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|image=[[File:Whacka_PMTTYD.png|100px]]<br>A Whacka from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | |image=[[File:Whacka_PMTTYD.png|100px]]<br>A Whacka from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | ||
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{{quote|Whack-OOOWWWWWWW!!! Don't hit me!|Whacka|Paper Mario}} | {{quote|Whack-OOOWWWWWWW!!! Don't hit me!|Whacka|Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Whackas''' are rare, blue mole-like creatures that first appeared in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Their name | '''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. | ||
They are some of the few original Paper Mario series characters to reappear in other Mario games, along with [[Tweester | They are some of the few original ''Paper Mario'' series characters to reappear in other ''Super Mario'' games, along with [[Tweester]]s, [[Koopatrol]]s, [[Goomboss]], and the [[Star Spirits]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====''Paper Mario''==== | ====''Paper Mario''==== | ||
[[File:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png|thumb|200px|left|A Whacka from [[Mt. Rugged]] talking to [[Mario]]]] | [[File:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png|thumb|200px|left|A Whacka from [[Mt. Rugged]] talking to [[Mario]]]] | ||
[[File:WhackaPM.png|frame|right]] | |||
Whackas first appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' where only one lives on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]]. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, [[Russ T.]] attributes their 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''. | Whackas first appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' where only one lives on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]]. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, [[Russ T.]] attributes their 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''. | ||
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====''Super Paper Mario''==== | ====''Super Paper Mario''==== | ||
Whackas reappear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' near [[Downtown of Crag]], also behaving identically as their earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears in ''Super Paper Mario'', a female Cragnon named [[Norite]] appears where Whacka 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 | Whackas reappear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' near [[Downtown of Crag]], also behaving identically as their earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears in ''Super Paper Mario'', a female Cragnon named [[Norite]] appears where Whacka 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. | ||
===''Mario Party 6''=== | ===''Mario Party 6''=== | ||
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==[[Catch Card]]== | ==[[Catch Card]]== | ||
[[File:SPM Whacka Catch Card.png| | {| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9; color:black" | ||
|[[File:SPM Whacka Catch Card.png|center|70px]] | |||
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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.'' | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Jap=コブロン | |Jap=コブロン | ||
|JapR=Koburon | |JapR=Koburon | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From「瘤」(''kobu'', bump) with name ending "-ron" | ||
| | |Fre=Whacka | ||
|Spa=Guaka | |Spa=Guaka | ||
|SpaM=Whacka | |SpaM=Whacka | ||
|Ger=Whacka | |Ger=Whacka | ||
| | |Ita=Whacka | ||
|Kor=혹혹이 | |Kor=혹혹이 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Hokhok-i | ||
|KorM=From 혹, " | |KorM=From "혹" (''hok'', bump) and "~이" (''-i'', a Korean noun-deriving suffix) | ||
|Chi=哇咔鼹鼠 | |Chi=哇咔鼹鼠 | ||
|ChiR=Wākā Yǎnshǔ | |ChiR=Wākā Yǎnshǔ | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
*Although the description of the Whacka Catch Card in the English version of ''Super Paper Mario'' states that Whacka "sprouts pastries" when whacked, any reference to "pastries" is absent from the Japanese | **In the Japanese version, the unused tattle compares the bump on Whacka's head to takoyaki (octopus dumplings) rather than a donut hole. | ||
*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 ''Super Paper Mario'', where the bumps are referred to as bumps. | |||
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