Tattle: That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario?

Super Paper Mario

  • Tattle: That’s Whacka... It’s very rare to see one... It’s delicate and easily harmed... Don’t hit it or stomp on it...
Catch Card
Whacka
  • Card Type: Rare
  • Card Description: This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Whacka
Whacka PMTTYD.png Max HP 108 Attack 10 Defense 1
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Level 100)1 Role Boss Level ???
Sleep? ?% Dizzy? ?% Confuse? ?%
Tiny? ?% Stop? ?% Soft? ?%
Burn? ?% Freeze? ?% Fright? ?%
Gale Force? KO? ?% Moves ???
Exp. points 32 Coins 100 Items Gold Whacka Bump
Tattle Log #:
1331
Log A mysterious creature from parts unknown who now resides in the depths below Rogueport. He'll drop Whacka Bumps when he's attacked and use them to retaliate. After all those whacks to his noggin, this popular target is finally whacking back!
Tattle That's a Whacka. They're pretty rare, but you can also find them hiding in Keelhaul Key. He's got a Max HP of 108, and Attack of 10, and a Defense of 1. I never expected to run into one of these guys all the way down here! When he's attacked, he'll drop a Whacka Bump. Then he'll use that bump for a powerful attack of his own. That means we should try to use as few attacks as possible to keep him from dropping those Whacka Bumps! Seriously, I never expected to fight a Whacka. It's so hard to tell what they're thinking... I bet he gets really scary when he's mad... but I hope we don't find out.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コブロン
Koburon
From「瘤」(kobu, "bump") with name ending "-ron"

Chinese 哇咔鼹鼠
Wākā Yǎnshǔ
Whacka Mole

French Whacka
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German Whacka
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Italian Whacka
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Korean 혹혹이
Hokhok-i
From "혹" (hok, "bump") and "~이" (-i, a Korean noun-deriving suffix)

Spanish Guaka
Whacka