Small Chomp
| Small Chomp | |||
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 Model fromSuper Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Chomp | ||
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Small Chomps,[1] referred to asMini Chomps inSuper Mario Galaxy,[2] are diminutiveChain Chomps inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. They behave like their larger counterparts, but they are slightly shorter thanMario and generally rarer enemies. They are nearly indestructible.
Small Chomps are comparable to theChain Chomplets fromSuper Mario Sunshine and have a similar bark.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Mini Chomps first appear inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, appearing exclusively in theDreadnought Galaxy, where they appear in only one mission, "Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons." Doghouse-likelittle houses perpetually expel Mini Chomps down a slope, over two sets ofFlipswitch Panels. Mini Chomps give off high-pitched barks when they exit a house, and they do not pick up speed as they roll down the slope. Stepping on every Flipswitch Panel defeats all of the Mini Chomps in the area and halts their expulsion from the little houses. A Mini Chomp leaves three collectibleStar Bits behind when destroyed.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Small Chomps appear inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switchport under their current name, appearing in only two galaxies:Sky Station Galaxy, where they appear only during the mission "Storming the Sky Fleet," and theChompworks Galaxy, where they appear in every mission with the exception of "Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks." In this game, they perpetually roll alongtracks arranged into a circle on the ground. Small Chomps are defeated when struck by the player character in hisRainbow form or by arubbery bulb. Multiple Small Chomps are fastened to one track.P2's Pointer can hold one in place with
so that the other Small Chomp collides with it, defeating both of them. Most Small Chomps release three Star Bits when destroyed. However, in Sky Station Galaxy only, one of them that is destroyed releases akey during "Storming the Sky Fleet." Collecting it opens a nearbycage and frees theLuma within.
Small Chomps appear alongside normal Chomps in the Chompworks Galaxy, rolling in circles. In one location, they are expelled fromChomp boxes and roll in straight lines. Colliding with the hyperactiveGearmo at the end of their trajectory destroys them.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/WanwanRollingMini.arc | Wanwan Rolling Mini | Mini Rolling Chomp |
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 with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ちびワンワン[3][4]:160 Chibi Wanwan | SmallChain Chomp | |
| ミニワンワン[4]:128 Mini Wanwan | Mini Chain Chomp | Super Mario Galaxy | |
| French | Petit Chomp[5] | Small Chain Chomp | |
| Mini Chomp[6] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Kleiner Kettenhund[7] | Small Chain Chomp | |
| Italian | Mini Categnaccio[8]:128 | Mini Chain Chomp | |
| Categnolino[8]:160 | Little Chain Chomp | ||
| Spanish | Mini Chomp[9] | - |
References[edit]
- ^Nintendo Co., Ltd.Super Mario Galaxy 2.Mario Portal (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^Nintendo Co., Ltd.Super Mario Galaxy.Mario Portal (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 19.
- ^abSakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (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.
- ^Browne, Catherine (2010).Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé:Prima Games (French). ISBN978-2-952-67394-5. Page 164.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018).Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 160.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^abSakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018).Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128.
