A Chain Chomp
A Chain Chomp is a common enemy in the Mario series. It first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. These annoying enemies are called Chain Chomps but can often be found off the posts holding them down, or sometimes even off their chains. They resemble ball and chains. They behave like dogs, they even bark. They are a strong and unintelligent species, and are commonly used as guard dogs in most games.
Appearances
The Chain Chomps first appeareds in World 2-5 of Super Mario Bros. 3. It has returned in the remake, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. One appeared in Super Mario 64 and its remake Super Mario 64 DS in the Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield. In this game, the Chain Chomp acquired its bark for the first time and is used in later games. Small puppy-like Chain Chomps called Chain Chomplets as well as a large Red Chomp appear in Pianta Village in Super Mario Sunshine. They also appeared in New Super Mario Bros. in world 6-6. Chain Chomps in Super Mario Galaxy are referred to as just "Chomps" since they are without their chains and attack by rolling around on the ground towards Mario or Luigi. A Small Chain Chomp (referred to as "Chomp" too in this game) is used by Bowser as a weapon In Super Mario RPG. They appear in all three Paper Mario series. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, two Chain Chomp enemies appear: Mecha-Chomps, dog-like mechanical Chomps, and Chomp Bros., a variation of the Hammer Bros. that swing small Chomps as weapons. In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the Pocket Chomp is a Bros. Item. At first it appears to be a small Chomp in an orb, but when released it more than triples in size and hunts the brothers across the screen, forcing them to Jump on any enemy in their way. In Super Princess Peach, normal Chain Chomps appear. The super-dangerous Big Chain Chomp also debuted here. In the Yoshi series, Chain Chomps appear too. They appeared as well in many Mario spinoffs, such as the Mario Party series, the Mario Kart series, and several sport titles. In the Mario Kart series, they appear as foes in some tracks with similar roles to the other games, one or two of them are stray. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, a Chain Chomp is Baby Mario's and Baby Luigi's special item. Chain Comp will pull the racers along for a time, then break free and hurl down the track knocking out other racers along the way. The Chain Chomp was supposed to be an item, but was replaced in favor of Bullet Bill. Bullet Bill returns in Mario Kart Wii. Chain Chomp appeard as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Bow-Wows are recurring are recurring creatures in Legend of Zelda series. Their role and appearance are similar and are a direct reference to Chain Chomps.