Gnaw

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Gnaw
Gnaw AKA Growl
The captive Gnaw
SpeciesGnip
First appearanceSuper Paper Mario (2007)

Gnaw, known asGrowl in the PAL version, is a large, imposing creature that is purple in color, with blue spots covering its body, several rows of sharp teeth, and some retractable spikes on its head (which do not actually deal any damage toMario orPrincess Peach if they jump on them). Gnaw is also immune to any form of physical harm, making it unable to be defeated.

Gnaw isMerlee's favorite pet, which she uses to guardher mansion. InSuper Paper Mario, whenMimi takes over Merlee's Mansion, she chains the Gnaw to a door, making it incapable of attacking her. If Mario or Princess Peach approaches Gnaw, it tries to grab them in its mouth; if successful, Gnaw gives its catch to someGnips, who proceed to throw them out of Merlee's Mansion. The reason it does this is to ensure that Mario and Peach do not get hurt by Mimi, as it knew Mimi was evil, whereas the heroes were fooled into thinking she was Merlee's maid.

When Mario or Princess Peach manage to obtain a hiddenkey in Merlee's Mansion, they need to sneak by Gnaw and use it on a nearby door. Unlocking the door also frees Gnaw, who proceeds to chase a nearby Mimi all throughout Merlee's Mansion (a reference to how the similarly dog-likeChain Chomps chased awayTutankoopa, the Chapter 2 boss of the firstPaper Mario). It is not seen again after this.

Gnaw'sCatch Card can be purchased fromFlimm for 113coins, though he does not always have it in stock.

Tattle[edit]

"This is Gnaw/Growl,Merlee's favorite pet. It's certainly the biggest of the bunch... But somemean person tied it down... And I think it's worried that this mean person wants to hurt you... Good Gnaw/Growl!"

Catch Card[edit]

Gnaw
  • Card Type: Uncommon
  • Card Description:This mean mutt snacks on trespassers and spits them out. Nobody fights for scraps with this big dog.

Notes[edit]

  • If the player touches Gnaw's spikes, they are knocked back in the same way as if touching an enemy, but do not take any damage.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseダイバンケン[?]
Daibanken		Big Watchdog
FrenchGnap[?]Onomatopoeia for biting
GermanNagi[?]Gnawy
ItalianGrowl[?]Onomatopoeia for growling
Korean대견견[?]
Dae Gyeongyeon		Big Watchdog
SpanishÑap[?]Onomatopoeia for biting
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