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{{Species infobox
{{Species infobox
|image = [[File:Mega Thwomp LADX sprite.png]]<br>Sprite of a Mega Thwomp from ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
|image=[[File:Mega Thwomp LADX sprite.png]]<br>Sprite of a Mega Thwomp from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
|first_appearance = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993)
|first_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993)
|latest_appearance = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (2019, Switch remake)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (2019)
|notable = [[Head Thwomp]]
|variant_of=[[Thwomp (big)|Thwomp]]
|variant_of = [[Thwomp]]
|variants = [[Thwomp (small)]]<br>[[Spiked Thwomp]]
}}
}}
[[File:Mega Thwomp in LA Switch screenshot.png|thumb|left|Link approaching Mega Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' for Nintendo Switch]]
The '''Mega Thwomp'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> is a stone obstacle in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. It is a [[Thwomp (big)|Thwomp]] from the ''[[mariowiki:Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]'' and the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], it is colored red.
'''Mega Thwomp'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide, page 101.</ref> is an enemy in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. It is a larger variant of [[Thwomp]]s, who are enemies from the ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. Mega Thwomp is colored red, and its face shows an angry expression.


Only one Mega Thwomp appears in the game, in a side-scrolling passage of [[Key Cavern]]. It is hanging in midair over a pit of spikes, blocking the path forward. Unlike other Thwomps, Mega Thwomp cannot damage Link because it does not attempt to crush [[Link]] if he walks underneath it. To bypass Mega Thwomp, Link must use his [[Pegasus Boots]] to charge into it, causing Mega Thwomp to crack slightly and giving it a shocked expression. It then falls onto the pit of spikes. Link can then use the Mega Thwomp as a platform for crossing the spikes. In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'', when Link charges into Mega Thwomp, it turns blue, although in the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, it stays red when hit.
Only one Mega Thwomp appears in the game, in a side-scrolling passage of [[Key Cavern]]. It is hanging in midair over a pit of spikes, blocking the path forward. Unlike other Thwomps, Mega Thwomp cannot damage Link because it does not attempt to crush [[Link]] if he walks underneath it. To bypass Mega Thwomp, Link must use his [[Pegasus Boots]] to charge into it, causing Mega Thwomp to crack slightly and giving it a shocked expression. It then falls onto the pit of spikes. Link can then use the Mega Thwomp as a platform for crossing the spikes. In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'', when Link charges into Mega Thwomp, it turns blue, although in the Nintendo Switch remake, it stays red when hit.


In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', Thwomps resembling Mega Thwomp appear but instead act like [[Spiked Thwomp]]s.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery widths=180>
Mega Thwomp LA sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' sprite
Mega Thwomp LA sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' sprite
Mega Thwomp cracked LADX sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' sprite (shocked)
Mega Thwomp cracked LADX sprite.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' sprite (shocked)
Mega Thwomp LA scene.png|The area with Mega Thwomp in the original ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''
Mega Thwomp LA scene.png|The area with Mega Thwomp in the original ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''
Mega Thwomp LADX screenshot.png|Link encounters the Mega Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
Mega Thwomp LADX screenshot.png|Link encounters the Mega Thwomp in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
Mega Thwomp in LA Switch screenshot.png|Link approaching a Mega Thwomp in the for Nintendo Switch remake
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドシン
|JapR=Doshin
|JapM=A thwomp onomatopoeia
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Other wikis|SuperMarioWiki-p=Thwomp#The Legend of Zelda series}}
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[[Category:Thwomps]]
[[Category:Thwomps]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening obstacles]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening obstacles]]
[[Category:Enemies from the Mario franchise]]

Latest revision as of 17:54, January 22, 2023

Mega Thwomp
Mega Thwomp LADX sprite.png
Sprite of a Mega Thwomp from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
Variant of Thwomp

The Mega Thwomp[1] is a stone obstacle in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. It is a Thwomp from the Mario franchise. In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX and the Nintendo Switch remake, it is colored red.

Only one Mega Thwomp appears in the game, in a side-scrolling passage of Key Cavern. It is hanging in midair over a pit of spikes, blocking the path forward. Unlike other Thwomps, Mega Thwomp cannot damage Link because it does not attempt to crush Link if he walks underneath it. To bypass Mega Thwomp, Link must use his Pegasus Boots to charge into it, causing Mega Thwomp to crack slightly and giving it a shocked expression. It then falls onto the pit of spikes. Link can then use the Mega Thwomp as a platform for crossing the spikes. In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, when Link charges into Mega Thwomp, it turns blue, although in the Nintendo Switch remake, it stays red when hit.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドシン
Doshin
A thwomp onomatopoeia

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Page 101.