Sniffle Thwomp

Sniffle Thwomp
Sniffle Thwomp's sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Variant of	Thwomp
Comparable Snoozorb

A Sniffle Thwomp is a type of Thwomp with a cold that appears in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are encountered in Bowser's Castle.

In the field, Sniffle Thwomps hover above their prey at high altitudes, with a slamming attack following after a few seconds. If it misses, the creature will not move for some time, leaving itself vulnerable to a preemptive ambush.

Description

In the original game, Sniffle Thwomps appear blueish, possibly due to their cold, and a blue-ish colored ice pack appears on their head. In the remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Sniffle Thwomps have the same coloration as regular Thwomps, using their design from Super Mario Galaxy, and their ice pack no longer has feet.

Battle

In battle, the Sniffle Thwomp takes 13 damage (10 in the remake) after every attack it makes, but if Bowser inhales the ice pack on its head, the Sniffle Thwomp's fever will rise and it will take 26 damage (20 in the remake) two times, which is a total of 52 damage (40 in the remake). Bowser can inhale a Blitty from a Sniffle Thwomp.

A Sniffle Thwomp has several attacks. It can jump into the sky and try landing on the character like other Thwomps do. If it sees Bowser in his shell, it will stop in mid-air and wait for Bowser to get back up. Bowser must withdraw into his shell at the very last moment. Alternately, Bowser can trick the Thwomp by immediately withdrawing repeatedly. Neglecting to do this or delaying the withdraw at the wrong time results huge damage and possibly the dizzy status. If Bowser is fighting, it will sometimes land in front of Bowser and sneeze on him to inflict the Sick status. Bowser has to dodge this move by punching the Thwomp away. Sniffle Thwomp will also faint sometimes and be picked up by a group of white Shy Guys. The Shy Guys walk in a zig-zag path at the character, and Bowser must punch them before the Shy Guys ram the character with the Sniffle Thwomp. If a Sniffle Thwomp's eye glints, it will jump up off the Shy Guys to try to smash the character, which is defended as if it were a regular smash. If the Thwomp was wearing an ice pack when it faints, the ice pack will stand off to the side on a pair of yellow legs until the attack is completed; if the Thwomp is defeated by the counter-attack, the ice pack will run away.

If Mario and Luigi fight Sniffle Thwomp, it has the same moves, but the Bros. must use their hammers to counter most of its attacks, and jump if it sneezes. Instead of the Sick status, Mario and Luigi will get poisoned if they get hit by the Sniffle Thwomp's sneeze. Sniffle Thwomps will also get dropped on the ground rather than taking damage if a Bro. counters their carried-by-Shy Guys attack with his hammer.

In the 3DS remake, Sniffle Thwomps no longer try to land on Mario and Luigi in the overworld, and only be fought one at a time by the Bros., and they can no longer fight alongside Magifoofas. Additionally, their eyes no longer glint during the Shy Guy attack; if the Shy Guys carry the Thwomp while walking backwards, they will trip and drop the Thwomp onto the defending character.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Sniffle Thwomp
	HP	256 (384)	POW	194 (485)	DEF	125 (188)	SPEED	23 (35)
	Coins	60 (90)	Level	28	Fire	Half	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Common	Battled by	Anyone	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle	Dizzy?	Double
	Stat down?	Half	KO?	Half	Experience	400	Item drop	Supersyrup Jar - 8.0% Glutton Ring - 2.0%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Sniffle Thwomp
	HP	256	POW	221	DEF	144	SPEED	23	Experience	400
	Fire	Weak	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Anyone	Coins	60
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	2x	Stat down	0,5x	Speed down	0,5x	Item drop	Super Cheese - 30% Glutton Ring - 20%
Level           18	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Sniffle Thwomp (Ice Pack)
	HP	156	POW	39	DEF	31	SPEED	30	Experience	0
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Anyone	Coins	0
	Burn	1x	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Level           1	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle

Gallery

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  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Prima guide

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヅッツン[?] Zuttsun	Pun on「頭痛」(zutsū, headache) and「ドッスン」(Dossun, Thwomp)
French (NOA)	Ka-Tchoum[?]	Portmanteau of "Ka-Bang" (Thwomp in Canadian French) and "atchoum" (a French onomatopoeic term equivalent to "achoo")
French (NOE)	Thwnif[?]	Portmanteau of "Thwomp" and "snif" (sniffle)
German	Fieberblock[?]	Fever Thwomp
Italian	Ecciomp[?]	Pun of ecciù ("achoo") and Twomp ("Thwomp")
Korean	훌쩍쿵쿵[?] Huljjeok Kungkung	Sniffle Thwomp
Spanish (NOA)	D. Pisotón resfriado[?]	Thwomp with a cold (D. Pisotón stands for Don Pisotón, the NoA Spanish name of Thwomp)
Spanish (NOE)	Roca Resfriacuda[?]	Pun on "Roca Picuda" (Thwomp) and "resfriado", meaning "cold" (illness)

Trivia

• If a Sniffle Thwomp is left alone while it has its ice pack, it will instantly be defeated after 20 turns (26 in the remake). But if it does not have its ice pack, it will instantly be defeated within 5 turns (7 in the remake).