Underchomp

The Underchomp is a red, yellow, and blue three-headed Chain Chomp, that acts as a guard dog of The Underwhere in Super Paper Mario. It is located in Underwhere Road. Beating the Underchomp is Dorguy the Third's test.

Mario, Luigi and Bowser face against this beast in a far different way from other enemies in the game; they fight the creature in a turn-based battle, though not in the same fashion as other Paper Mario games.

Each head has a special ability. The Red Underchomp can breathe crimson fire, the Blue Underchomp can breathe blue fire, and the Yellow Underchomp has stinky breath. Underchomp can also charge up for one turn and attack stronger later.

Using Bowser and Thudley to attack the Underchomp is the most effective way to defeat the massive enemy. If the heroes found Piccolo the Pixl, then it will make the battle that much easier. By using Piccolo's power, the heroes can make the Underchomp fall asleep for several turns. Boomer is a great choice for damaging and defeating the Underchomp. Putting the Underchomp to sleep and using Luigi to attack it can also defeat the Underchomp, with each head taking two Super Jumps to defeat. The Underchomp will wake up after the Spring Jumps have been performed but will not attack, allowing Piccolo to be used to attack the next head. They are possible to defeat in one turn by using a Shooting Star. Also effective is using Fleep to make the Underchomp dizzy.

Moves
(* = when playing as Mario; ** = when playing as Bowser; *** = when playing as Luigi)
 * Attack: "The player attacks! You deal damage to the Underchomp!"
 * Technique
 * Flip*: "Mario flips! ...But nothing happens."
 * Flame**: "Bowser breathes fire! ...But the flames have no effect on the Underchomp!"
 * Super jump***: "Luigi glares at the Underchomp and launches a super jump! You stomp the Underchomp for damage!"
 * Pixl
 * Thoreau: "The player throws Thoreau at the Underchomp! Urg... The Underchomp is too heavy to lift!"
 * Boomer: "Take that, enemy! The player throws Boomer! Boomer explodes! The Underchomp takes damage!"
 * Slim: "The player uses Slim! The player turns sideways and is hard to see!"
 * Thudley: "The player uses Thudley! A heavy-duty attack! The attack is a success! The Underchomp takes damage!"
 * Carrie: "The player hops onto Carrie! You feel a little taller! ...But that is the only effect, unfortunately."
 * Fleep: "The player uses Fleep on the Underchomp! The Underchomp looks dizzy!"
 * Cudge: "The player uses Cudge to attack the Underchomp! Direct hit! The Underchomp takes damage!"
 * Dottie: "The player uses Dottie! The player gets tiny! Where did he go?!"
 * Barry: "Spinning destruction! Barry slams powerfully into the Underchomp! Nice hit! The Underchomp takes damage!"
 * Dashell: "The player uses Dashell! The player dashes quickly! ...But nothing else happens."
 * Piccolo: "The player uses Piccolo! Piccolo plays a mysterious song! The Underchomp falls into a deep sleep!"
 * Item
 * Switch
 * Mario** ***
 * Bowser* ***
 * Luigi* **
 * Escape: "The player runs away! ...But he got noticed! / ...A successful escape!"

Trivia

 * The Underchomp is based upon the legendary hellhound Cerberus, a giant, three-headed dog who guarded the gates of Hades in Greek mythology. In one story, he was put to sleep by the music of Orpheus, similar to the Underchomp.
 * During the battle Mario, Luigi and Bowser can use their special abilities. When Mario uses flip, he dodges the attacks, when Luigi uses super jump he does a more powerful jump and when Bowser uses fire it simply heats up the metal Chomps, wasting a turn.
 * This battle is a parody of general, turn-based RPGs, specifically the Japan-exclusive Famicom game Mother, which had a battle system that looked and functioned similarly to the Underchomp battle.
 * The battle music for Underchomp is an 8-bit remix of the mini-boss theme.
 * When using Barry, the Underchomp will often cause 0 damage. However, the screen will say: "Nice hit! The Underchomp takes 0 damage!"
 * When switching characters, each character will say something else. When switching to Mario, Tippi will say: "Go, Mario!", Bowser will say: "Stomping time!" and Luigi will say: "I'm on the job!"
 * When the player dies, each character will say something else. When Mario dies, Tippi will say: "Mario! Noooo!", Bowser will say: "Not again!" and Luigi will say: "Bro! Forgive me..."

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