A Big Whomp (also called a Large Whomp) is a bigger version of a Whomp that first appeared in New Super Mario Bros.. They act very similar as the regular Thwomps and can be defeated by using the Ground Pound on their backs; even they are enemies who will cause damage to the plumbers on contact.
History[]
New Super Mario Bros.[]
A Larger Whomp.
Big Whomps (under the name Whomp (Large)) first appear in New Super Mario Bros.. In this game, only one is seen in the whole game, it is located in World 3-Castle after a rope-swinging section. Unlike the other Whomps in the Castle, this one actually moves around and will attempt to flatten Mario/Luigi on sight, like the regular Whomps however, this one slams it's head down allowing for a ground pound to finish it off, the Big Whomp also drops more coins than a regular Thwomp.
In the game's files, there exists an unused variety of the Big Whomp which doesn't move (similar to the smaller Whomps (which also have an unused moving variety)). This Whomp would've behaved identically to the smaller Whomps however it would've been larger.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[]
Mario near a larger Whomp.
Big Whomps make a return in New Super Mario Bros. 2. In this game, they are seen in World Mushroom-Castle alongside several smaller Whomps, they retain their behavior from their previous appearance however there are also still varieties which appear. A Big Whomp can be defeated by ground pounding it after it topples or with the effects of a Gold Flower, Invincibility Leaf, or a Starman.
Trivia[]
- The Whomp King in Super Mario 64 is sometimes mistaken as a Big Whomp due to lacking a crown, this error was fixed in the remake as he is now given a crown.
