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Chain Chomp
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| Chain Chomp | |||
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 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening artwork | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, overall) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991, Zelda franchise) | ||
| Latest appearance | Dr. Mario World (2019, overall) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) (2019, Zelda franchise) | ||
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Chain Chomps are a dog-like species that appears in several The Legend of Zelda games, starting with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. They are from the Mario franchise.
Chain Chomp, called BowWow, appears as a pet of Madame MeowMeow in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and has its own photo in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX. After completing Tail Cave, a gang of Moblins kidnaps BowWow. After rescuing BowWow, Link must take BowWow on a walk, and allow him to eats the obstacles in front of Bottle Grotto. In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords, BowWow is a rare item and acts as he did in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. He is called a Chain Chomp in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. However, in the Nintendo Switch remake, he is still referred to as BowWow. A BowWow figure is a prize in the Trendy Game, and can be placed on a stand in Madame MeowMeow's house.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ワンワン Wanwan ケルビン[1] Kerubin |
Onomatopoeia for a dog's bark; effectively "BowWow" Kelvin (Kamigami no Triforce); a conceptual name[2] |
Trivia
- Chain Chomps were originally designed for the The Legend of Zelda series, but the concept ended up first appearing in the Super Mario series.[2] Allegedly, Takashi Tezuka later decided to put one in The Legend of Zelda series as a joke.[3]
References
- ^ Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce Shogakukan guide, Ge volume, page 143.
- ^ a b The Men Who Made Zelda – Staff Interview (translated from Japanese)
- ^ Nintendo (August 4, 2014). Hyrule Warriors Direct 8.4.2014. YouTube.
