Muncher

**First Appearance** | *Super Mario Bros. 3* (1988)

**Munchers** are a black near-invincible species of Piranha Plants. Unlike most enemies, Munchers cannot be defeated by normal means.

## History

### Super Mario Maker

Munchers are completely stationary and are damaging to the touch on every side, unless Mario is in a Goomba's Shoe or wearing a Shellmet. Yoshi can also walk safely across Munchers.

Munchers can be made to spawn from Lakitus, Warp Pipes, ? Blocks, Brick Blocks, or Bill Blasters. Munchers in this game are affected by gravity, and will fall down if they're not on top of any ground. They can also operate like solid blocks in that they'll take out most enemies just by falling onto them.

Shaking a Muncher will produce a purple-black cloud of smoke, but shaking them repeatedly will produce Gnats, which the player can swat to initiate the Gnat Attack minigame. Shaking it after the Gnats have emerged will cause Watinga to pop out, and swatting it will trigger a harder version of Gnat Attack.

Munchers are available in all 4 game styles.

## Variations

In *Super Mario Maker*, Munchers can have the following variations;

* **Muncher**: A stationary obstacle. Does not move except for springs, POW Blocks, and gravity.
* **Winged Muncher**: Flies and hovers in the air for a bit.
* **Giant Muncher**: Same as Muncher except it takes up 2x2 blocks.
* **Giant Winged Muncher**: Same as Winged Muncher except takes up 2x2 blocks.

## How To Defeat

Munchers are defeated after 1 attack and can be killed the following ways:

* Throwing a POW Block
* Ground Pounding with a giant Goomba's Stiletto
* Hitting from below with Spiny Shellmet
* Activating a P Switch while the Muncher is behind a coin.
(After version 1.47)

## Gallery

Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3.Sprite from Super Mario WorldMuncher under the effect of the Big Mushroom
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