Chomp is Wario's Standard Special Move. When the special move button is pressed, Wario opens his mouth and bites forward. The bite itself is non-damaging, except against the Subspace Army; something has to go in Wario's open mouth for it to have any effect. Another method you can do with this technique is hold the Standard special B button and Wario will keep his mouth open for longer. This acts as a grab, and can hit shielding enemies. If the button is held down, his mouth stays open briefly, making it possible to grab anyone who moves into range. While grabbed, Wario can bite by pressing the special move button, dealing a small amount of damage each time. The higher the enemy's damage, the more times Wario can bite. This can also be used to block Snake's recovery instead of taking a bit of damage.
Chomp can also be used to eat items and projectiles, up to 3 if Wario is close enough. Wario can do nothing and simply swallow the projectile or item. If it's a status or recovery item like a Superspicy Curry or a Heart Container, Wario will immediately gain its effect. Some items like a Bob-omb are damaging to Wario, dealing 6% damage, but damaging anyone in blast range. Using Chomp on items does not seem to decrease the amount of time for the Wario Waft skill. Any object that can be picked up(Link/Snake's bombs/grenades, Peach's Turnips, Diddy Kong's Peanuts/Banana Peels, Waddle Dees/Doos etc.) can be eaten by Chomp. The three exceptions to this are Mr. Saturn, Pokéballs (as well as any holdable pokémon inside, such as Bonsly and Electrode), and the Smash Ball (which can't be picked up with a single button press).
Origin
This move seems to be inspired by one of Wario's abilities in Wario World, Hyper Suction, where he opens up his mouth and inhales to suck in coins. It doesn't allow him to eat up items or to chew up enemies like in Brawl, though. It was also inspired by a microgame from the original Wario Ware where Wario had to chomp on a hotdog to win the game.
Trivia
- This and several other otherwise offensive moves are useless in Home-run Contest, this with the exception of being able to eat the bat.
- If Wario grabs a Super Mushroom and does this attack the opponent will spin in his mouth.
- Despite the general nature of Chomp, Kirby gains no teeth if he copies the move.
- Wario will not say anything when he executes this move, although Kirby with the copy ability will say "AH-UM!" when he uses it.
- When Wario eats a large item, such as a crate, barrel or even his own Wario Bike he often will say "Aaagh!"
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| Wario's Special Moves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brawl | 3DS/Wii U | Ultimate | |
| Standard Special | Chomp | ||
| Side Special | Wario Bike | ||
| Up Special | Corkscrew | ||
| Down Special | Wario Waft | ||
| Final Smash | Wario-Man | ||