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{{quote2|Rats, I missed! Oh, I hate it when I miss!|Thwomp|</span>"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]"<span>}}
{{quote2|Rats, I missed! Oh, I hate it when I miss!|Thwomp|</span>"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]"<span>}}
'''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''', 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 many 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]]''.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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Thwomps make an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in [[Thwomp Ruins]], once again taking their ''Super Mario Galaxy'' appearance. For the first time in the ''Mario Kart'' series, however, Thwomps do not make an appearance on the Bowser's Castle track. The Super Thwomps make a second return in <small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road that reappears the third time in the first DLC pack, [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]; these Thwomps also use the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' design unlike in ''Mario Kart 7''. They behave exactly the same as in ''Mario Kart 7'', but when they land, they create rainbow waves above their heads and the wave-motions they create on the track are bigger than the ones in ''Mario Kart 7''.
Thwomps make an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in [[Thwomp Ruins]], once again taking their ''Super Mario Galaxy'' appearance. For the first time in the ''Mario Kart'' series, however, Thwomps do not make an appearance on the Bowser's Castle track. The Super Thwomps make a second return in <small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road that reappears the third time in the first DLC pack, [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]; these Thwomps also use the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' design unlike in ''Mario Kart 7''. They behave exactly the same as in ''Mario Kart 7'', but when they land, they create rainbow waves above their heads and the wave-motions they create on the track are bigger than the ones in ''Mario Kart 7''.


In the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] DLC, Thwomps reappear in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, [[Piranha Plant Cove]], {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}, and {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}. Since the route of the former course changes with each lap, Thwomps are encountered on only the second and third laps of that course.
In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC, Thwomps reappear in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, [[Piranha Plant Cove]], {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}, and {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}. Since the route of the former course changes with each lap, Thwomps are encountered on only the second and third laps of that course.


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