Wallop

Wallop
First appearance	Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Variants Walleye
Comparable Whomp Hoppycat

Wallops are stone enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. They look like Whomps with small battlements on their heads and without arms. Their mouths resemble the mouths of Rhomps and later Grumblumps. Like Whomps, Wallops seem to be inspired by the Japanese mythological creature nurikabe, which block the path of travelers, just as Wallops do, but Wallops also bear a striking resemblance to Blocky from the Kirby series. Their name is a pun on "wall," due to how Wallops look and behave like walls, and "wallop," which means "to make a loud crushing noise" or "a large attack or beating."

Wallops first appear in World 3-1; they also appear in World 6-4, World 8-6, Special 3-5, Special 6-1, Special 8-4, and lastly Special 8-Crown. When the player is behind or a certain distance away from a Wallop, it stays dormant, with its pupils unlit and its feet retreated into its body. Once Mario or Luigi is in front of a Wallop, it attempts to block his way by mimicking his movements. A Wallop also jumps and slams the ground whenever Mario or Luigi jumps, after which the Wallop is unable to move for a few seconds, giving the player a chance to bypass it. By running in a direction and immediately turning the other way, Mario or Luigi can get past a Wallop without jumping. A Wallop can be defeated only from either Mario or Luigi turning into a statue using the Statue Leaf above or below the Wallop when it jumps.

Although no regular Wallops return in Super Mario 3D World, the game introduces a spiky variant known as Walleyes, which also attempt to block the player but cannot jump.

Profiles

• Super Mario 3D Land European website bio: "Annoying enemies that copy Mario's every move. When you jump, they jump!"

Gallery

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  Rendered model from Super Mario 3D Land

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  A Wallop near Mario in World 3-1 of Super Mario 3D Land

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  Super Mario 3D Land

Additional names

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Super Mario 3D Land	romfs/ObjectData/Kabehei.szs	Kabehei	Portmanteau of「壁」(kabe, "wall") and「兵」(hei, "soldier") or「塀」(hei, "fence")

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	咚蹦 Dōngbèng	Transliteration of the Japanese name; possibly from「咚咚」(Dōngdōng, "Thwomp")
Dutch	Wallop[?]	-
French	Passerapas[?]	Contraction of passeras pas ("will not pass")
German	Kawummp[?]	Portmanteau of kawumm ("kaboom") and Wummp ("Whomp")
Italian	Wallop[?]	-
Korean	폴짝쿵[?] Poljjak-Kung	Portmanteau of "폴짝폴짝" (poljjak-poljjak, onomatopoeia for bouncing) and "쿵쿵" (Kung-kung, "Thwomp")
Portuguese	Paralélio[?]	Portmanteau of parar ("to stop") and possibly the male given name "Hélio", as well as a rough homophone of paralelo ("parallel")
Russian	Бабамс[?] Babams	Onomatopoeia for something hitting the ground
Spanish (NOE)	Rocopión[?]	Portmanteau of roca ("rock") and copión ("copycat")