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{{quote|Rawk out, [[Mario#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Great Gonzales]]!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!|Rawk Hawk|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
|PM2=yes
|image=[[File:RawkHawkPMTTYD.png|150px]]
|hp=40
|atk=4
|def=0
|items=None
|moves= Slide Kick (4), Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to ceiling), Drop 'Shroom (Heals by five),Drop Stomp (4x3)
|location=[[Glitz Pit]]
|tattle=That's Rawk Hawk!  He flips, flaps, and slaps!  ...That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 4, and Defense is 1. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty... meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!
|log=A Champion Fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
|tattle=That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! ...That's what the book says. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty...meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!
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|#=102
|after=[[Macho Grubba|103]]
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{{quote|Rawk out, [[Mario|Great Gonzales]]!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!|Rawk Hawk|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}


'''Rawk Hawk''', also known as the '''"Feral Nuclear Reactor"'''(『人間原子力はつでんしょ』ゴールド・ホーク), was the reigning champion in the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', until [[Mario]] arrived to usurp his title. Mario did this in order to obtain the [[Gold Star]], which was supposedly found on the [[Champ's Belt]], which only the champion was allowed to wear.
'''Rawk Hawk''', also known as the '''"Feral Nuclear Reactor"''', is the reigning champion in the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', until [[Mario]] arrives to take his title. Mario does this in order to obtain the [[Gold Star]], which is supposedly found on the [[Champ's Belt]], which only the champion is allowed to wear. He is a parody of pro wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan.


==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
Prior to the events that took place in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Rawk Hawk joined the Glitz Pit, made his way up the ranks and eventually became champion. However, he only became champion by default, since his rival, [[Prince Mush]] mysteriously disappeared before their title match could begin.
Prior to Mario's arrival, Rawk Hawk joined the Glitz Pit, achieved higher ranks and eventually became champion. However, he became champion only by default, since his rival, [[Prince Mush]] mysteriously disappeared before their title match could begin.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[Image:Champ'sBelt.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Rawk Hawk standing next to [[Grubba]], and holding what appears to be the [[Gold Star]] on the [[Champ's Belt]].]]
[[File:PMTTYD Champ's Belt Screenshot.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Rawk Hawk standing next to [[Grubba]], and holding the fake [[Gold Star]] on the [[Champ's Belt]].]]
Rawk Hawk appeared in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'''s third chapter, Of Glitz and Glory. Mario and his partners arrived at the Glitz Pit in hopes of obtaining the third [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the Gold Star. When they entered the arena, they found Rawk Hawk squaring off against [[The Koopinator]], whom he managed to defeat with ease. [[Grubba]], the Glitz Pit promotor (and referee) congratulated Rawk Hawk for his victory, and asked him about his thoughts on the match. Rawk Hawk, showing off a display of arrogance, said that he hardly even considered it a match. He then started talking down on all other fighters, inviting them to come to the Glitz Pit to challenge him if they have a "bone to pick". After that, he held up the Champ's Belt, which got the attention of Mario and his partners. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his partners decided to become official fighters in the Glitz Pit in order to win the championship and obtain what they thought was the real Crystal Star.
Rawk Hawk appears in the third chapter, [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Of Glitz and Glory]] of [[Glitzville]]. When Mario and his partners arrive, they find Rawk Hawk squaring off against [[The Koopinator]], whom he manages to defeat easily. [[Grubba]], the Glitz Pit promoter (and referee) congratulates Rawk Hawk for his victory. Rawk Hawk then holds up the Champ's Belt, which gets the attention of Mario and his partners. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his partners decide to become official fighters in the Glitz Pit in order to win the championship and obtain the Crystal Star. When Mario and his partners make their way into the major league, however, the Crystal Star in Rawk Hawk's belt is revealed to be a fake.


Rawk Hawk was seen again later on, while Mario and his allies were running their errands. During one occasion, he was getting swarmed by tons of his fans in the lobby, and decided to give Mario some "advice", telling him to "try to be [him]", showing yet another display of arrogance. When Mario and his partners made their way into the major league, Rawk Hawk decided to see who this "new rising star" is for himself, and it of course, turns out to be Mario (or "The Great Gonzales" as he is called in the arena). He then scoffed at Mario, called him "skinny", and said that it was a waste of time for him to even bother coming over there. After getting a closer look at his belt, Mario, [[Yoshi (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Yoshi]], and the rest of the party found out that the Crystal Star was a fake. Rawk Hawk, misinterpreting that comment as a reference to his belt, felt insulted and got into a little dispute with the Yoshi, and then told him and Mario that the only reason they're still alive is because they're not in the ring right now. After he left, Mario and company began to question the whereabouts of the real Crystal Star.
As Mario and his partners continue climbing their way up the ranks, the audience begins to take their attention away from Rawk Hawk and starts to focus on Mario and his party. Rawk Hawk, jealous, threatens them, though they continue to ignore threats. Rawk Hawk then sends Mario and his partners a [[Poisoned Cake]] (after they have received a real [[cake]]), which can cause Mario's partner to fall sick and thus not participate the next round.


As Mario and his partners continued climbing their way up the ranks, the audience was beginning to take their attention away from Rawk Hawk, and starting to focus on Mario and his party. Rawk Hawk, in a fit of jealousy, threatened them, telling them to "stop making such a splash" if they value their "puny lives", and then walks away. Because of the anonymous letter Mario received, which threatened him to stop looking for the Gold Star, as well as Rawk Hawk's, Mario and his partners were under the impression that Rawk Hawk was the one who sent them that letter. Regardless, they continued to ignore all threats and resumed looking for the Crystal Star anyway.
[[File:ChampionshipBattle.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Mario and [[Goombella]] preparing to fight Rawk Hawk.]]
Eventually, Mario and his partners challenge Rawk Hawk in a title match. Rawk Hawk, afraid of losing his title, decides to cheat again by having a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an abandoned minor league locker room, which would cause them to forfeit the match. However, they escape by using a toilet, and eventually confront Rawk Hawk. When the match begins, Rawk Hawk reveals himself to be responsible for the several setbacks, so they accuse him of sending that threat about the Crystal Star as well. Rawk Hawk, however, was not the one who was sending them the threatening letters, nor did he care about or was even aware of the existence of the Crystal Star. Mario and his partners then usurp Rawk Hawk's champion status. The group is then awarded with the Champ's Belt, as well as access to the Champion's Room.


Knowing that his threat fell on deaf ears, Rawk Hawk decided to send Mario a poisoned cake. If Mario's partner were to eat it, then the [[player]] could only fight in the upcoming match as Mario, since his partner(s) are paralyzed from the cake's effects. If the player chooses not to have them eat it, then [[Shellshock]] will eat it instead. When Mario and his partners came back, they found him on the ground, looking dizzy. After that, they quickly came to a realization that the same thing would have happened to them if they had been the ones who'd eaten the cake instead.
[[File:PowerBounceRawkHawk.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Mario using the [[Power Bounce]] technique on Rawk Hawk.]]
After [[Macho Grubba]]'s defeat, many of the Glitz Pit fighters, including Rawk Hawk, line up to say goodbye to Mario and his partners before they left to continue their adventure. Rawk Hawk then tells Mario that he will fight fairly from then on.


[[Image:ChampionshipBattle.JPG|thumb|200px|Mario and [[Goombella]] prepare to square off against Rawk Hawk.]]
During the intermission after Chapter 6, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] finds Rawk Hawk's secret training area, which is located somewhere underneath [[Rogueport]]. When they arrive, they see the Champ's Belt hanging up on the wall and mistake it for the real Crystal Star. Just when they are about to grab it, however, Rawk Hawk enters the room. He expresses his amusement at how Bowser cleared his "secret training facility", stating that he "imported some super-freaks" to make it more difficult to get through, possibly alluding to the [[X-Naut]] soldiers that Bowser encountered in the prior level. During their fight, the false Crystal Star on the belt to break into two. Kammy realizes that the Star is a fake and questions Rawk Hawk about the real Star's whereabouts. Rawk Hawk tells them that "The Great Gonzales" has it, but Bowser fails to realize that "The Great Gonzales" is Mario.
Eventually, the time came for Mario and his partners to square off against Rawk Hawk in a title match. Rawk Hawk, afraid of losing his title, decided to cheat again by having a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an abandoned minor league locker room, which would cause them to forfeit the match. By using [[Flurrie]]'s [[Gale Force]] ability, Mario and company were able to blow away the [[Princess Peach]] poster, which led them into a locker room that was adjacent to the one they were locked in. Unfortunately for them, that room was locked as well, so in order to find their way out of there, they had to resort to extremes. Knowing that there is no other way to escape, they decide to use the mysterious "Man-Eating Toilet" spoken of in [[Bandy Andy]]'s [[Glitz Pit#Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit|"Seven Wonders"]] stories. After that, Mario and his partners hurried to the ring in order to challenge the champ.


[[Image:PowerBounce.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Mario using the [[Power Bounce]] technique on Rawk Hawk.]]
During the seventh chapter, Rawk Hawk sends Mario an [[Mailbox SP#Rawk Hawk: YOU!!!|e-mail]] saying that he has not forgotten about their last battle and that he "feels the rage all over again" on rainy days. He then calls him a coward for giving up the belt and threatens him, saying that if he ever comes back, he will get "Rawked". Rawk Hawk reappears during the cutscene that takes place during Mario's final battle with the [[Shadow Queen]]. He, [[Jolene]], and all the other Glitz Pit fighters began cheering Mario on, encouraging him and his partners to defeat the Shadow Queen and save the world.
When the match began, Rawk Hawk told them that they were better off staying locked up. From here, they realized that Rawk Hawk was behind that, so they accused him of sending that threat about the Crystal Star, as well. Rawk Hawk then responded by telling them that he doesn't know what they're talking about, and in fact didn't even know or care what a Crystal Star was, meaning he was not the one who was sending them the threatening letters. After that, the match finally began. Mario and his partners engaged Rawk Hawk in combat, and eventually managed to defeat him, thus stripping him of his champion status. Rawk Hawk then expressed disbelief, and was completely shocked that he was defeated by "such losers". After that, they were awarded with the Champ's Belt, as well as access to the Champion's Room.


After [[Macho Grubba]]'s defeat, many of the Glitz Pit fighters, including Rawk Hawk, lined up to say goodbye to Mario and his partners before they left to continue their adventure. Rawk Hawk then told Mario that he'll fight fair and square from now on, and that he will never cheat again.
After Chapter 3, the player can optionally choose to return to the Glitz Pit, where Rawk Hawk is once again the reigning champion (since Mario hands the belt back to him before he left the first time). This makes him the only rematchable boss in the game.


During the intermission after Chapter 6, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] managed to find Rawk Hawk's secret training area, which was located somewhere underneath [[Rogueport]]. According to Kammy, the place wasn't located on any maps, and the rest of the [[Koopa Troop]] attempted to get there and failed at every turn. Bowser and Kammy, on the other hand, found it with no problem. When they got there, they saw the Champ's Belt hanging up on the wall, and mistook it for the real Crystal Star. Just when they were about to grab it, however, Rawk Hawk came in and caught them. Bowser taunted him, calling him an "adorable little weakling", prompting Rawk Hawk to attack him with a flying kick. Bowser dodged the kick and jumped on top of Rawk Hawk, squashing him flat. The resulting tremor caused the false Crystal Star on the belt to fall and break into two. Kammy realized that the Star was a fake, and questioned Rawk Hawk about the real Star's whereabouts. Rawk Hawk told them that The Great Gonzales has it, but this information is useless to Bowser, who "doesn't know anybody named Gonzales". Bowser, having once again reached a dead end, throws a fit and storms out of the training room.
=====E-Mail=====
;YOU!!!
[[File:PMTTYD RawkHawk Mail.png|thumb|An attached image of Rawk Hawk in his e-mail to Mario]]
<blockquote>Is this the so-called Great Gonzales? Unh! Well, it's me, your worst nightmare! The new and improved Rawk Hawk! Don't think I forgot you, punk!<br>
<br>
I'm reborn, you coward! My training regimen would blow your mind! I'm on the fast track back to the top, and ain't NOBODY gonna get in my way! Rawk!<br>
<br>
And still...on rainy days, I feel the bruises your hammer of shame left on this bod, and I feel the RAAAAAAGE again!<br>
<br>
If you EVER show your face in the [[Glitz Pit|ring]] again, I'll beat you so bad your momma won't even recognize you! Remember the RAAAWK!<br>
<br>
Number 1<br>
Rawk Hawk</blockquote>


During the seventh chapter, Rawk Hawk sent Mario an e-mail saying that he hasn't forgotten about their last battle and that he "feels the rage all over again" on rainy days. He then called him a coward for giving up the belt and threatened him, saying that if he ever comes back, then he will get "Rawked". Rawk Hawk reappeared during the cutscene that took place during Mario's final battle with the [[Shadow Queen]]. He, [[Jolene]], and all the other Glitz Pit fighters began cheering Mario on, encouraging him and his partners to defeat the Shadow Queen and save the world.
=====Field Tattle=====
Outside of battle, [[Goombella]] can use [[Tattle]] on Rawk Hawk only when he is in the lobby of [[Glitz Pit]] surrounded by fans (who can be dispersed by Mario's hammer or [[Flurrie]]'s ability).
*"''Ah! The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions!''"


After Chapter 3, the player can optionally choose to return to the Glitz Pit, where Rawk Hawk is once again the reigning champion (since Mario handed the belt back to him before he left the first time). Mario and his partners once again made their way up the ranks, defeating each and every opponent they were put up against with ease (since none of the fighters get any stronger since their last encounter). It eventually came time for Mario and company to have their rematch against Rawk Hawk. This time, however, Rawk Hawk stayed true to his word by not cheating, just as he said he wouldn't before Mario and company left the Glitz Pit after the events of the third chapter. He does, however, show another display of arrogance while he is being interviewed by Jolene, the new promoter (and referee), before the match begins. When the match started, it was the same outcome as before; Rawk Hawk was defeated and stripped of his championship status once more. Should the player choose to stay at the Glitz Pit and continue fighting, he or she will have to fight Rawk Hawk continuously until Mario and his partners (somehow) manage to lose to him, and end up having to go back down to the major league.
====''Super Paper Mario''====
 
====''Super Paper Mario====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is ''Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story'', which is, apparently, a DVD detailing Rawk Hawk's wrestling career.
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is ''Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story'', which is, apparently, a DVD detailing Rawk Hawk's wrestling career.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl====
Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as one of the many [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]s. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", a possible reference to Rawk Hawk.
Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as one of the many [[stickers]]. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", a reference to Rawk Hawk.


==Character Depiction==
==General information==
===Personality===
===Personality===
[[Image:TryToBeMe.JPG|thumb|left|200px|A clear demonstration of Rawk Hawk's arrogant attitude.]]
[[File:Rawkhawkfans.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|A clear demonstration of Rawk Hawk's arrogant attitude.]]
Rawk Hawk, throughout the course of the game, has proven himself to be extremely arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered. He constantly bragged about his skill, and looked down on the other Glitz Pit fighters, labeling everyone else around him as complete wimps. Up until Mario and his partners showed up at the Glitz Pit and made their way up the ranks, he was a hundred percent convinced that no one could defeat him. Rawk Hawk is also the kind of person who is willing to cheat if necessary in order to win. This was shown when he had a security guard lock Mario and his parnters in an old, abandoned minor league locker room before the title match started, as well as sending Mario that poisoned cake. However, after Mario defeated him in battle, Rawk Hawk ended up gaining a lot of respect for him as a fighter (as he demonstrated during the Crystal Star intermission cutscene that took place during the final battle, but even then he was still showing a display of arrogance), and made a decision to fight fair and square, and to never cheat again. He also gets severely angered whenever people imply that he is weak, as one of the reasons why he wanted to beat Mario no matter the cost was because he felt insulted when he heard them apparently imply that his belt was fake (although they were actually referring to the Gold Star on the belt), and also attempted to do a high kick suplex on Bowser after the latter mockingly called him an "adorable little weakling." (although he ended up being flattened by Bowser).
Rawk Hawk, throughout the course of the game, has proven himself to be extremely arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered. He constantly bragged about his skill, and looked down on the other Glitz Pit fighters, labeling everyone else around him as complete wimps. Up until Mario and his partners showed up at the Glitz Pit and made their way up the ranks, he was a hundred percent convinced that no one could defeat him. Rawk Hawk is also willing to cheat if necessary in order to win. This was shown when he had a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an old, abandoned minor league locker room before the title match started, as well as sending Mario that poisoned cake, while he honestly denied knowledge about Grubba's hate mail and the real Crystal Star. However, after Mario defeated him in battle, Rawk Hawk ends up gaining a lot of respect for him as a fighter (as he demonstrated during the Crystal Star intermission cutscene that took place during the final battle, but even then he was still showing a display of arrogance), and made a decision to fight fair and square, and to never cheat again. He also gets enraged whenever people imply that he is weak, as one of the reasons why he wanted to beat Mario no matter the cost was because he felt insulted when he heard them apparently imply that his belt was fake (although they were actually referring to the Gold Star on the belt), and also attempted to do a high kick suplex on Bowser after the latter mockingly called him an "adorable little weakling", while he actually ended up being flattened by Bowser.


===Powers and Abilities===
===Powers and abilities===
As it says in his [[Tattle]] information, Rawk Hawk mainly specializes in aerial attacks. His attacks consist of a jumping flip attack, a flying elbow attack, and his only ground-based attack, which is a slide kick. For his last attack, he'll stomp the ground (which causes a rail to appear), hang on to the ceiling, and start shaking down a bunch of objects very quickly, which all deal 1 HP to Mario and his party. [[Koops]], on the other hand, is immune to this.
[[File:PMTTYD Rawk Hawk Battle Screenshot.png|thumb|Rawk Hawk performs one of his aerial attacks.]]
As it says in his [[Tattle]] information, Rawk Hawk mainly specializes in aerial attacks. His attacks consist of a jumping flip attack, a flying elbow attack, and his only ground-based attack, which is a slide kick. For his last attack, he will stomp the ground (which causes a rail to appear), hang on to the ceiling, and start shaking down a bunch of objects very quickly, which all deal 1 HP to Mario and his party, except for [[Koops]], who is immune to the attack. Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the {{wp|Lucha Libre}} method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a heel, a villainous wrestler who uses dirty, underhanded methods to win, regardless of popular opinion.


===On-Field Tattle Data===
==Profiles and statistics==
{{quote|Ah!  The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions!|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Rawk Hawk
|image=[[File:Rawk Hawk Sticker.png]]
|game=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|effect=[Arm] - Attack +5
|usable_by=Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
}}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
:''Please see [[List_of_Quotes_in_Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door#Rawk_Hawk|here]] for a full list of quotes.''
:''For a full list of quotes, see [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes#Rawk Hawk|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes § Rawk Hawk]]''


==Names in Other Languages==
*''“Har har har har har!”''
{{Foreignname|
*''“Feel the RAAAAAWWWK…”''
*''“Rawk out, [[Mario|Great Gonzales]]!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!”''
*''“That's all ancient history! There's only one true champ, and that guy is Rawk Hawk!”''
*''“One of us is walking out of [[Glitz Pit|here]] with [[Champ's Belt|the belt]], and the other one's getting RAWKED!”''
*''“Hey, shut [[Jolene|your]] trap or this Gonzales won't be the only one feeling the RAAAAWK!”''
*''"Harharharharharharhar! Everyone wants a piece of the Rawk! It's a tough life!”''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rawktauntmario.png
PMTTYD Rawk Hawk Threat Screenshot.png
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit 2.jpg|Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYD NS Rawk Hawk Artwork.png|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===Rawk Hawk===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴールド・ホーク
|Jap=ゴールド・ホーク
|JapR=Gōrudo Hōku
|JapR=Gōrudo Hōku
|JapM="Gold Hawk"
|JapM=Gold Hawk
|Ger=Aurelius
|Ger=Aurelius
|GerM= Male form of the Roman [[wikipedia:Gens|gens]] name "Aurelii", meaning "the golden"
|GerM=Male form of the Roman {{wp|gens}} name Aurelii, meaning "the golden".
|Fra=Gold Hawk
|Fre=Gold Hawk
|FraM=-
|FreM=Like the Japanese name.
|Spa= Hawk Hogan
|Spa= Hawk Hogan <small>(''The Thousand-Year Door'')</small><br>Halcomán <small>(''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake)
|SpaM= Pun on "[[wikipedia:Hulk Hogan|Hulk Hogan]]", the ring name of an American professional wrestler.
|SpaM= Pun on "{{wp|Hulk Hogan}}", the ring name of an American professional wrestler.<br>Portmanteau of ''halcón'' ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names)
|Ita= Falkoman
|Ita=Falkoman
|ItaM=Hawkman
|ItaM=Hawkman (Falko being a distortion of ''falco'', "hawk")
}}
 
===The Feral Nuclear Reactor===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|人間|にんげん}}{{ruby|原子力|げんしりょく}}はつでんしょ<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English"]. (June 1, 2014). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved January 4, 2015.</ref>
|JapR=Ningen Genshiryoku Hatsudensho
|JapM=The Human Nuclear Reactor
|Fre= Le Guerrier Nucléaire
|FreM= The Nuclear Warrior
|Ger=Das Wandelnde Kraftwerk
|GerM=The Walking Powerhouse
|Ita=La trebbiatrice di vite umane
|ItaM=The thresher of human lives
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Rawk calls himself "The Rawk". This (and Rawk Hawk overall) could be a parody of the former wrestler, [[wikipedia:The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]].
*In the Spanish version, after defeating [[The Koopinator]], Rawk Hawk says "The weaklings should stay home playing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]!''". In all other versions of the game, "''Super Smash Bros. Melee''" is simply replaced with "video games".
*It is unknown if Rawk Hawk is really a stage name like Mario's "The Great Gonzales" instead of his real name.
*If Rawk Hawk wins the match against [[Mario]], the normal winning tune plays when the match is over rather than the tune that plays when a fighter claims the championship belt.
*Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the Lucha method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a heel, a villainous wrestler who uses dirty, underhanded methods to win, regardless of popular opinion. On a related note, a real wrestler known as [[wikipedia:Hawk_(wrestler)|Hawk]] existed in the '70s, who at first was a heel but became so popular with fans that he eventually turned face for the rest of his career.
*When Rawk Hawk appears before Mario in the hallway during Chapter 3, if the player is quick enough to skim through the dialog after he leaves the map and head the same direction he went, they can get a quick glance of him disappearing into air.
*The North American version states that his attack power is three and his defense power is one, when in actuality, his attack power is four and his defense power is zero. Additionally, it says his HP is 30, when it is really 40.
 
*When Mario is the champion, he is forbidden from entering the major league locker room (or the minor league locker room), but Rawk Hawk isn't, as when Mario first enters the major league, Rawk Hawk enters the room. However, this may be because he can convince security guards to do whatever he wants, evidenced by the way he gets one to lock Mario in another locker room before their fight.
==References==
*Rawk Hawk is the only boss who can be fought again anytime.
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The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Rawk Hawk
Rawk Hawk's artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Location(s) Glitz Pit
Max HP 40
Attack 4
Defense 0
Moves Slide Kick (4), Double Flip (4 to Mario and Partner), Superman Slam (6), Prop Drop (1x10, changes to ceiling), Drop 'Shroom (Heals by five), Drop Stomp (3x3)
Items Champ's Belt
Coins N/A
Log A Champion Fighter. Battling him requires a certain level of artistry. "You wanna hate me, but you can't help but love the RAAAAAAAWWWWK!"
More
Level 34
Exp. points 0
Sleep? 60%
Dizzy? 60%
Confuse? 60%
Tiny? 85%
Burn? 100%
Freeze? 40%
Stop? 50%
Soft? 90%
Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0%
KO? 0%
Tattle

That's Rawk Hawk! He flips, flaps, and slaps! …That's what the book says. Max HP is 40, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. He's really good at aerial maneuvers, but other than that, he's pretty… meh. One thing you should know is that Rawk Hawk NEVER fights above the board. Carelessness leads to lifelessness, y'know!

Tattle Log #:
102
“Rawk out, Great Gonzales!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!”
Rawk Hawk, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Rawk Hawk, also known as the "Feral Nuclear Reactor", is the reigning champion in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, until Mario arrives to take his title. Mario does this in order to obtain the Gold Star, which is supposedly found on the Champ's Belt, which only the champion is allowed to wear. He is a parody of pro wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan.

History

Background

Prior to Mario's arrival, Rawk Hawk joined the Glitz Pit, achieved higher ranks and eventually became champion. However, he became champion only by default, since his rival, Prince Mush mysteriously disappeared before their title match could begin.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Rawk Hawk standing next to Grubba, and holding the fake Gold Star on the Champ's Belt.

Rawk Hawk appears in the third chapter, Of Glitz and Glory of Glitzville. When Mario and his partners arrive, they find Rawk Hawk squaring off against The Koopinator, whom he manages to defeat easily. Grubba, the Glitz Pit promoter (and referee) congratulates Rawk Hawk for his victory. Rawk Hawk then holds up the Champ's Belt, which gets the attention of Mario and his partners. Shortly afterwards, Mario and his partners decide to become official fighters in the Glitz Pit in order to win the championship and obtain the Crystal Star. When Mario and his partners make their way into the major league, however, the Crystal Star in Rawk Hawk's belt is revealed to be a fake.

As Mario and his partners continue climbing their way up the ranks, the audience begins to take their attention away from Rawk Hawk and starts to focus on Mario and his party. Rawk Hawk, jealous, threatens them, though they continue to ignore threats. Rawk Hawk then sends Mario and his partners a Poisoned Cake (after they have received a real cake), which can cause Mario's partner to fall sick and thus not participate the next round.

Mario and Goombella preparing to fight Rawk Hawk.

Eventually, Mario and his partners challenge Rawk Hawk in a title match. Rawk Hawk, afraid of losing his title, decides to cheat again by having a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an abandoned minor league locker room, which would cause them to forfeit the match. However, they escape by using a toilet, and eventually confront Rawk Hawk. When the match begins, Rawk Hawk reveals himself to be responsible for the several setbacks, so they accuse him of sending that threat about the Crystal Star as well. Rawk Hawk, however, was not the one who was sending them the threatening letters, nor did he care about or was even aware of the existence of the Crystal Star. Mario and his partners then usurp Rawk Hawk's champion status. The group is then awarded with the Champ's Belt, as well as access to the Champion's Room.

Mario using the Power Bounce technique on Rawk Hawk.

After Macho Grubba's defeat, many of the Glitz Pit fighters, including Rawk Hawk, line up to say goodbye to Mario and his partners before they left to continue their adventure. Rawk Hawk then tells Mario that he will fight fairly from then on.

During the intermission after Chapter 6, Bowser and Kammy Koopa finds Rawk Hawk's secret training area, which is located somewhere underneath Rogueport. When they arrive, they see the Champ's Belt hanging up on the wall and mistake it for the real Crystal Star. Just when they are about to grab it, however, Rawk Hawk enters the room. He expresses his amusement at how Bowser cleared his "secret training facility", stating that he "imported some super-freaks" to make it more difficult to get through, possibly alluding to the X-Naut soldiers that Bowser encountered in the prior level. During their fight, the false Crystal Star on the belt to break into two. Kammy realizes that the Star is a fake and questions Rawk Hawk about the real Star's whereabouts. Rawk Hawk tells them that "The Great Gonzales" has it, but Bowser fails to realize that "The Great Gonzales" is Mario.

During the seventh chapter, Rawk Hawk sends Mario an e-mail saying that he has not forgotten about their last battle and that he "feels the rage all over again" on rainy days. He then calls him a coward for giving up the belt and threatens him, saying that if he ever comes back, he will get "Rawked". Rawk Hawk reappears during the cutscene that takes place during Mario's final battle with the Shadow Queen. He, Jolene, and all the other Glitz Pit fighters began cheering Mario on, encouraging him and his partners to defeat the Shadow Queen and save the world.

After Chapter 3, the player can optionally choose to return to the Glitz Pit, where Rawk Hawk is once again the reigning champion (since Mario hands the belt back to him before he left the first time). This makes him the only rematchable boss in the game.

E-Mail
YOU!!!
An attached image of Rawk Hawk from the Mailbox SP in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
An attached image of Rawk Hawk in his e-mail to Mario

Is this the so-called Great Gonzales? Unh! Well, it's me, your worst nightmare! The new and improved Rawk Hawk! Don't think I forgot you, punk!


I'm reborn, you coward! My training regimen would blow your mind! I'm on the fast track back to the top, and ain't NOBODY gonna get in my way! Rawk!

And still...on rainy days, I feel the bruises your hammer of shame left on this bod, and I feel the RAAAAAAGE again!

If you EVER show your face in the ring again, I'll beat you so bad your momma won't even recognize you! Remember the RAAAWK!

Number 1

Rawk Hawk

Field Tattle

Outside of battle, Goombella can use Tattle on Rawk Hawk only when he is in the lobby of Glitz Pit surrounded by fans (who can be dispersed by Mario's hammer or Flurrie's ability).

  • "Ah! The champ, Rawk Hawk. He sure has the star quality you'd expect from a champ. But know what? Who cares? Everybody knows we're gonna be the next champions!"

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, one of the items listed on Francis's to-buy list is Harder Than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story, which is, apparently, a DVD detailing Rawk Hawk's wrestling career.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rawk Hawk also makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the many Stickers. In addition, one of the names that may come up on the name or stage builder entry when the random button is hit is "RAWK", a possible reference to Rawk Hawk.

General information

Personality

A clear demonstration of Rawk Hawk's arrogant attitude.

Rawk Hawk, throughout the course of the game, has proven himself to be extremely arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered. He constantly bragged about his skill, and looked down on the other Glitz Pit fighters, labeling everyone else around him as complete wimps. Up until Mario and his partners showed up at the Glitz Pit and made their way up the ranks, he was a hundred percent convinced that no one could defeat him. Rawk Hawk is also willing to cheat if necessary in order to win. This was shown when he had a security guard lock Mario and his partners in an old, abandoned minor league locker room before the title match started, as well as sending Mario that poisoned cake, while he honestly denied knowledge about Grubba's hate mail and the real Crystal Star. However, after Mario defeated him in battle, Rawk Hawk ends up gaining a lot of respect for him as a fighter (as he demonstrated during the Crystal Star intermission cutscene that took place during the final battle, but even then he was still showing a display of arrogance), and made a decision to fight fair and square, and to never cheat again. He also gets enraged whenever people imply that he is weak, as one of the reasons why he wanted to beat Mario no matter the cost was because he felt insulted when he heard them apparently imply that his belt was fake (although they were actually referring to the Gold Star on the belt), and also attempted to do a high kick suplex on Bowser after the latter mockingly called him an "adorable little weakling", while he actually ended up being flattened by Bowser.

Powers and abilities

Rawk Hawk performs one of his aerial attacks.

As it says in his Tattle information, Rawk Hawk mainly specializes in aerial attacks. His attacks consist of a jumping flip attack, a flying elbow attack, and his only ground-based attack, which is a slide kick. For his last attack, he will stomp the ground (which causes a rail to appear), hang on to the ceiling, and start shaking down a bunch of objects very quickly, which all deal 1 HP to Mario and his party, except for Koops, who is immune to the attack. Judging from his attacks, Rawk Hawk seems to use the Lucha Libre method of wrestling, involving flashy acrobatic moves. In terms of wrestling, he is also considered to be a heel, a villainous wrestler who uses dirty, underhanded methods to win, regardless of popular opinion.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Sticker
Rawk Hawk
A Sticker of Rawk Hawk in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Arm] - Attack +5
Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser

Quotes

For a full list of quotes, see List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes § Rawk Hawk
  • “Har har har har har!”
  • “Feel the RAAAAAWWWK…”
  • “Rawk out, Great Gonzales!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAWK! Listen to me, Gonzales! Anybody who's beat me is not ALLOWED to lose!!!”
  • “That's all ancient history! There's only one true champ, and that guy is Rawk Hawk!”
  • “One of us is walking out of here with the belt, and the other one's getting RAWKED!”
  • “Hey, shut your trap or this Gonzales won't be the only one feeling the RAAAAWK!”
  • "Harharharharharharhar! Everyone wants a piece of the Rawk! It's a tough life!”

Gallery

Names in other languages

Rawk Hawk

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴールド・ホーク
Gōrudo Hōku
Gold Hawk

French Gold Hawk
Like the Japanese name.
German Aurelius
Male form of the Roman gens name Aurelii, meaning "the golden".
Italian Falkoman
Hawkman (Falko being a distortion of falco, "hawk")
Spanish Hawk Hogan (The Thousand-Year Door)
Halcomán (The Thousand-Year Door remake)
Pun on "Hulk Hogan", the ring name of an American professional wrestler.
Portmanteau of halcón ("falcon") and -man (suffix used in superhero names)

The Feral Nuclear Reactor

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 人間にんげん原子力げんしりょくはつでんしょ[1]
Ningen Genshiryoku Hatsudensho
The Human Nuclear Reactor

French Le Guerrier Nucléaire
The Nuclear Warrior
German Das Wandelnde Kraftwerk
The Walking Powerhouse
Italian La trebbiatrice di vite umane
The thresher of human lives

Trivia

  • In the Spanish version, after defeating The Koopinator, Rawk Hawk says "The weaklings should stay home playing Super Smash Bros. Melee!". In all other versions of the game, "Super Smash Bros. Melee" is simply replaced with "video games".
  • If Rawk Hawk wins the match against Mario, the normal winning tune plays when the match is over rather than the tune that plays when a fighter claims the championship belt.
  • When Rawk Hawk appears before Mario in the hallway during Chapter 3, if the player is quick enough to skim through the dialog after he leaves the map and head the same direction he went, they can get a quick glance of him disappearing into air.

References

  1. ^ "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English". (June 1, 2014). The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved January 4, 2015.