Thwack

Thwack
Sprite of a pink Thwack from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Variant of	Thwomp
Variants Thwack Totem Wonder Thwack

Thwacks are box enemies with faces that live on Thwomp Volcano during the events of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. In fact, Thwacks are very similar to Thwomps in appearance and mannerisms. As such, Thwacks may be a derived species of Thwomp or a separate, but closely related, species. Their name can either a pun on "Thwomp" and "whack", or just be derived from the onomatopoeia "thwack." Thwacks come in two colors: pink and green. Pink Thwacks have blue eyes while green Thwacks have yellow eyes. Thwacks also make a variety of facial expressions.

In battle, Thwacks employ a variety of attacks. Before each attack, a Thwack twirls and either remains the same color or changes into a different color. If green, the Thwack attacks Luigi; if pink, the enemy attacks Mario. After twirling, the Thwack may attempt to crush the Bro. of its choice. As the Thwack hovers over the hero, the baby Bro. should counter with a Hammer strike. Additionally, Thwacks may fly low, attempting to ram into a Mario brother. In this case, Mario or Luigi should jump to dodge or counter the attack. Thwacks can also summon more Thwacks to join the battle.

Occasionally, the Thwack may turn yellow (instead of pink or green). When this happens, the Thwack will attempt a sacrificial attack in a last ditch effort to destroy the Mario Bros. After turning yellow, the Thwack splits into two boulders, and each rock rolls into a brother. This attack can be avoided by jumping.

In the battle against Bowser and Baby Bowser, the former uses a shock wave attack that, depending on the speed of the shock wave, can send all kinds of Thwacks raining down on the quartet. The debris can be jumped over.

Thwacks are similar to Wonder Thwacks (which have higher stats in all areas except HP) and Thwack Totems (which are formed when multiple Thwacks merge into one entity).

A Tanoomba can also mimic a Thwack in the field.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Thwack
	HP	56	POW	70 (78)	Defense	56
	Experience	20	Coins	2	Speed	41
	Location(s)	Thwomp Volcano	Role	Common	Item drop	Super Mushroom – 8.5% Block Trousers – 1.5%
	Level	17	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	フェイスブロック[?] Feisu Burokku	Face Block
French	Thwack[?]	-
German	Ka-Bauz[?]	Pun on German onomatopoeias "kabumm" (kaboom) and "bauz" (bang)
Italian	Twack[?]	Thwack
Korean	페이스블록[?] Peiseu Beullok	Face Block
Spanish	Bloque Cara[?]	Face Block