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[[Image: Whacka.PNG|frame|right|A '''Whacka'''.]]
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|image=[[File:Whacka sprite PMTTYD NS.png|150px]]<br>Sprite of a Whacka from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
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{{quote|Whack-OOOWWWWWWW!!! Don't hit me!|Whacka|Paper Mario}}


'''Whackas''' are blue mole-like creatures that live on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]], near the shore of [[Keelhaul Key]], and near [[Downtown of Crag]]. Hitting one on the head with a [[Hammer]] will make a [[Whacka's Bump]], an edible and valuable item, appear. However, this causes internal injuries to the Whacka. If they are hit too many times or blown up by bombette, they will die, releasing a few coins. Since their bumps are so valuable, Whackas are an endangered species and should be treated with care. According to [[Wonky]], there is only one Whacka left in the [[Mushroom World|world]]. This fact is proven false, however, in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', on the [[Snowflake Lake]] board, Whackas can be seen popping up out of the snow.
'''Whackas''' are rare, blue mole-like creatures that first appeared in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Their name and appearance are derived from the popular arcade game "{{wp|Whac-A-Mole}}." Attacking them in any way makes a [[Whacka Bump]] appear. However, if they are attacked eight times, they run away, releasing a few coins.


When Whacka disappears in ''Super Paper Mario'', a cave woman appears where Whacka popped out. She claims that the Whacka was hers.  
They are some of the few original ''Paper Mario'' series characters to reappear in at least one other ''Super Mario'' game, along with [[Tweester]]s, [[Koopatrol]]s, [[Goomboss]], [[Frost Piranha]]s, and the [[Star Spirits]].


At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends [[Parakarry]] a letter stating he one day dreams of flying. The Whacka that appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'''s [[Catch Card]] can be obtained by collecting three hundred shop points.
==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png|thumb|200px|left|A Whacka from [[Mt. Rugged]] talking to [[Mario]]]]
[[File:WhackaPM.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', only one Whacka lives on the west side of [[Mt. Rugged]]. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, [[Russ T.]] attributes its species' rarity to the hunting of their bumps. At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends [[Parakarry]] a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Whacka|letter]] stating he one day dreams of flying. Whacka is one of the few friendly characters that get hurt when hit in ''Paper Mario''.


==[[Catch Card]]==
Whacka has an unused entry in the enemy list of ''Paper Mario'', in addition to an unused tattle: "This is a Whacka. That Bump on his head looks like a donut hole. / You probably shouldn't have hit him so much. He looks a little peeved." This implies that at one point, Whacka was intended to be a fightable enemy, only occurring after he is hit too many times. In the Japanese version, the unused tattle compares the bump on Whacka's head to ''{{wp|takoyaki}}'' (octopus dumplings) rather than a donut hole.


[[Image:220. Whacka Card.JPG|frame|Whacka's Catch Card.]]
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
One Whacka appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' near the shore of [[Keelhaul Key]], behaving like its incarnation in ''Paper Mario''. According to [[Wonky]], there is only one Whacka left in the world.


'''Card Type:''' Rare
In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch remake]], Whacka appears as a hidden superboss. He replaces [[Bonetail]] as the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] final boss on repeat trips after specific criteria are met. In order for him to appear, the player needs to have completed the entire Pit of 100 Trials by defeating Bonetail at floor 100 and hit Whacka in Keelhaul Key eight times, enough to make him stop spawning there (he will exclaim "Whack-a-woooooooooooo..." when he disappears for the last time). Whacka has different dialogue if Mario uses [[Koops]] or [[Bobbery]] on Whacka. After waiting around 30 minutes of in-game time (not counting menus or loading screens), the player must then go back to Rogueport to receive an email called "RDM Extra Issue," which says a mystical creature has been seen deep in the pit. Whacka will appear at floor 100 after this email, claiming to have retreated there for relaxation in silence. The player is free to leave the pit through the Warp Pipe in the back without doing anything else. However, attacking Whacka will cause him to think that Mario wants to play with him, triggering his boss fight.


'''Card Description:''' This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.
[[File:Whacka Bumps.png|thumb|The battle against Whacka in the remake]]
Whacka's only offensive move involves flinging any Whacka Bumps he has in his possession at Mario and his partner, dealing 10 HP of damage for each one. Every time Whacka is hit (unless no damage is dealt with the exception of [[Ms. Mowz]]'s Love Slaps), a Whacka Bump will spawn, allowing him to fire off barrages that will become irregularly timed if multiple Whacka Bumps are used. Whacka also takes less damage from attacks that hit him on the side rather than on the top of his head. On tattling, Goombella advises Mario to use as few attacks as possible to avoid giving Whacka ammunition. Should Whacka have no Bumps available on his turn (or sometimes when there are 3 or less), he will rattle the scene, causing up to five stage props to fall and strike him for 1 HP of damage (thus producing one Bump) each. Whacka also eats one of the Bumps once per battle to heal 25 HP, similarly to the actual item. Occasionally (when Whacka is hit for more than 3 HP of damage), the produced Bump is red, which provides 2.5 times the damage and heals Whacka for 75 HP instead. After Mario and his party defeat Whacka for the first time, Whacka retreats back into the ground (not coming back out until the player revisits the Pit of 100 Trials), leaving a [[Gold Whacka Bump]], which counts as a key item. Subsequent victories against Whacka yield a regular Whacka Bump, which makes them infinitely obtainable, in contrast with the limited amount in the original.


== Trivia ==
Whacka is one of the few bosses in the game to have a unique name for his battle theme, being called, "Attack-a of the Whacka!" Most other bosses' themes are simply called, "Battle - (boss name)". He is also one of the three bosses in the game that can be fought repeatedly, the other two being [[Rawk Hawk]] and [[Prince Mush]]. His HP of 108 may be a reference to the fact that one must go through the Pit of 100 Trials and hit him eight times in Keelhaul Key to fight him. The number 108 also pertains to the number of Earthly temptations one must overcome to achieve Nirvana (perfect peace) in Buddhism, which is linked to Whacka escaping to the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials for peace, only to be disturbed by the player's temptation to either see what dwells at the bottom after receiving the "RDM Extra Issue," or obtain more Whacka bumps.


* Whacka's name is derived from the popular arcade game "Whack-a-Mole."  Similarly, Whacka's appearance is very similar to [[Wikipedia: Diglett|Diglett]], a Mole-type [[Pokémon]].
====''Super Paper Mario''====
* Whacka is possibly a reference to ''[[Super Scope|Super Scope 6]]'', a 6-in-1 game bundled with the [[Super Scope]] which included a game called Mole Patrol.  The game's point system was similar to a "Whack-a-Mole" game, and the goal was to shoot evil blue moles.  Whacka is indeed a blue mole-like creature.
A Whacka also appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' near [[Downtown of Crag]], behaving identically to its earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears, a [[Cragnon]] named [[Norite]] appears where it once popped out, who claims that the Whacka was her friend. The Whacka also appears as a [[Catch Card]] that can be obtained by collecting 300 shop points and plushies of Whacka can been seen inside [[Fort Francis]]. There is also a [[Sammer Guy]] by the name of [[List of Sammer Guys#Wrath of Whacka|Wrath of Whacka]] in the game, who says he hopes to avenge the smitten Whackas of the dimensions.


[[Category: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Characters]]
Although the description of the Whacka Catch Card in the NTSC English version of ''Super Paper Mario'' states that Whacka "sprouts pastries" when whacked, any reference to pastries is absent from the Japanese and PAL English versions of the game, where the Whacka Bumps are simply referred to as "bumps".
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===''Mario Party 6''===
[[Category: Paper Mario Characters]]
[[File:SnowflakeLake-Whacka2.png|thumb|left|A Whacka in ''Mario Party 6'']]
[[Category: Mario Party Characters]]
Whackas make a cameo in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' on the [[Snowflake Lake]] board, where they can be seen popping up out of the snow.
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==Profiles==
===''Paper Mario''===
*'''Tattle:''' ''He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack' em!''
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
*'''Tattle (Keelhaul Key):''' ''That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario?''
*'''Tattle (Pit of 100 Trials, Nintendo Switch):''' ''That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. You can either eat those or sell them for a high price. You did hear me when I said these critters are rare, right? Just checking. Because that means you should NOT whack them. You do understand that...right, Mario?''
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
*'''Tattle:''' ''That’s Whacka... It’s very rare to see one... It’s delicate and easily harmed... Don’t hit it or stomp on it...''
 
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!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
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|[[File:SPM Whacka Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
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*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' ''This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.''
|}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Whacka|align=horizontal}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
TTYDNS Mario Hits Whacka.jpg|Whacka's dialogue after Mario attacks him in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
TTYDNS Koops Hits Whacka.jpg|Whacka's dialogue after Koops hits him with Shell Toss
TTYDNS Bobbery Hits Whacka.jpg|Whacka's dialogue after Bobbery explodes on him
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Koburon
|JapM=From「瘤」(''kobu'', "bump") with male name ending "-ron"
|Chi=哇咔鼹鼠
|ChiN=''Paper Mario''
|ChiR=Wākā Yǎnshǔ
|ChiM=From the English name, and “鼹鼠” (''Yǎnshǔ'', "mole")
|Chi2=克布隆
|Chi2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|Chi2R=Kèbùlóng
|Chi2M=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Whacka
|Fre=Whacka
|Ger=Whacka
|Ita=Whacka
|Kor=혹혹이
|KorR=Hokhogi
|KorM=From "혹" (''hok'', "bump") repeated, with "~이" (''-i'', a Korean noun-deriving suffix)
|Spa=Guaka
|SpaM=Whacka
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:44, December 20, 2024

Whacka
Whacka from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake
Sprite of a Whacka from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Whack-OOOWWWWWWW!!! Don't hit me!”
Whacka, Paper Mario

Whackas are rare, blue mole-like creatures that first appeared in the Paper Mario series. Their name and appearance are derived from the popular arcade game "Whac-A-Mole." Attacking them in any way makes a Whacka Bump appear. However, if they are attacked eight times, they run away, releasing a few coins.

They are some of the few original Paper Mario series characters to reappear in at least one other Super Mario game, along with Tweesters, Koopatrols, Goomboss, Frost Piranhas, and the Star Spirits.

History[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Mario talking to Whacka from Mt. Rugged.
A Whacka from Mt. Rugged talking to Mario
Whacka from Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, only one Whacka lives on the west side of Mt. Rugged. Due to the Whacka's only appearance in the game, Russ T. attributes its species' rarity to the hunting of their bumps. At one point, the Whacka on Mt. Rugged sends Parakarry a letter stating he one day dreams of flying. Whacka is one of the few friendly characters that get hurt when hit in Paper Mario.

Whacka has an unused entry in the enemy list of Paper Mario, in addition to an unused tattle: "This is a Whacka. That Bump on his head looks like a donut hole. / You probably shouldn't have hit him so much. He looks a little peeved." This implies that at one point, Whacka was intended to be a fightable enemy, only occurring after he is hit too many times. In the Japanese version, the unused tattle compares the bump on Whacka's head to takoyaki (octopus dumplings) rather than a donut hole.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

One Whacka appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door near the shore of Keelhaul Key, behaving like its incarnation in Paper Mario. According to Wonky, there is only one Whacka left in the world.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, Whacka appears as a hidden superboss. He replaces Bonetail as the Pit of 100 Trials final boss on repeat trips after specific criteria are met. In order for him to appear, the player needs to have completed the entire Pit of 100 Trials by defeating Bonetail at floor 100 and hit Whacka in Keelhaul Key eight times, enough to make him stop spawning there (he will exclaim "Whack-a-woooooooooooo..." when he disappears for the last time). Whacka has different dialogue if Mario uses Koops or Bobbery on Whacka. After waiting around 30 minutes of in-game time (not counting menus or loading screens), the player must then go back to Rogueport to receive an email called "RDM Extra Issue," which says a mystical creature has been seen deep in the pit. Whacka will appear at floor 100 after this email, claiming to have retreated there for relaxation in silence. The player is free to leave the pit through the Warp Pipe in the back without doing anything else. However, attacking Whacka will cause him to think that Mario wants to play with him, triggering his boss fight.

Whacka's Battle, with various Whacka Bumps.
The battle against Whacka in the remake

Whacka's only offensive move involves flinging any Whacka Bumps he has in his possession at Mario and his partner, dealing 10 HP of damage for each one. Every time Whacka is hit (unless no damage is dealt with the exception of Ms. Mowz's Love Slaps), a Whacka Bump will spawn, allowing him to fire off barrages that will become irregularly timed if multiple Whacka Bumps are used. Whacka also takes less damage from attacks that hit him on the side rather than on the top of his head. On tattling, Goombella advises Mario to use as few attacks as possible to avoid giving Whacka ammunition. Should Whacka have no Bumps available on his turn (or sometimes when there are 3 or less), he will rattle the scene, causing up to five stage props to fall and strike him for 1 HP of damage (thus producing one Bump) each. Whacka also eats one of the Bumps once per battle to heal 25 HP, similarly to the actual item. Occasionally (when Whacka is hit for more than 3 HP of damage), the produced Bump is red, which provides 2.5 times the damage and heals Whacka for 75 HP instead. After Mario and his party defeat Whacka for the first time, Whacka retreats back into the ground (not coming back out until the player revisits the Pit of 100 Trials), leaving a Gold Whacka Bump, which counts as a key item. Subsequent victories against Whacka yield a regular Whacka Bump, which makes them infinitely obtainable, in contrast with the limited amount in the original.

Whacka is one of the few bosses in the game to have a unique name for his battle theme, being called, "Attack-a of the Whacka!" Most other bosses' themes are simply called, "Battle - (boss name)". He is also one of the three bosses in the game that can be fought repeatedly, the other two being Rawk Hawk and Prince Mush. His HP of 108 may be a reference to the fact that one must go through the Pit of 100 Trials and hit him eight times in Keelhaul Key to fight him. The number 108 also pertains to the number of Earthly temptations one must overcome to achieve Nirvana (perfect peace) in Buddhism, which is linked to Whacka escaping to the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials for peace, only to be disturbed by the player's temptation to either see what dwells at the bottom after receiving the "RDM Extra Issue," or obtain more Whacka bumps.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

A Whacka also appears in Super Paper Mario near Downtown of Crag, behaving identically to its earlier incarnations. When the Whacka disappears, a Cragnon named Norite appears where it once popped out, who claims that the Whacka was her friend. The Whacka also appears as a Catch Card that can be obtained by collecting 300 shop points and plushies of Whacka can been seen inside Fort Francis. There is also a Sammer Guy by the name of Wrath of Whacka in the game, who says he hopes to avenge the smitten Whackas of the dimensions.

Although the description of the Whacka Catch Card in the NTSC English version of Super Paper Mario states that Whacka "sprouts pastries" when whacked, any reference to pastries is absent from the Japanese and PAL English versions of the game, where the Whacka Bumps are simply referred to as "bumps".

Mario Party 6[edit]

A Whacka popping out in Snowflake Lake from Mario Party 6
A Whacka in Mario Party 6

Whackas make a cameo in Mario Party 6 on the Snowflake Lake board, where they can be seen popping up out of the snow.

Profiles[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

  • Tattle: He's a Whacka. When you hit Whackas, they get Bumps that fall off. I heard that they're yummy. You know, I'm not normally into hitting Whackas, but once I heard of their tasty Bumps... I got the urge to whack' em!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

  • Tattle (Keelhaul Key): That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. Those are supposed to be delicious. They fetch a high price in gourmet auctions, too. Yup, super-precious delicacies. Still, whacking a defenseless creature to get one... You'd never do that, right, Mario?
  • Tattle (Pit of 100 Trials, Nintendo Switch): That's a rare Whacka. I don't think you see many of his kind anymore, nope. If you whack a Whacka, they drop a Whacka Bump. You can either eat those or sell them for a high price. You did hear me when I said these critters are rare, right? Just checking. Because that means you should NOT whack them. You do understand that...right, Mario?

Super Paper Mario[edit]

  • Tattle: That’s Whacka... It’s very rare to see one... It’s delicate and easily harmed... Don’t hit it or stomp on it...
Catch Card
Whacka
  • Card Type: Rare
  • Card Description: This odd guy sprouts pastries when whacked on the head. Sadly, his kind is on the verge of extinction. Please headwhack in moderation.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Whacka
Whacka from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake Max HP 108 Attack 10 Defense 1
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Level 100) Role Super-Boss Level ???
Sleep? ?% Dizzy? ?% Confuse? ?%
Tiny? ?% Stop? ?% Soft? ?%
Burn? 100% Freeze? ?% Fright? ?%
Gale Force? 0% KO? ?% Moves Stage Shake (1x2 to 5 to self), Bump Throw (10 for each Whacka Bump, 25 for each Red Whacka Bump), Recover (+10 HP (Normal), +30 HP (Red))
Exp. points 32 Coins 100 Items Gold Whacka Bump (first time), Whacka Bump (subsequent times)
Tattle Log #:
133
Log A mysterious creature from parts unknown who now resides in the depths below Rogueport. He'll drop Whacka Bumps when he's attacked and use them to retaliate. After all those whacks to his noggin, this popular target is finally whacking back!
Tattle That's a Whacka. They're pretty rare, but you can also find them hiding in Keelhaul Key. He's got a Max HP of 108, and Attack of 10, and a Defense of 1. I never expected to run into one of these guys all the way down here! When he's attacked, he'll drop a Whacka Bump. Then he'll use that bump for a powerful attack of his own. That means we should try to use as few attacks as possible to keep him from dropping those Whacka Bumps! Seriously, I never expected to fight a Whacka. It's so hard to tell what they're thinking... I bet he gets really scary when he's mad... but I hope we don't find out.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コブロン[?]
Koburon
From「瘤」(kobu, "bump") with male name ending "-ron"
Chinese 哇咔鼹鼠[?]
Wākā Yǎnshǔ
From the English name, and “鼹鼠” (Yǎnshǔ, "mole") Paper Mario
克布隆[?]
Kèbùlóng
Transliteration of the Japanese name The Thousand-Year Door remake
Dutch Whacka[?] -
French Whacka[?] -
German Whacka[?] -
Italian Whacka[?] -
Korean 혹혹이[?]
Hokhogi
From "혹" (hok, "bump") repeated, with "~이" (-i, a Korean noun-deriving suffix)
Spanish Guaka[?] Whacka