Chargin' Chuck

Chargin' Chucks are a type of Koopa who wear American football gear. They have a variety of attacks and sports based weaponry, such as damaging baseballs and footballs.

Chargin' Chucks first appeared in Super Mario World as common enemies, who are quite durable against damage. Chargin' Chucks can attack in a variety of ways, including throwing baseballs, kicking footballs and flinging rocks with a shovel. They can also break through Rotating Blocks and Grab Blocks. Chargin' Chucks also act more aggressive when Mario is with Yoshi. Other types have more bizarre attack patterns, such as splitting into three and charging forward and summoning or alerting other nearby enemies, such as Super Koopas and Rip Van Fish, using a whistle; one type of Chargin' Chuck also has the habit of jumping in place and clapping. Aside from the whistling Chargin' Chucks, all Chargin' Chucks, once jumped on, revert to simply trying to tackle the player. They are often found at the end of a level defending the Giant Gate. It takes three jumps on a Chargin' Chuck's head to defeat him. Fire Mario's fireballs can defeat a Chargin' Chuck with five hits, and they can also be defeated by one cape swing by Cape Mario.

In the Mario Mania Player's Guide, the different types of Chargin' Chucks (except the whistling Chargin' Chucks) are each given individual names:
 * Clappin' Chucks: By jumping and clapping over their heads, these tacklers attempt to take down heroes on the high road.
 * Splittin' Chucks: As if one football freak isn't enough, these creatures split into triplets and charge when you draw near.
 * Passin' Chucks: By tossing out a barrage of killer footballs, these kooky quarterbacks have no need for a defensive line.
 * Lookout Chucks: Keeping an eye open for Dinosaur Land trespassers, the Lookout Chucks will charge as soon as they see you.
 * Confused Chucks: While they continue to wear football gear, these wacky characters have switched sports and toss baseballs.
 * Diggin' Chucks: Some Chargin' Chucks in the Dinosaur Land underground dig up rocks and toss them at passing plumbers.

Chargin' Chucks also appear in the Super Mario World animated series, where they are referred to as Koopa Football Players. Due to the fact that the Koopa Football Players appear throughout several episodes of Super Mario World, they appear to have replaced Goombas and Koopa Troopas, who make relatively few appearances on the show, as Bowser's main shock troops.

In the Nintendo Adventure Book Dinosaur Dilemma, a group of Chargin' Chucks ambush Mario and Yoshi while they are traveling through a forest, but can be beaten if Mario grabs the Green Shell they are using as a ball, leads them to a clearing, and jumps out of the way when they charge at him, causing them all to collide and knock themselves out. In Brain Drain, some Chargin' Chucks are spotted milling about the WMUSH radio station after Iggy Koopa takes it over, and chase Luigi out of the building if he steals some Fungus Up cola from the Synapse Switcher.

In the Super Mario Adventures comic, several Chargin' Chucks, along with several Thwomps, are summoned by Wendy O. Koopa to attack Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad and Friendly Floyd during the battle in the Koopaling's Tower.

In Yoshi's Safari, a Chargin' Chuck, who attacks Mario and Yoshi by throwing bombs while jumping from side-to-side, appears as the boss of Float Castle II.

The rushing Chargin' Chucks and the clapping variety also appear in the e-Reader accessible level "Vegetable Volley" in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

After more than twenty years of absence in the Super Mario series (not counting remakes and ports), Chargin' Chucks are also set to appear in the upcoming Wii U game Super Mario 3D World, which marks their first appearance in a 3D Mario game. Like in Super Mario World, Chargin' Chucks cannot be defeated with a single stomp, and jumping on them once causes their helmets to fly off their heads.

Trivia

 * In Super Mario World and in the television series, the football gear they wear is green, but official artwork, the game's credits, the Super Mario Adventures comic, and Super Mario 3D World depict it as blue.
 * Chargin' Chucks are similar to Broozer; they are both able to break through blocks, both take three jumps to defeat, and both chase Mario if he gets close to them.
 * Though they are sports-related enemies, they never appear in any of the sports games.