| Homing Chomp | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Variant of | Chomp | ||
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Homing Chomps[1] (also known as Silver Chomps)[2] are a type of Chomp in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They resemble giant silver Chomps with yellow rings around their eyes, much like the Chain Chomp's design in Super Mario Sunshine, and red irises and pupils, which are constantly rolling around out of sync with each other. Unlike other Chomps, Homing Chomps always roll towards Mario or Luigi and try to hit him. These enemies can be defeated only by Rainbow Mario, by pushing them off a cliff while on a Star Ball, or by the use of a rubbery bulb.
A single Homing Chomp first appears in the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy at the end of the mission Silver Chomp Grudge Match. One later appears in the Slipsand Galaxy in the mission Sailing the Sandy Seas. Four Homing Chomps later appear in the Battle Belt Galaxy on the final planet in Mini-Planet Mega-Run and Mini-Planet Daredevil Run.
An extremely large Homing Chomp appears in the E3 2009 trailer of Super Mario Galaxy 2, though it never made it into the final game. In the trailer, it seems to be acting similarly to Sorbetti during the boss battle in the Freezy Flake Galaxy. Within the game's "ObjNameTable" file, there is a removed "WanwanSearchBig" entry,[3] which is likely a remnant of this.
Gallery
Artwork of the Homing Chomp planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy
A large Homing Chomp in the E3 2009 trailer for Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/WanwanSearch.arc | WanwanSearch | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ワンワンサーチ (Wanwan Sāchi) | Chomp Search |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サーチワンワン[4] Sāchi Wanwan |
Search Chomp | |
| Chinese | 銀色汪汪[?] Yínsè Wāngwāng |
Silver Chomp | |
| French | Chomp argenté[?] | Silver Chomp | |
| German | Rollender Kettenhund[?] | Rolling Chain Chomp | |
| Italian | Categnaccio Argento (in-game)[?] | Silver Chain Chomp | |
| Caccia Categnaccio[5][6] | Hunting/Homing Chomp | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Chomp Buscador[?] | Searching Chomp |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 25.
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy 2/Removed Objects. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 159.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Guide. Page 25.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
| Chain Chomps | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Broode's Chain Chomp • Chomp Country • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp |
| Species | Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Dark Chomp • Fire Wanwan Dosun • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp • Wonder Chomp |
| Relatives | Flame Chomp • Flame thrower |
| Other | Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp |