Editing Big Thwomp

{{distinguish|[[Star Thwomp]], also referred to as Super Thwomp, or [[Mega Thwomp]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Big Thwomp.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Monster Mix-Up]]'' (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Thwomp]]
|variants=[[Mihari]]
}}
'''Big Thwomps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=34}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3|page=31}}</ref> (also referred to as '''Super Thwomps''')<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|date=May 15, 2006|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3|page=10}}</ref> are giant [[Thwomp]]s that have made semi-recurring appearances throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Although their size varies among games, it is always shown that they are larger than the other Thwomps seen alongside them in the games. They also have the ability to smash through certain types of [[Brick Block]]s and other blocks, something that their smaller counterparts are usually incapable of doing.
==History==
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
In the book ''[[Monster Mix-Up]]'' from the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' series, a giant Thwomp is created as a result of combining six Thwomps using the [[Monster Mixer]], referred to as "the biggest Thwomp Mario’s ever seen."

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:SuperThwompSMRPG.png|thumb|A Big Thwomp in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
A large variant of Thwomp is seen in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', inside [[Bowser's Keep]]. It is the last and largest Thwomp seen in a line of four smaller Thwomps.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:MPA Big Thwomp.png|frame|left]]
Big Thwomps seldomly appear in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a large Thwomp with the ''Super Mario 64'' design of the Thwomps appears in the minigame [[Chicken!]], where players compete to stand under it as it descends without being crushed by it. In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', Big Thwomps in their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design can appear alongside regular Thwomps in the minigame [[Follow the Money]], where they are obstacles, and cause the player to lose coins if they crush them.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', they act just like Thwomps as they will come down from the ceiling in an attempt to squish [[Mario]]; the only differences are that these enemies have the ability to smash through [[Hard Block]]s one row at a time and are larger in size. They also have the same weaknesses as their smaller counterparts, being able to be defeated by either a [[Super Star|Starman]], as [[Shell Mario]], or as [[Mega Mario]]. Two make their first appearance in {{world link|4|castlen|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, and another one appears in a room in {{world link|8|bowsern|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Big Thwomps reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' as well. However, they only appear in {{world link|1|castle|World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they are capable of smashing Hard Blocks one row at a time.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Big Thwomps.png|thumb|200px|Two Big Thwomps in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
Two Big Thwomps appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. They are much larger and wider than normal Thwomps, and have some flat surfaces between the bumps on their rims that their smaller counterparts lack. Mario can still wall jump up them just like the normal ones and also long jump to quickly pass them. There is a [[1-Up Mushroom]] on top of one.
=====Appearances=====
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Big Thwomps return again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They can be found in {{world link|1|castlen2|World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and retain the ability to smash through Hard Blocks one row at a time. Big Thwomps are also featured on [[Third Course (Gold Rush Pack)|course three]] of the [[Gold Rush Pack]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Big Thwomps reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they only appear in the level [[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] alongside ordinary Thwomps and [[Thwimp]]s. Because no Hard Blocks appear in said level, Big Thwomps are no longer seen smashing Hard Blocks. Big Thwomps also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' in the level [[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]], where they are seen smashing through multiple [[Brick Block]]s in one fall.

Big Thwomps reprise both roles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
[[File:SMM WiiU E32015 02.png|thumb|Big Thwomps in ''Super Mario Maker'']]
Big Thwomps appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Thwomp with a [[Super Mushroom]], turning it into a Big Thwomp. Unlike normal Thwomps, Big Thwomps can destroy [[Cloud Block]]s, [[Hard Block]]s, [[Ice Block]]s, and [[? Block]]s, and they can also smash through multiple rows of [[Brick Block]]s in one fall.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Big Thwomps return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', retaining their behavior in its predecessor; they can now be attached to parachutes.

===''Mario Kart Wii''=== 
A Big Thwomp makes an appearance on the battle course [[Thwomp Desert]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where one pounds the ground creating earthquakes. This Thwomp can also smash racers if they drive too close while it slams the ground.

===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a Big Thwomp covered in [[Darkmess]] appears on the back of the [[Giant Squashette]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG Big Thwomp.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
MPA Chicken Minigame Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
SuperThwompNSMB.png|In-game model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB Asset Model Thwomp.png|Rendered model from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' (shared with Thwomp)
Super Thwomp.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
ThwompDesertScreenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
SuperThwomp NSMBW.png|Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMG2 Asset Model Big Thwomp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
Big Thwomp NSMB2 Prima.jpg|Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
PDSMBE-BigThwomp-TeamImage.png|Sprite from ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
SMP Follow the Money Thwomps.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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|name1=巨大ドッスン (''Kyodai Dossun'')
|meaning1=Giant Thwomp
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=大ドッスン<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|date=2006|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/dfDUNt6.jpg|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-091063-07-1|page=17}}</ref>
|JpnR=Dai Dossun
|Jpn2=でかドッスン<ref>{{cite|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=145, 160, 195, 210}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Deka Dossun
|JpnM=Big Thwomp
|Jpn2M=Big Thwomp
|JpnN=''New Super Mario Bros.'' (Shogakukan)
|Jpn2N=''New Super Mario Bros.'' (Mario Portal) and sequels
|Ger=Maxi-Steinblock
|GerM=Big Thwomp
|Ita=Enorme Twomp<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=it|page=146}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita2=Grande Twomp
|Ita2N=''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''
|Ita3=Twomp Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=114, 195}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|Ita4=Super Twomp<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=145, 160}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita5=Mega Twomp<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
|Ita5N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|ItaM=Huge Thwomp
|Ita2M=Big Thwomp
|Ita3M=Giant Thwomp
|Ita4M=Super Thwomp
|Ita5M=Mega Thwomp; shared with [[Mega Thwomp]]
|Fre=Maxi-Thwomp<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/VSHpDuV Screenshots of ennemies from ''Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition'']</ref>
|FreM=Big Thwomp
}}

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