Chompies

Chompies
Chompies are a removed enemy from Super Mario 64, they take the form of a blue chain chomp that is considerably smaller from their black counterparts, thus making them similar to the appearance that Chain Chomps had back in Super Mario Bros 3.

-Behavior-

 Chompies behave like a mix of multiple enemies that already exist within Super Mario 64 (this is believed to be a reason for their eventual deletion); 

Firstly they will remain still on a single place constantly looping their idle animation as they wait for the player to get near them before attacking (in a similar way to sleeping Piranha Plants), once a player is close enough they will begin to wiggle on the ground (causing the Chompie's chain to make a rattling sound) for about 4 seconds before quickly launching themselves with a devastating bite, if the player is bitten by a Chompie two important thing take place shortly after:


 * 1) The player will be launched upwards as if they had touched lava (they will also run around uncontrollably even though the bite doesn't light the player on fire or have any effect of burning)
 * 2) The Chompie will be left stunned for a few seconds, in some copies falling asleep but in others simply remaining frozen for a short while.

If a player approaches a Chompie while wearing the metal cap they will quickly begin to bounce away while whimpering in fear of Metal Mario.

(When a Chompie is defeated by any means it will drop 4 coins as a reward, however in other copies it can also drop blue coins or just a single regular coin.)

-How to Defeat-

-Missions and Stars-
 * 1) When a Chompie is stunned after a successful or unsuccessful bite the player can grab them by the chain, spin them around and then throw him in a similar way to Bowser, except that after hitting any surface they will blow up like Bob-Ombs.
 * 2) Just like most enemies in the base game the Chompies will die instantly if they come into contact with Metal Mario.

There have been reports of Chompies having star missions attached to them, for example they can appear in "Cavern of the Metal Cap" (the stage where the Metal Cap is unlocked) where instead of having to collect 8 red coins underwater using Metal Mario you need to defeat from 5 to 7 Chompies in order to acquire the Star. (The title for this mission does not change due to the mission counted as one of the castle's secret stars)

There have also been reports of Chompies overriding the regular Chain-Chomp's star (Behind chain chomp's gate) where instead of a cage and a chain chomp appearing in Bob-omb Battlefield a strange wooden platform surrounded by fences with 3 Chompies inside of it takes its place, and instead of having to ground pound the chain chomp's pole and destroy the gate, the player has to defeat all 3 Chompies to spawn a star (similarly to the "bully the bullies" star). (The title for this mission changes from "Behind chain chomp's gate" to "Guard Chomps on duty")

-Spawn Locations-

The Chompies have been reported to spawn in the following stages:

•Bob-omb Battlefield (Replacing the regular Chain-Chomp with the previously mentioned mission)

•Whomp’s Fortress (Replacing the piranha plant atop the stairs)

•Big Boo's Haunt (Replacing the Scuttlebugs outside the mansion or the Mad Piano)

•Hazy Maze Cave (Replacing the Monty Moles on the maze)

•Bowser in the Fire Sea (Appearing randomly as obstacles)

•Bowser in the Sky (Same as the Fire Sea)