Chomp Rock

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Not to be confused with Stone Chomp.
Chomp Rock
Artwork of Pink Yoshi pushing a Chomp Rock, from Yoshi's New Island.
Yoshi's New Island artwork
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017)
“Don't forget—you can run over baddies with a Chomp Rock. Good things might happen!”
Message Block, Yoshi's New Island

Chomp Rocks, also known as Romp Chomps,[1] are round stones that look like Chain Chomp heads. They appear primarily in the Yoshi's Island series.

History

Yoshi's Island series

Chomp Rocks are common objects appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance versions. Chomp Rocks come in gray and brown in this game, the difference being that the gray ones will respawn at their starting point if the player leaves the screen and comes back, while the brown ones will not. Chomp Rocks are generally used for moving through soft rock and reaching high areas, but in some levels, they are an obstacle, such as when they need to be rolled off a thin pillar to reach a key. Some Sluggers hit these back and forth. Yoshi can push Chomp Rocks forward or jump on top of them to roll them in any direction. He can use Chomp Rocks to crush most enemies, including Tap-Tap. The Cave Of Chomp Rock is themed after them.

Chomp Rocks return in both sequels, Yoshi's Island DS and Yoshi's New Island. Though they are mostly the same as before, Chomp Rocks differ in Yoshi's Island DS in that neither color respawns, except for a brown one in the Island Museum's Land Enemy section. Chomp Rocks in Yoshi's New Island use the same model as snowballs, except the latter is retextured.[2]

Club Nintendo

In the Club Nintendo comic "Mario's Picross", Mario is arrested and locked up inside of a pyramid. He comes across a treasure chamber with a chest inside. When trying to pick up the treasure chest, a Chomp Rock is released through a trap door and starts rolling towards Mario. He escapes from the rock by jumping into a lorry and moving away.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Chomp Rocks appear in Paper Mario as background objects in Dry Dry Ruins, and resemble the living Stone Chomps. They are also seen outside the Dry Dry Ruins, on decorative pedestals surrounding the outside. Paper Mario's Chomp Rocks have slightly gaping mouths.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Two Chomp Rocks appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in the Palace of Shadow Tower area, blocking the pipes that Mario needs to unlock the tower. Actual Chain-Chomps guard the pipes. In this incarnation, the rocks are hollow and have open mouths. Mario can destroy the rocks by throwing Admiral Bobbery into the gaping maws of the rocks. When Bobbery explodes, the rock is destroyed.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Brown Chomp Rocks appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, where the Yoshis are needed to move them on two occasions to open up new paths in Yoob's Belly. Five Yoshis can also use a Chomp Rock to lower Sunnycide's defense after the Bros. free them from Yoob eggs.

Yoshi's Woolly World

Chomp Rocks reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World, functioning identically as in the Yoshi's Island, though designed after amigurumi crochet spheres that come in many different color variations with white buttons for eyes. Frame Chomps can be turned into a Chomp Rock if Yoshi throws a yarn ball at one. The color of the Chomp Rock is determined by the color of yarn used.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワンワン[3]
Wanwan Iwa
Chain Chomp Rock
Chinese 汪汪石[?]
Wāngwāng Shí
Chain Chomp Rock
Dutch Chomp-steen[?] Chomp Rock
French (NOA) Roc Boulouf[?] Chomp Rock
French (NOE) Broie tout[?] Crush everything
German Big Chomp[?] Big Chomp
Italian Masso tritatutto[?] Grinder Rock
Korean 멍멍이돌[?]
Meongmeong'i Dol
Chain Chomp Rock
Portuguese Pedra Dentada[?] From pedra ("stone") and Corrente Dentada ("Chain Chomp")
Russian Кусалковалун[?]
Kusalkovalun
Chomp Boulder
Spanish Roca Chomp[?] Chomp Rock

References

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (2006). Yoshi's Island DS Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-5576-6. Page 16.
  2. ^ Image showcasing the retextured Chomp Rock.
  3. ^ 2002. 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4091060716. Page 9.