Chain Chomp

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Chain Chomp
A Chain Chomp from Mario Party 8.
Series	Mario series
First game	Super Mario Bros. 3
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto

Chain Chomps are enemies in the Mario series that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES. They're enemies that are chained up, though nevertheless are capable of attacking you if you happen to be within a certain range of them. This can easily be avoidable, though can also be a challenge in later games such as Super Mario 64 where they've dramatically grown.

In Super Mario 64, they'd, like in previous games, be chained up, though could be released if you're able to ground pound the pole that they're attached to. Once this is done, it'll turn around and crash through the jail, thus giving you access to a star.

They also appeared in Super Mario Sunshine, where they'd be covered with steaming goop. In this mission, Mario and FLUDD would have to clean all of this junk off of them, which in turn would cool the beasts down.

In Super Mario Galaxy, they're not attached to any chain, and will roll around selected planets attempting to squash Mario.

In a way they resemble dogs, and are, according to Shigeru Miyamoto, inspired by an event that occured in his life when he was a child. Apparently a large dog chased after him, though was yanked back by his chain.

The German translation of Chain Chomp is "Kettenhund" which means "Chain-Dog".

Contents 1 Chain Chomp variants 1.1 Stone Chomp 1.2 Chain Chomplets 1.3 Others 2 Trivia

[edit] Chain Chomp variants

[edit] Stone Chomp

A Stone Chomp is a type of Chain Chomp in Paper Mario in Chapter 2. In the Dry Dry Ruins, it would pop out of the wall. If you defeat it, you will get a stone to open the stairway.

[edit] Chain Chomplets

The Chain Chomplets are on Super Mario Sunshine, which is the only game they have ever been on. Chain Chomplets are Chain Chomp puppies which are only in the first episode of Pianta Village. Shadow Mario set three of them ablaze and sent them rampaging through the village. Mario then had to cool them down by using FLUDD to spray them with water. Then he had to grab their tail and launch them into the spring. Once you do that to all three of them, you get a Shine Sprite.

[edit] Others

• Chomp: A loose chain chomp.
• Shromp: The shroob's version of a chomp.
• Big Chain Chomp: A giant invicible chomp.

[edit] Trivia

Shigeru Miyamoto came up with the idea for the chain chomp because as a child his neighbors dog was chained to a wooden pole. Very similar to how the chain chomp is.