Nibbles
- This article is about the enemy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the enemy from the Donkey Kong Country series referred to once as Nibbles, see Snaggles.
| Nibbles | |||
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 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
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- “Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...”
- —Goombella, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Nibbles are Chain-Chomp-like fish that inhabit the waters of Rogueport and its surrounding regions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. If Mario falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to jump back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one HP. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in Grodus's room in the X-Naut Fortress, where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the Magical Map. The only exception is Doopliss's bath tub's water.
In Super Paper Mario, two figurines of a Nibbles can be seen on a shelf in Fort Francis, along with several other cameos of various characters, species, and items from the previous game.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガジガジ Gaji-gaji |
Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咬咬鱼 Yǎoyǎoyú |
From “咬” (yǎo, "bite") and “鱼” (yú, "fish") | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 咬咬魚 Yǎoyǎoyú |
From「咬」(yǎo, "bite") and「魚」(yú, "fish") | [?] | |
| Dutch | Kauwe | From kauwen ("to chew") | [?] | |
| French | Pirahgnard | Pun on "piranha" and -ard (a French suffix used for several uses, such as making pejoratives words, or forming animal names) | [?] | |
| German | Schnappy | Diminutive of schnappen ("to chomp at") | [?] | |
| Italian | Magnarone | Masculine form of magnare, a dialectal slang for mangiare ("to eat") | [?] | |
| Korean | 까득까득 Kkadeuk-kkadeuk |
Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound | [?] | |
| Spanish | Maxilo | Masculine form of maxilar (maxilla bone of the jaw) | [?] |
| Chain Chomps | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Broode's Chain Chomp • Chain Chomp (Wonder Chomp) • Chomp Country • Ice Chomp • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp |
| Variants | Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Chomp Shark • Dark Chomp • Fire Incoming Chomp • Flame Chomp • Flame thrower • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Pocket Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp |
| Similar species | Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • Gnawsher • Nibbles • Revver • Snapjaw • Splorch • Wonder Gnawsher |
| Other | Chain Chomp Chariot • Chomp box • Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp |
