Talk:Spiked Thwomp

Echoes of Wisdom enemy "Platboom"

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So, the new Zelda game, "Echoes of Wisdom", has an enemy called Platboom, which is clearly based on these Thwomps. They're blocks with one eye, a flat surface on top, and spikes on the bottom. They act like Thwomps, trying to crush things under them. And their Japanese and Korean names (as listed by Zelda Wiki) follow a similar naming scheme to many Thwomp relatives ("don" and "kung", respectively). To what extent should that enemy be covered on this wiki? Blinker (talk) 16:29, October 10, 2024 (EDT)

The Bob-omb article mentions similar enemies that appeared in other games, including The Legend of Zelda. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to add an "Other appearances" section and list this enemy under that. Sparks (talk) 16:32, October 10, 2024 (EDT)

The only issue with that is that this article as a whole is about a Zelda enemy (although I would argue that this is just supposed to be an alternate design for Thwomps, that's neither here nor there), so the entire article would be "Other appearances" section material by that comparison, wouldn't it? Blinker (talk) 16:40, October 10, 2024 (EDT)

The Chinese name also seems like it might be based on Spiked Thwomp's Japanese name. Anyway, I'd treat it like the Four Swords Manhandla: technically its own variant, but safer to draw the new-article line at Zelda variants of Zelda variants. Though that leaves the question of Stone Elevator, which seems like it was originally derived from Mega Thwomp and looks like its own counterpart to Platboom... LinkTheLefty (talk) 08:07, October 11, 2024 (EDT)

Stone Elevator is a bit different. The guide says "See also Thwomp" at the end of Stone Elevator's description. Axii (talk) 09:15, October 11, 2024 (EDT)

Are there any sources that directly say or imply it's a Thwomp relative though? Axii (talk) 09:11, October 11, 2024 (EDT)