Editing Cheep Chomp

{{about|the man-eating fish that debuted as Bubba in [[Super Mario 64]]|the similar enemy from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|[[Big Cheep Cheep]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MPS Cheep Chomp enc.png|250px]]<br>In-game model from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' (version 4.0.0) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Big Cheep Cheep]]<br>[[Blurp]]
|relatives=[[Porcupuffer]]
|comparable=[[Lunge Fish]]
|notable=[[Bessie Bass]]
}}
'''Cheep Chomps''', originally called '''Bubbas'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=12|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and formerly formatted as '''Cheep-Chomps''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=12|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=May 15, 2006|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=14|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 15, 2009|language=en-us}}</ref> are big relatives of [[Cheep Cheep]]s that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They closely resemble [[Big Cheep Cheep|Boss Bass]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in later appearances, and much like Boss Basses, they attempt to eat [[Mario]].

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Bubbas appear in two places on [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. As revealed from source assets, they were directly based on [[Blurp]]s during development as their internal name is "<tt>buku</tt>," a shortened version of Blurp's Japanese name. Whenever they spawn in the player's view, a splash appears over them, indicating they have dropped into the water. They sluggishly swim around under the water, but when they see Mario, they speed up drastically and move to whatever depth of the water he is at. They then point themselves at Mario and quickly shoot forward with their mouths open, attempting to eat him, before snapping them shut with the same "chomp" noise [[Piranha Plant]]s use. If Mario is eaten by a Bubba, he instantly loses a life, regardless of the amount of health he has left. Sometimes, they open and close their mouths quickly as Mario approaches. If Mario is on the surface of the water, they may end up leaping a small bit from their launch, and through this can eat him while he rides a [[Koopa Shell|shell]]. Bubbas are very accurate, but they can be dodged if Mario manages to get behind them. If he does so, they will attempt to quickly turn around to get to him, but they can still be followed relatively safely. They can also be jumped over if timed well, though he will be damaged if he ends up landing on one, and if this is done near the stage border, it may somehow manage to eat him without even opening its mouth. Additionally, if he swims close enough to the beach near one of them, the water will be too shallow for it and it will swim away. At a certain distance from this beach, it may pursue Mario without trying to eat him, but it will be less likely to try if Mario is facing the beach. Through a glitch, it is possible to force a Bubba to beach,<ref>{{cite|author=pannenkoek2012|url=youtu.be/rYnB8ty_4ZM|title=SM64 - Beached Bubba Glitch|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref> after which it will be stuck face-down and moving forward until it falls off the stage.

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Bubbas' behavior has been changed noticeably to make them less dangerous, possibly due to the imprecise controls on the original [[Nintendo DS]]; they now go a relatively constant speed after seeing the player, which is slower than their pursuit speed in the original. This speed carries into their turns and lunges, which are now done in a slow arc and can no longer result in "leaps." They also no longer swim along the level the player is swimming when pursuing them, instead swimming at a constant level and changing it only while lunging at the player, after which they return to their normal depth. This also results in making them in general less accurate and easier to dodge; in fact, they may lunge before even facing the player. However, the player can still be "sucked in" if they touch the side of their open lips. Additionally, the one closest to the course's entrance can be defeated with a nearby [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]].
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:CheepChompNSMB.png|frame|left]]
Cheep-Chomps (called as such for the first time) appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] swim too close to a Cheep-Chomp, it follows him, opens its mouth with a creaking sound, and tries to eat him. If Mario or Luigi is eaten, they lose a life. They can be defeated, like all other fish, with a [[fireball]] or as [[Mega Mario|Mega Mario/Luigi]]. Only three appear in the entire game, all of them appearing in the same level: [[World 3-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]]. Only one Cheep-Chomp can exist on-screen at any given time, preventing other Cheep-Chomps from appearing where they normally would. Additionally, it is the first game to give it its current English name and design, which is based on the ''Super Mario 64 DS'' incarnation except retextured purple with a turquoise tail and dorsal fin, likely so players can more easily distinguish them from the less-aggressive [[Big Cheep Cheep|Mega Cheep-Cheep]]. Incidentally, their coloration is somewhat reminiscent of [[Blurp]]. They are about three times as large as Cheep-Cheeps in this game.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', only two Cheep-Chomps appear: one is in a bonus area of [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-4]], and another is in a bonus area of [[World 9-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-2]]. A fireball or [[Super Star|Star]] can defeat Cheep-Chomps, but they are invincible to [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from [[Ice Mario]]. Two changes are made from ''New Super Mario Bros.'': it is distinctly larger, being the largest Cheep Cheep in the game, and defeating it releases three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s. The [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide for this game also incorrectly refers to the Cheep-Chomp as a [[Porcupuffer]].<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=82 and 176|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 15, 2009|language=en-us}}</ref>

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Cheep Chomps (parsed with a space instead of a hyphen for the first time) once again appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. One makes its first appearance early in [[World 1-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-5]]. When defeated, it releases three [[coin]]s. They reappear as common enemies in [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-5]]. Another appears in [[Impossible Pack#Course 1|course one]] of the Impossible Pack, near two whirlpools. Like in the previous game, they are the largest Cheep Cheeps, being about 3 1/4 times as large as normal Cheep Cheeps. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', Cheep-Chomps only chase Mario in a preset area and give up chase if he leaves said area.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBU Swim For Your Life Screenshot.jpg|thumb|A Cheep Chomp in Swim for Your Life in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
The Cheep Chomps reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', and act the same as in the predecessors. A new ability they possess is the ability to defeat any enemy they run into, which is utilized prominently in the levels they are featured in. This enemy is prominently featured in the level [[Swim for Your Life!]] in the former, and in the levels [[Cheep Chomp Chase]] and [[Star Coin Deep Dive]] in the latter. This time, it takes three hits from a fireball to be defeated, unlike earlier titles, where it took only one. However, like a [[Porcupuffer]], it returns shortly afterward. Cheep Chomps are also the only type of enemy that can defeat [[Nabbit]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a Cheep Chomp makes a cameo in the background of underwater levels in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style, appearing for a brief period of time before swimming away. Their behavior is instead given to Porcupuffer while underwater in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style.

===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf''====
[[File:BubbaGolf.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', either a Bubba or a Cheep Cheep jumps out of the water if the ball lands in it. Bubbas are much smaller than in ''Super Mario 64''. The name "Bubba" also sometimes appears on the score card.
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====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
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In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Cheep Chomps appear at [[Shelltop Sanctuary]].

===''Mario Kart DS''===
A Bubba makes a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', in the [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk|Banshee Boardwalk]] course, where it jumps out of the water and over the course. The Bubba replaces the big Cheep Cheep from the original ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version.

===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
[[File:BigCheepCheep YIDS.png|frame|left]]
Cheep-Chomps,<ref>{{cite|language=ja|quote='''バクバク'''|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|date=April 11, 2007|isbn=978-4-09-106361-8|page=124}}</ref> referred to as "'''Boss Bass'''",<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|date=November 6, 2006|publisher=Nintendo Power|language=en-us|page=56, 62, 65, 68|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=128, 152, 159, 171|date=December 19, 2006|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They patrol their own little section of water, and periodically leap out in an attempt to swallow Yoshi whole. Boss Bass can only eat Yoshi while they are descending. The mid-boss of World 3, [[Bessie Bass]], is a giant member of the species. While Cheep-Chomps do not appear in any other games of the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]], [[Lunge Fish]] are given a similar leaping behavior afterwards.
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===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
[[File:LongFallFalls.png|200px|thumb|The Cheep Chomp chasing Mario at Long Fall Falls.]]
A giant Cheep Chomp (also called a '''Big Cheep Chomp''' by [[Prima Games]]<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|isbn=978-0-307-89675-9|date=2012|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|page=282-283, 285}}</ref>) appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' as an obstacle. It can be seen on the surface of the water in [[Long Fall Falls]], pursuing Mario (who is riding a raft down the river). The Cheep Chomp appears to be made of cardboard, featuring a propeller-like tail. The Cheep Chomp can destroy parts of the raft Mario is riding on by ramming into it, and being eaten results in an instant [[Game Over]]. When both reach a waterfall, Mario and his raft continue to fall, while the Cheep Chomp's "propeller" ends up propelling it upward, into space.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
Cheep Chomps appear in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' in the [[minigame]] [[Cheep Diamonds]] and [[Starring Artist]]. In Cheep Diamonds, they swallow an amount of diamonds and then circle around in the water; the players are trying to pick the Cheep Chomp that swallowed the most diamonds.

====''Mario Party 10''====
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', a Cheep Chomp named '''Mega Cheep Chomp''' appears as a boss; in story mode, it is encountered at the mid-boss fort of [[Whimsical Waters]]. Its minigame, [[Mega Cheep Chomp's Shell Shock]], involves the players firing Koopa shells from cannons at it to deal damage. Each player has three Koopa shells, and they try not to have the Mega Cheep Chomp face them when time runs out, otherwise resulting in the Mega Cheep Chomp lurching out of the water and landing on the player it is facing, deducting points. Every time a player hits it with a Koopa shell, it rotates, changing the player it will attack. When it is mad, either two or three [[Cheep Cheep]]s will appear and swim around it, deflecting shots from cannons. They can be eliminated by shooting shells at them. The player will lose two points if hit.

====''Super Mario Party''====
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', Cheep Chomps can appear in the [[Rattle and Hmmm]] minigame, alongside a [[Torpedo Ted]] and a [[Dragoneel]]. [[Feeding Friendsy]] also contains mechanical Cheep Chomps that the players must throw balls into. They also appear in the background of [[Mushroom Beach]].

====''Mario Party Superstars''====
A Cheep Chomp appears in the ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' version of [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]], taking over [[Cheep Cheep#Mario Party|Bubba]]'s role from the original game. When someone lands on an [[Event Space]], the Cheep Chomp will bring [[Toadette]] to the other side of the board, switching places with [[Bowser]]. More appear eating and taking away all of the players except for the winner after a game on Yoshi's Tropical Island is finished.
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===Other appearances===
[[File:ACPC Cheep Chomp.png|thumb|In ''Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp'']]
Cheep Chomps, alongside [[Cheep Cheep]]s, [[Eep Cheep]]s, and [[Blooper]]s, appeared in Fishing Tourney #12 in ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp}}'' as the largest fish that could be caught, due to the tourney being held around the same time as [[Mario Day]]. A Cheep Chomp balloon attached to a [[Brick Block]] could also be obtained as special furniture when the player reached the 2,900, 3,100, 3,300, 3,600, or 4,100 cm milestone. Although they are depicted with their trademark closed eyes in the scenes where they are caught by the player, their icon depicts them with open eyes similar to Cheep Cheeps and Eep Cheeps.

==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Cheep Chomps are big, round fish. Starting with ''New Super Mario Bros.'', Cheep Chomps are usually depicted with having a purple body, a white underbelly, large pink lips, and cyan fins.

In their debut appearance, ''Super Mario 64'', Cheep Chomps have distinguishable orange scales and small red fins like the game's design of [[Cheep Cheep#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Cheep Cheep]] (also known as Bubs), and also wear sunglasses, have no tooth, and have a wide, somewhat fat appearance from the front. Cheep Chomps retain their appearance in ''Mario Golf'', but were made a lot smaller.

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Cheep Chomps have no sunglasses, and their design greatly resembles [[Big Cheep Cheep|Boss Bass]] with more defined wing-like pectoral fins, a yellow dorsal fin and a triple-lobed tail. They still have distinguishable scales, but they are smaller and red. Cheep Chomps are also smaller and less wide than before, while the opening and closing of their mouths is done smoothly instead of instantaneously. The same design was reused in both ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Yoshi's Island DS'', except the Cheep Chomps were given a brighter shade of red.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*'''Encyclopedia bio:''' "''Has a massive maw and will voraciously devour anything in sight.''"

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
SM64 Asset Model Bubba.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SMAGPB6 Bakubaku.png|''[[Super Mario Ehon|Super Mario Bōken Game Ehon 6 3 Tsu no Takara]]''
BubbaMKDS.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
NSMBU Asset Model Cheep Chomp.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
SS BigCheepChomp.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バクバク<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/dfDUNt6.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=16|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Bakubaku
|JapM=Onomatopoeia for devouring; following the naming formats of「プクプク」(''Pukupuku'', "[[Cheep Cheep]]") and「ブクブク」(''Bukubuku'', "[[Blurp]]")
|Jap2={{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}バクバク<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 6, 2024|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=tclNlA19yMQ|title=''Mario Party 10'' - Whimsical Waters (4 Player Party Mode)|author=SullyPwnz|date=March 14, 2015}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Kyodai Bakubaku
|Jap2M=Big Cheep Chomp
|Jap2N=''Mario Party 10''
|ChiS=大嘴鱼
|ChiSR=Dàzuǐ Yú
|ChiSM=Big mouth fish
|ChiT=大嘴魚
|ChiTR=Dàzuǐ Yú
|ChiTM=Big mouth fish
|Dut=Cheep Chomp
|FreA=Aquavorace
|FreAM=From ''Aquazo'' ("Cheep Cheep") and ''vorace'' ("voracious")
|FreE=Cheep Chomp
|Ger=Happ-Cheep
|GerM=From ''Happen'' ("morsel") and "Cheep Cheep"
|Ger2=Big Bill<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=6}}</ref>
|Ger2M=[[Big Cheep Cheep|Boss Bass]]
|Ger2N=''Super Mario 64''
|Ita=Pesce Gnam
|ItaM=Chomp Fish
|Ita2=Pesce Smack Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', ''Super Mario 64'' section|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=86}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Giant Cheep Cheep, shared with [[Big Cheep Cheep#Names in other languages|Big Cheep Cheep]]
|Kor=우걱우걱
|KorR=Ugeok-ugeok
|KorM=Onomatopoeia for chomping
|Por=Come Cheep
|PorM=From ''comer'' ("to eat") and "Cheep Cheep"
|Rus=Чип-кусалкин
|RusR=Chip-kusalkin
|RusM=Cheep Chomper
|SpaA=Cheep Glotón<br>{{hover|Cheep glotón|Beginning in 2012, the Latin American Spanish localization adopted the convention of writing character species names in lowercase, with only a few exceptions where a word was considered a proper noun, such as "hermano Martillo" or "Bill bala". This practice lasted until 2019, after which subsequent games reverted to capitalizing all species names, as in European Spanish.}}
|SpaAM=Glutton Cheep
|SpaE=Cheep Chomp
}}

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