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|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)
|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]]
|variants=[[Spiked Thwomp]]<br>[[Thwomp (small)]]
|relatives=[[Stone Elevator]]
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'''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]] 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.
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.


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'''<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures'' The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 85.</ref> appear but instead act like they do in the ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, similar to [[Spiked Thwomp]]s.
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ドシン<br>''Doshin''<br>ドッスン<ref>''Zelda no Densetsu: Yottsu no Tsurugi+'' Shogakukan guide, page 14.</ref><br>''Dossun''
|Jap=ドシン
|JapM=A thwomp onomatopoeia (''Yume o Miru Shima'')<br><br>From ''dosun'', a thump onomatopoeia (''Four Swords+'')
|JapR=Doshin
|JapM=A thwomp onomatopoeia
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Revision as of 17:53, January 22, 2023

Mega Thwomp
FSA Thwomp.png
Sprite of a Thwomp from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
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.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドシン
Doshin
A thwomp onomatopoeia

References

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