diff --git a/source/fx/fxlaser.cpp b/source/fx/fxlaser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3eaa3ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/fx/fxlaser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*****************/
+/*** Thwack!!! ***/
+/*****************/
+
+#include 	"system\global.h"
+#include	<DStructs.h>
+#include 	"utils\utils.h"
+#include 	"gfx\prim.h"
+#include	"gfx\sprbank.h"
+#include	<sprites.h>
+#include	"level\level.h"
+#include	"game\game.h"
+#include	"gfx\otpos.h"
+
+#include	"FX\FXThwack.h"
+
+const int		ThwackLife=12;
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+void	CFXThwack::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
+{
+		CFX::init(_Pos);
+		Life=ThwackLife;
+		OtPos=OTPOS__ACTOR_POS-1;
+		Angle=getRnd()&4095;
+		Scale=2048+1024+(getRnd()&2047);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*** Render ******************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+void	CFXThwack::render()
+{
+DVECTOR	RenderPos;
+
+		getFXRenderPos(RenderPos);
+		if (!canRender() || !IsVisible) return;
+
+SpriteBank	*SprBank=CGameScene::getSpriteBank();
+POLY_FT4	*Ft4=SprBank->printRotatedScaledSprite(FRM__THWACK,RenderPos.vx,RenderPos.vy,Scale,Scale,Angle,OtPos);
+			setSemiTrans(Ft4,1);
+			Ft4->tpage|=1<<5;
+int			Col=(256/ThwackLife)*Life;
+			setRGB0(Ft4,Col,Col,Col);
+
+}
+
diff --git a/source/fx/fxlaser.h b/source/fx/fxlaser.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff3370545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/fx/fxlaser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*****************/
+/*** Thwack!!! ***/
+/*****************/
+
+#ifndef	__FX_FX_THWACK_HEADER__
+#define __FX_FX_THWACK_HEADER__
+
+#include "fx/fx.h"
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+class CFXThwack : public CFX
+{
+public:
+virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
+virtual void		render();
+
+protected:
+		u16			Angle,Scale;
+};
+
+#endif