Whacka Bump
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| Paper Mario description | A Whacka Bump from Mt. Rugged. Restores 25 HP and 25 FP. |
| The Thousand-Year Door description | A lump of something. Replenishes 25 HP and 25 FP. |
| Super Paper Mario description | A bump from a poor Whacka. Fills 30 HP and cures poison. How do you sleep at night? |
A Whacka Bump (also called a Whacka's Bump in Paper Mario) is an item in the Paper Mario series. In Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it restores 25 HP and 25 FP. In Super Paper Mario, it restores 30 HP. It can be sold for up to 100 coins. According to Whacka's Catch Card in Super Paper Mario, the Whacka Bump is actually a form of pastry.
History
Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, they are obtained by whacking a Whacka on the head with a Hammer. After eight hits, Whacka disappears and the player cannot obtain any more Whacka's Bumps. Having Tayce T. cook one will result in a Yummy Meal, while cooking it with a Strange Leaf results in a Deluxe Feast.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Whackas and Whacka Bumps also appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Keelhaul Key. Once again, eight hits make the Whacka disappear for the rest of the game. Having Zess T. cook one will result in a Zess Special, while cooking it with a Golden Leaf results in a Zess Deluxe.
Super Paper Mario
The Whacka Bump is also available in Super Paper Mario, in which it heals 30 HP and cures poison. At the arcade, it can be bought for 300 Flipside Tokens, or sold for 150 coins, making it one of the more profitable items in the game. Whacka can also be found in Chapter 5-1. In the first part of the level, the player should go to the far right wall. They then should use Dottie to shrink and flip to 3D. Whacka resides on a platform beyond the hole. Cooking one in this game yields a Roast Whacka Bump, which raises its selling price to 200 coins, but it only heals 5 HP, not 30.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
The Whacka Bumps have the same function as in the GameCube Original, however, in the remake, not only the player can use a Whacka Bump to heal HP, even the Whacka in the Pit of 100 Trials boss fight can use it, to throw at the player and the player’s partner, and also eat it. If the Whacka eats a Whacka Bump in the fight, it will restore 25 HP. There is also a stronger variant of the Whacka Bump that has only the function to use it against the player. Like the normal Whacka Bump in the Whacka fight, this variant will make more damage to the player.
Recipes
| Recipe | Result | Game |
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| Dried Bouquet + Whacka Bump | Space Food | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| Golden Leaf + Whacka Bump | Zess Deluxe | |
| Whacka Bump | Zess Special | |
| Roast Whacka Bump | Super Paper Mario | |
| Yummy Meal | Paper Mario | |
| Strange Leaf + Whacka Bump | Deluxe Feast |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door sale prices
- Toad Bros. Bazaar – 55 coins
- Westside Goods – 64 coins
- Sales Stall – 100 coins
- All other shops – 50 coins
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タンコブ[1] Tankobu |
Bump | |
| Chinese | 糕团[2] Gāotuán |
Rice cake | |
| French | Bosse Whacka[?] | Whacka Bump | |
| German | Whackas Kick[?] | Whacka's kick | |
| Italian | Pagnottella[?] | Little Loaf | |
| Korean | 혹[?] Hog |
Bump | |
| Spanish | Chichón[?] | Bump |
References
- ^ "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English". (June 17, 2013). The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ From iQue's localization of Paper Mario: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av75169038 (37:24)
