When Wham Bam Rock first appeared, he looked somewhat organic. He had shining yellow eyes, a green gem on his forehead, and many leaf-like structures atop his head. He had large, circular earrings flanking both sides of his face that twirl around slowly. His hands are made of a brown-colored rock, and he had notable, thick orange lips.
In the remake, the entirety of Wham Bam Rock looks more stone-like, and his facial features are radically different. His stone face now appears flat and more angular. Beside both of his eyes are now two rectangular ear-like structures. His eyes are smaller, the green gem on his forehead is replaced by dull gray stone, and his round earrings are replaced by diamond-shaped ones. His hands, however, remain the same physically, though they become darker in color. He also shows a greater emphasis of emotions (a normal/smiling face when Wham Bam Rock is idle, a nasty grimace when Wham Bam Rock attacks, and a screaming face when Wham Bam Rock is attacked/defeated). Additionally, Wham Bam Rock seemingly gets more and more agitated when he misses Kirby with one of his attacks. In the Kirby Super Star Ultra version of Milky Way Wishes and Helper to Hero, Wham Bam Rock is a dark maroon.
Wham Bam Rock is capable of performing many dangerous attacks using his rocky hands. He starts off by trying to crush Kirby by having his fist slam down on him. When his hand rises up, it disappears. This attack is repeated three times in a row. After the third smash, Wham Bam Rock snaps his fingers, and his hand floats off-screen, letting an avalanche of rocks rain down on Kirby. Kirby can inhale these rocks to obtain Stone. After the shower, Wham Bam Rock's hands may try to smash Kirby a bit more, have one of his hands lower to try to crush Kirby by grabbing him (this attack can do almost devastating damage if not evaded), attempt to punch Kirby into the opposite wall, and even let the pieces of his fingers fall off as his hand moves across the screen (after taking a decent amount of damage, Wham Bam Rock's fingers may reassemble themselves). His smash attack can also be done by crushing the ground and moving to another spot of the screen where the same thing happens. His hand can also walk across the ground and flick Kirby across the screen. After taking a decent amount of damage, Wham Bam Rock may attempt to crush Kirby by squashing him with the palm of his hands multiple times.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Wham Bam Rock is fought as the penultimate boss of Helper to Hero. Wham Bam Jewel, a stronger variant of Wham Bam Rock, appears right after the player defeats Wham Bam Rock in Helper to Hero.
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Could this be the fist of a monster that hides deep underground? Harness the power of its right hook!”
