User:Sorbetti/SharkProto
| SharkProto | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Move It! (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Chain Chomp | ||
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Shark Chomps[1][2] are large sized Chain Chomps that appears in the Yoshi's Island series. They chase Yoshi devouring everything in their path.
History
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Shark Chomps (also named Bow Wow[3] or Giant Chomp-Chomp[4]) are introduced as one of the three varieties of "Chomps" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they appear in Marching Milde's Fort and KEEP MOVING!!!! In the former level, the Shark Chomp appears right after a group of Incoming Chomps. These giant Chomps relentlessly chase after Yoshi, and destroy any soft rocks they touch as they do, flying through the air as they chase him. They are invulnerable to all of Yoshi's attacks. Backtracking is not possible in the sections in which they appear, as the entire ground in the sections they appear in is composed of soft rocks that are destroyed by the Shark Chomp. Shark Chomp chase sections always end with a solid platform on which the Shark Chomp breaks its teeth, causing it to tear up in pain and fall off the screen.
Yoshi's Island DS
In Yoshi's Island DS, Shark Chomps act exactly as they do in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and even use the same sprite, though due to the lighter colors it seems to have been based off the Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 sprite instead. One appears in Rompin', Stompin' Chomps.
Yoshi's New Island
In Yoshi's New Island, a Chomp Shark is the main feature of Chomp Shark Chase. Their teeth no longer crack, though they still tear up in pain.
References
- ^ Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 73 and 112.
- ^ September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) #30. Catalyst Publishing (Australian English). Page 12.
- ^ "MARCHING MILDE'S FORT The first four coins and flower are all out in the open but Yoshi has to find them quickly before he is caught in the razor-toothed jaws of the Giant Chomp-Chomp." – April 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #43. EMAP (British English). Page 66.
