Silver Chomps are a new species of Chain Chomps appearing in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They work just like the other Chain Chomps in the game; however, these ones seem to follow their target, forcing the target to continuously move to avoid them or at least stay far enough away. Mario first encounters one on his way through the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy as an enemy in the missions Silver Chomp Grudge Match and Masterpiece Speed Run towards the end of the course, the Silver Chomp attempts to ram into Mario and he must ram it off the edge, in the Speed Run mission, the Silver Chomp is slightly more aggressive now that Mario is pressed for time. Mario later encounters another Silver Chomp in the Slipsand Galaxy as an obstacle that must be avoided in Sailing the Sandy Seas mission, the Silver Chomp appears towards the end of the quicksand river near where the Power Star is and rolls along the Quicksand and will try to knock Mario off the Sand Bird, if the Silver Chomp hit parts of the Sand Bird, they will temporarily disappear so Mario must use Spin Jumps and maneuvers to avoid the Silver Chomp, four Silver Chomps also appear the end of Mario’s journey through the Battle Belt Galaxy in the missions Mini Planet Mega Run and Mini Planet Daredevil Run. Silver Chomps are invulnerable to Mario's attacks unless he uses a Rainbow Star to defeat them or a bouncy plant or shoves them off the edge with a durable object such as a Star Ball, as the aforementioned Silver Chomp boss in the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy proves. Silver Chomps have red pupils that roll around in their eyes, which have yellow rims.
Names in other languages
In Japanese, Silver Chomps are called "Search Chomps" (Sāchi Wanwan; written サーチワンワン in Katakana), referencing their homing abilities, and their Chinese and French names are transliterations of their English name: Yínsè Wāngwāng (written 銀色汪汪) and Chomp Argenté. In German, they are called Rollender Kettenhund (Rolling Chain Chomp), although there is another rolling Chomp enemy. In Spanish, they are called Cadenas Mordelonas Buscadoras (Chain Chomp Searchers), and in Italian, they are called Càccia Categnacci (Hunt Chomps; singular Càccia Categnáccio.) Their internal name is WanwanSearch.
Trivia
- This is the first instance of "Wolfpack Bosses" in the Super Mario Galaxy franchise.
- A large version of these enemies was shown in the E3 2009 trailer for the game, but never made it into the final version. It’s likely this Silver Chomp was intended to be a boss rather than a regular enemy.
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| Hightail Falls Galaxy | Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper • Hightail Falls Speed Run* • Silver Stars in Hightail Falls | |
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| Cloudy Court Galaxy | Head in the Clouds • The Shadow Lining* • Silver Stars in the Purple Pond | |
| Haunty Halls Galaxy | A Glimmer of Bulb Berry • Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor • Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase* | |
| Freezy Flake Galaxy | Bowser on Ice • Sorbetti's Chilly Reception • The Chimp's Skating Challenge | |
| Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy | Silver Chomp Grudge Match • Masterpiece Speed Run* | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet | Bowser Jr.'s Mighty Megahammer • Megahammer's Daredevil Bash* | |
| Beat Block Galaxy | Step to the Beep • Silver Stars in Double Time* | |
| Supermassive Galaxy | Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers • Big Wigglers Speed Run* • In Full Bloom | |
| Flipsville Galaxy | Flip-Flopping in Flipsville • Flipsville's New Digs • Purple Coin Spin Speed Run* | |
| Honeyhop Galaxy | The Sweetest Silver Stars • The Chimp's Score Challenge** | |
| Starshine Beach Galaxy | Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars • Climbing the Cloudy Tower • Purple Coin Beach Dash* | |
| Chompworks Galaxy | Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold • Spring into the Chompworks • Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks* | |
| Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet | Breaking into Bowser's Castle • Gravity Star Speed Run* | |
| Sweet Mystery Galaxy | Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow • Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow* | |
| Space Storm Galaxy | Follow Me, Bob-omb • To the Top of Topman's Tower • C'mere, Topman** | |
| Slipsand Galaxy | Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole • Sailing the Sandy Seas • Squizzard's Daredevil Run* | |
| Shiverburn Galaxy | Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood • Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp* • The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge | |
| Boo Moon Galaxy | Silver Stars Pop-Up • Haunting the Howling Tower • The Star in the Sinking Swamp | |
| Upside Dizzy Galaxy | A Walk on the Weird Side • Burning Upside Dizzy | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker | Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine • Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run* | |
| Fleet Glide Galaxy | Fluzzard's Wild Battlefield Glide • Fastest Feathers in the Galaxy** | |
| Melty Monster Galaxy | The Magnificent Magma Sea • A Stroll Down Rolling Lane • The Chimp's Bowling Challenge | |
| Clockwork Ruins Galaxy | Time for Adventure • The Adventure of the Purple Coins* • The Ledge Hammer Trap | |
| Slimy Spring Galaxy | The Deep Shell Well • The Chimp's Coin Challenge** | |
| Throwback Galaxy | Return of the Whomp King • Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress • Whomp Silver Star Speed Run* | |
| Battle Belt Galaxy | Mini-Planet Mega-Run • Mini-Planet Daredevil Run* • Snacktime for Gobblegut | |
| Bowser's Galaxy Generator | Bowser's Fortified Fortress • Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run* | |
| Flash Black Galaxy | Jumping Around in the Dark • Dark Octo-Army Romp* | |
| Mario Squared Galaxy | Make Mario a Star • Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos* | |
| Rolling Coaster Galaxy | The Rainbow Road Roll • Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road* | |
| Twisty Trials Galaxy | Spinning and Spinning and Spinning • Turning Turning Double Time* | |
| Stone Cyclone Galaxy | Silver Stars on the Cyclone • Tox Box Speed Run* | |
| Boss Blitz Galaxy | Throwback Throwdown • Throwback Throwdown Speed Run* | |
| Grandmaster Galaxy | The Ultimate Test • The Perfect Run* | |
| Flip-Out Galaxy | Wicked Wall Jumps • Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers* | |
| Miscellaneous | Minigames | Crate Burning • Fluzzard Gliding • Star Ball Rolling |
| Other | Star Pointer• Mario Mandate | |
| Missions marked with an asterisk (*) are exclusively available while a Prankster Comet is in orbit. Missions marked with two asterisks (**) are only available when receiving a letter from Mailtoad. | ||