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|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|variants=[[Big Thwomp]]<br>[[Bone Thwomp]]<br>[[Grindel]]<br>[[Karamenbo]]<br>[[Mega Thwomp]]<br>[[Pouncer]]<br>[[Security Thwomp]]<br>[[Shoomp]]<br>[[Sniffle Thwomp]]<br>[[Spiked Thwomp]]<br>[[Star Thwomp]]<br>[[Stone Elevator]]<br>[[Tail Thwomp]]<br>[[Thwimp]]

|derived_subjects=[[Flomp]]<br>[[Grrrol]]<br>[[Konk]]<br>[[Rhomp]]<br>[[Spiny Tromp]]<br>[[Thwomp Platform]]<br>[[Wallop]]<br>[[Whomp]]

|comparable=[[Raargh]]<br>[[Spiked stone]]<br>[[Thwack]]

'''Thwomps''', also uncommonly known as '''Thwomp Traps''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref><ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 10.</ref> are giant stone faces appearing mostly in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and in different iterations of [[Bowser's Castle]]. 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 attacks such as [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]] or from being touched while [[Mario]] is [[Mega Mario|giant]] or [[Invincible Mario|invincible]]. Thwomps have drastically changed appearances over the years, with some of their appearances ranging from being turquoise rectangles covered with blunt spikes as in their 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 safely: 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]]''.

Thwomps make their debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', first appearing in {{world-link|2|fortress|World 2-Fortress}}. They usually try to squish [[Mario]] under their weight whenever he passes beneath them. While most of them try to crush Mario below them, some try to crush him from the sides, and two in {{world-link|8|fortress|World 8-Fortress}} instead constantly move in a diagonal pattern. Thwomps can be easily avoided by using [[Statue Mario]]. With this, it is impossible for Thwomps to destroy Mario by crushing him from above. They return in the game's remakes, ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the same fashion as the older Thwomps. They feature improved graphics and retake their especially mad expressions. They have a prominent spike separated from the rest on top, but it has no additional effect in the game. In-game, Thwomps have both eyes as glowing dots in a shared black space instead of separated. In the remakes, the black space directly underneath the prominent spike is colored red.

Thwomps later appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', along with the [[Big Thwomp]] and act the same way as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' In this game, they are a darkish gray sort of color, and their spikes are more realistic, unlike with ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. However, Thwomps only appear in {{world-link|1|castle|World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. They may also appear during the [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] boss battle in the {{world-link|8|tower|World 8-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}; his magic can occasionally transform a platform into a Thwomp, which immediately smashes through any platforms underneath it and plummets into the pit below. In this game, Thwomps can only be defeated by the [[Super Star|Star]] power-up or a [[Ground Pound#New Super Mario Bros. Wii|Simultaneous Ground Pound]], with everything else doing nothing to them at all.

Thwomps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' as enemies. They have been slightly redesigned again, reverting to their turquoise coloration, having a flatter, cork-like texture to their faces, and rounder, more stylized eyes and spikes. They appear primarily in [[Sunbaked Desert Palace]] and [[Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba]]. Two new subspecies of Thwomps make their debut in this game: [[Konk]]s, rectangles with arrows on their faces which behave mostly the same except they move left and right as well as having a variation of their own trying to crush the player(s) from upside down; and [[Shoomp]]s, baby Thwomp-like enemies which slide whenever the platform they're on tilts, showing excitement as this happens.

[[File: CartoonThwomp.jpg|thumb|A Thwomp in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]".]]

[[File:SMWTV Thwomp Traps Cave People.jpg|thumb|left|A Thwomp in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]".]]

A Thwomp appears in ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'' as one of the three final bosses. Thwomps make a very minor appearance, as they appear only in Stage 6. The Thwomp is followed by a [[Magikoopa]], and a best-out-of-5 match against [[Bowser]].

Although Thwomps themselves do not appear in the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', there is [[Thwomp Platform|a type of block]] that behaves like a Thwomp. Mario can use them as a type of elevator, but they can squish Mario by pressing him against the ceiling.

Two Thwomps appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', both of which ask several questions in a game-show manner in order to test Mario. If Mario gets five questions correct, the entrance to the inner sanctum of the [[Shhwonk Fortress]] (with the [[65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz]]) and the [[Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key]] (with the [[66th Annual Quirk Quiz]]) are revealed to Mario. If the player fails the quiz, they summon enemies to attack the player. One Thwomp is found over the entrance of [[Shhwonk Fortress]], while the other, more robotic-looking Thwomp is inside the [[X-Naut Fortress]]; the designs of both are based off the artwork for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', but gray and in 3D. The quizmasters have identical personalities to the [[Guard Door]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]''.

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Thwomps appear in different levels in [[Spooky House]] stages of the game. They have a design very similar to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario approaches them, they roar, and if he walks underneath them, they fall down. Mario is immediately defeated if he touches a Thwomp. In the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch version]], they are replaced by mechanical toy Thwomps.

Thwomps appear in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' at [[The Sand Tomb]]. They only stomp on the brown rocky area, not on the sand, though the sand slows down the characters' movement considerably. When a Thwomp falls on a character, the character is stunned for a certain amount of time.

Thwomps sometimes in some of the [[Event]]s in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], usually as obstacles. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Thwomps appear as obstacles in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], where they fall onto the ice after casting a shadow and will knock over any characters that they hit. Thwomps also appear in the second segment of the Mario World routine in [[Dream Figure Skating]], during which the characters will dodge underneath them and jump over them. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', Thwomps appear as obstacles in [[Dream Rafting]], where they attempt to hit the raft and make it go underwater, knocking the characters off. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Thwomps are obstacles in [[Equestrian Plus]], where if the player gets hit, they will receive a small penalty. Additionally, [[100m Freestyle Swimming Plus]] features a single Thwomp at the end of the pool, creating waves that the player can ride and dive under.

A single Thwomp has appeared in a few of the single-player campaigns throughout the ''Mario & Sonic'' series. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)#Adventure Tours story|Adventure Tours]] mode of the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', there is a Thwomp blocking the path to part of [[Frostown]]. To move it, the player has to use [[Princess Peach|Peach]] to complete the [[Cheer Up Thwomp!]] minigame. In the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', a Thwomp appears in the Story Mode episode [[Bowser's Blues]], where Magikoopa uses it to stun [[Donkey Kong]] before a match with Bowser.

In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', one of [[Rabbid Mario]]'s Melee weapons is designed after a Thwomp. Thwomps made their first actual appearance in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', being carried by [[Squasher]]s and [[Squashette]]s on their backs. These enemies use their Thwomps to slam down on the heroes once they are above them.

In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', Thwomps appear in level 3 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] [[microgame]].

Thwomps behave identically to a few enemies in the [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. In ''[[wikirby:Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards|Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', there is a cycloptic cube named [[wikirby:I³|I³]], and in ''[[wikirby:Kirby: Canvas Curse|Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', there is a stone slab with a carved face that comes in three sizes named [[wikirby:Thudd|Thudd]]. Additionally, their respective Japanese names,「ドネン」(''Donen'') and「デンドン」(''Dendon'') play off Thwomps' Japanese name,「ドッスン」(''Dossun'') and associated onomatopoeia. In ''[[wikirby:Kirby Star Allies|Kirby Star Allies]]'', since the [[wikirby:Kirby Star Allies/Update History#Version 3.0.0|Version 3.0.0 update]], a drawn I³ makes a reappearance as one of [[wikirby:Adeleine|Adeleine]] & [[wikirby:Ribbon|Ribbon]]'s Painter helpers.

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|name=ドッスン (JP) / Thwomp (EN)

|shusshin=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}

|seikaku={{ruby|重厚|じゅうこう}}、{{ruby|無口|むくち}}

|tojo_gemu=３、ワールド

|desc='''<big>トラップのようなおばけ</big><br>

クッパがマリオを{{ruby|迎|むか}}えうつためにしかけた、{{ruby|岩|いわ}}のおばけ。{{ruby|全身|ぜんしん}}にトゲが{{ruby|生|は}}えていて、マリオが{{ruby|近|ちか}}づくと、{{ruby|勢|いきお}}いよく{{ruby|落|お}}ちてきて{{ruby|押|お}}しつぶそうとする。{{ruby|倒|たお}}すことのできない{{ruby|手|て}}ごわい{{ruby|相手|あいて}}だ。<ref>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''). [https://i.imgur.com/5cCnRu9.jpeg Page 127].</ref>

|origin=Ghost clan

|disposition=Massive, silent

|game_appearances=3, World

|eng_desc='''''<big>Trap-like obake</big><br>

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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]===

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|FreA=Ka-Bang

|FreAM=Onomatopoeia for something hitting the ground

|FreA2=Thwomp <small>(early translations)</small>

|FreE=Thwomp

|FreE2=Clonk <small>(''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')</small>

|FreE3=Bloc<ref>[https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Scans-Magazine,57,Le-Magazine-Officiel-Nintendo-13.html Official Nintendo French magazine N13], page 26</ref>

|FreE3M=Block

|Ger=Steinblock <small>(since ''Super Mario 64'')</small>

|Ger2=Wummp <small>(originally)</small>

|Ger2M=Onomatopoeia for something heavy hitting the ground (used for Whomps since ''Super Mario 64'', but Thwomps have still been sporadically named as such)

|Ita=Thwomp<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 38</ref>

|Ita2=Faccia/Faccione di pietra <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

|Ita2M=Stone face/big-face

|PorAM=From ''tumba'' ("tomb") and/or ''tombo'' ("tumble")

|PorEM=Augmentative of ''granito'' ("granite")

|SpaA=Don Pisotón

|SpaA2=Barón Pisotón <small>(2012 games)</small>

|SpaAM=Mr. Stomp; augmentative form of ''pisotear'' ("to stomp")

|SpaA2M=Baron Stomp

|SpaE=Roca Picuda

|SpaE2=Pesado <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

|SpaE3=Gran Bloque<ref>[https://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref> <small>(''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')</small>

|SpaE3M=Grand Block

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