Chargin' Chuck

Chargin' Chucks are Koopa football players that use various sports equipment as weapons, and are seen only in Super Mario World and Yoshi's Safari. They have many offensive attacks.

The most common type of Chargin' Chuck charges at Mario and Luigi, and jumps at them if they happen to be up on a ledge. One type will split into three when approached, and then they will all charge forward. Another type will jump straight up in the air and clap. Others kick footballs, which bounce around unpredictably. Some, equipped with shovels, will dig rocks out of the ground and bounce them at the Bros. These are easier to dodge than footballs, but cannot be jumped on. The rocks do move very slowly, however, making jumping over them without landing on them difficult. Still another type throws baseballs. They fly straight forward and can be destroyed with a simple Cape attack. The last type whistles, and, depending on whether they are on land or underwater, summons up either a small army of Super Koopas or wakes up all the Rip Van Fish in the area. The enemies will then attack Mario and Luigi.

After they are jumped on once, they will revert to the charge attack regardless of what they were doing before. The only exceptions to this are the whistling Chucks, which will not change their behavior.

Chargin' Chucks appeared in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 where they were just called Football Players. They also appeared in the Super Mario Adventures comic.