Attack-a of the Whacka! - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake OST

[@whacker01]

I'm glad I'm the secret final boss

[@corey5613]

I’m so proud of you!

[@kazoorion7993]

LMAO

[@Cantu678]

Yeah, you sneaky son of a gun

[@stevenjordan489]

I'm now scared of your existence.

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

*Whacks you with a hammer*

[@GabeV12]

“Haha! He hurt himself with the stage! …….OH GOD. HE HURT HIMSELF WITH THE STAGE.”

[@giovi0492]

You are worried for his self being... Or the fact that he can attack you more with that action?

[@Gamblegork]

fuck, time to superguard

[@GabeV12]

@@giovi0492…yes

[@KirbzyServal]

*P A N I C K 0-0* “+26 damage”

[@arandompersonthatjustcomme9030]

Bonetail wasn't in the Pit for the sake of guarding treasure, he was there to make sure Whacka never returned.

[@mariobroultimate1808]

She. Bonetail is a girl in the remake.

[@RacingSnails64]

I accept this as canon.

[@Angeler-br8mt]

@@mariobroultimate1808 Weren’t they all always female, all the (word here)tails?

[@CompositeCreativity]

@@Angeler-br8mtNo. Gloomtail was male in the original and is still referred to as “Hooktail’s older brother” in the remake. Bonetail was always female in almost all translations of the original version (except the English one for some reason, but that has been corrected in the English version of the remake). The only difference with Hooktail from the original to the remake is that the player didn’t learn Hooktail’s gender until chapter 8 (in the remake, everyone in Petalburg knows it).

[@Angeler-br8mt]

@@CompositeCreativity Ah, I see, thank you.

[@waitingfortheequinnox]

“Bonetail, I like you. Don’t come to the Pit tomorrow.”

[@nahthepigmask.9660]

THATS WILD

[@batofdestiny]

BRO

[@ShibaDoesAThing]

WHAT THE HELLLLLL

[@slywhemwick8071]

Honestly I would have loved if Bonetail was the 100th floor boss… but after you defeat them you have another pipe appear leading to Waka

[@GGMK2002]

WOW WOOOOOOOOW

[@DrKyper]

Me: haha this must just be a gag fight Whacka: pick a god and pray

[@IAteABox]

Pick a god and play*

[@GodOfCulture]

I'll take Rias Gremory then

[@fireembliam9090]

That is a Fire Emblem crit quote.

[@IAteABox]

@@fireembliam9090 Frederick from Awakening’s specifically

[@Emboarbof]

More like "Your God can't reach you down here"

[@hjt091]

oh no the consequences of my actions

[@wolfzend5964]

Wacka: You mean *our* actions

[@damiencrossley7497]

remembers all the times i wacked him in the 64 game: I agree!

[@TitanXecutor]

WHY DO MY ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES?!?!

[@CordyBrush]

WHEN WILL YOO LOOORN?!? THAT YOOR ACTUUNS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

He really couldn't take that abuse anymore

[@the3dluxe53]

Absolutely nuts that Whacka had unused enemy data all the way back in Paper Mario 64 and then 24 years later he’s the secret final boss of the TTYD remake.

[@joshcoy6748]

I found prince mush to be more devastating.

[@SaviorSwords]

All it needs is time to build up strength!

[@quack-tastictictac1630]

I love it when developers reuse unused content in new games

[@shaneens1547]

​@@quack-tastictictac1630 Like The Moonshine Mob from Cuphead!

[@leontriestoart]

Sephiroth when whacka pulls out seven whacka bumps:

[@Cantu678]

*and it's RED whacka bumps*

[@ianmurphy3840]

What's worst the Whacka or the Mario Bros.?

[@Cantu678]

The Whacka ;-;

[@somerandomgamer9065]

@@Cantu678dear god

[@koopakoot9557]

“Seven whacka bumps till the end, what will you do”

[@jamesonshekmeister]

I just love it when game developers turn their silly goofball/joke characters into ungodly strong secret bosses.

[@vladi3862]

zote from hollow knight

[@pigmilk1331]

sans

[@SeriousStriker]

Bana from Xenoblade 1

[@rho-starmkl4483]

Stratos & Delilah from Bug Fables.

[@NikopfpCultist]

​@@rho-starmkl4483i still have the scars of delilah's cannon ball spam ;-; But seriously though, i won against them second try by sheer luck(and leif ice rain spam) where they didnt get a chance of attacking(except a couple times, tho they did only use their weakest ones, hence why the sheer luck i got)

[@j-star026]

The superbosses are basically "if you dont know how to superguard, you're gonna learn today!"

[@greninja3360]

I just abused the fuck outta Vivian's veil during this cause Goombella got knocked out after the first turn cause I needed to tattle him.

[@themustardman219]

@@VadenimoPrince mush is literally one of the super bosses the comment is talking about

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

Koopers Shell:

[@praimi13]

Nice argument however Power rush x10 + power bounce

[@joshcoy6748]

I didn't learn how to superguard here(and I'm not good at it either), but I did need it for my next opponent, I did use the shell to protect myself though.

[@gamewizard2008]

So, here's how my battle with Whacka ended. The dude had one HP left. Just one. But it was his turn. He had about six Whacka Bumps at his disposal, including a red one. I thought he would eat the red one and regain all his HP or something. Instead, he used the self-harming attack to give him more Whacka Bumps.

[@JacobKrone-y5p]

Whacka ain't very smart

[@diamondyoshi6649]

they very silly :3

[@SillierPutty]

@@JacobKrone-y5p he will take your life next.

[@JacobKrone-y5p]

@@SillierPutty oh fuck

[@skirdus367]

who would beat mario in a fight: -an ancient undead dragon lurking at the very bottom of a hundred execution chambers, whose powers rival and even surpass those of its demonic master -one whacky boi

[@joshcoy6748]

What about the first glitz pit champion?

[@joshcoy6748]

I apologize for sending the same message by mistake.

[@RaceBandit]

Believe it or not, Bonetail! You have all the experience from _two_ Pit laps when you go to fight Whacka, so you don't burn through as much of your inventory.

[@sirgalladethenoble5559]

When a move does 20 damage in Final Fantasy: 🥱 When a move does 20 damage in Paper Mario: 😦

[@DAOC88]

When a move does 20 damage in Mario & Luigi: 😴

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

@@DAOC88 When a multi-damage move does 20 damage in Mario & Luigi: ☠

[@xreamed]

@@MusSupremeJAR03 Mario & Luigi would just throw those back

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

@@xreamed Bowser's flamethrower: Do you want to try?

[@jamesvega6813]

the fact that i saw Whacka do 87 damage in one turn.

[@superstarultra]

Keep in mind that they gave this guy 108 HP. The number has a lot of spiritual significance in Eastern religion, like Buddhism and Hinduism. Depending on the context, it can be holy or foreboding. The Western equivalent to this is basically 666. Spiritomb from Pokemon is themed all around 108, so you KNOW this Whacka is trouble.

[@dustymcwari4468]

That explains the intro Also pretty funny Prince Mush is 96 6 6 xd

[@amanewatanabe778]

From what I know, in Buddhism people are said to have 108 afflictions or "kleshas." There are 6 senses multiplied by 3 responses (how you feel about them, positive, negative or just neutral) making 18 feelings. Those feelings can come from yourself or occur externally (x2). All of those can be manifested in the past, the present, and the future (x3) hence 108. Yeah so we're probably beating the afflictions out of poor Whacka lol

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

@@amanewatanabe778 My headcanon is that, if we take the past, present and future in the sense of "Whacka", it is that it comes from the past (PM64), present (PMTTYD GC), and future (PMTTYD Switch)

[@thebiolibrary5572]

@@MusSupremeJAR03 You could also interpret future as Super Paper Mario, since that's the last Paper Mario game Whacka appeared in before the TTYD remake.

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

@@thebiolibrary5572 Chronologically speaking, we can take it as a fact as the future of Whacka

[@DoublemanFM]

These madmen actually designed a boss to punish Yoshi stacking. They spent 20 years teaching players to do it, and then ripped it all away.

[@Snow_Skitter]

If you can stack like ten charges on Yoshi you can still do it. Just gotta either have a lot of healing items or superguard well.

[@Pikminenjoyerbunchofnumbers]

​@@Snow_Skitteri like having fun

[@bird5109]

Koops' Shield Shell can still go around this punishment.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Me the doofus who actually just abused the crap of the diverse hammer skills: :>

[@potatoe972]

This sign can’t stop me because I can’t read! Seriously I did Turn 1: Tattle, switch to Yoshi, Power Lift Turn 2: Jump, Ground Pound, Whacka heals Turn 3: Jump, Ground Pound, Whacka assaults me with 9 bumps and even though I get lucky on 7 of them Mario still gets absolutely obliterated Turn 4: Win Pro tip: Don’t do what I did.

[@reiyun]

Everyone's a playa until whacka casually deals 87 HP damage in a single turn.

[@kai0318]

Koops Shell Shield my beloved.

[@joshyjosh1990]

@@kai0318also Power Lift and Life Shrooms.

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

It's even worse when you have Double Pain on just for added difficulty.😂

[@zaneheaston8254]

Still not as much as Prince Mush’s Hyper Combo

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

​@zaneheaston8254 Well you know what to do: _C-C-COMBO BREAKER!_

[@noelle1940]

i like how whacka went from "helpless endangered creature that you bully for strong healing items" to "friendly yet terrifying beast whose true extent of power is unknown even to itself"

[@ViIvaNunner]

the recontextualisation of whacka has made me very glad knowing that even the cruelest of players are doing no real harm to them

[@dukemon6163]

It would be funny if he was so "Unaware" that Mario's buffs didn't work against him.

[@JangoMango5]

Its like kirby in a way

[@WofWifWaf]

And he's JUST PLAYING

[@tangerinepaint3643]

@@dukemon6163 Aw hell nah not Big Stall™ in TTYD

[@MegaDude10]

Shadow Queen: I fear no man but that...THING. Whacka: :3 Shadow Queen: IT SCARES ME.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Mario: I don't a see it- Shadow queen: YOU WILL! *hides behind beldam* Mario: ... *shrugs going for a first strike*

[@ThreeHeadedGhast]

​@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32Whacka: Oh, so you wanna be like that, huh? Well, time to learn what it feels to get whacked. It's whacking time!

[@thegreenthunder2]

If Whacka and Prince Mush were Mario's partners in the shadow queen fight she wouldn't even be able to get an attack in

[@DeltaBlazin]

I wanna remind everyone that this was Whacka PLAYING with us. Imagine if he was actually serious.

[@RacingSnails64]

I love the idea that Whackas are actually incredibly powerful creatures and could be incredibly dangerous if they wanted to be, but simply choose to be peaceful and docile and keep to themselves.

[@lookslikenik6931]

Probably more powerful than Bonetail…maybe 300 HP and like 30 Damage or something more crazy stuff.

[@DeltaBlazin]

@@RacingSnails64 And they had the audacity to make you feel guilty for whacking them, they have ONE HUNDRED EIGHT HP, THEY CAN HANDLE IT.

[@ViIvaNunner]

​@@RacingSnails64before i found out whacka was having fun i thought the implication was you had to abuse a cute friendly guy to unlock them but also with the knowledge that they could defend themself but chose not to now that i know they are having fun though i see it more as whacking them hurts but its more an annoyance than anything serious; and since they found fighting fun i can only imagine hitting them wasnt that serious to them

[@Dg-lp1vt]

​@@DeltaBlazin Even worse, 108 is the equivalent to 666 in eastern cultures. Spiritomb from Pokemon is based around this number.

[@Gears-rb2ox]

The theme you hear when Whacka collects the seven chaos bumps

[@CeHee123]

Now i just imagine 7 coloured bumps that are like anti-crystal stars that all have their own powers that are equally devastating.

[@somerandomgamer9065]

@@CeHee123or that they can do the same things as the stars, imagine if Whacka could use Power Lift

[@BLTstudi0s]

He becomes super sonic, a.k.a. WACKY WHACKA

[@DaSheepKiller]

@@CeHee123that’s probably what the Whacka is capable of if it ever gets angry

[@wolfzend5964]

​@CeHee123 Red: Damage Move. Orange: Healing/ Default. Yellow Power Lift. Green: Status Infliction/ Poison. Blue: Tattle Ability. Purple: Gives you 2 moves next 3 turns. Pink: Tactical Nuke.

[@segafan1316]

Love how he isn't even angry at the whacking. He just thinks Mario is playing. Which makes the fact he has 108 HP and his attacks can do a whooping 28 damage fucking hilarious

[@reallybusy622]

This whacka has Collector levels of innocence but power.

[@dustymcwari4468]

If this is him while just playing, imagine if he was mad xd

[@sanddry738]

Honestly after the guilt of hitting the whacka in the original, I’m glad he’s able to defend himself

[@WolflFlavoredTea]

@@reallybusy622 yeah. or better...SMOLLUSK

[@azurebalmung4520]

@@sanddry738 There was a fight coded for the 64 version, but it ended up scrapped. Glad they finally brought it out for the remake.

[@fireXdisaster]

Love how Whacka's theme starts like some Dark Souls-esque boss thing and then gets whacky but stays rock-metal, and also got vocals 🤣

[@blazeproductions4095]

This is just honestly the goat of Paper Mario music

[@Cantu678]

@@blazeproductions4095 Yep

[@thomasguignard6959]

Well...when you see the damage tho...

[@Cantu678]

This is why the music fits

[@blazeproductions4095]

Exactly

[@yabukiman4273]

How to beat Whacka: 1. Superguard the bumps. 2. Superguard the bumps. 3. SUPERGUARD. THE. BUMPS.

[@Kirby_BallZ]

Stack up on power rush badges and be on 5 hp

[@OChunks]

You can just cheese the fight with Koops or Vivian lol

[@Random_Idiot69420]

​@OChunks how

[@OChunks]

Just use their defense/ evasion move before he attacks

[@sidiousthesus1984]

Love how they pulled a Super Paper Mario with the Pit and made you do it again, but made the boss worth it this time

[@CaliCosmicGal]

It’s not nearly as bad as super, 1 there first time you get down you actually get to fight something (Bonetail) while Shadoo literally just sent you back to do the entire pit again without a final fight 2 you can spend 300 coins to skip to floor 50

[@YoshKen]

@@CaliCosmicGalthe skipping of the 50 floor might just be so your not wasting your time on fights you are not likely to gain any experience from. Nonetheless it’s still great that you can just skip it

[@brianv9242]

@@YoshKenyeah I wish they'd have let you pay Mover like 500 coins or something to be able to instantly go to floor 90 or straight to Whacka though once you've beaten him for the first time. It'd be great if we could just fight Whacka whenever without committing to 49 floors all over again.

[@YoshKen]

@@brianv9242 I didn’t know that you could fight him again I’ve only fought him once.

[@brianv9242]

@@YoshKen you in fact can, both new superbosses in this game can be fought an infinite amount of times.

[@Jonewii]

I like how this music begins like "Heavens got pierced and the mole descended to punish everyone!" And then it's just turns into Mario&Luigi boss theme like song. :D

[@tripleaaabattery8480]

Honestly yeah listening to this, it definitely sounds like a mario & Luigi boss theme

[@vAINaRTEROUS]

How the fuck were they an endangered species?!?! Most npcs would simply perish upon a single hit!

[@kumatheronin8961]

I almost want to say I think the reason is..... They just take it

[@MagnificantSasquatch]

"Did you think you’d get to just come back to this series and I’d _forget all you did to me?"_

[@Nehfarius]

"But Whacka, I never smacked you for a bump even once."

[@alicechen7842]

You have to kill the other Whacka and get all its bumps for this one to spawn

[@Nehfarius]

@@alicechen7842 Then I guess I'm never fighting this boss. I don't hurt Whackas ever.

[@zoharshaked726]

@@Nehfariustbf, if you don't whack him you don't even fight it or even encounter it at the pit, so this makes this sentence objectively wrong

[@themustardman219]

@@alicechen7842I think it's the same whacka

[@capsulecat8569]

“It’s just a silly blue mole(?), you don’t need to do anything special.” Nintendo:

[@Irokutarabelmont]

After listening to this song about a thousand times, I figured it out. Why the dynamic between the threatening Death Metal section and the goofy section work so well together. Wacka is playing with you. Not in a "predator toying with food", but in a "I'm playing a game with my fren :3" way. Which is the goofy part. Meanwhile, Mario is fighting for his fucking life during the death metal lmao

[@localidiot450]

mario is WHAT for his life???

[@SillierPutty]

@@localidiot450 fighting

[@localidiot450]

@@SillierPutty oh hey they finally edited it lmao

[@corey5613]

Whacka has his own personal choir, let that sink in

[@problempixel-ian2663]

Two superbosses, one of them looks like they're from a mod, the other's whacka.

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

Paper Mario pro mode / master quest a mod which has you fight Whacka

[@problempixel-ian2663]

@@unquestionableexistance8704 yes. That does not change what I said. Whacka is still a boss and Mush's boss fight looks like it's from a mod.

[@friendlybendy2070]

Whacka was still underpowered in Master Quest... now he's an actual threat

[@mannofdober873]

"Whack me one more time. I dare you." *Whacks Whacka* "So you have chosen... FUN!"

[@RockStoneLee19]

😂

[@CocoCrawl]

"You want fun? Whacka'll show you fun!"

[@fiddlechrome]

@@CocoCrawlBA-BAM!

[@Termina2018]

"This'll be fun indeed... FOR ME!"

[@CoolioGuy-i2o]

you attacka your last whacka

[@Christoph8]

I didn't know Nintendo cared about Paper Mario 64 romhacks.

[@Dg-lp1vt]

Context?

[@孫其暐]

​@@Dg-lp1vt Whacks was featured as a optional boss in the Paper Mario 64 romhack called Dark Star Edition, Whacka was made like the Dojo masters where you can challenge him multiple times with progressively increased difficulty (with Whack becomes more violent as you gave him more brain damage eqch time he was whacked), in the final form of Whacka, there's even a pile of dead dry bones corpse laying around, showing that Whacka ain't f around no more. Basically, the community had meme on for years that what if Whacka is a superboss. And now that idea had becomes official.

[@NintenJoeGamer]

apparently whacka was supposed to be either a boss or if you hit him enough times, it'd trigger a fight in pm64 but was never added anyway

[@Cantu678]

So then, THEY DECIDED TO ADD HIM LATER IN THE REMAKE AS A PURPOSE "I think we should save this for later" OR "Huh... I didn't expect it to be a meme. You know what? Let's add Whacka as a boss in this remake I suppose" THEN?!?

[@Cantu678]

So then... THEY DECIDED TO ADD HIM YEARS LATER?!?

[@flophawk]

0:54 goes absolutely INSANE

[@gaminggranny1541]

I like how in the fight that stage hazards have their chances cranked up to give him some bumps to use, really feels like he's using the gimmicks of the game against you for the final test.

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

it also SPECIFICALLY counters peril strats That is unless you equip all the lucky badges and somehow avoid 3 stage hazards

[@mauroperez2848]

I can't be the only one who notice the stage hazard chances went up a good amount for this battle specifically.

[@potatoe972]

I didn’t see any stage hazards because I killed him in 4 turns

[@SuperInkLink]

Including the super rare ones; I've seen Bowser Statue and Meteor happen back-to-back towards the lower half of his health.

[@ayo.2022]

​@@SuperInkLinksame, I didn't even know there was a bowser statue hazard until this game decided to teach me the hard way

[@sdx3918]

So this is what Super Paper Mario was really talking about when the whacka bump description says "how do you sleep at night?" It's not to make you feel bad its to give you a warning about their vengeance and power.

[@whitecraftplays8524]

On a mattress from MattressFirm

[@aaronTGP_3756]

A great recontextualization. Rather than, "You monster!" it's "You don't fear him enough!"

[@kuniokun9117]

how do you sleep at night? with one eye open.

[@whitecraftplays8524]

@@kuniokun9117 On a Mattress of MattressFirm.

[@Pumpkinbyte]

from "!" to "?"

[@Wrenchy247]

When the bullying victim finally snaps

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

He really couldn't take that abuse anymore

[@dustymcwari4468]

He weaponized it

[@killercroc99]

*Pumped Up Kicks plays in the distance*

[@BuckBlaziken]

They gave a mole a Dark Souls’ theme for the first 5 seconds. I love Intelligent System’s sense of humor

[@reydesonic]

"How much harder can he be than Bonetail??" *Deals 10 damage per hit* "Er--that's fine, it's fi..." *Deals 27 FREAKIN DAMAGE PER HIT* "OK."

[@NintenJoeGamer]

'Superguard or die :))))))))))))))'

[@veghesther3204]

Exactly while Mario CAN have 180 to 200 HP AT LV 99 even that MUCH HP it can do in 1 turn so yes either super guard or you can STILL die EVEN AT LV 99 with 180 to 200 HP on Mario.

[@byts2160]

I never got to see the 27 damage when I fought him. I charged Mario until I got a +34 bonus and killed him with power bounce.

[@RuneTacticss]

Prince Mush: Laughs in 100 damage in one attack

[@reydesonic]

I mean it’s still Paper Mario TTYD, where Power Rush/Mega Rush exists. But the fact that otherwise you have to actually get good at Superguards or die is hilarious. I mean, I really like it. It makes Floor 100 feel satisfying, because it’s not impossible, you just gotta bring your A game.

[@WhoTookSaltyCabbage]

One thing I love is how all three of the new superboss themes strike a drastically different vibe from each other. Bonetail's new theme is incredibly menacing with an ancient feeling to it, as befitting a long-forgotten beast lurking at the bottom of an enormous dungeon. Prince Mush's theme sounds determined and energetic, heroic even, perfect for an all-out brawl between two renowned fighters before a roaring crowd. And this one is completely off-the-wall and chaotic, bouncing back and forth between goofy and serious, fitting for the absurd situation of Whacka of all characters beating your ass.

[@dolphinmaster420]

Wasn't Bonetail in the OG ttyd?

[@SillierPutty]

@@dolphinmaster420 I think they mean the new *themes.*

[@WhoTookSaltyCabbage]

@@dolphinmaster420 Yeah I was talking about her new theme specifically, since she just uses Hooktail's again in the original.

[@dolphinmaster420]

@@WhoTookSaltyCabbage oh yeah then i agree

[@HyperSora80]

Putting the FUN in FUNERAL

[@dragavion1875]

Lmao

[@EthVortexShield]

aw naw bro

[@koiyune]

thats what were gonna have after whacka beats us up

[@DoodleWill]

Mario : "So if I don't attack him, he won't have any bumps to attack with?" Whacka : _COMMENCES THE JIGGLIN'_

[@canadianbridgehunter2608]

0:10 That guitar riff tho!!!!!!! That's the very last thing I would personally expect to hear in any of the Mario games (Super Mario Odyssey being the only exception).

[@Its_A.Secret618]

If your taking about heavy metal songs it’s kind of modern paper Mario’s thing.

[@austinlisenbee8415]

Here in mother rougeport, whacka whacks you.

[@drunkenskunkproductionsdsp8094]

They're based on a mole for a reason: To bury you six feet under.

[@joshcoy6748]

6 feet? Try 100 floors under, which I'm pretty sure would each be above 6 feet in height per floor!

[@alexeidarling]

I love how this manages to thread the needle of being extremely epic and extremely goofy.

[@LuznoLindo]

Not to mention it's got a sense of finality, considering this is the toughest battle in the game, and, from a progression standpoint, the last thing to do in the game.

[@professornova1236]

I'd believe history books were wrong and Whacka was the one who sealed the Shadow Queen

[@F1areon]

It was Whacka and Mush time-traveling to the past and wrecking the Shadow Queen's shit, creating a time loop

[@michaelweigl6174]

and he used the 7 special star shaped Wack-a bums

[@DaNintendude]

The way Whacka acts here makes me believe that the only reason Whacka was upset about being hit before is because: A) He wasn't in the mood to play, or-- B) He knows that Mario isn't playing with him. Whacka doesn't seem to mind getting hit as long as it's part of a game. Whackas live in remote locations, so they seem to prefer being alone most of the time. I wonder if they're even close to extinct, or if they all just went into hiding because of how often people would bother them.

[@DaNintendude]

They do seemingly get brain-damaged from getting hit though, so idk

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Giving me Mario & Luigi vibes

[@Christoph8]

The xylophone

[@SuperWiiBros08]

@@Christoph8 is not just that, it has that Yoko Shimomura fast paced sequence

[@waddleds665]

The bpm is like really similar to a M&L battle theme ngl

[@GodOfCulture]

A Mario RPG Remake A TTYD Remake The Mario RPG Survey Now a Theme that sounds like straight from a M&L itself There's a Direct coming this Month Am I delusional or is my Hope actually legit this time

[@Hrd2HndleRandal]

​@GodOfCulture Man i was thinking the same thing with M&L. Its the only rpg series that hasnt made a comeback yet so this could be the perfect chance. (I'm praying so fucking hard for this to happen)

[@ThePlushLuigiBros2018]

Guess Whacka's canonically the strongest Mario character now...

[@batofdestiny]

This is like if all the Paper Mario 64 romhacks became canon... All those whacka boss fights are REAL NOW

[@Cantu678]

It seems like they're inspired to make it official, even it's kinda because it was scraped as far as I heard

[@dustymcwari4468]

Though the execution is pretty different, the rom hacks are usually just an angy ungodly buffed Whacka going berserk This one is Whacka punishing you for every bump you do to him, so much that he attacks himself if there's not enough bumps on the field to throw at you

[@Cantu678]

Yep, b it I would love to see it more harder in the official

[@kkirby999]

What's next, a sex mod becomes canon?

[@JoelTheParrot]

@@dustymcwari4468 Yeah, the scrapped attack from Paper Mario 64 was very basic, which makes since considering in that game Partners didn't even have their own HP. Plus it was scrapped, not fully explored. But for this superboss? They knew how to make it more Whacka-specific in a very cool way

[@ffdgh1]

This sounds like a M&L boss theme in the best way possible.

[@korvidkillz]

ENDANGERED? MORE LIKE IN DANGER 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dg-lp1vt]

Mario: *"Hehe, i'm in danger."*

[@DaSheepKiller]

“Me, endangered? Buddy, I am the danger.” ~Whacka, probably

[@tofugamer2082]

“I am not in danger Mario, I am the danger. A guy comes down to the Pit of 100 Trials and hits you on the head with a hammer and you think that of me? No, I am the one who whacks”.

[@Aluranae]

See, when Don Pianta tells you you're gonna get whacked. You best believe he means it, and he knows a guy.

[@RaceBandit]

I suddenly need to see Mafia Whacka.

[@wolfzend5964]

Wacka: So, you want Wacka Bumps, do ya? Mario: Uh... Wacka: By all means, take all the bumps you want. And then some!

[@Pokeball35]

0:10 Champion Cynthia intensifies. He has 108 HP, just like the 108 Souls inside Spiritomb…

[@psychopianist630]

It's also an important number in Eastern religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. In Buddhism, there are said to be 108 worldly desires and afflictions that people must overcome to achieve enlightenment and reach nirvana, and in both religions, you recite mantras using necklaces called malas that have 108 beads.

[@NickStepB]

I think spiritomb is 107, but it's really close.

[@psychopianist630]

@@NickStepB Nope, both its defenses are 108

[@emooplays]

Me: Phew, bonetail was a pretty hard boss! Me after finding whacka: aight ima head out

[@Onion_57]

This is the greatest plot twist of all time.

[@Rubyofthedead]

Goombella on Bonetail: She's probably stronger than the last boss, seriously! Whacka: Hold my bump.

[@SirBiscuitman]

Origami king is the best game ever made simply because of its ost and how it led to the creation of this song.

[@Its_A.Secret618]

Id give color splash credit for going in this direction, besides, if there was no color splash there would be no origami king.

[@akirathegamerdude6768]

I wasn't expecting a cute little blue mole to have one of the most badass themes in the entire game lol

[@profster_the_great]

It's insane how this is actually canon. I'm waiting for more super-intense joke battles in upcoming games.

[@BriceTerry_OGMarieStan]

The whacka warned you... But you didn't listen!

[@SomeGalNamedEve]

I managed to remain unspoiled on this theme until I got to fight Whacka for myself, and oh my god I am so glad I did I was laughing so hard when this Dark Souls-sounding theme suddenly just turned into the goofiest song I've ever heard

[@SoupGuy48]

The music that plays when you take 204 dmg because you thought you were gonna insta kill with enough multi bounces and head bonks:

[@NicTube]

Paper Mario should absolutely get more joke boss fights like this one. I also love how incredibly secret its requirements are, really reminds me of the typical "yo, have you heard about the super secret level in Mario World where you can get the laser suit?" school gaming rumors, only that it's ACTUALLY real lol It's also incredibly interesting how BOTH the Prince Mush AND Whacka battles are basically inspired/taken from Paper Mario mods in some way

[@aaronTGP_3756]

Good thing Whacka is just having fun. If he got mad, he may be impossible to beat.

[@Xx_Sunny0mor1_xX]

I believe paper mario created a new genre,goofy metal/rock. I didn't know I needed this in my life

[@supersmashbro596]

he's not even really mad at you, he sees this entire thing as a game c:

[@damiencrossley7497]

Gombella: So Bonetail trying to protect what's down here?! Bonetail: *about to fall after Mario's battle* OooooOOOOooOOOOOOOO! (NO! Trying to protect you.....from it!)

[@mauroperez2848]

"Aroooooooooooooooo!!!!" (You imbeciles! What have you done!!!!)

[@damiencrossley7497]

@@mauroperez2848 Wacka: *appears* Bonetail: AOoooooOOOOOO (I only got one chance) *UNDEAD DRAGONBREATH* Wacka: Dats cute *makes earthquake and a stalactite hits Bonetail on the head she falls over*

[@ryanatorgamingroblox]

Whacka: Let’s play! BA-BAM! Me with 10 Power Rushes, Lucky Day, two Close Calls, and Power Bounce:

[@TunaBear64]

Nintendo: Lets design a battle where Power Lift and Shell Shield are especially OP, even more than usually Devs: ... Nintendo: and make Power Bounce, Multibonk and Ground Pound detrimental. Devs: Mother of god

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

I can't believe they made a Whacka boss fight, it fits so much how wacky Paper Mario as a franchise is loool

[@mauroperez2848]

It was cool to see Whacka being realized as an actual superboss after learning that he was cut from the position in Paper Mario 64. This battle was tough, but it was also quite fun. The idea of this silly guy actually being super strong is quite funny, especially seeing what he does to make more bumps. Also I can't be the only one who noticed that the stage hazards were way more active here than in any other battle prior.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

1:11 That piano gives a very strong Mario & Luigi feel.

[@Irokutarabelmont]

I never thought in my life I'd hear Heavy Metal in a Mario game, but here we are. GODDAMN this track slaps

[@AloisAgos]

From endangered species to "endangering species".

[@anthonyoliver418]

I love how it starts off all dramatic, only to embrace the goofiness of the character, still makes me want Super Paper Mario remake so we can get a sequel to this

[@Battle4Cats]

Imagine a superboss fight against that cragnon who gave you that block puzzle code

[@SillierPutty]

And it would be a turn-based fight.

[@anthonyoliver418]

@@SillierPuttyno I don’t want Super Paper Mario to be turn based, if you don’t like the gameplay you should prefer improvements rather than replacing, Super Paper Mario is my favorite game, and if the bosses were turn based they would not be as fun, it is designed to be unique, so saying it should be turn based like the others is like saying any Mario and Luigi game after the first should replace the new characters to play as with just Mario and Luigi, variety is good, and I’m afraid we are going to enter an era where every game is just TTYD, taking out the parts of variety I liked from the newer games

[@SillierPutty]

@@anthonyoliver418 Oh, no, that's not what I'm saying. Super Paper Mario is my favorite game too. I'm just saying that it would be funny if the Whacka fight was sort of like the Underchomp battle.

[@anthonyoliver418]

@@SillierPuttyok yeah that is fine, I’m just so used to people saying they want super to be like the first 2 games, but underchomp styled is perfectly good with me because it would fit the goofy vibes of Whacka

[@孫其暐]

Now you've done it, you have just 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚e'd your last 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐩, now prepared for 𝔻𝔼𝔸𝕋ℍ. "𝕀'𝔏𝘓 𝔼𝒩𝔇 𝕐𝔒𝒰!" - Whacka (Dark Star Edition mod)

[@electronauticon9617]

PREPARE THYSELF

[@deciduous8862]

He's not just endangered he IS the dangered

[@almondjoy4938]

...They're actually going to make Whacka a superboss?! I thought that was just supposed to be a joke!

[@CometMedalChavez]

Whacka deserves to be a super boss. He’s suffered so much abuse over the years. The day he finally snaps and whacks Mario is long, LONG overdue.

[@cowboyluigi5275]

Whacka was originally meant to be encountered in the first Paper Mario game, so it’s actually really cool seeing the idea (sorta) brought back to life.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

@@cowboyluigi5275You mean, as a boss? Because I'm certain that Whacka is in fact in Paper Mario 1, in Mt. Rugged

[@gamerletter1986]

@@ArendAlphaEagleWell Whacka is there but you can’t fight him. There is a scrapped tattle log and a broken enemy version of him, both of which are unused.

[@rontheauraknight9606]

Yep Whacka is an unused enemy in Paper Mario 1, and I guess maybe the idea of using him still stuck around as Whacka appears in the first 3 paper Mario’s

[@akirathegamerdude6768]

Fun fact: He was supposed to be an enemy in the first Paper Mario, glad to see he got to fight after 20 years lol

[@megaman161]

I love how he has a sort of built in detriment to trying to Power Bounce him. You really want to hit him that many times in a row and make that many Bumps?

[@JoelTheParrot]

power bounce, vivian

[@dnpjj]

Then he heals for 75 with red bumps which have a higher chance of appearing due to power bounce.

[@joshcoy6748]

I actually used hammerman and pierce hammer to attack...I'm not good at Power Bounce, fortunately in this case.

[@JoelTheParrot]

@@joshcoy6748 wait did we need pierce hammer? I don't remember Whacka having a lot of Defense. I used Hammerman because of the culture (You hit Whacka with a Hammer, not with a Jump) and used a lot of Power Smash.

[@joshcoy6748]

@@JoelTheParrot probably didn't need the pierce hammer, but it seemed like a better thing to use over jumping, which would hit him twice, I stopped using the power smash long ago because I thought it because redundant with piercing attacks...or so I thought.

[@froakie1404]

the 2 super bosses having heavy master quest inspiration is so cool to see esp in ttyd also fuckin hilarious how like a day before this game came out I said in a discord vc “what if whacka was a secret boss” then 6 days later I get here

[@JacobKrone-y5p]

"1000 coins if you bring me a Whacka bump." The Whacka in question:

[@sanddry738]

The fact it starts out like a FromSoft boss’ theme is amazing. I’m glad Whacka decided to hurt the new generation for our sins

[@mollylarsen9812]

It's just a mole. WHY. DOES IT GO. SO. HARD???

[@tammytheranger7645]

"Vegeta! What does the scouter say about Whacka's power level?"

[@chuckthequail137]

It's over 9000!

[@tammytheranger7645]

@@chuckthequail137 WHAT 9000?! There's no way that can't be right!

[@Sylocat]

You feel your sins crawling on your whack.

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

Underrated comment

[@alexanderkoch2174]

Whacktastic comment

[@mallowfan22]

i love when people quote stuff from whackertale.

[@RaceBandit]

If Undertale could use a reraise like the Life Shroom during his fight with Sans ... I think Sans would _shit._

[@peepperson444]

Whacka has SNAPPED. It was only a matter of time

[@hyperactiveflummi]

Whacka getting its long deserved revenge?

[@almondjoy4938]

I guess so! This took me so off guard!

[@nedstar55]

I really find the idea of Whacka actually having enough of the abuse that he fights back so cool and funny.

[@superangyo01]

I like how this theme sounds like a mix of a Dark Souls fight yet also sounds like a fun boss from a Mario & Luigi game

[@User5770]

A revenge decades in the making...

[@sebastianperez4461]

Whacka: *You're next Sephrioth*

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

This fight is proof that they 100% payed attention to the modding scene. If Magolor Soul Phase 3 and Prince Mush weren’t proof enough.

[@CaliCosmicGal]

I mean this gimmick isn’t actually that different from some of the bosses in The Origami King. Stapler uses an ammo gimmick where every hit on it depleted its ammo. It’s not exactly the same thing but you can tell it’s made by the same people that designed bosses in the Origami King. It uses similar logic of items (or Wacka’s in this case) abilities and makes a boss battle out of those abilities

[@redacculous]

"I'LL END YOU!" -Whacka, Paper Mario: Dark Star Edition, 20idk what year the hack was released

[@Blues2Dark]

Finally! a Whacka that has had enough of getting whacked for bumps, this guy learned how to use his own bumps as a weapon and an effective one at that, as well as a healing aid.

[@smanly3274]

This is a classic "Fuck around, find out" type boss battle, don't you think?

[@potatoe972]

I didn’t want to whack him… I wanted to play nice… but I needed the full tattle log more than anything else…