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{{Articleabout|shark enemies in the DK series|the large, black spherical creatures in [[Mario]] games|[[Chain Chomp]]}}
{{about|the shark enemies in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land|other uses|[[Chomp (disambiguation)]]}}
[[Image:Chomps2.jpg|right|thumb|A '''Chomps'''.]]
{{species infobox
'''Chomps''' are aggressive, large sharks that swim around the submerged levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. They are rather large, and move slow enough for [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to catch up to it. Chomps can only be defeated by using [[Enguarde the Swordfish]].
|image=[[File:ChompsDKC.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|variants=[[Chomps Jr.]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
'''Chomps''', also named '''Sharks''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes{{sic}} not-so-favourite things!|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=14|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. These {{wp|tiger shark}}-like creatures patrol the waters of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. They have a smaller variant, [[Chomps Jr.]]


In the ''[[Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]," two Chomps are try to attack Diddy and Donkey Kong.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
Chomps are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country''. Their large size has no bearing on their strength, since they both act like [[Bitesize]]s, swimming around in a slightly wavy fashion and damaging the Kongs on contact. Chomps can be defeated only from being stabbed by [[Enguarde]].


Several Chomps can be seen swimming around in the background of the trailer for the apparently canceled game, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. It is possible that Chomps were going to be one of the rideable creatures in this game seeing as another enemy species, [[Zinger]]s were seen to be rideable.
===''Donkey Kong Country'' (comic)===
[[File:Chomps-clambo-comic.jpg|thumb|Two Chomps in the ''Club Nintendo'' comic]]
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of [[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|''Donkey Kong Country'']], two Chomps try to attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. They are supposedly a part of the "Chomp Police". This seems to be a self-promoted position since the other underwater creatures dislike them.


In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', a shark resembling a Chomps, though more manic and vicious looking, appears in an underwater race course as an obstacle.
===''Uho'uho Donkey-kun''===
Chomps appear in the fourth chapter of the first volume of the ''[[Uho'uho Donkey-kun]]'' manga, where they are under the command of [[King K. Rool]]. Their appearance is different from that in the games, as they have no stripes. K. Rool rides one to discreetly follow Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they search for an underwater treasure. When they finally reach it, he reveals his presence and summons his army to defeat the Kongs and seize the treasure, including Chomps.
 
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Chomps are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.<ref name=guide>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book''|page={{file link|SuperDonkeyKongGB guide.jpg|9}}|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1995|language=ja}}</ref> They take on the appearance of a Chomps Jr. in-game, but keep their normal appearance in artwork.<ref name=guide/> These enemies roam the submerged parts of [[Kremlantis]] and cannot be defeated, like the other underwater enemies. However, there are {{file link|Chomps - DKL Unused Death Sprite.png|unused sprites}} for defeating a Chomps.<ref>[[tcrf:Donkey Kong Land#Chomps Jr.|TCRF article]]</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
Chomps are obstacles in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. They are encountered in the underwater sections of [[Salty Sea (race course)|Salty Sea]], [[Shimmering Sea]], and [[Open Ocean]]. Chomps are much bigger, though they can still be defeated from one hit. Electrified Chomps also appear on Open Ocean. Like normal Chomps, they can be defeated in one hit, but the Chomps will also electrocute a racer and make them lose their speed, unless the racer attacked it while invincible.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Donkey Kong Racing''====
Several Chomps are seen in the trailer for ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' in the background of the logo, and underwater when [[Tiny Kong]] and Diddy Kong are riding on a regular [[Enguarde]] and a purple Enguarde.
 
==List of appearances==
{{appearances list
|title1=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|role1=Enemy
|release1=1994
|format1=[[Super Famicom]] / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|title2=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|role2=Enemy
|release2=1995
|format2=[[Game Boy]]
|title3=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|role3=Enemy
|release3=2000
|format3=[[Game Boy Color]]
|title4=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|role4=Enemy
|release4=2003
|format4=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|title5=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|role5=Obstacle
|release5=2007
|format5=[[Wii]]
}}
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|name=Chomps
|image=[[File:Chomps - DKC GBA Sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>[[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]]<br>[[Gorilla Glacier]]
|levels=[[Coral Capers]]<br>[[Clam City]]<br>[[Croctopus Chase]]
|page=2
|photo_location=In [[Slipslide Ride]], at the top of a blue [[rope]].
|dk_attack=2500
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=The waters of ''Donkey Kong Country'' are infested with many sharks!<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual|page=30|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>}}
 
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
;World appearances
*[[Kremlantis]]
;Level appearances
*[[Kremlantis Kaos]]
*[[Chomp's Coliseum]]
*[[Nautilus Chase]]
 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Chomps Rear DKC.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Chomps_Back_DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
</gallery>
 
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Chomps.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Chomps_-_DKL_Sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
DKL_SGB_Chomps_2-5.png|''Donkey Kong Land'' ([[Super Game Boy|SGB]])
Chomps_-_DKL_Unused_Death_Sprite.png|One of the unused sprites for when a Chomps is defeated in ''Donkey Kong Land''
Chomps_-_DKC_GBC_Sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC)
Chomps_-_DKC_GBA_Sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA)
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Y-Chomps.png|{{iw|nwiki|Game Boy Printer}} graphic in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
DKC_Scrapbook_Page2.png|Page 2 of the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]] in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
Chomps DKBarrelBlast.png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
Chomps Donkey kun.png|[[King K. Rool]] riding a Chomps in ''[[Uho'uho Donkey-kun]]''
Underwater army Donkey kun.png|King K. Rool and his army in ''Uho'uho Donkey-kun''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=チョンプス<ref name=guide/>
|JapR=Chonpusu
|JapM=Chomps
|Fre=Chomps
|Spa=Chomps
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


==Trivia==
*A shark named Snacker from the game ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' resembles a large Chomps.
*Chomps have a resemblance to [[Sushi]]es, shark-like enemies from the ''[[Mario (series)]]'' series.
*Chomps' make a small appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' attacking [[Kaptain K. Rool]] after Donkey Kong punches him into their waters outside [[Crocodile Isle]].
In [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)| Donkey Kong Country animated series]] Chomps did not appear in the anime, but they were mention by [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] and [[Kaptain Skurvy|Skurvy]] as sharks.
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[[Category:Underwater Creatures]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]
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Latest revision as of 15:05, September 15, 2024

This article is about the shark enemies in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land. For other uses, see Chomp (disambiguation).
Chomps
Chomps from Donkey Kong Country
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007)
Variants

Chomps, also named Sharks,[1] are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country. These tiger shark-like creatures patrol the waters of Donkey Kong Island. They have a smaller variant, Chomps Jr.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Chomps are enemies in Donkey Kong Country. Their large size has no bearing on their strength, since they both act like Bitesizes, swimming around in a slightly wavy fashion and damaging the Kongs on contact. Chomps can be defeated only from being stabbed by Enguarde.

Donkey Kong Country (comic)[edit]

Chompses and Clambos in the Club Nintendo comic adaptation of Donkey Kong Country
Two Chomps in the Club Nintendo comic

In the Club Nintendo comic adaptation of Donkey Kong Country, two Chomps try to attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. They are supposedly a part of the "Chomp Police". This seems to be a self-promoted position since the other underwater creatures dislike them.

Uho'uho Donkey-kun[edit]

Chomps appear in the fourth chapter of the first volume of the Uho'uho Donkey-kun manga, where they are under the command of King K. Rool. Their appearance is different from that in the games, as they have no stripes. K. Rool rides one to discreetly follow Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they search for an underwater treasure. When they finally reach it, he reveals his presence and summons his army to defeat the Kongs and seize the treasure, including Chomps.

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

Chomps are enemies in Donkey Kong Land.[2] They take on the appearance of a Chomps Jr. in-game, but keep their normal appearance in artwork.[2] These enemies roam the submerged parts of Kremlantis and cannot be defeated, like the other underwater enemies. However, there are unused spritesMedia:Chomps - DKL Unused Death Sprite.png for defeating a Chomps.[3]

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]

Chomps are obstacles in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. They are encountered in the underwater sections of Salty Sea, Shimmering Sea, and Open Ocean. Chomps are much bigger, though they can still be defeated from one hit. Electrified Chomps also appear on Open Ocean. Like normal Chomps, they can be defeated in one hit, but the Chomps will also electrocute a racer and make them lose their speed, unless the racer attacked it while invincible.

Unused appearances[edit]

Donkey Kong Racing[edit]

Several Chomps are seen in the trailer for Donkey Kong Racing in the background of the logo, and underwater when Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong are riding on a regular Enguarde and a purple Enguarde.

List of appearances[edit]

# Title Role Release date Format

1 Donkey Kong Country Enemy 1994 Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2 Donkey Kong Land Enemy 1995 Game Boy
3 Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2000 Game Boy Color
4 Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance
5 Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Obstacle 2007 Wii

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Chomps
Chomps sprite in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country
Worlds Kongo Jungle
Vine Valley
Gorilla Glacier 		Levels Coral Capers
Clam City
Croctopus Chase
Scrapbook page 2
Photograph location In Slipslide Ride, at the top of a blue rope. DK Attack point value 2500
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      The waters of Donkey Kong Country are infested with many sharks![4]

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

World appearances
Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Scans[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チョンプス[2]
Chonpusu 		Chomps
French Chomps[?] -
Spanish Chomps[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes[sic] not-so-favourite things!" – Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). EMAP (British English). Page 14.
  2. ^ a b c 1995. Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 9Media:SuperDonkeyKongGB guide.jpg.
  3. ^ TCRF article
  4. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
[Edit]
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Land
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Blast Barrel • Buddy Barrel • Continue Point • End of stage • KONG Letters • Kong Token • Steel keg • Life Balloon • TNT Barrel
Animal Friends Expresso • Rambi
Bosses Wild Sting • Giant Clam • Hard Hat • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Basket of snakes • Chomps • Clambo • Fangfish • Flapper • Gloop • Gnawty • Hogwash the Flying Pig • Klaptrap • Kritter • Krusha • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Nemo • Slippa • Swirlwind • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! Jungle Jaunt • Freezing Fun • Simian Swing • Deck Trek • Rope Ravine • Tire Trail • Riggin' Rumble • Congo Carnage • Arctic Barrel Arsenal • Wild Sting Fling
Kremlantis Tricky Temple • Kremlantis Kaos • Reef Rampage • Snake Charmer's Challenge • Chomp's Coliseum • Nautilus Chase • Swirlwind Storm • Seabed Showdown
Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds Pot Hole Panic • Mountain Mayhem • Track Attack • Spiky Tire Trail • Sky High Caper • Landslide Leap • Collapsing Clouds • Mad Mole Holes
Big Ape City Construction Site Fight • Kong Krazy • Balloon Barrage • Fast Barrel Blast • Skyscraper Caper • Button Barrel Blast • Oil Drum Slum • K. Rool's Kingdom
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