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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Mega Chomp
|image=[[File:DKCR Mega chomp.png|100px]]<br>Concept artwork of a giant Chomp
|image=[[File:DKCR Mega chomp.png|100px]]<br>Concept artwork of a Mega Chomp
|parent_species=[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Chomp]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variant_of=[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp (''Donkey Kong Country'' series)]]
}}
}}
'''Mega Chomps'''{{ref needed}} are red carnivorous plant enemies which first appear in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. They are a variety of [[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Chomp]] and appear quite frequently throughout the game. Mega Chomps first appear in the level, [[King of Cling]].
'''Giant Chomps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=33|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=There is a giant Chomp below that rises up and tries to bite you.}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its port]]. These red carnivorous plants are a variety of [[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp]] encountered in [[King of Cling]] only, but also appear in [[Crushin' Columns]] in the port. Giant Chomps are much larger than other Chomps. They have leaves instead of a vine, and possess spikes on their body. These enemies attack by leaping up towards the [[Kong]]s, attempting to injure them. Giant Chomps cannot be defeated by [[jump]]ing on them and can only be defeated by throwing [[barrel]]s at them. Additionally, the giant Chomps attack faster than the other species of Chomps.


Mega Chomps are much larger than other Chomps. They have leaves instead of a vine, and possess spikes on their body. These enemies attack by leaping up towards the [[Kong]]s, attempting to injure them. Mega Chomps cannot be defeated by [[jump]]ing on them and can only be defeated by throwing [[barrel]]s at them. Additionally, the Mega Chomps attack faster than the other species of Chomps.
As with its smaller variants, a single giant Chomp appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. It adopts the same behavioral aspect and vertical position seen in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', and it now hinders the ball hit and thrown by the player. The giant Chomp is located around Hole 6 of [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKCR Chomppic5.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガパクパク<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=2010|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコングリターンズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Returns Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|DKR Shogakukan P21.jpg|21}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Mega Pakupaku
|JapM=From "mega" and「アカパクパク」(''Aka Pakupaku'', "[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)#Names in other languages|red Chomp]]")
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


As with its smaller cousins, a single Mega Chomp appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. It adopts the same behavioral aspect and vertical position seen in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', and it now hinders the ball hit and thrown by the player. The Mega Chomp is located around Hole 6 of [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]].
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[[Category:Carnivorous Plants]]
[[Category:Carnivorous plants]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies]]
[[Category:Mario Golf: World Tour Characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf: World Tour characters]]

Latest revision as of 15:27, July 6, 2024

Giant Chomp
Concept artwork of a giant Chomp
Concept artwork of a giant Chomp
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: World Tour (2014)
Variant of Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)

Giant Chomps[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its port. These red carnivorous plants are a variety of Chomp encountered in King of Cling only, but also appear in Crushin' Columns in the port. Giant Chomps are much larger than other Chomps. They have leaves instead of a vine, and possess spikes on their body. These enemies attack by leaping up towards the Kongs, attempting to injure them. Giant Chomps cannot be defeated by jumping on them and can only be defeated by throwing barrels at them. Additionally, the giant Chomps attack faster than the other species of Chomps.

As with its smaller variants, a single giant Chomp appears in Mario Golf: World Tour. It adopts the same behavioral aspect and vertical position seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns, and it now hinders the ball hit and thrown by the player. The giant Chomp is located around Hole 6 of DK Jungle.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メガパクパク[2]
Mega Pakupaku
From "mega" and「アカパクパク」(Aka Pakupaku, "red Chomp")

References[edit]

  1. ^ "There is a giant Chomp below that rises up and tries to bite you." – Knight, Michael (November 21, 2010). Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-47102-4. Page 33.
  2. ^ 2010. 「ドンキーコングリターンズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Returns Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 21Media:DKR Shogakukan P21.jpg.