Chargin' Chuck

Chargin' Chuck
Artwork of Chargin' Chuck from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance	Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Variant of	Koopa
Relatives Boom Boom Sumo Bro
Comparable Broozer Bulrush Shova

“Hm? Did you say something?”

—Chargin' Chuck, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Chargin' Chucks are large, burly Koopas that wear gridiron football gear, debuting in Super Mario World. They wear white helmets with a blue and orange stripe, blue shoulder pads, red spiked cleats, and black shells, and have chubby, infant-like faces, small beaks, and small squinting black eyes. In Super Mario 3D World, when their helmets are off, it is revealed that they have two spiky tufts of blue hair. Their most common method of attack as enemies is charging towards the player in a manner not unlike Boom Boom, as referenced by their Japanese name. Like the Hammer Bros. and their variations, Chargin' Chucks also often appear as duos, or sometimes even larger groups.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Chargin' Chucks from Super Mario World

Chargin' Chucks first appeared in Super Mario World as common enemies who are quite durable against damage. Chargin' Chucks can attack in a variety of ways, including throwing baseballs, kicking footballs and flinging rocks with a shovel. They can also break through Rotating Blocks and Grab Blocks. Chargin' Chucks also act more aggressively when Mario is with Yoshi. Yoshi cannot eat this enemy, however. Other types have less direct attack patterns, such as splitting into three and charging forward and summoning or alerting other nearby enemies, such as Super Koopas and Rip Van Fish, using a whistle; one type of Chargin' Chuck also has the habit of jumping in place and clapping. Aside from the whistling Chargin' Chucks, all Chargin' Chucks, once jumped on, revert to simply trying to tackle the player. They are often found at the end of a level defending the Giant Gate. It takes three jumps on a Chargin' Chuck's head to defeat it for 800 points, with each stomp stunning them and leaving them invulnerable to the next stomp for several seconds, in a similar manner to Boom Boom from Super Mario Bros. 3. Fire Mario can defeat a Chargin' Chuck with five fireballs for 1000 points (or 2000 points and three coins in the Game Boy Advance reissue), as can Yoshi by spitting fireballs produced from eating a Red Shell at him. Caped Mario can defeat them with one swing for 100 points. Chargin' Chucks can also be defeated in one stomp if first hit by at least two fireballs by Fire Mario.

Descriptions of a variety of Chargin' Chucks

In the Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide, the different types of Chargin' Chucks (except the bouncing and the whistling Chargin' Chucks) are each given an individual name:

• Lookout Chuck: The basic variant that always charges and tackles. Found in Yoshi's Island 2, Vanilla Dome 2, Forest of Illusion 4, Chocolate Secret, and Valley of Bowser 1.
• Confused Chuck: Rapidly throws baseballs in a straight line towards the player, and jumps if the player does. Found in Donut Plains 1, Chocolate Island 2, Tubular, Groovy, and Funky.
• Passin' Chuck: Stands in place and kicks footballs that bounce along the ground, and bounce higher and more erratically based on the terrain. Found in Donut Plains 2, Vanilla Dome 1, Vanilla Secret 1, Chocolate Secret, and Tubular.
• Clappin' Chuck: Stands in place, jumping up to clap if the player does, making it hard to jump over it safely. Found in Yoshi's Island 1, Chocolate Island 1, Chocolate Island 4, Chocolate Island 5, and Tubular.
• Splittin' Chuck: Stands still, but upon approaching, splits into three to attack. It is possible to defeat it before it splits. Found only in Vanilla Dome 2, Vanilla Secret 2, and Forest of Illusion 3.
• Diggin' Chuck: Stands still, digging rocks that roll slowly on the ground and can only be spin jumped on. Found only in Valley of Bowser 4.
• An unnamed type that moves around by doing high leaps, like the Splittin' Chuck. Found only in Cookie Mountain and room 8 of Bowser's Castle.
• An unnamed type that does not attack even after being stomped, but whistles to summon enemies. In Forest of Illusion 2, it wakes up the Rip Van Fish above it, and in Funky, it summons Super Koopas.

Artwork depicts Chargin' Chucks in blue gear, though their gear is colored green in their sprites, despite the fact that the relevant palette could have been mapped correctly. Additionally, the sleeve and arms' colors are swapped in their sprites.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

The rushing Chargin' Chucks and the clapping variety also appear in the e-Reader accessible level "Vegetable Volley" in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Chargin' Chucks in Super Mario 3D World

Chargin' Chucks return in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, which marks their first appearance in a 3D Super Mario game, as well as their first appearance in 10 years. Like in Super Mario World, Chargin' Chucks cannot normally be defeated with a single stomp, and jumping on them once causes their helmets to fly off their heads. After the first hit, they will become faster and after several seconds, put their helmets back on. Unlike in Super Mario World, it takes two normal hits to defeat a Chargin' Chuck, but a single Ground Pound will instantly defeat it. Likewise, certain items can take out a Chargin' Chuck with one blow, such as a Bob-omb.

They retain their original dashing sounds and use the Super Mario World hit sound when defeated.

Super Mario Odyssey

Chargin' Chucks return in Super Mario Odyssey as enemies in the Underground Moon Caverns of the Moon Kingdom and a secret area in the Ruined Kingdom that can be reached using a Moon Pipe. As they wear a helmet, Mario must first remove it from their heads before capturing them, either with a jump or a hat throw attack. While capturing a Chargin' Chuck, Mario can charge through boulders and enemies at a high speed, but he is unable to jump.

Super Mario-kun

A Chargin' Chuck's appearance in Super Mario-kun

Chargin' Chucks appear in the first six volumes of Super Mario-kun, in the Super Mario World arc. In the very first chapter, the last enemy Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi face is a Chuck that almost succeeds in killing Mario by shoving him off a cliff. Yoshi jumps off to save Mario and, by eating a blue Koopa Troopa, they emerge in time and burn him with their fire power.

A Chuck is later met in the 13th chapter, where a duplicating Chuck is, once again, the last enemy. He faces the Mario at the end of the "Infernal Athletic Level", one step from the Giant Gate. Mario manages to locate the real Chuck with the false promise of a SNES. Enraged, the Chuck tosses to them a spiny football and Mario is tossed into a ? Block which contains a Super Star but, unable to reach it, Mario tosses his cape. The cape comes to life and beats the Chuck.

In the first chapter of volume 2, a Chuck is (once again) the last enemy of the chapter. Kamek (who disguised himself as Yoshi), unable to convince the Mario Bros. he is the real deal, is used as a club to defeat the last Chuck remaining, breaking Kamek's disguise spell.

In volume 6, while Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are in balloon form, they attempt to hinder their progress by throwing a football at Mario, but the football bounces and hits one of its friends. It then throws a spiked football at Mario, making Mario fall into a Warp Pipe. Mario, however, collects a star, fires from the warp pipe, and then punches them in the face, defeating them.

Super Mario World television series

A Koopa Football Player in the Super Mario World television series episode "Mama Luigi".

“Koopa football players grabbed the princess, Mario was attacked by a Koopa wizard and a Magnum Bill, and I found myself face-to-face with a Fire Sumo!”

—Luigi, "Mama Luigi"

Chargin' Chucks also appear in the Super Mario World animated series, where they are referred to as Koopa football players. Due to the fact that they appear throughout several episodes of the series, they appear to have replaced Goombas and Koopa Troopas, who make relatively few appearances on the show, as Bowser's main shock troops. Much like their in-game sprite, they are green with orange sleeves, but their helmet, shell, arms, and legs are green, while the stripe on their helmet is red, the star on their helmet is white, and the rim of their helmet are orange.

Nintendo Adventure Books

In Dinosaur Dilemma, a group of Chargin' Chucks ambushes Mario and Yoshi while they are traveling through a forest, but they can be beaten if Mario grabs the Green Shell they are using as a ball, leads them to a clearing, and jumps out of the way when they charge at him, causing them all to collide and knock themselves out. In Brain Drain, some Chargin' Chucks are spotted milling about the WMUSH radio station after Iggy Koopa takes it over, and chase Luigi out of the building if he steals some Fungus Up cola from the Synapse Switcher.

Super Mario Adventures

Several Chargin' Chucks from Super Mario Adventures

In the Super Mario Adventures comic, several Chargin' Chucks, along with several Thwomps, are summoned by Wendy O. Koopa to attack Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad and Friendly Floyd during the battle in the Koopaling's Tower.

Yoshi's Safari

A Chargin' Chuck appears as the boss of Float Castle II in Yoshi's Safari, and it attacks by throwing bombs while jumping from side to side.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Chargin' Chucks reappear as enemies in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports. They behave the same as in Super Mario 3D World. Chargin' Chucks can be quite devastating, due to needing to be hit twice and constantly putting back on the helmet while Captain Toad and Toadette are unable to jump on them (although they can fall from a higher ledge onto the Chargin' Chuck). They are more often used to be lured to break Rock Blocks or topple Mud Troopers at a high risk. Tapping Chargin' Chucks on the GamePad makes their helmets temporarily fall off.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

“Hey! Those are the goons who dragged us off to prison!”

—Starlow, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Chargin' Chucks debut in the Mario & Luigi series in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. A group of them, known as the Chargin' Chuck Corps, are treated as a boss in a large mass, like the Dream World enemies in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

They are first seen after Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario first cross Doop Doop Dunes, where the Chargin' Chuck Corps take them away to the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon under Roy's orders. Later, they are seen again when the trio are traversing Doop Doop Dunes for the second time, where they chase them down before proceeding to battle the group.

In battle, they attack by charging into a brother from the front and behind, which must be avoided using a Jump. Nine of them may also line up three in a row, one in each row will hold a gridiron-type football briefly, then they will all shuffle at which point the player must keep track of the ones who held the football. They will then throw their footballs at a bro, who must counter them with the hammer. Where the Chargin’ Chuck who held the football was in each row will determine which bro the football will be thrown at: The top Chuck will throw it at Mario, the middle one will throw it at Paper Mario, and the bottom one will throw it at Luigi. When some Chargin' Chucks are defeated, the remaining ones will call for backup; causing more Chucks to appear. They also have a chase sequence, with five of them throwing American footballs at Mario and Luigi who must hold onto Paper Mario in his airplane form to avoid them. The Chargin' Chucks may also throw their American footballs directly at Paper Mario, who must evade them. After a while, the Chargin' Chucks will fall over, allowing Paper Mario to stomp on them all at once. When enough Chargin' Chucks are defeated, they will become enraged and immediately do one last call of reinforcements, maxing out at 16 total. Once defeated, the trio continue back to the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon. The Chargin' Chucks can all be defeated by using the Trio Whirligig Trio Attack.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Chargin' Chucks appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where they are enemies and recruitable allies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. They are melee troopers with high defense and power, and they attack by charging into enemies. Their Special Skill is Air Bash. Chargin' Chucks are weak against Mechakoopas. One is also seen alongside Wendy, a Boomerang Bro, a Bob-omb, and a Koopa Paratroopa, being knocked away by Wendy for interrupting her. Another one's helmet is used to repair the Koopa Cruiser in Joke's End. It is also the first game in which a Chargin Chuck is seen speaking.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Chargin' Chucks appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, where they are enemies and recruitable allies. Their Special Skill in this game is Smack Back Attack.

Super Mario Party

Chargin' Chucks in the Super Mario Party minigame Pep Rally

Chargin' Chucks make their Mario Party series debut in Super Mario Party as non-playable characters. Several Chargin' Chucks appear in the minigame Rattle and Hmmm, where they appear along with a Grrrol and a Wiggler, and Gridiron Gauntlet, where the players must dodge them as they charge through certain areas. Two Chargin' Chucks also appear running on treadmills in the background of the beginning and end cutscenes in the minigame Looking for Love. Four Chargin' Chucks appear in the background of the minigame Pep Rally.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A Chargin' Chuck appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Novice-class Attack-type primary spirit with one support slot. The spirit simply raises the power of its user without granting them any special effects during battle. In World of Light, the spirit is found south-west on the Light Realm map, on the giant yellow mushroom in the mushroom gorge area. The corresponding spirit battle involves a team of four Warios fought on the Battlefield form of the Super Mario Maker stage, set in Super Mario World style.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

An origami Chargin' Chuck in Paper Mario: The Origami King

“WE'RE SHREDDED ALL RIGHT!”

—Chargin' Chuck, Paper Mario: The Origami King

Three Chargin' Chucks occupying the Spring of Purification

Chargin' Chucks make their debut in the Paper Mario series in Paper Mario: The Origami King, where origami Chargin' Chucks are enemies. In the game, Mario encounters and fights only a single group of Chargin' Chucks in Shangri-Spa, where three of them are seen occupying the Spring of Purification after Bowser Jr. and his Junior Clown Car are cut into pieces by Scissors. It is also the second game in which they are seen speaking.

Mario Golf: Super Rush

A Chargin' Chuck appears as a playable character in Mario Golf: Super Rush. He is a Power character with the lowest Spin of any character, tied with King Bob-omb. His Special Shot is Scrimmage Stinger, and his Special Dash is known as End-Zone Dash.

Chargin' Chuck also appears in Golf Adventure mode. He is first seen at the player's house, then he goes to the clubhouse to speak to the Head Coach. He is the first to be called. He is then seen at the Bonny Greens practice area practicing swings. He also appears as a rival along with Boo during Speed Golf in Balmy Dunes.

Mario Kart Tour

Chargin' Chuck makes his playable debut in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the 2022 Los Angeles Tour. He is classified as a High-End driver, and his special skill is the Lucky Seven. Starting from the May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour, Chargin' Chuck is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe; and starting with the Animal Tour, he also has his own self-named cup. The 2022 Bowser Tour introduced a gold variant of Chargin' Chuck with a golden helmet with a silver stripe, named Chargin' Chuck (Gold), which is also classified as a High-End, but utilizes the Coin Box as his special item.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

• Super Mario World instruction booklet: These All-Stars always seem to bar Mario's way just when he's within sight of the goal. They use a variety of bull-headed attacks, so you'll really have a tough time checking Chargin' Chuck.
• Mario Mania: Helmeted and heavily padded, Chargin' Chuck is well protected. It takes three hits to sideline him. Watch out for his blitz—don't get sacked!

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

• Denizens of Dinosaur Land poster: If there's a goal in sight, you're bound to meet up with a Chargin' Chuck. These tough brutes will try to bar your way with a variety of attacks, and they're persistent, too.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ブル (JP) / Chargin' Chuck (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	カメ族ぞく	Tribe	Turtle clan
	性格せいかく	猪突猛進型ちょとつもうしんがた	Disposition	Headstrong and hot-tempered
	登場とうじょうゲーム	ワールド	Game appearances	World
	多彩たさいな攻撃こうげきパターンのブル アメフトスタイルのたくましいカメ。攻撃こうげきパターンが豊富ほうふで、突進とっしんしてきたり、ボールを投なげてきたりとその数かずなんと８種類しゅるい。３回踏かいふみつければ倒たおせるが、マントなら１発ぱつだ。		Chargin' Chuck with a variety of attack patterns A tough, football-style turtle. It has eight different attack patterns, including rushing and throwing balls, and can be defeated by stomping on it three times, but only one shot is needed if you use a Cape.

Mario Kart Tour

Chargin' Chuck

Statistics
Special skill	Lucky Seven
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	3DS Wario Shipyard R Los Angeles Laps 2T Los Angeles Laps 2 Wii DK Summit R 3DS Wario Shipyard 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R N64 Kalimari Desert 2R/T RMX Mario Circuit 1R DS Airship Fortress R/T Wii Mushroom Gorge R 3DS Bowser's Castle T Wii Mushroom Gorge T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T DS Airship Fortress SNES Donut Plains 2 SNES Choco Island 1 Amsterdam Drift T GBA Bowser's Castle 1R SNES Donut Plains 1 Wii Coconut Mall Wii Koopa Cape Wii Koopa Cape R Berlin Byways Berlin Byways R GBA Bowser's Castle 3T N64 Choco Mountain R/T Berlin Byways 3 New York Minute B DS Waluigi Pinball R/T Tokyo Blur 4 SNES Mario Circuit 1
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GBA Cheep-Cheep Island* Wii DK Summit T* Los Angeles Laps 3** Los Angeles Laps 3T 3DS Wario Shipyard T** 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T*** GBA Sky Garden RMX Mario Circuit 1 SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R SNES Donut Plains 2R SNES Choco Island 1R GBA Bowser's Castle 1 Berlin Byways 2T Berlin Byways T N64 Kalimari Desert T Singapore Speedway 2T GCN Daisy Cruiser R SNES Choco Island 2R/T SNES Ghost Valley 2T Los Angeles Laps 3R/T Singapore Speedway 2R/T GBA Battle Course 1 SNES Mario Circuit 1R SNES Mario Circuit 1T Squeaky Clean Sprint T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Chargin' Chuck (Gold)

Statistics
Special skill	Coin Box
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	RMX Bowser's Castle 1T RMX Bowser's Castle 1R N64 Choco Mountain R/T Wii Mushroom Gorge T SNES Ghost Valley 2R GCN Daisy Cruiser R Sydney Sprint 3T Sydney Sprint 3R Los Angeles Laps 3R/T GBA Sunset Wilds R 3DS Wario Shipyard T RMX Donut Plains 1R/T SNES Rainbow Road R/T SNES Donut Plains 3T Los Angeles Laps T Los Angeles Laps 2T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T GCN DK Mountain GCN DK Mountain R 3DS Bowser's Castle T Amsterdam Drift 3R GBA Snow Land R/T Merry Mountain N64 Kalimari Desert R/T 3DS Rainbow Road R/T Wii Rainbow Road Bangkok Rush 3 Bangkok Rush 2R/T Bangkok Rush 3T Piranha Plant Cove 2T Wii Coconut Mall T SNES Mario Circuit 3R Wii Dry Dry Ruins T Ninja Hideaway T GBA Yoshi Desert R/T Yoshi's Island R GBA Yoshi Desert R London Loop 2T Athens Dash R/T Athens Dash 2 RMX Bowser's Castle 1R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge T Wii Daisy Circuit T GCN Waluigi Stadium T GCN Waluigi Stadium R Rome Avanti 2R/T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T Madrid Drive R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 2T Rome Avanti 3
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	3DS Neo Bowser City* SNES Choco Island 1R/T* Wii Mushroom Gorge R** GBA Bowser's Castle 3T RMX Bowser's Castle 1*** GBA Bowser's Castle 3R** SNES Ghost Valley 2T Los Angeles Laps 3 Los Angeles Laps 3R Sydney Sprint 3 GCN Cookie Land SNES Donut Plains 1R/T GBA Battle Course 1 DS Twilight House SNES Donut Plains 3R Los Angeles Laps 2R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R 3DS Bowser's Castle Amsterdam Drift 3 GBA Snow Land T Merry Mountain R GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T RMX Rainbow Road 1 Wii Rainbow Road T Wii Rainbow Road R Bangkok Rush Bangkok Rush R Bangkok Rush 3R Bangkok Rush 2T Bangkok Rush 3R/T SNES Mario Circuit 3T Wii Dry Dry Ruins R Berlin Byways 2R/T Athens Dash Athens Dash 2R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 2R N64 Mario Raceway GCN Waluigi Stadium Wii Moonview Highway Rome Avanti 2T Rome Avanti T Piranha Plant Pipeline T GBA Lakeside Park SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T Madrid Drive 2R RMX Vanilla Lake 2R/T Rome Avanti 3R/T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Chargin' Chuck
	HP	105	POW	122 (112)	Defense	150 (114)	Speed	112
	Role	Boss	Type	Shelled	Weakness	None	Location(s)	Doop Doop Dunes
	Level	20	Experience	1600 (1595)	Coins	550	Item drop	None - 0% Blunt Hammer - 100%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Chargin' Chuck (Boss Battle Ring)
	HP	189	POW	300 (250)	Defense	295 (230)	Speed	225
	Role	Battle Ring boss	Type	Normal	Weakness	None	Location(s)	Arcade
	Level	30	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

• Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser / Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: That padding makes for high POW and DEF. They tend to go overboard with their brawn and are weak against Mechakoopas.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit #59 Chargin' Chuck
	Series/game	Super Mario Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	1
	Class	Novice
	Strength / effect(s)	Attack
	How to obtain	World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	Wario ×4
	Conditions	Rule: The enemy favors dash attacks
	Stage	Super Mario Maker (Battlefield, Super Mario World style)
	Song	Ground Theme - Super Mario World

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Chargin' Chuck
	HP			40			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Shelled			Tackle (?), Forward Pass (?), Touchdown (?)	Shangri-Spa
	Role			Common
	Item drops			Mushroom
							Always energetic and ready to roll, these hot-spring aficionados favor team tackles.

List of appearances

Title	Description	Date	System
Super Mario World	Enemy	November 21, 1990	SNES
Yoshi's Safari	Enemy	July 14, 1993	SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World	Enemy	December 1994	SNES
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	Enemy	December 14, 2001	GBA
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Enemy in E-Reader level	July 11, 2003	GBA
Super Mario 3D World	Enemy	November 21, 2013	Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Enemy	November 13, 2014	Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	Boss	December 3, 2015	3DS
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions	Enemy, recruitable ally	October 5, 2017	3DS
Super Mario Odyssey	Enemy	October 27, 2017	Nintendo Switch
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Enemy	July 13, 2018	Nintendo Switch, 3DS
Super Mario Party	Non-Playable Character	October 5, 2018	Nintendo Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Cameo as Spirit	December 7, 2018	Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	Enemy, recruitable ally	December 27, 2018	3DS
Paper Mario: The Origami King	Enemy	July 12, 2020	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	Enemy	February 21, 2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush	Playable Character	June 25, 2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour	Playable Character	February 8, 2022	iOS, Android

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Chargin' Chuck.

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  Super Mario World

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  Super Mario 3D World

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  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

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  Mario Golf: Super Rush

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  Mario Kart Tour (Gold)

Names in other languages

Chargin' Chuck

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ブル Buru	Bull; romanized as "Bul" in Super Mario World, and as "Bull" in Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Odyssey, and Paper Mario: The Origami King game files; may refer to its charging behavior similar to that of a bull, and may be evocative of Boom Boom and/or Bros.
Albanian	Lojtarit të Futbollit e Koopa	Koopa Football Player	Super Mario World television series
Chinese (simplified)	头盔布鲁 Tóukuī Bùlǔ	Helmeted Bull
	布鲁[?] Bùlǔ	Bull	since Super Mario Party
Chinese (traditional)	布魯[?] Bùlǔ	Bull
Dutch	Chargin' Chuck[?]	-
French (NOA)	Fred Lafonce[?]	From foncer ("to dash") combined with male name "Fred"
	Charlie le Chargeur[?]	Charlie the Charger	Super Mario World manual
French (NOE)	Bill Dozer[?]	Play on "Bill" and "bulldozer"
German	Football-Chuck	-
Greek	Ποδοσφαιριστής Κούπα Podosphairistís Koúpa	Koopa Football Player	Super Mario World television series
Italian	Plakkoopa[?]	Pun on placcare ("to tackle") and "Koopa"
	Giocatore di Football di Attila	Koopa's Football Player	Super Mario World television series
Korean	불[?] Bul	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese (NOA)	Toni Trombada[?]	From "Toni" (common male nickname) and trombar ("to bump into something")
	Jogador de Futebol Koopa	Koopa Football Player	Super Mario World television series
Portuguese (NOE)	Demolikoopa[?]	Portmanteau of demolir ("demolish") and "Koopa"
Romanian	Jucător de Fotbal Koopa	Koopa Football Player	Super Mario World television series
Russian	Нападающий Чак[?] Napadauchiy Chak	Striker Chuck
	Купы-футболисты[?] Kupy-futbolisty	Koopa Football Players	Super Mario World television series
Spanish	Placapum[?]	From placaje ("tackle") and catapum (onomatopoeic word that indicates a crash, an impact or an explosion)
Spanish (NOE)	Futbolista Koopa	Koopa Football Player	Super Mario World television series

Chargin' Chuck (Gold)

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ブル (ゴールド)[?] Buru (Gōrudo)	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)
Chinese (simplified)	布鲁 (金色)[?] Bùlǔ (Jīnsè)	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)
Chinese (traditional)	布魯 (金色)[?] Bùlǔ (Jīnsè)	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)
French (NOE)	Bill Dozer (or)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (gold)
German	Football-Chuck (Gold)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)
Italian	Plakkoopa (oro)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (gold)
Korean	불(골드)[?] Bul (Goldeu)	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)
Portuguese (NOA)	Toni Trombada (ouro)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (gold)
Spanish (NOA)	Placapum (dorado)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (gold)
Spanish (NOE)	Placapum (Dorado)[?]	Chargin' Chuck (Gold)

Trivia

• There is a star on one side of the Chargin' Chucks' helmets (red in artwork, and white in the television series), which is absent in all depictions as of Super Mario 3D World.
• Chargin' Chucks are similar to Broozers; they are both able to break through blocks, both take a few jumps to defeat, and both chase Mario if he gets close to them. They also have the same Special Skills in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser and Bowser Jr.'s Journey.