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|image=[[File:MegaThwompLink'sSwitch.png|150px]]<br>3D model of a Mega Thwomp from the Nintendo Switch remake of ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''
|image=[[File:MegaThwompLink'sSwitch.png|150px]]<br>3D model of a Mega Thwomp from the Nintendo Switch remake of ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993)
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993)
|latest_appearance=''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) (2019)
|latest_appearance=''{{iw|zeldawiki|Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda}}'' (2021)
|variant_of=[[Thwomp]]
|variant_of=[[Thwomp]]
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[[File:Mega Thwomp LADX screenshot.png|thumb|left|A screenshot of the only Mega Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'']]
A '''Mega Thwomp'''<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=101}}</ref> is a rare type of [[Thwomp]] encountered only in an underground side-scrolling passage of the {{iw|zeldawiki|Key Cavern}} from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. Both its appearance and behavior are significantly different than in the ''Super Mario'' games, especially the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Mega Thwomp is shaped like a large square, and its face consists of two eyes and an angry expression. In both the [[Game Boy Color]] version and the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, Mega Thwomp is colored red. It is stuck between two thin platforms, and is hanging in midair above a pit of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s. Mega Thwomp serves more as an obstacle than an enemy because it does not attempt to crush [[Link]] if he goes underneath it. To move the Mega Thwomp, Link has to charge into it using the {{iw|zeldawiki|Pegasus Boots}}. In doing so, the Mega Thwomp cracks slightly, receives a shocked expression, and falls on the spikes below. With the {{iw|zeldawiki|Roc's Feather}}, Link can jump on to the Mega Thwomp and use it as a platform to go across the spikes and continue onward. In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'', Mega Thwomp turns blue when it cracks slightly, but in the Nintendo Switch remake, it stays red.
A '''Mega Thwomp'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> is a rare type of [[Thwomp]] that only appears in an underground side-scrolling passage of the [[zeldawiki:Key Cavern|Key Cavern]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. Both its appearance and behavior are significantly different than in the ''Super Mario'' games, especially the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Mega Thwomp is shaped like a large square, and its face consists of two eyes and an angry expression. In both the [[Game Boy Color]] version and the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, Mega Thwomp is colored red. It is stuck between two thin platforms, and is hanging in midair above a pit of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s. Mega Thwomp serves more as an obstacle than an enemy because it does not attempt to crush [[Link]] if he goes underneath it. To move the Mega Thwomp, Link has to charge into it using the [[zeldawiki:Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Boots]]. In doing so, the Mega Thwomp cracks slightly, receives a shocked expression, and falls on the spikes below. With the [[zeldawiki:Roc's Feather|Roc's Feather]], Link can jump on to the Mega Thwomp and use it as a platform to go across the spikes and continue onward. In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'', Mega Thwomp turns blue when it cracks slightly, but in the Nintendo Switch remake, it stays red.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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TLoZLADX Angry Mega Thwomp.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (normal)
TLoZLADX Angry Mega Thwomp.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (normal)
TLoZLADX Damaged Mega Thwomp.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (damaged)
TLoZLADX Damaged Mega Thwomp.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (damaged)
Mega Thwomp LADX screenshot.png|A screenshot of the only Mega Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドシン
|Jap=ドシン<ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima'')|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|page=107}}</ref>
|JapR=Doshin
|JapR=Doshin
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a heavy thud
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a heavy thud; a reference to「ドッスン」(''Dossun'', "[[Thwomp]]")
|Ita=Mega Twomp<ref>''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''; pag. 192</ref>
|Ita=Mega Twomp<ref>{{cite|title=''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''|page=192}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mega Thwomp
|ItaM=Mega Thwomp
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==External links==
==External links==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=1}}
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*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Thwomp Thwomp on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Mega_Thwomp Mega Thwomp on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Mega_Thwomp Mega Thwomp on Triforce Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Mega_Thwomp Mega Thwomp on Triforce Wiki]
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[[Category:Thwomps]]
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[[Category:The Legend of Zelda series]]

Latest revision as of 05:55, October 25, 2024

Not to be confused with Big Thwomp.
Mega Thwomp
Mega Thwomp model from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch.
3D model of a Mega Thwomp from the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Latest appearance Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (2021)
Variant of Thwomp

A Mega Thwomp[1] is a rare type of Thwomp encountered only in an underground side-scrolling passage of the Key Cavern from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Both its appearance and behavior are significantly different than in the Super Mario games, especially the Super Mario series. Mega Thwomp is shaped like a large square, and its face consists of two eyes and an angry expression. In both the Game Boy Color version and the Nintendo Switch remake, Mega Thwomp is colored red. It is stuck between two thin platforms, and is hanging in midair above a pit of spikes. Mega Thwomp serves more as an obstacle than an enemy because it does not attempt to crush Link if he goes underneath it. To move the Mega Thwomp, Link has to charge into it using the Pegasus Boots. In doing so, the Mega Thwomp cracks slightly, receives a shocked expression, and falls on the spikes below. With the Roc's Feather, Link can jump on to the Mega Thwomp and use it as a platform to go across the spikes and continue onward. In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Mega Thwomp turns blue when it cracks slightly, but in the Nintendo Switch remake, it stays red.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドシン[2]
Doshin
Japanese onomatopoeia for a heavy thud; a reference to「ドッスン」(Dossun, "Thwomp")
Italian Mega Twomp[3] Mega Thwomp

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1993. The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 101.
  2. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 107.
  3. ^ Enciclopedia di Hyrule. Page 192.

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