Homing Chomp
| Homing Chomp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Variant of | Chomp | ||
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Homing Chomps[1] (also known asSilver Chomps)[2][3] areenemies inSuper Mario Galaxy 2. They are giant silverChomps with yellow rings around their eyes, red irises, and pupils that are constantly rolling around out of sync with each other. Unlike other Chomps, Homing Chomps always roll towardsMario orLuigi and try to hit him. Homing Chomps can be defeated either byRainbow Mario, by pushing them off a cliff while on aStar Ball, or from using arubbery bulb. Usually, only one appears in any mission, but four appear together on the final planet of theBattle Belt Galaxy. There is a Homing Chomp who must be defeated in order to progress in thesecond mission in theRolling Masterpiece Galaxy.
An extremely large Homing Chomp appears in the E3 2009 trailer ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2, though itnever made it into the final game. In the trailer, it seems to be acting similarly toSorbetti during the boss battle in theFreezy Flake Galaxy. Within the game's "ObjNameTable" file, there is a removed "WanwanSearchBig" entry,[4] which is likely a remnant of this.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Homing Chomps are completely absent.
marks missions where Homing Chomps are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 3 | Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy |  |  | |
| World 5 | Slipsand Galaxy | | | |
| World 6 | Battle Belt Galaxy | | | |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of the Homing Chomp planet in theBattle Belt Galaxy
A large Homing Chomp in the E3 2009 trailer forSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/WanwanSearch.arc | WanwanSearch | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ワンワンサーチ (Wanwan Sāchi) | Chomp Search |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サーチワンワン[5] Sāchi Wanwan | Search Chomp | |
| Chinese | 銀色汪汪[?] Yínsè Wāngwāng | Silver Chomp | |
| French | Chomp argenté[?] | Silver Chomp | |
| German | Rollender Kettenhund[?] | Rolling Chain Chomp | |
| Italian | Categnaccio Argento (in-game)[?] | Silver Chain Chomp | |
| Caccia Categnaccio[6][7] | Hunting/Homing Chomp | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Chomp Buscador[?] | Searching Chomp |
References[edit]
- ^EnglishSuper Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^Silver Chomp Grudge Match
- ^Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Random House Inc. ISBN978-0-30746-907-6. Page 25.
- ^TCRF.Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects.The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 159.
- ^Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Guide. Page 25.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 159.
