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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Thwimp Model.png]]<br>Model of a Thwimp in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Thwomp]]
|derived_subjects=[[Whimp]]
|comparable=[[Walking Block]]
}}
'''Thwimps''' are smaller variants of [[Thwomp]]s that made their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "Thwomp" and "wimp," making reference to their diminutive size.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
Thwimps appear in ''Super Mario World'' and its [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Game Boy Advance version]], where they are enemies and hop back and forth in large arcs trying to land on [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. They first appear in [[2 Morton's Castle|#2 Morton's Castle]]. They usually appear in groups of two and create obstacles in small hallways. In [[3 Lemmy's Castle|#3 Lemmy's Castle]] and [[7 Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]], the Thwimps created by [[Magikoopa]]s can be destroyed by shells. However, the Thwimps are only vulnerable for a few seconds, after which the shell will have no effect.

During development of ''Super Mario World'', the Japanese name of Thwimp, "Coton", was going to be "Pochon".<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List|Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
A lone Thwimp is found near the beginning of the [[World-e]] level [[Swinging Bars of Doom]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It uses the same sprite as in ''Super Mario World'' and can now be defeated by [[Statue Mario]], [[Invincible Mario]], or by [[Hammer Mario]]'s hammers.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Thwimps reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]]. They act the same as they did in ''Super Mario World'' and also have the same overall appearance. They can be defeated by hitting a [[? Block]] while the Thwimp is sitting on one or by carrying a frozen enemy under one. Additionally, blue cracked blocks can be spotted on the places where Thwimps stomp. They only appear in [[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] and sometimes spin while jumping.

The Thwimp is one of the very few enemies that does not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MarioVsDKSwitchEX-5.jpg|thumb|right|Two Thwimps in [[Level EX-5]] of the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]]]
Thwimps also appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], where they mainly appear in [[Spooky House]] as enemies. Thwimps try to defeat Mario by jumping left and right, and while they are invincible, their slow attack pattern makes them easy to avoid. In the remake, they are redesigned with a mechanical toy-like design, with a sliding face that spins in the direction they are about to jump in.
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Thwimps reappear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as part of the "[[Thwomp]] and Thwimps" enemy. Like all the others in the game, they can assist [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in his adventure.

When encountered, the Thwimps and Thwomp take only 1 damage from every attack unless their defense is lowered or a high enough combo is accumulated. If the Thwomp and Thwimps are not defeated before their turn counter hits 0, they deal enough damage to KO Mario and the rest of his team unless a skill can prevent it and absorb or nullify the damage.

===Other appearances===
====''The Legend of Zelda'' series====
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[[File:Thwomps in LADX.png|thumb|Link encounters some Thwomps in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'']]
{{multiframe|[[File:TLoZLADX Damaged Thwomp.png]] [[File:TLoZLADX Angry Thwomp.png]]|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' sprite of a neutral and an angry Thwomp|align=left|size=150}}
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', they are named '''Thwomps''',<ref>{{cite|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide|page=101}}</ref> whereas actual Thwomps are referred to as Spiked Thwomps. Thwomps behave similarly to Spiked Thwomps and, by extension, Thwomps in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. They are small, square-shaped enemies which have only one eye, like with Spiked Thwomp. Thwomps are only encountered in the side-scrolling passages in [[zeldawiki:Face Shrine|Face Shrine]]. Whenever Link approaches a Thwomp, it drops to the ground and, unlike Spiked Thwomps, it rises back up to the ceiling afterward. Link can goad Thwomps into dropping so that he can pass by them as they rise back up, but Link also has the opportunity to use the [[zeldawiki:Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Boots]] to quickly charge underneath the Thwomps while they drop. Thwomps change from a neutral expression to an angry one when Link approaches, turning back to normal when Link leaves or after they hit the ground; in the [[Game Boy Color]] version and the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, this is also accompanied by changing from blue to red.

In ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', Thwomps<ref>{{cite|author=McBride, Debra, and David Cassady|title=''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=June 1, 2001|page=27|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-3621-3}}</ref> are encountered in the sidescrolling areas of [[zeldawiki:Snake's Remains|Snake's Remains]]. They act the same as in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', although a [[zeldawiki:Pegasus Seed|Pegasus Seed]] is used to charge underneath them instead of the Pegasus Boots. Aside from a slight palette change, Thwomps have the same sprite, but they no longer turn red when angered.

====''Minecraft''====
In the Super Mario Mash-up, in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Slimeballs are replaced by Thwimps.

====LEGO ''Super Mario''====
A Thwimp is one of the figures in Series 2 of the Character Packs in the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] line of merchandise.

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=コトン (JP) / Thwimp (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Thwimp smw.png|100px]]
|shuzoku={{ruby|岩石族|がんぜきぞく}}
|seikaku=きかんぼう
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|元気|げんき}}}に{{ruby|跳|は}}ねる{{ruby|岩石怪物|がんせきかいぶつ}}</big><br>
コトンは{{ruby|岩石族|がんぜきぞく}}のドッスン（P127）の{{ruby|子供|こども}}。ドッスンみたいに{{ruby|真下|ました}}に{{ruby|落|お}}ちないで、マリオに{{ruby|向|む}}かって{{ruby|大|おお}}きくジャンプしてくる。{{ruby|下手|へた}}にジャンプせずに、{{ruby|下|した}}を{{ruby|走|はし}}り{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=[https://i.imgur.com/E0gjwwq.jpeg 82]}}</ref>
|tribe=Rock clan
|disposition=Unruly child
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Cheerfully bouncing rock monster</big><br>
''Thwimp is a child of Thwomp (p. 127), a rock tribe. Instead of falling straight down like Thwomp, he makes a big jump toward Mario. Don't jump too low and run underneath him.''
}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Thwimp smw.png|''[[Super Mario World]]'' (''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'')
Thwimp.png|''Super Mario World''
Thwomp LA sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
SMW SMA2 Thwimp.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
MvsDK Thwimp.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コトン
|JapR=Koton
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for clunking sound; officially romanized as "Coton" in ''Super Mario World''
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=31|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|ChiS=小咚咚<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}{{dead link}}</ref>
|ChiSN=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''
|ChiSR=Xiǎo Dōngdōng
|ChiSM=Small Thwomp
|ChiS2=哐咚<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/zh-cn/product/character-packs-series-2-71386|title=71386 LEGO.com CN|publisher=LEGO.com|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiS2N=LEGO ''Super Mario''
|ChiS2R=Kuāngdōng
|ChiS2M=Transliteration from the Japanese name
|ChiT=哐咚<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_201117_01.html|title=「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」的新商品即將登場！預定於2021年1月1日發售。|publisher=Nintendo|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Kuāngdōng
|ChiTM=Transliteration from the Japanese name
|Fre=Thwimp
|Ger=Mini-Steinblock
|GerM=Mini [[Thwomp#Names in other languages|Thwomp]]
|Ger2=Mini-Wummp<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|date=1993|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|language=de|page=20}}</ref>
|Ger2N=''Super Mario World''
|Ger2M=Mini [[Thwomp#Names in other languages|Thwomp]]
|Ger3=Steinblöckchen
|Ger3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ger3M=Mini [[Thwomp#Names in other languages|Thwomp]]
|Ita=Twimp
|ItaM=Transliteration of the English name
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|date=January 11th, 2013|url=youtu.be/aFSq7N7HNNY|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Ghiacciaio candito CASTELLO - Seconda Moneta Stella (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=December 2, 2024}}</ref>
|Ita2=Twomp<ref>{{cite|title=''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''|page=209}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''The Legend of Zelda'' series
|Ita2M=[[Thwomp]], shared with the normal Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures''
|Kor=쿵쿵
|KorN=LEGO ''Super Mario''
|KorR=Kung-kung
|KorM=Repetition of "쿵" (''kung'', onomatopoeia for crushing); shared with Thwomp
|Por=Granitito
|PorM=From "granito" (granite) and the diminutive "-ito", similar to "Granitão" (Thwomp's NOE name, even though Granitito is also used by NOA)
|SpaA=Chillón Pisotón
|SpaAM=Squeaky Stomp, similar to "Don Pisotón" (Thwomp)
|SpaE=Piedra Picuda
|SpaEM=Spiky Stone, similar to "Roca Picuda" (Thwomp)
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=Thwomp}}
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Thwomp Thwomp on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Thwomp Thwomp on Triforce Wiki]
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