Whomp Stomp
| Whomp Stomp | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 9 | ||
| Type | Boss minigame | ||
| Time limit | 10 seconds per round | ||
| Music track | Tough Enemy Now You've Done It! | ||
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Whomp Stomp is a boss minigame in Mario Party 9. It is the mid-boss battle in Bob-omb Factory in Solo Mode.
Introduction
The players land on their platforms and then turn to face another platform. Whomp drops down onto that platform and startles the player in front of him (the most common being the fourth player).
Gameplay
Each player chooses whether or not to turn the platform (represented by 0 or 1). After the players have made their selections, each player who chose "1" steps forward and pulls a switch, and the platforms rotate once per switch pulled (indicated by the number displayed in the center). Whomp then falls onto the player in front of him, making them lose a point (unless that player has no points). The other players jump on Whomp's back and deliver as many ground pounds as they can, earning three points for each ground pound. After a set time, Whomp rises back up, the players resume their positions, and the process repeats.
When Whomp is down to half of his health, he gets angry and stomps his foot. For the rest of the battle, he stomps on the counter every round, adding either one or two rotations to it before the players have made their selections. As usual, the player who lands the final attack earns an additional three points, and the player with the most points wins the minigame.
Ending
Whomp is shown lying flat on the ground. He gives out one last grunt of defeat and explodes into small pieces, releasing several Mini Stars in Party Mode and Solo Mode.
In-game text
- Rules – "Players each choose 0 or 1 turns of the platform. Try picking a number that keeps you from winding up under Whomp! Players left standing can ground-pound Whomp for points!"
- Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Press left or right on
to select 0 or 1 turns of the platform. While standing on Whomp, press 
to jump and again to ground-pound."
Gallery
Players start each round by deciding whether or not to activate their switches.
The player underneath Whomp gets crushed.
The other players can earn points by ground-pounding Whomp.
Whomp gets angry.
During the second half, Whomp tampers with the rotation counter.
See also
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | バッタンの０１カウントバトル[?] Battan no 01 Kaunto Batoru |
Whomp's 01 Count Battle | |
| Chinese | 砰砰的01加加看[?] Pēng Pēng de 01 jiā jiā kàn |
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| French (NOA) | Gare à Ba-Boum![?] | Watch Out to Whomp! | |
| French (NOE) | Le compte est Whomp[?] | Pun on "le compte est bon" (the count is right) and Whomp | |
| German | Wummp-Wumms[?] | Whomp Thump | |
| Italian | Il Womp conta?[?] | Is Whomp Counting? | |
| Spanish (NOA) | La sentencia de Don Pisotón[?] | Whomp's Sentence | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Rocosentencia[?] | Whomp Sentence |
Trivia
- This is one of three boss minigames where having none of the characters injured is impossible, since the Whomp always attacks the character in front of him. The other two are Spike Strike (due to round 2 and later having too few Hammers for the players to deflect with three or four players and all rounds after the Spike fought there drops below half health having only one hammer rather than two) and the four-player version of Chain Chomp Romp since the Chain Chomp fought there has only three cannons in his arena after he drops below half health.
