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| 👁 Squared screenshot of a black Gnawsher from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Screenshot from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) | ||
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Gnawshers are winged Chomp-like enemies with golden eyes and teeth that chomp through blocks, other enemies, collectibles, or items, hence their name. Most Gnawshers have black-colored bodies, and they simply travel straight horizontally or vertically, eating anything in their path. There are also red variants that home-in on targets, similar to the relationship between Bullet Bills and Bull's-Eye Bills. Gnawshers can be defeated by any form of attack.
Gnawshers appear prominently in a level dedicated to them, Gnawsher Lair. In a later point in this level, a Gnawsher can potentially consume the ? Block holding the level's Wonder Flower. If the player is quick enough to get the Wonder Flower before this, the resulting Wonder Effect summons a horde of Wonder Gnawshers from the left, destroying everything in their path (except for certain platforms like lifts).
Models of Gnawsher and Bull's-Eye Gnawsher
"Gnawsher" is a portmanteau of "gnaw" ("to bite persistently"), "gnasher" (a slang term for "tooth") and/or "nosher" (a synonym for "eater").
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Taberukun | Combination of「食べる」(taberu, "to eat") and the honorific「~くん」(-kun) | |
| Eater | - |
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ガシガシ Gashigashi |
Corruption of「がじがじ」(gaji-gaji, onomatopoeia for gnawing) | [1][2][3] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咬咬 Yǎoyǎo (Mandarin) Ngáauh'ngáauh (Cantonese) |
Repetition of "咬" (yǎo / ngáauh, "to bite") | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 咬咬 Yǎoyǎo (Mandarin) Ngáauh'ngáauh (Cantonese) |
Repetition of「咬」(yǎo / ngáauh, "to bite") | [1][4] | |
| Dutch | Gnawsher | - | [1] | |
| French | Crocroc | Contraction of croc croc (onomatopoeia for crunching) | [1] | |
| German | Happ | Clipping of happen ("to morsel") | [1] | |
| Italian | Sgranock | Clipping of sgranocchiare ("to munch") or Sgranocchio ("Muncher") | [1] | |
| Korean | 와작와작 Wajak-wajak |
Onomatopoeia for crunching something; shared with Chompagobbler | [1][5] | |
| Portuguese | Mordilão | From morder ("to bite") and comilão ("glutton") | [1] | |
| Russian | Хрумдель Khrumdel' |
Rough homophone between хрум (khrum, "crunch") and possibly хрюндель (khryundel', colloquialism for "pig") | [1] | |
| Spanish | Ñac-ñac | Onomatopoeia for biting | [1] | |
| Thai | นอเชอร์ Nɔɔchəə |
Gnawsher | [1] |
[Edit] Chain Chomps
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| Characters | Broode's Chain Chomp • Chain Chomp (Wonder Chomp) • Chomp Country • Ice Chomp • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp |
| Variants | Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Chomp Shark • Dark Chomp • Fire Incoming Chomp • Flame Chomp • Flame thrower • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Pocket Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp |
| Similar species | Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • • Nibbles • Revver • Snapjaw • Splorch • Wonder Gnawsher |
| Other | Chain Chomp Chariot • Chomp box • Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp |
