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|image=[[Image:Whimps.png|140px]]<br>'''Whimps''', as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.
|image=[[File:Pattan.png|160px]]
|species_origin=[[Whomp]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|affiliation=[[Whomp King]]
|variant_of=[[Whomp]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' (2010)
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'''Whimps''' are miniature [[Whomps]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They only appear at [[Throwback Galaxy]] in the mission "[[Throwback Galaxy#Return of the Whomp King|Return of the Whomp King]]". They help the [[Whomp King]] so they only appear in the Whomp King's battle. In the second and third phase of the [[Whomp King]] battle, the king will stomp a foot to make three (five in the third battle phase) Whimps break off from the ground. After that, the Whimps will instantly start chasing after [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Once they get close enough, they jump and land face-flat, attempting to crush Mario or Luigi. Luckily, unlike other Whomps, they only take a point of Mario's health, instead of taking all of his health. Also, they are more fragile than regular Whomps, and crumble as soon as they attack. Therefore, to defeat them all, one of the plumbers has to do is just simply get the Whimps to attack. The Bros. can also defeat a Whimp by doing a [[Star Spin]] or jump on them.
'''Whimps'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are miniature [[Whomp]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', serving a similar role to them as [[Thwimp]]s do to [[Thwomp]]s. Unlike normal Whomps, they have only one tooth; their faces are also flatter, their bodies are less rectangular, and they have square, arm-less hands. They appear only in the [[Throwback Galaxy]] mission [[Return of the Whomp King]], where they help the [[Whomp King]] in his battle against the player.


== Appearance ==
[[File:Whimps.png|Three Whimps running towards Mario|thumb|left|120px]]
Whimps are about the size of Mario. Their eyes are black half circles with red dots inside and no eyebrows. Their mouths are peanut shaped with one tooth on the top-right and a red tongue. Other than that and size, Whimps look exactly like regular Whomps.
In the second and third phases of the Whomp King battle, the Whomp Kong stomps a foot to make three (five in the third battle phase) Whimps break off from the ground. After that, the Whimps instantly start chasing after the player. Once they get close enough, they jump and land flat on their faces, attempting to crush [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]].


== Trivia ==
Whimps are more fragile and less damaging than regular Whomps, taking only a point of the player's health if they land on Mario or Luigi. They also disintegrate as soon as they attack, regardless of if they hit. The player can knock back a Whimp by doing a [[spin]], or defeat it by performing a [[jump]] or [[Ground Pound]]. All Whimps disappear when the Whomp King tries to crush the player.
*Whimps could possibly be baby Whomps.
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=パタン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|JapR=Patan
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for clonking sound, and likely following the format of「バッタン」(''Battan'', "[[Whomp#Names in other languages|Whomp]]"); romanized as "Pattan" in the game files,<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/Pattan.arc</tt>)</ref> indicating「パッタン」
|Fre=Whimp
|FreM=Same as English
|Ger=Mini-Wummp
|GerM=Mini-Whomp
|Ita=Wimp<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 160</ref>
|ItaM=From ''Womp'' ("Whomp") and ''Twimp'' ("[[Thwimp#Names in other languages|Thwimp]]"); also a nod to the English word "wimp"
|SpaE=Roconcete
|SpaEM=From ''Roco'' ("Whomp") and ''-ete'' (a diminutive suffix)
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:44, July 2, 2024

Whimp
A model of the Whimp
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Variant of Whomp

Whimps[1] are miniature Whomps that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, serving a similar role to them as Thwimps do to Thwomps. Unlike normal Whomps, they have only one tooth; their faces are also flatter, their bodies are less rectangular, and they have square, arm-less hands. They appear only in the Throwback Galaxy mission Return of the Whomp King, where they help the Whomp King in his battle against the player.

Some Whimps in Throwback Galaxy
Three Whimps running towards Mario

In the second and third phases of the Whomp King battle, the Whomp Kong stomps a foot to make three (five in the third battle phase) Whimps break off from the ground. After that, the Whimps instantly start chasing after the player. Once they get close enough, they jump and land flat on their faces, attempting to crush Mario or Luigi.

Whimps are more fragile and less damaging than regular Whomps, taking only a point of the player's health if they land on Mario or Luigi. They also disintegrate as soon as they attack, regardless of if they hit. The player can knock back a Whimp by doing a spin, or defeat it by performing a jump or Ground Pound. All Whimps disappear when the Whomp King tries to crush the player.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パタン[2]
Patan
Japanese onomatopoeia for clonking sound, and likely following the format of「バッタン」(Battan, "Whomp"); romanized as "Pattan" in the game files,[3] indicating「パッタン」

French Whimp
Same as English
German Mini-Wummp
Mini-Whomp
Italian Wimp[4]
From Womp ("Whomp") and Twimp ("Thwimp"); also a nod to the English word "wimp"
Spanish (NOE) Roconcete
From Roco ("Whomp") and -ete (a diminutive suffix)

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.
  3. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 internal filename (ObjectData/Pattan.arc)
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 160