Name: Thwack and Wonder Thwack
Debut: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
It’s Thwack time! If you were worried that Thwomps weren’t usually colorful enough, or that Thwomps were too big and spiky, well then, Thwacks are just the right enemy for you! Putting the Thwacks and Wonder Thwacks together, you get not one, not two, but four different colors! And each color comes with two facial variations to boot! It’s Thwack madness out here!
Thwacks are found in the Thwomp Volcano, which is ideally, where everyone should live. Who doesn’t love Thwomps, after all? Since they exist in a Mario & Luigi game, the Thwacks come with a gimmick where they will only attack certain Bros. depending on their color. Specifically, pink and red Thwacks will only attack Mario or Baby Mario, while green and teal Thwacks will attack Luigi and Baby Luigi! Of course, each Thwack comes with a very special surprise attack...
Sometimes, in a last-ditch effort, Thwacks will turn yellow and charge at the Bros., eventually splitting into two boulders to send one at each Bro. That being said, with a well-timed hop, these boulders can be avoided, effectively meaning that combat with the Thwack can be avoided entirely. Is this part of the strategy in a Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time pacifist run? Can you do a Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time pacifist run? I don’t know! I’ve never played the game! I’m regurgitating info from the Mario Wiki over here, folks!
Name: Thwack Totem
Debut: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
As the building blocks of Thwomp society, the Thwacks inside Thwomp Caverns (a cave inside the Thwomp Volcano) are capable of stacking themselves into a Thwack Totem! While Thwack Totems look pretty cool, they generally don’t last for very long, since most of their attacks consist of splitting up into four Thwacks. What we do learn from this enemy is that Thwacks can launch themselves into the air with rocket boosters. Neat!
One last side-note is that I’m pretty sure that Thwack Totem was also inspiration for another of my earliest character designs! For this reason, and this reason only, I think Thwack Totem and Tileoid should be good friends. I hope you all agree with my very professional and sound logic.