Flame Chomp
- Not to be confused withFrame Chomp.
| Flame Chomp | |||
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 Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Tennis Fever (2026) | ||
| Variant of | Chain Chomp | ||
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Flame Chomps, originally calledFire Chomps,[1] are enemies first appearing inSuper Mario Bros. 3. They areChain Chomp-like creatures that float along with a trail of fourfireballs each. At any time, a Flame Chomp may shoot a fireball from its "tail" atMario orLuigi. When it runs out of fireballs, the Flame Chomp explodes, damaging the player if they are within the blast radius. Flame Chomps are not very durable, unlike Chain Chomps, because they are vulnerable to beingstomped and havingfireballs thrown at them.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Fire Chomps are enemies inSuper Mario Bros. 3. They are featureless black orbs that follow the player, occasionally stopping to reveal their face briefly and spit a fireball. After using up all their fireballs, Fire Chomps continue to follow the player, flashing red before exploding likeBob-ombs. They can be defeated with stomps, fireballs,hammers,invincibility, andRaccoon Mario orTanooki Mario's tail whips, each of which causes them to flash before they fall off-screen. Regardless of how they are beaten, however, Fire Chomps always respawn if their initial spawn point is returned to until they self-destruct.
- Level appearances
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
- Main article:Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)
InSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS, while no normal Fire Chomps appear in the game,a derivative is introduced. They are motionless and shoot a homing fireball when the player approaches. Unlike usual Fire Chomps, they do not self-destruct or run out of fire. These objects originally lacked faces or an explicit connection to Fire Chomps, which were given to them starting with the remake.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Flame Chomps appear inNew Super Mario Bros. under their current name as enemies encountered in only one level—World 7-1. They act the same as before, but a difference with their appearance is that their face is now shown at all times. Flame Chomps use the same model and textures that flame throwers use inSuper Mario 64 DS, though with an added fire tail.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Flame Chomps are enemies inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. Compared to previous appearances, when a Flame Chomp has no more fireballs, it begins to go after the player much faster before exploding. As usual, they can be defeated with a stomp or fireballs, and can also be frozen withIce Balls. Their look was further standardized fromNew Super Mario Bros. in that Flame Chomps now have five teeth.
- Level appearances
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Flame Chomps are enemies inNew Super Mario Bros. 2. Their characteristics and weaknesses are the same as inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii.
- Level appearances
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Only one Flame Chomp appears as an enemy inNew Super Mario Bros. U. It is encountered in a hidden room inRising Tides of Lava. Flame Chomps are also enemies inNew Super Luigi U, this time as part of their own level,Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel, where a total of sixteen are encountered. Flame Chomps had their behavior modified: They now draw in their entire fiery "tail" to shoot out a massive fireball then chomp in place while flashing red and self-destructing eventually.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Fire Chomps make a few appearances inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, such as in the episode "The Beauty of Kootie", where several Fire Chomps act as crew members on theDoom Ship.
In the show, Fire Chomps do not have a fireball tail, and have flexible borders around their eyes (which this time are red) and mouth. Fire Chomps also appeared during the episode "Never Koop a Koopa". They tried to attackMario insideCastle Koopa, butToad andPrincess Toadstool opened the window and let them fall into the water.
Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]
A Fire Chomp appears inKoopa Capers, prowling a cave in the Magma Pits. While Luigi is fleeing from theHot Feet that also live in the cave, he can choose to either rush blindly ahead, or take his time; if he chooses the latter, he will just narrowly avoid the Fire Chomp, but if he picks the former, he will run into and be scorched by the fireballs of the Fire Chomp, causing aGame Over.
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[edit]
A single Fire Chomp appears on the Homemaker page inSuper Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
- SmashWiki article:Flame Chomp
Flame Chomps are enemies in theSmash Run mode ofSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Like in previous games, they breathe fireballs at the player and explode shortly after losing all of their fireballs. The fire trail can also damage the player if they run into it. They are weak to the water effect.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
Flame Chomps are enemies who can become allies to the player inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. A Flame Chomp's attribute isFire, meaning that it is powerless againstWater, yet strong toWood. Flame Chomps have relatively high HP and they are very efficient in regenerating their team's health points. Instead, their attack point rating is a little poor. The main skill of any Flame Chomp in the game is called Flame Dance, which increases the attack rating of every Fire-type team mate by 1.3 for five turns. Flame Chomps also have a secondary skill, the Skill Boost; when the player enters a course, this skill helps by reducing the number of turns till the main skill can be used.
In the game's commercial, Flame Chomps are used to demonstrate fusion between enemies.[2]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
InMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, "Flame Chomp" can appear as a wrong answer when identifying a certain enemy in the Toad quizzes.
Mario Tennis Fever[edit]
A large Flame Chomp appears as a boss inMario Tennis Fever's Adventure mode where it eats theIce Racket, becoming theIce Chomp.
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft,blazes are retextured to look like Flame Chomps.Blaze rods are retextured to resemble either aFire Bar or the flame trail of a Flame Chomp.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
A black ball followed by a chain of fire that shoots fireballs at Mario. Look out! They can explode! - Other languages:
- Japanese:
黒玉 に炎 が連 なっていて、その炎 をマリオめがけて放 なってくる。最後 に自爆 するから気 をつけろ。
(Translation:This black ball has a chain of flames, and it shoots the flames toward Mario. Look out—it will blow itself up in the end.)
- Japanese:
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ケロンパ (JP) / Flame Chomp (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ウエポン | Tribe | Weapon clan | |
| しゅうねん | Disposition | Profoundly tenacious | |
| ３ | Game appearances | 3 | |
| やっぱり | I knew it was a bomb The black ball softly floats in the air and approaches Mario. When it stops moving, it will spit flames from its mouth. You can defeat it by simply stepping on it, but beware that it will try to self-destruct to take you out at the end. | ||
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
| Trophy Flame Chomp | ||
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| Category: Enemy | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, wait till you meet Flame Chomps. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind, too.(American English) | ||
| If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, Flame Chomps are so much worse. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind too.(British English) | ||
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (flying)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (shooting)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (shooting)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (flashing from explosion;alternativesMedia:SMB3 Fire Chomp flash diagram.png)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (flashing from defeat;alternativesMedia:SMB3 Fire Chomp flash diagram.png)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (flame)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (exploding;alternativesMedia:SMB3 Explosion flash diagram.png)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (World 5-9)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (World 6-4)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3, World 5-9)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3, World 6-4)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (World 2-6)
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy sprite
Minecraft
A blaze rod in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
List of appearances[edit]
| Title | Description | Release | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 1988 | Family Computer/NES |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Enemy | 1993 | SNES |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Enemy | 1994 | SNES |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 2003 | GBA |
| New Super Mario Bros. | Enemy | 2006 | DS |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Enemy | 2009 | Wii |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Enemy | 2010 | Wii |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Enemy | 2012 | 3DS |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U |
| New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Enemy/Trophy | 2013 | 3DS |
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Enemy/Teammate | 2015 | 3DS |
| Minecraft: Wii U Edition | Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack | 2016 | Wii U |
| Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack | 2017 | Nintendo Switch |
| Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack | 2018 | New 3DS |
| Mminecraft: Bedrock Edition | Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Mario Tennis Fever | Enemy NPC | 2026 | Nintendo Switch 2 |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ケロンパ[4][5][6] Keronpa | Possibly derived from "kerosene;" shared with its variantflame thrower | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 火焰汪汪[7] Huǒyàn Wāngwāng | Flame Chain Chomp | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 火焰汪汪[7] Huǒyàn Wāngwāng | Flame Chain Chomp | |
| Dutch | Flame Chomp[8][9] | - | |
| Vuur-Chomp[10] | Fire Chomp | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| French(Canadian) | Croque-Flamme[11] | Flame Chomp | |
| French(European) | Chomp Pyro[11] | Pyro Chomp | |
| Bouchée de feu[10] | Fire bite | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Chomp de feu[12] | Fire Chomp | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| German | Flammenhund[13] | Flame Dog | |
| Feuer-Kanonenkugel[14][15] | Fire Cannonball | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Italian | Fiammorco[9][11][16][17]:114, 145, 194, 209 | Portmanteau offiamma ("flame") andorco ("orc"/"ogre") | |
| Magiafuoco[18] | Magic-fire; was probably meant to be written asMangiafuoco ("Fire-eater") | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Fiammorko[sic][17]:36 | Portmanteau offiamma ("flame") andorco ("orc"/"ogre") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (second edition) | |
| Korean | 화염폭탄[7] Hwayeom Poktan | Flame Bomb | |
| 불 첨프[19] Bul Cheompeu | "불" (bul, "fire") with a transliteration of the English "Chomp" | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Comedor de Fogo[20] | Fire Eater | |
| Fire Chomp[21] | - | Super Mario Bros. Livro Ilustrado | |
| Portuguese(European) | Chamiço[22] | Fromchama ("flame") and-iço (adjective-creating ending) | |
| Chomp de Fogo[23] | Fire Chomp | Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Trinca Chamas[11] | Flame Biter | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | |
| Russian | Огненный Кусалкин[24] Ognennyy Kusalkin | Fiery Chomp | |
| Spanish | Chomp Llamas[a][9][11] | Flames Chomp | |
| Cabeza de Fuego[25] | Fire Head | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
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- ^abcIn-game name forFlame Chomp Ferris Wheel inNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
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- ^abcIn-game name for Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel inNew Super Luigi U.
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- ^abcdefTrophy list (2014).Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games.Nintendo.
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