Gnawsher

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Gnawsher
Squared screenshot of a black Gnawsher from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Screenshot from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026)
Variants
Comparable
“Feel like you're missing something? Wonder if they ate it...”
—Talking Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Gnawshers are winged Chomp-like enemies with golden eyes and teeth that chomp through blocks, other enemies, collectibles, or items, hence their name. Most Gnawshers have black-colored bodies, and they simply travel straight horizontally or vertically, eating anything in their path. There are also red variants that home-in on targets, similar to the relationship between Bullet Bills and Bull's-Eye Bills. Gnawshers can be defeated by any form of attack.

Gnawshers appear prominently in a level dedicated to them, Gnawsher Lair. In a later point in this level, a Gnawsher can potentially consume the ? Block holding the level's Wonder Flower. If the player is quick enough to get the Wonder Flower before this, the resulting Wonder Effect summons a horde of Wonder Gnawshers from the left, destroying everything in their path (except for certain platforms like lifts).

Gallery[edit]

  • Models of Gnawsher and Bull's-Eye Gnawsher

    Models of Gnawsher and Bull's-Eye Gnawsher

Naming[edit]

"Gnawsher" is a portmanteau of "gnaw" ("to bite persistently"), "gnasher" (a slang term for "tooth") and/or "nosher" (a synonym for "eater").

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Model/EnemyTaberukun.bfres.zs Taberukun Combination of「食べる」(taberu, "to eat") and the honorific「~くん」(-kun)
G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyEater.pack.zs Eater -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ガシガシ
Gashigashi		 Corruption of「がじがじ」(gaji-gaji, onomatopoeia for gnawing) [1][2][3]
Chinese (Simplified) 咬咬
Yǎoyǎo (Mandarin)
Ngáauh'ngáauh (Cantonese)		 Repetition of "咬" (yǎo / ngáauh, "to bite") [1]
Chinese (Traditional) 咬咬
Yǎoyǎo (Mandarin)
Ngáauh'ngáauh (Cantonese)		 Repetition of「咬」(yǎo / ngáauh, "to bite") [1][4]
Dutch Gnawsher - [1]
French Crocroc Contraction of croc croc (onomatopoeia for crunching) [1]
German Happ Clipping of happen ("to morsel") [1]
Italian Sgranock Clipping of sgranocchiare ("to munch") or Sgranocchio ("Muncher") [1]
Korean 와작와작
Wajak-wajak		 Onomatopoeia for crunching something; shared with Chompagobbler [1][5]
Portuguese Mordilão From morder ("to bite") and comilão ("glutton") [1]
Russian Хрумдель
Khrumdel'		 Rough homophone between хрум (khrum, "crunch") and possibly хрюндель (khryundel', colloquialism for "pig") [1]
Spanish Ñac-ñac Onomatopoeia for biting [1]
Thai นอเชอร์
Nɔɔchəə		 Gnawsher [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name for Gnawsher Lair from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
  2. ^ Kazuma, Sakurai, Sato Tomoya, Nakatani Itaru, Kojima Katsuyuki, and Hashiguchi Yuya (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 43.
  3. ^ Sawada, Yukio (2025). Super Mario-kun, vol. 61. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-154073-7. Page 26.
  4. ^ 23 Feb. 2024. 阻擋瑪利歐一行人的去路。將為您介紹花花王國充滿個人特色的敵方角色。～第一篇～【前往驚奇的世界 Vol.13】. Nintendo Official Site (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 31 Mar. 2025. (Archived April 28, 2025, 08:10:34 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ 8 Feb. 2024. 마리오와 친구들을 방해한다. 플라워 왕국에서 만날 수 있는 개성 넘치는 적 캐릭터를 소개. ~제1편~【원더의 세계로 Vol.13】. Nintendo Official Site (Korean). Retrieved 13 Feb. 2024. (Archived July 12, 2025, 14:54:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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Chain Chomps
Characters Broode's Chain Chomp • Chain Chomp (Wonder Chomp) • Chomp Country • Ice Chomp • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp
Variants Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Chomp Shark • Dark Chomp • Fire Incoming Chomp • Flame Chomp • Flame thrower • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Pocket Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp
Similar species Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • Gnawsher • Nibbles • Revver • Snapjaw • Splorch • Wonder Gnawsher
Other Chain Chomp Chariot • Chomp box • Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
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Locations Worlds Pipe-Rock Plateau • Fluff-Puff Peaks • Shining Falls • Sunbaked Desert • Fungi Mines • Deep Magma Bog • Petal Isles • Special World • Bellabel Park*
Level types Badge Challenge • Break Time! • KO Arena • Search Party • Wiggler Race
Other Flower Kingdom • Poplin Shop
Moves Boosting Spin Jump • Carry • Crouch • Crouching High Jump • Dash • Floating High Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Looking up • Midair Spin • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Beat • Coin Heaven • Completion • Extra life • Player shadow • Secret exit • Sub-area • Wonder Effect
Music "Bendy-Boing Wonder" • "Coast Theme" • "Doomy-Gloom Wonder" • "Grassland Theme" • "Medley-Mix Wonder" • "Piranha Plants on Parade" • "Poplin House" • "Snowy-Mountain Theme" • "Starry-Staff Wonder" • "World Theme: Attraction Central"* • "World Theme: Pipe-Rock Plateau"
Further info 7-Eleven • Ask the Developer • Baskin-Robbins • Flowers* • Gallery • Glitches • "Hop Chop Splat Oh-no! Song" • Into the World of Wonder (Wonder Challenge Special) • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Quotes • Prince Florian sprite sightings • Staff (Meetup in Bellabel Park)* • Suntory • Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Trial Play Event
b Uses a derived name
* Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Related Play Nintendo activities
All about Super Mario Bros. Wonder • Badge bunch
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