Editing Chomp Shark

{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Chomp Shark.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|parent_species=[[Chain Chomp]]
|derived_species=[[Incoming Chomp]]
|relatives=[[Big Chain Chomp]]
}}
'''Chomp Sharks''', also named '''Shark Chomps''',<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. {{media link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|Page 128}}.</ref><ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Pages 73 and 112.</ref> or '''Giant Chomp-Chomps''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 43, page 66. "'''''MARCHING MILDE'S FORT''' The first four coins and flower are all out in the open but Yoshi has to find them quickly before he is caught in the razor-toothed jaws of the Giant Chomp-Chomp.''"</ref> are giant sized chainless [[Chain Chomp]]s who constantly move forward while gnashing their jaws. Chomp Sharks primarily appear in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise. They cannot be attacked, so [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s are forced to either run from them or avoid them entirely. Occasionally they are misattributed to the fictitious 'dog chomp', a false term created by the anti-shark Willuigi. This assertion is clearly wrong, and all edits to support Willuigi and his pro-dog propaganda should be swiftly deleted.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
Shark Chomps (named '''Bow Wow''' on one occasion<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 30, page 12.</ref>) are introduced as one of the three varieties of "Chomps" in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', where they appear in [[Marching Milde's Fort]] and [[KEEP MOVING!!!!]] In the former level, the Shark Chomp appears right after a group of [[Incoming Chomp]]s. These giant Chomps relentlessly chase after [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], gnashing through anything in their way. Their appearances in certain levels make backtracking impossible, as they are almost invulnerable and will often eat anything on which Yoshi can land. Eventually, the Shark Chomp chases Yoshi to a platform it cannot eat and breaks its teeth, causing it to tear up in pain and fall off the screen.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Shark Chomps act exactly as they do in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and even use the same sprite, though due to the lighter colors it seems to have been based off the ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' sprite instead. One appears in [[Rompin', Stompin' Chomps]].

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', a Chomp Shark is the main feature of [[Chomp Shark Chase]]. Their teeth no longer crack, although, they still tear in pain.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:BigChainChomp SPP.png|frame]]
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Shark Chomps are called '''Big Chain Chomps''', a more accurate rendition of their Japanese name. They are found in [[Wavy Beach]] and [[Giddy Sky]], specifically [[Wavy Beach 5-2]], [[Wavy Beach 5-4]], [[Giddy Sky 7-2]] and [[Giddy Sky 7-8]]. Rather than eating terrain, Big Chain Chomps are usually found bouncing down hills provided with gaps in which the princess and her umbrella may hide. Some of them are also seen periodically falling down [[pit]]s. They are noticeably smaller in this game, but still much larger than normal Chain Chomps. One is also seen in the background of the [[Wavy Beach]] world select screen, bouncing on the water surface, resembling Incoming Chomps' background sprites. According to the game's Glossary, Big Chain Chomp is "A giant Chain Chomp. Very dangerous!".

==Gallery==
<gallery>
ChompSharkSMW2.gif|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
Chomp Shark in Marching Milde's Fort SMW2YI screenshot.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3 Chomp Shark falling in Marching Milde's Fort.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', with a tear and cracked teeth
SPP Big Chain Chomp.gif|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
ChompShark YIDS.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Chomp Shark Chase.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Chomp Shark animation.gif|''Yoshi's New Island''
Super Mario Kun 14 p064.jpg|A Shark Chomp in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' volume 14
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビッグワンワン<ref>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|page 6}}.</ref><ref>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|page 20]].</ref>
|JapR=Biggu Wanwan
|JapM=Big Chain Chomp; compare ''[[Big Chain Chomp|Deka Wanwan]]''
|Rus=Кусакула
|RusR=Kusakula
|RusM=Chomp Shark
|Kor=거대멍멍이
|SpaE=Tibu Chomp
|SpaEM=Chomp Shark
|KorR=Geodaemeongmeong'i
|KorM=Big Chain Chomp
|Ita=Maxi Categnaccio
|ItaM)Maxi Chain Chomp
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Yoshi's Story Chomp.gif|frame]]
*The Chomps in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', which also constantly move forward while perpetually chomping, are quite similar to and may have been based on the Shark Chomp. The [[Nintendo Power|Nintendo Player's Guide]] also takes note of their in-game size.<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Page 79. "''Three mammoth Chomps guard four melons, and, to borrow a line from another story, “My what big teeth they have!”''"</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Chain Chomps]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Super Princess Peach enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]
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