| Small Chomp | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Chomp | ||
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Small Chomps,[1] also referred to as Mini Chomps,[2] appear in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They move like regular Chomps and have high-pitched barks similar to Chain Chomplets from Super Mario Sunshine, though some (such as the ones in Chompworks Galaxy) can move in a circular path, which regular Chomps cannot do.
Despite their reduced size, like with regular Chomps, they can only be defeated by being hit by Rainbow Mario, getting hit by a rubbery bulb, or being held by the co-op player's Star Pointer so that they hit each other. They release Star Bits when defeated.
In Super Mario Galaxy, they are only found in the Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons mission of Dreadnought Galaxy, where they roll out of doghouses down a slope covered in two sets of Flipswitch Panels. When one set of the panels is completed, all of the Mini Chomps in that segment are immediately destroyed and stop respawning.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Small Chomps are encountered as early as the Sky Station Galaxy, specifically Storming the Sky Fleet, where they roll in circles on the starting planet. Later in the Chompworks Galaxy, they appear both rolling in circles and released from the same manner of holes as their larger counterparts, going in a straight line until they destruct against a hyperactive Gearmo.
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/WanwanRollingMini.arc | Wanwan Rolling Mini | Mini Rolling Chomp |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミニワンワン[3] (Super Mario Galaxy) Mini Wanwan ちびワンワン[4] (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Chibi Wanwan |
Mini Chomp Chibi Chomp |
| French | Mini Chomp |
Mini Chomp |
| German | Mini-Kettenhund |
Mini Chain Chomp |
| Italian | Mini Categnaccio[5] Categnolino[6] |
Mini Chain Chomp Little Chain Chomp |
Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of the little houses from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 128.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 128
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 160