Rawk Hawk

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“	That’s right! Unh! I think it’s about time for you to FEEL THE RAAAAWK!	„
	~ Rawk Hawk in the Glitz Pit

“	Remember: When life rocks you, RAWK* back!*	„
	~ Rawk Hawk

Rawk Hawk is a supporting antagonist in the 2004 video game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its 2024 remake of the same name, serving as the penultimate boss and the secondary antagonist of Chapter 3.

He is the current champion of the Glitz Pit, adored by countless fans for his might in the ring. Secretly, though, Rawk Hawk is a dirty fighter partly responsible for the downfall of the previous champion, Prince Mush, and aims to take down Mario—known to him as “The Great Gonzales”—down in the same way.

Biography[]

Rawk Hawk is a wrestler in the Glitz Pit who is the supposed champion. He is adored by many people and because of this, he has a real attitude problem. He's a villain because he tried to poison Mario's partner with a cake when he was quickly climbing the ranks and starting to threaten his title. And when that didn't work, he tried to make it look like Mario, or the "Great Gonzales" as Grubba preferred to call him, had run away from their fight by tipping off a guard to lock them in a locker room. However, Mario and his party manage to find a way out and reach the ring before they can be disqualified from the match, finally battle Rawk Hawk and teach him a lesson in the process.

However, even though Rawk Hawk was defeated and Mario was the new champion, they still had to find the Crystal Star. The one on the champion's belt was a fake and Rawk Hawk had idea what they were (nor did he care), the real Crystal Star was in Grubba's hands all along. Rawk Hawk is seen again when Bowser and Kammy Koopa are looking for the Crystal Stars. He gets angered because of Bowser and Kammy Koopa invading his room and quickly challenges Bowser to a fight, but he gets defeated easily almost instantly, though the intruding duo are disappointed to find Rawk Hawk’s Crystal Star replica belt break easily. He is last seen during the final fight against the Shadow Queen giving his blessing to Mario along with all the people in Glitzville.

Personality[]

Rawk Hawk used to be an arrogant brute who just wanted to win and keep his position as champion even if he had to cheat and hurt others to achieve it. After the defeat of Macho Grubba, he became less hostile to the other fighters, and conversely, more honorable and upstanding, vowing to fight fairly from then on so he could truly earn the championship, although he was still fairly arrogant.

Other Media[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rawk Hawk appears as a sticker that increases Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach and Bowser's arm attacks. Rawk Hawk is also one of the random names chosen for a custom stage.

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Paper Mario TTYD Rawk Hawk music

Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door Boss Fight Rawk Hawk

Trivia[]

In the Spanish version, Rawk Hawk is given the name "Hawk Hogan", a clear pun on the American wrestler Hulk Hogan, of whom Rawk Hawk’s design and mannerisms seem to be inspired by.
Rawk Hawk breaks the fourth wall by pointing at the screen and calls the player "little punk weasel" and asks if they forgot about him.
During Goldbob's trouble sidequest where Mario meets Podler the juice shop manager to inquire of General White's whereabouts, Podler will bring up a topic about the young Toad woman (who is Jolene) in black, and states that one of her admirers is Rawk Hawk. It implies that Rawk Hawk possibly has a crush on her.
When Goombella tattles Prince Mush in the Nintendo Switch remake, she means that he really doesn't like cake. This implies that Rawk Hawk gave him a similar poisoned cake once.

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