Chain Chu

A highly unusual subspecies of Chain Chomp that has only recently been discovered. Chain Chus, for the most part, resemble their more common counterparts, and have very similar habits at first glance. But while Chomps are highly aggressive and viciously bite anyone who comes close unless tamed, Chus are highly affectionate and friendly towards anyone they meet.

Chain Chus come in a wide variety of sizes - the smallest are usually no bigger than a beach ball, while the largest can match their Chain Chomp counteparts in size. They are usually found in grassland or forested areas, their naturally-occuring chain tails impaled into the ground. They rarely move from the radius of the territorry they have claimed unless they find they have no company, wherupon they will move to a more populated area. Usually docile, they only move quickly upon spotting food or a likely human.

In the latter case, their instinct is to immediately lunge at them and, assuming the reach of their chain allowa them to, grace them with a massive kiss from their plump lips. These lips are highly dexterous and sensitive, essentially serving as 'hands' for a Chu. With these lips, a Chu can sense electrical fields around a target, as well as heartbeat, heat spots and nerve activity. This allows them to focus the movement of their lips for optimal smooches, which can range in duration anywhere between five minutes to a whole half hour depending on the temperament of the Chu in question.

Unfortunately, despite their friendlier natures, Chain Chu's are still heavy metal balls. On top of this, they have no concept of their own strength and no inclination to hold back when delivering their traditional greeting. Therefore, these pouncing kiss attacks often end with the recipient bruised and dazed at best - having a Chain Chu slam into you is akin to being struck by a hard-flung cannon ball and with usually very similar results. The largest Chain Chus usually render their unfortunate victims completely unconcious, either as a result of slamming into a wall mid-pounce or crushing them through a combination of their forceful kiss and sheer weight.

Recently, Chain Chus are becoming an alternative choice as a 'guard dog' in comparison to the more aggressive Chomps. Not only are their friendlier natures more desirable in a pet, they come in quite the wide range of appealing colour morphs, including Rose Gold (pictured above), Green Gold, Orange, Blue Steel, Cherry Gold, Silver, Pure Gold and the extremely rare White Diamond morph. However, while incidents of biting and mauling have certainly gone down, laundry expenses and reports of unfortunate visitors being knocked out by overly-affectionate guardians have steadily risen.

It should be noted that the Chain Chulet, despite appearing quite similar to the Chain Chu, is not related. It is, in fact, a species of Smeech that has taken to mimicking the much larger Chain Chu as a form of protection from predators. The addition of a second body segment, proportionally smaller and rounder lips and different-shaped eyes are key features to tell the two species apart. They only bark they don’t talk.