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'''[[Nibbles]]''' are the [[Chain Chomp]]-like fish that inhabit the waters of [[Rogueport]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. If [[Mario]] falls in almost any body of water, Nibbles will bite him, causing him [[jump]] back to same place he fell off, losing one [[HP]]. Nibbles cannot be battled.
{{about|the enemy from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|the enemy from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series referred to once as Nibbles|[[Snaggles]]}}
[[File:Nibbles.png|frame|A Nibbles]]
{{quote|Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Nibbles''' are [[Chain Chomp|Chain-Chomp]]-like fish that inhabit the waters of [[Rogueport]] and its surrounding regions in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. If [[Mario]] falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to [[jump]] back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one [[Heart Point|HP]]. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in [[Sir Grodus]]'s room in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the [[Magical Map]].


[[Grodus]] had some for pets, in his room. Nibbles are also strangely found in every body of water in Rogueport, even fountains and swimming pools.
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', two figurines of a Nibbles can be seen on a shelf in [[Fort Francis]], along with several other cameos of various characters, species, and items from the previous game.


{{Chain Chomps}}
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Enemies]]
{{foreign names
[[Category: Species]]
|Jap=ガジガジ
[[Category: Fish]]
|JapR=Gaji-gaji
|JapM=Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound
|Fre=Pirahgnard
|FreM=Pun on "piranha" and ''-ard'' (a French suffix used for several uses, such as making pejoratives words, or forming animal names)
|Ger=Schnappy
|GerM=Diminutive of ''schnappen'' ("to chomp at")
|Ita=Magnarone
|ItaM=Masculine form of ''magnare'', a dialectal slang for ''mangiare'' ("to eat")
|Spa=Maxilo
|SpaM=Masculine form of ''maxilar'' (maxilla bone of the jaw)
}}
 
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Fish]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies]]
[[de:Schnappy]]
[[it:Magnarone]]

Latest revision as of 18:55, April 26, 2024

This article is about the enemy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the enemy from the Donkey Kong Country series referred to once as Nibbles, see Snaggles.
A Nibble
A Nibbles
“Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out...”
Goombella, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Nibbles are Chain-Chomp-like fish that inhabit the waters of Rogueport and its surrounding regions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. If Mario falls in any body of water, a Nibbles will bite him, causing him to jump back to the same place he fell into the water and lose one HP. These enemies cannot be battled. A few Nibbles can be seen in Sir Grodus's room in the X-Naut Fortress, where they are in an aquarium surrounding most of the room. Nibbles are even found in swimming pools and fountains, and one appears in the lower right-hand corner of the Magical Map.

In Super Paper Mario, two figurines of a Nibbles can be seen on a shelf in Fort Francis, along with several other cameos of various characters, species, and items from the previous game.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガジガジ
Gaji-gaji
Onomatopoeia for a gnawing sound

French Pirahgnard
Pun on "piranha" and -ard (a French suffix used for several uses, such as making pejoratives words, or forming animal names)
German Schnappy
Diminutive of schnappen ("to chomp at")
Italian Magnarone
Masculine form of magnare, a dialectal slang for mangiare ("to eat")
Spanish Maxilo
Masculine form of maxilar (maxilla bone of the jaw)