Chomps Jr.
| Chomps Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003) |
| Variant of | Chomps |
Chomps Jrs. (also stylized asChomps, Jrs.)[1] areenemies inDonkey Kong Country. These blue shark-like creatures attack eitherDonkey Kong orDiddy Kong by swimming into him, like withtheir larger counterpart andBitesizes. Chomps Jrs. move considerably faster than Chomps, though they are smaller. Like the other underwater enemies, Chomps Jrs. can be defeated if stabbed byEnguarde. A Chomps Jr. is seen in a short segment of the end credits inDonkey Kong's Treehouse, where it chases aSquidge offscreen, only to then return onscreen, swimming away from four angry Squidges. Thefirst remake has a sticker of Chomps Jr. with the letterZ that can be printed using aGame Boy Printer. In thesecond remake, Chomps Jrs. appear in theFunky's Fishing minigame, and the object of theVine Valley challenge is having to reel in 15 Chomps Jrs. before time runs out.
Chomps Jrs. are not enemies inDonkey Kong Land, though Chomps are,[2] andtheir spritesMedia:Chomps - DKL Sprite.png were made to resemble Chomps Jrs.
Chomps Jrs. and their larger counterpart, Chomps, appear in the game trailer for the canceledDonkey Kong Racing, during the scene whereTiny and Diddy race one another on Enguardes.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
| Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomps Jr. | ||||
 | Worlds | Kongo Jungle Vine Valley Gorilla Glacier Kremkroc Industries, Inc. | Levels | Coral Capers Clam City Croctopus Chase Poison Pond |
| Scrapbook page | 2 | |||
| Photograph location | InTemple Tempest, in a gap with amillstone-ridingGnawty after theStar Barrel. | DK Attack point value | 2000 |
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
A smaller variety of shark, but nonetheless deadly![3]
- English:
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Chomps Jr.
Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Country
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)
A Chomps Jr. next to the letterZ in thefirst remake
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チョンプスJr.[?] Chonpusu Jr. | Chomps Jr. | |
| チョンプス・ジュニア[4] Chonpusu Junia | Chomps Junior | ||
| French | Chomps Jr.[?] | - | |
| Italian | Chomps Jr.[5][6] | - | |
| Spanish | Chomps Jr.[?] | - |
References[edit]
- ^1994.Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
- ^1995.Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book.Shogakukan (Japanese). Page9Media:SuperDonkeyKongGB guide.jpg.
- ^1994.Donkey Kong Country manual.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
- ^November 26, 1994.Super Donkey Kong instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 31.
- ^1994.Donkey Kong Country - Libretto di istruzioni (Instruction booklet). Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 30.
- ^Carlos Jose Castro Quinga.In-game name from the ending ofDonkey Kong Country. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
