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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|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 giant 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]]
|variant_of=[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp (''Donkey Kong Country'' series)]]
}}
}}
[[File:DKCR Chomppic5.png|left|thumb|200px|A giant Chomp]]
'''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.
'''Giant Chomps'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 33. "''There is a giant Chomp below that rises up and tries to bite you.''"</ref> are red carnivorous plant enemies which first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. They are a variety of [[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp]] and appear very rarely throughout the game. Giant Chomps only appear in the levels [[King of Cling]] and the ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' exclusive level, [[Crushin' Columns]].


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.
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>


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]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガパクパク<ref>「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''), [[media:DKR Shogakukan P21.jpg|page 21]].</ref>
|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
|JapR=Mega Pakupaku
|JapM=Mega Chomp
|JapM=From "mega" and「アカパクパク」(''Aka Pakupaku'', "[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)#Names in other languages|red Chomp]]")
}}
}}



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.