Chomp Bro

Chomp Bro
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of	Hammer Bro

A Chomp Bro without its Chain Chomp in both versions.

The Chomp Bro is a large, muscular version of Hammer Bros. wielding a Chain Chomp as a weapon. They are encountered in Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They do not appear in the overworld, and are only encountered with Boos and Magikoopas. They attack by throwing their Chain Chomps at either Mario or Luigi. During a battle, if the Chomp Bro spins its Chain Chomp clockwise, it will be thrown at Mario; if counter-clockwise, it is targeting Luigi. The number of times they spin around determines how fast the attack will be. If Mario or Luigi jump on the Chain Chomp when it is thrown, it will fall off the screen, leaving the Chomp Bro defenseless. Sometimes, Chomp Bros. will run away crying from the battle when they are unaccompanied by a Chain Chomp. Other times, the Chain Chomp may return to them, restarting the process. Additionally, in the original Game Boy Advance release of the game, Chomp Bros. are healed by Firebrand and take critical damage from Thunderhand.

Chomp Bros. are likely based on hammer throw athletes, due to their muscular appearance and how they throw their Chain Chomps, which resemble the balls used in the hammer throw.

In the remake, they wear shoes and no longer wear a belt or have an arm tattoo.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Chomp Bro
	HP	120	POW	136	Defense	140 (130)	Speed	80	Experience	128 (120)
	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Critical	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	8 (15)
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%	Hand	Normal	Item drop	None – 0% (Green Pepper - 16.13%) None – 0% (Shroom Bells - 6.45%)
Level           41 (35)	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle	Notice	Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Chomp Bro (Weakened)
	HP	120	POW	136	Defense	140 (130)	Speed	80	Experience	128 (120)
	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Critical	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	1 (15)
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	60%	Burn?	60%	Hand	Normal	Item drop	None – 0% (Max Nut - 32.26%) None – 0% (Shroom Bells - 6.45%)
Level           41 (32)	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle	Notice	Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Chomp Bro
	HP:	240	POW:	140	DEF:	105	SPEED:	54	Experience:	120
	Fire:	Normal	Thunder:	Normal	Jump:	Weak	Hammer:	Normal	Coins:	60
	Stat down:	60%	Dizzy:	30%	Burn:	30%	Speed down:	30%	Item drop:	1-Up Mushroom (30%) Max Mushroom (15%) 1-Up Super (40%)
Level:           35	Location(s):	Bowser's Castle

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ワンマーブロス Wanmā Burosu	Combination of「ワンワン」(Wanwan, Chain Chomp) and「ハンマーブロス」(Hanmā Burosu, Hammer Bro)
Chinese	汪汪锤兄弟 Wāngwāng Chuí Xiōngdì	Chain Chomp Hammer Bros.
French	Frère Chomp	Chomp Brother
German	Chomp-Bruder Flenn-Bruder (after losing the Chomp)	Chomp Brother Whine Brother
Italian	Unitelli	From unito (meaning "united/togheter", referring to its beloved pet) and fratelli (brothers).
Spanish	Hermano Chomp	Chomp Brother