Chain Chomplet
| Chain Chomplet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Chain Chomp | ||
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- “Oh my goodness! This is awful! Completely awful! My little darlings have nasty fevers and it's driving them mad! Normally, I grab their tails and spike them into the ground...but they're too hot to touch now! Ooh! It burns me up!”
- —Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine
Chain Chomplets, also referred to as Chain Chompers,[1] are young Chain Chomps (or relatives of them) owned by a female bright red Pianta at Pianta Village in Super Mario Sunshine. They behave similarly to their parent species, but they make a noise that sounds like a puppy barking. Chain Chomplets are made up of two spherical sections with a collar dividing each part, and their chains appear to be their tails; contrarily, the head is the only part of a Chain Chomp's body. Chain Chomplets are of a silver color when permanently cooled off, orange when angry, and black when temporarily calmed by a Water Barrel or FLUDD. While angry, Chain Chomplets leave a trail of burning goop and have small flames on their chains.
Chain Chomplets are the focus of Episode 1, where Mario has to calm them with water from FLUDD, since the Chain Chomplets are fevered. Once that is done, their tails can be grabbed. Releasing the tail slingshots the Chain Chomplet, hopefully into the river where they will cool off completely. If the player waits too long, the Chain Chomplets will fire back up.
Chain Chomplets gradually hop along the paths in the village and normally ignore Mario. However, if they are sprayed by FLUDD, they will lunge at him.
Chain Chomplets might be related to the Chain Chomp in Episode 4, since it must be calmed and cooled in a similar fashion. Like with the Chain Chomplets, this Chain Chomp's color changes when it is placed in a pool of water.
Gallery[edit]
Mario dousing a Chain Chomplet
A Chain Chomplet with a fever
A calm Chain Chomplet
Mario standing near a Chain Chomplet
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | firewanwan[2] | Firewanwan | Fire Chain Chomp |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キャンキャン[?] Kyankyan |
Japanese onomatopoeia for a puppy's yelping;Following the format of「ワンワン」(Wanwan, "Chain Chomp"); | |
| French | Chompi[?] | - | |
| German | Kettenhündchen[?] | Chain Chompy | |
| Italian | Categnetto[3][4][5] | Little Chain Chomp |
Trivia[edit]
- In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Chomplet's name can be seen in the score chart.
- The shark-like faces of the Chain Chomplets with the small lower jaw are shared with that of Kyankyan as well as the official artwork for Chain Chomp in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, but not the game's sprites.
- Chain Chomplets share their Japanese name with Kyankyan, as well as CiaoCiao and ChowChow, two small Chain Chomp characters who appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
References[edit]
- ^ Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-09-1. Page 98.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/monte0.szs/scene/firewanwan
- ^ "Tre Categnetti scatenati" – Super Mario Sunshine.
- ^ "Categnetto" – Lakitu Cup scoreboard. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Italian).
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 99.
| Chain Chomps | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Broode's Chain Chomp • Chomp Country • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp |
| Species | Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Dark Chomp • Fire Wanwan Dosun • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp • Wonder Chomp |
| Relatives | Flame Chomp • Flame thrower |
| Other | Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp |
