Flame Chomp

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Not to be confused with Frame Chomp.
Flame Chomp
A Flame Chomp in New Super Mario Bros. 2
Model of a Flame Chomp from New Super Mario Bros. 2
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
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Flame Chomps, originally Fire Chomps,[1] are enemies that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. They resemble Chain Chomps but differ in several ways. They are not restricted by chains, and they instead float along with a trail of four fireballs each. At any time, a Flame Chomp may shoot a fireball from its "tail" at Mario or Luigi. When it runs out of fireballs, the Flame Chomp explodes, damaging the player if they are within the blast radius. Also, unlike Chain Chomps, Flame Chomps are not very durable, as they are vulnerable to mere stomps and fireballs thrown by Fire Mario. They live mainly in the skies.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Artwork of a Fire Chomp spiting out some fireballs from Super Mario Bros 3
Fire Chomp's original artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Fire Chomps appear only in Sky Land and Ice Land. They appear as featureless black orbs that follow the player, occasionally stopping to briefly reveal their face and spit a fireball. They appear in World 5-5, World 5-6, World 5-9, World 6-4, and World 6-7; most of these are auto-scrolling courses. After using up their fireballs, Fire Chomps continue to follow the player, flashing red before exploding like Bob-ombs. They can be defeated with stomps, fireballs, hammers, invincibility, and Raccoon Mario or Tanooki Mario's tail whips. Regardless of how they are beaten, however, Fire Chomps would always respawn until they self-destruct.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Main article: Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)

In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, while no normal Fire Chomps appear in the game, a derivative is introduced. They are motionless and shoot a homing fireball when the player approaches. Unlike usual Fire Chomps, they do not self-destruct or run out of fire. These objects originally lacked faces or an explicit connection to Fire Chomps, which were given to them starting with the remake.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A Flame Chomp
In New Super Mario Bros.

Flame Chomps appear under their current name in New Super Mario Bros. as uncommon enemies, appearing only in World 7-1. They retain their previous characteristics and weaknesses from Super Mario Bros 3., with the exception that they now depict their faces at all times.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Flame Chomps are a bit more common, appearing in World 2-6, World 8-3, and World 9-6. Flame Chomps have a minor addition to their attack pattern; once out of fireballs, it begins pursuing the player much faster before exploding. As usual, they can be defeated with a stomp or fireballs, and can also be frozen with Ice Balls. From this game on, they are depicted with five teeth.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, Flame Chomps exclusively appear in World 6-B, the second level of the Mystery Adventures Pack, and the second level of the Impossible Pack, with the same characteristics and weaknesses as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Flame Chomp
The only Flame Chomp in New Super Mario Bros. U, guarding a Star Coin.

In New Super Mario Bros. U, only one Flame Chomp appears in the entire game, located in a hidden room in Rising Tides of Lava. It can be bounced off of to obtain the stage's third Star Coin.

A total of 16 Flame Chomps also appear in New Super Luigi U level Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel, where they act differently; rather than spitting one fireball at a time, all the Flame Chomps in the aforementioned level instead draw in their entire fiery "tail" to shoot out a massive fireball. After this, rather than chasing the player, these Flame Chomps simply chomp in place as they flash red and eventually self-destruct.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Fire Chomps from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode, "The Beauty of Kootie".

Fire Chomps make a few appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, such as in the episode "The Beauty of Kootie", where several Fire Chomps act as crew members on the Doom Ship.

In the show, Fire Chomps do not have a fireball tail, and have flexible borders around their eyes (which this time are red) and mouth. Fire Chomps also appeared during the episode "Never Koop a Koopa". They tried to attack Mario inside Castle Koopa, but Toad and Princess Toadstool opened the window and let them fall into the water.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

A Fire Chomp appears in Koopa Capers, prowling a cave in the Magma Pits. While Luigi is fleeing from the Hot Feet that also live in the cave, he can choose to either rush blindly ahead, or take his time; if he chooses the latter, he will just narrowly avoid the Fire Chomp, but if he picks the former, he will run into and be scorched by the fireballs of the Fire Chomp, causing a Game Over.

Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[edit]

A single Fire Chomp cameos in Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up on the Homemaker page.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

SmashWiki article: Flame Chomp

Flame Chomps appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as enemies in the exclusive Smash Run mode. Like in previous games, they breathe fireballs at the player and explode shortly after losing all of their fireballs. The fire trail can also damage the player if they run into it. They are weak to the water effect.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Flame Chomps are enemies who can become allies to the player in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. A Flame Chomp's attribute is Fire, meaning that it is powerless against Water, yet strong to Wood. Flame Chomps have relatively high HP and they are very efficient in regenerating their team's health points. Instead, their attack point rating is a little poor. The main skill of any Flame Chomp in the game is called Flame Dance, which increases the attack rating of every Fire-type team mate by 1.3 for five turns. Flame Chomps also have a secondary skill, the Skill Boost; when the player enters a course, this skill helps by reducing the number of turns till the main skill can be used.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Blazes are replaced by Flame Chomps.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Year released System/Format
Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 1988 NES
Super Mario All-Stars Enemy 1993 SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Enemy 1994 SNES
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 2003 GBA
New Super Mario Bros. Enemy 2006 DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Enemy 2009 Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Enemy 2010 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Enemy 2012 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Enemy 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Enemy 2013 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Enemy/Trophy 2013 3DS
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Enemy/Teammate 2015 3DS
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up 2016 Wii U
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up 2017 Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up 2018 New 3DS
Minecraft (Bedrock version) Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up 2018 Nintendo Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ケロンパ (JP) / Flame Chomp (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゆつしん / 種族しゅぞく ウエポン族 Place of origin/tribe Weapon clan
性格せいかく しゅうねん深い Disposition Profoundly tenacious
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
やっぱり爆弾だったなか

空中をふわふわ浮いて、マリオに近づく黒い玉。動きが止まると、口から炎を吐き出すぞ。踏むだけで倒せるが、最後に自爆してまきぞえにしようとするので注意しよう。[2]

I knew it was a bomb

The black ball floats in the air and approaches Mario. When it stops moving, it will spit flames from its mouth. You can defeat it by simply stepping on it, but beware that it will try to self-destruct and wreak havoc on you at the end.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Trophy
Flame Chomp
FlameChompTrophy3DS.png
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If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, wait till you meet Flame Chomps. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind, too. (American English)
If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, Flame Chomps are so much worse. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind too. (British English)

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ケロンパ
Keronpa
Possibly derived from "kerosene"; shared with its variant from Super Mario 64 DS

Chinese 火焰汪汪
Huǒyàn Wāngwāng
Fire Chain Chomp

French (NOA) Croque-Flamme
Flame Chomp
French (NOE) Bouchée de feu (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)
Chomp Pyro
Fire Bite
Pyro Chomp
German Flammenhund
Feuer-Chomp (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Flame Dog
From feuer ("fire") and Chomp, the Chain Chomp's original German name
Italian Magiafuoco[sic][4]
Testacalda (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Fiammorco
Magic-fire (probably was meant to be written as "Mangiafuoco", Fire eater)
Hothead
Portmanteau of fiamma ("flame") and orco ("ogre")
Korean 화염폭탄
Hwayeom Poktan
Flame Bomb

Portuguese (NOE) Trinca Chamas
Chamiço[3]
Flame Biter; possibly a play on "trinca-espinhas" (a word for a very thin person)
From "chama" (flame) and the suffix "-iço"
Russian Огненный кусалкин
Ognennyy kusalkin
Fire Chomp

Spanish Chomp Llamas
Flame Chomp

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet. Page 36.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 80.
  3. ^ Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (January 30th, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Castelo da Peach-3 - Terceira Moeda-Estrela (Wii U) video description.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3; Italian booklet. Page 36.