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{{about|the enemy from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|the enemy from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series referred to once as Nibbles|[[Snaggles]]}}
{{about|the enemy from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|the enemy from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series referred to once as Nibbles|[[Snaggles]]}}
[[File:Nibbles.png|frame|A Nibbles]]
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Nibbles.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
 
{{quote|Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Nibbles''' are [[Chain Chomp|Chain-Chomp]]-like fish that inhabit the waters of [[Rogueport]] and its surrounding regions in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. If [[Mario]] falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to [[jump]] back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one [[Heart Point|HP]]. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in [[Sir Grodus]]'s room in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the [[Magical Map]].
'''Nibbles''' are [[Chain Chomp|Chain-Chomp]]-like fish that inhabit the waters of [[Rogueport]] and its surrounding regions in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. If [[Mario]] falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to [[jump]] back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one [[Heart Point|HP]]. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in [[Sir Grodus]]'s room in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the [[Magical Map]].

Revision as of 15:48, July 16, 2024

This article is about the enemy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the enemy from the Donkey Kong Country series referred to once as Nibbles, see Snaggles.
Nibbles
A Nibble
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...”
Goombella, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Nibbles are Chain-Chomp-like fish that inhabit the waters of Rogueport and its surrounding regions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. If Mario falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to jump back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one HP. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in Sir Grodus's room in the X-Naut Fortress, where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the Magical Map.

In Super Paper Mario, two figurines of a Nibbles can be seen on a shelf in Fort Francis, along with several other cameos of various characters, species, and items from the previous game.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ガジガジ[?]
Gaji-gaji
Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound
Chinese (simplified) 咬咬鱼[?]
Yǎoyǎoyú
From “咬” (yǎo, "bite") and “鱼” (, "fish")
Chinese (traditional) 咬咬魚[?]
Yǎoyǎoyú
From「咬」(yǎo, "bite") and「魚」(, "fish")
Dutch Kauwe[?] From kauwen ("to chew")
French Pirahgnard[?] Pun on "piranha" and -ard (a French suffix used for several uses, such as making pejoratives words, or forming animal names)
German Schnappy[?] Diminutive of schnappen ("to chomp at")
Italian Magnarone[?] Masculine form of magnare, a dialectal slang for mangiare ("to eat")
Korean 까득까득[?]
Kkadeuk-kkadeuk
Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound
Spanish Maxilo[?] Masculine form of maxilar (maxilla bone of the jaw)