Madame Broode
- “What's this?! You say you need to repair some silly old airship?! Why, I could never part with any of my precious Power Moons! It sounds to me like someone wants to be a snack for my adorable Chain Chompikins!”
- —Madame Broode, Super Mario Odyssey
Madame Broode, with her pet Chain Chompikins, is the boss of the Broodals, a group of evil, rabbit-like wedding planners appearing in Super Mario Odyssey, which are hired by Bowser to plan the wedding between Peach and himself. Madame Broode is an obese female rabbit who wears a red dress, hat resembling Pauline's concert clothes, and a pearl necklace. Chain Chompikins is a golden Chain Chomp who acts as Madame Broode's pet. They are found in the Cascade Kingdom. She is also the ruler of Rabbit Ridge in the Dark Side of the Moon.
In the fight, Madame Broode attacks Mario with Chain Chompikins, which he has to control with Cappy. When controlled, Madame Broode tries to catch him with her hand, getting tired after a few swipes. The player should then move away from her and pull to wind up, allowing him to send it flying at her after releasing to score a hit. Madame Broode wll then send Chompikins spinning at Mario. After a while or when she gets hit by him that Mario controlled using Cappy, she uses the spin attack again. By sending Chain Chompikins flying at her, Mario scores the next hit. However, when Mario takes control of Chain Chompikins, Madame Broode will try to attack Mario to get him out and he must wait for her to tire before he can yank the chain. After each hit, they drop sixteen coins; and after the third hit, they are defeated, disappear in a cloud of smoke, and leave behind a Multi Moon which adds three Power Moons to the player's total.
She is fought a second time in the Moon Kingdom, where she attacks Mario out of revenge for both her earlier encounter with him and his defeat of all the Broodals. This time, Chain Chompikins wears three top hats, five in the last phase, and Madame Broode attacks more when Mario takes control of the chomp, but the fight is otherwise unchanged. After this encounter, she never appears again, not even in Rabbit Ridge, where each of the Broodals are fought.
As a side note, Madame Broode has many similarities to Bowser, such as general design, particularly in the muzzle shape and spiked wristbands, as well as the fact that she uses her face as a figurehead for the Broodals' airship and the RoboBrood, while her minions somewhat invoke the Koopalings.
Names in other languages
Madame Broode
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Madame Broode[?] | - | |
| German | Madame Broode[?] | - | |
| Italian | Madame Broode[?] | - | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Madam Broode[?] | - |
Broode's Chain Chomp
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 布魯朵汪汪[?] Bùlǔduǒ wāngwāng |
Broode Chain Chomp | |
| Dutch | Broode's Chain Chomp[?] | - | |
| German | Madame Broodes Kettenhund[?] | Madame Broode's Chain Chomp | |
| Italian | Categnaccio di Madame Broode[?] | Madame Broode's Chain Chomp | |
| Russian | Пупсик мадам Бруд[?] Pupsik madam Brood |
Chompikins (of) Madame Broode | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Chompi de Madam Broode[?] | Madame Broode's Chomp | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Chomp Cadenas de Broode[?] | Broode's Chain Chomp |
Trivia
- As the boss of the Broodals, Madame Broode shares several traits with them, but is somewhat different in a number of ways. Unlike them, she has her own battle theme (though it's a remix of the original Broodal boss theme) and the Broodals' intro music does not play at her encounter.
- Chain Chompikins's collar resembles that of a Chain Chomplet.
- When Madame Broode throws Chain Chompikins like a yo-yo, it resembles a yo-yo trick called "Walk the Dog," while Chain Chomps are known to act like dogs.
- Madame Broode and Chain Chompikins are the only bosses not able to be rematched in the post-game.
