Spiked Thwomp

A Spiked Thwomp is an large, one-eyed Thwomp that first appeared in Link's Awakening in side-scrolling areas in dungeons. Like the smaller Thwomps, its attack is to fall from a great height on intruders and crush anyone below it. The best way to avoid it is to use the Pegasus Boots to dash past them before they fall. Alternatively, teasing the Spiked Thwomp by stepping in its path and moving back will cause it to fall. It moves slower on its rise back up. This method gives more time to either move below it, or jump on top of it. Unlike normal Thwomps, Spiked Thwomps have flat surfaces on top of them. To progress through certain areas, Link has to jump on top of them using the Roc's Feather.

Spiked Thwomps are based on the Thwomp enemies that appear in the Mario series of games, first appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3. Unlike other Mario enemies that appeared in the Zelda series, these are a variation on normal Thwomps and as such do not actually appear in the Mario series in this form or under this name.

The boss of Thwomps, Head Thwomp, exists in the Wing Dungeon of Oracle of Ages.

Trivia

 * In Oracle of Ages if Link uses the Roc's Feather to jump onto the Thwomp at the right moment in the Wing Dungeon, he can obtain 30 Rupees that are otherwise hidden.