Star Thwomp: Difference between revisions

'''Star Thwomps''', originally known as '''Super Thwomps''',<ref>{{cite|quote=SUPER THWOMPS: You don’t want to get caught beneath a Super Thwomp when it comes crashing down. Plan your approach early to avoid swerving.|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Mario Kart 7'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=162}}</ref><ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario Kart'' Notable Foes Tab.</ref> and previously known simply as '''Thwomps''',<ref>{{cite|quote='''Thwomps:''' Aside from a completely borderless track, Thwomps are the only hazard you’ll have to look out for, but what a hazard they are! Doing what Thwomps do, these stony behemoths will smash down onto the track at regular intervals. When they do, a large portion of the track near them ripples, causing your kart to bounce and potentially lose control. Not only that, but if these things come down on top of you, you’ll be little more than Nintendo-themed paper.|author=Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa|date=2017|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]])|page=203}}</ref>  are a shiny version of [[Thwomp]]s that appear only in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], specifically {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}.

Super Thwomps reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', with the return of {{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}} as a retro track. Like before, they behave like normal Thwomps, but using their modern spiked appearance from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', albeit with a more intense rainbow design, rather than the blunt one used by the Thwomps on [[3DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]. Once again, racers flip if they run into them. Due to their bigger size, they appear in lesser numbers, from sixteen to seven (one Thwomp stands in for every two originally present, though the second quartet is replaced with just one); they also cause the track to wave when they slam the ground, allowing racers to use them for tricks.

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', this variation of Thwomp once again appears on {{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}} included in the [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|first downloadable content pack]]. Unlike ''Mario Kart 7'', they are based upon their ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' design, much like the Thwomps in [[Thwomp Ruins]], though they still flip racers on contact. Along with the <small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road course, these Thwomps reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the game's base content.

Star Thwomps return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' with their ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' appearance and current name. They are found on SNES Rainbow Road, [[RMX Rainbow Road 1]], [[RMX Rainbow Road 2]], and [[Wii Rainbow Road|Wii Rainbow Road R/T]], functioning in the same manner as in previous installments. They are also featured as obstacles in the [[Glider Challenge]] of SNES Rainbow Road and are the main obstacles in the [[Steer Clear of Obstacles]] bonus challenge of [[3DS Rainbow Road]], where they stay still or move horizontally as well. Star Thwomps have also appeared in bonus challenges outside of Rainbow Road courses, namely the Steer Clear of Obstacles bonus challenge set in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]] and the Glider Challenge set at [[SNES Mario Circuit 3]].

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