Snack Orb
- “Chomp chomp chomp.
(Sorry. A bone distracted me.)” - —Chain Chomp, Mario Party 5
The Snack Orb, originally known as the Bone Capsule and Bones Capsule,[1] is an Orb that first appears in Mario Party 5. It serves to protect the player from Chain Chomp, which it does by allowing the player to throw the bone inside the Snack Orb to lead Chain Chomp astray.
In Mario Party 5, the Bone Capsule cannot be used by the player normally, with the only available option being to throw it away. If a player with a Snack Orb is attacked by a Chain Chomp from an opponent's use of a Chain Chomp Capsule, the Bone Capsule is automatically used, making the player throw a bone off the side. Chain Chomp goes after the bone instead of attacking, negating the Chain Chomp Capsule regardless of if its user was stealing Coins or Stars.
In Mario Party 6, it is renamed the Snack Orb. It is only found on Snowflake Lake, a board where players can ride Chain-Chomps across spaces of the board to steal Stars from opponents they encounter. Once the Orb is activated, the user throws a bone into the air, causing the opponent's Chain-Chomp to jump over the user's space to catch it and then continue moving. The nature of this effect means that every player on the same space as the user also does not get hit by Chain-Chomp.[2]
In Mario Party 7, the Snack Orb is only found on Pyramid Park, which has similar mechanics to Snowflake Lake. The Orb's effect is retooled. The player now has to use it on themselves before they are attacked by Chain Chomp, which also means the item can no longer be discarded. After using a Snack Orb, the player is protected for three turns or until a Chain Chomp attacks, the latter of which prompts the automatic bone throw. It still also prevents other players on the same space as the user from being hit.[3] Since turns count down after the player moves through a Dice Block but opponents can only use Chain Chomps between the turns of the user, while the effect of the Snack Orb mechanically lasts for three turns in practice it only protects the player from opponents's attacks for two of their turn cycles.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 6
Screenshot of Wario using a Snack Orb in Mario Party 6
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホネカプセル[?] Hone kapuseru |
Bone Capsule | |
| German | Knochen-Kapsel[?] | Bone Capsule | |
| Spanish | Cápsula Hueso[?] | Bone Capsule |
References[edit]
- ^ 2003. Mario Party 5 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 23.
- ^ ZoomZike (23 May 2022). Identifying Luck: Mario Party 6 (1:44:02). YouTube. Retrieved 12 Aug. 2025.
- ^ ZoomZike (13 July 2023). Identifying Luck: Mario Party 7 (1:48:36). YouTube. Retrieved 12 Aug. 2025.
| Orbs | |
|---|---|
| Mario Party 5 | Bob-omb Capsule6, 7 • Bone Capsule6, 7 • Bowser Capsule • Bubble Capsule6 • Bullet Bill Capsule6 • Chain Chomp Capsule • Chance Capsule • Coin Block Capsule • Cursed Mushroom Capsule6 • Duel Capsule • Goomba Capsule6 • Hammer Bro Capsule7 • Kamek Capsule6, 7 • Klepto Capsule6 • Koopa Bank Capsule • Lakitu Capsule7 • Miracle Capsule • Mr. Blizzard Capsule6, 7 • Mushroom Capsule6, 7 • Paratroopa Capsule6 • Piranha Plant Capsule6, 7 • Spiny Capsule6, 7 • Super 'Shroom Capsule6, 7 • Magikoopa Capsule6, 7 • Tweester Capsule6, 7 • Ukiki Capsule • Warp Pipe Capsule6, 7 • Wiggler Capsule6, 7 |
| Mario Party 6 | Boo-Away Orb • Metal Mushroom Orb7 • Sluggish 'Shroom Orb7 • Thwomp Orb7 • Zap Orb7 |
| Mario Party 7 | Bandit Orb • Cannon Orb • Egg Orb • Fireball Orb • Flower Orb • Koopa Kid Orb • Magic Orb • Pink Boo Orb • Spear Guy Orb • Triple 'Shroom Orb • Vacuum Orb |
