Mecha-Chomp
Mecha-Chomps (also called Chomp Dogs) are mechanical Chain Chomps that Mario and Luigi encountered during the events of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. However, instead of being restricted by chains, Mecha-Chomps have dog-like bodies, and move around on wheels.
Superstar Saga Enemy | |||
---|---|---|---|
Mecha-Chomp | |||
Location(s) | Woohoo Hooniversity | ||
Level | |||
HP | 36 | ||
Power | 45 | ||
Defense | 56 | ||
Speed | 30 | ||
Fire | |||
Thunder | |||
Stun? | |||
Burn? | |||
Stat Down? | |||
Experience | 26* | ||
Coins | 6* | ||
Item 1 Drop | Nut (normal), School Emblem (malfunctioning) | ||
Item 2 Drop | |||
Notice |
|
They are found in Woohoo Hooniversity, but never appear on the field, instead showing up in battle alongside Laser Snifits and Viruses. When attacking, the LED on the Mecha-Chomp's face cycles through red and green, eventually stopping on one of the two. The Mecha-Chomp then throws its head at the appropriate target – Mario if it is red, Luigi if it is green.
Once the Mecha-Chomp has been damaged, it starts to malfunction. When malfunctioning, a Mecha-Chomp reverses its targets – red for Luigi, green for Mario. Additionally, the item it drops changes while malfunctioning.
Another enemy, the Shroids in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time also malfunctions similarly.
In the remake, Mecha-Chomps were replaced with Mechakoopas.
Trivia
- Mecha-Chomps may be based off Tekno the Robotic Puppy.
- Mecha-Chomps are the only enemy from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga to not return in the remake. While Cheep-Cheeps and Puffer-Cheeps were replaced with Spiny Cheep-Cheeps, the Spiny Cheep-Cheep behaves identically to them and fills the role for both enemies and is a Cheep-Cheep while the Mechakoopa is a completely different enemy.
- It has been thought that the reason for the replacement was because of "spriting issues" as in there weren't any Mecha-Chomp-like enemy-leftovers to cannibalize for parts of the sprite/model. There is no solid evidence of this however.
Names in Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | メカワンワン meka wanwan |
Mecha Chomp |
French | Mecha-Chomp | - |
German | Chomp-Hund | Chomp Dog |