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{{character infobox
|PM2=yes
|image=[[File:PMTTYD NS Rawk Hawk Artwork.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
|image=[[image:Rawkhawk.jpg|150px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|hp=40
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|atk=3 (4 in Japanese, European and Australian version)
|def=0 (The North American version mistakenly says his Defense is 1.)
|items=None
|moves= Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to celing)
|location=[[Glitz Pit]]
|tattle=That's Rawk Hawk!  He flips, flaps, and slaps!  ...That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty... meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!
|log=A Champion Fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
|tattle=That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty...meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!
|before=[[Bonetail|101]]
|#=102
|after=[[Macho Grubba|103]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Rawk out, [[Mario#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Great Gonzales]]!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!|Rawk Hawk|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Rawk Hawk''', also known as "'''The Feral Nuclear Reactor'''" ("'''The Golden Grandstander'''" in the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]), is the reigning champion in the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', until [[Mario]] arrives to take his title. Mario does this in order to obtain the [[Gold Star]], which is supposedly found on the [[Champ's Belt]], which only the champion is allowed to wear. He is a parody of pro wrestlers, particularly {{wp|Hulk Hogan}}.
==History==
===Background===
Prior to Mario's arrival, Rawk Hawk joined the Glitz Pit, achieved higher ranks and eventually became champion. However, he became champion only by default, since his rival, [[Prince Mush]] mysteriously disappeared before their title match could begin.


'''Rawk Hawk''', also known as the '''"Feral Nuclear Reactor"''', was the reigning champion in the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', until [[Mario]] arrived to steal his title. Mario did this in order to obtain the [[Gold Star]], which was supposedly found on the [[Champ's Belt]]. As the fight against Mario began, Rawk Hawk locked him up in a room to prevent him from battling in order to save his title as champion. However, Mario emerged from the locked room through the toilet and arrived at the stage in time. After Mario's victory, he swore never to cheat again.
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:PMTTYD Champ's Belt Screenshot.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Rawk Hawk standing next to [[Grubba]], and holding the fake [[Gold Star]] on the [[Champ's Belt]].]]
Rawk Hawk appears in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]] in [[Glitzville]]. When Mario and his partners arrive, they find Rawk Hawk squaring off against [[The Koopinator]], whom he manages to defeat easily. [[Grubba]], the Glitz Pit promoter (and referee) congratulates Rawk Hawk for his victory. Rawk Hawk then holds up the Champ's Belt, which gets the attention of Mario and his partners. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his partners decide to become official fighters in the Glitz Pit in order to win the championship and obtain the Crystal Star. When Mario and his partners make their way into the major league, however, the Crystal Star in Rawk Hawk's belt is revealed to be a fake. Rawk Hawk overheard the comment about it being fake, which incensed him due to misinterpreting their remarks as them implying he was an incompetent fighter.


Rawk Hawk has a secret training room in the underground, apparently in the [[Rogueport Sewers]]. [[Bowser]] finds it in his event after Chapter 6.
As Mario and his partners continue climbing their way up the ranks, the audience begins to take their attention away from Rawk Hawk and starts to focus on Mario and his party. Rawk Hawk, jealous, threatens them, though they continue to ignore threats. Rawk Hawk then sends Mario and his partners a [[Poisoned Cake]] (after they have received a real [[cake]]), which will cause Mario's partner to fall sick and thus not participate in the next round if it’s eaten.


At the end of the game, Rawk Hawk joins the Glitz Pit fighters to encourage Mario for his fight against the [[Shadow Queen]]. He says that after Mario has beaten him, he can beat anyone.
[[File:ChampionshipBattle.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Mario and [[Goombella]] preparing to fight Rawk Hawk.]]
Eventually, Mario and his partners challenge Rawk Hawk in a title match. Rawk Hawk, afraid of losing his title, decides to cheat again by having a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an abandoned minor league locker room, which would cause them to forfeit the match. However, they escape by using a toilet, and eventually confront Rawk Hawk. When the match begins, Rawk Hawk reveals himself to be responsible for the several setbacks, so they accuse him of sending that threat about the Crystal Star as well. Rawk Hawk, however, was not the one who was sending them the threatening letters, nor did he care about or was even aware of the existence of the Crystal Star. Mario and his partners then usurp Rawk Hawk's champion status. The group is then awarded with the Champ's Belt, as well as access to the Champion's Room.


==Cameos==
[[File:PowerBounceRawkHawk.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Mario using the [[Power Bounce]] technique on Rawk Hawk.]]
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is ''Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story'', which is apparently a DVD.
After [[Macho Grubba]]'s defeat, many of the Glitz Pit fighters, including Rawk Hawk, line up to say goodbye to Mario and his partners before they left to continue their adventure. Rawk Hawk then tells Mario that he will fight fairly from then on.


Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as one of the many [[stickers]]. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", possibly a reference to Rawk Hawk.
His likeness makes a small cameo in the ending of the Bowser intermission for Chapter 4, as a decoration on Kammy Koopa's hat (implied to be part of souvenirs she got at the Glitz Pit).
== Trivia ==
* Rawk calls himself "The Rawk". This (and Rawk Hawk overall) could be a parody of the wrestler [[Wikipedia:The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]].
* It is unknown if Rawk Hawk is really a stage name like Mario's is the "Great Gonzales" instead of his name.
* Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the Lucha method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves.  In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a Heel, a more villainous wrestler who would use dirtier underhanded methods regardless of popularity.  On a related note, a real wrestler known as [[Wikipedia:Hawk_(wrestler)|Hawk]] existed in the 70s, who at first was a Heel but became so popular with fans that he eventually turned face for the rest of his career.
* How Rawk Hawk and the major leaguers beat the [[Iron Adonis Twins]] is unknown.


== Foreign Names ==
During the intermission after Chapter 6, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] finds Rawk Hawk's secret training area, which is located somewhere underneath [[Rogueport]]. When they arrive, they see the Champ's Belt hanging up on the wall and mistake it for the real Crystal Star. Just when they are about to grab it, however, Rawk Hawk enters the room. He expresses his amusement at how Bowser cleared his "secret training facility", stating that he "imported some super-freaks" to make it more difficult to get through, possibly alluding to the [[X-Naut]] soldiers that Bowser encountered in the prior level. During their fight, the false Crystal Star on the belt breaks into two. Kammy realizes that the Star is a fake and questions Rawk Hawk about the real Star's whereabouts. Rawk Hawk tells them that "The Great Gonzales" has it, but Bowser fails to realize that "The Great Gonzales" is Mario.
{{Foreignname|
 
|Jap=ゴールド・ホーク<br />''Gōrudo Hōku''
During the seventh chapter, Rawk Hawk sends Mario an [[Mailbox SP#Rawk Hawk: YOU!!!|email]] saying that he has not forgotten about their last battle and that he "feels the rage all over again" on rainy days. He then calls him a coward for giving up the belt and threatens him, saying that if he ever comes back, he will get "Rawked". Rawk Hawk reappears during the cutscene that takes place during Mario's final battle with the [[Shadow Queen]]. He, [[Jolene]], and all the other Glitz Pit fighters began cheering Mario on, encouraging him and his partners to defeat the Shadow Queen and save the world.
|JapM= "Gold Hawk"
 
After Chapter 3, the player can optionally choose to return to the Glitz Pit, where Rawk Hawk is once again the reigning champion (since Mario hands the belt back to him before he left the first time). This makes him the only rematchable boss in the GameCube version.
 
In the remake, Rawk Hawk mostly has the same role, although Goombella's tattle on [[Prince Mush]] during the superboss fight against him implied that he pulled a similar Poisoned Cake trick on the latter for the same reasons, with Mush falling for it to such an extent that he disliked cake as a result.
=====Email=====
;YOU!!!
[[File:PMTTYD RawkHawk Mail.png|thumb|An attached image of Rawk Hawk in his email to Mario (GCN)]]
[[File:PMTTYDNS RawkHawk Mail.png|thumb|Attached image (Switch)]]
<blockquote>Is this the so-called Great Gonzales? Unh! Well, it's me, your worst nightmare! The new and improved Rawk Hawk! Don't think I forgot you, punk!<br>
<br>
I'm reborn, you coward! My training regimen would blow your mind! I'm on the fast track back to the top, and ain't NOBODY gonna get in my way! Rawk!<br>
<br>
And still...on rainy days, I feel the bruises your hammer of shame left on this bod, and I feel the RAAAAAAGE again!<br>
<br>
If you EVER show your face in the [[Glitz Pit|ring]] again, I'll beat you so bad your momma won't even recognize you! Remember the RAAAWK!<br>
<br>
Number 1 (GCN)<br>
Number 1, (Switch)<br>
Rawk Hawk</blockquote>
 
=====Field Tattle=====
Outside of battle, [[Goombella]] can use [[Tattle]] on Rawk Hawk only when he is in the lobby of [[Glitz Pit]] surrounded by fans (who can be dispersed by Mario's hammer or [[Flurrie]]'s ability).
*"''Ah! The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions!''"
 
====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is ''Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story'', which is, apparently, a DVD detailing Rawk Hawk's wrestling career.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Rawk Hawk SuperMarioKun.png|thumb|Rawk Hawk in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Rawk Hawk appears in volume 33 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' during the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' arc. Just like in the game, he is the champion that Mario must fight to obtain the Crystal Star on his belt. However, the belt in the manga contains the real Gold Star, not a fake, and Grubba takes it from Mario after he defeats Rawk Hawk.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as one of the many [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]s. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", a possible reference to Rawk Hawk.
 
==General information==
===Personality===
[[File:Rawkhawkfans.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|A clear demonstration of Rawk Hawk's arrogant attitude.]]
Rawk Hawk, throughout the course of the game, has proven himself to be extremely arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered. He constantly bragged about his skill, and looked down on the other Glitz Pit fighters, labeling everyone else around him as complete wimps. Up until Mario and his partners showed up at the Glitz Pit and made their way up the ranks, he was a hundred percent convinced that no one could defeat him. Rawk Hawk is also willing to cheat if necessary in order to win. This was shown when he had a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an old, abandoned minor league locker room before the title match started, as well as sending Mario that poisoned cake, while he honestly denied knowledge about Grubba's hate mail and the real Crystal Star. However, after Mario defeated him in battle, Rawk Hawk ends up gaining a lot of respect for him as a fighter (as he demonstrated during the Crystal Star intermission cutscene that took place during the final battle, but even then he was still showing a display of arrogance), and made a decision to fight fair and square, and to never cheat again. He also gets enraged whenever people imply that he is weak, as one of the reasons why he wanted to beat Mario no matter the cost was because he felt insulted when he heard them apparently imply that his belt was fake (although they were actually referring to the Gold Star on the belt), and also attempted to do a high kick suplex on Bowser after the latter mockingly called him an "adorable little weakling", while he actually ended up being flattened by Bowser.
 
===Powers and abilities===
[[File:PMTTYD Rawk Hawk Battle Screenshot.png|thumb|Rawk Hawk performs one of his aerial attacks.]]
As it says in his [[Tattle]] information, Rawk Hawk mainly specializes in aerial attacks. His attacks consist of a jumping flip attack, a flying elbow attack, and his only ground-based attack, which is a slide kick. For his last attack, he will stomp the ground (which causes a rail to appear), hang on to the ceiling, and start shaking down a bunch of objects very quickly, which all deal 1 HP to Mario and his party, except for [[Koops]], who is immune to the attack. Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the {{wp|lucha libre}} method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a heel, a villainous wrestler who uses dirty, underhanded methods to win, regardless of popular opinion.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|align=horizontal|transcludesection=Rawk Hawk|image=[[File:Rawk Hawk TTYD artwork.jpg|150px]]}}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|align=horizontal|transcludesection=Rawk Hawk|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Rawk Hawk.png|180px]]}}
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Rawk Hawk
|image=[[File:Rawk Hawk Sticker.png]]
|game=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|effect=[Arm] - Attack +5
|usable_by=Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
}}
 
==Quotes==
:''For a full list of quotes, see [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes#Rawk Hawk|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes § Rawk Hawk]]''
*"''Har har har har har!''"
*"''Feel the RAAAAAWWWK…''"
*"''Rawk out, [[Mario|Great Gonzales]]!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!''"
*"''That's all ancient history! There's only one true champ, and that guy is Rawk Hawk!''"
*"''One of us is walking out of [[Glitz Pit|here]] with [[Champ's Belt|the belt]], and the other one's getting RAWKED!''"
*"''Hey, shut [[Jolene|your]] trap or this Gonzales won't be the only one feeling the RAAAAWK!''"
*"''Harharharharharharhar! Everyone wants a piece of the Rawk! It's a tough life!''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rawktauntmario.png
PMTTYD Rawk Hawk Threat Screenshot.png
PMTTYD Bowser Rawks Rawk Hawk.png
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit 2.jpg|Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYD NS Screenshot of Glitzville Shadow Queen Cutscene.png|Rawk Hawk and the other Glitz Pit fighters supporting Mario in the final battle in the remake
PMTTYD NS Fighter Rawk Hawk.png|Glitz Pit fighter screen in the remake
TTYD NS Credits Rawk Hawk.jpg|Rawk Hawk alongside Minor League fighters in the remake credits
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 6.png|Concept art of Glitzville characters; Rawk Hawk's beak is not distinguished from the rest of his face.
Rawk Hawk Instagram.jpg|Promotional character introduction
Nintendo Magazine Summer 2024 TTYD Relationship Chart.png|Rawk Hawk on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===Rawk Hawk===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴールド・ホーク
|JapR=Gōrudo Hōku
|JapM=Gold Hawk
|Chi=金色霍克
|ChiR=Jīnsè Huòkè
|ChiM=Gold Hawk
|Dut=De Gouden Havik
|DutM=The Gold Hawk
|Fre=Gold Hawk
|FreM=Like the Japanese name
|Ger=Aurelius
|Ger=Aurelius
|GerM= Male form of the Roman [[Wikipedia:Gens|gens]] name "Aurelii", meaning "the golden"
|GerM=Male form of the Roman {{wp|gens}} name Aurelii, meaning "the golden"
|Fra=Gold Hawk
|Ita=Falkoman
|FraM= -
|ItaM=Hawkman (Falko being a distortion of ''falco'', "hawk")
|Spa= Hawk Hogan
|Kor=골드호크
|SpaM= Pun on "[[wikipedia:Hulk Hogan|Hulk Hogan]]", the ring name of an American professional wrestler}}
|KorR=Goldeu Hokeu
|KorM=Gold Hawk
|SpaA=Halcomán
|SpaAM=Portmanteau of ''halcón'' ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names)
|SpaE=Hawk Hogan
|SpaEN=original
|SpaEM=Pun on "{{wp|Hulk Hogan}}", the ring name of an American professional wrestler.
|SpaE2=Halcomán
|SpaE2N=remake
|SpaE2M=Portmanteau of ''halcón'' ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names)
}}


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===The Feral Nuclear Reactor / The Golden Grandstander===
{{succession box |
{{foreign names
  | title = Champion of the [[Glitz Pit]]
|Jap={{ruby|人間|にんげん}}{{ruby|原子力|げんしりょく}}はつでんしょ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English"]. (June 1, 2014). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved January 4, 2015.</ref>
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|JapN=original
  | before = Unknown ([[Grubba]] at one point)
|JapR=Ningen Genshiryoku Hatsudensho
  | after = [[Mario]] (as The Great Gonzales)
|JapM=The Human Nuclear Reactor
|}}
|Jap2={{ruby|金色|こんじき}}の ぼうそうはつでんき<ref>{{cite|author=7Roggie|date=May 27, 2024|url=https://x.com/7Roggie/status/1795029922328526926|title=ただ単にテキストを変更するんじゃなくて、よりゴールド・ホークらしいリングネームになっているのが良い|language=Japanese|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap2N=remake
|Jap2R=Konjikino Bousou Hatsudenki
|Jap2M=The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
|ChiS=金色失控发电机
|ChiSR=Jīnsè Shīkòng fā Diànjī
|ChiSM=The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
|ChiT=金色失控發電機
|ChiTR=Jīnsè Shīkòng fā Diànjī
|ChiTM=The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
|Dut=De Vliegende Soeverein
|DutM=The Flying Sovereign
|Fre=Le Guerrier Nucléaire
|FreM=The Nuclear Warrior
|Ger=Das Wandelnde Kraftwerk
|GerM=The Walking Powerhouse
|Ita=La trebbiatrice di vite umane
|ItaM=The thresher of human lives
|Kor=금색의 폭주 발전기
|KorR=Geumsaek-ui Pokju Baljeon'gi
|KorM=The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
|Spa=Gran campeón
|SpaM=Great champion
}}


{{succession box |
==Trivia==
  | title = Champion of the [[Glitz Pit]]
*After defeating [[The Koopinator]], Rawk Hawk says "You weaklings might as well stick to videogame fighting, OK?" in most languages. In the original version's Spanish localization, he says "The weaklings should stay home playing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]!''". In the remake's Iberian Spanish localization, he instead refers to ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' in general.
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*If Rawk Hawk wins the match against [[Mario]], the normal winning tune plays when the match is over rather than the tune that plays when a fighter claims the championship belt.
  | before = [[Mario]] (as The Great Gonzales)
*When Rawk Hawk appears before Mario in the hallway during Chapter 3, if the player is quick enough to skim through the dialog after he leaves the map and head the same direction he went, they can get a quick glance of him disappearing into air.
  | after = [[Mario]] (as The Great Gonzales)
*In the original North American version, Rawk Hawk is incorrectly listed as having 3 attack and 1 defense. This error was not present in the original Japanese version and was corrected for the PAL version alongside all versions of the remake.
|}}
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Rawk Hawk
Artwork of a Rawk Hawk from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Rawk out, Great Gonzales!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!”
Rawk Hawk, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Rawk Hawk, also known as "The Feral Nuclear Reactor" ("The Golden Grandstander" in the Nintendo Switch remake), is the reigning champion in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, until Mario arrives to take his title. Mario does this in order to obtain the Gold Star, which is supposedly found on the Champ's Belt, which only the champion is allowed to wear. He is a parody of pro wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Prior to Mario's arrival, Rawk Hawk joined the Glitz Pit, achieved higher ranks and eventually became champion. However, he became champion only by default, since his rival, Prince Mush mysteriously disappeared before their title match could begin.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Rawk Hawk standing next to Grubba, and holding the fake Gold Star on the Champ's Belt.

Rawk Hawk appears in Chapter 3 in Glitzville. When Mario and his partners arrive, they find Rawk Hawk squaring off against The Koopinator, whom he manages to defeat easily. Grubba, the Glitz Pit promoter (and referee) congratulates Rawk Hawk for his victory. Rawk Hawk then holds up the Champ's Belt, which gets the attention of Mario and his partners. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his partners decide to become official fighters in the Glitz Pit in order to win the championship and obtain the Crystal Star. When Mario and his partners make their way into the major league, however, the Crystal Star in Rawk Hawk's belt is revealed to be a fake. Rawk Hawk overheard the comment about it being fake, which incensed him due to misinterpreting their remarks as them implying he was an incompetent fighter.

As Mario and his partners continue climbing their way up the ranks, the audience begins to take their attention away from Rawk Hawk and starts to focus on Mario and his party. Rawk Hawk, jealous, threatens them, though they continue to ignore threats. Rawk Hawk then sends Mario and his partners a Poisoned Cake (after they have received a real cake), which will cause Mario's partner to fall sick and thus not participate in the next round if it’s eaten.

Mario and Goombella preparing to fight Rawk Hawk.

Eventually, Mario and his partners challenge Rawk Hawk in a title match. Rawk Hawk, afraid of losing his title, decides to cheat again by having a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an abandoned minor league locker room, which would cause them to forfeit the match. However, they escape by using a toilet, and eventually confront Rawk Hawk. When the match begins, Rawk Hawk reveals himself to be responsible for the several setbacks, so they accuse him of sending that threat about the Crystal Star as well. Rawk Hawk, however, was not the one who was sending them the threatening letters, nor did he care about or was even aware of the existence of the Crystal Star. Mario and his partners then usurp Rawk Hawk's champion status. The group is then awarded with the Champ's Belt, as well as access to the Champion's Room.

Mario using the Power Bounce technique on Rawk Hawk.

After Macho Grubba's defeat, many of the Glitz Pit fighters, including Rawk Hawk, line up to say goodbye to Mario and his partners before they left to continue their adventure. Rawk Hawk then tells Mario that he will fight fairly from then on.

His likeness makes a small cameo in the ending of the Bowser intermission for Chapter 4, as a decoration on Kammy Koopa's hat (implied to be part of souvenirs she got at the Glitz Pit).

During the intermission after Chapter 6, Bowser and Kammy Koopa finds Rawk Hawk's secret training area, which is located somewhere underneath Rogueport. When they arrive, they see the Champ's Belt hanging up on the wall and mistake it for the real Crystal Star. Just when they are about to grab it, however, Rawk Hawk enters the room. He expresses his amusement at how Bowser cleared his "secret training facility", stating that he "imported some super-freaks" to make it more difficult to get through, possibly alluding to the X-Naut soldiers that Bowser encountered in the prior level. During their fight, the false Crystal Star on the belt breaks into two. Kammy realizes that the Star is a fake and questions Rawk Hawk about the real Star's whereabouts. Rawk Hawk tells them that "The Great Gonzales" has it, but Bowser fails to realize that "The Great Gonzales" is Mario.

During the seventh chapter, Rawk Hawk sends Mario an email saying that he has not forgotten about their last battle and that he "feels the rage all over again" on rainy days. He then calls him a coward for giving up the belt and threatens him, saying that if he ever comes back, he will get "Rawked". Rawk Hawk reappears during the cutscene that takes place during Mario's final battle with the Shadow Queen. He, Jolene, and all the other Glitz Pit fighters began cheering Mario on, encouraging him and his partners to defeat the Shadow Queen and save the world.

After Chapter 3, the player can optionally choose to return to the Glitz Pit, where Rawk Hawk is once again the reigning champion (since Mario hands the belt back to him before he left the first time). This makes him the only rematchable boss in the GameCube version.

In the remake, Rawk Hawk mostly has the same role, although Goombella's tattle on Prince Mush during the superboss fight against him implied that he pulled a similar Poisoned Cake trick on the latter for the same reasons, with Mush falling for it to such an extent that he disliked cake as a result.

Email[edit]
YOU!!!
An attached image of Rawk Hawk from the Mailbox SP in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
An attached image of Rawk Hawk in his email to Mario (GCN)
One of the images attached with an email in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Attached image (Switch)

Is this the so-called Great Gonzales? Unh! Well, it's me, your worst nightmare! The new and improved Rawk Hawk! Don't think I forgot you, punk!


I'm reborn, you coward! My training regimen would blow your mind! I'm on the fast track back to the top, and ain't NOBODY gonna get in my way! Rawk!

And still...on rainy days, I feel the bruises your hammer of shame left on this bod, and I feel the RAAAAAAGE again!

If you EVER show your face in the ring again, I'll beat you so bad your momma won't even recognize you! Remember the RAAAWK!

Number 1 (GCN)
Number 1, (Switch)

Rawk Hawk

Field Tattle[edit]

Outside of battle, Goombella can use Tattle on Rawk Hawk only when he is in the lobby of Glitz Pit surrounded by fans (who can be dispersed by Mario's hammer or Flurrie's ability).

  • "Ah! The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions!"

Super Paper Mario[edit]

In Super Paper Mario, one of the items listed on Francis's to-buy list is Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story, which is, apparently, a DVD detailing Rawk Hawk's wrestling career.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Rawk Hawk in Super Mario-kun
Rawk Hawk in Super Mario-kun

Rawk Hawk appears in volume 33 of Super Mario-kun during the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc. Just like in the game, he is the champion that Mario must fight to obtain the Crystal Star on his belt. However, the belt in the manga contains the real Gold Star, not a fake, and Grubba takes it from Mario after he defeats Rawk Hawk.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the many Stickers. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", a possible reference to Rawk Hawk.

General information[edit]

Personality[edit]

A clear demonstration of Rawk Hawk's arrogant attitude.

Rawk Hawk, throughout the course of the game, has proven himself to be extremely arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered. He constantly bragged about his skill, and looked down on the other Glitz Pit fighters, labeling everyone else around him as complete wimps. Up until Mario and his partners showed up at the Glitz Pit and made their way up the ranks, he was a hundred percent convinced that no one could defeat him. Rawk Hawk is also willing to cheat if necessary in order to win. This was shown when he had a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an old, abandoned minor league locker room before the title match started, as well as sending Mario that poisoned cake, while he honestly denied knowledge about Grubba's hate mail and the real Crystal Star. However, after Mario defeated him in battle, Rawk Hawk ends up gaining a lot of respect for him as a fighter (as he demonstrated during the Crystal Star intermission cutscene that took place during the final battle, but even then he was still showing a display of arrogance), and made a decision to fight fair and square, and to never cheat again. He also gets enraged whenever people imply that he is weak, as one of the reasons why he wanted to beat Mario no matter the cost was because he felt insulted when he heard them apparently imply that his belt was fake (although they were actually referring to the Gold Star on the belt), and also attempted to do a high kick suplex on Bowser after the latter mockingly called him an "adorable little weakling", while he actually ended up being flattened by Bowser.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Rawk Hawk performs one of his aerial attacks.

As it says in his Tattle information, Rawk Hawk mainly specializes in aerial attacks. His attacks consist of a jumping flip attack, a flying elbow attack, and his only ground-based attack, which is a slide kick. For his last attack, he will stomp the ground (which causes a rail to appear), hang on to the ceiling, and start shaking down a bunch of objects very quickly, which all deal 1 HP to Mario and his party, except for Koops, who is immune to the attack. Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the lucha libre method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a heel, a villainous wrestler who uses dirty, underhanded methods to win, regardless of popular opinion.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Rawk Hawk
Rawk Hawk's artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 40 Attack 4 Defense 0
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Boss Level 34
Sleep? 60% Dizzy? 60% Confuse? 60%
Tiny? 85% Stop? 50% Soft? 90%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 40% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Slide Kick (4), Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to ceiling), Drop 'Shroom (Heals by five), Drop Stomp (3x3)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items Champ's Belt
Tattle Log #:
102
Log A Champion Fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
Tattle Nintendo GameCubeUSA Icon in Globe That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1[sic]. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty... meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!

Nintendo GameCubeThat's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty... meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!

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

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Rawk Hawk
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 40 Attack 4 Defense 0
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Boss Level 34
Sleep? 60% Dizzy? 60% Confuse? 60%
Tiny? 85% Stop? 50% Soft? 90%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 40% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Slide Kick (4), Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to ceiling), Drop 'Shroom (Heals by five), Drop Stomp (3x3)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items Champ's Belt
Tattle Log #:
105
Log A champion fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
Tattle That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty... meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Rawk Hawk
A Sticker of Rawk Hawk in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Arm] - Attack +5
Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser

Quotes[edit]

For a full list of quotes, see List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes § Rawk Hawk
  • "Har har har har har!"
  • "Feel the RAAAAAWWWK…"
  • "Rawk out, Great Gonzales!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!"
  • "That's all ancient history! There's only one true champ, and that guy is Rawk Hawk!"
  • "One of us is walking out of here with the belt, and the other one's getting RAWKED!"
  • "Hey, shut your trap or this Gonzales won't be the only one feeling the RAAAAWK!"
  • "Harharharharharharhar! Everyone wants a piece of the Rawk! It's a tough life!"

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Rawk Hawk[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴールド・ホーク[?]
Gōrudo Hōku
Gold Hawk
Chinese 金色霍克[?]
Jīnsè Huòkè
Gold Hawk
Dutch De Gouden Havik[?] The Gold Hawk
French Gold Hawk[?] Like the Japanese name
German Aurelius[?] Male form of the Roman gens name Aurelii, meaning "the golden"
Italian Falkoman[?] Hawkman (Falko being a distortion of falco, "hawk")
Korean 골드호크[?]
Goldeu Hokeu
Gold Hawk
Spanish (NOA) Halcomán[?] Portmanteau of halcón ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names)
Spanish (NOE) Hawk Hogan[?] Pun on "Hulk Hogan", the ring name of an American professional wrestler. original
Halcomán[?] Portmanteau of halcón ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names) remake

The Feral Nuclear Reactor / The Golden Grandstander[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 人間にんげん原子力げんしりょくはつでんしょ[1]
Ningen Genshiryoku Hatsudensho
The Human Nuclear Reactor original
金色こんじきの ぼうそうはつでんき[2]
Konjikino Bousou Hatsudenki
The Golden Uncontrollable Generator remake
Chinese (simplified) 金色失控发电机[?]
Jīnsè Shīkòng fā Diànjī
The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
Chinese (traditional) 金色失控發電機[?]
Jīnsè Shīkòng fā Diànjī
The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
Dutch De Vliegende Soeverein[?] The Flying Sovereign
French Le Guerrier Nucléaire[?] The Nuclear Warrior
German Das Wandelnde Kraftwerk[?] The Walking Powerhouse
Italian La trebbiatrice di vite umane[?] The thresher of human lives
Korean 금색의 폭주 발전기[?]
Geumsaek-ui Pokju Baljeon'gi
The Golden Uncontrollable Generator
Spanish Gran campeón[?] Great champion

Trivia[edit]

  • After defeating The Koopinator, Rawk Hawk says "You weaklings might as well stick to videogame fighting, OK?" in most languages. In the original version's Spanish localization, he says "The weaklings should stay home playing Super Smash Bros. Melee!". In the remake's Iberian Spanish localization, he instead refers to Super Smash Bros. in general.
  • If Rawk Hawk wins the match against Mario, the normal winning tune plays when the match is over rather than the tune that plays when a fighter claims the championship belt.
  • When Rawk Hawk appears before Mario in the hallway during Chapter 3, if the player is quick enough to skim through the dialog after he leaves the map and head the same direction he went, they can get a quick glance of him disappearing into air.
  • In the original North American version, Rawk Hawk is incorrectly listed as having 3 attack and 1 defense. This error was not present in the original Japanese version and was corrected for the PAL version alongside all versions of the remake.

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