Thwomp

Thwomp
Thwomp's artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
Universe	Mario
Debut	Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Thwomp
Gender	Genderless
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Designed by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Thwomp

Thwomps (ドッスン, Dossun) are enemies from the Mario series.

Origin

Thwomps made their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 as a recurring enemy, and has become a recurring enemy in later Mario games. They are rock-like enemies known for their stone faces. They normally remain stationary in the air, but when they are approached by the player, they attack by falling on anyone attempting to pass underneath them. They are often found in castle levels and have a variety of subspecies such as Thwimps, Tox Boxes, and Whomps.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a moveset element

Thwomp appears as one of Kirby's possible Stone transformations, based on its blue design from Super Mario 64.

Trophy

The Thwomp trophy uses its main design from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Thwomp's trophy in Melee

Thwomp

Thwomps spend most of their time suspended in midair, waiting. When Mario passes below, they crash down with amazing speed. As you may guess from their appearance, they're heavy and solid enough to make any attack on them futile. Small ones are called Thwimps: despite their weight, they often form groups and bounce around.

Super Mario Bros. 3 (2/90)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a moveset element

The Super Mario 64 Thwomp returns as one of Kirby's possible Stone transformations.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a moveset element

Thwomp returns as one of Kirby's possible Stone transformations, its design has been updated to look closer to its appearance in modern Mario games.

Trophy

The Thwomp trophy is exclusive to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Thwomp's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Thwomp

You can't reason with a Thwomp. If you get close enough to try, it will just drop down to block your path. In fact, you can count on Thwomps to always do exactly that—they've gotten really good at it. A Koopa I know swears they work great as a home-security system...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Thwomp of your own? If anyone tried to break into your house, it would just go "THWOMP!" right on their head. Yep, a Thwomp would make a great home-security system. Unfortunately, they're not available in shops. Sad times.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a moveset element

The modern Mario Thwomp returns as one of Kirby's possible Stone transformations.

As an Assist Trophy

The Thwomp Assist Trophy falling on Inkling in Ultimate.

Thwomp debuts as an Assist Trophy. It was revealed during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct in November 1, 2018.

During the reveal trailer, Thwomp is first seen attacking and launching Kirby, who attacked Snake using his Thwomp Stone transformation on the Garden of Hope stage. The Thwomp is next seen on the same stage at its center pitfall, falling and failing to damage Mario as he crosses the gap, but succeeding in attacking Luigi.

As an Assist Trophy, Thwomp teleports near or above a nearby opponent. It hangs in the air and falls down when an opponent passes under it, falling through any soft platform beneath it and dealing 32% damage and 10 shield damage. Touching one at rest deals 7%. Unlike its game appearances, however, the Thwomp will teleport to a different part of the stage if left stationary. The Thwomp has a high jostle priority, making it very difficult to pass through without dodging. While Thwomp can't hurt its summoner, it will still push them out of the way and attacks will clang against it.

Training Mode describes the Thwomp Assist Trophy: Squishes opponents caught beneath it. Can't be KO'd. They cannot be summoned on the 3D Land, Big Blue, Dream Land GB, Great Plateau Tower, King of Fighters Stadium, Mario Bros., Mishima Dojo, Mushroomy Kingdom, Pac-Land, Rainbow Cruise, Summit, and Wrecking Crew stages.

Spirit

Thwomp also appears as an Advanced-class support spirit. It can be summoned using the cores of Rock Pikmin and Rocky.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
52		Thwomp		★★	2	Weapon Resist ↑	Super Mario Series

Gallery

• 

  Kirby's Stone taking the form of a Thwomp in Melee (top).

• 

  Kirby's Stone taking the form of a Thwomp in Brawl.

• 

  Kirby's Stone taking the form of a Thwomp in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

• 

  Official artwork of Thwomp from Ultimate.

• 

  A Thwomp next to Isabelle, Jigglypuff, and Mr. Game & Watch in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ドッスン	Onomatopoeia for crushing
English	Thwomp	—
French (PAL)	Thwomp	—
French (NTSC)	Ka-Bang	—
German	Steinblock	Stone Block
Spanish (PAL)	Roca Picuda	Spiky Rock
Spanish (NTSC)	Don Pisotón	Mr. Stomp
Italian	Twomp	—
Chinese	咚咚	Onomatopoeia for thumping
Korean	쿵쿵	Thud
Dutch	Thwomp	—
Russian	Бамс	Onomatopoeia for hitting the ground

Trivia

• Despite Thwomps having a singular voice clip from Super Mario 64, which is reused throughout the Mario series, they remain mute in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, possibly to reflect their appearance in the New Super Mario Bros. series, where they are consistently mute.
• Thwomp's Assist Trophy reveal is very similar to King K. Rool and Banjo & Kazooie's fighter reveals. While King Dedede and Duck Hunt were disguised as K. Rool and Banjo and Kazooie respectively, only to get smacked by them later, Kirby follows suit by using Stone to take the form of Thwomp, only to get hit by a real one.