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'''Thwack''' is an instant-death spell that targets a whole group of enemies, unlike [[Whack]] (which targets only one enemy).
'''Thwack''' is an instant-death spell that targets a whole group of enemies, stopping the heart (or nearest approximate). Characters that take up the paths of [[Priest]]s and [[Sage]]s are the only humans that learn the whack line, giving the impression of the spell family being a case of "forbidden" magic reserved only for the pious.  
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
Thwack is learned by the [[Prince of Cannock]] at level 23, and costs 4MP to cast.
Thwack is learned by the [[Prince of Cannock]] at level 23, and costs 4MP to cast. Infamously, [[Frostburn]]s will cast it ceaselessly in the NES version of ''II''.
 
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
Priests and sages will learn Thwack at level 28, and it costs 7 MP to cast.


===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
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===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
Thwack is learned by reaching the first rank in the sage vocation in the original and 3DS remake.


===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===