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- Not to be confused with Chomps, relatives of Chain Chomps without chains.
Chain Chomps are a recurring species in the Mario franchise. They first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Profile[]
Physical description[]
Chain Chomps have the appearance of a large, black ball with a chain attached to it, essentially a ball and chain. Their facial features include a pair of eyes and a pair of sharp teeth.
In earlier installments of the Paper Mario series, Chain Chomps each have a face resembling that of a Chomp Shark's. In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Chain Chomps were changed to more closely resemble their updated design from the time rather than Chomp Sharks; they have fewer teeth, a smaller mouth, and trapezoid-shaped segments between their bodies and chains.
Behavior[]
Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork depicting a Chain Chomp's behavior of lunging while tethered
Chain Chomps have the behavior of dogs, especially guard dogs, which certain characters even use them as. Chain Chomps also have the same bark as a dog, and are constantly seen biting their teeth. A Chain Chomp is usually kept tethered to a post from its chain. From there, if Mario or another character approaches a tethered Chain Chomp, it lunges at them, but because it is tethered, the Chain Chomp can only move a certain distance. There are rare circumstances in which a Chain Chomp breaks free of its chain, mostly when angered. Chain Chomps have a tendency to frequently fall asleep, and if woken up, the Chain Chomp becomes infuriated and chases whoever woke it up. In some appearances, a Chain Chomp's body turns red while it is livid.
Chain Chomps have chainless relatives named Chomps, which are essentially the same as Chomps but without a large chain attached to their back.
Timeline[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 1988 | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Enemy | 1991 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Species | 1993 | Game Boy | |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Enemy | 1993 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Appears in the remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Enemy | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Same as in Super Mario All-Stars |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | Enemy | 1995 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Enemy | 1996 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Super Mario 64 | Enemy | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Golf | Cameo | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | Hole 14 of Mario's Star is shaped like a Chain Chomp |
| Mario Party 2 | Non-playable character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Paper Mario | Enemy | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Party 3 | Enemy | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | Appears in the minigame Merry-Go-Chomp |
| Super Mario Sunshine | Enemy | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Party 4 | Non-playable character | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube | Using the Chomp Call causes four to appear and relocate the Star. Chain Chomps appear in the minigames Chain Chomp Fever and Long Claw of the Law. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Item | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 2003 | Game Boy Advance | Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Obstacle | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | Aside from appearing in the opening cinematic, Chain Chomps appear as obstacles in various holes of Peach's Castle Grounds and Bowser Badlands. |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Obstacle, item | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | Appears in both Mario Circuit and Luigi Circuit as an obstacle, as well as the Special Item of both Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. |
| Mario Party 5 | Item, non-playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | Featured in the form of an item, Chain Chomp Capsules, and in the Night-Light Fright, Chomp Romp, and Rumble Fumble minigames |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | Enemy | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Enemy | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | Encountered in the Palace of Shadow and the Pit of 100 Trials |
| Mario Power Tennis | Species | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | Featured in the minigame Chain-Chomp Challenge |
| Mario Party 6 | Species | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Enemy | 2004 | Nintendo DS | |
| WarioWare: Touched! | Brief role | 2004 | Nintendo DS | A red Chain Chomp appears in the souvenir Reel-to-Reel |
| Mario Party Advance | Species | 2005 | Game Boy Advance | Aside from having a representative character, Chain Chomps appear in the Chomp Romp and Barrel Peril minigames. |
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Non-playable character | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube | Featured in the minigame Chain-Chomp Chase |
| Mario Superstar Baseball | Obstacle | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube | Obstacles in the Wario Palace field; one appears in Chain Chomp Sprint |
| Super Princess Peach | Enemy | 2005 | Nintendo DS | |
| Mario Party 7 | Species | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| Mario Kart DS | Enemy | 2005 | Nintendo DS | Appears in the returning GCN Luigi Circuit |
| Super Mario Strikers | Item | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | Enemy | 2006 | Nintendo DS | |
| Super Paper Mario | Enemy | 2007 | Wii | |
| Mario Strikers Charged | Item | 2007 | Wii | |
| Mario Party 8 | Species | 2007 | Wii | Appears in three minigames: Chomping Frenzy, At the Chomp Wash, and Cardiators |
| Super Mario Galaxy | Enemy | 2007 | Wii | |
| Mario Kart Wii | Obstacle | 2008 | Wii | Appears in Mario Circuit and the returning GCN Mario Circuit and DS Peach Gardens. |
| Mario Super Sluggers | Obstacle | 2008 | Wii | Appears on the Bowser Jr. Playroom field and in the minigame Graffiti Runner. |
| New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis | Species | 2009 | Wii | Same as in Mario Power Tennis |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | Species | 2009 | Nintendo DS | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Obstacle | 2009 | Wii | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Obstacle | 2009 | Nintendo DS | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Enemy | 2009 | Wii | |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Enemy | 2010 | Wii | Same as in Super Mario All-Stars |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition | Item | 2011 | DSiWare | Same as in the original The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords |
| Super Mario 3D Land | Enemy | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | Obstacle | 2011 | Wii | Appears as an obstacle in Dream Equestrian |
| Fortune Street | Non-playable character | 2011 | Wii | |
| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | Brief role | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | Appears in a cutscene of The Life of a Minion episode |
| Mario Party 9 | Boss, cameo | 2012 | Wii | As a boss, a giant-sized Chain Chomp is fought in Chain Chomp Romp, and may sometimes appear in Bowser's Block Battle. A Chain Chomp cameos on one of the jigsaw puzzles in Jigsaw Jumble. |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Enemy | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | Non-playable character | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | One appears only during the final battle against Bowser. |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U | |
| New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U | |
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | Enemy | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario Party: Island Tour | Species | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Yoshi's New Island | Enemy | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Only one appears, in a hidden room in Chomp Shark Chase. |
| Mario Kart 8 | Cameo, obstacle | 2014 | Wii U | Cameos on adverts of the fictional sponsor, Chain Chomp Racing Chains. As of Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8, two Chain Chomps also appear in GBA Cheese Land. |
| Mario Golf: World Tour | Obstacle | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Appears in the Bowser's Castle golf course |
| Hyrule Warriors | Item | 2014 | Wii U | A Chain Chomp is Link's level three Ball and Chain weapon upgrade when using his Gauntlets moveset. |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Non-playable character, enemy | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Appears as an Assist Trophy character and as an enemy in Smash Run |
| Bayonetta 2 | Item | 2014 | Wii U | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Non-playable character | 2014 | Wii U | Appears as an Assist Trophy character |
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Enemy | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario Party 10 | Species | 2015 | Wii U | |
| Super Mario Maker | Enemy | 2015 | Wii U | Chain Chomps can be used in all four game styles. |
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | Enemy | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Hyrule Warriors Legends | Item | 2016 | Nintendo 3DS | Same as in Hyrule Warriors |
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | Species | 2016 | Wii U | |
| Mario Party: Star Rush | Species | 2016 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Enemy | 2016 | Nintendo 3DS | Same as in Super Mario Maker |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Obstacle; cameo | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | Same as in Mario Kart 8 |
| Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | Enemy | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | Ally | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | Appears as troops in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode |
| Super Mario Odyssey | Enemy | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | Chain Chomps are encountered in the Cascade Kingdom, and can be captured using Cappy. |
| Mario Party: The Top 100 | Species | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | Appears in the returning minigames, Night Light Fright and At the Chomp Wash, as well as part of the Chomp Call item. |
| Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | Item | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Same as in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends |
| Mario Tennis Aces | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Party | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Appears as an Assist Trophy character and as a spirit |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | Species | 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | Same as in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and also allies in Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Retains its role from both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Dr. Mario World | Non-playable character | 2019 | iOS, Android | |
| Mario Kart Tour | Obstacle | 2019 | iOS, Android | |
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | Non-playable character | 2020 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | Non-playable character | 2022 | Nintendo Switch |
Trivia[]
- In the Japanese guide book for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, it is stated that Chain Chomps were supposed to debut in games of the The Legend of Zelda, but would mainly appear as enemies in the Mario franchise. Similarly, Fire Bars were planned to first appear in the first The Legend of Zelda, but ended up being first used in Super Mario Bros.
- Chain Chomps were inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto's childhood experience when a fierce dog lunged towards him and almost bit him. However, the dog was tethered by a chain, holding it back.
Gallery[]
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To view Chain Chomp's image gallery, click here.
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External links[]
- Chain Chomp on the Zelda Wiki
