- Not to be confused with Flaming Chomp, an enemy in Yoshi's New Island.
Flame Chomps (also known as Fire Chomps, or Keronpa in Japanese), are a flying variant of Chomp with a trail of four fireballs behind it. They first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and return in every games of the New Super Mario Bros. series.
Profile[]
A Flame Chomp is a levitating black orb with menacing eyes, usually white in color, and followed by a few flames behind it.
Behavior[]
Flame Chomps commonly attack by following Mario and his allies and by spitting fireballs at them. Once all four fireballs have been used up, the Flame Chomp will start heating up and relentlessly chasing Mario and his allies before exploding. Unlike Chain Chomps or Chomps, Flame Chomps are vulnerable to stomps, as well as fireballs, ironically.
Habitats[]
Flame Chomps are commonly encountered in sky areas, as well as sometimes volcanic areas, but Flame Chomps are shown to appear in a variety of environments.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario Bros. 3[]
Flame Chomps make their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they commonly appear in Sky Land and Ice Land. They have four fireballs each, and when a Flame Chomp has fired every one, they will explode, damaging everyone in the blast radius. In this game, Flame Chomps have grayish-white bodies and only show their faces in "attack mode", with their "dormant mode" sprite showing them as faceless balls. Mario can defeat a Flame Chomp by using a Starman or the Raccoon Suit's tail whip against them. Defeating a Flame Chomp earns the player 100 points.
Flame Chomps appear only in Sky Land and Ice Land, mostly within auto-scrolling levels. Flame Chomps are first encountered in World 5-5, followed by World 5-6, World 5-9, World 6-4, and lastly World 6-7.
Super Mario 64 DS[]
In Super Mario 64 DS, Flame Chomps replace Fire Spitters from Super Mario 64, and serve the same purpose. They remain motionless and have the same effect as them, shooting a flame at the player when they approach; they can be eaten by Yoshi, allowing him to breathe fire. In this game, Flame Chomps can be found in Shifting Sand Land, Bowser in the Fire Sea, The Secret Under the Moat, Snowman's Land, Wet-Dry World, Tall, Tall Mountain, Tiny-Huge Island, Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, and Bowser in the Sky. Due to the nature of their roles, it is their first, and so far, the only appearance where they do not self-destruct or run out of fire.
New Super Mario Bros.[]
A Flame Chomp as seen in New Super Mario Bros..
Flame Chomps return in New Super Mario Bros. as uncommon enemies, since they only appeared in World 7-1. They retain their previous characteristics and weaknesses from Super Mario Bros 3., with the exception that they now show their faces at all times. Just as before, the come into view of Mario/Luigi and relentlessly follow them and spit fireballs at them, once all their fireballs have been wasted, the Flame Chomp will start flashing and self destruct after a few seconds. The plumbers will take damage if they are near the Flame Chomp when it explodes. Flame Chomps can be defeated with either stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower, Blue Shell, Mega Mushroom, or a Starman.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Flame Chomps are a bit more common, appearing in World 2-6, World 8-3, and World 9-6. Flame Chomps have a minor addition to their attack pattern; once out of fireballs, they begin chasing Mario much faster before exploding, in addition to this, their face also glows red before exploding rather than flashing. In this game, they can be defeated with a stomp or the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman, the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit can also freeze them which can can be used as a temporary platform.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[]
A Traveling Fire Chomp in New Super Mario Bros. 2
In New Super Mario Bros. 2, Flame Chomps exclusively appear in World 6-B, in this game, they once again chase after Mario/Luigi and spit fireballs at him and once they run out, they chase after him just before exploding, just as before, if the plumbers are near the Flame Chomp when it explodes, they take damage. Flame Chomps can be beaten with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Starman, Mega Mushroom, or Invincibility Leaf. Additionally, the use of the Gold Flower can also be used to defeat them.
New Super Mario Bros. U[]
The only Flame Chomp, guarding a Star Coin.
In New Super Mario Bros. U, there is only one Flame Chomp in the entire game, it makes it's only appearance in a hidden room in Peach's Castle-3: Rising Tides of Lava. The enemy must be bounced off to obtain the stage's third Star Coin. Just as before, this Flame Chomp chases after Mario and attempts to spit fireballs at him and once it runs out, it attempts to home in on Mario then explode. In this game, the Flame Chomp can be beaten with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman and can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit.
New Super Luigi U[]
Three Flame Chomps take a shot at Luigi in Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel.
Flame Chomps also appear in New Super Luigi U, the first game where they are referred to by their current name. They also have a new attack in this game which involves them shooting all the fireballs in their "tail" at once, creating a larger fireball and then exploding in place immediately after. Many of them appear in Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel which is also their only appearance in the game. Just as before, these Flame Chomps can be beaten with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman and can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit.
Crossover appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[]
A Flame Chomp in the Smash Run mode of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Here, Flame Chomps are one of the enemies featured in Smash Run. Like in the Super Mario games, Flame Chomps attack by shooting fireballs at the player's character, and they explode after shooting all of their fireballs.
Timeline[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 1988 | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up | Cameo | 1991 | MS-DOS | One appears only on the Homemaker page. |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Enemy | 1993 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Appears in the Super Mario Bros. 3 remaster |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Enemy | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Same as in Super Mario All-Stars |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 2003 | Game Boy Advance | Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Enemy | 2004 | Nintendo DS | Replaces Kuromame from Super Mario 64 |
| New Super Mario Bros. | Enemy | 2006 | Nintendo DS | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Enemy | 2009 | Wii | |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Enemy | 2010 | Wii | Same as in Super Mario All-Stars |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Enemy | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U | |
| New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Enemy | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Encountered as an enemy in Smash Run mode |
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Enemy | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Minecraft: Wii U Edition | Enemy | 2016 | Wii U | Appears only as part of the Super Mario Mash-up, replacing Blazes |
| Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | Enemy | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | Exclusive to the Super Mario Mash-up pack |
| Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | Enemy | 2017 | New Nintendo 3DS | Exclusive to the Super Mario Mash-up pack |
| Minecraft (Bedrock edition) | Enemy | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Exclusive to the Super Mario Mash-up pack |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Retains roles from New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U |
Nomenclature[]
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Name | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Le Bouchée de Feu | Bite of Fire | (Gen. Losse-oyo Bouchéasse de Feu) "Le Feu" means "fire" in French. |
| Italian | Fiammorco | La Fiamma | (Gen. Fiammorchis/Fhiammorcósio) |
| Portuguese | O Trinca Flammas | Snap Flames | (Gen. Lois/Lósio Trinques Flammaes) |
| Spanish | El Chomp de Fuego | Chomp of Fire | (Gen. Lís Chompis de Fuego) |
Trivia[]
- In Super Mario 64 DS, since they replace the Fire Spitters, Flame Chomps are significantly more common than in any of their other appearances, as most only feature them in a few level, if not just one.
Gallery[]
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