Editing Flame Chomp

{{distinguish|Frame Chomp}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Flame Chomp NSMB2 Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Model of a Flame Chomp from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|relatives=[[Chain Chomp]]
|variants=[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)]]
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'''Flame Chomps''', originally '''Fire Chomps''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 36.</ref> are enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They resemble [[Chain Chomp]]s but differ in several ways. They are not restricted by chains, and they instead float along with a trail of four [[fireball]]s each. At any time, a Flame Chomp may shoot a fireball from its "tail" at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. When it runs out of fireballs, the Flame Chomp explodes, damaging the player if they are within the blast radius. Also, unlike Chain Chomps, Flame Chomps are not very durable, as they are vulnerable to mere [[stomp]]s and [[fireball]]s thrown by [[Fire Mario]]. They live mainly in the skies.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Fire chomp smb3.png|frame|right]]
In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Fire Chomps appear only in [[Sky Land]] and [[Ice Land]]. In this game, they appear as featureless black orbs that follow the player, occasionally stopping to briefly reveal their face and spit a fireball. They appear in [[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]], [[World 5-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-6]], [[World 5-9]], [[World 6-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-4]], and [[World 6-7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-7]]; most of these are auto-scrolling courses. After using up their fireballs, Fire Chomps continue to follow the player, flashing red before exploding like [[Bob-omb]]s. They can be defeated with stomps, fireballs, [[hammer]]s, [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]], and [[Raccoon Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whips. Regardless of how they are beaten, however, Fire Chomps would always respawn until they self-destruct.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', while no normal Fire Chomps appear in the game, [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|a derivative]] is introduced. They are motionless and shoot a homing fireball when the player approaches. Unlike usual Fire Chomps, they do not self-destruct or run out of fire. These objects originally lacked faces or an explicit connection to Fire Chomps, which were given to them starting with the remake.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:FireChompNSMB.png|frame|left]]
Flame Chomps appear under their current name in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' as uncommon enemies, appearing only in [[World 7-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]]. They retain their previous characteristics and weaknesses from ''Super Mario Bros 3.'', with the exception that they now depict their faces at all times.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:FlameChompNSMBW.png|frame]] 
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Flame Chomps are a bit more common, appearing in [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-6]], [[World 8-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-3]], and [[World 9-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-6]]. Flame Chomps have a minor addition to their attack pattern; once out of fireballs, it begins pursuing the player much faster before exploding. As usual, they can be defeated with a stomp or fireballs, and can also be frozen with [[Ice Ball]]s. From this game on, they are depicted with five teeth.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:FireChompNSMB2.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Flame Chomps exclusively appear in [[World 6-B (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-B]], the [[Second Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|second level]] of the [[Mystery Adventures Pack]], and the [[Second Course (Impossible Pack)|second level]] of the [[Impossible Pack]], with the same characteristics and weaknesses as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:Fire_Chomp_NSMBU.png|thumb|120px|The only Flame Chomp in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', guarding a [[Star Coin]].]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', only one Flame Chomp appears in the entire game, located in a hidden room in [[Rising Tides of Lava]]. It can be bounced off of to obtain the stage's third [[Star Coin]].

A total of 16 Flame Chomps also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' level [[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]], where they act differently; rather than spitting one fireball at a time, all the Flame Chomps in the aforementioned level instead draw in their entire fiery "tail" to shoot out a massive fireball. After this, rather than chasing the player, these Flame Chomps simply chomp in place as they flash red and eventually self-destruct.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:CartoonFireChomp.jpg|thumb|left|Fire Chomps from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode, "[[The Beauty of Kootie]]".]]
Fire Chomps make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', such as in the episode "[[The Beauty of Kootie]]", where several Fire Chomps act as crew members on the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]].

In the show, Fire Chomps do not have a fireball tail, and have flexible borders around their eyes (which this time are red) and mouth. Fire Chomps also appeared during the episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]". They tried to attack [[Mario]] inside [[Bowser's Castle|Castle Koopa]], but [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] opened the window and let them fall into the water.

===Nintendo Adventure Books===
A Fire Chomp appears in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', prowling a cave in the Magma Pits. While Luigi is fleeing from the [[Hot Foot|Hot Feet]] that also live in the cave, he can choose to either rush blindly ahead, or take his time; if he chooses the latter, he will just narrowly avoid the Fire Chomp, but if he picks the former, he will run into and be scorched by the fireballs of the Fire Chomp, causing a [[Game Over]].

===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
A single Fire Chomp cameos in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'' on the Homemaker page.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
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[[File:Flame Chomp 3DS.jpg|thumb|170px|A Flame Chomp in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''.]]
Flame Chomps appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as enemies in the exclusive Smash Run mode. Like in previous games, they breathe fireballs at the player and explode shortly after losing all of their fireballs. The fire trail can also damage the player if they run into it. They are weak to the water effect.

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Flame Chomps are enemies who can become allies to the player in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. A Flame Chomp's attribute is [[Fire Flower|Fire]], meaning that it is powerless against [[Penguin Suit|Water]], yet strong to [[Super Leaf|Wood]]. Flame Chomps have relatively high HP and they are very efficient in regenerating their team's health points. Instead, their attack point rating is a little poor. The main skill of any Flame Chomp in the game is called Flame Dance, which increases the attack rating of every Fire-type team mate by 1.3 for five turns. Flame Chomps also have a secondary skill, the Skill Boost; when the player enters a course, this skill helps by reducing the number of turns till the main skill can be used.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Blazes are replaced by Flame Chomps.

==List of appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
! width=30% | Title
! width=30% | Description
! width=20% | Year released
! width=20% | System/Format
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
| Enemy
| 1988
| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
| ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
| Enemy
| 1993
| [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
| ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
| Enemy
| 1994
| [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
| Enemy
| 2003
| [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
| Enemy
| 2006
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|-
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
| Enemy
| 2009
| [[Wii]]
|-
| ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
| Enemy
| 2010
| [[Wii]]
|-
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
| Enemy
| 2012
| [[Nintendo 3DS|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/Trophy
| 2013
| [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|-
| ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
| Enemy/Teammate
| 2015
| [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|-
| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
| Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up
| 2016
| [[Wii U]]
|-
| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
| Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up
| 2017
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
| Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up
| 2018
| [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''
| Enemy in the Super Mario Mash-up
| 2018
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
| Enemy
| 2019
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ケロンパ (JP) / Flame Chomp (EN)
|shusshin=ウエポン族
|seikaku=しゅうねん深い
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>やっぱり爆弾だったなか</big><br>
空中をふわふわ浮いて、マリオに近づく黒い玉。動きが止まると、口から炎を吐き出すぞ。踏むだけで倒せるが、最後に自爆してまきぞえにしようとするので注意しよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/cP9FXuX.jpeg Page 80].</ref>
|origin=Weapon clan
|disposition=Profoundly tenacious
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>I knew it was a bomb</big><br>
''The black ball floats in the air and approaches Mario. When it stops moving, it will spit flames from its mouth. You can defeat it by simply stepping on it, but beware that it will try to self-destruct and wreak havoc on you at the end.''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Flame Chomp
|image=[[File:FlameChompTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|category=Enemy
|unlock=Random
|desc=If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, wait till you meet Flame Chomps. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind, too.
|desc2=If you thought Chain Chomps were bad, Flame Chomps are so much worse. They use the flames that make up their tail as ammo, and when they run out, they head straight for you and self-destruct. When you defeat one, it'll explode and take out any enemies nearby, and it'll leave a whole load of stat boosts behind too.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sky Land.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 FireChomp.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Fire Chomp.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMKun 3 chapter 4.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
Homemaker.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]''
SMAS SMB3 World 5-9 Screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
NSMBW World 2-6 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
FlameChompTrophy3DS.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' trophy sprite
PDSMBE-FlameChomp-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Flame Chomp.jpg|''[[Minecraft]]''
SMB3 F40A Fire Chomp Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ケロンパ
|JapR=Keronpa
|JapM=Possibly derived from "{{wp|kerosene}}"; shared with [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)#Names in other languages|its variant]] from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|Spa=Chomp Llamas
|SpaM=Flame Chomp
|FreE=Bouchée de feu (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet)<br>Chomp Pyro
|FreEM=Fire Bite<br>Pyro Chomp
|FreA=Croque-Flamme
|FreAM=Flame Chomp
|Ger=Flammenhund<br>Feuer-Chomp (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|GerM=Flame Dog<br>From ''feuer'' ("fire") and Chomp, the [[Chain Chomp#Names in other languages|Chain Chomp]]'s original German name
|PorE=Trinca Chamas<br>Chamiço<ref> Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (January 30th, 2013). [https://youtu.be/SQQJAPafrFY New Super Mario Bros. U - Castelo da Peach-3 - Terceira Moeda-Estrela (Wii U)] video description.</ref>
|PorEM=Flame Biter; possibly a play on "trinca-espinhas" (a word for a very thin person)<br>From "chama" (flame) and the suffix "-iço"
|Ita=Magiafuoco{{sic}}<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; Italian booklet, pag. 36</ref><br>Testacalda <small>(''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')</small><br>Fiammorco
|ItaM=Magic-fire (probably was meant to be written as "Mangiafuoco", ''Fire eater'')<br>Hothead<br>Portmanteau of ''fiamma'' ("flame") and ''orco'' ("ogre")
|Rus=Огненный кусалкин
|RusR=Ognennyy kusalkin
|RusM=Fire Chomp
|Kor=화염폭탄
|KorR=Hwayeom Poktan
|KorM=Flame Bomb
|Chi=火焰汪汪
|ChiR=Huǒyàn Wāngwāng
|ChiM=Fire Chain Chomp
}}

==Trivia==
*In the ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' commercial, Flame Chomps are used to demonstrate fusion between enemies.
*In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Flame Chomp is a name that can appear as a wrong answer when identifying a certain enemy in the Toad quizzes.

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