Thwomp
- Not to be confused with Whomp.
Thwomp | |||
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Artwork of a Thwomp from New Super Mario Bros. U and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, respectively | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
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Template:Quote2 Thwomps, also uncommonly known as Thwomp Traps,[1][2] are giant stone faces found mostly in the Mushroom Kingdom. They are normally depicted as spike-encrusted living stones that are usually rectangular in shape and made their first appearance in the game Super Mario Bros. 3. They typically attempt to fall on and flatten whomever passes below them, although some move horizontally or diagonally as well. They sometimes grunt when they land, and are often seen with an angry expression on their face. They can often only be destroyed by strong abilities such as Hammer Mario's hammers or by being touched when Mario is giant or invincible. Thwomps have drastically changed appearances over the years, with some of its appearances ranging from being turquoise rectangles covered with blunt spikes as in its original appearance and in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, to blue cube-shaped stones that Mario can stand on in Super Mario 64. Currently, they alternate between two designs depending on whether or not they can be stood on: a chiseled-edge design first appearing in Super Mario Galaxy and a metal-spiked design first appearing in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, both derived from the dull-spiked design in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Sometimes, both designs appear in the same game, like in Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario Maker 2.
History
- Main article: History of Thwomps
Thwomps first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3, and reappeared as enemies in several other side-scrolling and three-dimensional games of the Super Mario series. In the spinoffs, Thwomps commonly have a role of being obstacles, such as in the Mario Kart series, typically in one of the Bowser's Castle courses, as well as in certain minigames of the Mario Party series. Thwomps uncommonly appear as enemies in the Paper Mario series, more commonly having the role of being non-playable characters in said series, as well as in the Mario & Luigi series.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
- Instruction Booklet: "If Mario comes close, Thwomp will try to crush him. Since Thwomp is covered with thorns, Mario can't touch him."[3]
Super Mario World
- Japanese Instruction Booklet: 「クッパがお
城 や砦 に仕掛 けた、石 のお化 け。マリオが近 づくと、上 からドスンと落 ちてこる。かといって、近寄 らないと先 には進 めないし……。」[4] (A stone obake that Koopa set up in castles and forts. When Mario comes close, it falls from above with a thud. Having said that, if it's not approached, it can't be progressed......) - English Instruction Booklet: "A nasty stone ghost that guards the castles and fortresses for the Koopas. If Mario comes close, Thwomp will try to crush him. The trouble is, if you don’t pass it, you can’t go on."[5]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Trading Card description: "These killer crushers don't have a sense of humor. Thwomps are baddies made out of solid stone. Suspended in the air, they wait silently to deliver a deadly blow. The only way to defeat a Thwomp is with Star power. Your only alternative is to (very carefully) run past and avoid their fall. Thwomps are famous for flattening the competition."
Card Number: 33
Super Mario Maker
- Play Nintendo: "Thwomp to the top! Ride a Thwomp to get to higher levels. Make sure to put something on top, though, or you’ll get spiked. You may notice that if you’re playing in the Super Mario World or New Super Mario Bros. U game style,[sic] you can even spin jump on Thwomps by pressing the ZR button!"[6]
Super Mario Run
Item description
- Thwomp Statue: "Thwomp is back, but this time as a building! Go ahead and feel how heavy it is."
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
ドッスン
トラップのようなおばけ
クッパがマリオを
Thwomp
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Massive, silent
Game appearances: 3, World
Trap-like obake
A rock obake that Bowser has set up to greet Mario. It has spikes all over its body, and when Mario gets close to it, it falls down with great force and tries to crush him. It is a formidable opponent that cannot be defeated.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Trophy
- Thwomp
- Super Mario Bros. 3
02/90 - Thwomps spend most of their time suspended in midair, waiting. When Mario passes below, they crash down with amazing speed. As you may guess from their appearance, they're heavy and solid enough to make any attack on them futile. Small ones are called Thwimps: despite their weight, they often form groups and bounce around.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Trophy
- Thwomp
- You can't reason with a Thwomp. If you get close enough to try, it will just drop down to block your path. In fact, you can count on Thwomps to always do exactly that—they've gotten really good at it. A Koopa I know swears they work great as a home-security system... (American English)
- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Thwomp of your own? If anyone tried to break into your house, it would just go "THWOMP!" right on their head. Yep, a Thwomp would make a great home-security system. Unfortunately, they're not available in shops. Sad time. (British English)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
Name | Image | Series / game | Type | Class | Strength / effect(s) | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
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Opponent(s) | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | |||||||
Thwomp | Super Mario Series | Support (2) | Advanced | Weapon Resist ↑ | Summoned with a Rock Pikmin and Rocky core | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Paper Mario series
Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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Thwomp | |||||||||
Max HP | N/A | Role | Common | Location(s) | Mount Lineland (1-2) | ||||
Attack | 1 | Card type | Uncommon | ||||||
Defense | N/A | Items | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Flimm; Catch Card/SP | |||||
Score | N/A | ||||||||
Card description | This block-headed rocker really loves making pancakes. All that macho pounding must be a sign of insecurity. | ||||||||
List of Catch Cards 111 112 113 |
Tattle | That's a Thwomp, a huge stone monster that lives to squish... You can't beat it... You can only avoid it... It may look impossible to avoid, but I'm sure Mario could find a way... |
Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Gallery description: "They're rough, tough, big, and bulky. That said, they're weak to star power, so slam 'em while you're sparkly!"
Dr. Mario World
- Stage mode: "Increases score by 400/800/1200/1600/2000 points."
- Versus mode: "Increases number of cleared pieces required to fill both your and your opponent's attack meters by 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%."
Mario Party Superstars
- Encyclopedia Bio: "Extremely heavy. Look out below!"
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Thwomp.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ドッスン[?] Dossun |
Corruption of「ドスン」(dosun, Japanese onomatopoeia for a heavy thumping sound); alternatively romanized as "Dosun" | |
Chinese | 咚咚[8] Dōngdōng |
Onomatopoeia for thumping | |
Dutch | Thwomp[9] | - | |
German | Steinblock (since Super Mario 64) Wummp (originally)[?] |
Stone Block Onomatopoeia for something heavy hitting the ground (used for Whomps since Super Mario 64, but Thwomps have still been sporadically named as such) |
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Italian | Twomp Faccia di pietra (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] |
Thwomp Stone Face |
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Korean | 쿵쿵[?] Kung-kung |
Repetition of "쿵" (kung, onomatopoeia for crushing) | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Tumbo[?] | From "tombo" (tumble) and/or "tumba" (tomb) | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Granitão[?] | Augmentative of "granito" (granite) | |
Russian | Бамс[?] Bams |
Onomatopoeia for something hitting the ground | |
Spanish (NOA) | Don Pisotón Barón Pisotón (2012 games)[?] |
Mr. Stomp; augmentative form of "pisotear" (to stomp) Baron Stomp |
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Spanish (NOE) | Roca Picuda Pesado (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3) Gran Bloque[11] (Mario vs. Donkey Kong) |
Spiky Rock Heavy Grand Block |
External links
References
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 9.
- ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 10.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Instruction Booklet. Nintendo. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet.
- ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 25.
- ^ Super Mario Maker Platforming Tips. Play Nintendo. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 127.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/Mario_Kart_64_2003_Nintendo_CN_Maliou_Kadingche/page/n15/mode/2up
- ^ Nintendo Nederland. (March 9, 2016). Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U). Youtube. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Official Nintendo French magazine N13, page 26
- ^ Official Mario vs. Donkey Kong website (Guías Nintendo)
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